The very best of the very best. Back in the mid-70's, I had nothing more than a backpack, a bit of hope, a girlfriend, and a total appreciation of John Martyn. My backpack has grown up to become a nice house, my girlfriend has been my wife for 32 years, and I still have a total appreciation for John Martyn.
The irreplaceable John Martyn with his long time cohort Danny T laying down one of John's classic toons.He left behind such a catalogue of music so many have never heard, thankfully I have.
Yes, Danny Thompson is an incredible double bassist!! And an amazing, generous man and teacher. I had the honor of playing with him at Sore Fingers Bluegrass Week a few years ago and I will always cherish those moments. This was some of the best music I've ever been involved with in my entire career.
19 people apparently have no ears. What a shame for them. This is pure magic. On a day when such a troubled musician has been lost to the world, this song is just as poignant as it ever was.
@UFOIST Some people don't like asparagus, or celery. Not sure if JK is one of them. Be just as stupid for me to clump aforementioned veg-haters with JK. My mum loved celery and asparagus but couldn't stand JM. I, on the other hand love all 4. Funny old world innit?
I first saw him in bradford uni in circa 1980.unbelievable can't stop feeling the rythm from from the very beginning. never stopped listening to him since
This is fantastic. There is a later version.."The Atlantic Sessions II"...where john is much older (still with Danny on Bass). The Blues singing on that is painfull...if you are not moved by it, then maybe you got no soul.? It was on YouTube.
I first saw John Martyn at Dundee Univ in about 1972. I'd never seen or heard his echoplex stuff and was simply astounded by his power and his passion. He was legless and stoned. I saw him about a dozen times between then and his passing, each time he was legless and stoned. Each time he delivered heart rending performances. An absolute troubador of the highest quality and sorely missed.
It's like this, I was listening to Nick Drake and then,all of a sudden,out of the blue so to speak, although I spoke not, I had a compulsion to listen to this song and found the trivia at the beginning, and now I wonder how I feel about coincidence.
Saw John just weeks before he died on stage at the rosin dubh, Galway.. wonderful.. it looked like he was barley touching the strings.. but the sound that resinated was incredable.. truly missed x
john's just genius i met him one night in the Kelvingrove Bar in glasgow he had just finnished a nights recording round at theCAVA studios. I remember walking into the bar that night and saw him,he had a good drink in him and i said John Martyn ,and he said ,do you know me and i said i certainly do he said well come over and sit at my table he was on the brandies i was on the lager.we spoke about his music and all the music that he listened to most of i had never heard of.nice guy ,r i p John
@weemoses a friend of my father's was on the way to a John Martyn gig in Dublin shortly before John passed away.My father's friend stopped into a pub on the way to the gig and was having a drink and got talking to a guy at the bar. He suddenly realised the guy he was talking to was John Martyn. After a few drinks with John he got up to head to the gig. As he was leaving John at the bar he told John, "You'd better bloody show up at the gig!" John laughed turned up and played a great set.
john's just genius i met him one night in the Kelvingrove Bar in glasgow he had just finnished a nights recording round at theCAVA studios. I remember walking into the bar that night and saw him,he had a good drink in him and i said John Martyn ,and he said ,do you know me and i said i certainly do he said well come over and sit at my table he was on the brandies i was on the lager.we spoke about his music and all the music that he listened to most of i had never heard of.nice guy ,r i p John
Lovely song - genius of a singer. Is it just me, or does the habit of people applauding as soon as a song starts, drive anyone else nuts? Why not just just applaud the whole time, so we can't hear anything, or better still, shut up the whole time.
This is from a concert the day before I was born, and yet it still seems timeless. I'm fairly convinced their won't be any musician nearly as innovative as him in my lifetime.
RIP. please pray this will be seen one day as a modern classic. It's one thing being famous for 300 years for putting some notes to paper, but now we can record geniusm in the performance, and but F*ck me this defines the missing bit that is personality to musicality. Plus its great at 3am with a bifta. I love ya. suasages. Thompson and Martyn.....p.s. love the drake love.
