Piece By Piece - Island ISL 1083
Short Spins
You either love his boozy-woozy voice and grab-bag tunes, or you hate them.
You either love his boozy-woozy voice and grab-bag tunes, or you hate them.
A few eyebrows went up last year when John Martyn, a veteran British guitarist of considerable influence, showed signs of indulging in the rock-and-roll spirit with more glee than he'd been known for.
Only a heartless bastard would knock old John.
There was a time when pop music was considered a young person's career, and a short-lived one at that.
Ain't That Far From Boothill is a sound début album, and yet another reason for taking this band to your hearts.
I asked four or five of my more musically knowledgeable friends if they had ever heard John Martyn sing.
IT SO happens that Martyn has just released Sapphire (Island L38276), a self-produced, reggae-soaked album recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau.
Atmospheric synthesizer and folk-guitar improvisations with a Caribbean feel.
John Martyn, riservato e timidissimo chitarrista/ cantante inglese sospeso fra folk, jazz e più recentemente un piacevolissimo funk, ha prodotto in quindici anni almeno altrettanti album.