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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   Fans of Jim Fidler's previous celtic folk, world music,   
   and reggae recordings should note that he has just released   
   a rock concept album, RPM, that is influenced by the rock   
   concept albums of the 1970s, including those of Pink Floyd,   
   Supertramp, and The Moody Blues.  But while you can spot   
   the influences, RPM is highly original and has both   
   wonderful musicianship and strong production, mixing,   
   and mastering.  Also the graphic design is   
   beautiful, including some public domain Hubble   
   Space Telescope images as backing for lyrics.   
      
   Here is a quote from jimfidler.com  :   
      
   "Transporting himself back to the 70's, the decade in   
   which he cut his teeth as a musician, Jim offers up RPM;   
   an "album" made in the true spirit of the time. The   
   album traces the life of a fictitious character, Mickey   
   Finn, who has the boyhood dream of fame and fortune,   
   achieves his dream, and finally wakes from the nightmare   
   to realize that music is more important than the hits,   
   life is more important than the music biz and he is more   
   important than his commercial image. It's one of those   
   twist one up, turn it up and go on a journey recordings   
   that sadly aren't much made anymore."   
      
      
   If only for the graphic design I recommend that you   
   get the hardcopy CD instead of digitally downloading it.   
   It isn't available on vinyl yet and probably won't   
   be since that would require it to be remastered for   
   vinyl and would require omission of the last two songs   
   for it to fit on the vinyl.  But it is a true album   
   that is meant to be listened to from beginning to   
   the end at a fairly high volume.   
      
   The CD is now available at Fred's Records and   
   O'Brien's Music in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada   
   and for $14.99 from http://www.jimfidler.com .   
      
   (Note that his next CD will be another celtic folk   
   one entitled 21st Century Gypsy, and will come   
   out in 2015, marking the 20th anniversary of his   
   first solo CD, Gypsy.)   
      
   --   
   David Dalton  dalton@nfld.com   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Music & Travel   
   "So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late"  (Bob Dylan)   
      
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