Maybe this should have been called feb 28th lol Who dosnt need a little more time for RPM? Clearly I was running out of ideas for lyrics, So naturally, I asked Bob Dylan to help out

RPM17 4/10

"Dagger's Blade" from the RPM Challenge Album "Dearly Beloved" by the band Doll Butcher. A blend of rock and electronic music, this song is about the introvert's struggle.

"Deal Breaker" from the RPM Challenge Album "Dearly Beloved" by the band Doll Butcher. A blend of rock, metal and electronic music, this song is a father's perspective during a military attack in which he realizes his family will become refugees.

Bill plays my Futuresonus Parva long distance by the magic of midi.

©2017

Up with the sunrise My new morning routine Late last night with the fireflies One more dimly-lit scene Need to trade in these old eyes Hard to tell red from green Pull the visor down tight And tie up the chain Let's ride blind in the…

from the album "2017" featuring Madeleine Koestner on vocals

from the album "2017" featuring Madeleine Koestner on vocals

from the album "2017" featuring Madeleine Koestner on vocals

from the album "2017" featuring Madeleine Koestner on vocals

from the album "2017" featuring Madeleine Koestner on vocals

from the album "2017" featuring Madeleine Koestner on vocals

Matt Ferrara: Keys, Vocals

Track 9

track 6

This song was on my very first RPM album back in 2008. It's changed so much I decided to record it again.

Drums by Seb James. Electric guitar and backing vocal by Graham Iddon.

Drums by Seb James.

With music by Geoffrey Armes, written and recorded for RPM 2017.

Well obviously it was meant to be a song but I ran out of time.

A 1st mix

I think all of our blues rock (and probably the other ones, too) would be vastly improved if sung by Neil Fallon of Clutch. Here's my sad approximation of his bluesy singing.

I love you, Jessie

Part of the plan this year was to use a real amplifier and real effects pedals on all of the guitar parts. Recently I have been becoming obsessed with uni-vibe style pedals. I used one on this song, a cheap thing called a Shaky Jimi. I used…

I was a prog rock fan for years when suddenly in high school I got really into what would eventually be called Alternative. It was so weird to me that music so uncomplicated could be so good. Some songs were even made up of one phrase repeated…

I don't hate this one, which is high praise this year. It's okay. The rhythm guitar is an ES-335 through a Joyo Vintage Phase pedal. The lead is a Les Paul through an EHX Soul Food pedal. The amp is a Fender Bassbreaker. Don’t know what…

Double tracked Wah-Wah. Pretty much the high point of awesomeness. Les Paul through a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe wah into a Fender Bassbreaker. Give it up now Everything that you care about trade it in for make believe and fairy tails…

Very quick to write and record. Basically done from start to finish in about an hour and a half (I look at the clock). Despite it's brevity, there's quite a lot going on (especially in how exact I've tried to be with the harmonies, and double…

Written/Recorded for RPM2017 (album in a month). This one had a backing track written on Piano, and sounded somewhat 'Elton John', before the lyric and vocal melody joined the party. The stripping out of the piano at the start has made this…