Moondance (1970) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Moondance a score of 3.8667 out of 4

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The yang toAstral Weeks' yin, the brilliantMoondanceis every bit as much a classic as its predecessor; Van Morrison's first commercially successful solo effort, it retains the previous album's deeply spiritual thrust but transcends its bleak, Read more about Moondance on All Music Guide

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Of all the albums released in 1970,Moondancehas to top the lists as one of the best. It also made the mainstream aware of a then-unknown artist named Van Morrison.Morrison's third release is quite a departure from his much darkerAstral Weeks;
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Moondance

by Van Morrison

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