Thanks for reminding me why I own a dozen of this guy's albums. But I almost never listen to them. Too inconsistent? Too sloppy? Too don't -give-a-shit? Too drunk? This is a reminder of how sublime he could be when he tried.
I own everything from "London Conversation" to "Glorious Fool," and every one of them has great stuff and terrible stuff. Your four "toos" pretty much nails John Martyn.
Lovely song. Tommy Eyre's keyboards are excellent. I never warmed to Martin, maybe because of the inconsistency, but May You Never was always a sentimental favorite.
After reading a number of Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels with a number of instances where Rebus puts on a John Martin album, I came across outstanding compilation Johnny Boy Would Love This... A Tribute To John Martyn https://www.discogs.com/master/489504-Various-Johnny-Boy-Would-Love-This-A-Tribute-To-John-Martyn. That led me to Solid Air and others, but I play the compilation more than the originals.
One of the underrated greats. His highs are stratospheric...his indulgences were just that, but often (musically) sublime ...his version of Somewhere over the Rainbow shouldn't be as great as it is.
I saw a fascinating BBC Documentary on John Martyn on YouTube,. His music never grabbed me, but quite a character. If you can find Danny Thompson discussing recording with him. ( I saw something on line ) It confirms Tinpot's Too Theory ( TTT? )
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Thanks for reminding me why I own a dozen of this guy's albums.
But I almost never listen to them. Too inconsistent? Too sloppy? Too don't -give-a-shit? Too drunk?
This is a reminder of how sublime he could be when he tried.
I own everything from "London Conversation" to "Glorious Fool," and every one of them has great stuff and terrible stuff. Your four "toos" pretty much nails John Martyn.
Lovely song. Tommy Eyre's keyboards are excellent. I never warmed to Martin, maybe because of the inconsistency, but May You Never was always a sentimental favorite.
What a great song. I am going to pull out some John Martyn this evening. There's an absolutely harrowing BBC documentary on Martyn.
https://youtu.be/q0DVynJD4jE?si=LUg06yN8WV3oXJPh
A lovely song! I'm not sure what to say about the artist.
Except for Solid Air. That's sublime and consistent and deservedly known as his masterpiece.
I'm not familiar with the artist, but that was lovely.
I have no strong eelings about John Martyn one way or another, but I felt obligated to comment after Sal's cris de couer yesterday. 😎
After reading a number of Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels with a number of instances where Rebus puts on a John Martin album, I came across outstanding compilation Johnny Boy Would Love This... A Tribute To John Martyn https://www.discogs.com/master/489504-Various-Johnny-Boy-Would-Love-This-A-Tribute-To-John-Martyn. That led me to Solid Air and others, but I play the compilation more than the originals.
- Paul in DK
One of the underrated greats. His highs are stratospheric...his indulgences were just that, but often (musically) sublime ...his version of Somewhere over the Rainbow shouldn't be as great as it is.
I saw a fascinating BBC Documentary on John Martyn on YouTube,. His music never grabbed me, but quite a character. If you can find Danny Thompson discussing recording with him. ( I saw something on line ) It confirms Tinpot's Too Theory ( TTT? )
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