tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post6332046594125399431..comments2024-01-27T13:59:05.876+00:00Comments on hissyfit: Albums for Life: 8: Nick Drake: Five Leaves LeftHissyfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-82111145514301412892013-05-10T10:15:36.425+01:002013-05-10T10:15:36.425+01:00Maybe you need to have grown up with the Drake alb...Maybe you need to have grown up with the Drake albums. I'd be surprised if you're not enchanted though David. As for the Tom Waits... go for 'Asylum Years'. Really. It has most of the major highlights from his earlier years. Things get a bit quirky from Swordfish... onwards. Again, if you want an overview a fine collection from that period is 'Beautiful Maladies'... I envy you your first listen of the first album; make sure that you're sitting down or holding on to something solid when you listen to the 2nd...Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-28584911074719748812013-05-09T21:24:24.011+01:002013-05-09T21:24:24.011+01:00I only have a compilation island put out a few yea...I only have a compilation island put out a few years ago so this is my first top 10 purchase. (oh god having committed to this I've just realised I'm going to have to buy a TWs lp!!) I'm a bit with Seamus. I always think I should like it more than I do . There are times when it fits the mood spot on and others when it drifts away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-4667151720101433472013-05-09T19:36:24.949+01:002013-05-09T19:36:24.949+01:00I think it's the tragedy as much as the music ...I think it's the tragedy as much as the music that keeps his memory alive Phil.<br />Strange how we work...Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-12568995605809311342013-05-09T19:17:14.341+01:002013-05-09T19:17:14.341+01:00I'm with you on this album,Trev.'River man...I'm with you on this album,Trev.'River man' is one of my all time favourite songs. His story really is tragic.<br />PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-67558228670756631532013-05-09T19:06:05.807+01:002013-05-09T19:06:05.807+01:00It's a toughie Brendan; my entry point was the...It's a toughie Brendan; my entry point was the early Asylum years. Virtually easy listening compared to the challenges post Swordfish... Still, the investment is worth it; Tom's a mad magician or a willful actor depending on your mood or who you're drinking with...Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-59947614302535840062013-05-09T17:50:45.871+01:002013-05-09T17:50:45.871+01:00Trevor, an iconic shot alright...with Tom, it will...Trevor, an iconic shot alright...with Tom, it will be interesting to see if you go pre or post Swordfish...<br />B Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-18853265479983568732013-05-09T14:31:42.214+01:002013-05-09T14:31:42.214+01:00Please listen before Brad Pitt ruins it all by pla...Please listen before Brad Pitt ruins it all by playing Drake in a biopic...Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-72338819141083709092013-05-09T14:30:19.216+01:002013-05-09T14:30:19.216+01:00My favorites vary day to day Brendan. I'm curr...My favorites vary day to day Brendan. I'm currently wrestling with Tom Waits... now there's a short film. So much depends on your mood. With Drake that mood is invariably B L E A K but Pink Moon's unadorned charms are many. I'll listen tonight...<br />It's a great shot of Drake isn't it? <br />Are those shells in his hand or a gram of Morocco's finest?Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-7695095352996747432013-05-09T12:43:17.736+01:002013-05-09T12:43:17.736+01:00I love Cello Song , but of the three albums,I thin...I love Cello Song , but of the three albums,I think i'd go for Pink Moon for the title track and especially Place to Be..."And I was strong, strong in the sun/I thought I'd see when day is done/<br /> Now I'm weaker than the palest blue/ Oh so weak in this need for you". <br />The blanket in which he's photo'd above had pride of place hanging behing the counter in Smile- a Dublin 2nd hand record store on George's St, which went the way of most record stores. <br />BrendanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703706690625306888.post-78168043430385573772013-05-09T10:50:52.560+01:002013-05-09T10:50:52.560+01:00I've listened to quite a bit of Nick Drake ove...I've listened to quite a bit of Nick Drake over the years without really catching the bug, but I think I will someday.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.com