John Martyn - The Man in the Station

[@georgemcelroy3058]

John Martyn is one of the greatest musicians ever. Virtuoso guitarist, incredible, soulful vocalist and he left a a body of work that rivals anyone. I am so sad I did not discover his genius until after his passing, but at least I have his music to listen to for the rest of my life.

[@nigelkelly105]

George McElroy he was totally UNIQUE!!!.

[@briangatherum3430]

seen him live 10 times between the 70's and 80's. the guy was awesome and everytime was different, between solo gigs and bands

[@Joolzratbag]

i feel so lucky to have met him and Danny Thompson before they played at Cambridge Folk Festival, they both signed the cover of my Festival Guide. First heard him on an Aussie movie soundtrack in 1984 - 'In Search of Anna' and was blown away, couldn't wait for the film to finish so I could find out who the song was by!

[@jamesmcinerney4995]

I really hope the people in the audience know how lucky they were to hear this live, I would do anything to see this guy live. What a legend, king of music.

[@BeltaineRose]

Saw him early 90's n Edinburgh, never forgotten ..x

[@IBeeZ2012]

Saw him live countless times from about 1979 onwards in large theatres to a couple of dingy folk/Jazz clubs he was nearly always touring!!!

[@MATrainingTV]

One of the best live perfomances I've ever seen Marvin Gaye esque groove

[@portcullis5622]

Love the haunting guitar at the beginning-reminiscent of the sound of Paul Kossoff with whom John Martyn played a few concerts in the 1970s.Two sadly missed soulful musicians.

[@davidleth161]

Have a listen to Paul Kossoff's 1973 album "Back Street Crawler". That haunting guitar is from a track on the album called "Time Away" it is co-written by John Martyn and Koss. John Martyn plays guitar on the track with Tetsu on bass & Simon Kirke on drums. The expanded version of the album released in 2009 contains the original jam called 'Time Spent" a cool 38 minutes long, which "Time Away" was cut from. Very true 2 sadly missed musicians.

[@rattleshakti]

Paul gave John that Les Paul Gold Top he was playing here. I wonder what happend to it? John would'nt take it out on the road with him in the end for fear of it getting nicked as were some of his other guitars. The last time I saw him he was playing a sunburst Epiphone Les Paul. John was the best! full stop!

[@tomrott5333]

@@rattleshakti Sold by Omega Auctions for £30.000 in July 2024

[@davemaliani3511]

This bass player is legitimately filthy. His timing is dead solid and his fills are stupid good.

[@mohomoho1]

I believe that's John Giblin. He was in Brand X w. Phil Collins, Simple Minds and many others.

[@steventaylor1914]

@@mohomoho1 You beat me to it (by a year) Jay. The bass player John is most associated with is the sublime Danny Thompson and the closest he came to Danny in later years was the Scottish player Alan Thomson who played a fretless

[@rodstewart9088]

@@mohomoho1 John Giblin indeed (RIP), he's totally on fire in that performance, feeling every note.

[@grantjohnstone9787]

It's not hard to play that bassline, but it's hard to get it to sound that tight, and filthy!

[@petermooijman8861]

Fantastic song and fantasic line up!

[@WillieWagglestick]

To ask a 40 year old to pick their favourite song out of a good few thousand songs on their iPod would be a difficult thing for that person to do. The above is a performance of absolute perfection from each and every musician. Above is the greatest song i've ever had the privilege to hear in my life. Above is my answer.

[@taranakitkd]

This song gets me to. It’s amazing.. John was the most underrated musician of my time. The guy was a genius. RIP

[@nudesoftheworld]

I want to disagree, but I dont have the powers.

[@SCACCOMATTO100]

i Consider myself one of the lucky to have seen him alive in concert,and grow up with his music. thank you John.

[@giuseppepica1550]

anche io Antonio. Davvero grande artista.

[@raymondevans4879]

Me too, Antonio and Giuseppe: I first saw him when he was just 21 years old - amazing then, and amazing now. His music covers such a broad range. Stunning!

