From its haunting opening track, which salutes the recently deceased Nick Drake, there's something unearthly about this 1973 cult classic. Though based in English folk, singer/guitarist Martyn had a foot in jazz and another in psychedelia, and a voice at once gruff and tender. He applies plenty of synth and echo to a spacey take on Skip James' "I'd Rather Be the Devil." Yet his music remained accessible: friendly sentiments and an elegant tune made "May You Never" his best-known song via Eric Clapton's cover.
Other Versions
- 10 Songs
- 1973
- 1967
- 1977
- 1980
- Seth Lakeman
- Bert Jansch
- Kate Rusby
- Jonathan Wilson
- Vashti Bunyan
- Richard Thompson
- Bill Callahan