The son of a Belfast-based collector of blues and jazz records, Van Morrison grew up listening to records by the likes of Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, Jelly Roll Morton and Sonny Terry. The impact this early induction into sonic utopia had on the young Irishman is obvious to anyone who ever heard a recording by Van The Man.
This double DVD set which collects together the previously released DVDs Van Morrison Under Review 1964 - 1974, and Van Morrison Under Review 1975 - 1986, tells the story of Morrison's extraordinary musical career, from the day he formed Them in 1964, until the late 1980s, by which time he had made some of the finest albums and performed some of the most riveting live show's witnessed since the dawn of the contemporary rock age in the mid-1950s.
With both films containing rare archive, live and studio footage and exclusive interviews with those who have worked with Van, or knew him well across his life and career, this set offers a rare glimpse into the world of this very private musician, performer and writer, who remains to this day a towering figure in the musical tradition of the western world. |