Beautiful version of the song that changed my life spiritually and musically. A testament to John Martyn's brilliance in that this album has influenced so many artists so profoundly. The story of Nick Drake is sad but this track seems to almost accidentally refer to the intangible beauty that Drake was trying to reveal during his short time with us. RIP John & Nick and thank you for bringing us something that is truly from the heart.
R.I.P. to all the Johns. John Martyn and my Brother John. My bro was disabled and I never knew what was "going on inside" but I would have followed him through solid air..... Love you.......xx
Everything about this song; its mood, its ambiance, its two magnificent players of their respected instruments, the fact he wrote it for Drake and, oh yeah, did I forget to mention John's lyrics and voice? Mudgette said it: classic!
I think Danny T.'s comments in 'The Word' recently were the best obituary John could have. Probably never been two musicians so suited to each other, musically and...er... socially(!) Some of the John/Danny bootlegs are hilarious, mainly 'cos Danny didn't have a mic., so whatever he said, be it threats, praise or musical advice, we only got John's response. Check out 'Live at Leeds' for a good example of an on-stage argument, apparently preceded by a real punch-up in the dressing room!
@AndyHN34 Well I think Danny Thompson fits pretty well together with Richard Thompson to! I figure You've heard them... I think they are on tour right now, actually! (but i'm not sure, because my sence of time is lousy)
@thecrimsonfloyd Yeah the sure were friends. John was one of the few people Nick actually enjoyed being around in the later years.. i.e. after he recorded Bryter Layter (and it subsequently didn't sell). Nick lived in Hampsted and so did John, apparently Nick would go round there quite often and Beverly would make them dinner and John and Nick+Beverly would smoke some hash and play guitar/sing all night. What I wouldn't give to be in that room Watching Nick and John Jam together!
One of his purest vocal presentations. Call me a ludite, but I still long for the days of vinyl. Not so much for the sound as for the idea that we would get together to listen to the latest release from JM or Pentangle or the like, listen to Side One, break for amazed conversation, coffe and alternative imbibement, then leap into side two. No break in the middle makes CDs too long on the ear for me. Thanks for this vid. You have me breathing more deeply.
An old girlfriend from South Carlina who has sinced passed away turned me on to the album Solid Air back in 1973 and I just about wore that album out. Such good stuff and John will be greatly missed but his music lives on.
I still get chills from this -- the first time I heard it I had to pull my car off the road and let the song finish... the live version is no different (though I'm sitting safely sitting in my studio).
I am only 16, which means I never got the chance to see you live. I am sad to say I have missed out. RIP John, you were, and still are a fantastic musician <3 xx
John Martyn is an artist who knows to use his voice like an instrument, totally different like the others! I really like his kind of musik! He has feelings.......you can feel it by listening if you are able to do so!!!!
John martyn was such a brilliant inspiring musician , who ill hold in my heart forever, ha im sure john had a bit of trouble in his "nut" too though lol !
whole-heartedly agree with "angusferguson". the guy was a fuckin legend. his philosophy was to live life to the full......and he made us all appreciate what we've got, and when it's gone, fuck it, at least we enjoyed it once!
It is almost too painful to watch and listen. Such beauty in his songs, his voice and guitar and yet one has always sensed such pain inside. I have seen John many, many times, and even spoke to him a couple of times. Sometimes he was terrible, many, many times he was wonderful. I saw him around this time with Danny Thompson at the Queens Hall, Edinburgh. Brilliant.
thanx for posting. lovely version, i think he got better for a while vocally unlike many singers. i interviewed him for a local paper once and got all my facts wrong, disgraced myself, forgot he'd done other stuff than solid air. sorry john rip.
