ONE WORLD
John Martyn
•Prog Folk
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Studio Album, released in 1977 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Dealer (4:55) - John Martyn (Iain David McGeachy) / vocals, guitar, drum machine (2,8)
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Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(15%)
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JOHN MARTYN One World reviews
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SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk

Don't get fooled by the opening track Dealer, it's not the Traffic track, but a Martyn original that IMHO does make hint at the 68 song. but it's relatively funky and upbeat, a perfect way to start an album, even if the track is only average at best. Much more interesting is the slow title track, where Martyn's echoplex effect pedals are used to great effects under Handsford Rowe's (future Gongzilla) superb round bass. Another winner is Smiling Stranger with Winwood's Arabic strings synths in the background, but again Solid Air is ac distant memory. The didgeridoo-lead Big Muff track features Brand X's Morris Pert on percussions, but the track is not only repetitive, but overstays its welcome by a good three minutes. Not sure if the co-author Lee Perry uses the "Scratch" epithet, but like many tunes f this album, the track is on the limit between funk and reggae.
The flipside sees the return of Danny Thompson on bass, and directly with a bow on the contrabass, Couldn't Love You More is a return to Bless the Weather, but the following Captain Surprise sticks out like a sore thumb, especially the cheesy trad jazz sax solo. You might gas well ship the next Dancing track, to get faster to the album's best piece, the almost 9-mins, the sleep inducing (and aptly titled) Small Hours.
Actually, although this album is often fondly remembered, I personally think that it is of the same accabit as Sunday's Child, possibly even worse of the 70's. The strory doesn't tell you whether Martyn himself was pleased with the album, but it certainly did not prompt him back soon in the studio as the the next (and much betterą Grace And Danger wouldn't huit the shops until three years later. As for this one, it certainly is NOT a priority
COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

Other outstanding favorites include: "Dealer" (4:58) (9/10); "One World" (4:10) (9/10); "Big Muff" (6:30) (8/10); the lovely STEPHEN BISHOP-like "Certain Surprise" (3:52) (10/10), and; the delightfully playful "Dancing" (3:43) (9/10).
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One World is one of John Martyn's more experimental works. All the albums of his that I've
heard have laid-back moods, but possess their own characters. This is quite atmospheric,
and the way that Martyn blended his signature rhythmic, echoey guitar sounds with jazzy
drumming, funky bass and s
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