Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Nick Drake’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!
Born: June 19, 1948
Died: November 25, 1974
Biography: A singular talent who passed almost unnoticed during his brief lifetime, Nick Drake produced several albums of chilling, somber beauty. With hindsight, these have come to be recognized as peak achievements of both the British folk-rock scene and the entire rock singer/songwriter genre. Sometimes compared to Van Morrison, Drake in fact resembled Donovan much more in his breathy vocals, strong melodies, and the acoustic-based orchestral sweep of his arrangements. His was a much darker vision than Donovan's, however, with disturbing themes of melancholy, failed romance, mortality, and depression lurking just beneath, or even well above, the surface. Ironically, Drake has achieved a far greater stature in the decades following his death, with an avid cult following that grows by the year. [Read Mr. Drake’s full bio via AllMusic]
Discography (Studio Albums):
Five Leaves Left (1969)
Bryter Layter (1971)
Pink Moon (1972)
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