LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - In the waning moments of his performance of the 1968 album "Astral Weeks," Van Morrison offered his thanks to the Hollywood Bowl audience last Saturday, quipping, "You've ...

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When Van Morrison recorded Astral Weeks in 1968, he had reached a low point in his life. Though he'd scored a hit the year before with "Brown Eyed Girl," he'd made little money off it. Verging on ...

Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Concert Film is the second official DVD by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It features the songs from his 1968 classic album, Astral Weeks.

“I believe I’ve transcended,” Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, during the second night of a brief November stint at the Hollywood ...

When it was first released in 1968, "Astral Weeks" was an unexpected turn, both artistically and commercially, for the 23-year-old Van Morrison. Fans of Morrison's bouncy AM radio smash "Brown Eyed ...

Multi-award-winning legendary soul singer and songwriter Van Morrison has returned to EMI Music, with a live recording slated for release in early 2009. The album marks the first record to be issued ...

"He didn't use the phrase for a song title until a year later, but 'Astral Weeks' was the album on which Van Morrison fully descended 'into the mystic.' Morrison's first full-fledged solo album ...

Through a catalog of classic albums, including Moondance, Astral Weeks, and Tupelo Honey, and a summer of love hit, “Brown Eyed Girl,” along with penetrating songs “Domino,” “Have I Told You Lately ...

Elvis Costello has always been open about his expansive range of influences, and Van Morrison has always been ever-present ...

It's strange to imagine a Van Morrison concert without "Brown Eyed Girl," but that was exactly what happened last November, when the Irish-born singer-songwriter played two concerts dedicated to the ...

While most live albums add relatively little to the artist’s overall oeuvre, “Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl” actually enhances “Astral Weeks“: it both reminds us how good the original ...