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Magic Time

by Van Morrison

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of 455,637

8,233
2000's

of 265,899

1,036
2005

of 37,902

153

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.7754 Magic Time is ranked overall as 2.7754 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.9200 Magic Time has an avg. critic score of 2.9200 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

He has rarely sounded more engaging

All Music Guide

Magic Time is one of those rare, intermittent Van Morrison records that consciously offers a bird's eye view of everywhere he's been musically and weaves it all together into a heady brew. ...more

Rolling Stone

Some seriously astral blues poetry...

Entertainment Weekly

His last album, 2003's What's Wrong With This Picture? , harked back to the U.K. skiffle sound of his roots. But here on Magic Time , Van Morrison sticks to blues in all its incarnations — including the lightly shuffling (''Stranded''), the hard-driving (''Evening Train''), and the Irish-flavored (''Celtic New Year''). ...more

Yahoo! Music

Magic Time is one of those rare, intermittent Van Morrison records that consciously offers a bird's eye view of everywhere he's been musically and weaves it all together into a heady brew. The last one was The Healing Game in 1997. ...more

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Amazon.com

This destined-to-be-classic release will please a wide variety of his fans....read the complete review at Amazon.com

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ShakingThrough.net

Missteps aside, Magic Time delivers that familiar blanket on a chill winter’s day vibe, and Morrison fans will thankfully bury themselves under it....read the complete review at ShakingThrough.net

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Mojo

Mostly it's just business as usual with Van in reasonably good...read the complete review at Mojo

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