Van Morrison is a true artists's artist. His music embraces numerous genres, including pop, rock, blues, soul, country, and gospel. Top that off with an enigmatic and irascible Irish personality, and you have a mainstay of modern music. Maybe you've been hearing all the goods things about Too Long in Exile .
Exile is a fine album, with tight arrangements and crystal clear production work.
But everybody's missing the point. Critics are acting like Exile is a sudden return to form by Van the Man after lo these many years. They are wrong. Moody, spiritual songs, with moody, rambling arrangements. There were some great tunes, but you had to look for them.