John Fahey - Live 1997 - Full Show
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- 8.97 @ Horizon Theatre, Atlanta
Note: the original sound of this video is in Stereo but when compressing the file so it could be uploaded to UA-cam a glitch occurred and caused the Audio to only be in one speaker. My apologies but I can't fix this, fwiw. If someone wants to take the Audio and make a Mono version of the clip by all means feel free. In the meantime I hope it can be enjoyed as is ;)
Set: House of the Rising Sun/Nightmare
Juana/Guitar Lamento
Red Rocking Chair
Song for Sara
Son House/Marilyn/My Prayer/Mood Indigo
Before the show I was informed by Table of the Elements (who put on the show) that I couldn't film. So I asked John just before playing if it would be okay to film and he cordially said 'sure' when I indicated it was just for me personally. I presume he'd be okay with making this video available for anyone interested so I thought I'd share it. As a side note - it took me a while to get the hang of filming shows and as this was an earlier one I didn't have the best steady hand, but the music is what's more important anyway. This show was recorded by Table of the Elements and released as a live album, which I believe is long out of print.
Videographer - Me
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John was my friend until the end. i miss his jokes, anecdotes, his red cans of coke , and his wool socks and shorts.
This Fahey works just fine for me. Don't care what anyone else thinks, neither should you.
In his autobiography he states that in his final years he could not play an acoustic due to his illness, the fingering was just too painful....THANKS FOR THE MUSIC JOHN WE ALL LOVED YOU
I saw Fahey perform on May 23, 1998 at the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois. It was a once-in-a-lifetime event for me and my then 14 year old daughter. It was an electric set, and the audience was mesmerized for the entire performance. I bought my first Fahey album my freshman year at Northwestern (Laurie's records in Evanston), and I have loved his music ever since. I can listen to "On theSunny Side of the Ocean" or "Sligo River Blues" over and over again and never tire of them.
I was there too! Couldn’t remember the date. It was wonderful!
Those were special performances. Thanks for the date!
I think “On the Sunny Side of the Ocean” is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Slingo river blues all day
I had speak because im reading silly comments like sounds like me when im drunk etc...listen you pick up an acoustic guitar and play and compose compositions like this man did from way back in the 60's then you may have the right to critique his performance...and also he has always been an artist in the true sense of the word in that he plays what he feels and never plays for the"masses". But stop this stupid talk of he cant play because i have seen this genius make sounds on the acoustic guitar that made my jaw drop and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up...some of his picking tech was unbelievable back in the day....funny how people are so quick to jump on any flaws, usually people that hide behind screens rather than getting up on stage and baring their soul.
+Richie P. Reader Bravo!
It’s all in the wrist, elbow, fingers, feet, and knees. He knows exactly what he is doing! I think if Jimi were here, John and jimi would have had a blast, as old farts always do. Time for a nice whiskey.
Richie P. Reader 👍
I Agree!!!He is definitely arguably the best acoustic guitarist ever to live. And he does play what he feels. Around this time he was dealing with a severe viral disease, alcoholism, depression. In very poor health, He's about 3 or 4 years from death during a sextuple bypass open heart surgery in this video. I believe he had either a gift or curse from God, either way he definitely would be on the Mount Rushmore of guitarist! The guitar was nothing! Until he set out to make it a Solo concert instrument.
He can't play!
John was inventive,exploritory,and free form from the beginning. this show is just John being John.
house of the rising sun stream of consciousness! critics are people who can,t teach teachers are people who can,t play! players play because they can and must!
Time was running out... He still had realms to explore.
Gone but not forgotten. I first heard a John Fahey record in 1968. I have been a fan ever since.
I love Fahey's electric electric stuff. It was the next logical step for him. Coelacanths is one of my favorite LP's of John. The man was a maverick.
Yes. I like Womblife too. And John Fahey Trio.
we're lucky he lived as long as he did and gave us so much glorious music and thought.
