Van Morrison - BBC Sessions, Volume 9: Forum Theatre, Malvern UK, 2003 - The Last Knockings . . . . . | Albums That Should Exist

 

Van Morrison - BBC Sessions, Volume 9: Live and Exclusive, Forum Theatre, Malvern, Britain, 11-25-2003

Paul says: Finally, here's the last BBC album from Van Morrison. It's a BBC concert from 2003.

As I mentioned in previous write-ups, I think Morrison was great in the 1960s and 70s especially, and he even had a musical renaissance in the 1990s in my opinion, but he slowly turned into a reactionary asshole who also was just musically repeating himself, to the point that some of his more recent albums (like "Latest Record Project, Volume 1" in 2021) have to be some of the most critically panned albums by any famous artist, period. So at some point I had to step away from his music, and that point is right around the time of his concert. Mind you, this concert is fine by itself. But I don't have enough interest to post even more BBC material that's out there in the years after this, sorry.

Anyway, in October 2003, Morrison released the studio album "What's Wrong with This Picture?" Many of the songs here are from that. Plus there are some classics from earlier in his career.  

I have to just say I couldn’t agree more with Paul here and had pretty much given up listening to him especially anything since the execrable Latest Record Project, Volume 1 : dreadful, truly awful! Phoned in album like so many performances! and I will not listen to any further pontification from the poor old boy. Turning into a laughable old curmudgeon was of course always going to be his destiny but heck its hard to hear. Put on St Dominic’s or Astral Weeks and go down Hyndforthe Street or Cypress Avenue and talk a walk through happier times . . . . . I’m off to clean my windows

This unreleased album is 57 minutes long.

01 talk (Van Morrison)
02 Whining Boy Moan (Van Morrison)
03 Once in a Blue Moon (Van Morrison)
04 What's Wrong with This Picture (Van Morrison)
05 Little Village (Van Morrison)
06 Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
07 Listen to the Lion (Van Morrison)
08 Goldfish Bowl (Van Morrison)
09 Stop Drinking (Van Morrison)
10 It's All in the Game (Van Morrison)
11 Gloria (Van Morrison)
12 talk (Van Morrison)

Alison Krauss & Union Station - PBS Soundstage, WTTW Studios, Chicago, IL, USA, 2003 | ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST

Alison Krauss & Union Station - PBS Soundstage, WTTW Studios, Chicago, IL, 7-2003

Paul says: Here's yet another from my flood of "PBS Soundstage" albums. This time, it's from Alison Krauss and her backing band Union Station. The band plays a pretty prominent role, with a couple of the songs here being sung by band members other than Krauss.

Alison Krauss is a star of bluegrass and country, and had her biggest success in the 1990s. Normally, I'm not a fan of bluegrass, but she does it in a very accessible way. Note for instance her cover of the song "Baby, Now that I've Found You," a Motown-styled 1960s song by the British band the Foundations, totally redone by her.

By the way, note that Krauss has a connection to the 2000 movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" She appeared in the movie, singing the song "Down to the River to Pray." But also, probably the best known song from that movie was "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow." Krauss, didn't sing that in the movie, but one member of Union Station, Dan Tyminski, did. So he sang it in this concert as well.

This album is 54 minutes long. 

01 Let Me Touch You for a While 
02 The Lucky One 
03 Baby, Now that I've Found You
04 talk
05 Bright Sunny South 
06 Everytime You Say Goodbye 
07 Stay 
08 Forget about It 
09 I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow 
10 Maybe 
11 talk 
12 We Hide and Seek 
13 talk 
14 When You Say Nothing at All 
15 Oh Atlanta 
16 talk 
17 Down to the River to Pray 
18 There Is a Reason

We adore Alison don’t we? Think so its a universal fact! Peerless voice and the joint venture with Robert Plant one of the most extraordinary ventures in recent (sic) music!

Alison Krauss & Union Station - Every Time You Say Goodbye -CMA Awards 2003