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 | 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 | Nov 16, 2013 | Reviews
There are a slew of superlatives that can be used to describe Van Morrison’s 1974 LP Veedon Fleece. Hardcore fans of Van the Man know the album well, it’s moodiness, it improvised grooves, the relentlessness of...
by talkfromtherockroom | Mar 10, 2013 | Live Reviews, Put the Boot In, Reviews
Today, a sunny winter day seems to be a fitting backdrop to a jazzy and loose audience recording of Van Morrison and band from fall of 1974. Featuring a stripped down four piece unit, this recording features Morrison at his (in my humble opinion) most expressive, and...