The magic of simplicity comes home to roost in a mind numbing pit of realization and despair. I appreciate you opening the door John Fahey. All things good , all things bright.
I think some of the critics of this performance should really try listening without all their cherished preconceptions of what music and guitar playing should be ! This is mesmerising stuff and genuinely musically satisfying - Fahey may not have been in the best of health but his musical skills and compositional ability are as sharp as ever here. This is beautiful stuff!! Thanks for uploading it.
I think he's showing off his compositional ability here, as it sounds like that's what he's doing, just making stuff up on the spot. That's all I ever do but then I'm just sitting around the house, not playing in front of an audience.
It took me about 5-10 minutes to get into it. But then, mesmerized. I can only guess that a lot of people gave up way too soon.
Thank you for making this performance available.
Love this! Somehow, I am just discovering this amazingly talented musician and listening to this at work was heaven.
+Jessica Williams hey I just discovered this today. I never heard him play an electric before .amazing!
Thanks for posting, I've always loved his electric work and had no examples of it being performed.
My left ear loved this
Pipe down naysayers... Fahey may have been "past his best" when this was recorded (he'd been very ill, after all) but it's still a mesmerising performance... Jandek-ian, almost!
when you're comparing john fahey to jandek you know he was well past his prime good lord
Interesting to hear him play an electric. I love Fahey's stuff. Thank you for putting this up.
Thank You for this. Fahey was an Inspired musician through every phase of hs life.
he was always looking back he was always looking ahead. i , for one, really liked listening to this as i attended to form on some cyberglop. familiar themes, searching tones, contemplative spaces, some dissonance, some flange, , , beautiful human music. hit the spot.
Thanks for putting this up. Wonderful!
Even though the set says 'House of the Rising Sun' my brain heard 'Death Don't Have No Mercy' and couldn't let that go. Impeccable depth and sense of other-worldly timing, that's John Fahey's story telling for you. There are many things that run through it... just, wow.
Thank you for uploading this video!
fahey is always amazing..the man, the music. a legend....startling (to me) to see him playing electric with a flanger. But I love his music. He was the Master of acoustic guitar. No one else comes even close...not even...yes...Leo. Fahey made his guitar an orchestra.
Around 40 mins he's playing the refrain from that old 'who'll rock the cradle when I'm gone' song, which he must have known so well his whole life. and then he strays off down these meandering, lost, sometimes confused, beautiful, sad, half-remembered other melodies. I find that totally beautiful. Like he's referencing a life-time's worth of music...
Guitar excursions into the unknown. Fahey was the man.
That 'Mono' effect happened on your BJM in Atlanta. You've captured some historical performances! Thank you 🌛
Jose Villarreal yes that audio issue is on every upload sourced from my old camcorder...hopefully those vids can still be enjoyed ;)
I listened to this album so many times when I got into Fahey. Often in the darkness, or maybe on a really long overnight plane journey. There is so much mournful intent I think in his later work and City Of Refuge is similar genius.
just played it again. love it
dang, we gotta find a recording of the show and put it over the film. Glad you were able to make this--I appreciate that you seem to have clapped between songs even though you were filming, ha.
Table of the Elements put out the recording on CD as "Georgia Stomps.."
@@vacantmoon thank you, msked stranger! One track is on youtube, and it does sound great.
My left ear really love this music. But unfortunately this video need to be fixed. Really, it's so sad to listen Fahey with only left ear
Like James Joyce before him, Fahey had a great sense of humor about his art.
Magnificent, what a treat to see him again.
The first and only time I saw Fahey was in LA at a small venue , can’t remember the name of the place. It was in the late 60s. It was an amazing performance. All he had was his Martin and his “coke”.
It might be better if he lost the echo but I’m not a big fan of electric guitar. I’m sorry he wasn’t able to play the acoustic anymore. He inspired me to play and I learned a couple of his songs.
