Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes

Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes
Studio album by John Fahey
Released	1985
Recorded	November & December 1984
Studio	Cascade Recording, Portland, OR
Genre	Folk
Length	51:28
Label	Varrick
Producer	Terry Robb, John Fahey
John Fahey chronology
Let Go (1984) Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes (1985) I Remember Blind Joe Death (1987)

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

CMJ New Music Monthly 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". ^[3]

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

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
2. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "John Fahey". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
3. "Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes > Review". CMJ New Music Monthly . November 2000.^{[ permanent dead link ]}