Five Leaves Left [Remastered] - Nick Drake

Advantages: Vocals, Lyrics, Sound, perfection on a disk
Disadvantages: None for those with out taste

When we talk about the greats of music through the 60's and 70's we seem to be bogged down with mentions of bands like The Who, The Beatles and ABBA amongst others. Now whilst they all have their place in peoples memory's (yes sadly ABBA are in my memory), an understated young man is missed from most mentions, and yet is argueably the most talented musician of the time. That man is George Best *gets tapped on the shoulder and told I'm doing a CD ...
...you may ask yourself, is Nick Drake, sadly too many people are asking themselves this. Well Nick Drake was was what you could call the epitome of British folk music. This debut album of Drakes, released originally in 1969 (though I can't find the CD re-release date), has been ranked according to wikipedia as: "Five Leaves Left was ranked 85th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. ... Read review

Advantages: Good song writing
Disadvantages: Can sometimes feel a little "samey"

Like many folk artists of the era, Nick Drake impact on music was never really felt until after his death in 1974. Fives Leaves left was his first album, recorded while he was still studying at Cambridge University and contains the songs that many fans describe as his best. Tracklist: 1- Time Has Told Me 2- River Man 3- Three Hours 4- Way To Blue 5- Day Is Done 6- Cello Song 7- The Thoughts Of Mary Jane 8- Man In A Shed 9- Fruit Tree 10- ...
...Nick Drake's smooth lyrics, musical sensitivity and range of song writing. While each song stays within the style and feel of the whole album, everyone has their own twist and they are all memorable in their own right. Each lyric feels thought through and deliberate, but not so much so that it sounds like a "music by numbers" recording. It is very easy to overlook the high standard and unique way in which Nick Drake played his guitar due to the ... Read review