Van Morrison "What's It Gonna Take?"

On episode 25 of ⁠⁠Past Prime⁠⁠, we travel through The
Mystic to the other side, where, in 2022, lockdown Van was
consumed with "the data," Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab (head of
the World Economic Forum). In Van's hard to explain new phase,
however, Matty and Steve discover an unexpected new frontier --
Past Past Prime. Past Past Prime Van Morrison is part freedom
fighter, part scientist and part Don Quixote. Steve, who believes
that Van is his "twin flame," wonders if there is radical honesty
and vulnerability in these curious songs. Matty (and the rest of
the world) is less convinced. "What's It Gonna Take" sold poorly
and was alternately ignored or reviled by critics.


In this -- our twenty-fifth episode -- we return to the artist
who inspired our Past Prime project way back when. Van's
forty-third studio album is confounding, infuriating, trolling
and -- yes -- daring. It may be performance art. It may be
dangerous. But, for avowed fans, it cannot be ignored. This is
the work we do. To read more about Van Morrison's "What's It
Gonna Take?", check out the full essay at ⁠⁠Past Prime⁠⁠.