Pink Moon

Today's Music of the Day is Nick Drake's Pink Moon. This album came to me by way of the public library, finally. Sadly, the disc was a little scratched, and the jewel case is about 40% tape at this point, but I was able to listen to most of the tracks.

This album was a fine way to start a weary Friday. Nick Drake has a wonderful, pleasant voice, and the guitar moves around just enough behind him to complement his vocals rather than intrude at any point. It's a simple formula, but it works. The overall sound is intimate without being overly emotional, and the album is very easy to like. I wish there was more to say about it, but the whole work is wonderful in its simplicity. Sometimes less is more.

I couldn't give credit to everyone who owes a debt to Nick Drake (though he in turn owes a debt to a number of people, probably starting with Paul Simon), but Sam Beam and Jose Gonzalez are the ones in my music library that jump out at me. Drake's music is like a pleasant spring day with a little breeze - maybe not what is always desired, but hard to turn down. In short, don't expect this album to rock, but don't expect it to suck, either.

In Other News:

Damned if the italics control on Blogger wasn't a nuisance to me today, even more so than usual.

I hope this weekend goes well. Winter be damned. I may stay in tonight, just because I haven't actually been at home for an entire evening in three weeks. So if you need me, I'll be watching To Kill a Mockingbird.