Love this song and this live version is even better than the one on the album. John's amazing voice was only matched by his amazing guitar playing. The only shame is that he never reached a wider ordiance than he did, but thats the uninitiated s loss. One of the most beautiful things that I've ever heard. Thanks for putting this up.
Love this song and this live version is even better than the one on the album. John's amazing voice was only matched by his amazing guitar playing. The only shame is that he never reached a wider ordiance than he did, but thats the uninitiated s loss. One of the most beautiful things that I've ever heard. Thanks for putting this up.
This guy could have lived much longer if he would'nd have drank so much. It's a shame. He was not only talentad, he was a great composer, he was just a shining example for all guitar players worldwide. But he just loved to be rather be the devil.
Yeah and if he hadn't smoked so much weed and fought in so many pub brawls and smoked tobacco and made love so often. But do you know what, it's not a shame; there's no shame in producing so much beauty in such a short life. He lived his life and died with a smile.
John is one my favourite new found discoveries, along with Bert Jansch. Amazing guy!
sonicalsonics 1 day ago
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sonicalsonics 1 day ago
fucking awesome bass solo!
DeathByRock100 1 week ago
Wow, just wow.
Oh, and thnx dad for forcing me to listen to this! :)
HowlingSnail91 1 week ago
wow very good video and have a look at MARTYN DI MARCELLO VIDEOs
Mart427di 1 week ago
The very best of the very best. Back in the mid-70's, I had nothing more than a backpack, a bit of hope, a girlfriend, and a total appreciation of John Martyn. My backpack has grown up to become a nice house, my girlfriend has been my wife for 32 years, and I still have a total appreciation for John Martyn.
Dandulude4848 2 weeks ago 3
My favourite artist performing a song written about my second favourite artist - what more can you ask for?
AlanKavanagh 2 weeks ago
The irreplaceable John Martyn with his long time cohort Danny T laying down one of John's classic toons.He left behind such a catalogue of music so many have never heard, thankfully I have.
Treforlutionz58 1 month ago
Just a mention for the marvellous Danny Thompson as well. These guys are, now sadly were, superb together.
MrBowsmith 1 month ago
thanks weemoses for the little memory there.
iadorelife 1 month ago
this is it! nothing better , just a tad too fast , but hey!!
mrJoestar99 2 months ago
No feet but great hands
Django5198 2 months ago
Inspired rendition. Thompson on fire.
John Martyn, The guv'nor. 'Nuff said.
scriptulike 2 months ago
thats just one of the best things Ive heard in my life
MrCassavius 3 months ago
1 guitar + 1 double bass + 1 voice = Pure excellence.
Cabronosidad 3 months ago
This is talent. When I listen to someone and get envious that I couldn't do a better job, then by God that's talent.
Scottishnongolfer1 3 months ago
John's a genius! Danny's a genius! xx
SufitMusic 3 months ago in playlist John Martyn
Also, much respect to the under-mentioned great Danny Thompson - trho' I see a lot of respect to him in comments below - good
mcyrhul 3 months ago
Also, much respect to the under-mentioned great Danny Thompson
mcyrhul 3 months ago
I love this song for two reasons.
1.) It was written about Nick Drake
2.) It was written by John Martyn
oh and its a great song.
ossiethegreat 4 months ago 10
Absolute quality , two greats, and yes indeed superb Bass playing from Danny Thompson. 20 dislikes, beyond me.
LPdeluxejcm800 4 months ago
I pity the fool who walked in from the loo at the end of that performance.
gracedifford 4 months ago
i'm covering this, its settled!!!!
MrEdcrowley100 4 months ago
John Martyn: lovely man.
mock1010 4 months ago
Yes, Danny Thompson is an incredible double bassist!! And an amazing, generous man and teacher. I had the honor of playing with him at Sore Fingers Bluegrass Week a few years ago and I will always cherish those moments. This was some of the best music I've ever been involved with in my entire career.
