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The Prophet Speaks
Rock · 2018 · 14 tracks · 1h 8m

The Prophet Speaks

Van Morrison

Late-night blues and Hammond-heavy jazz. Loose, improvisational, and deeply soulful, it feels like a private session in a smoky basement club.

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It's Van in a smoky basement with a killer organ player, just letting the blues breathe.

A seasoned, soulful meditation on the blues that feels both weary and deeply revitalized.

The Prophet Speaks · vs · Van Morrison
Late Night+2.0σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 1h 8m
01
Gonna Send You Back to Where I Got You From
4:41
02
Dimples
5:34
03
Got to Go Where the Love Is
4:23
04
Laughin and Clownin
5:32
05
5 AM Greenwich Mean Time
5:37
06
Gotta Get You Off My Mind
3:45
07
Teardrops
6:00
08
I Love the Life I Live
3:35
09
Worried Blues / Rollin and Tumblin
6:22
10
Ain’t Gonna Moan No More
6:16
11
Love Is a Five Letter Word
3:46
12
Love Is Hard Work
4:29
13
Spirit Will Provide
4:03
14
The Prophet Speaks
4:55
Moments Worth Waiting For
The effortless transition between the weary 'Worried Blues' and the driving rhythm of 'Rollin and Tumblin'.
Van's saxophone solo on '5 AM Greenwich Mean Time' which captures the exact stillness of that hour.
The title track's slow-burn spiritual delivery where the organ swells to meet his most vulnerable vocal.
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