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VAN MORRISON
Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart Live! [no label, 1CD]
Fan compilation. Various dates and venues. Very good audio - mix of radio broadcasts and audience recordings?
Inarticulate Speech of the Heart is the 14th studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1983. Morrison said he arrived at the title from a Shavian saying: “that idea of communicating with as little articulation as possible, at the same time being emotionally articulate”. As his last album for Warner Bros. Records, he decided to do an album which had more than the usual complement of instrumental tracks. - wikipedia
With the cool, breezy rain of its keyboards and guitars and the warm, gospel-style glow of the background choir, Inarticulate Speech of the Heart attempts to put into sound those feelings that words cannot always express. Four of the album’s eleven songs are rich, flowing instrumentals much like Morrison’s Grammy-nominated piano study “Scandinavia,” from last year’s Beautiful Vision - gentle, contemplative explorations that envelop you with their shy, sometimes troubled radiance. Mystical John Coltrane ballads and Erik Satie piano miniatures echo through the dark, open spaces of “September Night,” while “Celtic Swing” moves with an urgent, jazzy optimism that complements the sunny mood of the synthesizer-flavored jig “Connswater.” -rollingstone.com
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Track 01. Higher Than The World 3:51
March 11, 2016; Vaerket, Randers, Denmark
Track 02. Connswater 3:59
June 15, 1984; Dominion Theatre, London, UK
Track 03. River of Time 2:33
May 5, 1983-early show; Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
Track 04. Celtic Swing - with The Dallas Jazz Orchestra 5:29
July 17, 1989; Casino de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland
Track 05. Rave On John Donne/Did Ye Get Healed? 10:14
July 5, 1987; Bla Scener, Roskilde, Denmark
Track 06. Inarticulate Speech of the Heart #1 3:30
May 28, 1999; Carlton Marquee, Hay-on-Wye, UK
Track 07. Irish Heartbeat - with The Chieftains 3:15
May 10, 1988; Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
Track 08. The Street Only Knew Your Name 3:19
July 10, 1986; Pier 84, New York
Track 09. Cry For Home 2:52
July 11, 1986; Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
Track 10. Inarticulate Speech of the Heart #2 4:06
February 8, 1992; De Oosterpoort, Groeningen, The Netherlands
Track 11. September Night 4:43
June 11, 1983; Teatro Tenda, Milano, Italy
48 mins
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