One of the greatest American originals and masters, and widely unrecognized by the public. This album was a relevation as a high school kid in 73.
@MrWeezer552 жыл бұрын
I had heard a little Fahey and I bought the original album of this in the early 70's. Voice of the Turtle and Mark 1:15 have sunk deep into my mind. These pieces are prayers, meditations. Listening to them is a way to see how to live, breathe, percieve, and exist.
@GiuseppeDongo2 жыл бұрын
One of the heaviest and saddest songs in American history. Fahey truly was a genius. Always thought his tip of the hat to Robbie Basho in this song was very touching and respectful as well. Although knowing Fahey it could have been a joke.
@johnmiller74535 жыл бұрын
No way to describe this. Beautiful isn't enough.
@marylyncoffey35273 жыл бұрын
Reading his biography now, called "Dance of Death." When I was young I carried an album of Fahey's around with me in case I needed it (Vol.4 San Bernardino Birthday Party). But I hadn't listened to much beyond that album. Now I'm trying to catch up at this late date...
@Celandine22 жыл бұрын
Every Thanksgiving dinner all through 60’s& 70’s & onward into the fog!😌
@Majnun744 жыл бұрын
Found out about Fahey through Robbie Basho!
@Ma_rkw5894 жыл бұрын
same here . hail the kings!
@mkfilmgrain60954 жыл бұрын
And funny how Fahey covers a tiny phrase of Basho in this piece at 12:45. He really loved the Bardo Blues and he can't deny.
@joehiggs1006 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting, he was an inspiration for many guitar pickers and listeners as well as an archivist and researcher. A troubled man, repudiated his early material. A great legacy.
@xrxs10202 жыл бұрын
My buddy and I went to see him at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle many moons ago. John showed up sans guitar. Someone at the club sped off to find an electric guitar for John to play. We waited for a while but eventually got our money back. Even so, John Fahey had a creative spirit but like a lot of people may have hurt himself with drugs, or possibly there were mental health issues. Rest in peace John. See you on the other side.
@jrw3447 жыл бұрын
By this time, we'd be anxiously awaiting John's latest album , as well as getting ready for his next visit to Seattle. Saw him in concert half dozen times between '69 & '92. Always had the "soda bottle" at his side....
@madvail2 ай бұрын
The part at 0:43 might just be the strongest emotional moment I've ever felt through music.
@tomrott53336 жыл бұрын
This is fuckin' amazing !!! Ryley Walker told me to find it !!! The guy is the unsung here of the guitar !!! Thanks for posting!
@simonpenny2564 Жыл бұрын
unsung? you haven't been listening
@duckface5243 жыл бұрын
6:20 that's some of the heaviest shit played on any guitar ever, electric OR acoustic
@bimwopbarn472 жыл бұрын
7:06 makes me cry every time
@MrWeezer552 ай бұрын
I know what you mean. It's like part IIb of the Koln concert, you're setting out on a journey, unsure of your destination.
@bimwopbarn472 ай бұрын
@@MrWeezer55 thank you for this great insight. I always vaguely knew there was a connection between this album and the koln concert, but I never quite articulated it. like many brilliancies, now that you've mentioned it, it's obvious!
@joybrucebruce33774 жыл бұрын
To really get Fahey you have to be staring into the face of the grim reaper.....
@joybrucebruce33774 жыл бұрын
.....and smirking!
@joybrucebruce33774 жыл бұрын
And flipping it the bird!
@marklozano83886 жыл бұрын
always loved this album cover
@dianewestfahl31489 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite vinyl LP experiences, listening to it while looking at the cover art, a couple of years after the first Earth day. It all fits so well.
@user-rx3js1no3s8 жыл бұрын
hurr durr look at me I have vinyl in 2016?
@zachshuler11438 жыл бұрын
+michael Vinyl was the predominant way to listen to audio in the early seventies. Very wrong-headed comment.
