John Martyn - Dealer - Empty Ceiling

[unriselyrical]

Seriously...for the people screaming about it not stacking with the original....THINK! He is performing this in a different era ENTIRELY. And there is QUITE OBVIOUSLY a different desired aesthetic on stage where this is being performed....you have to consider it IN CONTEXT.

[panzermort]

@unriselyrical agree 100%

[echo680]

really like this version - from a couple of years after i starrted seeing him ...sadly late...really good version, thanks for posting

[echo680]

really like this version - from a couple of years after i starrted seeing him ...sady late...really good version, thanks for posting

[marrakeshmama]

TOO GOOD!

[ianscottglynn]

This was broadcast on UK television in the late 80s early 90s. I can remember because i taped it on yo VHS at the time

It is from a European (German I think) music programme.

[icansearchit]

Let´s face it, John (Wayne) Martyn´s music was the only decent music in the 80´s. To refer to the comment made by "atmos 111" ,actually...curiosity only kills "stupid" cats! So get on yer horse!!

This show was tailor made for the (absurd) situ (just look at the set up)!

Check out the BBC (Audio) CD of the same year live at Glastonbury for a better result. John strechted his music for us,so stretch your ears for his music.

Rock in Peace John x

[JohnCrok]

I duno I think that the acoustic version of the song was far better. Fair play to the man if he wants to change it up a bit though. Its his music!

[panda606]

well i have the link for this concert..if any one wants it.

[panda606]

its the 80's and have a open mind..its not that bad.

[LongTallYamlaJay]

Some perspective for those trashing this: Think of the difference b/w Clapton's Slowhand (1977) and Behind the Sun (1986); McLaughlin's Electric Guitarist (1978) and Electric Dreams (1984); Jackson Browne's Runnin' On Empty (1977) and 1980s' stuff; to grasp what the 1980s demanded of urban music genres (country folk and progressive bluegrass etc. sidestepped those demands). Kristofferson was right--"Shipwrecked in the 1980s." Don't shoot them, they are just the piano (and guitar) players!

[LongTallYamlaJay]

Brain specialist, was it a lobotomy you underwent? This is 1986, as mentioned above. 1986 is not 1977. If you want to be part of a community of fans of an intelligent artist, you will need that lobe back.

[atmos111]

Ah no, seriously, it's a very poor version of the song. It sounds like it's being covered by Curiousity Killed the Cat or someone.

There's much better versions on here.

[funtlewerp]

not sure its utter shit, but the 77 version was definitely much more immersive, and i think that's a big part of his appeal. this is a different genre altogether, and it can be appreciated as such. i guess if u never heard the other version, this wd sound good from a funk point of view. discuss?

[maccles1]

I agree. John spans lots of genres and is always experimental.

I think this is the studio version anyway, so he has every reason to perform it as it is on the record.

A performer has an obligation to the audience to set a particular tone, mood; not everyone wants to hear something ultra deep and intense; not all the time anyway.

I love all his sounds, whether he's alone and acoustic or with a band and electric.

[hypno59]

MoFo bassist !

[Mwgsy64]

Alan Thompson...and you're right!

[Cernekocour]

One of the most appealing martyn songs.