Audio CD review:
John Fahey & Cul de Sac - The Epiphany of Glenn Jones

John Fahey & Cul de Sac - The Epiphany of Glenn Jones

Band: John Fahey & Cul de Sac Title: The Epiphany of Glenn Jones Rating: Release Date: 23 September, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Tuff 2: Gamelan Collage 3: The New Red Pony 4: Maggie Campbell Blues 5: Our Puppet Selves 6: Gamelan Guitar 7: Come On In My Kitchen 8: Magic Mountain 9: More Nothing 10: Nothing

Editoral Review It's a perfect blend of moody, acoustic ballads, and improvised noodling, all featuring overtly simple guitar and sampler structures. Backed by Cul de Sac, The Epiphany of Glenn Jones represents some of the best playing of fingerstyle guitarist John Fahey in a long time. Fahey fans should buy it for "Gamelan Guitar" alone--a repetitive little ditty that features Fahey accompanied by the tinkling sound effects of closely-mic'd dry beans and rice poured into bowls and over guitar strings. With Fahey's newfound status as an avant-gardist, along with his improving health, you'd think these sessions would be a cakewalk for Cul de Sac. But the liner notes present a different take. Album title namesake Glenn Jones isn't some mythical Fahey persona (such as Blind Joe Death), but rather Cul de Sac's frontman. In a detailed essay, Jones describes his follies of trying to work with his musical hero, Fahey: mood swings, arguments, personal and artistic differences, and more. Nevertheless, Cul de Sac and Fahey somehow worked their problems out and this resulting album turned out exceptionally well. --Jason Verlinde .. You can see a complete list of all John Fahey & Cul de Sac discography, or go back to the John Fahey & Cul de Sac tabs