The Prophet Speaks
by Van Morrison
  • Record Label: Caroline
  • Release Date: Dec 7, 2018
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  1. Kimosabe
    Dec 7, 2018
    10
    I’ve been a fan since the first Them album over fifty years. I’d like to respond to the first user review by saying that yes an album of all Van originals is certainly preferable and that can be found in Keep Me Singing which I consider one of the great Van albums, up there with No Guru, No Teacher, No Method, and Veedon Fleece, not up there with Astral Weeks or Moondance but you can’tI’ve been a fan since the first Them album over fifty years. I’d like to respond to the first user review by saying that yes an album of all Van originals is certainly preferable and that can be found in Keep Me Singing which I consider one of the great Van albums, up there with No Guru, No Teacher, No Method, and Veedon Fleece, not up there with Astral Weeks or Moondance but you can’t have everything. But I have really enjoyed the Driving Me Crazy album and this one because the band is just so good. I didn’t used to listen because of the guitar or sax or organ although I really like Georgie Fame’s sensitivity. Van’s singing is right up there. 73, you’re kidding. Versatile is great if you like standards and the Van songs stand out. He sings like a young man. Too bad Dylan and McCartney lost their great voices.
    If you want to see him these days it costs something like $250 a ticket. I saw him many times in the Bay Area for $10 or whatever. What I’m getting at is that you get a pretty damn good show for the price of a cd or digital download. Time is running out. When he’s gone are you going to be one of those who came too late or are you going to enjoy him now. Maybe he’ll put out another album of originals, maybe not. Dig what you get. It’s pretty fine.    … Collapse

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73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
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  1. Q Magazine
    Dec 18, 2018
    80
    Forty albums into his career, Morrison might just be summoning a new creative burst. [Feb 2019, p.115]
  2. The Observer (UK)
    Dec 10, 2018
    80
    Pleasingly, it’s Morrison’s new songs that impress most. ... Of the covers, Hooker’s Dimples is the standout, but in truth there isn’t a weak link here. Excellent songs, expertly rendered--what is there to dislike?
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  3. The Independent (UK)
    Dec 7, 2018
    80
    Satisfying and wholly enjoyable album.
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