Poetic Champions Compose

• Artist : Van Morrison
• Binding : Audio CD
• Brand : Polydor
• EAN : 0731453754720
• Format : Original recording reissued
• Format : Original recording remastered
• Label : Polydor
• Manufacturer : Polydor
• Number Of Discs : 1
• Package Dimensions : 0.54 inches (Height) x 5.55 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 4.97 inches (Width)
• Product Group : Music
• Publisher : Polydor
• Release Date : 1998-04-06
• SKU : 20110721-011
• Studio : Polydor
• UPC : 731453754720

If his albums are anything to go by, Van Morrison seems to bounce between religions like a demented pinball. Amazingly, for a decade that saw the Belfast enigma get through Christianity and Scientology before returning, on Avalon Sunset, to Christianity again, Poetic Champions Compose serves as a reminder that Van managed to even cram in an agnostic phase along the way. With this in mind, a desperately bleak version of folk standard "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child" somewhat lacerates the heartstrings. However, it shouldn't be assumed that this is by any means a depressing affair. Three saxophone instrumentals, including the Miles Davis influenced "Spanish Steps" lend a crisp Sunday morning feel to much of the proceedings, whilst "Queen Of The Slipstream" and live favourite "Did Ye Get Healed" suggest however bad the crisis of faith was--and the quite awesome preceding album No Guru No Method No Teacher suggests it was pretty bad--here is a man ultimately happy to find redemption in a love song. And who would blame him? --Peter Paphides

- Amazon.co.uk Review

Tracks:

• Disc 1

  • 1: Spanish Steps
  • 2: The Mystery
  • 3: Queen Of The Slipstream
  • 4: I Forgot Love Existed
  • 5: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  • 6: Celtic Excavation
  • 7: Someone Like You
  • 8: Alan Watts Blues
  • 9: Give Me My Rapture
  • 10: Did Ye Get Healed?
  • 11: Allow Me

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