VAN MORRISON : GREATEST HITS LIVE

 

  1. Here Comes The Night
  2. Baby Please Don't Go
  3. Domino
  4. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)
  5. Gloria
  6. Brown Eyed Girl
  7. Come Running
  8. Blue Money
  9. Bein' Green
  10. Wild Night
  11. Caravan
  12. Checkin' It Out
  13. Moondance
  14. Crazy Love
  15. And It Stoned Me
  16. Into The Mystic
  17. Wave Length
  18. Full Force Gale
  19. Bright Side Of The Road
  20. She Gives Me Religion
  21. Cleaning Windows
  22. Moonshine Whiskey

Label : Chartbusters

Venue : various locations

Recording Dates : Track 01-04 and Track 06: July 11, 1990 Montreux, Switzerland, Casino de Montreux, Montreux Jazz Festival - Track 05: taken from "It's Too Late To Stop Now" - Tracks 07-10: May 26, 1973 Los Angeles CA, The Troubadour - Track 11: November 25, 1976 San Francisco CA, The Winterland Arena, The Last Waltz - Track 12: November 26, 1978 Los Angeles CA, The Roxy - Track 13: unknown 1973 filler used on Live At The Orphanage - Tracks 14-15: April 26, 1970 San Francisco CA, The Fillmore West - Tracks 16-21: April 3, 1982 Essen, Germany, Die Grugahalle, aired on German TV ("Rockpalast") - Track 22: September 5, 1971 San Francisco CA, Pacific High Recording Studios.

Length : 73:14

Release Date : 1994

Quality : Soundboard Recordings (A+)

Review (Franklin Corbin) : I am very impressed with the overall sound quality. In fact, most of the CD sounds like a studio recording with the exception of four or five of the songs. Very crisp sound from the horns to the vocals. Lots of backup vocals can be heard behind Van, however, I can't tell who they are. Some of the songs are from the same live show so there is a nice transition from one song to the next after the crowd applause. Certainly, Van's voice is strong and sounds as though the songs are from the early to mid 1980's at the latest. Track #4 "Jackie Wilson Said", is one of the liveliest renditions of this song I've heard as far as live versions go. There is live audience applause on each and every song. Van does not chat or converse in between sets. The band is extremely tight, crisp and well tuned as demonstrated on the songs "Bein' Green" and "Checkin' It Out" (Great female backup vocals on Checkin' It Out). A very good mixture of great Van songs. Only a few songs (And It Stoned Me, Caravan, Crazy Love) have a weak, tinny sound.