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John Martyn - Deceased - Listen To This
Posted by acousticguitarist • 1/30/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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If you don't know the great Scottish man John Martyn's Music
au.youtube.com/watch?v=stRmPH0PbPs
I don't want to know about Evil
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Sounds good....-
great, glad yo might like it.
From an acoustic guitar point of view, John Martyn had a big impact on Acoustic Guitar players, in the past more so than Nick Drake. These days Drake's impact is felt. And now that John has passed over, more players will realise how extraordinary he was. -
that tune I Don't Want to Know about Evil, is a great song to have in a repertoire. Whenever I do solo stuff, I always perform it because its message is so powerful. Melodically and harmonically it is very simple but it always hits an emotional nerve.
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Gotta confess this is the first I've heard of Nick Drake being considered any great shakes as a guitar player (even though his songs are damnably hard to play, even in dumbed-down versions). I've always just thought of him as a singer-songwriter (and a great one, at that).
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Nick Drake is influencing a lot of players now because of his open tunings.
Davey Graham was the one that sort of started it with his DADGAD tunings.
Then a few others like Drake and Martin were doing the singer songwriter thing but with unusual tunings. In fact, even though Martyn and Drake were contemporaries, Drake inspired Martyn. I think that Drake is one of the most influential British guitar players amongst Renbourn, Simpson, Carthy, Martyn, Graham, Jansch and then the incredible Jimmy Page revamped it and took the ideas to a global audience.
David Wilcox (American), is one of the most respected singer guitar players in the industry and he cites Drake as a major influence. Wilcox is a freak, most people wouldn't notice it, but he's a genious -
i think the reason why Drake is not considered a great shaker is because he wasn't flashy and his contribution was really about harmony and texture.
Probably the other two great players which came later, which are virtuosos are Bensusan and Hedges. As far as I can see, they changed the direction of acoustic guitar for thousands of players. Now you have Andy Mckee making lots of waves, he is great but it stems from Hedges -
Hmmm...no Richard Thompson on that list?
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Woops, I left him out. Great acoustic player. Sure there are others too.
Technically, I like Renbourn best as a player. He uses sliced up ping pong balls glued to his nails to uses as finger picks. Brilliant player -
I love Richard Thompson, especially 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. I've caught him a couple of times when he's played in Scottsdale, AZ.
"I see angels on Ariels in leather and chrome
Swooping down from heaven to carry me home"
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Any Celtic Music freaks would notice Donald Lunney on Irish Bouzouki
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this guy is amazing
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I am very familiar with John Martyn and read about his death yesterday. So sad, at age 60, his passing.
RIP, John. -
Yes it is sad, really sad. But, am I hallucinating or have you accidentally posted two threads on this?
www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/oh-dear-john-martyn-dead-a-sad-sad-day-
they were for different reasons
one to morn and one for the song -
yep, almo's got it
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A sad day for music lovers everywhere.-
the saddest
for me this is the biggest one since Hendrix's death when I was 12
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Music for humans :-)
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he was great-
the best
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