It's been a while since we've heard anything from P. Paul Fenech. One might be tempted to assume that the busy musician and mastermind of The Meteors is now taking it a bit easier.
Far from it!
The new album by The Meteors will be released on October 5, 2012. As a preview or as the herald of a wicked autumn, THE LEGENDARY RAW DEAL is releasing a 4-track EP.
Fans of The Meteors know that THE LEGENDARY RAW DEAL was the name of the band before they renamed themselves The Meteors and have since become the Kings of Psychobilly.
With “Badlands Mud,” four songs are being released that lean more towards the rockabilly genre, while still retaining the dark character that many songs by The Meteors possess. P. Paul Fenech is still a musician with an incredibly high creative output. These four songs may be more of a personal endeavor that he doesn't want to label with The Meteors stamp. Perhaps he just needed a unifying name.
Be that as it may. The four songs are characterized by a nod to classic rockabilly and classic rock'n'roll, along with the distinctive voice and virtuosic guitar playing of P. Paul Fenech. They are songs that transport you to a world when cars were six meters long and rock'n'roll and rockabilly were not just music but a way of life. The songs are full of character and manage to teleport you to another time.
It should be clear that nothing here is being kitschy. P. Paul Fenech is too much himself for that. He stands for what he does, so the song “Who cares what you call Rock'n'Roll” is a clear statement for all those who talk about music and lifestyle without having the slightest clue what rock'n'roll actually is. Rock'n'roll is a way of life, not a fashion coat that one puts on to be cool. Anyone who has seen P. Paul Fenech on stage knows how cool and charismatic he is.
“Badlands Mud” picks up roughly where the band left off back in the day. These are four songs that can only be as they are because of P. Paul Fenech.
With “Badlands Mud,” a tribute to the past has been created that is hard to surpass.
For the vinyl enthusiasts, the four songs are available as a single-sided 12" in orange vinyl, limited to 700 copies.
