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Nick Drake — River Man
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Minimally
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 20:09
 
I am a bit dumbfounded, I thought this was relatively recent music, but it was made before I was born even 0_0

TheLib
(Silicon Valley, CA)
Posted: Dec 26, 2012 - 15:16
 
I've been listening to Nick Drake since the mid-70s.  His music really is timeless.

Ilona Knopfler does a cover of this that I like quite a bit.  You can check it out on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/river-man/id339951085?i=339951275

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Dec 26, 2012 - 14:26
 
nice wintry song.

cotsnots
Posted: Nov 25, 2012 - 05:40
 
Shimmering and floating like a Rothko!

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 - 10:54
 
Well, that was beautiful.

meaulnesbrule
Posted: Jul 09, 2012 - 19:57
 
Majestic artist!

eswiley2
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 10:42
 

I think if I could only listen to one song forever....  this would be it.



MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 11:16
 
File Under:

lots of fuss...decent artist.

(see Elliot Smith)

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 11:15
 
Beautiful song. {#Clap}

Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 11:13
 
gorgeous.

haretic
(toward Abad, just south of Maitri)
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 18:09
 
 Bleyfusz wrote:
Ain't it strange how beauty can hurt?
 
bump


johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 17:51
 
barfo

coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 17:48
 
twelve

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 09:16
 
Eleven

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Jun 07, 2011 - 09:04
 
Another 1969 release. What a year and this one shows the broad range of music that exploded that year.

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 16:03
 
{#Yes} jagdriver wrote:
Quite a loss here. I think his stuff is incredible.
 



boober
(KC,Mo)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 08:10
 
 Jamunca wrote:


Does that mean you give 9s to Ray's stuff too? BTW, I saw him live in Asheville, NC and he had all the stage presence of a statue. Definitely better recorded than in person. I wonder if Nick would've been the same, given his personal issues.
  From what I've seen and heard in the documentary(that is not fully funded)his friends say his live performances were not nearly as good as his live shows.....and it hurt him.Boy was he good in the studio!



Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 08:09
 
It's early morning. The sky is blue, the air is cold, there's frost on the rooftops and two ring-necked doves perched on the telephone wire outside my window. I'm drinking my first cup of coffee, and this song is playing.  How could things possibly get better?  I agree with those who say that this song makes everything quiet around them. I'm peaceful and content, for the first time in weeks.  Mr. Drake, you were ahead of your time - a Renaissance Man in a world of cretins.  Thank you for your music.

Bleyfusz
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 08:06
 
Ain't it strange how beauty can hurt?

Xstar
(Florence, Kentucky)
Posted: Sep 28, 2010 - 01:32
 
 sirdroseph wrote:


How bout this? No, they definitely are NOT!!!!{#No}
 
Actually I love NIck, but if I didn't know any better sometimes, Ray sounds a lot like him.{#Yes}


calypsus_1
Posted: May 01, 2010 - 21:16
 

When the day is done by ~aseasoninhell
Mike  ©2007-2010 ~aseasoninhell

http://www.mikewillcox.com/

.


sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 14:42
 
 trekhead wrote:
Ray LaMontagne/Nick Drake,
interchangeable?

9.
 

How bout this? No, they definitely are NOT!!!!{#No}

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 14:41
 
To quote the astronauts as they viewed the pretty unidentified lights in orbit; "Beautiful....just beautiful!"{#Sunny}

mcYammer
(Beervana)
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 14:40
 
The tortured soul rides downriver, rolling his own...

jagdriver
(Just a tad south of Paradise)
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 14:39
 
Quite a loss here. I think his stuff is incredible.

Jungle_Jim
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 17:49
 
The shift back and forth between major and minor key just hypnotises me. The atmosphere is so thick you could cut it with a knife. A stunning song. Remember folks it's Ray LaMontagne ripping off Nick Drake, not the other way round.


Jamunca
(Asheville, NC)
Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 17:46
 
 trekhead wrote:
Ray LaMontagne/Nick Drake,
interchangeable?

9.
 

Does that mean you give 9s to Ray's stuff too? BTW, I saw him live in Asheville, NC and he had all the stage presence of a statue. Definitely better recorded than in person. I wonder if Nick would've been the same, given his personal issues.

df1489
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 - 16:44
 

solid 10, awesome!



jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 - 16:42
 
 jagdriver wrote:
{#Boohoo} {#Guitarist}

Really great arrangement.

