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Anyone who has read liner notes on John Fahey albums knows they are not necessarily to be taken as strict truth, but in the case of Let Go, it seems likely that the man was talking straight. Most of the back cover of the LP is a caustic, satirical diatribe against "Volkmusik" fans who try to pigeonhole Fahey as a folk artist. Almost the first words are "No folk music on this record, not even anything that sounds like or suggests folk music." Fahey almost delivers on that promise on this album of Brazilian jazz, blues, old-time medleys, and other miscellany. In the hands of a guitarist with a less individual style this could have been a chameleon act or a hopeless mishmash, but Fahey pulls it off nicely. Producer and session guitarist Terry Robb duets with him on about half the cuts, and there are sparse but effective bits of percussion and bass that flesh out a vastly superior remake of "River Medle,y which originally appeared on Of Rivers and Religion. Other highlights include the peaceful "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise and the energetic two-guitar remake of "Layla." On the latter, Fahey plays Clapton's bridge note-for-note, but makes it completely his own thanks to his distinctive phrasing. If everything else on this album was trash, that cut would make it worth buying, but thankfully that isn't the case. Let Go may not be the definitive John Fahey album, but it is a very good one from end to end.
© Richard Foss /TiVo
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Baden Powell, ComposerLyricist - David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Martius, ComposerLyricist - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chargas Chargas, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Antonín Dvorák, ComposerLyricist - David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest Seitz, ComposerLyricist - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Lockhart, ComposerLyricist - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Traditional Arrangement, ComposerLyricist - David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Riggins, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Manfredo, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Riggins, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Bola Sete, ComposerLyricist - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - JIM GORDON, ComposerLyricist - David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional Arrangement, ComposerLyricist - David Glasser, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Fahey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Robb, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Barr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Rawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Anyone who has read liner notes on John Fahey albums knows they are not necessarily to be taken as strict truth, but in the case of Let Go, it seems likely that the man was talking straight. Most of the back cover of the LP is a caustic, satirical diatribe against "Volkmusik" fans who try to pigeonhole Fahey as a folk artist. Almost the first words are "No folk music on this record, not even anything that sounds like or suggests folk music." Fahey almost delivers on that promise on this album of Brazilian jazz, blues, old-time medleys, and other miscellany. In the hands of a guitarist with a less individual style this could have been a chameleon act or a hopeless mishmash, but Fahey pulls it off nicely. Producer and session guitarist Terry Robb duets with him on about half the cuts, and there are sparse but effective bits of percussion and bass that flesh out a vastly superior remake of "River Medle,y which originally appeared on Of Rivers and Religion. Other highlights include the peaceful "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise and the energetic two-guitar remake of "Layla." On the latter, Fahey plays Clapton's bridge note-for-note, but makes it completely his own thanks to his distinctive phrasing. If everything else on this album was trash, that cut would make it worth buying, but thankfully that isn't the case. Let Go may not be the definitive John Fahey album, but it is a very good one from end to end.
© Richard Foss /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:12
- Main artists: John Fahey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Varrick
- Genre: Folk/Americana
© 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1997 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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