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Originally Posted by jackhammer
John Martyn is every bit as good as Nick Drake, yet he gets nowhere near the adulation. He is performing in a wheelchair these days and still touring. I only say this because Solid Air by Martyn was written about Nick Drake who was a close freind of Martyn's. Another great review but I have to say that I rarely listen to Nick Drake. His music sails perilously close to background music to me.
On another note-Mountain Ash Band. I would love to give that a listen.
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Drake's music is beautiful in it's simplicity and I would say Pink Moon is worthy of iconic status. The other two albums are also very solid, but I don't think they are as good as Solid Air. Since I did the review of that album a few months ago Lee it's really crept up my list and is now among my favorite albums in current rotation.
I think it's naturally though to glorify tragic figures more then those who stand the test of time. Hendrix, Joplin, Nirvana etc etc etc. All over rated when judged on their music catalog alone.