Product: Guitar Artistry of John Fahey
Rating: 5.0
new material makes this worthwhile!
This DVD consists primarily of material which has been issued asJohn Fahey - In Concertand I was going to avoid it as merely a name change until I noticed extra songs, and interview and a running time reflecting additional material.What we have is John Fahey's appearance from a tv show in 1969 and a concert filmed in 1996 ...along with a new set of performances and an interview which appear to be the most recent of the batch. Unlike the first DVD which presented the programs as aired with interview segments and a concert they have sort of cobbled together a program which reflects the nature of this series..in which they film an artist and between songs he or she discusses their music. These "guitar artistry" series are not concerts but done in studio. So unlike the previous DVD which gives you the benefit of feeling like you are watching a concert and program this feels a bit choppy....but it does have extra songs and an extra interview and they are filmed very artistically and as a life long fan of Mr Fahey they are so welcome that I'm happy to have both DVDs and am not bothered by the duplication. I also think that there is some interview footage from '69 missing on this collection so rabid fans like myself will be happy to own both.There is also a bonus guitar lesson thrown in from one of the series that were filmed in the mid 90's as well.If you are unfamiliar with John Fahey, I can't say I'd recommend starting here as your first choice..I believe his music would be where I would recommend you going and some highlights areThe Best of John Fahey 1959-1977Return Of The Repressed: The AnthologyOf Rivers & Religion / After BailJohn Fahey means so much to guitar players and music fans around the world that get him and enjoy his music ....he can be an acquired taste for others but that can be said for most artists and he truly is an artist. There is over 2 hours of pure musical genius....I can't see rating it less than 5 stars.