Nick Drake Appreciation Thread

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That's definitely his best song. String arrangement is great.

  On 5/23/2011 at 9:22 PM, jim said:

That's definitely his best song. String arrangement is great.

Definitely!

I've also got an alternative version of the tune with no strings at all. It's so raw. Beautiful stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Va1xJUjC0

*Appreciates Nick Drake*

Yeah... *nods head*

The poor guy only turned 26.

I think I like every Nick Drake song, but yeah River Man is the best. My plan was to waltz in here and post it to spread the awesome, but I see that was the first thing covered. If I could add 10 years to any past musician's life, I might to choose to give it to Drake... along with some antidepressants.

yes ! river man is great, love this tune... but I just always go back to that pink moon album. I just listened to it about 3 times today. nick drake's music is always near of me, I play that stuff a lot.

wow i came to say river man was the top nick drake song. i also love Things Behind the Sun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-uBfYkfA9o

hmm, i like which will,

from the morning, and fly the most. river man is nice though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S40DdlD9JxI

Way to Blue is up there with Riverman for best Nick Drake song. This is a really naked piano version that I only just heard for the first time. It holds up rather well, powerful in its starkness.

yeah, absolutely amazing. something my mom actually put me on to, hah. the woman's got taste.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1YsFgDaEeo

For me Five Leaves Left is his finest, however all his albums are beautiful. Even the stripped down home recordings of Family Tree.

LOVE nick drake but fuckit i'm going to post a cover...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vxVT8h5aEE&feature=related

so much appreciation for nick drake<3

Nick Drake > Bob Dylan

  On 5/24/2011 at 2:55 PM, jim said:

Nick Drake > Bob Dylan

 

 

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but then I think Bob Dylan's a piss artist so I would say that

 

Bob Dylan's songs are best when they're being covered by other artists.

  On 5/24/2011 at 2:55 PM, jim said:

Nick Drake > Bob Dylan

 

 

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but then I think Bob Dylan's a piss artist so I would say that

 

chalk > cheese

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuEifYmYH-I

This is a short little tune from Nick Drakes mum Molly, who wasn't a recording artist but used to write songs as a hobby. I think its lovely and easy to see where Nick got his skills from.

I appreciate

  On 5/24/2011 at 3:07 PM, keltoi said:

  On 5/24/2011 at 2:55 PM, jim said:

Nick Drake > Bob Dylan

 

 

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but then I think Bob Dylan's a piss artist so I would say that

 

 

chalk > cheese

This. Totally different. I like em both for VERY different reasons.

  On 5/23/2011 at 11:56 PM, Zephyr_Nova said:

I think I like every Nick Drake song, but yeah River Man is the best. My plan was to waltz in here and post it to spread the awesome, but I see that was the first thing covered. If I could add 10 years to any past musician's life, I might to choose to give it to Drake... along with some antidepressants.

Funny thought. I think I would love to give 10 years of (the needed) mental sanity to Syd Barrett.

At the chime of the city clock from page one is my favourite tune!

Yeah and I once read a biography on Drake and it said there that Drake got antidepressant and they didn't do any good... finally he overdosed on them, if voluntary or by mistake is not known.

  On 5/25/2011 at 9:32 AM, Greg Reason said:

  On 5/24/2011 at 3:07 PM, keltoi said:

  On 5/24/2011 at 2:55 PM, jim said:

Nick Drake > Bob Dylan

 

 

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but then I think Bob Dylan's a piss artist so I would say that

 

 

chalk > cheese

 

This. Totally different. I like em both for VERY different reasons.

yes. both are great. i have been thinking recently though that Dylan's original recordings of his own songs leave something to be desired

i got super, super lucky and picked up the fruit tree box set (LP, 1986 hannibal release with extra disc and fucking sealed!) for a measly 60 bucks at a half price books 5 or 6 years ago.

but yeah i think if someone doesn't like nick drake they just... i dunno, don't understand feelings.