Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
I've tried it a few times but for whatever reason I can't get along with this album
Streamer: NovaFidelity X40, Turntable: Rega RP3, Arm: Rega RB303, Cartridge: Audio Technica AT120E, Amp: Belles Aria, Loudspeakers: Quadral Aurum Montan VIII, Rack: Creaktiv Trend 1, Cables: Beresford, Chord, Coherent, MCRU, Rega, TCI.
T'was alright that. Not quite as engaging as Forcione's Tears Of Joy and the recording isn't quite in the same league either, but it was fun all the same which is why I gave it a 7/10
7 from me too
Loves anything from Pain of Salvation to Jeff Buckley to Django to Sarasate to Surinder Sandhu to Shawn Lane to Nick Drake to Rush to Beth Hart to Kate Bush to Rodrigo Y Gabriela to The Hellecasters to Dark Sanctury to Ben Harper to Karicus to Dream Theater to Zero Hour to Al DiMeola to Larry Carlton to Derek Trucks to Govt Mule to?
Humour: One of the few things worth taking seriously
Just back from the mud of Leeds Festival and pleased to see that whilst i was away this John Martyn album got a few more positive comments (ie more than none) than the Dexy's album I put up a few months ago.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technics 1210/Mike New Bearing/Jelco SA750d/Goldring 2500/Paul Hynes SR5 21/27.
Cambridge Audio 840c CD. Squeezebox Touch. Synology NAS.
Teac A-3440.
Beresford Bushmaster.
Quad II monoblocks....Quad 44/405.....Croft Micro.....Cambridge Audio 840.
Celestion Ditton 66.....KEF Reference One
System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+
Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
Me so horny- Impulse H6 Horny
Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Location: Auld Reekie
Posts: 483
I'm Lawrence.
I came across John Martyn on the Old Grey Whistle Test DVDs. He delivers amazing performances of 'May You Never' on OGWT DVD 1 and 'Couldn't Love You More' with Danny Thompson on OGWT DVD 3. I liked 'Just Now' a lot, his legato style of singing works very well on ballads. Not so impressed with 'Let The Good Things Come'.
I voted 7, it's great quality music but not something I would choose to listen to repeatedly.
Lawrence
Location: Lancaster(-ish), UK
Posts: 16,937
I'm ChrisB.
I don't know this album at all - 'Solid Air' and 'Grace and Danger' are my touchstones for his work, with the latter being my favourite - my miserablist tendencies showing their hand there! I'll report back later.
I thought about posting Solid Air or Grace and Danger, but felt that both would be reaonably well known (and although both are brilliant Chris, I concur with your "miserabalist" comment....the former album being about Nick Drake and the latter being about his divorce from Beverley Martin....plus he had Phil Collins on drums!)..... So felt that Bless The Weather was a slightly left-field choice, plus the note that he holds at the end of Just Now is stunning.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technics 1210/Mike New Bearing/Jelco SA750d/Goldring 2500/Paul Hynes SR5 21/27.
Cambridge Audio 840c CD. Squeezebox Touch. Synology NAS.
Teac A-3440.
Beresford Bushmaster.
Quad II monoblocks....Quad 44/405.....Croft Micro.....Cambridge Audio 840.
Celestion Ditton 66.....KEF Reference One