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Magic Time is one of those rare, intermittent Van Morrison records that consciously offers a bird's eye view of everywhere he's been musically and weaves it all together into a heady brew.
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Thankfully, for Morrison, the joy still comes from the journey, and the Magic Time is the time when he’s still striving, wandering and ?ghting off complacency.
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Belfast's most cantankerous son is in a mellow mood, looking back languidly over the blues and soul music he grew up on.
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Missteps aside, Magic Time delivers that familiar blanket on a chill winter’s day vibe, and Morrison fans will thankfully bury themselves under it.
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This destined-to-be-classic release will please a wide variety of his fans.
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Rolling StoneSome seriously astral blues poetry... and a lot of mellow, easy-rolling folk-jazz numbers about the evils of the modern world and the struggle of the poet. [19 May 2005, p.76]
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MojoMostly it's just business as usual with Van in reasonably good form. [Jun 2005, p.95]
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UncutMagic Time ultimately reveals itself to be the sort of strangely mixed bag that will be all too familiar to those who've hung on with patient, fervent belief through the '90s and beyond. [Jun 2005, p.114]
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Entertainment WeeklyHe has rarely sounded more engaging. [3 Jun 2005, p.82]
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