 
Might go nicely with The City by Mark-Almond.

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Jul 12, 2009 - 01:25
 
It sounds as though this is someone i should have heard of but i haven't.  I couldn't get above 6 for this one though.  Felt it was OK but a bit long for the lack of variation in the song.

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 23:06
 
What a great song; one of ND's best, and that's saying a lot.

bruud
(from Holland)
Posted: Jan 03, 2009 - 05:32
 
This song makes everything quiet around me...a truly outstanding song.

Andy Bay made an excellent cover of this song. You can find it on the album "Incredible Sound of Gilles Peterson" (1999) from the eclectic DJ/Producer Gilles Peterson. A great album too, from a great DJ.



jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Dec 02, 2008 - 15:21
 
{#Boohoo} {#Guitarist}

Really great arrangement.


narc
(Montréal)
Posted: Sep 30, 2008 - 14:36
 
 theanniewithin wrote:


I could have said that exact thing!  Perfect.{#Good-vibes}
 
Ditto.


theanniewithin
(US)
Posted: Jul 29, 2008 - 08:54
 
 fuace wrote:
never fails; his voice always makes me just stop and listen.

 

I could have said that exact thing!  Perfect.{#Good-vibes}

fuace
(on the train)
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 09:18
 
never fails; his voice always makes me just stop and listen.
trekhead
(HORTA-Culture)
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 09:17
 
Ray LaMontagne/Nick Drake,
interchangeable?

9.
cutterjudd
(smackdabinthemiddle)
Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 09:35
 
This selection works for me real nice this time of the day...... Mid morning
wenatchee
(Duvall, WA)
Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 09:34
 
Having put pen to paper many times in an effort to capture and convey a moment . . . or two, I find deep admiration for those that also blend the music and deliver the message however it is received. Nick Drake . . . fantastic and sad all at once
bronorb
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 09:33
 
coolpeople_rule wrote:
This guy has more than a normal dose of talent!!!
Like Beck on roids....

Had... sadly.

meurglys3
(England's legendary England)
Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 09:33
 
Nick's music makes my soul feel clean
ktnsb
(Noleta, CA)
Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 22:07
 
This song has so much going for it: intriguing and beautiful lyrics, interesting musical form, a stunning strings arrangement, and Nick's uniquely moving voice. A 10 if there ever was one.
coolpeople_rule
Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 21:56
 
This guy has more than a normal dose of talent!!!
Like Beck on roids....
NanMac
Posted: Jan 22, 2008 - 11:49
 
wow, 2 Nick Drake tunes in half a day. Love it.
nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Dec 22, 2007 - 00:53
 
kazuma wrote:
How in the wide world of sports does a 21 year old come up with something like this? In 1969??? Wow.

Yes, couldn't agree more. Stupendous talent.
Quite a few similar originals around that era........
horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Nov 20, 2007 - 15:38
 
Ngoziman wrote:
Nice video here - River Man - just click the Watch link and choose your media. Ghostly black and white stills - very evocative.


Thank you. That was perfect for a cold, windy November day in upstate NY.

Winter's coming, all is lost, tucked away for a warmer day far away.
ktnsb
(Kinsey's Colgate)
Posted: May 31, 2007 - 23:56
 
blissssssss
Bleyfusz
Posted: Apr 30, 2007 - 14:39
 
Snoodle wrote:
A painfully beautiful song from a beautiful record – probably his "happy" record from the three he recorded.
Don'y you think Bryter Layter is the "happy" one?
Bleyfusz
Posted: Apr 30, 2007 - 14:24
 
Ngoziman wrote:
Nice video here - River Man - just click the Watch link and choose your media. Ghostly black and white stills - very evocative.
Well, it was you whom I wanted to answer: the ambient sounds are a bit disturbig, in my opinion.
Bleyfusz
Posted: Apr 30, 2007 - 14:21
 
Kokoloco53 wrote:
Nice, very nice, reminds a bit of an old Joni Mitchell song's melody, can't place it though. Thanks Radio Paradise for continually upgrading my horizons.
Maybe Songs to aging children, which is the one she sings during the funeral scene in the Alice's Restaurant movie?