[@SCACCOMATTO100]

Can't help getting shivers down my spine every time i hear any of his tunes!

[@aumboy3]

Likewise Antonio

[@aumboy3]

Yes Raymond I saw him about that age too, solo acoustic at a gig in Swindon in 72,from then I was hooked to the man and his music . A real troubadour even met him ambling around in london a couple of times guitar case in hand of course .

[@morrissegar4976]

Miss you John. Your music has kept me going, for many years. Seen the great man play many times and everyone has been memorable. Sadly missed but never to be forgotten.

[@davebellamy4867]

First time I've heard it. Seen the title many times. Used to wonder what it was like. What a treat for 2 January 2023!

[@333jethro]

What kills me is the polite clapping at the end!!! After a performance like that of passion and emotion being poured out in such a beautifully painful, heart achingly honest tirade of love and frustration . ...a gentle clap ! 🙆🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️

[@paulmillington9860]

haha totally agree. John always put such a lot of himself into the performance of a song. They should be standing & shouting!

[@Keithlfpieterse]

333jethro: I wholeheartedly agree with you! A song about "passion and waiting!" John Martyn, what an artist.

[@AdelePeters-nr6pb]

People are assholes. I agree, a sad, sorry pathetic clap! This guy is a genius. Irreplaceable! One of kind! We won't see anything like him again. His talent flows from his veins, unparalleled talent!

[@WillieWagglestick]

I never fail to get goosebumps when i listen to this. Utter perfection and could never be improved. I could listen to this song on repeat for the rest of my life, seriously.

[@joannebeauchamp1169]

What Iliked so much about John Martyn was that he wasn’t afraid to play around with his own songs, sometimes changing the key and arrangements and chords…He was so very creative that way! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@grantjohnstone9787]

I love how he didn't use his appearance on the TV to promote his latest single or album, he just reimagined an old song with a group of extremely tight session musicians and made a great job of it.

[@WillieWagglestick]

Here i am sitting listening again to the greatest performance of the greatest song ever written. I can't find the words as i don't have them, to describe how this makes me feel. If i died right now listening to this, my life would be complete.

[@giuseppepica1550]

immenso artista .... suscita emozioni davvero forti ...

[@kylabotting]

i saw him live twice...once in 94 and again in 96.Both times were amazing. Feeling very blessed to have been around in the UK to have witnessed such talent.

[@jimiculper7642]

I saw John play a night at the Half Moon in Putney for 50p in 1979. The most transcendent, beautiful music from a troubled soul I've ever heard.

[@grahamekeene949]

Picture the scene … that’s exactly what this song does … totally Amazing

[@user-swanjubilee]

❤ Another all time favourite of mine.❤ Weaving a rich tapestry of music, memories and images ❤

[@lucasdemoura6205]

What an awesome song! Listen to the bass line is very cool!

[@tomas_horn]

There's a man in the station and a train in the rain There's a face in the mirror that's showing the strain There's a woman in the dark that's standing apart There's a love in the man that's breaking his heart But it's alright, I'm catching the next train home The next train home There's one more circle I'm dying to try There's a piece of my head that's asking why There's a piece of my heart that's dying to fly There's a baby in the woman that's waiting to cry But it's alright, I'm catching the next train home The next train home There's got to be a way for a lazy face and Get up and start loving the human race There's just got to be a way for a crazy face Get out from under this paper chase But it's alright, I'm catching the next train home Next train home There's a man in the station and a train in the rain There's a face in the mirror that's showing the strain There's a woman in the dark that's standing apart There's a love in the man that's breaking his heart But it's alright, I'm catching the next train home Next train home

[@GuildF40]

Thanks I pinched this and added to other upload :)

[@swampwitch666ify]

@@GuildF40 Some of your words are incorrect...

