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''Solid Air'' is a folk jazz album released in 1973 by John Martyn on Island Records. Contemporary reviews were favourable, with music weekly ''Sounds'' declaring that "''Solid Air'' flows beautifully and shows the entire spectrum of music that John Martyn has at his fingertips." The album has continued to receive acclaim and is included in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'' by Robert Dimery. The album was rated as the 67th Greatest British Album Ever by the British music magazine ''Q'', and was also included in their list of Best Chill-Out Albums Of All Time. "Solid Air", the title track, was dedicated to a friend of Martyn's, Nick Drake.〔"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die", Robert Dimery, 2005, p.190〕 Drake died of an antidepressant overdose 18 months after the album was released. Martyn said of the track "It was done for a friend of mine, and it was done right with very clear motives, and I'm very pleased with it, for varying reasons. It has got a very simple message, but you'll have to work that one out for yourself."〔 "May You Never" became something of a signature song for Martyn, becoming a staple of his live performances. Released in November 1971 as a single in an early form, the song was re-recorded during the ''Solid Air'' sessions. Eric Clapton covered "May You Never" on his 1977 album ''Slowhand''. When Martyn was presented with a lifetime achievement award by Phil Collins (a collaborator of Martyn's) at the 2008 BBC Folk Awards, Clapton sent a message saying that he was "so far ahead of everything else it was inconceivable" and acknowledged the extent of his influence on "everyone who ever heard him." Martyn and his band, including John Paul Jones on mandolin, played "May You Never" and "Over The Hill" at the Awards Ceremony. In 2006, Martyn performed the album live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series and subsequently toured the UK. A remastered CD was issued by Universal Records in October 2000. This CD was packaged in a card slipcase, and featured a remastered version of the original album with the addition of a live version of I'd Rather Be The Devil. Solid Air was given a further remastering and repackaging when a double CD reissue curated by John Hillarby was released in 2009, and which included several alternate studio and live versions. The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album cover is an example of schlieren photography demonstrating the 'solid' nature of air. ==Track listing== All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated. #"Solid Air" – 5:46 #"Over the Hill" – 2:51 #"Don't Want to Know" – 3:01 #"I'd Rather Be the Devil" (Skip James) – 6:19 #"Go Down Easy" – 3:36 #"Dreams by the Sea" – 3:18 #"May You Never" – 3:43 #"The Man in the Station" – 2:54 #"The Easy Blues" – 3:22 Bonus track #"I'd Rather Be the Devil" (Recorded live in 1975) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Solid Air」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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