What’s It Gonna Take?

Rock · 2022 · 15 tracks · 1h 19m

What’s It Gonna Take?

Fifteen tracks of defiant, blues-soaked social commentary. A gritty, late-career statement recorded with a tight live band and a very specific axe to grind.

Van Morrison has a lot on his mind and a world-class blues band to help him say it.

A relentless and defiant social critique delivered through warm, expertly crafted rhythm and blues.

What’s It Gonna Take? · vs · Van Morrison

Protest+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into protest than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 1h 19m

01

Dangerous

7:40

02

What’s It Gonna Take?

3:23

03

Fighting Back Is the New Normal

3:36

04

Fodder for the Masses

4:45

05

Can’t Go On This Way

6:42

06

Sometimes It’s Just Blah Blah Blah

3:37

07

Money From America

7:36

08

Not Seeking Approval

6:31

09

Damage and Recovery

4:05

10

Nervous Breakdown

5:09

11

Absolutely Positively the Most

5:20

12

I Ain’t No Celebrity

4:41

13

Stage Name

4:28

14

Fear and Self‐Loathing in Las Vegas

5:04

15

Pretending

6:47

Moments Worth Waiting For

The relentless, hypnotic seven-minute groove of Dangerous that sets a confrontational tone for the entire record.

The sudden, sharp saxophone interjections on Fodder for the Masses that cut through the steady blues rhythm.

Van's increasingly agitated vocal delivery during the final minutes of Pretending as the band locks into a tight spiral.

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