Nick Drake - Family Tree (Dig)
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Music CD Cover Artist: Nick Drake Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2007-07-10 Music Label: Tsunami Label Group Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Family Tree (Dig) Album
Free Music Review: Nick Drake's Home Unplugged Sessions
Hit: 4 Stars
Since Nick Drake only released three albums/cds, followers have eagerly sought alternative Drake recordings that filled the gap. Think of this cd as the best of the bootlegs. This recording is 28 songs long, and recorded in the 60's in Drake's home. A few of the songs are by members of his highly talented family. Instantly, after hearing this cd, I started thinking of the `Basement Tapes' by Dylan and some of the Beatles Blue Room Bootlegs that were just the band plucking and singing without the usual posturing necessary for a recording.
Drake plays with traditional folk songs, Dylan compositions, and American-folk blues and traditional songs. The result is surprisingly satisfying. Even though it's informal, his breath control and flawless guitar chords are at peak performance. And this is EARLY Nick Drake. If you thought `Pink Moon' was lo-fi, then you haven't heard this cd! There's a small degree of audible tape hiss (again, this was made in the 60's), but it has an amazingly clean sound.
This is a piece of British history that does much to explain the influences on Drake. While he is a subdued singer, he doesn't show the angst normally portrayed in his other albums. What you do hear is a true love for music being sang by someone who `gets it.' Included with the cd is a great booklet with subsections in prose written by his friends and family about Nick. Their personal takes on Drake read almost like a diary introspection. Not every artist could release an album like this. I would say only enigmas could get away with the intimate setting. When it does work, like this cd: "Family Tree", becomes a stepping stone in a short path to greatness.
Jeff Feezle of Macafeez