god i love nick drake
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listening to 'pink moon' is always a profound emotional experience for me. i can't pinpoint one or two songs that make the album great, though i do have my favorites (things behind the sun, parasite). every song is beautiful on both a superficial and deep level: through the transparent and lush beauty of every track, it is almost impossible not to feel the crushing sense of doom in drake's delivery (and for that reason it is almost a crime to not give this album your full attention when listening).drake was without a doubt a superb musician: he was both a masterful guitar player, with a fingerpicking technique unlike any other; and a beautiful and heartfelt vocalist. his dusky, sensitive voice managed to be both bashful and intense at the same time. perhaps the most remarkable thing about drake's guitar playing was his ability to create (in my opinion) the richest soundscape of any of his albums with only himself and his voice. it is easy to forget that it was only drake and his guitar, save for the sparse and brief piano line of the title track.it's hard to believe that such great beauty could come out of such horrible darkness, and i am brought to tears when i realize that one person had the capacity to make something as amazing as pink moon (it's even more extraordinary considering his condition at the time). in an ironic way, this album gives me hope that the rest of humanity has the capacity to create things equally as beautiful. Nick Drake was inspiring simply because of his ability to create such beauty. his work transcended the world of darkness that he lived in, while remaining true to it and never being anything other than authentic. pink moon continues, more than 30 years after his death, to shine like a bright beacon, here to remind us that we all have the capacity to create light out of darkness. i'm sure if drake knew what a legacy his work would eventually leave, his world would have been a lot brighter.
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