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Throughout his 30-year-plus career, Scottish musician John Martyn had touched on an eclectic range of sounds and styles. His continuous work in the jazz, blues, folk and rock fields has resulted in some fantastic music though, somehow, Martyn never really got his full props. The title track on Solid Air is a tribute song to his then depressed friend Nick Drake, which immediately lends a sentimental streak to the LP. The rest of the album reveals its charms in a respectful manner, slowly but surely crystallising much of his earlier work into a coherent yet diverse whole. Using his soft, almost whispery vocal style and gifted guitar phrasing as connecting threads throughout the LP, Martyn offers up a sprawling mesh of dark blues, progressive electric guitar, deep, tribal rock and lighter jazz to make what was one of the biggest benchmark albums of his career. --Paul Sullivan
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2000 remastered edition of this experimental folk rock masterpiece from 1973 with a BONUS LIVE TRACK .
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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful
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Solid Air is over thirty years old. I've heard a lot of music since, but it still sounds almost perfect. As it is an unlikely fusion of folk and free-form jazz, it must be something special to have been a success in the first place. There are beautifully crafted songs married to exquisite musicianship and Martyn's smoky delivery and ground-breaking guitar work. This experimentation leads to a constant tension that suffuses the album. The mood swings from dark and brooding to loving and hopeful. But more than anything else about the album is the magic of having the right people in the right place at the right time to make something that cannot be beaten. This is very possibly the greatest album ever recorded. Sit down with a glass of wine, switch off the phone and let it all wash over you.
37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
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I am a convert to John Martyn as a result of seeing the recent documentary aired on BBC2. This album is simply superb, the music is well produced, the performances are excellent, and the songs are simply beautiful. This is also highly original; its quite unlike anything else in my music collection; highly recommended.
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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from first hearing this majestic album at an old friends house on a late saturday night i have been truly knocked out by its beauty, the album starts off with solid air, a pure smooth, laid back "smoking" tune and gets you in the mood for whats to come, the chill out feel is defintly in the air, you can even smell the peat roasting in the fire. this album is for those who truly understand and appreciate a fantastic album. this should go down as one of the best albums of all time. this album will truly knock you out, even if you have never heard of john martyn before buy this album and it will change your life!
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Unique and intoxicating
John Martyn's songs are woven into the fabric of my life; no album more so than Solid Air. I was introduced to it back in 1973 when I was fourteen and heavily into Bowie, Pink... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ian Kirkpatrick
Clearly an acquired taste!
I bought this CD as part of an initiative to broaden my musical horizons. I was heavily influenced by the consistently high reviews on this page to sample the artist and album. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Paul Madge
most hip
man i forgot how damn relaxing solid air is, i had it on tape 25 years ago when i used to squat in london and spent many hours mellowly listening to this album ... Read more
Published 5 months ago by generalpublic
UNIQUE is an overused word, but....
How I ran into this album was pure chance, like much of my life then.
But for me it was a life changer. Read more
But for me it was a life changer. Read more
Published 6 months ago by idealist707
John Martyn at his best!
I think John Martyn's Solid Air is a trip of guitar effects and grooves.Doublebass,drums and keys compliment Johns guitar and are played with passion and feel. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Gav
A Crossroads In Music
I remember seeing John Martyn on The Old Grey Whistle Test, and at the time (Mid-Teens) my taste in music was still relatively narrow, Motown/Soul/Rock/Heavy Rock/Funk... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Yanto
JUST BREATHTAKING
A stunning album you can use all sorts of words to describe the sounds the lyrics every aspect of the total, they dont matter I just love it,good on yer John what a talent. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. E. Ashe
SOME OF THE BEST SONGS IN ENGLISH MUSIC
This cd includes some of the best songs ever written in the UK, and it includes half of Martyn's classics, however the cd is not completely coherent and maybe "I'd rather be the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mois Benarroch
Totally awe inspiring
John Martyn was a pioneer, almost a martyr for the world of music, always experimenting, never disappointing. "solid air" has been deemed his "masterpiece" and correctly so. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. ROACH
Excellent
Lovely music beautifully sung, I especially liked the first track,solid air, and you can hear echoes of Nick Drake in this.
Published 11 months ago by mollyeyre
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