BillEvansBanjo 5 months ago 2
just because that's a massive instrument you have there, no need to play wrong and expect to get away with it.......a quote
Rikk303 5 months ago
What a fantastic double bassist!
InnerPeaceRecordings 5 months ago
19 people apparently have no ears. What a shame for them. This is pure magic. On a day when such a troubled musician has been lost to the world, this song is just as poignant as it ever was.
Ellie8D 6 months ago
RIP. pure genius
theCount1968 6 months ago
IN MEMORIAN OF NICK DRAKE R.I.P!!
glaeken14 6 months ago
I love it
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davidmccaffreymusic 6 months ago
Sounds like a good night indeed WEEMOSES.
He was a sound guy thru and thru
Meoldtambourine 6 months ago
Solid Air
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davidmccaffreymusic 7 months ago
Great track John, RIP brother, M Drake wasn't the only lad with a bit 'o trouble with his nut eh? Price of genious maybe
tinmccool 7 months ago 2
to much underrapreciated artists....
ColdOasisU2 7 months ago
If that's true, then it's a fine tale.
MrTotallyDave 7 months ago
i miss you, john. i miss you, nick.
kaini 8 months ago
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johnmartyntribute 8 months ago
original, the word was written for John, rip
waxeye55 8 months ago
Listening to this breaks my heart so deeply. Nick, John, we all miss you <3
TubaGirl01 8 months ago
Love You John.
PLATINFERN 8 months ago
aweful.
beatalice 8 months ago
Ace performance but 16 dislikes - what? They probably mistook this for a Jeremy Kyle video or something.
UFOIST 9 months ago 17
@UFOIST they dislike that they were not there :)
mrlaa1 8 months ago
@UFOIST Some people don't like asparagus, or celery. Not sure if JK is one of them. Be just as stupid for me to clump aforementioned veg-haters with JK. My mum loved celery and asparagus but couldn't stand JM. I, on the other hand love all 4. Funny old world innit?
Rikk303 6 months ago
@Rikk303 very funny : )
UFOIST 6 months ago
Yes they probably did the clowns!!! LOL! (:-)
Leonmitch 6 months ago
Top man!
micthetic 9 months ago
I first saw him in bradford uni in circa 1980.unbelievable can't stop feeling the rythm from from the very beginning. never stopped listening to him since
argapagos 9 months ago
This is fantastic. There is a later version.."The Atlantic Sessions II"...where john is much older (still with Danny on Bass). The Blues singing on that is painfull...if you are not moved by it, then maybe you got no soul.? It was on YouTube.
Kristopful 9 months ago
Best performance so far on this song I heard. Epic
herbigame 9 months ago
Did see him live way back and he was a pure genius. Ahead of his time and not appreciated. Timeless
Ellie9691 9 months ago
I first saw John Martyn at Dundee Univ in about 1972. I'd never seen or heard his echoplex stuff and was simply astounded by his power and his passion. He was legless and stoned. I saw him about a dozen times between then and his passing, each time he was legless and stoned. Each time he delivered heart rending performances. An absolute troubador of the highest quality and sorely missed.
Tamsburd 10 months ago
MY HERO...
mock1010 10 months ago
Listen to the "Atlantic sessions" of this recording. It's incredible painfull blues/soul. John & Dannny at their best...it's on YouTube somewhere..
Many thanks for this upload of John & Danny in their young era.
Kristopful 10 months ago
I'm melting - what a musician and voice. So glad I got to see him one last time.x
GalDriver1 10 months ago
Absolutely stunning.
MrCajunmojo 10 months ago
Not fair! Why shud the angels get this so early and we left with vanilla ?
happyenjoytime 10 months ago
It's like this, I was listening to Nick Drake and then,all of a sudden,out of the blue so to speak, although I spoke not, I had a compulsion to listen to this song and found the trivia at the beginning, and now I wonder how I feel about coincidence.
silazcarbryck 10 months ago
Beautiful voice, lyrics,,,, one of a kind. Saw him in a pub in Glasgow before 2007, too pissed to remember the date but a very good night!
