PAGING JANET PLANET

Still more Morrison on the cassette front...

Moondance, Saint Dominic’s Preview, Irish Heartbeat, VAN MORRISON

Moondance was Brother Van’s apotheosis of the pop/jazz/mystic. I probably can’t stand 90% of the people who really love this, but I love it too.

The air quotes are starting to show on Saint Dominic’s Preview, and the two 10+ minute tracks either make you see visions or the inside of yer eyelids.

Working with the Chieftans, it would’ve been hard to eff up the mostly traditional songs on Irish Heartbeat, and he didn’t. Nice, pleasant, ruly, and as essential as a bell on a beagle...