Down River by David Ackles
“Friend put me onto this bloke: apparently a 'lost' genius from the early 70s with touches of Brel, Weill, etc. He was new to me, but probably not to the learned TIMJ community.”
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Friend put me onto this bloke: apparently a 'lost' genius from the early 70s with touches of Brel, Weill, etc. He was new to me, but probably not to the learned TIMJ community.
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Elektra UK, 1968
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The best thing about this song is that the first 3 minutes are heartbreakingly sad, understated and full of restrained, profound emotion. And then the last minute is the band saying"screw this" and they just start getting into it, as though they can't help themselves.
