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Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast
Mercury (Polydor 839 602-2)
(Released February, 1984)
Musicians:
David Hayes: Bass
Mark Isham:
Synthesizer/Trumpet
John Allair: Organ/Piano
Pee Wee
Ellis: Flute/Saxophone/Vocal (Background)
Tom Donlinger: Drums
Mick Glossop: Engineer
Carol Kenyon: Vocal (Background)
Kathy Kissoon: Vocal (Background)
Van Morrison:
Guitar/Piano/Director/Keyboards/Saxophone/Vocal/Producer
Bianca
Thornton: Vocal (Background)
Peter VanHooke: Drums
Review by Scott Thomas:
Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast is interesting because it
presents [Van's] superb backing band in an in-concert setting and demonstrates
that those exquisite Beautiful Vision songs maintain their impact at
louder volumes and faster tempos. Compared to the 1974 live album [It's
Too Late To Stop Now], however, it's pretty much of a wash-out. The song
selection is restricted to one small segment of Van's career (1979-1983), there
are no surprise cover versions, and Morrison sounds jaded.
Part of The Van Morrison Website