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Post by 007 on May 28, 2023 14:53:58 GMT
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Post by K Tresp on May 28, 2023 15:39:44 GMT
A few I am sure.
Not sure if this video on how ND got his tone has been shared before.
Not changing strings is common ground with more than a few forum members.
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Post by ocarolan on May 28, 2023 16:23:11 GMT
... and also the recording equipment and methods in use at the time.....
Keith
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Post by grayn on May 29, 2023 6:28:29 GMT
Still tugs on my heart strings, listening to those guitar parts. My all time favourite singer/guitarist/songwriter but far. Interesting video. Cheers.
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Post by grayn on May 29, 2023 21:33:00 GMT
Still tugs on my heart strings, listening to those guitar parts. My all time favourite singer/guitarist/songwriter by far. Interesting video. Cheers.
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Post by K Tresp on Jun 30, 2023 9:47:42 GMT
I have paused for a while between completing reading the book and posting this message. Observations:
First, it is meticulously researched and put together very comprehensively. Very impressive work on the factual details of Nick Drake’s life. Second, it is ineffably sad as a human tale. Third, it is, inevitably, third person perspective. It cannot give much insight into Nick Drake’s own thoughts or perspective and does not try to. He is largely taciturn. The family and wider friendship group were brilliantly supportive. Fourth, not recommended to anyone who has experienced or seen a family member deteriorate through mental illness and take their own life. Finally, make your own choice: if you are someone who likes the music and wants to understand the life of the person behind it it is a good read. If you are someone who believes that the music (or any other art) speaks for itself and that understanding the mundane details of the life of the creator is at best irrelevant and at worst gets in the way I would suggest you give it a pass.
Credit to the author, family and other contributors. They should be very proud of their work.
And, for those who love Nick Drake’s work (as I do) a profound sense of gratitude to him for leaving a wonderful body of work (created over a short period of time).
Overwhelmingly sad.
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Post by jwills57 on Jul 4, 2023 19:36:50 GMT
I love Nick Drake's music. A singular and unmatched talent. You can see the darkness coming on in the third album, Pink Moon. I sort of feel the same way about John Fahey, in a way, though Fahey lived to be 62 and left behind a substantial body of work. The music of the last 10-12 years of his life was pretty weird and rambling, I guess I would say, compared to the tight, structured, brilliant compositions of his earlier days, like "Sunflower River Blues" and "Red Pony" among many others. But he was going down in an alcoholic spiral, basically ended up living in a room in a seedy motel, surrounded by cassette tapes and the detritus of a crumbling life. Very sad. If folks are interested in Fahey's life, I would recommend searching the documentary called "In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey". Really illuminating but painful, too.
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Post by Welshruss on Jul 6, 2023 8:03:11 GMT
I love Nick Drake's music. A singular and unmatched talent. You can see the darkness coming on in the third album, Pink Moon. I sort of feel the same way about John Fahey, in a way, though Fahey lived to be 62 and left behind a substantial body of work. The music of the last 10-12 years of his life was pretty weird and rambling, I guess I would say, compared to the tight, structured, brilliant compositions of his earlier days, like "Sunflower River Blues" and "Red Pony" among many others. But he was going down in an alcoholic spiral, basically ended up living in a room in a seedy motel, surrounded by cassette tapes and the detritus of a crumbling life. Very sad. If folks are interested in Fahey's life, I would recommend searching the documentary called "In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey". Really illuminating but painful, too. I second that great documentary on Fahey along with the one on his mate Robbie Basho “Voice of an eagle”.
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