Cover of The Road to Ruin

The Road to Ruin

John & Beverley Martyn

November 1970

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Tracklist 9 tracks, 37:47
  1. A1Primrose Hill2:57
  2. A2Parcels3:29
  3. A3Auntie Aviator6:04
  4. A4New Day3:59
  5. B1Give Us a Ring3:54
  6. B2Sorry to Be So Long4:44
  7. B3Tree Green3:11
  8. B4Say What You Can3:06
  9. B5Road to Ruin6:21

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Rated 6/10

At times it can feel like your typical folk album, but on the other hand, at some moments you can feel the funky jazz-folk monstrosity beginning to brew, only to be released to the world on the next album. As most have already stated, Beverley here adds a dimension that was direly needed, especially on their previous album, where she was mostly in the back. Here she feels much more confident in her abilities as a singer. Shame she never fully ambraced that role throughout her life.