Into the Music

Van Morrison | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LLR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,615 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #90 in Music > R&B > Soul > Blue-Eyed Soul

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Media Type: CD
Artist: MORRISON,VAN
Title: INTO THE MUSIC
Street Release Date: 06/26/1990
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making a joyful noise unto the lord, May 3, 2000

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Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Music (Audio CD)

God figures heavilly on "Into the Music," but even us great unwashed can enjoy the truly heavenly results. Were all church music this good, scalpers would sell tickets to the pews. Particularly good are the songs "Stepping Out Queen," "And the Healing Has Begun," and "You Know What They're Writing About." When not singing in his gravelly voice, Morrison yelps and growls in a way that has to be heard to be believed. Far and away, this is Mosrrison's best post-"Moondance" recording.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Infusion of Joy, October 22, 2005

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Music (Audio CD)

I bought Into the Music on vinyl when it was first issued and it is this recording that sealed the deal for me as far as Van Morrison's music is concerned. Oh, I like Moondance, Street Choir, Tupelo Honey and Veedon Fleece very much, but Morrison had also managed to put out a few substandard records in the interim so I was a little leery when I first put this on. But then from the first note of Into the Music, I could see how everything had changed for the better.
There is not a single unlistenable song on this CD. Van's life somehow had gotten an infusion of joy, and it comes through both lyrically and in the spirited play of his band. The horns and the strings are tremendous and the vocals are as good as anything he did before or has done since. My favorites are: the jaunty and joyous Bright Side of the Road; the spiritually inspirational Full Force Gale; Troubadours, so evocative of another age; the uplifting powerhouse You Make Me Feel So Free; the forward-looking And the Healing Has Begun; and finally a soulful, romantic cover of It's All In the Game.
I own a recording of nearly everything Van Morrison has done and in my opinion, Into the Music is one of his five best albums. If you somehow missed this, it behooves you to add it to your collection soon. Once you hear it, it will be hard not to keep it in permanent rotation. Get it and hear what I mean!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid, August 2, 2000

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davetheknave (Helsingborg, Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Into the Music (Audio CD)

This is probably not the best album ever, maybe not the best Van album either. But one thing is for sure - it's the most complete. After repeated listenings you'll become convinced the artist opens not merely his own soul, but also the soul of universe, the soul of some spiritual and incredibly evolved being...people, it goes beyond words..All the songs are in their right "place" - you get a feeling they couldn't have been constructed or placed in another way. Not ONE song on the record is bad, not ONE is even mediocre. It combines irish folk music with pure soul and mellow love songs. Van's voice is remarkable...Otherworldly.. packed with ten powerful songs - ten poetic statements.. Just feel the power of "Steppin' out queen", "Full force gale" and the other eight tracks.