The Meteors - Best Of Live (LP, Compilation)
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Description
The Meteors are an English psychobilly band formed in 1980. Originally from London, England, they are often credited with giving the psychobilly subgenre — which fuses punk rock with rockabilly — its distinctive sound and style. About.com calls the Meteors "the first true psychobilly band," noting their blend of the "themes of horror, punk and rockabilly". They were the second band to use the term 'Psychobilly' as a description of their music. Formed in South London in 1980, they are considered the first verifiable psychobilly band. Their albums In Heaven (1981) and Wreckin' Crew (1983) are considered landmarks of the early years of the genre. "Starting in the neo-rockabilly scene, the Meteors were initially shunned for being too different. Excuses for exclusion from rockabilly concerts varied from the band having too extreme of a sound to their drummer having green hair." The Meteors blended elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and horror film themes in their music. The Meteors articulated psychobilly's apolitical stance, a reaction to the right- and left-wing political attitudes which divided other British youth cultures. Fans of the Meteors, known as "the Crazies", are often attributed with inventing the style of slam dancing known as "wrecking", which became synonymous with the psychobilly.
Release Info
Artist: The Meteors
Label: Secret Records (8)
Format: LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Label: Secret Records (8)
Released: 2021
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychobilly
Tracklist
A1 Fire Fire
A2 Maniac Rockers From Hell
A3 I Hate People
A4 Lil’ Red Riding Hood
A5 Chainsaw Boogie
A6 King Of The Mutilators
A7 The Crazed
A8 Night Of The Werewolf
A9 Rawhide
B1 Get Of My Cloud
B2 No Surrender
B3 Wrecking Crew
B4 Slow Down You Grave Robbing Bastard
B5 Mutant Rock
B6 Hell Ain’t Hot Enough
B7 Rockabilly Psychosis
B8 Give The Devil His Due
