Neal:
>Which reminds me, any minor or major Drake fan want to offer up a good
>starting point into that artist's catalog? I need to go buy yet another CD
>that I've never gonna have enough time to appreciate to its fullest. Sigh...
>
Neal, Neal, Neal. How can you call yourself a rock critic if you don't know
and love Nick Drake? Don't you know that all rock critics are required to
love Nick Drake, along with the rest of the "critics' darlings"? Does the
Rock Critic Licensing Office know about this? We may have to turn you in.
The sampler culled from the boxed set (I think it's called Way to Blue, but
CRS syndrome is affecting me tonight) isn't a bad place to start, but I'll
agree with Jim Roll and recommend just buying the boxed set. Once you fall
in love with Nick Drake--and you will, Neal--you'll want to own all of his
stuff anyway, and though buying a boxed set of an artist you're not
familiar with may sound kind of drastic, there is virtually no risk that
you won't be glad you bought it. Three equally gorgeous records, plus the
four harrowing, beautiful posthumously released tracks--you really can't go
wrong.
If you insist on starting with a single record, though, Bryter Layter is
the record that most people consider Nick's best. (I can't pick a favorite,
myself.)
--Amy
