Comments on: The Legend Of Blind John http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/ yet another audio blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:32:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tommy http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/comment-page-1/#comment-1411 Tommy Wed, 20 Apr 2005 04:42:35 +0000 http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/#comment-1411 Just want to say thankyou for introducing me to the music of John Fahey. I really enjoyed the tracks you posted, I went out and bought a Best of John Fahey CD and I`ve been listening to it almost non-stop. It is incredibly beautiful music but you can hear so much sadness too. It sounds like he was troubled man. Just want to say thankyou for introducing me to the music of John Fahey. I really enjoyed the tracks you posted, I went out and bought a Best of John Fahey CD and I`ve been listening to it almost non-stop. It is incredibly beautiful music but you can hear so much sadness too. It sounds like he was troubled man.

]]> By: Jeremy P. Bushnell http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 Jeremy P. Bushnell Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:28:16 +0000 http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/#comment-1398 As a Fahey fan, I'd guess that you might also like the solo acoustic work of Sir Richard Bishop-- and since you seem to be a Chicago resident (?) I should give you a heads-up (if you don't know already) that Richard Bishop is playing a free show at the Bottle about two hours from now... something you might want to check out. As a Fahey fan, I’d guess that you might also like the solo acoustic work of Sir Richard Bishop– and since you seem to be a Chicago resident (?) I should give you a heads-up (if you don’t know already) that Richard Bishop is playing a free show at the Bottle about two hours from now… something you might want to check out.

]]> By: Andrew http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Andrew Sun, 10 Apr 2005 05:49:54 +0000 http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/#comment-927 What a great post. Thanks for sharing. Also, thanks for doing such extensive bios on all your posts. It does not go unappreciated. What a great post. Thanks for sharing. Also, thanks for doing such extensive bios on all your posts. It does not go unappreciated.

]]> By: cb http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/comment-page-1/#comment-859 cb Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:52:46 +0000 http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/#comment-859 Wow. I really wish that I could've seen him play live. His performances sound intense. It seems like he had a lot of demons to deal with. I remember reading about one of his concerts and this fellow was marvelling at the transformation that Fahey has when he gets on stage. This fellow had seen him shortly before the performance and thought that he was just some ordinary dude, but when Fahey stepped on stage, there was an immediate change in the way that he stood and walked, and it looked like Fahey had become a different person. That he had turned into some old tyme blues/folk player. At any rate. Glad you're enjoying the blog. -cb Wow. I really wish that I could’ve seen him play live. His performances sound intense. It seems like he had a lot of demons to deal with.

I remember reading about one of his concerts and this fellow was marvelling at the transformation that Fahey has when he gets on stage. This fellow had seen him shortly before the performance and thought that he was just some ordinary dude, but when Fahey stepped on stage, there was an immediate change in the way that he stood and walked, and it looked like Fahey had become a different person. That he had turned into some old tyme blues/folk player.

At any rate. Glad you’re enjoying the blog.

-cb

]]> By: Gary http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/comment-page-1/#comment-845 Gary Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:29:58 +0000 http://ofmirroreye.net/blog/2005/04/the-legend-of-blind-john/#comment-845 Thank you for the great site and for posting these tracks. I saw John Fahey in 1986 or so, if memory serves, and he gave what was by far the most intense, bizarre performance I have ever seen (and I have seen some truly mesmerising performances by the likes of Mark Eitzel and others). His guitar playing was incredible -- complex, clean picking, simulataneous bass and melody lines. But over the course of the night it appeared that he was having a breakdown of some sort. In between songs he kept calling for more beer and telling, little by little, about the trauma of being molested by his father. At first we thought it was a put on, but by the end he was sobbing. Some in the audience walked out, the rest of us stayed, paralyzed. I didn't see him play again until a few years ago, shortly before his death. By that time, he had adopted a very minimalist "style," that is, slowly plucking single notes as if improvising moment to moment. To this day, I don't know if that's what he was doing or if he was just plain out of it. Thank you for the great site and for posting these tracks.
I saw John Fahey in 1986 or so, if memory serves, and he gave what was by far the most intense, bizarre performance I have ever seen (and I have seen some truly mesmerising performances by the likes of Mark Eitzel and others). His guitar playing was incredible — complex, clean picking, simulataneous bass and melody lines. But over the course of the night it appeared that he was having a breakdown of some sort. In between songs he kept calling for more beer and telling, little by little, about the trauma of being molested by his father. At first we thought it was a put on, but by the end he was sobbing. Some in the audience walked out, the rest of us stayed, paralyzed.
I didn’t see him play again until a few years ago, shortly before his death. By that time, he had adopted a very minimalist “style,” that is, slowly plucking single notes as if improvising moment to moment. To this day, I don’t know if that’s what he was doing or if he was just plain out of it.

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