John Martyn - solid air

[gentlegreen]

Thinking about it, for me he probably single-handedly justified the existence of Whistle Test ...

"Big Muff ... get away with your terrible stuff ..." I would have discovered him around the same time as King Tubby ...

 

[newbie]

cheers, searching for it now.

Just realised I've managed to buy 17 albums for £1.19!

Stormbringer - liking it - thank you

you did very, very well. that set is now £153.59

 

[krtek a houby]

A young guitarist performed it at our local the other week. Quite impressed.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

you did very, very well. that set is now £153.59

mp3's, though.

They don't seem to be offering the digital version/collection any more - odd -maybe it was to tempt people to the box set, huh?

Anyway - loving it

 

[newbie]

oops missed that was physical disks, mind, I'd forgotten anyone buys or uses them any more.

I still get a tingle every time I hear his music, and picture the young man on the stage with a smouldering joint wedged in between the strings at the head of his guitar. Saw him loads during the 70s, less frequently after that.

 

[friedaweed]

I chucked solid air on last weekend whilst I was doing some waste of time reading for a job I didn't get. The positive upshot from it all was I remembered how fucking good John Martyn was/still is

I loved this tour

 

[hipipol]

He wrote Solid Air in memory of a friend of his, Nick Drake, both of whom were on the same label, Island, who never got the acceptance and popularity that he had - know its a JM thread but cant resist showing why Johnny boy thought him so good



Loved them then, love them now

 

[eoin_k]

I discovered John's music yesterday after buying The Island Years mp3 collection from Amazon (£1.19 for truckloads of stuff)

Very like some of it
May you never upsets me for some reason

because it is poignant?

 

[Throbbing Angel]

because it is poignant?

aye

 

[chasbo zelena]

Love the story D ) of always forgetting he'd had his foot amputated, waking up every morning, getting up and falling straight over.