![]() He rails against everything from what he perceives as the downfall of Western civilization (“Western Man”) to gold-diggers (“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”) and yes, the social media platform founded by Mark Zuckerberg. As expected, it’s full of references to the COVID-19 safety measures Morrison was so outspoken against, as well as more general paranoia (“I’m a targeted individual,” he sings on “The Long Con”) and vague criticisms of the media (we never do find out who specifically the “they” refers to on “They Control the Media”). ![]() ![]() 1 is a total shame of a record, so bad that it actively taints the legacy of one of the 20th century’s finest musicians and makes the case that it’s time for him to hang it up. Thankfully, those were nowhere to be found on the new record’s tracklist, but other titles like “Where Have All the Rebels Gone?” “They Control the Media,” and - most embarrassingly - “Why Are You On Facebook?” indicated that the project would be plagued by Morrison’s conspiracy theories and anger about the state of the world. The legendary singer-songwriter had just come off a highly productive but highly problematic quarantine that saw him spewing his controversial beliefs about COVID-19 in the form four anti-lockdown, anti-mask songs (“ Born to Be Free,” “ Stand and Deliver” featuring Eric Clapton, “ No More Lockdown,” and “ As I Walked Out”). 1, back in March, we were immediately apprehensive. ![]() When Van Morrison first announced his new double album, Latest Record Project, Vol. ![]()
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