With the release of Five Leaves Left came new obligations.
Released a good year before British folk got really interesting, Five Leaves Left is a preposterously assured record.
Scores of people sat in the pews and listened to Thom Yorke's keening vocals, Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left and Neil Young's Harvest, while candles flickered.
Those that did manage genius opening shots, such as the Velvet Underground and Nico or Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left, were often so coolly received that pressure wasn't an issue.
I should also say at this point that there's a song called "Riverman," by Nick Drake, on his record "Five Leaves Left," and it was very much the initial spark for this story.
'That made me want to get a bit closer.' Early on in the sessions for Five Leaves Left, Boyd discovered that Drake's silence served at times to conceal his deep-rooted obstinacy.
His debut album, Five Leaves Left, had the naive charm one might expect of an boy who wandered around Cambridge reading poetry, but River Man was a clear sign of the mature artist Drake would evolve into.
The restaurant was named by Mr. Ledger's father for "Five Leaves Left," Nick Drake's first album, and the actor's estate remains a silent partner with Jud Mongell, Mr. Ledger's friend from Australia.