Fahey always gave us a raw sound. And only people who do not understand this will consider his guitar playing here too bad for their gentle ears. Guys, if you think this music is worse than what John did in the early period, then you probably didn't understand the early period too.
I love the tiny clip of SLAYER at the very end! I wonder if that was their "everybody get out of here and go home" music!
Wow really hearing those 21st century vibes, what a legend
Great to learn about who Fahey was...working backwards will be a pleasure!
OMG thank you
Music, the universal language.
I still have that shirt he's wearing here. The pocket's ripped now but it's wearable.
@Julianne Garcia lol
some wine and roses at the 18:00 mark
I don't usually listen to guitar music but this guy is fantastic. At about 1:04:00 he was playing something that sounded like Captain Beefheart's "Harry, Irene." Beefheart knew the old delta and country blues.
He knew Captain Beefheart.
+Matthew Keenan right on 1:04 back to bottom of the soul. guitar music is my drug . only heard him on acoustic way back in 70s haven't followed since. thought I knew all the greats. this gives me more reason to practice
wow this is mesmerizing. the piece around 28:00 and further is so far my favorite but I haven't heard the whole thing.... WOW even past his best this man was AMAZING and full of soul and beauty
SO UNREAL TO HEAR HIM ELECTRIC. ALMOST AS SURREAL AS WHEN HE SANG (EG, "JESUS GONNA MAKE UP MY DYING BED"-IN THE FONOTONE YEARS) AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID ON YT, "ITS LIKE HEARING THE CAT TALK". A LOT OF ALCOHOL WENT THROUGH AND DAMAGED HIS ORGANS. HE WAS ABOUT 58 FOR THIS LIVE PREFORMANCE AND 4 YEARS LATER HAD A SEXTUPLE AND DIED A FEW DAYS SHORT OF HIS 62ND YEAR. EVEN THOUGH HIS LIFE AND HEALTH STARTED SPIRALING DOWN IN THE LATE 80'S, HIS COMPOSITION'S WERE THE GUITAR PLAYER'S BEST FRIEND.
Yes-this set was released as 'Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts, And Other Contemporary Dance Favorites' in 1997. Somebody should try to sync that to this video. Electric Fahey like this is quite unprecedented, and the audio on this video is missing a channel.
beautiful
great flow
Best of His performance
very interesting guitarist. very peculiar and distinctive. although the more I liked his older acoustic style. Here it seems that he just strumming for himself. But there's an atmosphere
Oh boy!!!! You put it mono!!!
Shaman John Fahey.
He came from the stars...
Nothing like a guy tuning up with the chorus effect on. Hilarious!
man and electricity, yes, John
amazing song. but start at 25:00 for the 1st into near extasy
Love the moment of Jumping Jack Flash at bout 40:min
How is it a shadow when this is what he wanted to play? If you read about how he felt towards his old material, this is the next step.
Monte Davis Jr
Know where I can read that article?
Hey man is it possible to get a copy of your original video via email so I can take the original audio for my ipod ;-) ?
amen
Sad to *see*? You hear anything at all?
Remember, those who judge must be prepared to be judged in their turn.
Is he playing a Gibson ES 330? Never seen a video of him playing electric. Very educational listening to this performance.
I think it's a cheap copy. Fahey just don't have a money for Gibson.
ummm, I'm getting no sound in the right channel? what the heck?
also, I'm really surprised at the direction of his music in his older years, I've just started learning about John Fahey.
I am getting no sound in the right channel - it must be a mono recording - but who cares - we can hear him !
Once God came to this planet disguised as a drunk... nobody noticed.
Ah, another single channel video. Left side this time.
This sound's like me playing when I'm pissed and stoned....lucky for me I don't film it and watch it later.....hey lucky for you too LOL.....
the difference being you most certainly don't have the history of genius records as a legacy to the world that John Fahey does.
the difference is you don't have 1% of this man's talent
+Charles Crumb And what the fuck do you know about me you little crumb?
