| 词条 | The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 |
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| name = The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 | type = greatest | artist = John Fahey | cover = TheBestofJohnFahey.jpg | alt = | released = 1977 | recorded = 1967–1977 | venue = | studio = | genre = Folk, American Primitivism, New Acoustic | length = 78:44 (Reissue) | label = Takoma | producer = ED Denson, John Fahey, Henry Kaiser (Reissue) | prev_title = Christmas with John Fahey Vol. II | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. | next_year = 1979 }} The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 is a compilation album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1977. The songs are collected from four of Fahey's dozen or so releases up to that point. HistoryThe original album consisted of tracks picked out by Fahey for the release, with two tracks "Spanish Two-Step" (called "Hawaiian Two-Step" on After the Ball) and "Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Philip XIV of Spain" re-recorded for the album.[1] "While technique is important, it is only part of the story. Music is a language—a language of emotions. The worst possible way to play these songs—and I am not only talking about my own compositions—is in metronome time at a uniform volume. Another terrible thing would be to play any composition the same way every time, or to feel that you have to play it exactly the way someone else, such as myself, played it or said to play it. A good technician must also be creative. Even if a person is not a composer, he can interpret and arrange, and these skills are as important as technique in making a performance interesting. I rely heavily on both technique and interpretation, and I think of myself as a very good composer, arranger, and plagiarest for the solo acoustic guitar"[2] The book is no longer in print. Reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[3] | rev2 = The Rolling Stone Record Guide | rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[4] }} The original album received five stars in both editions of the Rolling Stone Record Guide.[5][6] Music critic Richie Unterberger called attention to Rhino's two-CD The John Fahey Anthology as "...a wider-spanning, lengthier chronological overview that's preferable for those wanting a fuller appreciation of [Fahey's] work." Unterberger also noted that "...what's here is good, important acoustic guitar music combining folk, blues, Americana, and unclassifiably weird originality, although it gives short shrift to some of his odder, more experimental 1960s and 1970s work."[3] ReissuesThe Best of John Fahey was reissued on CD in 2002 by Takoma and included three bonus tracks taken from three later albums. It includes liner notes and commentary by such guitarists as Leo Kottke, Peter Lang, Jim O'Rourke, and George Winston, some of whom had recorded numerous Fahey compositions on their own albums or who were once signed to his Takoma label.[1]Track listingAll songs by John Fahey unless otherwise noted.
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References1. ^1 {{cite book| last = Guerrieri | first =Claudio | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =The John Fahey Handbook, Vol. 2| publisher = | year = 2014| page = 130 | isbn = 978-0-9853028-1-8}} {{John Fahey}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Best Of John Fahey 1959-1977,The}}2. ^Fahey, John. The Best of John Fahey. 1978. Guitar Player Books. 3. ^1 {{cite web |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |title= The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 > Review |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r106429|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=March 20, 2010}} 4. ^Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 124, 598. 5. ^Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 124, 598. 6. ^5-Star Albums Listing. Rolling Stone Record Guide. 2nd ed. 1983. 4 : 1977 greatest hits albums|John Fahey (musician) compilation albums|Takoma Records compilation albums|Albums produced by John Fahey (musician) |
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