Easy to see and hear why Van decided to release this concert on DVD. This band is one of his finest, not a weak link anywhere. He seems relaxed and lets the band do their thing, fine solos everywhere, two drummers is a special touch also. Huge fan for years.
For me, there is one musician who plays outside any competition. Van Morrison. My musical hero since the 70s. I have all of his records and dozens of bootlegs. This concert here, “Live in Montreaux 1980” is one of his best. I've seen him live more than a dozen times myself. And he is difficult. A “little pyctical asshole”, like so many geniuses. Absolute perfectionist, dictator on stage. And always on the road with the best musicians. Everyone wants to play with him. Every concert is extraordinary, but normally always exactly 90 minutes long. Perfectly played. And every now and then there's a great moment. Then the master is suddenly in another world. He forgets his entire, carefully prepared concept and simply begins to play - as if in a trance. And the musicians are always so good that they can realize his ingenious ideas. Then a jolt goes through the hall and the audience finds itself in another world. I was able to experience it twice. This concert, which I unfortunately wasn't able to experience and only knew as audio, is one of them. I hope it comes across in the same way. Open a glass of wine, smoke a joint, turn up the amplifier and enjoy. Have fun. 💖💕💞💓💝☯☮🎷🎶 Too late to stop now!!!!!
@@agnieszka2313 That is correct. He's an incredibly good, exceptional musician with always great bands. I've never seen a bad concert either. But the standard is higher with Van Morrison. Always AMAZING, but sometimes, sometimes when the master is in a really good mood. The environment, the audience and everything else is right, then a miracle happens. Then the master crumples up his plan and throws it into the corner. And then he just plays freely and directly. His fellow musicians are fantastic at this. And then you float and never want to land again. 💖☯☮
You hit the nail on the head!! He is a very difficult individual to deal with....His music is not difficult to deal with!! His response to people in general is to "Sit Down"..."Shut Up" and "Just Listen"!! Or maybe another take on things... Just "Listen to the Lion"
What a band. VAN IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST. I emailed the late Pee Wee Ellis and he responded which blew me away and said Van was great to work with and they hung out quite often. RIP PEE WEE. What a gentleman
Troubadours is ungodly good. The interplay of Ellis and Isham never ceases to give me chills. I have had this DVD for many years and still watch it regularly. 19:10
Van at his finest-band vocals and songs-in recent years Van's albums have been frequently awful to poor but 70s to 90s he was easily the finest male artist- this is magical and special! My deep love for him will never die-- needs to release more!
Van is one hell of a task master so if you screw up once you wont be playing with him again . He himself plays 5 instruments , the piano , the sax , the harmonica , the guitar and the bass guitar so he knows . A genious simple as that . Brilliant song writer some of the greatest songs .He has soul and the blues in so many of his songs .Played with Muddy Waters way back when that says it all .
Oh this is a real joy. Thankyou for putting this out there! Van and his band on top top form. A great set list with some real surprises in there and a privilege to hear.
Maravilhosa mensagem musical de amor, que Van Morrison traz para nós, em qualquer momento de nossas vidas. A apresentação foi linda e perfeita, junto á jovem e espetacular banda ,que o acompanhava. É uma benção conhecer um pouco mais sobre o magnífico trabalho que Van faz até hoje com maestria. Parabéns! Que Deus lhe abençoe sempre com saude física, mental, emocional e espiritual! Nós, seus fãs te amamos!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Musicians and bands often get more adulation than they deserve here on utube. This might not be the best gig I've ever seen but it's certainly in the running.
I DANCED BALLET WHEN I WAS A CHILD BUT I PREFER TO WATCH PUPPETS ON BLACK AND WHITE TV I HAVE GOOD BONE STRUCTURE AND NOW I AM MR. TAMBOURINE S MAN BALLERINA AND I CAN DANCE A FLAMENGOIN BOOTS OF SPANISH LEDER
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I’m 78 have been listening to him since 1978 ❤ Thank you!
Easy to see and hear why Van decided to release this concert on DVD. This band is one of his finest, not a weak link anywhere. He seems relaxed and lets the band do their thing, fine solos everywhere, two drummers is a special touch also. Huge fan for years.
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For me, there is one musician who plays outside any competition. Van Morrison. My musical hero since the 70s. I have all of his records and dozens of bootlegs.
This concert here, “Live in Montreaux 1980” is one of his best. I've seen him live more than a dozen times myself. And he is difficult. A “little pyctical asshole”, like so many geniuses. Absolute perfectionist, dictator on stage. And always on the road with the best musicians. Everyone wants to play with him. Every concert is extraordinary, but normally always exactly 90 minutes long. Perfectly played. And every now and then there's a great moment. Then the master is suddenly in another world. He forgets his entire, carefully prepared concept and simply begins to play - as if in a trance. And the musicians are always so good that they can realize his ingenious ideas. Then a jolt goes through the hall and the audience finds itself in another world. I was able to experience it twice. This concert, which I unfortunately wasn't able to experience and only knew as audio, is one of them. I hope it comes across in the same way. Open a glass of wine, smoke a joint, turn up the amplifier and enjoy. Have fun. 💖💕💞💓💝☯☮🎷🎶 Too late to stop now!!!!!
so true!
