“The flow” makes Three Chords and The Truth a deeply pleasurable listen, but it’s the moments where Morrison sounds less settled that carry the most weight. “I don’t know the mechanics of how that works. “It’s called ‘the flow,’” Morrison said in a recent interview, detailing his optimal conditions for making music. With Astral Weeks guitarist Jay Berliner in the mix, they support Morrison sympathetically. Credit the superb backing band for the record’s subtle but palpable drive. There’s a warmth here that recalls his ’90s highwater marks, Hymns to the Silence and The Healing Game, and connects even farther back in time to 1971’s Tupelo Honey, which balanced the charms of domesticity with R&B raves. As always, he’s grouchy- sick of the powerful getting away with it all (the Brexit commentary “Nobody in Charge”), annoyed by notoriety and the complications of stardom (“Fame Will Eat the Soul,” which features a rousing call and response assist by Righteous Brother Bill Medley), and uncertain if goodness makes any difference in a compromised world (“Does Love Conquer All”).īut he’s equally nostalgic, riffing on the joy of sound on the title track and earnestly recalling the freedom and purity of youth (“Early Days,” “In Search of Grace”).
At 74, he sounds incredible, his voice deepened and richer with age, growling, cooing, and occasionally barking about familiar but resonant concerns. As it has since his raging beginnings with Them, it’s Morrison’s voice that affords him such latitude.
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