Brian Hinton, MBE (born 21 September 1950) is an English poet and musicologist. In June 2006 he was honoured in H. M. the Queen's Birthday Honours List...

Morrison was noted by John Densmore in his book Riders on the Storm. Brian Hinton relates how "Jim Morrison learned quickly from his near namesake's stagecraft...

ISBN 978-0906008461 Hinton, B. and Wall, G. (2002) Ashley Hutchings: The Guv'nor & the Rise of Folk Rock. London: Helter Skelter, ISBN 978-1900924320 Brian Hinton & Geoff...

Who Knows Where The Time Goes". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2017. Brian Hinton and Geoff Wall, Ashley Hutchings: The Authorised Biography – The Guv’nor...

album Poetic Champions Compose. In his rendition, writes biographer Brian Hinton, "it is 'Mother Ireland' whom Van is missing and his world weary vocals...

the words, "You can leave now if you don't like what is happening." Brian Hinton compares "the delighted contempt of the singer, the song's graveyard...

song and the album as a whole. The song was considered by musicologist Brian Hinton as a tribute to pianist and singer-songwriter, Fats Domino. As with "Domino"...

1970) by Brian Hinton, 72 pages, 1990 – ISBN 0-906328-46-2 Message To Love: "The Isle of Wight Festivals 1968 – 1969 – 1970", by Brian Hinton, 191 pages...

Van's influence on Jim's developing stage performance was later noted by Brian Hinton in his book Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison: "Jim Morrison...

vocals, creates a relatively unusual combination of stylistic elements. Brian Hinton believes that "The song is about growing up, an adolescent first kiss...

released as a bonus track on the 2008 re-mastered version of Veedon Fleece, Brian Hinton had said about the version of the song on The Philosopher's Stone: "'Twilight...

there, to rejoin the living, because 'the cool room is a fool's room'. Brian Hinton described the song's music: "Here is a Dickensian tale of death and decay...

described by Brian Hinton: "It is an album which is more than the sum of its parts, exuding an overall sense of calm and optimism." According to Hinton, "Spanish...

Freshwater, Isle of Wight Coordinates 50°40′32″N 1°30′55″W / 50.675556°N 1.515278°W / 50.675556; -1.515278 Chairperson Brian Hinton Website Official website...

singer having "settled into a life of domestic bliss". Musicologist Brian Hinton argued that Morrison was celebrating a "natural alternative" in his music...

going to Canada and that's about it. The song is basically about dreams. Brian Hinton goes on to say, "Nightmares more like, with Van's lover telling lies...

California, with Mick Glossop as engineer. According to biographer Brian Hinton it is "an answer in song to 'The Dark End of the Street' and it is wonderfully...

chorus with accent lines supporting Morrison's infectious harmonies." Brian Hinton, in reviewing the song notes that "Glad Tidings" seemed to be addressing...

jazz-flavored cut that, is uncomfortably out of place on this record". Brian Hinton describes it as there being "a Sinatra strut to Van's voice, a blues...

sailed and we sailed and we sailed and we sailed... way up to Caledonia." Brian Hinton described the song: "We are back in Astral Weeks territory, a bass led...

some sort of self-imposed therapy and having to go on no matter what. Brian Hinton remarks, "There is a grace and majesty here which I have experienced...

1993 compilation album The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two. Biographer Brian Hinton comments "'Enlightenment' is actually the opposite of what it sounds:...

poetry I'd carve it well/ I'd even make it rhyme." Then, in the words of Brian Hinton what follows is: One of the finest love songs of the century, which I...

William Howard Hinton (Chinese: 韩丁; pinyin: Hán Dīng; February 2, 1919 – May 15, 2004) was an American intellectual, best known for his work on Communism...

Sir Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, animal welfare activist and astrophysicist. He achieved...

and instead appeared on EPs and singles. According to the biographer Brian Hinton, these tracks would have contrasted with Costello's aspiring image of...

quality control and "shoddy packaging", according to Morrison biographer Brian Hinton. Beautiful Vision received acclaim from contemporary critics. In a review...

lyrics include images of Wordsworth and Coleridge "smokin' up in Kendal" (Brian Hinton says they are "smokin' with poetry not spliffs"). It ends with the music...

the narrator condemns his ex-lover and her new partner. The biographer Brian Hinton stated it is a "song of jealousy" that is "lovingly sung". Perone says...

played with new wave bite". In his book Let Them All Talk, the biographer Brian Hinton states that with Get Happy!!, the artist invested in "soul sources with...