Bindura 10 months ago
He was an amazing artist.
MrCajunmojo 10 months ago
Had the privilege of seeing John in Glasgow in 2007 with some mates and it was one of the most memorable gigs I've seen. Legend RIP
ThousandsoundsUK 10 months ago
He was just majical natural & brilliant. He left a great body of work & and Danny was just the best !
mwjemartin1969 11 months ago
great sound and visual quality on this film, and no buffering !
thanks a lot for posting.
bipolarbert 11 months ago
Oh, Danny Thompson of Pentangle - sure, a great bassist!
SupernalOne 11 months ago
Saw John just weeks before he died on stage at the rosin dubh, Galway.. wonderful.. it looked like he was barley touching the strings.. but the sound that resinated was incredable.. truly missed x
garymacsweeney77 11 months ago
@garymacsweeney77 Wow I didnt know he died on stage...
robertelliottlangs 11 months ago
@robertelliottlangs lol.. he didnt.. im just missing a comma in my sentence..lol
garymacsweeney77 11 months ago
Legend .... full to the brim with pure talent...... sad your Gone Now John!
MsCastiNgnets 11 months ago
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danielherron123 1 year ago
listen to that bass folks.....soooooooooooo coooool
me19276 1 year ago
Just too wonderful and moving for ...
rros0511 1 year ago
Sound - Track to my college years - and people. particularly Nigel Potter who introduced me to John Martin .... and John Wait.
frankiefishface42 1 year ago
john's just genius i met him one night in the Kelvingrove Bar in glasgow he had just finnished a nights recording round at theCAVA studios. I remember walking into the bar that night and saw him,he had a good drink in him and i said John Martyn ,and he said ,do you know me and i said i certainly do he said well come over and sit at my table he was on the brandies i was on the lager.we spoke about his music and all the music that he listened to most of i had never heard of.nice guy ,r i p John
weemoses 1 year ago 18
@weemoses a friend of my father's was on the way to a John Martyn gig in Dublin shortly before John passed away.My father's friend stopped into a pub on the way to the gig and was having a drink and got talking to a guy at the bar. He suddenly realised the guy he was talking to was John Martyn. After a few drinks with John he got up to head to the gig. As he was leaving John at the bar he told John, "You'd better bloody show up at the gig!" John laughed turned up and played a great set.
bellg124 7 months ago
@weemoses That's a great story : ) I've played darts with him and my mates at the Admiral Man pub in Kentish Town, London.
UFOIST 6 months ago 2
john's just genius i met him one night in the Kelvingrove Bar in glasgow he had just finnished a nights recording round at theCAVA studios. I remember walking into the bar that night and saw him,he had a good drink in him and i said John Martyn ,and he said ,do you know me and i said i certainly do he said well come over and sit at my table he was on the brandies i was on the lager.we spoke about his music and all the music that he listened to most of i had never heard of.nice guy ,r i p John
weemoses 1 year ago
Lovely song - genius of a singer. Is it just me, or does the habit of people applauding as soon as a song starts, drive anyone else nuts? Why not just just applaud the whole time, so we can't hear anything, or better still, shut up the whole time.
iansdigby 1 year ago
@iansdigby In the US, at alrge concerts, they tend to shout and applaud the whole song. That is not nice. Applauding at the beginning? Nice
MickeyYahoo 1 year ago
truelly beautiful
steunitpassword 1 year ago
This is from a concert the day before I was born, and yet it still seems timeless. I'm fairly convinced their won't be any musician nearly as innovative as him in my lifetime.
masterlowsferatu 1 year ago
Totally brilliant!
oscaroscarful 1 year ago
you save me as always in my breakdown
audleynick 1 year ago
Simply a great tune by a great artist.
