Canada had a similar rich tradition of grassroots hard rock just as we did here in the States. Throughout the country, bands were sprouting like weeds and toiling in the local clubs, hoping to get noticed for the big time. Fable were but one of those outfits, a group who didn't manage to get anything out real time. The review for this one will be easy. Fable plays a type of psychedelic hard rock, where the ghost of Jimi Hendrix looms large. It's a favorite style of mine, and for the 3 sides of this album, every track is a winner. No slow ballads to endure, no lame tries for radio hits, no proggy epics, just kickin' out the jams brothers and sisters. Their peers are two of Canada's greatest treasures: Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush and Walter Rossi and Charlee. You dig those bands, then you'll want this. Easy recommendation.
Ownership: LP: 2005 RecordPlex. 2 LPs in a single sleeve (copy #103/500). 3 sides of music with one side blank. Recent online acquisition. From a documentary standpoint, not the best archival release I've ever seen, that for sure. There's an insert, but it lacks detail. And I've never been a big fan of stuffing 2 LPs into a single sleeve. That reeks of the cheapo 80s. Reminds me of Metallica's In Justice For All, the only LP by them I actually replaced with a CD (to no regrets). But what matters most is the music and the sound quality, and for this, it's well worth it. This is one of those albums where the LP proved easier to get than the CD. As long as this website stays up, you can read more about Fable.
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