Glorious Fool – Warner WEA 99 178
3 Oct 1981
Record Mirror
JOHN MARTYN'S twelfth album, his first with Warners and his first with a band.
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Album review
Glorious Fool - Warner WEA K99178
19 Sep 1981
Melody Maker
The accolade 'genius' doesn't often apply in popular music.
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Glorious Fool - Warner WEA 99 178
18 Sep 1981
The Guardian
Aiming for a glorious twelfth
After a career that's lasted for well over a decade. and after recording a dozen albums, John Martyn seems set at last to change his musical status from cult guitarist to established performer.
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Grace & Danger – Island ILPS 9560
28 May 1981
Rolling Stone #344
Grace and danger aptly describe the poles of John Martyn's music.
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Grace & Danger - Antilles AN 7081
11 Apr 1981
Journal Herald
Terry Lawson on sounds
One of pop's true originals is the British-bred Martyn, who began his career as something of a ballad-oriented folkie, but by incorporating a spatial jazz into his free-form compositions, settled on a style totally unique to these ears
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Grace & Danger - Antilles AN 7081
9 Apr 1981
The Gazette
John Martyn makes magic
First impressions, especially in the world of music, are not necessarily accurate. Take the case of John Martyn's Grace & Danger (Island) LP, for instance.
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Grace & Danger - Antilles AN 7081
5 Apr 1981
Press and Sun-Bulletin
Record reviews
A '60s English folkie who spent the past decade slowly evolving his music into an eclectic blend of spacey jazz, rock, and folk sounds rooted in mystical imagery, Martyn here makes music of wonderous beauty.
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Grace & Danger - Antilles AN 7081
22 Mar 1981
Lawrence Journal-World
Although he enjoys modest popularity in his native England, John Martyn is hardly a household name in America.
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Grace & Danger, Island SMAS 9560
20 Mar 1981
Journal News
John Martyn, a Rediscovery
Martyn has just released Grace & Danger. Recorded with Tommy Eyre on keyboards (an original member of Mark-Almond), bassist John Giblin and ex-Genesis member Phil Collins, the album, though it contains frustratingly little acoustic guitar, meanders less than One World and may be as close to Solid Air as Martyn will allow himself to go at this stage.
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Grace & Danger - Antilles AN 7081
15 Mar 1981
Arizona Republic
Guitarist's work plumbs the depths of tonality
A strikingly innovative guitarist and imaginative songwriter, John Martyn has been experimenting with improvisation and tonality since his early days on the English folk scene.
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