Reclaiming the album as his own through thrilling live performances during the past year has been a liberating experience for Morrison, whose recent Astral Weeks shows have been some of the most inspired performances of his whole career. that’s why I never got to play the songs live,” he told Rolling Stone last November. “It received no promotion from Warner Bros. And the film is about exposing and tearing down all the myths about Van Morrison and the music industry as a whole.”įor Morrison, Astral Weeks - an album that sold poorly for years and was neglected by his record company upon its release - has stood as a metaphor for his long history of breaking boundaries and pushing artistic limits. “The film shows the real Van Morrison,” explains Darren Doane, the filmmaker who co-directed the Live at the Hollywood Bowl concert film and will be working alongside Morrison for the documentary. The doc features footage shot exclusively during the past year, and Morrison (who’s directing) is looking forward to finally telling his story the way he wants it to be told. The film, slated for an early 2010 release, will draw from live performances, interviews, rehearsals and other behind-the-scenes footage, starting with the first Hollywood Bowl shows last fall. Now he’s on a full-blown Astral Weeks tour that will run at least through this fall, and there are more related releases in the near future: Morrison is so dedicated to his Astral Weeks revival that fans will be able to witness the entire year-long process of rediscovering the record in the forthcoming feature-length documentary To Be Born Again. First, Morrison turned a November 2008 performance in Los Angeles into the live film/album Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl. Altan – ‘Whenever God Shines His Light’ (8.45pm)Įach 'Rave On, Van Morrison' performance premieres every night on the Hot Press YouTube channel.What started as a few shows to revisit Van Morrison’s 1968 classic Astral Weeks - an album he’d never previously performed live - has blossomed into a much larger celebration of the LP.John Spillane – ‘Cleaning Windows’ (8.30pm).
Terri Hooley – ‘In The Days Before Rock ’n’ Roll’ (7.45pm) Moya Brennan (Clannad) – ‘The Beauty Of The Days Gone By’ (7.30pm).Bob Geldof – ‘I'm Tired Joey Boy’ (7.15pm).Higgins with Bill Whelan – ‘Rave On, John Donne’ (7pm) See the action-packed programme for Van's Big Day on Monday, August 31, below: Watch Glen Hansard perform 'Astral Weeks' below: He released his latest album, This Wild Willing, last year.
Originally rising to prominence as a member of The Frames, Academy Award winner Glen Hansard is widely considered one of Ireland's most treasured singer-songwriters.
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