MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Nick Drake A mysterious and fascinating figure whose legend now looms almost as large as that of Robert Johnson or Syd Barrett, Nick Drake was a gifted singer, songwriter and guitarist who made three absolutely amazing albums, then died of an overdose at the age of 26. Born June 19, 1948 to British parents in Rangoon, Burma, Drake grew up in the placid English country town of Tamworth-in-Arden. Deeply impressed by the music of English folk guitarists John Renbourn and Bert Jansch, Drake practiced endlessly on his acoustic guitar, and began composing songs in his late teens. While playing a gig at Cambridge (where he was attending college), Drake caught the attention of Fairport Convention's Ashley Hutchings, who in turn helped him land a deal with Island Records. Each of Drake's three albums (1969's Five Leaves Left, 1970's Bryter Layter and 1972's Pink Moon) received massive critical praise, but met with little commercial success at the time -- a situation not helped by Drake's refusal to tour. Always melancholy in temperament, Drake grew deeply depressed around the time of Pink Moon, to the point where he was sometimes unable to summon the energy tie his own shoes. Despite taking prescription medication for his moods, the dark cloud never lifted; on November 25, 1974, Drake died after ingesting an overdose of antidepressants (The coroner ruled his death a suicide, though his family continues to insist that the overdose was accidental.). Appreciation for Drake's music has grown substantially over the last two decades; his albums have been reissued and repackaged on several occasions, and contemporary artists like Mark Eitzel, Elliott Smith, Robyn Hitchcock and REM's Peter Buck have championed his work in numerous interviews. In 1999, Drake's "Pink Moon" appeared in a television ad for the Volkswagen Cabrio, introducing a whole new generation to the magic of his music.     Nick Drake Pink Moon LiquidAudio Pop Best known for its recent inclusion in a Volkswagen ad, Nick Drake's introspective ballad sounds as haunting today as it did in 1972.
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