A natural companion to Keep Me Singing, this is Morrison at his best. Morrison is in excellent voice throughout his energy is kinetic and his songwriting - even when he's complaining - is fresh, humorous, soulful, and insightful.
Given Three Chords and the Truth's 70-minute run time, there's a lot to digest, but it's worth it. This is the ultimate rock guitar collection It features 200 classic and contemporary hits with melody, lyrics and chord frames, plus authentically transcribed guitar parts in notes and tablature Songs include: All Day and All of the Night American Woman Angie Another One Bites the Dust Ballroom Blitz Bang a Gong (Get It On) Black Hole Sun Blue on Black."Days Gone By" completely reimagines - lyrically and musically - "Auld Lang Syne" by using bits of the original melody in a modern paean to acceptance and aspiration. "Bags Under My Eyes" is a humorous take on the perils of the road, delivered as a honky tonk waltz. The title track is an excellent example of fingerpopping, hard-swinging R&B. 1 on "Does Love Conquer All," and the skiffle and rockabilly devotee delivering the choogling boogie of "Early Days." Morrison co-wrote the tender balladic waltz "If We Wait for Mountains" with fellow OBE honoree, lyricist Don Black. His singing wields the tension and authority of an apocalyptic gospel singer, and the tune purposely contains a direct harmonic nod to Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man." When Morrison takes on the jazz-blues in "You Don't Understand," he's supported by a meaty upright bass and a brooding organ. The cultural indictment in "Nobody in Charge" is fueled by the same vamp that drove "These Dreams of You" so many years ago. "In Search of Grace" and "Read Between the Lines," with their bumping, jazzy calypso B-3s, find Morrison digging deep into the memorial previous with grooving authority. "Dark Night of the Soul" references the metaphorical spirituality and hypnotic musicality that informed his records between 1980's Common One and 1991's Hymns to the Silence. "Fame Will Eat the Soul" is a raw-sounding duet with the Righteous Brothers' Bill Medley, who out-growls the singer. It crisscrosses Celtic R&B, gospel, and jazz it's timeless Morrison. Opener "March Winds in February" boasts a punchy upright bassline, bubbling B-3 organ, brushed snares, and traded lead guitar lines between Berliner's acoustic and Dave Keary's electric.