Van Morrison - From the King Biscuit Flower Hour 1979-10-21 - Berkeley, CA (FM) | so many roads

 Van Morrison - 1979-10-21 - Berkeley, CA (FM)

Van Morrison 

1979-10-21 

Berkeley Community Theatre

Berkeley, CA

FM Broadcast

01. Kingdom Hall

02. Bright Side Of The Road

03. Here Comes The Night

04. You Make Me Feel So Free

05. Warm Love

06. Angeliou

07. Full Force Gale

08. Moondance

09. Tupelo Honey

10. I've Been Working

11. Brown Eyed Girl

12. Wild Night

Speedy says: 

Van "The Man" Morrison was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993, along with Cream, The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Sly & The Family Stone, just to name a few.  The ever reclusive and unpredictable Mr, Morrison skipped the ceremony, having Robbie Robertson accepted the honor on his behalf, while the Counting Crows were recruited to play Caravan.  

This FM broadcast captures Van in Berkeley on October 21, 1979, 47 years ago today, on toiur in support of the album Into The Music, which he had released 2 months earlier. That disc was far more spiritual and less commercial than 1978's Wavelength, reflecting Morrison’s desire to make music that satisfied his soul. The disc received rave reviews, with Robert Christgau, for example, giving it an A and calling the album his best work since Moondance. Dave Marsh declared that the 2nd side of Into the Music was Van’s greatest side of music since Astral Weeks. Rolling Stone wrote "That's what this album is about, proudly and stunningly and with no apologies. Resurrection. Real Hope.” 

've Been Workin'