With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Song tuning guide the official john martyn website. Glasgowbred hardman john martyns ongoing musical career has been as vol. Youve been taking your time and youve been living on solid air youve been walking the line and youve been living on solid air dont know. The album cover is an example of schlieren photography demonstrating the solid nature of air. Martyns techniques were changing radically when he recorded this lp, and the most significant change was his experimentation with electronics and echoplex effects. May 22, 2017 solid air is a folk jazz album released in 1973 by john martyn on island records. Song information for solid air john martyn on allmusic. John martyn live at leeds deluxe edition 2010 free. John martyn solid air deluxe edition 2009 top labels and collections. John martyns music is defenitely artistic, but it sound a bit to background music to my ears. John martyn magazine and newspaper articles, same again. Id rather be the devil devil got my woman album version.
John martyn s music is defenitely artistic, but it sound a bit to background music to my ears. Solid air is a metaphor for the depression which martyns friend nick drake suffered from. The title track, dedicated to his close friend nick drake, became a eulogy. Solid air is where john martyns love affair with effects and echoplex became serious. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. Solid air was given a further remastering and repackaging when a double cd reissue curated by john hillarby was released in 2009, and which included several alternate studio and live versions. John martyns best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015 may you never john martyn. A poignant epistle to nick drake, the delicate folk jazz title track on martyn s third solo lp emerged from a session almost like a big jam. He hit a creative peak with 1973s solid air, which. Aint no saint was the title of the fourcd restrospective of john martyns career, released to mark his 60th birthday last september. I absolutely love john martyn and hope to hear everything he recorded. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from john martyn at the discogs marketplace. John martyn solid air 2000, carded sleeve, cd discogs. But despite this apparent distraction, john martyns musical career.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Cd edition of the british folk singersongwriters landmark 1973 album. My go to john martyn stuff is the pure unaccompanied acoustic guitar and voice on the one hand, and his heavily jazzinfluenced work especially live with danny thompson on bass at the other extreme. This doubledisc collection kicks off with four tracks from john martyns 1967 debut london conversation before unveiling three unheard demos from the followup, 1968s the. John martyn solid air 20 vinyl steve hoffman music forums. John martyn solid air with danny thompson in dublin marvelous.
Check out solid air remastered by john martyn on amazon music. Sound of music, music love, good music, my music, john martyn, nick drake, acid jazz, bob seger, year of the monkey. The acoustic john martyn is a new twocd set from universal that brings together key album tracks, a scattering of live performances and various rarities, including some unreleased demo recordings. Watch the video for solid air from john martyns solid air for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He was married to annie furlong and beverley kutner. Solid air is the fourth studio album by british folk singersongwriter john martyn, released in february 1973 by island records. Solid air remastered, an album by john martyn on spotify.
Includes playthru, video lesson, tabs, chords and lyrics. Watch the video for solid air from john martyn s solid air for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Search this blog for other john martyn releases, and listen to his classic bless the weather album tracks 1 solid air martyn 6. At the time of producing solid air, john martyn was fighting a long and strenuous battle with alcoholism. Emotionally intense and hauntingly beautiful solid air encapsulates almost every musical genre with ease and accomplishment. Solid air has long since been considered by many to be his best album. If you are not hooked from the opening bars of the opening song the title track. Listen to solid air deluxe edition by john martyn on deezer. Many john martyn fans regard johns reworking of couldnt love you more as one of his greatest recordings, and the album is hr by a.
A troubled and mercurial character, martyn worked with some of the best musicians and behind the scenes talent in the businessincluding. John martyn is a prog folk progressive rock artist from united kingdom. If you see hand etched matrix on a gz pressing it is likely from supplied lacquer and therefore could be all analogue. Long associated with chris blackwells island records, john martyns most enduring album, solid air, is now considered a classic representation of british folkjazz fusion by a troubadour raised in scotland who did not consider himself a folk artist. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. But despite this apparent distraction, john martyn s musical career did not suffer, at least not in terms of his albums. Jul, 2015 long associated with chris blackwells island records, john martyns most enduring album, solid air, is now considered a classic representation of british folkjazz fusion by a troubadour raised in scotland who did not consider himself a folk artist. 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. In the case of solid air deadwax tells its digital but it doesnt sound obviously so as many reissues do.
A troubled and mercurial character, martyn worked with some of the best musicians and. Youve been taking your time and youve been living on solid air youve been walking the line and youve been living on solid air dont know whats going wrong inside. John martyn was born on september 11, 1948 in new malden, surrey, england as iain david mcgeachy. Solid air john martyn to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Dont be afraid of the solid air because, in john martyns hands, it becomes a flexible material, spread in a magical palette from folkrock to triprock with amazing results. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. John martyn solid air album art, john martyn solid air. Dont be afraid of the solid air because, in john martyn s hands, it becomes a flexible material, spread in a magical palette from folkrock to triprock with amazing results. It was done for a friend of mine, and it was done right, with very clear motives, john martyn later recalled of the title track from his 1973 classic.
Solid air is the definitive john martyn album, fusing his myriad musical influences into sonic perfection. By 1973, john martyn still at the tender age of 25 had racked up five albums two with then wife, beverly. It was done for a friend of mine, and it was done right, with very clear motives, john martyn. Download cafe del mar volume 15 by musicbox torrent 37x. John martyn one for the road one world sampler by banberry2112. Recorded at sound techniques studio in chelsea during 1972, john martyns seminal album solid air was released in february 1973. John martyn solid air 1973 it took me a couple of listens, but i can now confirm this is a special slightly progressive folkrock record with jazz rock leanings. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universalisland records ltd. As for the selftitled song, written for his friend nick drake, is the most valuable, solid air ive come across in my life.
Many john martyn fans regard john s reworking of couldnt love you more as one of his greatest recordings, and the album is hr by a. Play john martyn songs on guitar, song tuning guide. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. 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. A poignant epistle to nick drake, the delicate folk jazz title track on martyns third solo lp emerged from a session almost like a big jam. The thing is, i usually dont listen to introverted sounding artists. Solid air is a folk jazz album released in 1973 by john martyn on island records. Aug 05, 2011 many john martyn fans regard john s reworking of couldnt love you more as one of his greatest recordings, and the album is hr by a. Listen free to john martyn solid air solid air, over the hill and more.
Inside out is john martyns 5th album, the immediate followup to his highly acclaimed solid air which was released earlier in 1973. Listen to your favorite songs from solid air by john martyn now. Solid air remastered by john martyn on amazon music. Glasgowbred hardman john martyn s ongoing musical career has been as vol. The real breakthrough in martyns sound had really come with the previous album, bless the weather.