Ranking them is tough. But for now I'd go (1) One World, (2) Grace & Danger, (3) Solid Air and (4) Bless The Weather. Love the man!
― QuantumNoise, Saturday, 24 September 2011 15:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Been pretty obsessed with Martyn this year. I don't think the drum machine on One World sounds contemporary though, but that's what i love about it. It's got that primitive feel, like on There's A Riot Goin' On
― Number None, Saturday, 24 September 2011 16:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also, pretty sure drum machine isn't on Dancing -- it is on Dealer tho.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 24 September 2011 20:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
The drum machine is added to "Dancing" on the outtake/bootleg (yet avail. on iTunes) set Another World.
I'm a sucker for his, er, dance-y late-'70s/early-'80s songs, like that track and "Running Up The Harbour" from the Grace And Danger deluxe set.
― Hold me closer, tiny blushda (Craig D.), Saturday, 24 September 2011 21:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think it's on the deluxe remaster too
― Number None, Saturday, 24 September 2011 21:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Didn't Do That" on Glorious Fool is a great twitchy number. But we are a long way from One World.
― Euler, Saturday, 24 September 2011 21:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 25 September 2011 00:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 September 2011 22:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jesus Christ
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 30 September 2011 04:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
Bless Spotify
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Monday, 7 May 2012 01:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
John Martyn, I did not know you until now.
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Monday, 7 May 2012 01:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
^^^ fave john martyn song of the moment. so great.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 7 May 2012 01:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
when i got to talking to michael chapman last year he mentioned in passing that john martyn was the only person he'd ever kicked out of his house.i would like to hear the rest of that story someday.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 7 May 2012 01:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'd be interested to hear Nick McCabe on John Martyn's new record too; pretty like minded people I figure.
― Keith Watson (kmw), Monday, May 10, 2004 10:05 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I always heard echoes of Richard Thompson in the guitar on the early Verve records. But I guess it was Nick drake not John Martyn that had his accompaniment, RT's that is.
― Stevolende, Monday, 7 May 2012 12:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, verlaine's gtr sound = 50% jerry garcia, 50% richard thompson - the version of 'Sloth' on the Fairport Convention live at the LA Troubadour set is especially Television-like, tho' Sailor's LIFE always sounds to me more like FT trying to be the Velvet Underground
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:12 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I was really reminded of Verlaine at least by the guitar you can now hear under bits of North Star Grassman & The ravens the Sandy Denny lp.
― Stevolende, Monday, 7 May 2012 12:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
the guitar on dancing is just so ~sparkly~.
― tubular, mondo, gnabry (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 1 September 2012 02:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
durutti-esque even
― blank, Saturday, 1 September 2012 02:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
god that ogwt 'one world' upthread is gorgeous
― bear, bear, bear, Saturday, 1 September 2012 10:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 2 September 2012 04:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, May 7, 2012 1:55 AM (3 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― one dis leads to another (ian), Monday, 3 September 2012 05:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
never heard this guy before! he's amazing...
listening to Inside Out
not sure what kinda music this is...only thing that kinda pings are the weirder Tim Buckley albums...
― captain angeroo (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 17:31 (6 months ago) Permalink
get One World, Solid Air, and Bless the Weather right now!
― Number None, Tuesday, 6 November 2012 18:53 (6 months ago) Permalink
yeah, those and live at leeds. the ones with his wife are solid too, though more on the straight-up folk tip.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 6 November 2012 18:55 (6 months ago) Permalink
Stormbringer
― ryan, Tuesday, 6 November 2012 18:56 (6 months ago) Permalink