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G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up - 4/09/25
I listen to an album by John Martyn.
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The Easy BluesIf you were on the fence about that #DoubleBass purchase, come on over 
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Rice is on now. Chilli is simmering. So we need to be simmering too.
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Today's random #Discogs choice John Martyn and Inside Out 1973. A very jazzy feel to this album, a firm favourite of mine. Favourite track Beverley.
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@emsquared I’ve been wearing that t-shirt today 
What’s the common denominator between my 3 favourite artists?#JohnMartyn #TheOrb #BeastieBoys
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WTF’s happened to the thick nip tumbler btw? #Outrage
Do you know in those album covers choices i made recently I suddenly feel guilty for not choosing John Martyn's One World. I was peak new wave when that came out & John Peel was the place to listen but remember him playing Small Hours, in amongst The Pistols, Clash,Costello, Buzzcocks etc & it was absolutely mesmerizing.
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Today's random #Discogs choice John Martyn and Solid Air 2020 repress. Absolute gem of an album. I love his vocal style. It's difficult to pick an outright favourite track, but I'll go for Don't Want To Know.
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A song so good I named my boat after it…
“It’s a cool, cool time…”
Cooltide
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1000 Day Album Challenge (#57) John Martyn: Solid Air (1973) [26.02.24]
don't know what's going wrong in your mind / and I can tell you don't like what you find / when you're moving through / solid air…
I guess you could say that I was a latecomer to Solid Air. I bought it 30ish years after its initial release. I’m not sure I had even heard of John Martyn before the late-90s and early-00s when I began to see Solid Air regularly name-checked by DJs and tastemakers to whom I paid attention. at the time, the tune Solid Air seemed to have gained quite a cachet among chill out DJs.
so glad I bought this album because it is an amazing one. there is a strong late night vibe to it. I would be hard pressed to assign Solid Air to a specific genre which I guess is often true of great records. John Martyn seamlessly combines elements of rock, blues, folk and jazz to create a sound that is uniquely his own.
it turns out I already knew one of the songs on Solid Air. I immediately recognized May You Never from Eric Clapton’s Slowhand (1977). I wouldn’t say I dislike the song, but it really is the most straight forward, dare I say ordinary, song here. I would think one would only cover this tune if (s)he were to dramatically rearrange it which Clapton doesn’t do it all. (in case you’re wondering – John Martyn’s version > Eric Clapton’s version. it ain’t close.)
for me the showcase tune here is I’d Rather be the Devil, a dramatic reimagining of Skip James’ Devil Got My Woman. Martyn’s take is downright scary. he really works the echoplex, a tape delay effect. I’m sure I had heard it before on other songs, but it truly stands out on I’d Rather be the Devil.
do yourself a favor and check it out. the chance of a true music fan being disappointed seems quite slight to me.
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Oh, also #GregHowe.
I think with electric guitar I lean more towards the instrumental jazz rock fusion than towards songs. For acoustic I like songs with great lyrics as well as great playing. I'd add #JohnMartyn to Joni, Paul Simon, Bruce Cockburn.
I know #RichardThompson should be high on my list but I just don't enjoy his voice/songs. Bit too much finger in the ear.
Another of my many fav collaborations from the #TransatlanticSessions, features the late, great #JohnMartyn, with fellow Brit #DannyThompson on #StandupBass, Americans #KathyMattea, #Guitar and backing vocals, #JerryDouglass on #Dobro/#Resonator.
This is Martyn's original song, at least to my knowledge, but it will sound familiar to many who, like myself, may never have heard of him before these sessions.
Great Albums of the 70s: #JohnMartyn – #BlessTheWeather (1971). Martyn would soon begin to paint music in thicker colours, but on this LP the purity of his writing shines – backed by Danny Thompson’s slithering basslines. Hot take: I never liked that bloody Echoplex, although I’ve always had time for Martyn’s words and melodies. I also think his being handy with a pair of boxing gloves kept him off the sad track Nick Drake went down.
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