Nick Drake - Pink Moon
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Free Music Review: Nick Confirms his Status as one of the great songwriters
Hit: 5 Stars
Although someone with a (admittedly large) cultist appeal, Nick Drake's music has never failed to enthral or inspire those that are willing to embrace his work. After suffering from two breathtaking beautiful, but commercially underperforming albums ("Five Leaves Left" / "Bryter Layter"), Nick retreated into himself and produced his darkest album yet. Alone with nothing except an acoustic guitar (and a piano accompaniment on several tracks) Nick sings his way through some of the most reflective, poignant & introspective work of his short career. And the brevity of each of the songs (most clocking in under 3 minutes) only exemplifies it's anguish & disenchantment, with Nick quietly strumming his guitar, and leaving his plaintive voice to exude emotion. For me this stark world that Nick inhabits is (for me) best exemplified by what I Consider a song of anguish, yet remains a truly, truly beautiful song. "Parasite" encompasses everything that was significant about Nick Drake and proved to be what was to be his fitting swan song (the retail poor performance of his previous albums caused Nick to fall into a psychically crippling bout of depression). And thus `Pink Moon' was the final album release that Nick completed before his death, and remains one of the most emotionally stark albums ever created.Free Music Review: So real, so true, so Nick Drake....
Hit: 5 Stars
Many call this album stark, depressing, and disturbed. Yes, there are elements that are deeply sad, stark, and depressed, but I find most of the music beautiful, haunted, and beguiling. The title track is justifiably a Drake classic, and despite being used in a car commerical, I still love the song. The commercialisation of the song didn't hurt the integrity of it. Drake's music is like that. It's completely in its own universe than nothing can ever damage it. It's so pure and so unique. Nothing can poison it in the eyes of those who love this man's work.
This is the most stripped down album Drake ever did. It's just his voice, his guitar, his songwriting, and a touch of piano in the title track. That's all that's really needed. Despite the fact that his other albums have beautiful instrumentation (including appearances by Richard Thompson and John Cale), the stripped down quality of this recording really enhances it. I'm not going to say if this is my favorite Nick Drake album, but ultimately, it doesn't matter with him. All 3 of his albums are so unique and special there's no need to divide them up. They are like chapters in a book, all contributing to the greatness of the man himself. I miss Nick Drake quite a bit, but the albums will remain.
Free Music Review: folk songs as a musical language outside the reach of words.
Hit: 5 Stars
i've heard well over 7,000 albums in my days here on earth, and this is a member of my favorite dozen. i have a whole arsenal of adjectives polished & ready to go here, but words really cannot capture what makes this album so special. the sound of it all is just shot through with magic, sculpted in a musical language that escapes the written word. these are about the greatest folk melodies ever, a gift to the world from a troubled young man touched by a singular muse. the whole album plays out in under 30 minutes. stark and spare. gorgeous as it gets, mr drake's unique guitar style is captured in astonishing vividness on this bare bones production. the piece titled "horn," which is only one minute and nineteen seconds long, is as haunting a musical composition as i have ever experienced. a minimalist gathering of single notes that have a soul-wrenching impact. really can't be described. just pure feeling. unique and perfect. "pink moon," "which will," "from the morning," songcraft at its finest. "radio" has guitar work that is astonishing. i could go on and on about this thing. few pieces of art have ever had such impact on my soul. don't miss this tremendous outpouring of creative genius.
Free Music Review: Buy two copies
Hit: 5 Stars
It is a damn good thing that this man is not alive today. His purity and ethics would have left him in an even deeper state of depression if he were to suffer the fandom his music has earned him as well as the use of his music for commerical purposes. People this sensitive are gifts to the world, but they usually implode and lack the coping mechanisms to survive in modern society. Nick was a walking open wound, a raw exposed nerve and one listen to his art will reveal this. What an amazing thing that he was open enough and talented enough to bear his soul in a way that makes us feel ours so.The second track, "Place to Be" makes my chin quiver every time and cry most of the time I hear it, and I am not ashamed to admit it. There is something exquisite, decadent and enlightening about indulging in this artist's "dark" music. Depressing and melancholy? Yes, certainly. Beautiful, nuanced, and intimate? More so. I can say, as a heterosexual male that if I had a time machine, I would go back to 1972 and embrace this guy, tell him everything will be alright, and take him of a road trip through the wilderness. And I'd bring a tape recorder.
Free Music Review: Short, But Very Sweet
Hit: 5 Stars
Pink Moon is a very unique album, and much has been made of the circumstances under which it was recorded. But in many ways, to dwell on that is to do the album a great disservice. There is much beauty in the album, and Nick manages to acomplish a great deal with just his voice and an acoustic guitar.Each song on the album is almost perfect, but for me the two standouts are "Horn", and "Know". "Horn" is a 1 1/2 minute instrumental, but it somehow captures the very essence of what made Nick so good. It really is a beautiful piece of music. "Know", on the other hand, is a song that contains just four lines, but it somehow manages to encapsulate everything that Nick was going through at the time.
Apart from one session a few months before he died, this was Nick's last attempt to record. And he certainly leaves on a high note, and despite this being seen as a 'depressing' album (In my opinion it isn't!), with the last track "From The Morning" it ends on a very optimistic note. And to these ears at least, it leaves no indication of what would eventually happen to Nick.