John Martyn - Patterns in the Rain

Title: Patterns in the Rain Artist: John Martyn Release Date: 4/24/2001 Re-Released On: 11/24/2003 Label: Castle Music Ltd., Mooncrest Records Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 060768114920, 5050159182527, 766126806529, 823107232521 Genre: Folk Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, British Folk, British Folk-Rock Moods: Brooding, Intimate, Melancholy, Reflective, Wistful, Ambitious, Brittle, Earthy, Knotty, Organic, Provocative, Sentimental, Atmospheric, Earnest, Gentle, Literate, Plaintive, Rebellious, Reckless, Somber, Bittersweet, Passionate, Refined/Mannered, Soothing, Exuberant, Laid-Back/Mellow, Poignant Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Jack the Lad
2. Patterns in the Rain
3. Sunday's Child
4. Live on Love
5. Cooltide
6. The Cure
7. Send Me One Line
8. She's a Lover
9. Certain Surprise
10. Dancing
11. Hole in the Rain

1. Saphire
2. Sweet Little Mystery
3. Don't Want to Know
4. One World
5. John Wayne
6. Soild Air
7. May You Never
8. Angeline
9. Fisherman's Dream
10. Deny This Love

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD Castle Music Ltd. 825 2002 CD Castle Music Ltd. 81149 2002 CD Castle Music Ltd. 72325 2001 CD Mooncrest Records 65

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John Martyn anthologies are everywhere. Most of them contain the same tracks, and of course this double-disc collection has many of those too -- how could you not have "Solid Air" "Sunday's Child," or "May You Never" on a serious collection? Patterns in the Rain is a bit different, though, at least texturally. For starters, 11 of these tunes -- all of them on disc two -- are live. Sure, there is likely groaning and gnashing of teeth at this proposal, but it one of Martyn's best live sets caught on tape. It's deep, adventurous, and utterly soulful. The first disc, with the exception of "Jack the Lad," which opens the thing, are all studio tracks and they include the title track, "Sunday's Child," "Live on Love," "Send Me One Line," "She's a Lover," and many others. The live cuts include "Solid Air" (one of the best versions he's ever recorded), "Sweet Little Mystery" (which is so utterly filled with remorse and loss that it's gripping), "Fisherman's Blues," "May You Never," "Angeline," and "Deny This Love." Martyn's playing is spot-on, his band is at his service and not crowding him from the stage, and his voice is in great shape here. This is certainly one to consider adding to a Martyn collection, but not the best place to start. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Barry Plummer Photography John Martyn Guitar (Electric) John O'Regan Liner Notes, Sleeve Notes