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Free Music Notes for Made to Love MagicFree Music Review: Unreleased rarities, remixes and new arrangements Hit: 5 Stars
This album contains unreleased rarities, remixes and new arrangements of songs by the late Nick Drake, who died 30 years ago at age 26. The closing song ("Tow The Line") is believed to be the last song ever recorded by him. If you want to listen to a preview of it, go to NPR's web site, and check it out in the archives of "All Songs Considered" (Episode 64). You will be happy to hear his voice, which has become one of the most important re-discoveries of 2004.
Free Music Review: Such a young fellow Hit: 5 Stars
Why does everything this artist wrote still matter, decades later? Even his "outtakes" are worth a listen. Nick Drake found his muse very early and kept a close watch. Listening to his music now in 2010, some used outrageously in movies and commercials, always conjures sweet regret. We enjoy growing older together with artists of like disposition, not dwelling on what might have beens. Such was the brief life of Nick Drake.
Free Music Review: Just great Hit: 5 Stars
In a nutshell - all Nick Drakes tracks are fine also all
this cd's tracks.
Free Music Review: One more Drake thing to put in your collection... Hit: 4 Stars
Nick Drake once sang: "Now we rise and we are everywhere." This is true. The folk music of Drake is now omnipresent in pop culture. This is music to listen to with a close friend, girlfriend, or alone before you decided to kill yourself. Nick Drake is often discovered by the discontent youth of every generation. He is like the Kurt Cobain or Ian Curtis of another generation. People like Devendra Banhart have brought back an interest in the music of Drake. Most of Drake's music was previously released in three albums: Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter, and Pink Moon. Some of this material was released in a box set back in 1986. A new song "Tow The Line" was only recently discovered. It may be the last Nick Drake song ever written. It is a beautiful song and totally changes my mind about Drake: he was a genius.
Free Music Review: Definitely Worth Having (If You Don't Have It Already) Hit: 4 Stars
Nick Drake's body of work is getting a bit cannabilized at this point, having been packaged and repackaged several times over. This is yet another collection of tracks that did not make his three studio albums (or did, but this provides alternate takes). Drake was such a wonderful guitarist and had such a unique voice that anything he did is worth grabbing up, but for his diehard fans a lot of this is going to be duplication. The new listener might want to check out highlights such as "Mayfair," "Hanging On A Star," or "Black Eyed Dog." A better starting point, though, would be his actual albums: "Five Leaves Left," "Bryter Layter," and the haunting "Pink Moon."
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