Morrison is a man who rarely looks back, but (perhaps following the convention established by Sonic Youth with live performances of their Daydream Nation album, Lou Reed with Berlin and many others), late last year he decided to perform his classic 1968 Astral Weeks album in its entirety for the first time during two nights at the Hollywood Bowl. When added to the non-chronological and slightly erratic re-issue programme, Van the Man seemed to be making something of a comeback to the frontline, albeit on the back of his earlier material such as the exceptional double live It's Too Late to Stop Now from 1973 which has long been an Essential Elsewhere album, one you should have in any serious collection. After years - nay, decades - of his indifferent albums it was real pleasure to post Van Morrison's excellent, understated Keep It Simple last year and then later pick it as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2008.
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