Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes explained

Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes
Type:	Album
Artist:	John Fahey
Cover:	Rain Forests Oceans John Fahey.jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	November & December 1984
Studio:	Cascade Recording, Portland, OR
Genre:	Folk
Length:	51:28
Label:	Varrick
Producer:	Terry Robb, John Fahey
Prev Title:	Let Go
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	I Remember Blind Joe Death
Next Year:	1987

Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1985.

Reception

CMJ New Music wrote that Fahey's "... newest work is slightly more subdued than last year's Let Go, but equally as radiant. A nimble-fingered master... Fahey has continually created profound expressions on the acoustic guitar, in a mystical yet intimate setting".^[1]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Melody McOcean" (Fahey) – 6:42
2. "Rain Forest" (Fahey) – 6:47
3. "Lullaby and Finale from the Firebird" (Igor Stravinsky) – 4:19
4. "Atlantic High" (Fahey) – 2:08
5. "Samba de Orfeo" (Luiz Bonfá) – 3:10

Side Two

1. "Theme and Variations" (Louis Hardin) – 3:00
2. "May This Be Love/Casey Jones" (Jimi Hendrix, Furry Lewis) – 3:28
3. "Intro to Ocean Waves/Ocean Waves" (Fahey, Bola Sete) – 6:31
4. "Jiroscho Ascopi" (Fahey, Terry Robb) – 5:20
5. "Saint Patrick's Hymn" (Traditional) – 2:38

Note that both "Layla" and "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" were originally issued on the previous year's Let Go album, and did not appear on the vinyl release. They were added to the CD version several years later to give additional value.

Personnel

• John Fahey – guitar
• Terry Robb – guitar, bottleneck guitar
• Guy Maxwell – percussion, drum machine
• Scott White – bass

Production notes

• John Fahey – producer
• Terry Robb – producer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Susan Marsh – design

Notes and References

1. Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes > Review . CMJ New Music. November 2000 .