[@zalmbreggin]

@@swampwitch666ify I assume these are the lyrics from the version on Solid Air

[@reeceburton7864]

he use to buy me a drink in the my local the Nelson .Hastings over the hill was about the west hill where he lived

[@tinysteelorchestra]

Good to see John Giblin on bass too :)

[@JosephBird-t4r]

Great band

[@paulDunn-h1c]

seen this man in BRUM COV and what a player gone but never forgoten

[@peterion5083]

Yes , that was four and a half minutes of something that truly transcended mere excellence. Musicianship on a level beyond anything you will likely hear anywhere or any place in an average lifetime. Genuinely uplifting.

[@ChrisSt160]

Such a nice shirt hidden under this dogblanket. I always sweat watching this and miss you so much John!

[@ElYazidKanane]

This is pure class ! unclassifiable !

[@davebellamy4867]

John was unclassifiable.

[@ACat-pm8kx]

I remember a friend telling me about John Martyn ,I thought he was exagerating but if anything he understated the dudes talent! 🎶✌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jonnymac481]

This might be the best live performance I’ve ever seen, such a tight band, such a soulful voice.

[@giuseppepica1550]

ebbi la fortuna di vederlo dal vivo al palacongressi di San Benedetto del Tronto (AP). Grandissimo artista concerto indimenticabile. Grazie di essere esistito John e di averci regalato momenti unici per i quali, forse , vale ancora la pena di vivere ...

[@SCACCOMATTO100]

Mi associo.! un altro genio del blues che ci ha lasciato era JJ CALE.

[@Keithlfpieterse]

Just needed this track today! Thanks for making it available!

[@rogermharris4268]

Simple ... a genius.....

[@KennyCrawford-r1c]

What a fantastic piece of music

[@TorEtCetera]

Jools gets the best people playing their best songs at their best, on this show May the gods bless him

[@SCACCOMATTO100]

The louder one listens this masterpiece the better it sounds. Grazie ancora Johnny !

[@darylvanhorne69]

❤️grace and danger! What a powerful formula!

[@pentangle4444]

this is in my top 10 of all time.. performance is utopian... and i guess train songs are powerful

[@dickirish1]

One of my favourite JM numbers. Brilliant!

[@purplejash]

My ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE VERSION OF THIS SONG!! Wonderfully chilled out. Miss the Big Man so much....(.I think some people need to get themselves a large dose of good taste and manners before they post idiotic mindless comments on here...pathetic trolling....obviously got nothing better to do with their time....) what a drongo....

[@morrison68018]

he could sing and so coud his guitar a sorely missed genuis who never got the recognition he so richly deserved

[@lintxxxxx]

Everyone keeps saying underrated. That's what happens when you don't sell you're soul..... You don't get the acclaim and broadcast the sellouts get, meanwhile you have soul. Too few and far between

[@Nataswen]

john at his best!!

[@ianmcgeachy]

Fantastic. Great piece of music. Thanks for uploading this. A great treat for us 'overseas' JM fans that could not catch British TVs tribute to JM on BBC4 earlier this year. 5* .

[@zelejazz]

Genius

[@crushedz]

A pièce de résistance.Music,talent,feeling and creativity in every molecule.Too much?

[@crushedz]

Beautiful.

[@VenLon]

@joolz1967 Yep. Gerry Underwood - IMO the best sax player John had. I saw him in the Subterranean in London on the Cooltide-period tour - the interplay between Gerry's sax and John's guitar on the solos in "Angeline" was just inspired. To this day my dad and I talk about it - it was one of the greatest musical moments we've ever experienced. Was a great live period IMO.

[@davebellamy4867]

What year was that? I saw him in 89, 90 and 95. Missed him in 87 because I had an accident that night and had to go to hospital. 90 was the best with full band. Much better than the Shaw Theatre video. Much heavier sound. It was at The Junction Cambridge which was kind of a dump then. Proper drummer. No drum machine. John had plenty of beers on hand. He got super emotional during Angeline. One of the gigs I'm glad I didn't miss.

[@victorlally499]

yeah, just pure genius......

