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fahey 9.

this is a special one, yet it didn’t really hit me, I like it, I respect it.

quote (The Nature of Reality): ”I, the real John Fahey, am tired.”

John Fahey invites you in with some of his most peaceful playings in the first half of this album. Unlike his other albums, there is no conflict no violence in the guitar work. But suddenly in the second half, everything changes we hear a sound collage of violence of speeches of people and it's supposed to be interpreted badly clearly from its use of Nazis, or maybe it's supposed to show all of society both the good parts and the bad. However, throughout it, Fahey's guitar is there comforting ... read more