Album Review - Various Artists - I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to 
John Fahey

Considering that finger-picking legend John Fahey founded his own label, 
dabbled in everything from Indian ragas to dissonant pop, and 
subsequently influenced everyone from Jim O'Rourke to Leo Kottke, it 
isn't a stretch to call him the original DIY artist. Consequently, it 
also isn't surprising to discover that on the 13-track I Am the 
Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey, it's the musicians of the indie 
rock world who come together to pay their respects. At its heart, 
Fahey's music was rooted in old-time folk and blues, but by viewing 
these styles with a fresh perspective that straddled the line between 
classical composition and avant-garde psychedelia, he imaginatively 
reinvented them.   By definition, there's nothing on I Am the 
Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey that is anywhere near as 
groundbreaking or strange as Fahey's own recordings. Yet, what the 
performers -- who also include Granddaddy, M. Ward, Cul de Sac, and Howe 
Gelb -- accomplish is still strikingly potent.

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Album Review - Various Artists - I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to 
John Fahey

Considering that finger-picking legend John Fahey founded his own label, 
dabbled in everything from Indian ragas to dissonant pop, and 
subsequently influenced everyone from Jim O'Rourke to Leo Kottke, it 
isn't a stretch to call him the original DIY artist. Consequently, it 
also isn't surprising to discover that on the 13-track I Am the 
Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey, it's the musicians of the indie 
rock world who come together to pay their respects. At its heart, 
Fahey's music was rooted in old-time folk and blues, but by viewing 
these styles with a fresh perspective that straddled the line between 
classical composition and avant-garde psychedelia, he imaginatively 
reinvented them.   By definition, there's nothing on I Am the 
Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey that is anywhere near as 
groundbreaking or strange as Fahey's own recordings. Yet, what the 
performers -- who also include Granddaddy, M. Ward, Cul de Sac, and Howe 
Gelb -- accomplish is still strikingly potent.

This is an excerpt.  To read the complete review, please visit:

http://www.musicbox-online.com/va-fahey.html