Nick Drake in general

I'll admit I'm cheating a little bit here, one my review of "Four leaves left" by Nick Drake I wrote a little biography of him, that I realised wasn't far off the standards of the other reviews of Nick, so I though I'd post it here and extend it. When we talk about the greats of music through the 60's and 70's we seem to be bogged down with mentions of bands like The Who, The Beatles and ABBA amongst others. Now whilst they all have their place in peoples memory's (yes sadly ABBA are in my memory), an understated young man is missed from most mentions, and yet is argueably the most talented musician of the time. That man is George Best...oops...I ...

Nick Drake seems to be an extremely underestimated musician nowadays. I think part of the problem is that when he was alive he didn’t have the confidence to slam his music in the faces of the general public and so only those who ‘discover’ his music enjoy it. It is rarely played on radio or TV. I think deep down he probably wanted the fame and the money but lacked the ability to go and grab it with both hands. Then again, maybe he did not and wanted to keep his music close to his heart. Who am I to say? Many people haven’t even heard of him or if they have, put him down as the posh boy who went to Oxford and sang folk songs. His ...

"Drake found it painful to play live, and the audiences were faced with a young man who stared downward while he sang and never addressed them"-This is after the production of his first Album....Five leaves left.(1968) Second Album - Bryter Layter and afterwards Pink moon (1970 & 1972)at the time failed commercially and Nick went into sever depression, thus seeking medication Nick Drake died in 1974 Previously unreleased tracks were available on Time of No Reply in 1979 This is an artist who did not sing to make money, or to gain recognition...his music was his mode of expression. His lyrics are very powerful, and his voice ...