America by John Fahey

America

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America

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Audio CD (March 25, 1998)

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Takoma

Catalog Number: 8903

Reader Reviews
When I read about John Fahey I thought his music would be detached, something to listen to one the backporch of an woods filled east texas home. I was kind of right. This album is a gem to listen to. Jesus is a Dying Bedmaker 1 and 2 is one of my favorites by him his a lifting and joyous with a little hint of blues. The cover of Amazing Grace is slow and not as up lifting but as in any Fahey song it features the octave bass line. Song #3is a medium tempo acostic blues number kind of rag-time feel going on. Special Rider Blues is a good song with a hypnotic rift simular to Nick Drake's Parasite. Dvorak is a beatiful waltz by the great polish composer. Finale is kind of a throwaway it doesn't have that spactacular ending sound. America is of the long epic series of songs with this one being probably Faheys only song to be played with a twelve string. Dalhart Texas by Sam Magee never heard of is a slow mendering song is D kind of ambient sounding but it picks up in the middle. Knoxvile Blues is a good piece not bad. The detatched Mark 1:15 dosent do much ethier but it has some beatiful appagiated lines worth hearing. Voice of the Turtle is like Dalhart Texas just to listen to while doing something else. This piece slowly changes with is interesnting too. The snappy echoish The Waltz That Carried Us Away is just a wierd piece, the middle is good with the sturm lines I just don't care for the opening part. I wrote most of the songs don't go know where but who cares it is great to listen to still and thats why it is a great album.

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