Finally picked Pink Moon up on (reissued) vinyl today - £12 at the back of an HMV clearance rack. We've had a house full tonight: 18 yr7s for a Hallowe'en disco. Kids leave behind a strange kind of silence; I'm letting Drake enscorcell the disturbed air.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Thursday, 31 October 2019 22:22 (four years ago) link
that sounds like a shock. pink moon after the tohuwabohu of a kid's party. weird choice. from total distraction to total focus. will you tell us how it was?
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 31 October 2019 22:28 (four years ago) link
It was risky eh - who knows what might have been summoned? Perfect, though. Parasite standing out tonight.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Thursday, 31 October 2019 22:42 (four years ago) link
Can't believe the hate for "Poor Boy" earlier on this thread; it's one of my favourite Nick Drake tracks. I love the bossa nova feel and "all those girls in the background choir should have been shot before the recording" - that's PP Arnold and Doris Troy!
― fetter, Monday, 4 November 2019 16:05 (four years ago) link
yeah "poor boy" is great. it also has an awesome chris mcgregor piano solo!
― tylerw, Monday, 4 November 2019 16:07 (four years ago) link
It's crazy all the love for Five Leaves Left upthread. I never really am inspired to listen to that whereas I have 2 very distinct moods when the other two get airplay.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 4 November 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link
i usually just play all three original LPs straight through, once I get going, I can't stop!
― tylerw, Monday, 4 November 2019 17:34 (four years ago) link
yeah, they're all great imo. 'poor boy' fan as well over here
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Monday, 4 November 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
Five Leaves Left starts to drown in strings at a certain point but the opening three and ‘Cello Song are incredible, perfect for this time of year.
― JoeStork, Monday, 4 November 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
River Man tho
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 4 November 2019 21:35 (four years ago) link
duh, part of the “opening three” of courseI recently scared my daughter by telling her she could play “Place to Be” at my memorial when I die (hopefully about 100 years hence)
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 4 November 2019 21:37 (four years ago) link
i don't know if i've mentioned this before but i lost/had stolen all my nick drake records except for "bryter layter" at a greyhound station so that one's my favorite
― tantric societal collapse (rushomancy), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
Bryter Layter. "Over-produced" "muzak arrangements" "like I'd hear in a grocery store" rule!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 05:11 (four years ago) link
Love all three obv, but I'd probably pick 5 leaves since for me it somehow captures the whole spectrum of his work
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 10:29 (four years ago) link
there's a pink side of the moon. yes, a pink moon. pink pink pink. pink moon
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
My Hannibal / Rycodisk issue of Pink Moon lists "Road" as "Radio", which brought confusion when people talked about "Road"
― Duke, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 23:32 (four years ago) link
It was one of the first songs of his I learnt to play on guitar. Drop the high G to E and you're good to go.
― Duke, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 23:33 (four years ago) link