JustJake57 1 year ago
RIP. please pray this will be seen one day as a modern classic. It's one thing being famous for 300 years for putting some notes to paper, but now we can record geniusm in the performance, and but F*ck me this defines the missing bit that is personality to musicality. Plus its great at 3am with a bifta. I love ya. suasages. Thompson and Martyn.....p.s. love the drake love.
thepopularbeatcombo 1 year ago
The standard that John martyn reached can be seen simply by the fact he had the great Danny Thomson (my favourite bassist) backing him so often.
19HurdyGurdyMan46 1 year ago
Been playing this album over and over, brilliant doesn't nearly cover it. Jazz, Folk, Rock, which is it?
1numanoid 1 year ago
Been playing this album over and over, brilliant doesn't nearly cover it.
1numanoid 1 year ago
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f***king nice one, legend
encoreroom 1 year ago
fucking nice one, legend
encoreroom 1 year ago
Beautiful version of the song that changed my life spiritually and musically. A testament to John Martyn's brilliance in that this album has influenced so many artists so profoundly. The story of Nick Drake is sad but this track seems to almost accidentally refer to the intangible beauty that Drake was trying to reveal during his short time with us. RIP John & Nick and thank you for bringing us something that is truly from the heart.
monsirto 1 year ago
Reading the comments here I know I'm chez the good folk
shug2801 1 year ago
R.I.P. to all the Johns. John Martyn and my Brother John. My bro was disabled and I never knew what was "going on inside" but I would have followed him through solid air..... Love you.......xx
dizzzzzie 1 year ago
It's a god damn travesty that only 295,000 have seen this vid....Absolute shame...
chufdj 1 year ago
Walter is right, the soundtrack to our lives, RIP John
waxeye55 1 year ago
This is quite possibly the most amazing performance of his song! The soul he sings it with is just unreal.
God he was good. You still move me and countless thousands of others.
Thrud1973 1 year ago
Everything about this song; its mood, its ambiance, its two magnificent players of their respected instruments, the fact he wrote it for Drake and, oh yeah, did I forget to mention John's lyrics and voice? Mudgette said it: classic!
mazrio128 1 year ago
classic
mudgette13 1 year ago
RIP BIg MAn
Elderwilliam 1 year ago
Thanks for that
47XXYs 1 year ago
The 'Solid Air' album is being reissued on 180g vinyl by Simply Vinyl ! Classic
philreverberation 1 year ago
@philreverberation excellent news! do you know when?
unriselyrical 1 year ago
@unriselyrical I'm trying ot respond and get an error message every time!
philreverberation 1 year ago
@unriselyrical The first week in October. Check out their website. Only place to buy it
philreverberation 1 year ago
I think Danny T.'s comments in 'The Word' recently were the best obituary John could have. Probably never been two musicians so suited to each other, musically and...er... socially(!) Some of the John/Danny bootlegs are hilarious, mainly 'cos Danny didn't have a mic., so whatever he said, be it threats, praise or musical advice, we only got John's response. Check out 'Live at Leeds' for a good example of an on-stage argument, apparently preceded by a real punch-up in the dressing room!
AndyHN34 1 year ago
@AndyHN34 Well I think Danny Thompson fits pretty well together with Richard Thompson to! I figure You've heard them... I think they are on tour right now, actually! (but i'm not sure, because my sence of time is lousy)
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lynpres777 1 year ago
@lynpres777 Nick Drake shagged Johns misses!
dariuskedros1 1 year ago
Did John actually know Nick Drake as a friend? fancy that, two of my favorite artists of all time were friends...
thecrimsonfloyd 1 year ago
@thecrimsonfloyd Yeah they met in London in the 60s, both being part of the folk scene
davidhealey1 1 year ago
@thecrimsonfloyd Yeah the sure were friends. John was one of the few people Nick actually enjoyed being around in the later years.. i.e. after he recorded Bryter Layter (and it subsequently didn't sell). Nick lived in Hampsted and so did John, apparently Nick would go round there quite often and Beverly would make them dinner and John and Nick+Beverly would smoke some hash and play guitar/sing all night. What I wouldn't give to be in that room Watching Nick and John Jam together!
