Period of Transition

Van Morrison | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00000E9M6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,519 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You Gotta Make It Through the World

2. It Fills You Up

3. The Eternal Kansas City

4. Joyous Sound

5. Flamingos Fly

6. Heavy Connection

7. Cold Wind in August

Editorial Reviews

Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this rock album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Universal. 2008. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lives Up to Its Title, April 14, 2003

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Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Period of Transition (Audio CD)

Situated between the classic albums Irish rocker Van Morrison produced in the late 60s/early 70s (like "Moondance," "Astral Weeks" and St. Dominic's Preview") and the more spiritual stuff he would begin recording in the late 70's (starting with the masterpiece "Into the Music"), "A Period of Transistion" is exactly what its title implies. Fairly brief at only 7 songs, the album actually starts out well with the burning openers "You Gotta Make it Through This World" and "It Fills You Up," followed by the soulful "Kansas City."

After that, however, the album runs out of steam with the remainder mostly sounding like filler material. Van Morrison is simply too large a talent to record a true dud, and there is still enough here for ardent fans to give it a qualified recommendation.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars underrated, December 16, 2005

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C. B. Ruth - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Period of Transition (Audio CD)

This is Van Morrison's most underrated album. I have no idea why so many people dislike it...I think it's wonderful. "The Eternal Kansas City" is loads of fun...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maybe you had to be there, January 23, 2006

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kevnm "kevnm" (Costa Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Period of Transition (Audio CD)

I know Van fans give four and five stars to everything he's done, even the ponderous 90s stuff, and I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but Van fans and fans of anything R&B should love this - trippy, soulful, cool. It's completely different and really great sounding - I think the best after the obvious classics and more original and soulful than anything in the last couple of decades. Dig it!