Before he yoked folk to rock with woozy masterpiece Solid Air, John Martyn was just another bearded minstrel on the U.K folk circuit, albeit armed with cherubic good looks and an acid tongue. The Battle Of Medway, recorded live in Kent in between sessions for Solid Air and Inside Out could change your mind about that. Granted, fans may baulk at the opportunity of owning yet another acoustic rendition of โMay You Neverโ, but hearing Martyn's feverish delivery on โI'd Rather Be The Devilโ in such audio verite is still enough to send a shiver down the spine. PAUL MOODY
Before he yoked folk to rock with woozy masterpiece Solid Air, John Martyn was just another bearded minstrel on the U.K folk circuit, albeit armed with cherubic good looks and an acid tongue.
The Battle Of Medway, recorded live in Kent in between sessions for Solid Air and Inside Out could change your mind about that. Granted, fans may baulk at the opportunity of owning yet another acoustic rendition of โMay You Neverโ, but hearing Martynโs feverish delivery on โIโd Rather Be The Devilโ in such audio verite is still enough to send a shiver down the spine.
PAUL MOODY