Your night or your day, Drake was a talented technical guitarist and a painstaking musician. .buynow-education-pointer{display:block;position:relative;height:.5rem;margin:.5rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid #D8D8D8}.buynow-education-pointer .caret{display:block;position:absolute;bottom:0;height:1rem;width:1rem;border:0 solid #D8D8D8;border-width:1px 1px 0 0;transform:rotate(-45deg) translate(-.7rem);transform-origin:center;background:#fff}.buynow-education-pointer .caret:not([data-position]){display:none}.buynow-education-pointer .caret[data-position=right]{left:75%}.buynow-education-pointer .caret[data-position=center]{left:50%} (window.AmazonUIPageJS ? In other words, it’s more like what we know of Nick Drake at the time: awkward, nervous, and scared. The lines offer hope that this wonderful album about loss and failure is also as much about resurrection. For example, he tuned his bottom string down to a low A just so he would get the right fret on one line of ‘Free Ride’, to emphasise one of the lines. By the end of the first song she's in love with him. I really believed at the time (and was probably right) that this was one of the best kept secrets in music, and until the Volkswagon commercial which featured the song "Pink Moon", it was. Nick Drake (Nicholas Rodney Drake, Rangoon, Burma, June 19, 1948 - Tanworth-in-Arden, England, November 25, 1974) was an English folk singer known for his gentle, enigmatic songs and his virtuosic right-hand finger picking technique. .create-list-form{margin-bottom:0}.wl-spacing-top-quad-large{margin-top:8.4rem}#create-list-back-navigation{padding-right:10px}#create-list-back-icon{margin-top:4px} I have previously reviewed Nick's first two albums and I have now arrived at his final album. 5 out of 5 stars (58) 58 reviews. .vas-hidecomponent{display:none}.vas-checkbox-column.a-box{border:0}.vas-checkbox-container .vas-checkbox{margin-left:15px;top:47%;display:block!important}.vas-preferences-column{border-left:1px solid #ddd}.vas-preferences-container{border:0;padding:0 15px}.vas-checkbox-container-alert-on{border-color:red}#vas-preferences-button .a-button-text{font-size:16px}#vas-ppd-mobile-twister-service-options .vas-ppd-mobile-service-heading,#vas-ppd-mobile-twister-service-options .vas-ppd-mobile-service-heading span,.vas-font-weight-normal{font-weight:400!important}#vas-ppd-fake-twister-mobile .a-button-stack .vas-ppd-twister-button{margin-bottom:9px}#vas-ppd-fake-twister-mobile .a-button-inner{width:100%}#vas-ppd-fake-twister-mobile .vas-ppd-nocopypaste{-o-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:none;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none}#vas-ppd-mobile-twister-service-options .vas-twister-service-option-disabled{pointer-events:none;opacity:.5;filter:alpha(opacity=50)}#vas-ppd-mobile-twister-service-options .vas-mobile-twister-whatsincluded-section ul{margin-top:5px}#vas-ppd-mobile-twister-service-options .vas-mobile-twister-whatsincluded-section ul li{list-style:disc;border:none}#vas-ppd-mobile-twister-service-options #vas-mobile-twister-include #vas-mobile-twister-whatsincluded ul{margin-top:5px}#vas-ppd-mobile-twister-service-options #vas-mobile-twister-include #vas-mobile-twister-whatsincluded ul li{list-style:disc;border:none}#vas-ppd-mobile-twister-service-options #vas-mobile-twister-include i{top:35px}.vas-twister-product-price-update{display:none}#vas-twister-loading{top:0;left:0;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-color:#fff;opacity:.8;filter:alpha(opacity=80);z-index:25}#vas-twister-loading #vas-twister-spinner{background:url(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/amazonui/loading/loading-4x._V1_.gif) 50% 50% no-repeat;top:0;left:0;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%}.vas_product_offer_update_description{display:block;margin-top:5px}.vas-checkbox{display:none!important}#vas-valueProp-service-options{margin-top:15px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important}#vas-valueProp-service-options ul{margin-top:5px}#vas-valueProp-service-options ul li{list-style:disc;border:none}#vas-valueProp-service-options ul li a{font-size:1px}#vas-valueProp-service-options #vas-valueProp-service-block{margin-bottom:15px!important}#vas-valueProp-service-options .vas-valueProp-service-name{font-size:15px!important;font-weight:700}#vas-valueProp-service-options .valueProp-service-price{float:right;font-size:15px!important}#vas-valueProp-service-options .vas-valueProp-bullets{font-size:13px!important}#vas-valueProp-click-through-mobile{padding-bottom:10px} All fan's of Nick Drake's music will often state an opinion as to which of his three studio albums is the best.The truth is that each of the albums has a unique character all of it's own .My advice is to listen to them in the order in which they were originally released before deciding if indeed there is a pecking order in terms of musical worth .In my opinion 'Five Leaves Left' , 'Bryter Layter' and 'Pink Moon 'are all definite 5 star albums !!! The LP, however, arrived with several deep scuff marks on both sides. It is a heavy weight vinyl version with a facsimile sleeve of the original and even comes with a copy of an old Island inner sleeve. The confessions of a troubled soul. Please try again. She leans forward to make sure she catches every note. Description. Pink Moon was Nick Drake’s final studio album, a collection of short songs featuring only the singer accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, and piano on the title track. Wonderful article but I believe all three albums were masterpieces in their own rights. 'Pink Moon' has it's own rather introverted identity within Nick Drake's studio output.There are a total of eleven songs and the whole album lasts less than 29 minutes in duration .Even though the songs are very short it is testament to their power that each song sounds complete and unneeded of any additional time in order to , in any way ,improve them . 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