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Old 02.06.2010, 02:36 AM   #1
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I'm looking for stuff either by or along the lines of Peter Walker / Robbie Basho / Sandy Bull / John Fahey that people with a fairly middle-of-the-road taste in music will like, and I need recommendations of particular CDs, please, not just the names of artists.

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Old 02.06.2010, 05:21 AM   #2
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For one, I'm currently obsessed with John Fahey's 'America' album. If you don't have that particular one, I really suggest that you get it. Love love love. Listen to the track Voice Of The Turtle if you need evidence (it's on Spotify I think). I'd especially recommend the excellent 4 Men With Beards vinyl reissue...
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Old 02.06.2010, 05:29 AM   #3
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- Robbie Basho
- Max Ochs
- Bukka White
- Harry Taussig
- Dick Rossimi
- Peter Lang
- Loren Mazzacane Connors
- Jack Rose
- John Fahey, the king
- Leo Kottke
- Wooden Spoon
- Pat O'Connell
- Andrew Stranglen
- Terry Robb
- Dale Miller
- Tetsui Akiyama
- Michael Gulezian
- Sandy Bull
- James Blackshaw
- Sir Richard Bishop
- Gillian Welch
- Sean Smith
- Glenn Jones
- Harris Newman
- Six Organs of Admittance
- (some) Jim O'Rourke
- Triple Burner
- Steffen Basho-Junghans
- George Stavis
- Bob Hadley
- Wayne Lopes


Specific albums? Anything by any of those artists, pretty much. I mean, all of that stuff goes out of print pretty quickly, so I'm assuming you'll be d/l'ing it, so yeah.. just get everything. I don't really think most of those artists have only one defining album, as they're all quite consistent in what they do. You seem to already enjoy the big names in American primitive guitar, aside from Leo Kotke and Peter Lang. I'd say definitely get Glenn Jones' BBQ BOB IN FISHTOWN.. Glenn Jones is my third favorite of these artists, just behind Fahey and Basho. Also, get some James Blackshaw.. get GLASS BEAD GAME. It isn't really American primitive guitar, as it's 12 string and almost classical guitar but it's similiar enough, and quite good. I think Fahey's GOD, TIME, AND CAUSALITY is my all time favorite acoustic guitar album... just get everything by Fahey, you'll be good.
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Old 02.06.2010, 05:40 AM   #4
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Which is the best, or some of the best, Sir Richard Bishop albums? I love Sun City Girls, but I've never listened to his solo stuff.
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Old 02.06.2010, 05:42 AM   #5
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I'm looking for stuff either by or along the lines of Peter Walker / Robbie Basho / Sandy Bull / John Fahey that people with a fairly middle-of-the-road taste in music will like.

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- Robbie Basho
- Loren Mazzacane Connors
- Wooden Spoon
- James Blackshaw
- Sir Richard Bishop
- Six Organs of Admittance
- (some) Jim O'Rourke
- Steffen Basho-Junghans



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Old 02.06.2010, 05:50 AM   #6
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Why the question marks? Sure, not every LMC release fits the description, but certainly a good 30 of his 80 albums do.
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Old 02.06.2010, 05:51 AM   #7
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Old 02.06.2010, 05:58 AM   #8
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Richard bishop.. get WHILE MY GUITAR VIOLENTLY BLEEDS.

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Old 02.06.2010, 10:10 AM   #9
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Wow. While My Guitar Violently Bleeds is awesome. It's three songs that define perfection.
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Old 02.06.2010, 10:26 AM   #10
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Blunderbuss, do yourself a favour. Get an account for either the hipinion or terminal boredom forums, start a thread asking people to recommend you particular stuff, and marvel at how competent and helpful some posters can be. Honestly, this forum is too arse-centric for anything more than generic, under-researched namedrops, save for the few smarter people. Admittedly, apart from still being a SY fan, I wonder why I still post on here.
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Also get Salvador Kali which I think is his defining album.
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Old 02.06.2010, 11:06 AM   #12
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Admittedly, apart from still being a SY fan, I wonder why I still post on here.

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Old 02.06.2010, 06:02 PM   #13
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Yeah, Salvador Kali is def. my favorite by him, actually.
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Old 02.06.2010, 09:26 PM   #14
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You can tell he worked so hard on that record, taking his time with the material and arranging it. A lot of his other works, while great, just seem to be him wanking on the acoustic (isn't WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY BLEEDS basically just improvisation? It's got a cool atmosphere but not too interesting in the way of arrangement).

Probably one of my favourite records ever.
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Old 02.07.2010, 12:38 AM   #15
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well WMGVB is influenced by flamenco (first track) and indian ragas (last track) both those genres are improvisation based genres, so its not just him wanking but writing within the confines of a genre. i love that album, it has the best atmosphere out of all his albums.
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Old 02.07.2010, 02:40 PM   #16
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Thank you, folks, for trying to help. None of the suggestions fit in with my needs, but I will be buying a copy of Fahey's "America" for my own enjoyment.
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Old 02.07.2010, 07:39 PM   #17
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Glenn Jones - BBQ Bob In Fishtown doesn't fit in with your needs? He's the logical successor to the Fahey throne.
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Old 02.07.2010, 07:45 PM   #18
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where's savage clone? he's always moaning about kottke and windam hill, presumably that's the type of stuff you're looking for?
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Old 02.07.2010, 07:51 PM   #19
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All I know is, this is the only type of music I listened to for a year. Burnt out on it now, of course...

Blunderbuss, if my reccomendations aren't good enough, try rateyourmusic.com .. the lists on there might point you in the direction you want.
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Old 03.05.2010, 12:46 PM   #20
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