Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes
Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by John Fahey | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | November & December 1984 at Cascade Recording Studios, Portland, OR | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 51:28 | |||
Label | Varrick | |||
Producer | Terry Robb, John Fahey | |||
John Fahey chronology | ||||
|
Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1985.
Reception
Professional ratings | |
---|---|
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
CMJ New Music | (no rating) [1] |
CMJ New Music wrote that Fahey's "... newest work is slightly more subdued than last year's Let Go, but equally as radiant. A nimble-fingered master... Fahey has continually created profound expressions on the acoustic guitar, in a mystical yet intimate setting".[1]
Track listing
- "Melody McOcean" (Fahey) – 6:42
- "Layla" (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon) – 5:15
- "Rain Forest" (Fahey) – 6:47
- "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Ernest Seitz, Gene Lockhart) – 2:30
- "Lullaby and Finale from the Firebird" (Igor Stravinsky) – 4:19
- "Atlantic High" (Fahey) – 2:08
- "Samba de Orfeo" (Luiz Bonfá) – 3:12
- "Theme and Variations" (Louis Hardin) – 3:00
- "May This Be Love/Casey Jones" (Jimi Hendrix, Furry Lewis) – 3:28
- "Intro to Ocean Waves/Ocean Waves" (Fahey, Bola Sete) – 6:31
- "Jiroscho Ascopi" (Fahey, Terry Robb) – 5:20
- "Saint Patrick's Hymn" (Traditional) – 2:38
Note that both "Layla" and "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" were originally issued on the previous year's Let Go album, and did not appear on the vinyl release. They were added to the CD version several years later to give additional value.
Personnel
- John Fahey – guitar
- Terry Robb – guitar, bottleneck guitar
- Guy Maxwell – percussion, drum machine
- Scott White – bass
Production notes
- John Fahey – producer
- Terry Robb – producer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Susan Marsh – design
References
- 1 2 "Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes > Review". CMJ New Music. November 2000.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/9/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.