Midnight Masterpieces: Moondance

When I was 18 years old, I went into a record shop in Tucson, Arizona and asked the aging hippy clerk about this song. He excitedly ran to the files of albums, pulled out Moondance, and told me to listen to it several times in a row. I took it back to my dorm room and fell in love with Van.

Posted by Leslie at December 19, 2013 3:24 AM

When I was 18 years old, I went into a record shop in Tucson, Arizona and asked the aging hippy clerk about this song. He excitedly ran to the files of albums, pulled out Moondance, and told me to listen to it several times in a row. I took it back to my dorm room and fell in love with Van.

Posted by Leslie at December 19, 2013 3:24 AM

I did a radio DJ stint at the local college station as a senior in high school 2 years after that and thusly got introduced to the Van

Posted by Cletus Socrates at December 20, 2013 4:57 PM

's ok, but into the mystic is THE van song of all time. for me.

Posted by itor at December 20, 2013 8:42 PM

I saw him at the Fillmore on my birthday. It must have been around the time Moondance was released as it's always been one of my favorite albums. The music was good, but he seemed uncomfortable on stage, self absorbed.

Posted by Teri at December 20, 2013 9:22 PM

I saw him at the Fillmore on my birthday. It must have been around the time Moondance was released as it's always been one of my favorite albums. The music was good, but he seemed uncomfortable on stage, self absorbed.

Posted by Teri at December 20, 2013 9:22 PM