Got any Nick Drake albums?

[Chesney Christ]

If so, stick one on and just look out of the window at the snow. Lovely stuff.

 

[Attilio the Hun]

Got "Bryter Layter" and "Pink Moon"

Northern Sky would be quite apt, but he does get a bit too melancholy after a while . . .

Glad his music is enjoying something of a revival.

 

[Lush]

No albums, but "The River Man" track downloaded. Thinking about getting more.

Recommendations?

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Got 4 of them , but I always think of them as the accompaniment to a summer's day.

Good that we can all get different things out of his music.

 

[Brixtaan]

Just discovered "One of these Things"- Great song but i know nothing else of his.

 

[Attilio the Hun]

Radio 2 broadcast a terrific biography of his life and work a little while back. Brad Pitt narrated it. I bet it can be downloaded from the Beeb website.

 

[Chesney Christ]

No albums, but "The River Man" track downloaded. Thinking about getting more.

Recommendations?

I have the albums Pink Moon and Five Leaves Left, and I would say the latter (which has the track River Man on it) is marginally better. His voice is stunning.

If you would rather download first I'd reccomend checking out "Road", "Cello Song" and "Day is done".

 

[dougdeep]

I used to have "Five Leaves Left" It's quality.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

No albums, but "The River Man" track downloaded. Thinking about getting more.

Recommendations?

3 studio albums in his lifetime, all good, but all different.

'Five Leaves Left': probably the most varied, with some delicate and exquisite songs, like 'River Man'.
'Bryter Layter': the most upbeat, includes the excellent 'Northern Sky'
'Pink Moon': very sparse arrangements and haunting songs, recorded in solitude..not upbeat, but not self-indulgently miserable either

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

No albums, but "The River Man" track downloaded. Thinking about getting more.

Recommendations?

I've got Bryter Later, Pink Moon and Five Leaves Left. All of them are great in their own way.

I may have to go and listen to them again now.

 

[NMH]

'Heaven In a Wild Flower' on vinyl.

I imagine there are a lot of good tracks that are missing off that compilation though.

 

[NMH]

There is an album's worth of material that saw release later called 'Time Of No Reply'.

Perhaps it's knowing that he died so young that makes his songs sound so melancholy. He's Britain's version of Tim Buckley in that respect.

Townes Van Zandt is quite good, I'd recommend him.

 

[Rich Suvner]

Got all three albums. The contrast between haunting lyrics and beautiful guitar play makes for compelling listening

 

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Got all his original albums but have to say Fruit Tree and Northern Sky are up there with the best.

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

I am business partners with his producer, and worked for Drake's publishing company for many years. He has sold more albums each year since 1980, and sales really took off in the States when VW used Pink Moon in a TV ad for their Cabriolet. I'm sad that I never met him or saw him play. He was cripplingly shy and he only did a handful of live shows before his untimely death from a likely accidental overdose of anti-depressents.

If you don't want to invest in all three studio albums then there have been three collections, the latest of which is called Nick Drake - A Treasury, although Way To Blue is better in my opinion if you can still get hold of it.

The man was a genius in my book, and many great artists credit him with being a strong influence on their own music.

His sister Gabrielle Drake was in Crossroads years ago, and is still a busy stage and tv actress.

 

[Ratso2005]

Hazey Jane I is one of the most beautiful compositions ever recorded I think.

 

[culvers]

Hazey Jane I is one of the most beautiful compositions ever recorded I think.

Hazy Jane II is pretty special too