One World - Island SMAS 9492
Put this disc on the player and ask your friend who claims to know music from A to Z to guess who it is.
Put this disc on the player and ask your friend who claims to know music from A to Z to guess who it is.
08 May 1978
John Martyn may be nominally a folk artist, but his music knows no borders.
Like many folksingers in the '60s, John Martyn experimented with a lyrical contemporary chamber music.
John Martyn opened, and his Echoplexed guitar and woozy vocals made for a strange but uniquely experimental warmup act.
John Martyn, who as a solo performer (just himself and guitar) has opened an American tour for Yes and will soon open another for Eric Clapton, is an underrated but magnetically engaging artist.
Lots of your mellower folkies from the '60s have lately evolved into a cool jazz style; the mixed bag Richie Havens used to grab all for himself.
The show was opened by John Martyn, veteran Scottish guitarist who's a favorite of British musicians and practically unknown otherwise.
Martyn is a contemporary singer/ songwriter/ guitarist, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, whose music is not easily categorized for it ranges from seemingly improvised instrumental effects and jazzy vocal phrasing to energetic rock and roll.
In a world where favorite musical styles are used by hundreds of performers, John Martyn stands out as unique.
01 Dec 1977
I once saw a girl absolutely cream some poor bastard with a John Martyn record. He'd whispered some lewd suggestion in her ear and she just whipped around and gave him a tremendous shot in the temple with a copy of So Far So Good.