Nick Drake - Pink Moon
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Music Reviews of Pink Moon
Music Review: A wonderful record.
Rating: 4 Stars
The most popular and probably widest revered of his catalog, Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" is a stripped down guitar-and-voice record, with only occasional overdubbed piano. In response to this, the production is much drier than on previous albums, lending a natural fragility to the record rather than the warmth on the previous two albums. The album has a sparseness to it, emphasized further by its short length, but a great power as well. I don't think its quite the masterpiece its often thought of as (I'd reserve that for Drake's debut, "Five Leaves Left"), it is a fine album.
What it excels at is being delicate-- check the instrumental "Horn", a simpel and beautiful guitar line, or the famous "Pink Moon" (featured in a Volkswagon commercial) and the stunning "Things Behind the Sun". The material is brilliant, its just that there's not terribly a lot of it, and some of it would have benefited from a stronger production and arrangement.
Still, its a beautiful album, and well worth investigation. Recommended.
Music Review: sadness, and depression at its absolute best
Rating: 5 Stars
the music of nick drake is like a dark look inside someones soul. and this album is the darkest part of it. after making 2 brilliant albums, that got little or no commercial acclaim, nick drake became very depressed, and made this in 2 nights at his home, brought the tapes to the record company unnanounced, then checked himself into a psychiatric ward. this is the music of someone about to lose their life. the title track was used in a volkswagen commercial a few years ago, but it is a classic song, and is great. the songs on this album can't exactly be explained track by track, but the standouts are pink moon, place to be, which will(which i think might be the best song nick ever penned) things behind the sun, free ride, and from the morning. if you are interested in getting into the music of nick drake, i feel that this is the best place to start with. believe me you will go out and buy five leaves left, and bryter layter the same day like i did. nick was a tortured soul, who was taken way too soon.Music Review: like an old friend
Rating: 5 Stars
Basically if you like dark melancholy folk then you will like this. I'll try not to sit here and gush about this album like an old woman, because I know both you and I have better things to do, but I will say that it is simply beautiful. There's some very good guitar work here that, although very sparse, is quite captivating along with Drake's subtle voice. This CD is so easy to listen to...it really amazed me how many people said it was boring. I really don't like the idea that Drake's music is just a current fad that will have been dusted off only to maintain it's popularity for a year or so at the most. It really robs his music of it's merit. Although he probably wasn't a "genius" like everyone whines these days, his music stacks up against ANY folk (including iron and wine, which i personally think sounds completely like artsy fartsy crap; sorry all you iaw fans out there). Nick Drake's music is really down to earth and enjoyable. This is his best album. Buy it.Music Review: Masterpiece
Rating: 5 Stars
Pink Moon will always hold a special place in my heart. Not only was this my first introduction to the Artist. But was also my first CD exchange with a dear friend. The ramifications of emotions and memories this album brings are at times overwhelming.
This Album embodies all I ever wanted to achieve, and all that I have.
In the most simple definition Pink Moon represents the true shape of music. Music in its purest form and most beautiful shade.
Recorded over two nights in October 1971. Nobody knew he was making an album. He turned in the master tapes and proclaimed "I have no more songs left to sing".
This is just a man and his guitar. No more, no less. This is not about making a statement, creating greatness, or re-designing the laws of music. But merely an expression. And that is what music should be.
Is so easy to indulge ourselves with production details and ideals. That we forget what true music should be.
Music Review: Timeless and truly inspired
Rating: 5 Stars
I do not need to reiterate the other reviewers' analyses concerning the technical aspects of the music on this album, other than to state that it is all true (5 stars). Musically, the CD is a supreme technical achievement. More importantly, however, the CD is truly an inspired piece of art in every sense of the word. The songs were written, composed and played while the artist was in the throes of depression. The collection as a whole is a swan song for this musician.
It is this combination of the artist's technical genius and his intense level of emotional inspiration that make this such a timeless, profound and moving CD. I have listened to the CD at least 50 or 60 times in the last few months. It is simply that original, and emotionally affecting.....it is simply that exceptional. It was no suprise to me, that Sufjan Stevens, another talented musician that I recommend, lists this as his favorite CD.