We've bought ourselves the super whizzo boxset reissue of that as a Christmas present; but have amazingly managed to keep it wrapped up - only six days until it gets played.
I don't own the vinyl of Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl, but reckon the performance by him and the band is great, although I mostly prefer his vocal on the original.
The Hollywood Bowl shows in 2008 were the first time Morrison had played Astral Weeks since it was recorded in New York 40 years earlier.
The recording sessions in 1968 took place over two days, horns and strings were added afterwards. The musicians came from a jazz background and had worked with people like Eric Dolphy and Charles Mingus. Morrison used his acoustic guitar and sang the songs to the band, they then improvised and jammed the backing live.
The Hollywood Bowl album sounds more deliberately organized, although there was only one rehearsal prior to the two gigs. Some critics think Morrison's performance is transcendent. It definitely isn't a bad album.
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