jtyoss 1 year ago
So pure and vulnerable this. Anyone notice some similarities with Anthony & the Johnsons?
perothing 1 year ago
What tuning is this in?
rogerholcomb 1 year ago
One of his purest vocal presentations. Call me a ludite, but I still long for the days of vinyl. Not so much for the sound as for the idea that we would get together to listen to the latest release from JM or Pentangle or the like, listen to Side One, break for amazed conversation, coffe and alternative imbibement, then leap into side two. No break in the middle makes CDs too long on the ear for me. Thanks for this vid. You have me breathing more deeply.
TerryTufts 1 year ago
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TerryTufts 1 year ago
wow, touching, the peek or perfection.
jamiecirc 1 year ago
hes amazing!!!!
mimjohn1 1 year ago
truly amazing! so many memories with this song and the album
msdylina 1 year ago
For Nick Drake...'nough said...
thank you for posting...x
sbrownie 1 year ago
An old girlfriend from South Carlina who has sinced passed away turned me on to the album Solid Air back in 1973 and I just about wore that album out. Such good stuff and John will be greatly missed but his music lives on.
druma32 1 year ago
I still get chills from this -- the first time I heard it I had to pull my car off the road and let the song finish... the live version is no different (though I'm sitting safely sitting in my studio).
mrich223 1 year ago 2
i lived in brighton for 9 years and was fortunate to see him 3 times...brilliant man,so funny and one of a kind.
JoyDivisiongirl 1 year ago
incurable romance
MonaLisaSmileOTJ 1 year ago
the best
9Joker 1 year ago
Such talent. I hate that I've only just discovered his music, after his death.
Thanks for this.
rudetuesday 1 year ago
T ribute concert at Birmingham Symphony Hall 14th May, currated by Danny Thompson
TheSjspen 1 year ago
I was looking for John Martyn on youtube a couple of years ago AND failed to find him
So happy to have found him now - though he is no longer with us his music lives on.
It was my brother who turned me on to him - I am still looking for the song 'sapphire'
though I may have to trawl a bit more youtube to find it - if it s up there!
madrevangod 1 year ago
for nick drake
Syudu 1 year ago 2
fantastic stuff
garrethdavis 1 year ago
I will always listen to , and play your fantastic songs John, I am so honoured you came along in my lifetime..
tarkstar99 1 year ago
what a great song
matategil 1 year ago
miss ya john!
MORGS2809 1 year ago
John Martyn and Danny Thompson.. PERFECT....
TheSjspen 1 year ago
Danny Thompson kicks the arse of this version in a big way.
Such synergy.
Matty73 1 year ago
I am only 16, which means I never got the chance to see you live. I am sad to say I have missed out. RIP John, you were, and still are a fantastic musician <3 xx
RanonTM 1 year ago 23
ahh mate i seen him at gig before he died he wasnt a patch on this. the music will live on man and u can share it with others man
efcgarv 1 year ago
@RanonTM its never too late.
3pisod3s 10 months ago
@RanonTM glad to c some one around my age also diggs this music
jujuzac 9 months ago
absolutely gorgeous
savagenorks 1 year ago 2
This is absolutely amazing- the bass player is unreal...RIP. A true original.
BiorythmicDrifter 1 year ago 7
Semplicemente fantastico!
alecrazy65 1 year ago
is it true that danny thompson played base for john all of his career?
