Credits:Van MorrisonDescription:TheyangtoAstralWeeks'yin,thebrilliantMoondanceiseverybitasmuchaclassicasitspredecessor;VanMorrison'sfirstcommerciallysuccessfulsoloeffort,itretainsthepreviousalbum'sdeeplyspiritualthrustbuttranscendsitsbleak,catharticintensitytoinsteadexplorethemesofrenewalandredemption.Light,soulful,andjazzy,Moondanceopenswiththesweetlynostalgic"AndItStonedMe,"thesong'spastoralimageryestablishingthedominantlyricalmotifrecurringthroughoutthealbum--virtuallyeverytrackexultsinnaturalwonder,whetherit'sthenocturnalmagiccelebratedbythetitlecutortheunlimitedpromiseofferedin"BrandNewDay."Attheheartoftherecordis"Caravan,"anincantatoryodetothepowerofradio;equallystirringisthemajestic"IntotheMystic,"asongofsuchelementalbeautyandgraceastostandasarguablythequintessentialMorrisonmoment.~JasonAnkeny