GALEDONIA UBER ALLES

ANDREW MALE

(Warner Bros, 1973) From the neo-classical epiphany of Snow In San Anselmo (those Jef Labes strings!) to the bittersweet life reminiscences of Warm Love and Wild Children, plus “an entire side of songs about falling leaves” (thanks, Lester Bangs), Hard Nose… is flawed yet wonderful, an understated free-recall soul-jazz prologue to Veedon Fleece, Morrison transforming pain and regret into his own autumnal street opera. (Warner Bros, 1974) The double-live album as a statement of artistic perfection. “The Caledonia Soul Orchestra was an ensemble sound,” explains Jef Labes. “Listening to that album is like going to church. You follow the dynamics of the show, where it goes up, where it plunges down. And Van’s not pretending to do it. It’s either happening or it’s not happening. And on those recordings, it’s…

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