by talkfromtherockroom | Aug 31, 2026 | Rock Room Reconstruction
By 1974 Van Morrison had arrived at one of several career creative peaks. In October of that year, he released what the “rock room,” considers to be his greatest record, Veedon Fleece, and transitioned from his big band, the Caledonia Soul Orchestra to a light and...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 29, 2025 | Reviews
With his new studio record Remembering Now, the 47th in a storied career, Van Morrison continues on his prolific run of recording and releasing high quality music. In fact, with this new album, he has taken his current expression of creativity to a higher, yet...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jan 25, 2025 | Live Reviews, Put the Boot In, Reviews
Pulled from the deep recesses of the “rock room,” shelves is a beautifully rendered Van Morrison performance from the Fall of 1974. I previously reviewed another fine performance from this woefully underrepresented tour here and may end up doing a deep dive on all of...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 23, 2021 | Reviews, Take One
The second of two recent Van Morrison and Eric Clapton musical collaborations was released as a single on June 11th. The first, ‘Stand and Deliver’ was released in December of last year to mixed reviews. Playing under the obvious moniker of Slowhand and...
by talkfromtherockroom | Sep 10, 2016 | Reviews
Released in 1986 and spinning in the ‘rock room’ currently is Van Morrison’s No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, an album that appeared at a time when Van and many of his contemporaries were struggling with relevance and constantly changing production values. Rock...
