Malkmus's third album since the break up of Pavement is a painstakingly crafted eclection of songs. Interspliced with serious rock history references is some of his most approachable and hummable work ever--and some of his weirdest. "The man has an uncanny ability to transliterate the sounds only record collectors can hear--early Thin Lizzy, for instance--into a passionate ache anyone can love"--Village Voice.

Label:
Columbia – CK 33795
Format:
CD, Album, Reissue
Country:
US
Released:
1990
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Classic Rock
Original album released August 25, 1975. Rear art says: 'Record manufactured in Japan by CBS' - as this was initially manufactured in Japan for the US. This edition states alongside the barcode 'Now Made in the USA'. No manufacturer is listed on the disc.

Japanese pressing has been remastered and features 8 tracks. Asylum. 2005.

Japanese remastered reissue packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. CBS/Sony. 2004.

There’s never been anything like Astral Weeks—not before or since. Parting with the straightforward, R&B-based rock of his past, a young Van Morrison embraced his love of jazz, blues, folk, and poetry all at once. The thrillingly transcendent journey finds him mixing bittersweet childhood memories and in-the-moment reveries like a folk-rock James Joyce. His soulful voice soars over a constantly shifting, almost impressionistic landscape of fluid, jazzy lines, gentle strumming, and shimmering orchestrations. The magic Morrison created here is as otherworldly as the title suggests.

滚石音乐(Rolling Stone Magazine )史上最佳Top 500 Albums之008#
Digitally remastered from the original production master tapes, this a reissue of the 1979 & third album by 'the only band that matters'. Features the original artwork and all 19 of the original tracks, including the hidden hit 'Train In Vain (Stand By Me)', their first U.S. single to chart (it reached #23 at the time). Also contains reproductions of the original LP sleeves, including the lyrics. 1999 release.

是Nick Drake過世前最後一張專隻
是只得一支結他一把歌聲的音樂(除主題曲Pink Moon有鋼琴過門)
是在深夜時用兩個小時錄好的專集
是直指人心的音樂
是這個世界上其中一張包含最哀傷音樂的專集

The middle album of the trilogy that includes Swordfishtrombones and Franks Wild Years, Rain Dogs is Waits's best overall effort. The songs are first-rate, and there are a lot of them--19 in all, ranging from grim nightlife memoirs ("9th and Hennepin," "Singapore") to portraits of small-time hustlers ("Gun Street Girl," "Union Square") to bursts of street-corner philosophy ("Blind Love," "Time"). The album also contains the original version of "Downtown Train," which Rod Stewart turned into a smash hit. The image of "rain dogs"--animals who've lost their way home because the rain has washed away their scent--is an appropriate symbol for the entire cast of characters Waits has brought to life over the years, and this album has thus far proved to be his most enduring effort. --Daniel Durchholz