Nick Drake Documentary - A Skin Too Few - Part 3

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[@wigginsdesign]

Nicks music effected instantly in the early 70's. And to this day I can cry listening to his music. I think I felt a deep sad sense nostalgia & melancholy as much then as I do now when I hear him. It's timeless. Happy people finally learned of him

[@ProducShuns]

Man I really wish Nick were here today to see how much people appreciate his music now....

[@penta15786]

What matters most is how much you produce in the time you have on the earth. Nick did a lot more in his 26 years than most. Although I feel sad at times, I feel delighted too that he left us a lot of his music.

[@celiabonheur]

J'aime bcp son travail. Ces que l'ai connu, aussi l'aime. je suis sûr. Il avait la musique en sa l'âme.

[@MedievalRichard]

Nick Drake... A great musician.. Simple as that. RIP.

[@DesolationRow0]

probably the most underated artist of our time... so good..

[@bimhead01]

it's verry sad deeply disturbed genious

[@andreasegde]

Beautiful photographs.

[@blaydrunner]

A tragic genius who's songs and ideas were way ahead of their time. Don't worry Nick...you did finally reach us.
Rest in Peace.

[@HotRats86]

I agree, His persona and music have a very strong spiritual sense and quality...Its eerie, its as if he knew what was going to happen to him, consciously or subconsciously....How he used to sit at home and just stare at the wall, and the lyrics to from the morning ' and now we rise/ we are everywhere/ Now we rise from the ground '. He was tapped into something unexplainable.

[@omadaw]

At 7.40 is umbelieavable that he could come up with such a thought.... How can one write verses and music so so profound and believe in failure???? He was a geniun... RIP

[@minutegongcoughs]

How an artist of Nick Drake's talent was missed first time round is one of absolute shame. As someone said, to miss an album or a song can be forgiven in circumstances, but not a whole lifes work of this quality.

[@bimhead01]

greatly disturbed genious

[@sneezepal]

I assume Nick Drake is laughing his ass off in the Afterlife at all of the interest in him now. Godspeed, Nick. Thanks for the wonderful music.

[@spirtw72]

It's interesting that Joe Boyd was connected to two tragic and greatly gifted musical souls, Nick and Syd. He's seen a lot.

[@Pibbs1]

Thanks for posting this. Hopefully, the powers that be, will come to their finanacial differencies, and allow this to be finally released in 2007,after 7 long years.
Nick, you left us all way too soon... : (

[@Stillillgal]

i dont know why but i actully started to cry when "day is done" started to play

[@bimhead01]

greatly disturbed vgenious

[@raidereddie]

A shooting star, for an instant bright in the sky, quickly trailing off to....nothing.....

[@nickstep]

so sad

[@StrongHeartLives]

Some do, some don't. If you off yourself you don't have a chance to grow out of it obviously, but sometimes something clicks something someone says opens you up or you make a conscious decision to do something different. Interaction with people + laughter can be a sign of things turning around - and sometimes the person afflicted could try something tremendously difficult like trying to make a stranger smile at the store. The small bits of effort go a long way.

[@joeburton77]

i think it comes with the family tree boxset

[@wisesatyr72]

its another lesson us humans have to deal with..to not recognized true aritistry of a genius of songwriter/musician until the person is gone

[@AndyB1286]

Not that this is majorly important, but it might be of interest to anyone who's seen this clip and is a fan of Nick's music - the lines at 7:46 appear to be the lyrics to "Time of No Reply" (which ironically is one of Nick's happier-sounding songs).
We love you Nick :-)

[@joeburton77]

'know'

[@clucaspik]

That's the song KNOW from Pink Moon.

[@nabooster]

I hope some good things happen for you too! You sound like someone that deserves it :-)

[@yakacm]

It @ times like this that words don't seem to be enough. Everything about Nick Drake is strange and other worldly, it make you belive in a spirtual side to human existance more than any religion could, the fact the no one bought his records @ the time, and people would be quite @ his shows, is just part of the story. He seem to show a climpse of another world as though he was sent us for a feeting moment he didn't seem to leave any mark apart fom his recorded music.

[@7SteVo24]

You'd be amazed at what regular exercise can do

[@meshumekha]

Nick Drake should have never left England. That was what inspired him so much. Pink Moon, Northern Sky, River Man. You are clearly not listening closely enough.

[@Shannybang]

I believe that every artist wants to be heard. I think he must of felt trapped within himself and all the ideas he had to offer.Its like sitting in a room with beautiful paintings you have created but no one cares to look at them. But you can't stop creating more and more beautiful paintings .The ideas are constantly sweeping through your brain.I bet he was thinking what's the fucking point.

[@lsdmadman]

in a world without lunkheads as the norm he woulda been a bard and poet known and respected

[@777i2i]

where is this documentary from? bbc4?

[@joeburton77]

sorry, it is actually the 'fruit tree boxset' - it is on amazon online store

[@Tubenjunge]

my intentions actually was to write sth...but you already said exactly what i wanted to say.

[@Melopeed]

You should meet and have a coffee, that's what Drake would've wanted.

[@StrongHeartLives]

Being disillusioned about a career in music, or money or fame may be a tiny part of it, but that doesn't cause such a serious depression. The song hanging on a star is about unfulfilled promises or dreams, but that seems to me like he's only reflecting on it. If it is really about whats troubling him, the meaning will go much deeper than not selling enough records. It's just realistic to know that very serious depression revolves around issues of love, trust, and a search for meaning.

