Glorious Fool - Duke DU 19345
22 Oct 1981
Edmonton Journal
Equally disappointing is John Martyn's Glorious Fool (WEA), which hopefully would have built upon the fine work heard on last winter's Grace & Danger.
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Glorious Fool – Warner WEA 99 178
17 Oct 1981
De Waarheid
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Nog snel twee lp's opgevist uit de grote hoop: die van Alice Cooper en van John Martyn. Alice is een reputatie omdat-ie een paar redelijke rock 'n' roll-schreeuwers heeft gemaakt: School Is Out ('72), Hello Hurray en No More Mr. Nice Guy (beide '73) en in '79 het aanmerkelijk ingetogener How You're Gonna See Me Now. Met zijn lp Special Force is hij teruggekeerd naar het schreeuw-idioom met bijbehorend vervormd gitaristisch geweld. Het nummer You Look Good In Rags heeft hitkansen als het op single uitgebracht zou worden. De rest is niks.
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Glorious Fool – Warner WEA 99 178
16 Oct 1981
Hot Press
A PICTURE postcard of John Martyn for beginners: Bearded (but then, so is one of Heaven 17; Scottish (but so are Altered Images); Over 30 (but so is David Bowie); A background in jazz (in such style conscious days this can be nothing but a boon).
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Glorious Fool - Warner WEA K99178
10 Oct 1981
New Musical Express
Consistency has never been John Martyn's strongest quality but the rabid mediocrity of Glorious Fool comes as a shock after last year's Grace & Danger
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Glorious Fool – Warner WEA 99 178
3 Oct 1981
Record Mirror
JOHN MARTYN'S twelfth album, his first with Warners and his first with a band.
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Glorious Fool - Warner WEA K99178
19 Sep 1981
Melody Maker
The accolade 'genius' doesn't often apply in popular music.
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Glorious Fool - Warner WEA 99 178
18 Sep 1981
The Guardian
Aiming for a glorious twelfth
After a career that's lasted for well over a decade. and after recording a dozen albums, John Martyn seems set at last to change his musical status from cult guitarist to established performer.
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Grace & Danger – Island ILPS 9560
28 May 1981
Rolling Stone #344
Grace and danger aptly describe the poles of John Martyn's music.
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Grace & Danger - Antilles AN 7081
11 Apr 1981
Journal Herald
Terry Lawson on sounds
One of pop's true originals is the British-bred Martyn, who began his career as something of a ballad-oriented folkie, but by incorporating a spatial jazz into his free-form compositions, settled on a style totally unique to these ears
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Grace & Danger - Antilles AN 7081
9 Apr 1981
The Gazette
John Martyn makes magic
First impressions, especially in the world of music, are not necessarily accurate. Take the case of John Martyn's Grace & Danger (Island) LP, for instance.
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