And They Stood Upon The Lawn ...

Riding on in ... As soon as the brooding harmonica comes in you know you are in for something special. A companion piece to Cash's 'The Man Comes Around.' Albeit one that draws upon Van's own bitter experiences. Nowhere to hide.  Riding on in ...

If we're only human what more can we do...? A wonderful song that lingers on the unavoidable sadness of life but ends up lifting your chin and getting you off your stool for another round. All together now ... to-doo-dup ... to-doo-dup ... to-doo-dup ...

Sing it in your name ... Shamanic Van. Back on the corner again with call and response. A solo sax which takes you right, right, right up and then falls away leaving you deep down into doo-wop backing vocals and the call and response, up, up and up with gathering intensity as the repetition sets in, the horns swirl and that circular, trance inducing, elevation begins. Round and round, over and over. deeper and deeper, higher and higher. Healed. Sing it. Sublime live version with everyone in blistering form. An incendiary solo from Leo Green. The official video (different take) Sing the healing game ...

Dump the jute ... The struggle to dump the burdens we carry, the crosses we bear, to pare back the layers of aggregated defences and habits, to reveal our true selves, a hard and painful journey through the burning ground. Purification. Van and the band turned this into meditative revelation live.   Witness And I lift the veil ...