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* ToughActToFollow: PlayedWith, as he's had several albums that were much more commercially successful (including the following ''Moondance''), but this is probably his most critically acclaimed album, and in that regard, he's unlikely to surpass it.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: "Beside You" and "Madame George" were both written and first recorded during Morrison's Bang Records tenure, before he did drastically rearranged new versions here. Part of his settlement with Bang was that he had two record two songs for which they controlled the publishing on this album.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: "Beside You" and "Madame George" were both written and first recorded during Morrison's Bang Records tenure, before he did drastically rearranged new versions here. Part of his settlement SpiritualSuccessor: 1974's ''Veedon Fleece'' is usually considered one to this album, with Bang was that he had two record two songs for which they controlled the publishing on this album.Morrison going back to mixing contemplative lyrics with an Irish-infused folk-jazz mix, after a few albums of more uptempo {{Soul}}-inspired work.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: "Beside You" and "Madame George" were both written and first recorded during Morrison's Bang Records tenure, before he did drastically rearranged new versions here. Part of his settlement with Bang was that he had two record two songs for which they controlled the publishing on this album.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: While Music/VanMorrison has given FlipFlopOfGod and ShrugOfGod explanations about the song, most people view "Madame George" as being about an aging DragQueen who was a neighborhood character in Belfast. Still, some people have invented other explanations, like that the song is about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Hyde-Lees Georgie Hyde-Lees]], the widow of Creator/WilliamButlerYeats, or that Madame George is a metaphorical representation of heroin, and the song is about ending an addiction.
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* ToughActToFollow: PlayedWith, as he's had several albums that were much more commercially successful (including the following ''Music/{{Moondance}}''), but this is probably his most critically acclaimed album, and in that regard, he's unlikely to surpass it.
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* ToughActToFollow: PlayedWith, as he's had several albums that were much more commercially successful (including the following ''Music/{{Moondance}}''), ''Moondance''), but this is probably his most critically acclaimed album, and in that regard, he's unlikely to surpass it.
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* AwesomeMusic: The entire album is frequently cited as one of the best albums ever made, and there is so little else like it in the canon of recorded music that its genre is essentially unclassifiable. It's usually considered Morrison's best album and one of the best albums of the entire [[TheSixties 1960s]].
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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The entire album is frequently cited as one of the best albums ever made, and there is so little else like it in the canon of recorded music that its genre is essentially unclassifiable. It's usually considered Morrison's best album and one of the best albums of the entire [[TheSixties 1960s]].
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* AwesomeMusic: The entire album is frequently cited as one of the best albums ever made, and there is so little else like it in the canon of recorded music that its genre is essentially unclassifiable. It's usually considered Morrison's best album and one of the best albums of the entire [[TheSixties 1960s]].
* VindicatedByHistory: It was initially ignored by the record buying public and critics, but within a few years, the latter were hailing it as a masterpiece. While it has never been a huge seller at any specific point in time, it was certified as a gold record by the RIAA in 2001, indicating that it had sold at least 500,000 copies in America. According to the website Acclaimed Music, it is the 15th highest-ranked record in critics' all-time lists.
* VindicatedByHistory: It was initially ignored by the record buying public and critics, but within a few years, the latter were hailing it as a masterpiece. While it has never been a huge seller at any specific point in time, it was certified as a gold record by the RIAA in 2001, indicating that it had sold at least 500,000 copies in America. According to the website Acclaimed Music, it is the 15th highest-ranked record in critics' all-time lists.
