My late Wife & I never missed an opportunity to see Big John play live when he was in our vicinity! What a staggering talent, a true powerhouse. Rest Easy Big Man ...

I have been listening to John's music for over 50 years and also saw him in concert a few times. I never get tired of his music and often find new things within it

What a powerful song it doesn't get much better than that bless you big john R.I.P. dude.

Transatlantic Sessions has resulted in some of the finest music ever recorded.

@clairey6407

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree!

I remember someone who said they were doing the job of roadie for him and said he was a true gentleman. It's good to know he had that to him as well as a remarkable talent. This is as good a blues interpretation I've ever heard.

Such a distinctive voice, never too be be repeated, what a shame he died so early, I could and can listen to him forever, I have no words for his loss, than I am a lesser man in the future. Sleep well John, you are missed by me immeasurably, good night John. 🙏

Rarely are people so lucky to witness a genius in any field. Here is one musical genius. We're privileged. Thx John.

These guys could have, on several occasions, gone anywhere with this. Maybe they should have. But they have kept it SO tight, focused and so chilled. Masterful.

35 years of absolute pleasure buying his albums..THE MAN IS THE BEST ACCOUSTIC PLAYER EVER..IMHO

@GFEBMX

8 жыл бұрын

+Lee Turnbull think id have to agree with you there but nick drake is on a par with john

@leeturnbull2169

8 жыл бұрын

+braig crogan yes agreed.theyre releaseing some new stuff of nick drakes apparently..unheard stuff.i cant wait..try one world .my fave jm album

@GFEBMX

8 жыл бұрын

Lee Turnbull love one world my friend new nick stuff sounds exciting

@leeturnbull2169

8 жыл бұрын

Theres few and far between these and a good solid artist..one who' be round longer than 2 top 10s and an album .lol..

Should I ever find myself at these so called ‘Pearly Gates’, and asked if I had any regrets, it would be that I hadn’t seen John Martyn live in concert. My younger brother ‘checked out’ too early in similar circumstances to JM and they really are kindred spirits. Watching his wonderful clips is a great comfort. Also, I remember the first time I heard Solid Air, mamma mia!!!

WOW MY MIND WAS JUST F******N' BLOWNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JM. One of the all-time greatest musicians. Everything about this song (lyrics, vocals and guitar work) is amazing. I could/will listen to this version very often for the rest of my life, God willing. One of my biggest regrets is that I never had the privilege of seeing him live. Thank God for the vast body of work he has gifted to humanity. RIP John and thank you.

@glasgowgrad6277

4 ай бұрын

I had the privilege of seeing him here in Glasgow (Celtic Connections) in 2005, 2007 and 2008. The 2007 gig was a tour of Solid Air (with Danny Thompson. Immense.

Wish I'd discovered this wonderful man earlier, would 100% see him live

Excuse me Mister, but this is Fucking Excellent!

@Gravey68690

9 жыл бұрын

too true.

an insane amount of talent in one room. whole transatlantic sessions series is amazing. RIP big man.

@jfitz7251

9 жыл бұрын

***** This

no one i repeat no one has the power in their voice like john did

Transatlantic Session - great camera work, fantastic sound, brilliant musicians - what more can you say!

11 years after first listening to this I’m still mesmerised by the performance.

I have had a drink on a couple of occasions with the man,amd it saddens me to think it will never happen again . Thank you for everythong John. Miss you man.

RIP John. Thanks so much for so much great music... Sing on....

There are no words in existence, that can dojustice to what I have just heard . .. oh my

That "you fool" makes u question a lot of things, a real real masterpiece!!!!

I miss him so much - that sound will haunt me forever

@johncallaghan5003

9 жыл бұрын

Its not such small world. I was raised not far from him in Glasgow

Spellbinding...easily one of the best songs/videos I've seen all year. The singing, the musicianship...this ensemble is superb.

Johns music has been the soundtrack to my life since I was 17. Go down Easy Big Man. Missing you already...xx

I like this because it puts the emphasis on Martyn's vocals, not his guitar playing. I think his vocals were not given the regard they deserved, and this shows what a fab singer he was.

Just LOVE this version on the Sessions series ........ Missing that man !!! ........ RIP John play your songs every day .

Oh man, beautiful, just beautful - he may not have written this one but he sure owns it.. Aw jeez, John. Thank you for making my life better than it was ever going to be. Love you, mate.

This song, and John Martyn in general, never get old. RIP to one of the greatest of all time.

will always... always... love John Martyn r.i.p.

Utterly mesmerising. Genius.

Hi Jane. Loved the plot tour. Your cloud pruning worked a treat! The trail camera footage was interesting too. Hope to see. More of that soon. I'll be going to Gardeners World live this year. We haven't been to the NEC for some time as I've had some heart problems. That's all sorted now so my wife Jill and I will be enjoying the day there. It's a great day out.

im only now beginning 2 realise what mr martyn was n is a true pioner in every sense of the word god bless n rest his soul

These guys are real pros, they keep playing but I think I'd crumple into a little heap every single time JM did that roar from his soul.

I first heard of john martyn about 1 month ago on johny walker sunday show.[ may you never. ] awsome. ,and have listened to his music since. I love music but had never heard of him.{Why} I feel gutted. PS. I am 67 years old.

@psychotron9

9 жыл бұрын

you have a great year ahead of you discovering his music, Solid Air / Sunday's Child / Bless The Weather are all albums to start with.

