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John Martyn - Solid Air

Danny Thompson, who played bass on this album—as well as lots of others—died last week.

I saw Martyn live in 1985, at one of those free festivals put on by the GLC, when they were using up all the money before being disbanded by Thatcher. I think he was a bit lost on me at the time. I was waiting for Gil Scott-Heron to come on. I wish I'd appreciated it more, but there you go. Looking at the setlist, it would've been great.

I probably don’t need to say what a fine album this is.

There's a rather good docco about Martyn made by the BBC, Johnny Too Bad, which is well worth a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0DVynJD4jE&t=4s(it's on YouTube) It might be time to give it another watch.

#NowPlaying
#Vinyl
#JohnMartyn
#SolidAir
#DannyThompson
#Folk
#Music

11/30 - Livestream concert w/ some of my favorite local musicians OCEAN Trio: Jennifer, Steve & Isla
The Other British Invasion: Tribute to British Folk-Rock
https://creativealliance.org/event/the-other-british-invasion-tribute-to-british-folk-rock/
#music #live #baltimore #streamed #british #folk #folkrock #FairportConvention #Pentangle #SteeleyeSpan #NickDrake #JohnMartyn

11/30 - Livestream concert w/ some of my favorite local musicians OCEAN Trio: Jennifer, Steve & Isla
The Other British Invasion: Tribute to British Folk-Rock
https://creativealliance.org/event/the-other-british-invasion-tribute-to-british-folk-rock/
#music #live #baltimore #streamed #british #folk #folkrock #FairportConvention #Pentangle #SteeleyeSpan #NickDrake #JohnMartyn

11/30 - Livestream concert w/ some of my favorite local musicians OCEAN Trio: Jennifer, Steve & Isla
The Other British Invasion: Tribute to British Folk-Rock
https://creativealliance.org/event/the-other-british-invasion-tribute-to-british-folk-rock/
#music #live #baltimore #streamed #british #folk #folkrock #FairportConvention #Pentangle #SteeleyeSpan #NickDrake #JohnMartyn

11/30 - Livestream concert w/ some of my favorite local musicians OCEAN Trio: Jennifer, Steve & Isla
The Other British Invasion: Tribute to British Folk-Rock
https://creativealliance.org/event/the-other-british-invasion-tribute-to-british-folk-rock/
#music #live #baltimore #streamed #british #folk #folkrock #FairportConvention #Pentangle #SteeleyeSpan #NickDrake #JohnMartyn

11/30 - Livestream concert w/ some of my favorite local musicians OCEAN Trio: Jennifer, Steve & Isla
The Other British Invasion: Tribute to British Folk-Rock
https://creativealliance.org/event/the-other-british-invasion-tribute-to-british-folk-rock/
#music #live #baltimore #streamed #british #folk #folkrock #FairportConvention #Pentangle #SteeleyeSpan #NickDrake #JohnMartyn

Selected influences (part 10)

#ArthurRussell #JuanaMolina #Megapuss #Cranberries #TheCure #AliceColtrane #CigarettesAfterSex #Gravenhurst #PandaBear #CaféTacvba #CafeTacuba #DanielLanois #LauraMarling #LotusPlaza #Can #Neu #Acetone #RodrigoAmarante #TheTallestManOnEarth #BarkPsychosis #FruitBats #AldousHarding #AmenDunes #JohnMartyn #TalkTalk #TheChills #BertJansch #RobinGuthrie #LizFraser #CocoRosie #BritPop #KrautRock #AfroBeat

And ... it took #Optus over 80 minutes to have a human operator engage in the "Message Us " chat support this morning.

The #ComplaintResolution person says they're very busy.
But I can talk with another complaint person!

#NegativeUX

I'm thinking Enshitification has a history back to the privatisation of #PublicUtilities like electricity, gas, sewerage, water, & #TelephoneService.

#Telco #OptusFailure #Privatisation #Enshitification
#JohnMartyn #OverTheHill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwjL3ipBAhg