![]() ![]() ![]() Van Morrison, It’s Too Late To Stop Now (1974) When I lived in my parents' house I used to regularly sneak a “funny cigarette” out the bathroom window before going downstairs to the front room where I’d put this on, switch off the lights, and listen to this really loud. The band, which features Doug Yule replacing recently-departed John Cale are in fine form and deliver great versions of classics such as ‘Pale Blue Eyes’ and ‘What Goes On’, plus some new songs that would later appear on the Loaded album. Recorded live in San Francisco during an extensive US tour using proper recording equipment, which for The Velvets is unusual. This period is very well documented in Alan Yentob’s Cracked Actor documentary. You can feel the tension and intensity coming through on the record. ![]() Musically, he’s transitioning into his ”plastic soul” period and there are new arrangements of old songs with a band featuring New York guitarist Earl Slick for the first time. The hydraulic chair he used during ‘Space Oddity’ went out of control during one gig, nearly killing him.ĭespite all this, the record is excellent. The show itself involved lots of props which didn’t always work. He was broke and suing his former manager, his personal life was all over the place, the band threatened to strike for more money, and there was cocaine… lots of it. Recorded over two nights in the Tower Philadelphia in 1974 during the Diamond Dogs tour. ![]()
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