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JOHN FIDDLER

BELINDA CAMPBELL backing vocals

DAVE 'BUCKET' COLWELL guitar

ANDRE SHAPPS bass

PAUL EDWARDS drums

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'Makin' Up For Lost Love'...Track 1 on HEARTWORK

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HEARTWORK REVIEW

 

Medicine Head – Heartwork

15 February 2024       

Like  a fine wine or an oak-aged malt liquor, some artists only get better  with time and that’s certainly the case with vocalist/guitarist John  Fiddler. For over fifty years he’s been steering the good ship Medicine Head through  the often murky waters of the music industry and has left a stream of  highly regarded albums in his wake. His latest long player under the  moniker Medicine Head is Heartwork and it finds him  charting a course deep into blues territory to deliver ten tracks that  could easily be described as “career defining”. 

The  first thing that hits you when the opening track comes wafting from the  speakers is the album’s rich and luxurious sound. Like a Marshall  amplifier that has warmed up nicely with hot valves and a contented hum,  ‘Makin’ Up For Lost Love’ has a wonderfully treacly aesthetic, and it’s  just as sweet and intoxicating. It is a sound that fits these songs  perfectly and their bluesy nature resonates with the listener on some  deep, primordial level. Reaching into our psyche and giving our  heartstrings a tug, ‘Makin’ Up For Lost Love’ encapsulates the very best  of the blues; the guitar lines flow like rivers of silk and make a fine  counterpoint to John’s whiskey and Marlboro croak. As do Belinda  Campbell’s back vocals which appear on five of these songs (including  this opening shot) and they become an integral (though unobtrusive) part  of the sound, and act as another instrument, both to foil John’s vocals  and add texture.

Reminding  me slightly of Tom Petty at his most thoughtful ‘Everybody Has The  Blues (Sometimes)’ has a reflective nature, a  jilted-lover-standing-in-the-rain type quality that lends itself well to  introspection. It’s the type of song (and indeed, album) that’ll fit  those contemplative moments as well as small blues clubs. It’s a very  intimate, personal album that engages with the listener on a one-to-one  basis, that emotional connection is not an easy experience to transfer  to a shiny compact disc, but through a kind of musical alchemy, Mr  Fiddler does. While the production is lustrous, it is often sparse;  there’s plenty of space for the listener to infer their own thoughts and  feelings, and it’s this that makes Heartwork a collaborative  affair. It also has the benefit of bringing John’s songwriting to the  fore, and when the songs are this good, that’s exactly where they should  be. 

A  soothing balm sent to soothe our troubled times, ‘It’s All About The  Love’ is a novocaine injection that leaves the listener with a warm,  Ready Brek glow. Some music doesn’t bear over analysis and it’s best to  sit back, bask in its glory and concede that it’s just a great, great,  great, great song. Heartwork is constantly changing gears between  slow blues tunes and upbeat, diving numbers and it’s one of the latter  that closes the album in the shape of ‘Ridin’ In My Car’, bringing us to  our destination, concluding 43-minutes of musical heaven in some style.  

Leading  with both his heart and head (pun intended) John Fiddler has produced a  timeless album that could have been released at any moment in the last  fifty years and, subsequently, will sound good for the next fifty.

  • Heartwork is released via Talking Elephant Records (physically) and Living Room Records (digitally) on 23rd February 2024.
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Track List:

  1. Makin’ Up For Lost Love
  2. Alibi
  3. Everybody Has The Blues (sometimes)
  4. Get Your Hands In The Air
  5. Livin’ In A Bubble
  6. Love Is Not A Dream
  7. Gotta Hold On
  8. It’s All About The Love
  9. Blue Eyes
  10. Ridin’ In My Car


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HEARTWORK REVIEW

  

Medicine Head

Heartwork

Talking Elephant (label) 23 February 2024  Andy Snipper  


For those of a certain age,  Medicine Head are the pair of hippies on Top of the Pops & ‘playing’  their hit ‘One And One is One’.
For those who actually followed the band they were one of the true original outfits of the time.

So,  for the band’s name to appear out of the blue in 2024, is a bit of a  shock. The reality is that this is John Fiddler from the original band,  supported by a bunch of excellent musicians. The result is that this is a  very fine album of Blues and Americana – 10 tracks of excellent music.

Fiddler’s vocals have the taint of Tom Petty or John  Mellencamp about them, but the music is far less rock than it is Blues  and Americana. The production is remarkable, all done by Fiddler,  creating a huge sound albeit very close and intense.

Opening  track, ‘Making Up For Lost Love’, sets the table. A slow Blues, heavy  and intense, creating a dark and soulful place. Fiddler sounding like a  cross between Walter Trout and Tom Petty.

That  kind of sets the frame. The tempo changes but the intensity doesn’t let  up. The quality of the playing is excellent across tracks and I found  the whole listening experience a delight, going back to certain tracks  time and again.

Welcome back Mr Fiddler, this is a delight. 

BLUES MATTERS REVIEW

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WARRIORS OF LOVE 

Living Room Records 

Upon the first play of this album, I had to do a double take on the album cover, because I could almost swear that I was listening to a Tom Petty album. Of course, that isn’t the case, but comparisons are going to be inevitable, if a little unfair. For a start, there’s not so much emphasis on the rock side of things, giving a purer blues experience, which is no bad thing. All songs are written by John Fiddler, who is the driving force behind the project, inviting a host of musicians to help with the recording, and the result is a realisation of the vision he had from the beginning. Guitar-wise, there’s a variation of clean and dirty tone across the board, all played with feeling, and every guitar solo is beautifully crafted, and caresses your ears as well they should. Musically, there’s a whole lot of talent on show, and with the vocals laid over the top, it rounds out the whole package. When I first played the album I liked it a lot, but after several listens I loved it, because the more you listen, the more you discover. 

To put it quite simply, this is a stunning blues album that is worthy of anyone’s time. 

JON SEYMOUR  

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