JOHN MARTYN
One of Britains national treasures. Unfortunately many of the music loving people of the UK have never heard of him. Damn shame as Martyn has one of the most distinctive and faultless voices you will ever hear. A self confessed romantic coupled with an addiction to booze creates a lost soul, seemingingly adrift since his divorce way back in 1980. Originally a folk guitarist who has encompassed the Blues, a little Physchedelia, rock , Jazz and wrapped it up in a voice that many soul artists would kill for. John Martyn is a highly revered artist in musicians circles, yet his name is barely a cult in his native U.K.
His breakthrough album Solid Air (1973) is a British classic with the title track a highly personal eulogy to his close friend Nick Drake and features possibly his greatest track I Don't Want To Know. His other revered classic is Grace And Danger (1980) which dealt specifically with his marriage break up and very rarely has an artist used an album as an emotional catharsis and been so open about it.
Martyn's music evokes the rolling hills of Scotland (his native home) while evocating a simple life of love and to be loved. An artist as important as Van Morrison and as heart wrenchingly honest as Nick Drake. I give you John Martyn.
1. Solid Air. (Solid Air 1973)
2. Wildflower. (Glasgow Walker 2000)
3. Don't Want To Know. (Solid Air 1973)
4. Lookin' On. (Grace And Danger 1980)
5. Cry Me A River (Glasgow Walker 2000)
6. Hurt In Your Heart (Grace And Danger 1980)
7. The Man In The Station (Solid Air 1973)
8. You Don't Know What Love Is (Glasgow Walker 2000)
9. Go Down Easy (On The Cobbles 2004)
10. My Creator (On The Cobbles 2004)
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