+Machete Moonlight
You guys have all been fooled like the Emperor's new clothes, just because some intellectual musical snob says this is good all you dimwits jump on the band wagon to look cool. You can fool yourself matey but you won't fool me. Sounds like some kid in a music store trying out his first electric guitar. I was waiting on Smoke on the Water and Stairway to Heaven.
how many of his records have you listened to before coming to judgment? Be honest..
It was released as "Georgia Stomps.....". Poor quality recording, but also Fahey in his wonderful late prime. And he is a genius!
why mono :(((((
can anybody tab out the part starting at 25:33
i just wonder why he chose chorus
Those flangers and delays on his guitar are just too much. I really like this artist, but I just couldn't stand 1hours and 18 minutes of this sound.
i get no sound.odd. only this clip
Anyone know what make this guitar is?
It looks like a Gibson that has been modified - like Fahey himself !
what guitar is this?
Looks like a Gibson ES-320
+Agustín Silva Gibson ES-320, with the scratchplate removed.
its a sweet looking guitar.
Balls
His acoustic guitars face away from his electric, as if they were felines who sould not be mixed, to avoid trouble.
Sounds out of tune to me.
+Lee Dahle
Sounds like some kid in a music store trying out his first electric guitar. I was waiting on Smoke on the Water and Stairway to heaven.
+Lee Dahle He shows the tuning at the start.
Youre ignorant
song at 30:00???
Juana
This is super fuckin depressing, and everybody knows it. Sad! I listened to his great works when I was in deep active alcoholism. And it spoke to me then and, yeah, I guess tho fa got super tragic. Why do musicians often end so sadly? Stop it, you guys.
Isn't that how they make their art though
We live in society
I'm amazed that you decided to take "sure, so long as it's only for you" to mean "and feel free to share it with the earth's other 7 billion inhabitants." Assuming you don't make any money off of this (or if you do, that you compensate whoever John's heirs are), then you're only violating a contractual agreement he presumably had with Table of Elements (whoever they are/were). Legally questionable, though perhaps not morally so. Or maybe just somewhat less morally shaky.
mr sublime music channel - this was 1997 aka pre-youtube my friend. i told John TOTE didn't want me filming - mind you they gave me no actual reason - and he was only concerned with the idea that i wasn't going to use this to profit in some way. i am making NO money from this being shared. i also have been given the blessing of John's longtime GF, as well as many people close to him. this video was always shared with the intent of simply spreading the love of John's music. if anyone from his estate objected to it in any way i would take it down but i have never heard a peep of any such frowning upon it. happy holidays to you and good day sir.
+vacantmoon you go vacantmoon -- thanks for this -- and also for filming the Brian Jonestown Massacre back in the late 90s.....I've watched it countless times -- and the sound if only in half the speakers on that one too, and i don't mind a bit.....
OMG! If you ever film anything ever again your in your life. STOP ZOOMING IN AND OUT!
each and every one of those annoying zooms was for you, buddy
+Josh Reiter shut up and listen
+vacantmoon heh der! 1 speaker zoomin don't matter . If it wasn't for u I wouldn't have ever heard these beautiful songs. I say tell all the complainers to eat me. thanks man
+vacantmoon Best response ever. What an ingrate.
+Josh Reiter
Yeah and give this guy a guitar tuner.
Sad to see. A shadow of his former self.
Does he know he has an audience? People paid to watch a man doodling ,or was he practicing? Lol.he still has that magic that first made me learn his stuff 50 years ago,,,,he has an amazing imagination,,,
I'm a fan of his earlier work but if I had gone to this show I would've assumed it was a joke. this guitar tone is vomitous. and the songs aren't much better
Go to bed, old man.
Really sad playing. Even a ten year old can sound ok on an open G tuning. Check out Doyle Dykes if you want to hear true genius finger picking 😢just random bad notes , I play better than him and I’m not a very good guitarist. He is truly a waste of time.
this man was dying bruh cut him some slack