Great Albums of the 70s: #JohnMartyn – #BlessTheWeather (1971). Martyn would soon begin to paint music in thicker colours, but on this LP the purity of his writing shines – backed by Danny Thompson’s slithering basslines. Hot take: I never liked that bloody Echoplex, although I’ve always had time for Martyn’s words and melodies. I also think his being handy with a pair of boxing gloves kept him off the sad track Nick Drake went down.
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