Before 11/2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), and 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are noted as liked :-) (honorable mention), neutral :-|, and disliked :-(. At least 4 listens per graded album and 3 listens per ungraded album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I sold/shelved ~10,000 albums after at least 3 or 4 listens, respectively, before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they arise.
Friday, September 26, 2025
Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison Volume 2: notation
The original volume is greatly beloved by all (even begrudgingly by me), and this one is slightly less beloved by many, so normally I would give it a listen and rate it, but for some reason it’s not on Spotify or YouTube. I don’t want to take the time to create a playlist, however, because all the songs except the live track and the Irish Heartbeat track are on albums that I have, or have/will review. And since for me it offers only 7 of 15 tracks - two from A Sense of Wonder, one from Irish Heartbeat, one from Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast, two Them tracks, and one Hymns to the Silence track - and only three I would want (the Morrison studio tracks), I will just move on. Volume 3 is similarly unavailable, much less beloved, and is apparently full of covers, etc, so I will not bother with that either. I will give Essential a try though, since it’s on Spotify.
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