1hardblizzard 1 year ago
seen you alive un Genova.. (Italy) many years ago.. R.I.P.
krysantemo 1 year ago
this makes me cry.
sublimely beautiful.
rick4318 1 year ago
John Martyn is an artist who knows to use his voice like an instrument, totally different like the others! I really like his kind of musik! He has feelings.......you can feel it by listening if you are able to do so!!!!
domi9494 1 year ago
John martyn was such a brilliant inspiring musician , who ill hold in my heart forever, ha im sure john had a bit of trouble in his "nut" too though lol !
andyrile58 1 year ago
Atmosphericly stratospheric.
videodrug 1 year ago 2
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southstar999 2 years ago
R.I.P John
Hepox 2 years ago 4
Still just as beautiful as the first time I heard it! RIP John :(
chelpydog 2 years ago 2
would that we could all have the tallent to leave something like this behind
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spudcustardx1 2 years ago
a stunning beautiful version of the song
the chemistry between john and danny was mesmerising
r.i.p curly haired boy
bangform 2 years ago 3
whole-heartedly agree with "angusferguson". the guy was a fuckin legend. his philosophy was to live life to the full......and he made us all appreciate what we've got, and when it's gone, fuck it, at least we enjoyed it once!
cliveinessex1 2 years ago
It is almost too painful to watch and listen. Such beauty in his songs, his voice and guitar and yet one has always sensed such pain inside. I have seen John many, many times, and even spoke to him a couple of times. Sometimes he was terrible, many, many times he was wonderful. I saw him around this time with Danny Thompson at the Queens Hall, Edinburgh. Brilliant.
Rannoch1961 2 years ago 3
The guy has always been a God .......
trebleclefts 2 years ago
show me better!!
tarkstar99 2 years ago 2
@tarkstar99 im afraid to tell you this but there is no 1 lol
worddeep3 2 years ago
Absolutely stunning. It even tops the album version for me.
Boyd89 2 years ago
not much of a fan of jazz
mystro810 2 years ago
jazz folk trip hop thats john
worddeep3 2 years ago
Beautiful song
magickmiss 2 years ago
increible song and performance. check out the vid on my profile. another amazing martyn performance
mertz123 2 years ago 3
What a stunning performance - great work by Danny as well as John. I agree better than disc version
LyraBB 2 years ago
Is this not working for anyone else?
superfly299 2 years ago
Working fine here.
basculeUK 2 years ago
thanx for posting. lovely version, i think he got better for a while vocally unlike many singers. i interviewed him for a local paper once and got all my facts wrong, disgraced myself, forgot he'd done other stuff than solid air. sorry john rip.
squoocher 2 years ago
My goodness, this is wonderful.
Lovage33 2 years ago
me dad knew him
littleowen212 2 years ago 3
RIP, we miss you John
tone2thebone 2 years ago
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Love this song and this live version is even better than the one on the album. John's amazing voice was only matched by his amazing guitar playing. The only shame is that he never reached a wider ordiance than he did, but thats the uninitiated s loss. One of the most beautiful things that I've ever heard. Thanks for putting this up.
LLCLJ007 2 years ago
Love this song and this live version is even better than the one on the album. John's amazing voice was only matched by his amazing guitar playing. The only shame is that he never reached a wider ordiance than he did, but thats the uninitiated s loss. One of the most beautiful things that I've ever heard. Thanks for putting this up.
LLCLJ007 2 years ago
This guy could have lived much longer if he would'nd have drank so much. It's a shame. He was not only talentad, he was a great composer, he was just a shining example for all guitar players worldwide. But he just loved to be rather be the devil.
nostringsnomusic 2 years ago
Yeah and if he hadn't smoked so much weed and fought in so many pub brawls and smoked tobacco and made love so often. But do you know what, it's not a shame; there's no shame in producing so much beauty in such a short life. He lived his life and died with a smile.
angusferguson 2 years ago 36
so true ........
mimjohn1 1 year ago
Classic
1funnybones 2 years ago
gorgeous version of the song, thanks for posting!!
squoocher 2 years ago
"Trouble in his nut" . . . that's John: straight to the point--no beating about the bush!
A really beautiful rendition.
Thanks for posting.
steelyman08 2 years ago 6