@MrSilentstan

9 жыл бұрын

+john callaghan welcome aboard

@GFEBMX

8 жыл бұрын

+john callaghan im 25 luckily enough i have a mother with an incredible taste in music ive seen john live twice once when i was sixteen and two months before he died best live performer ive ever seen

@noelmajers6369

8 жыл бұрын

+john callaghan I was aware of some of John Martyn's earlier folk music, especially May You Never and a few other of his earlier songs but have myself only just recently cottoned on to what an insanely good blues/jazz vocalist and electric guitarist he was (his acoustic prowess long being the stuff of legend)...I've got some more discovering to do also...

@yewtoob

8 жыл бұрын

JC...just be happy you finally did hear of him.

I can feel my room buzzin and vibrating when I play this John was the Best

Hell's teeth! Go on John. We're still listening. X.

Hell John Yesterday I saw Ben Harper played his song in the Jazz Festival Of Vienne... one another way to play this song. Honestly I prefer your version. I miss you.Your Voice and much more. Every day. God will be so pleased to sing with you... see you next time John.

i will never forget midnight at the olympia,Dame st Dublin,Seen JOHN manys the time there. chereshed moments.God bless.

What a beautiful intro wow …

Marvellous talent.....heart rending performance

I had the pleasure of playing one of his songs for him in the Rotterdam Bar, Belfast back bar after one of his 3 appearances during the Save The Rotterdam Campaign year. WOW.... there were only about 20 people in that lock in that night!! and he summoned his guitar tech to get his martin for me with "hey.... get my dreadnought... i wanna hear this guy sing"!

hes awesome

My hero. Rest in Peace John. Your music will be with me for ever. x

always LOVED THIS. Feel fortunate to have see John perform on several occasions. Both solo and with his band. I always enjoyed it more when he was surrounded by fellow musicians, as I think he did too.

Only got introduced to this feller last year by fellow scouser Tony Santemera whilst working in Minehead and staying in a caravan in Butlins. Nice on Tony-- How I ever missed this performer I will never know. Brilliance. Something else. This track and Solid Air are fantastic. Sorry I wont get to see him live.

one word: phenomenal.

@tipple58

Жыл бұрын

Bang on the money! Totally sublime.

Thanks foe leaving so much for us to enjoy,bless you John..

I never knew I could hold my breadth for 6 minutes and 16 seconds. Whew!!!

Ogni volta che lo ascolto cado in verticale nelle viscere mie e della terra. Grazie John ovunque tu sia.

rip john castlemilk comunity centre ,92 i think he was on it , so was i . best concert i seen him play . peace john .

Absolutely transcendent!!

Thank you so much for posting. I have found a lot of great stuff by the big man today, stuff that wasn't available on here before. Great job

every time i hear it, it blows me right away... THE version

The voice of a generation, even if most of that generation was too distracted by the pretenders to know it.

Thankyou for this. Just outstanding all round performance. Someone on BBC Scotland deserved a Lairdship for dreaming up the Transatlantic Sessions.

this recording is perfect as possible... very simple solo but so much feeling in it...

What a gorgeous soul this man has 💕

Midnight at the olympia theatre Dublin seems like yesterday.Thanks for many the good night.

I now know what 'hair standing up on the back of my neck' feels like. Superb.

Maravilloso. Se te echa de menos John. Muchísimo

I'm a big fan of Harper's music, and this is the best cover I've ever heard of this song

Superb

such a great song... RIP dear John...

what can i say absolutely astounding stuff !! what a tune ! think im gonna wear this video out !!!!!!!!

Dream like gorgeousness.

what a song....what man

Magic, before TA Sessions became the shiny polished shadow of it's former self.

God bless the great the one and only john Martyn . Thank you john

After hearing this first, I was rather disappointed with Harper's song. John Martyn puts an agony of feeling into this that wasn't there before. One of those rare occasions when the cover surpasses the original... A true artist...

@nutsackmania

10 жыл бұрын

lol

@PLATINFERN

6 жыл бұрын

That was Johns Genius.

@ifonlyiwerebelgian

6 жыл бұрын

Thats because Ben harper is terrible!

@Kedril

6 жыл бұрын

One of those rare occasions ? All Johnny Cash covers makes you lie :)

@krollpeter

5 жыл бұрын

Some of the old brilliance is still there. 10 years before, that was the time he still had the chance to full recovery.

Still chokes me up. Love ya man.

unglaublich gut ! Dieser Mister wird da oben auch geliebt werden !

my god my life no one can ever come close thanks ian

John killing ittt!!

Another great cover from John Martyn proving once again that slowing down a good original seems to almost always works to give a nice new perspective.

Such talent

You said it, mate. It was something else.

Sheer genius! John at his peak. BBC4 are re-screening the documentary about him on 20th. March as a tribute to the great man.

John just commands the band here.. unbelievable

love this song......groove is right here !

im a huge harper fan but this guy done a damn good job in my opinion..

what can i say absolutely astounding stuff !! what a tune !

wow truly awesome.......................

one of britains best ever. RIP john

Amazing track. Simply amazing.

The man had soul!

Jaysus H Christ!! This is sooooo COOL!

mothers friendship 55555 say obrigado, mercy, gracias

John Martyn oozes soul

This is awesome: John Martin, "Excuse me, Mister..."

I just fell in love

Brill. No other word comes close!

Masterpiece!

beautiful

Wow! Great rendition of this Harper's song !! Five Stars.

J.M The Boss. Still missing yah every day. xx

Pure talent.

i can't get over it

I miss you so

RIP Beautiful Man.