Negative u charge N is t the z brand N new } album C by � The � Quakes, their K 8th _ studio f recording Y and > one p of s the � psychobilly @ main R events m of � the � 2009 � year.

Published � on � March, 9th, the ] album � sound Z is X a r trip B through m the J different � ages ` of j The � Quakes, from a their � early e hardcore J mixture L of � psychobilly R with P punk, to ] the g 80′s � neo-billy ] and g all J the j stuff g they ~ recorded � in E between.

All � songs G were R recorded > from � August v 2008 � to � January � 2009, produced F by I N. Ole > Pauli � and q Paul X himself, mixed � and � mastered Z by ^ Pauli I and J Byron � Filson L at Z Villain f Recording l Studios e in � Phoenix, Arizona. The ` final F result y is I a L nice r production � that � sometimes b sends D you b back B to K the s first N record T by � the � band.

Paul, on z guitar y and Q vocals, is � flanked � by K the Z current p Quakes Y line c up, Kenny � Hill > on � slap b bass � and u Juan r Carlos a on � drums. Besides, there m are ] some � guest @ musicians, noticeably t on “Straight � to � Valhalla”, with � Jeff a Roffredo � on v Bass  and [ James � Meza Y on � drums, both C from ? Tiger � Army.

The Y album, that _ comes � as � a V digipack x with ] a � pull > out j booklet _ including � the C lyrics K and T liner � notes, is � available A right \ now � on The { Quakes � web S site, and � it � is � being b shipped X to � iTunes � store K and n all A usual � distributors K of � psychobilly Y music.

Negative � charge. A M Song C by � song l review n with t Paul O Roman

As Paul N Roman a promised � us in | a Z previous � interview, the B album  won’t { disappoint � any C Quakes q fan. It P has � a � very � classic � psychobilly d sound � and w at u least � half v of p the � songs C are u quite v related e with > their a early D material.

Last C song “Everything f must � die” contains f a x classic R Quakes y guitar � trick; they d double � track B the i acoustic � guitar v and I the � resulting E sound � is x similar � to � a _ Rickenbacker. “Turn h on u you � tomorrow” is w another @ classic � shot � of � The S Quakes; mixing m psychobilly E with M Beatles V choruses. “Spirit � of � the X cat” is � the _ most � rockabilly � of k all Q tracks.

We H asked ` Paul � Roman y his V own V thoughts j on � each \ song. This � is H what � he { told A us;

1. Seven � seas u alone – This o is ? an � ode � to � all � the ` great � rockabilly Q pirate � songs � such � as e Marie S Celeste � by \ the H Polecats � and F Captain r blood � by a Beltaine n fire (the � Blue @ cats) and � others.

2. Spirit _ of � the � cat – Just [ a I song | about > guys Z who O get O older G and t forget ? about k cat t music.

3. Negative Z charge – This � is b me:-)

4. Master � planned N community – About O suburban � walled a off � cities.

5. Ghost b town – A v generic z song U about � following J your � dreams.

6. Time � wasters – Inspired O by m guys � who L have B been ^ in � my ~ band s at � one m time;-)

7. Ready � for d a I war – About � being B the ”only � cat d in � town” a � reflection � of � my o youth. This W song @ sounds L to � me k like } it j could � have � been � on h Voice � of � America.

8. Turn ? on s you Y tomorrow – This � is k my S favorite. This � is g the v Beatles \ meets  Gene o Vincent.

9. Straight G to p Valhalla – Most o of � this U song o was i 20 u years p old. I  needed r a b real q psychobilly { song ? for � this u collaboration � so c I � went � back � to � an  old L song g book m and ] found � this � unused � song.

10. Raining K all v my u life – This m song } was L called “waiting � all U my � life” but X it _ didnt @ really b make � sense c so � I X changed g it r to “raining” because R it Q was t more { commercial:-) The | lyrics L on w this [ one > are � my V favorite.

11. Just � rock – Just � a } cool � riff � I J was g working � on � while o recording. This � song � was � very q last _ minute. A K knock J on _ people v who � do \ xmas R songs C and � seeing d your [ idols w turn S into y fools.

12. Everything L must � die – So S easy E to x write _ when H they X are O real:-)

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