Fay, BIll
Life Is People
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

2012 2LP Gatefold Original With Custom Inner Sleeves. “There Is No Preparation Possible For Hearing Life Is People. It's An Intimate Recording Even At Its Most Epic And Majestic, As Evidenced By The Glorious Opener "There Is A Valley" And The Shimmering "The Healing Day." The Liturgical Organ And Piano That Introduce The Album's Centerpiece, "Be At Peace With Yourself," Is, In Its Repetitive Subtlety And Grace, A Hymn To Self-Acceptance That Is Stated Elegantly And Without Bombast. When The Choir Enters, The Song Lifts Off, Rooting Itself Deep In The Scarred Human Heart. Elsewhere, Fay's Sense Of Intimacy Expresses World-Weariness And Haunted Despair, Such As On "Big Painter." Fay Performs Solo On "Jesus, Etc." (Written By Tweedy), Which Makes A Perfect Bookend To The Stark Gospel Prayer "Thank You Lord." In Between Them Is The Foreboding "Empires," A 21st Century Blues With Stellar Guitar Work From Russell. "Cosmic Concerto (Life Is People)" Gorgeously Celebrates Life In The Process Of Being Lived, Be The Circumstances Mundane Or Profound. Fay (Who Is Donating His Proceeds To Médecins Sans Frontières) Performs These Songs As If They Were Living Things, Independent Of His Inner World. His Reverence For Them Makes The Listening Experience One Of Great Emotional Depth. Life Is People Brims With Compassion, Vulnerability, And Tenderness. It Is Not A Comeback Record But A Late Continuation, A Great Work Of Art.” Thom Jurek, AMG.