@ironmaz18 жыл бұрын
how bout if i use it to also bridge a generational gap by listening to all the forgotten records at home? would it be acceptable then to you? or do i have to refrain from buying all vinyl pressed after cassettes... :P. The only one allowed to go against me on this hobby is my wallet thank you. And no I am not a 'hipster' I just like damn good music. I also do not use vinyl 'ironically' or 'to make a statement' etc
@dingoswamphead7 жыл бұрын
... and reading the bizarre sleeve notes while bathing in the waves from the turtle's flippers. Time stood still back then.
@TheNeverposts7 жыл бұрын
you people all went insane for a bit there. It was pretty entertaining... I own vinyls and mp3s and I know of obscure bands people refer to as hipster music, all of which I listen to unironically.. DANCE FOR ME! (I mean, they're not obscure, but people think they are - for some reason)
@jimsteele20724 жыл бұрын
Wow, I just listened to that through my Studio Monitor headphones. What a ride.....👍✌
@anthonybabich14549 жыл бұрын
++ Love this one. Top 3 favorites to play on guitar (all 3 John Fahey ofc).
@ipa00017 жыл бұрын
me too...since the 70's
@apes4days2545 жыл бұрын
You guys need to listen to Robbie Basho at his best me thinks
@dogsmeasuredogs4 жыл бұрын
tuning pls
@declanstevenson56824 жыл бұрын
@@dogsmeasuredogs Celtic Tuning ( DADGAD)
@MrJohnnydownunder9 жыл бұрын
Transcendental music
@kit5001003 жыл бұрын
This is the thing. ♥️
@allbums70383 жыл бұрын
The band Slint might have been inspired by 6:20, among other Fahey passages
@opisthokonta8 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece!
@simonpenny2564 Жыл бұрын
There's way that John Faheys guitar playing isn't even music anymore. He's abandoned the simple idea of a tune. There's no singing along, no foot tapping, The sound goes straight to the soul. Deep mournful soul song.
@trship62742 жыл бұрын
Epic.
@richardprofumo75834 жыл бұрын
The Master!
@josephtravers7774 жыл бұрын
Fahey was a very paradoxical musician, which is rare. Simple & complex simultaneously.
@torvilasulvstle3624 жыл бұрын
The MASTER!
@joeshea10105 жыл бұрын
love this
@fredericksheppard52634 жыл бұрын
Note the quality of the instrument. The finest guitar ever made. And I have it !
@mrnoiz234 жыл бұрын
I thought it was a Bacon and Day, is that what you mean?
@Celandine22 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@xrxs10202 жыл бұрын
Do tell what kind of guitar it is.
@BurningPandama2 жыл бұрын
I always wonder what John Faheys lyrics would be like if he had sung aswell.
@Marco_Venieri Жыл бұрын
probably like whitman poetry. his music sounds like leaves of grass
@mishellminamia60288 жыл бұрын
i knew some 1 would eventually get this song up :)
@Marco_Venieri5 жыл бұрын
in it there's all of America
@whayneneal4 жыл бұрын
10 people don't like this? Could you please explain to me what exactly you dislike about this music? I'd really like some insight into your thinking. John Fahey is a musical genius. Obviously this must have just went straight over your head.
@SimvitTravels3 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge John Fahey fan, I own his discography and love to learn how to play his songs. However, I am not the biggest fan of this song, for it doesn't really make me feel anything. The tensions and cadences just don't satisfy my neurons, for some reason. It is still a quality song, by a legend of a musician. Some of his other songs, quite honestly, take me to another place. There was nothing like hitchhiking in the back a truck on the Indonesian countryside, while listening to The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites. Music is so subjective. I didn't/won't dislike the video, as that doesn't really accomplish anything.
@sunrara71336 жыл бұрын
Che Sun Ra lo possa illuminare!!!
@martinmartin88716 жыл бұрын
Pharoah Saunder's and drug of your choice. That'll work.
