{"product_id":"van-morrison-roll-with-the-punches-cd","title":"Morrison, Van: Roll With The Punches (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GXcfSpJS7Ds?si=BsXVtqgB9wY22_WR\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeminal, genre-blurring records imbued with folk, jazz, and mysticism, including \u003cem\u003eAstral Weeks\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVeedon Fleece\u003c\/em\u003e, have long since crowned Van Morrison king of Celtic soul. Yet the artist’s first love was always the blues, and on September 23, 2017, he went back to the blues with his hard-hitting 37th album, \u003cem\u003eRoll With The Punches\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Morrison’s long and distinguished career began with him fronting fiery Belfast outfit Them, whose evergreen mid-60s hits “Here Comes The Night”, “Baby Please Don’t Go” and “Gloria” (the latter covered by Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and Patti Smith) displayed Morrison’s love of R\u0026amp;B. The Northern Irish star has come full circle, returning to the genre with a vengeance on \u003cem\u003eRoll With The Punches\u003c\/em\u003e, wherein a series of blues standards rub shoulders with a selection of freshly-minted Morrison originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqual parts hungry and accomplished, \u003cem\u003eRoll With The Punches\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded with an incredible team of studio collaborators including Chris Farlowe, Georgie Fame, Jeff Beck, Paul Jones and Jason Rebello. Collectively, they show off their chops on a raw’n’slinky version of Bo Diddley’s “I Can Tell” and a spirited medley of T-Bone Walker’s “Stormy Monday” and Doc Pomus’ “Lonely Avenue”, while Morrison flexes his versatile vocal cords on two of the album’s best self-penned numbers: the subtle, James Carr-esque “Transformation” and the pugnacious, Chicago-style blues of the title track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoll With The Punches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Can Tell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStormy Monday \/ Lonely Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoin' To Chicago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToo Much Trouble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBring It On Home To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Far From God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeardrops From My Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomobile Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenediction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMean Old World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide On Josephine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Exile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49272416502106,"sku":"5771851","price":8.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/van-morrison-roll-punches.jpg?v=1771418455","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/van-morrison-roll-with-the-punches-cd","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}