Tupelo Honey is part of a number of Van Morrison albums that can best be described as the singer's I-live-in-the-country-and-take-it-down period. Tupelo Honey is an organic mix of soul, folk, blues and rock and thus a typical album for the time in which it was released. The relaxed Wild Night exudes an enormous zest for life with its soulful blazer parts. Old Old Woodstock and the title track are
… examples of earthy rock that respond to the excesses of psychedelic music. Although Van Morrison is close to the campfire for the most part of the album, he obviously cannot resist getting upset for a while. The uptempo valve Moonshine Whiskey is infectious proof.more