[@fuzzy8mike]

If that were true then perhaps we wouldn't be at this place in cyberspace now .The music is what it is, the origins of it perhaps irrelevent to some listeners, that being a trait of it's evoking nature.

[@PeanutGalaxy]

Whats the last song at 8:36 called?

[@ASamGreenExperience]

whats the song at 8.39?

[@chrisadamsmusicuk]

I guess when a top producer you have worked with says about you.
" i think he was probably the only genius i have ever worked with"
bingo

[@catoohey]

Or at least mix the strings in the background - they are far too loud....they drown out the guitar and vocal. I wonder if anyone has thought to remaster this?

[@bluesborn]

I don't think pot causes "clinical depression" but it can cause temporary depression.I no longer smoke weed because it stopped being a pleasant buzz for me and made me self conscious and morose. It seems pretty far fetched to say pot killed Nick Drake but I can see how it might cause a CLINICALLY depressed person to fall into an even deeper state of despair. Who knows?

[@Zeokoz]

Back in the 60s and 70s would someone with the popularity of Nick Drake get noticed in the US at all? Even though he stayed in England. What I am trying to ask is if people would get noticed over the pond if they were up and coming musicians? Or was touring/moving to the US, or any other country for that matter, the only way to really get noticed?

[@stuartjamesgemmell]

I think he was just really shy...
If he had of done interviews and promos he would of been massive.

[@vaineminaru]

is that drake on alto?

[@ubmx]

there are 2 users who have this online...all the ones for this user are around 9min

[@meshumekha]

No matter when he came to his end, he was too far ahead of his time to be appreciated on either side of the pond. He was too innovative for anyone at the time, he was too good for any of us. Who knows, perhaps he knew that suicide would make people appreciate his music.

[@StrongHeartLives]

What the fu*k? If his pain was about anything it wasn't about wanting fame and personal gain. It is not and never will be selfish to be depressed. It is a result of looking deeply at life. if you look good and hard at the cracks and crevices - you might not come out of it, but if you do you'll have an insight that is a blessing for all to hear. I couldn't venture to guess what perpetual thing was eating at him, but he wasn't a child wanting fame and fortune.

[@tedbovis]

wcduke shouldn't be called an idiot.
His post was perfectly ok.

[@bluesborn]

I think some of the comments here are a bit insensitive to the sad situation this brilliant artist found himself in.Manic Depression is a terrible affliction that requires serious treatment and I believe Nick fit the bill.Jimi Hendrix also suffered from depression.

[@baillou2]

Words like Genius miss the point. Nick was someone with something to say and the ability to say it.
On a personal note, his music means more to me than any other musicians by far. It always has. This is what people are trying to say, I think.
In any case I don't think you can quantify Genius; certainly not when it comes to Nick Drake.

[@meshumekha]

From what I've read and heard about him, this certainly seems to be true. I just disagree that the US would appreciate him anymore than England. I think he would have been better off if he were to isolate himself and just write as much as he could. It would have been a bit better for him than going somewhere else where he could be ignored.

[@Cunctando]

Yeah, it's a bit soft jazz; nothing like as moody and edgy as his guitar playing. He was great, wonderful reserved energy.

[@OokamiGen]

The sister said: "nick became more silent as he saw more." What did she mean by that?

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

His death romanticises everything about his music, it really taps into that tortured artist thing. I try to listen to the music without the personality in mind & see if i get a different experience. It's futile - like John Keats, Drake's public persona dominates the work.

[@FunkyWorm3288]

Yep very much dead - 1974, Drug Overdose

[@samizdat45]

@joeburton77 michel foucault once said that suicide, in the classical sense, was an english fallacy. "the english kill themselves even when theyre happy"... may not be entirely wrong...existential crisis couldnt have helped...i know my suicide attempt was brought about by that...

[@JimBobway25]

ever seen anyone over 70 that could comment on youtube?

[@JimBobway25]

dont get any ideas...

[@slothedog]

I was saying that some hard labour may have helped him appreciate what he had, it tends to do have that effect on you. Do a years building, then cancel a tour promoting your new record with Island cus people are talking while you play.... I never said it would help his songs or playing.. It may help you too and your stinking attitude.

[@bimhead01]

wheither this was a hack or a mistake , someones using my profile info .
and also making derogatory comments thru my profile. if i find out that your the culpprate i want you to know that ill insure your reporting and blocking , comments not even close to my range of grammar , if your going to comment ppls profiles and leave nasty posts make sure your not illiterate 1st.

[@joeburton77]

except his depression was at its worst when he was 26! he obviously didn't grow out of it - you don't grow out of depression!!!!

[@mrskujellifeddy]

you should probably listen to "A Love Supreme," might change your mind. It's a case of everything in its right place. I agree; sax has no place in Nick's music

[@savagenoble7]

i know he could play but i think he just let other musicians play piano and sax and he just focused on guitar

[@subsamadhi]

Wow. Such idiocy. Depression is an organic mental problem caused by lack of chemicals in the brain. Nick Drake didn't suffer from manic depression. He had clinical depression that lasted for most of his life. Pot didn't cause it. Drugs didn't cause it. He didn't have the same affliction as Jimi Hendrix.

[@jazz4]

Typically American.