John Martyn - Solid Air
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Artist: John MartynBrand: MARTYN,JOHN
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1998-06-16
Music Label: Island
Soundtracks:
- Solid Air
- Over The Hill
- Don't Want To Know
- I'd Rather Be The Devil
- Go Down Easy
- Dreams By The Sea
- May You Never
- The Man In The Station
- The Easy Blues
- Gentle Blues
Music reviews of Solid Air
Music Review: Forgotten Classic
Rating: 5 Stars
Solid Air (1973.), John Martyn's second studio album
Who the hell is John Martyn?? That is probably what 99/100 people would say if you asked them who he was. I think this is quite sad and unfortunate because in John Martyn is an excellent musician, performer and songwriter. Solid Air, John Martyn's 1973 effort is really deserving of all the 5* reviews it has been given by the few reviewers of the album on this site and it is sad that so few people will listen to and experience the greatness of this masterpiece. With John Martyn, you have an artist who is a truly great representer of jazz but also he incorporates a touch of folk and other genres. He is in a class of his own.
So, you ask yourself, where did this bloke appear from. Originally he produced 2 albums with his wife Beverly - 'Road to Ruin' and 'Stormbringer' which are both great. However, from then on he went solo and this is one of his early efforts on his own. The album itself is only about 35 minutes long but it is captivating throughout with Martyn's veratile ability on acoustic guitar and piano. He also has a kind of drooling singing voice (a style he began to adopt around this time) - difficult to understand but its quite unique. The album itself has 9 tracks which are all really good. The pick of these for me are Solid Air, Over The Hill and I'd Rather Be The Devil.
John Martyn himself still performs a lot of these tracks - he's in the past few years released an anthology of his songs. He also still does a lot of live performances.
That aside this 1973 studio album is a forgotten classic which you will find is well worth buying.
Description of Solid Air
No Description AvailableMedia Type: CD
Artist: MARTYN,JOHN
Title: SOLID AIR
Street Release Date: 06/16/1998
Genre: ROCK/POP
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