Nick Drake - Pink Moon
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Free Music Review: Meditative and utterly gorgeous!
Hit: 5 Stars
'Pink Moon' is an all-time classic music masterpiece. There have only been 3 all-time great releases which have consumed me via their sheer beauty and ability to transport me and my emotions away to a faraway place filled with peace and tranquility. 'Pink Moon' is one of them (the others being 'Me Died Blue' by Steven Delopoulos, and 'After Everything Now This' by The Church). Drake's emotional and heartfelt songs evoke a myriad of genuine feelings for him and his music that are rare in today's generally hyped and commercialized music. The fact that one voice and one acoustic guitar alone can accomplish this attests to the genius of the man. Kudos must also go to the engineers who were able to do a killer job of properly digitally remastering this gem! The enhanced timbre, resolution, and 'air' around Nick's vocals and guitar tone is evident, especially on a really good high-end system. I just picked up a pair of 'Magneplanar' audiophile panel speakers, and christened them by playing 'Pink Moon', and I think I died and went to heaven! I have achieved 'eargasm'!Free Music Review: The conflict of brilliance
Hit: 5 Stars
When one listens to Nick Drakes swan song "Pink Moon" one first notices the barrenness of the sounds being produced, only the sound of his hauntingly breathy (almost ghostly) voice, and his at first seemingly simple guitar work. The word "Cognitive Dissonance" comes to mind when thinking of this album. Dissonant because it toys with your heartstrings. While I listen to it, the sadness and malaise in his voice is palpable. But at the same time, the melodies are played at such a speed that it almost feels like a feeling of relaxation. when I hear the final track, I think of happiness and good things, enjoying nature, and other pleasant thoughts.
Aside from the voice, the guitar work is quite virtuoso in execution (not in the traditional sense of fast soloing and precision etc.) but the way he makes his guitar sound like two guitars at once, makes me think he recorded a second guitar part over the first part.
So in conclusion, this is a great album, not only because the music is pleasant, but also because of the emotions elicited by it.
Free Music Review: Sparse, but beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
This was Nick Drake's masterpiece. It did not have the lush orchestration of his two previous releases, and it's delivery by tape to Island records adds poignancy. It only runs for 25 minutes plus.
I first heard Drake here in the UK when at school in the late seventies and was amazed - very few people were listening to this style of music amongst the tide of punk and new wave.
Nick probably wrote this whilst living in isolation in London, and Parasite is a song that many can relate to, but the glorious 'To the morning' reminds us to his rural upbringing, and if you know the wonderful Engish countryside this is one of the greatest tributes.
Often in music greatness emerges after death (Bach and Schubert for example), and Nick Drake was/is one of the few greats in contemporary music.
This CD also reflects a yearning for more spiritual things and finding direction (such as 'road' and 'which will'). Yes, it's sparse, but has an amazing honesty and a sense of what might have been.
Free Music Review: sadness, and depression at its absolute best
Hit: 5 Stars
the music of nick drake is like a dark look inside someones soul. and this album is the darkest part of it. after making 2 brilliant albums, that got little or no commercial acclaim, nick drake became very depressed, and made this in 2 nights at his home, brought the tapes to the record company unnanounced, then checked himself into a psychiatric ward. this is the music of someone about to lose their life. the title track was used in a volkswagen commercial a few years ago, but it is a classic song, and is great. the songs on this album can't exactly be explained track by track, but the standouts are pink moon, place to be, which will(which i think might be the best song nick ever penned) things behind the sun, free ride, and from the morning. if you are interested in getting into the music of nick drake, i feel that this is the best place to start with. believe me you will go out and buy five leaves left, and bryter layter the same day like i did. nick was a tortured soul, who was taken way too soon.Free Music Review: like an old friend
Hit: 5 Stars
Basically if you like dark melancholy folk then you will like this. I'll try not to sit here and gush about this album like an old woman, because I know both you and I have better things to do, but I will say that it is simply beautiful. There's some very good guitar work here that, although very sparse, is quite captivating along with Drake's subtle voice. This CD is so easy to listen to...it really amazed me how many people said it was boring. I really don't like the idea that Drake's music is just a current fad that will have been dusted off only to maintain it's popularity for a year or so at the most. It really robs his music of it's merit. Although he probably wasn't a "genius" like everyone whines these days, his music stacks up against ANY folk (including iron and wine, which i personally think sounds completely like artsy fartsy crap; sorry all you iaw fans out there). Nick Drake's music is really down to earth and enjoyable. This is his best album. Buy it.