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EAC FLAC (Cue&Log) - 303 Mb (incl 10% par) - Scans Included
Genre: British Folk-Rock, Blues, Psychedelic - Label: Independiente - Time: 00:45:20

John Martyn's On the Cobbles is the warmest of folky blues, consistently impressive despite being recorded in eight different studios across England, Ireland and the USA. 
Occasionally, as with the sparse and haunted Ghosts, he even reaches the atmospheric peaks of his classic Solid Air. 
As is the fashion, there are several auspicious guests Mavis Staples, Paul Weller and the Verve's Nick McCabe, but really none of them add much to a set that's alternately tortured, spacey and hugely romantic. 
Martyn is unarguably the star of this show, excelling both as the gruff blues moaner and soft balladeer, but also testing different ground with the Pink Floyd ambience of "Go Down Easy", the spiritual jazz of "My Creator" and the dark, rootsy "Cobbles", the latter's mournful backing vocals recalling those of Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds. 

John Martyn is truly a survivor. Having in the past overcome such setbacks as a burst pancreas and a head-on collision with a cow, 2003 saw him suffer an undiscovered cyst that led to his right leg being amputated below the knee. 
Yet still his comeback, begun with the classy Glasgow Walker, continues. 
Martyn's ongoing trials have clearly given him a deeper appreciation of life and love as well as a painful understanding of the blues. His losses are our gain.


(01) [John Martyn] Baby Come Home.flac
(02) [John Martyn] Under My Wing.flac
(03) [John Martyn] Ghosts.flac
(04) [John Martyn] Back To Marseilles.flac
(05) [John Martyn] Cobbles.flac
(06) [John Martyn] My Creator.flac
(07) [John Martyn] One For The Road.flac
(08) [John Martyn] Go Down Easy.flac
(09) [John Martyn] Walking Home.flac
(10) [John Martyn] Goodnight Irene.flac