@Marco_Venieri5 жыл бұрын
sun ra la perfezione
@Curtainkob6 жыл бұрын
john fahey ia great. pink floyd are great too. john fahey could be even much greater if only people just listened without comparing it to pink floyd or whatever. and pink floyd could be even much greater if only people didn't see pink floyd everywhere
@Hyphaen3 жыл бұрын
Who compares this to pink Floyd lmao. Completely different style
@xrxs10202 жыл бұрын
John took standard folky finger picking to a classical level, which differentiated him from the crowd. Creative spirit with a taste for more than folk.
@Dehangus2 жыл бұрын
Good track
@edwardv99895 жыл бұрын
2:53 is so beautiful
@Marco_Venieri5 жыл бұрын
it reminds me my childhood
@busterwhaley15603 жыл бұрын
Could make a whole song out of just that part
@kiarashforooharpak33326 жыл бұрын
Reading the Old Man and the Sea with this!
@swansinthesea53815 жыл бұрын
Ohhh cool.. I was thinking of something of a short... Maybe some day Bradbury also..
@AlchymicusWizardikus8 жыл бұрын
Righteous! ;-)
@anotherbadseed7 жыл бұрын
In Christ there is No Wank or Drool......
@nealpomea2836 Жыл бұрын
Noble!
@silvia93642 жыл бұрын
6.37 e 11.26 cccp
@mattsimon26466 жыл бұрын
Nick Drake sr
@JohnDoe-gk7ok6 жыл бұрын
Would Pink Floyd have even known who Fahey was?
@Musiccazz6 жыл бұрын
Probably.
@edrepard6 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabriskie_Point_(album)
@jont46385 жыл бұрын
I think David Gilmour cited Fahey as an influence.
@bimwopbarn473 жыл бұрын
it's an interesting question because I was just musing on the fact that Fahey somehow reminds me of Syd Barrett ...
@vincenzopanzarino31482 жыл бұрын
Eh
@tmjvtxtmjvtx8 жыл бұрын
pink Floyd influence?
@999strider7 жыл бұрын
Which way? Both had cool album covers, and JF had been releasing stuff in this style since 1965. On the other hand, perhaps you do hear a suggestion of "Interstellar Overdrive" on this track.
@jrw3447 жыл бұрын
John came long before P.F. How about, does P.F. sound like J.F.?
@tmjvtxtmjvtx7 жыл бұрын
thats what i meant....is this a pink floyd influencer....you must be fun at parties....
@sacredgeometrymusic32907 жыл бұрын
guys , please tell me where you all here pink floyd. I really can't here any similarities. I don't think we can say that pf or jf influenced one with another. I mean,, jf is a solist with his guitar, they are completely different, imo. I don't know, im asking how can you see this similarity, im not saying that my point of view is right, im just explaining it. So , please, tell me why yoou think jf influenced pf or viceversa.
@matthollandsf7 жыл бұрын
there is a short bit around 44s that my brain naturally pattern matched to sounding "like pink floyd". it lasts for about 1 second and then subsides. i'm pretty sure my brain thought it was hearing "wish you were here" for a fleeting moment. after that moment passes the resemblance vanishes. Perhaps mr. joulwan heard the same thing, though i wouldn't have gone from there to suggest an influence from jf, it's not outside the realm of possibilities.
@charlespeterson37987 жыл бұрын
Mr. Fahey was sui generis. Forgive my Latin. But the notion that he even listened to pinkfloydisaidthatasfartasican,is idiotic. Not as idiotic as pinkfloydbutclose.
@anotherbadseed7 жыл бұрын
The notion is in good company here then.......
@pch22302 жыл бұрын
Jesus wept.
@charlespeterson37987 жыл бұрын
Tautological twaddle.
@dinospumoni6636 жыл бұрын
i know you are but what am i
@martinmartin88716 жыл бұрын
hyperbole hirsute horse face
@ennbee20514 жыл бұрын
All right, come on folks. Come on, pull wide. Come on now. Pull wide.
@josephtravers7774 жыл бұрын
'I don't enjoy modal music' would be more appropriate. I love modal music, personally