Some 42 albums on, Morrison remains as emphatic as ever. This Latest might not be his greatest, but in many ways it clearly comes close.
As always, his saving grace is his expert control of his voice and good musical taste, qualities that prevent Latest Record Project, Vol. 1 from being as sour as its creator.
On Latest Record Project Volume 1 the former mystic seeker of future enlightenment is now impotently throwing empty wine bottles at the present.
Taken together, it’s a bit old-man-yells-at-cloud ... Latest Record Project Volume 1 might be a grievance-heavy sprawl, but if you’re a Morrison die-hard it’ll be a worthy, timely addition to his catalogue.
Latest Record Project sounds like the work of a man who really needs to get out more. And despite the best efforts of “the system”, with lockdown easing, pretty soon he surely will.
Van Morrison is at the age where I lump him in with the likes of Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, etc. in the respect that I may be happy they're still releasing music, but their new stuff is not interesting to me. Even critically acclaimed records like Bob Dylan's 'Love and Theft' just sound dry and lifeless to me, even though I respect them.
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Van Morrison - Latest Record Project Volume I
Genre: Blues Rock
Country: UK
Final Verdict: 71% (Very Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 59th / 423
Highlight: Thank God for the Blues
Made me think of:
Gary Moore
The Blues Brothers
Dion
This is 2021's most pretentious, over-bloated, and meaningless drivel I've heard so far and this is coming from THE Van Morrison!
Appallingly written (Especially those protest songs), hardly any Van Morrison engineering trickeries that you can cherish.
Just a miserable 2 hours that can be easily spent by listening to The Coral's recent double album instead.
Get some rest Van Morrison, your talents have dramatically exhausted.