Move over Red hot chilli peppers it's time to pass the crown, After successful stints around Europe and America the man with the voice, Paul Morena is back to his hometown of Chelmsford to form a band to record a collection of new songs. With Local guitar hero Paul Stevens, who many will know from the band Empathy and his work with Trace Elliot and Fellow ex band mate Steve Wilson putting down the funk on the drums, the line up was finally completed by funk bass Cardinal Tim Jackson (Formally of GLASS and Triggerfish)

“We've been hard at work in the studio and now we're really looking forward to playing live on Thursday 19th September 2002 at the Oliver Twist, Colchester. I've played all over the world from busking in the early days to clubs and festivals and it's really honed my voice and my song writing.” Tim and Paul have done loads of the same kinda stuff so that really helped to get things going, as for the drum god Steve, he is just perfect !

At only 26 the ex-St John Payne pupil describes the bands musical style as: “Jeff Buckley meets The Chilli Peppers in a late night diner served by Muse.” If you also throw in that Mr Morena has the sultry good looks of ‘Jim Morrison’, and the stage antics that bassist Tim gets up to are, well in the vain of Flea (Chilli peppers) you've got a combination of sex appeal,passion and compelling, well written songs.

I've been playing locally since I was 12 and have been in bands for years, those who knew me in the early days will be surprised how the music's developed. It's out of the Indie groove to being far more on the edge as a result of the punk funk thing Tim is in to and the melodic yet groove fuelled stuff both Paul and Steve have made their own in songs such as “I Want Your Head” and “What a View.”

Why won't Paolo be playing at V2002? “Well we couldn't very well clash with the pre-V gig at the Army could we?” He joked.

“In truth they didn't bloody ask us!” Maybe next year if the band doesn't get signed and Paolo isn't asked to star in a Hollywood blockbuster. “Movies are fine, but music is our career and we're serious about it. It's a great band with some kick ass songs and we're really going for it.”So come along and hear some serious contenders and have a great night out.....Music like this shapes generations.

http://www.paolotheband.com