[@jubbyjubber]

Marvellous!

[@footstompinleroyscott6892]

Fabulous !!

[@ashvarma2486]

Many thanks for posting. Just to let you know that John's awesome performances from this Jools show are on Ain't No Saint CD box set. Including May You Never and Sweet Little Mystery.

[@ElYazidKanane]

This is GOD LIKE !

[@malthuswasright]

My favourite JM song, and great respect to Jamie White for the guitar spot.

[@gilmarferreiradacostacosta8635]

inacreditável....

[@thebizzle2605]

Sublime

[@123Bookbinder]

Did the sax player do a GREAT job.............or what!!!!!

[@paulmillington9860]

He did indeed. The late, great Gerry Underwood.

[@123Bookbinder]

He sure did!!! Love it!!! I’m also a bookbinder, hi.

[@joolz1967]

I remember John's live shows around this time well, the Sax player on the 1990 Apprentice tour was Dave Lewis, Is this guy here the late Gerry Underwood ?

[@MichaelCarMusic]

@snakesby My favorite videos of him with a band are the ones with him and Danny Thompson! Great duo. Love this performance too, though it does remind me of Kenny G...

[@TigerLiss]

Wow. Why isn't this the studio version...?

[@istikametmars]

Alllllllllllllllright

[@snakesby]

@StaffanHalle its almost a new song in itself.i think its possibly his best recorded performance with a band.....very full sound.

[@gilmarferreiradacostacosta8635]

John...

[@TheOmanJam]

@joolz1967 Dave Lewis in 1990 on curved soprano sax - mega cool sound and a gorgeous looking musical instrument.

[@leojim141]

But it's alright, I'm catching the next train home The next train home...!

[@marcusnolte7476]

I 'm thinking Terry Callier, and that's a compliment too...

[@Daccyboy]

Always loved this song, and this is a great live version of it performed by a great and talented musician, I think that some people (or one person rather) perhaps need to get out a bit more and get a life instead of posting mindless drivel

[@thembluetube]

Andy Serkis on sax?

[@MarkJVSomers]

malthuswasright : it's a Gibson Les Paul gold top with P90 pick-ups

[@argapagos]

the older the better

[@eivindkierulf]

Is it Pino Palladino on bass?

[@jhjl1]

I think it is John Giblin (he also played on Grace and Danger)

[@paulmillington9860]

Definitely John Giblin - he had a long association with John right up to his 'On the Cobbles' comeback tour after the leg amputation. This recording was in support of the 'No Little Boy' album and John G was prominent on that. His fretless bass contributions on Grace & Danger are sublime.

[@williamxish]

John has a sound of Roger Whittaker about him and that's a compliment!

[@zorbanongreco]

bollox billy ,you ain't got a clue . no comparison whatever.🐂💨

[@渡辺勇貴-w2u]

from Jake bugg ... ...

[@thewoodentops.]

you had to hear him sing this song alone ,way before this show to truly experience what a beautiful song this is. sounds good here but musicians with the exception of danny thompson get in the way a bit. Totally I get why JM would enjoy a band with, but the emotion drug was strongest as a solo player. songs and echoplex. To this day I have never seen anything that can do to you what he did ,in that mode. Had his moments of drunk unforgivable aggression I know .

[@malthuswasright]

Beautiful! Being a bit anal - what guitar is he playing there?

[@jamescfreeman2437]

53-56 gold top les paul.

[@TheMrgaztop]

And they say there is a god? Why take him?

[@timstaffell]

Great, but I would prefer it without the Tenor - why does he keep playing over Martyn's vocals? Don't like the sax at all...

[@TonySmithsKettering]

Bollocks does he...

[@dawghead8576]

Love John Martyn! Who wouldn't? every gig was unique. If you like this check out this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIK9oGyufrOhg9E

[@MrEvanfrost]

cool..he looks like a proper "crusty"..... it suits him though.

[@kabali1788]

God?...is jealous.