I just ran into another upload last night, and I can't stop playing repeatedly.
ruclips.net/video/fAm61jvaHuI/видео.html
All his concerts are AMAZING from start to finish😢😢
@@agnieszka2313 That is correct. He's an incredibly good, exceptional musician with always great bands. I've never seen a bad concert either. But the standard is higher with Van Morrison. Always AMAZING, but sometimes, sometimes when the master is in a really good mood. The environment, the audience and everything else is right, then a miracle happens. Then the master crumples up his plan and throws it into the corner. And then he just plays freely and directly. His fellow musicians are fantastic at this. And then you float and never want to land again. 💖☯☮
You hit the nail on the head!! He is a very difficult individual to deal with....His music is not difficult to deal with!!
His response to people in general is to "Sit Down"..."Shut Up" and "Just Listen"!! Or maybe another take on things...
Just "Listen to the Lion"
@@floydmeyer9736 That´s right - "Listen to the Lion" Perfect!!
What a band. VAN IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST. I emailed the late Pee Wee Ellis and he responded which blew me away and said Van was great to work with and they hung out quite often. RIP PEE WEE. What a gentleman
Wow, unbelievable!!! This is what music sounds like!
Adjectives are insufficient
Troubadours is ungodly good. The interplay of Ellis and Isham never ceases to give me chills. I have had this DVD for many years and still watch it regularly. 19:10
Probably Van's best band ever. Everybody in outstanding form, I believe Van's best concert recording ever.
Van at his finest-band vocals and songs-in recent years Van's albums have been frequently awful to poor but 70s to 90s he was easily the finest male artist- this is magical and special! My deep love for him will never die-- needs to release more!
I have this on DVD. Extremely good music and singing.
A very gifted person
By far the best audio/picture I've seen of this performance from 10 July 1980 at Montreux, very high quality. Thanks.
epic band, epic van morrison
What a gem. Why have I not seen this before? Thanks for uploading.
❤he is awesome
Van is one hell of a task master so if you screw up once you wont be playing with him again . He himself plays 5 instruments , the piano , the sax , the harmonica , the guitar and the bass guitar so he knows . A genious simple as that . Brilliant song writer some of the greatest songs .He has soul and the blues in so many of his songs .Played with Muddy Waters way back when that says it all .
YEAH VAN JUST KEEP ON ROLLING YOUR MUSIC IS TIMELESS
A brilliant concert 👍. The best version ever of Ballerina begins at 40 mins in, superb 😊
This is priceless. Thanks!!!
Have had this DVD for quite a few years and watch it regularly......a musical genius for six decades now.......
Great music, great upload. Thank you!
The incredible Jef Labes on piano
Oh this is a real joy. Thankyou for putting this out there! Van and his band on top top form. A great set list with some real surprises in there and a privilege to hear.
Großartiges Konzert
Thank you Thank you Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thanks for uploading! Great sound and emotion.
The moment you are looking for is 01:23:45
Muito bom! Foi indicação de um amigo e agora sou fâ.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌷
Epic upload mate, just epic 👏👏
King Van ❤
This is a perfect oil running force at the service of the song, everybody doing the job nobody out focus like the bands today ❤
Excelente espetacular ✌🎵👏👏👏🇧🇷🎶
Maravilhosa mensagem musical de amor, que Van Morrison traz para nós, em qualquer momento de nossas vidas. A apresentação foi linda e perfeita, junto á jovem e espetacular banda ,que o acompanhava.
É uma benção conhecer um pouco mais sobre o magnífico trabalho que Van faz até hoje com maestria. Parabéns! Que Deus lhe abençoe sempre com saude física, mental, emocional e espiritual!
Nós, seus fãs te amamos!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yes
Grooovy!
Van Morrison lembra muito o Paul Rodgers( Free/ Bad Company) Ambos sao maravilhosos ❤❤❤❤
"(High Quality)"? Yes, sir...
looking for the comment with timeline song sequence, me too
Love this! Total Elvis vibe.
Is that Bramhal the second on guitar?
They don’t call him Van the Man for nothing
Moondance starts at 57.50. It's a crackin' version! You're welcome.
I've just realised Van's got Jim Morrison vibes at the microphone. Weird.
vice versa
7:57
57:52
Musicians and bands often get more adulation than they deserve here on utube. This might not be the best gig I've ever seen but it's certainly in the running.
I DANCED BALLET WHEN I WAS A CHILD BUT I PREFER TO WATCH PUPPETS ON BLACK AND WHITE TV I HAVE GOOD BONE STRUCTURE AND NOW I AM MR. TAMBOURINE S MAN BALLERINA AND I CAN DANCE A FLAMENGOIN BOOTS OF SPANISH LEDER
Smoking on stage…..brilliant………😂
hell yeah back in the day we always smoked on stage😏
So did we😢
lol, the way Pee Wee Ellis smiles at 1:40 I wonder what's in his cigarette. 😉😊
Who is the guitarist?
John Platania - electric guitar
@ thanks
The sax guy be like, hold my cigarette.
high quality = 480p?
This show was only released on DVD, and this is the best transfer I've found. If you track down a better copy I'd love to see it!
He was past his sell date by then.
Before the trophy generation destroyed everything.
Shouty but a good voice.
Before he became pretentious
Pretentious ? Moi ?
Van the Man!