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 Best Ever |
| My love of music started with the Stones, Beatles and Who in the 60's, oh yes there was another great influence: THEM, like G.L.O.R.I.A., like Van Morrison. He was great them, he's only gotten better. I don't know how he came across the sister of Jerry Lee Lewis for this Duet album, but he "hit the nail on the head"(see Amazing Rhythm Aces). If you like good old fashioned Rock & Roll with a bit of Rhythm & Blues and Country Goodness, this has got to be the tops for you too. I hadn't heard any recent music of Van's for years until last week laying in bed watching Jay Leno, when out comes a rockin' Van & Linda Gail. I got up early the next day and bought the best Album I've ever heard in many years. I can guarantee you this one won't get lost with the 700+ other CD'd I've collected in my 15 years as a paid professional Disk Jockey. Play it loud and be ready to start dancing! I love it! This is what Rock & Roll is all about!! |
| Monster Van meets Killers' little sis |
| When I first saw this cd I was shocked. I had totally forgotten about Linda Gail Lewis. I saw her open for Jerry Lee in 1970 in Lubbock, Texas. In those days anyone who opened for the "killer" was in for a tough evening. Since that night, I had not heard or seen anything about her until this disc. This could have been a great cd if they could have kept the tone of the first five cuts throughout the recording. "Let's Talk About Us" is an old B side of a Jerry Lee recording made in the late 50"s at Sun Records. Van and Linda Gail capture the spontaneity and grit of the great old rockabilly sound. The same goes for "You Win Again." Linda Gails' pumping piano(a la Jerry Lee) keeps these cuts rockin. "Jambalaya, Crazy Arms, and Old Black Joe" continue in the same vein. After that, the album starts to flounder with lackluster songs except for John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen" and Van's "No Way Pedro." The reason I love Van Morrison so much is that he continues to take chances and never loses his artistic integrity--the public be damned. On this cd he sounds like he is having an absolute blast and could care less about what the audience thinks! With more country and rockabilly songs on this set he could have been close to making a great record. While this is not one of Van"s best, it certainly beats the heck out of the majority of swill that is being released these days. |
 you win again |
| The duets here (only from the sound bites) sound as if 2 singers are singing the songs at the same time. The voices don't blend well together. Linda Gail Lewis doesn't hold her twanging in check and does'nt harmonize well with Morrison (who sounds as wonderful as usual). It is hard to have 2 singers singing lead at the same time. |
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