General Article name: Solid Air
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Universal Number of tracks: 9 Tracklist LP - 1 1. John Martyn - Solid Air 2. John Martyn - Over the Hill 3. John Martyn - Don't Want to Know 4. John Martyn - I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman) 5. John Martyn - Go Down Easy 6. John Martyn - Dreams By the Sea 7. John Martyn - May You Never 8. John Martyn - Man in the Station 9. John Martyn - Easy Blues   Description Description

Solid Air (whose title track was written for John Martyn's friend, songwriter Nick Drake) is one of the defining moments in British folk, in the same league as Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief, Richard & Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights, and Michael Chapman's Rainmaker. Martyn stepped out of his comfort zone to record and produce it, including not only jazz and blues but rock and plenty of sound effects, and featuring Rhodes piano on some of its tracks, dismaying some fans while winning a ton more for its genre-blurring presentation. A number of its cuts -- such as the title track, "Over the Hill," "I'd Rather Be the Devil," and "May You Never" -- remained staples in his live sets until the end of his life. ~ Thom Jurek

Thom Jurek

Contributors Artist: John Martyn Record Label: Universal