John Fahey The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick cd

cd
2004/1968-69
new
Fine live document of Fahey at his most contemplative (as opposed to ticked off or spaced out), treating major pieces from his catalog (from 'Requia', 'America', 'Blind Joe Death', 'Yellow Princess') with gentleness & forcefulness, but never aplomb. His thumb basslines are strong enough to make the mikes distort, and even the nose blowing sequence is pretty awesome. Tracklisting: Introduction, When the Springtime Comes Again, Joe Kirby Blues, Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt, When the Catfish Is In Bloom, Fahey Blows His Nose, Intro to Lion/Challenges to Quitting Cigarettes, Lion, Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Philip XIV of Spain, View East from the B&O Railroad Viaduct and the Riggs Road Intersection, On the Sunny Side of the Ocean, The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick, In Christ There Is No East or West, Announcement, The Death of the Clayton Peacock, The Revolt of the Dyke Brigade, Magruder Park.