Solid Air (whose title track was written for John Martyn's friend, songwriter Nick Drake) is one of the defining moments in British folk, in the same league as Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief, Richard & Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights, and Michael Chapman's Rainmaker. Martyn stepped out of his comfort zone to record and produce it, including not only jazz and blues but rock and plenty of sound effects, and featuring Rhodes piano on some of its tracks, dismaying some fans while winning a ton more for its genre-blurring presentation. A number of its cuts -- such as the title track, "Over the Hill," "I'd Rather Be the Devil," and "May You Never" -- remained staples in his live sets until the end of his life.
This song just popped on to the iTunes and I just have to try & express how much I love it. I couldn't possibly explain everything about John Martyn (have a look at his wikipedia entry for the full story), but here's the summary:1 - Friends with Nick Drake, he wrote the song Solid Air about the doomed singer2 - He's been described as the father of trip-hop3 - Hung out with lee Scratch Perry4 - ...
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This song just popped on to the iTunes and I just have to try & express how much I love it. I couldn't possibly explain everything about John Martyn (have a look at his wikipedia entry for the full story), but here's the summary:1 - Friends with Nick Drake, he wrote the song Solid Air about the doomed singer2 - He's been described as the father of trip-hop3 - Hung out with lee Scratch Perry4 - ...
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