Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)

[DudeAsInCool]

Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)

"That was the type of band I dig," Morrison said of theMoondance sessions. "Two horns and a rhythm section -- they're the type of bands that I like best." Morrison took that soul-band lineup and blended it with jazz, blues, poetry and vivid memories of his Irish childhood, until songs such as the title track, "And It Stoned Me" and "Caravan" felt like a lucid dream. On the sprightly "Everyone," Morrison turns the title over and over in his mouth, not scatting so much as searching for the sound of magic. One song, "Into the Mystic," serves as an apt summary: To listen to the album is to get your passport stamped for Morrison's world of ecstatic visions.

Total album sales: 3 million

Peak chart position: 29

[Umma]

Being from the same small part of the planet.... I have to say the man's a genius!

[Kooperman]

I've been marching to his drummer for about 35 years now, with no stopping in sight.

[rainbowdemon]

I liked "Aviation Sunset".

[DudeAsInCool]

Van Morrison is the best!