{"product_id":"van-morrison-remembering-now-lp-vinyl","title":"Van Morrison – Remembering Now (2-LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty-seven albums into a 58-year recording career, Van Morrison proves he’s still got things to say and play on Remembering Now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough it runs some 70 minutes, the album has nothing that qualifies as filler among its 14 tracks, reinforcing the 79-year-old Morrison’s astonishing late-career creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorrison writes about his music (the title track), gratitude (“Love, Lover and Beloved”) and his youth in Northern Ireland on “Stomping Ground;” the latter pair being but two of a handful of orchestral ballads that recall Morrison’s Enlightenment era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Morrison does a lot of recycling on Remembering Now, most obviously on “If it Wasn’t for Ray,” a slowed-down recasting of “Wild Night,” and the “Tupelo Honey” soundalike that is “Haven’t Lost My Sense of Wonder.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid these rehashes are a couple of tracks headed for Morrison’s canon. “Down to Joy” is a horn-driven delight casting the prickly singer in contentment and “Cutting Corners” is a humble admission of Morrison “feeling low but … acting strong;” both would fit nicely on a concert playlist loaded with classics from his discography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo Comments comments associated with this post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— dean, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jambands.com\/reviews\/2025\/08\/01\/van-morrison-remembering-now\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejambands.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Morrison has never really left, but *Remembering Now* feels like a genuine arrival, the kind of sprawling, genre-fluid statement that calls back to the restless spirit of *Astral Weeks* and *Veedon Fleece* without trying to replicate either. At 79, he's still drawing from the same deep well of Belfast soul, Celtic mysticism, and American roots music that's made him one of the most singular voices in the canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVan Morrison's new album, Remembering Now, marks his return to original music with a rich blend of soul, jazz, blues, folk and country, featuring the long-awaited single, “Down To Joy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Down To Joy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. If It Wasn't For Ray\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Haven't Lost My Sense Of Wonder\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Love, Lover And Beloved\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Cutting Corners\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Back To Writing Love Songs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Once In A Lifetime Feelings\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide C\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Stomping Ground\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Memories And Visions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. When The Rains Came\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide D\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Colourblind\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Remembering Now\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Stretching Out\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 044003445659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.13.25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48271238332571,"sku":"583037","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/Van-Morrison-Remembering-Now-2-LP-Vinyl.jpg?v=1776113646","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/van-morrison-remembering-now-lp-vinyl","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}