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Record ID
1164
Artist
Van Morrison
Title
Wavelength
Field / Genre
Rock
Year Recorded
1978
Label
Polydor
Pressing
Ger
Rating
**
Discs
1
Media
CD
Date Bought
16 Jan 1999
Cost
¤10.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<p>Wavelength essentially picks up where A Period of Transition left off, offering a focused, full-bodied alternative to that record's warmly fuzzy lack of direction. Like that album, it's hardly a major entry in his catalog, but there are signs that Van Morrison is finding his footing for his latter-day voice. Again, the primary appeal of this record is its atmosphere, a charmingly relaxed outing, high on mildly swinging mid-tempo numbers and round, welcoming ballads. Surely, an album of subtle pleasures like this is primarily for the converted, but once you're there, it's hard to resist Wavelength.</p><p>—<strong>Stephen Thomas Erlewine</strong></p>