GO CAT GO "Let's Hear It Once Again For…" (1990-1992)

Classic modern day rockabilly - a classic of the genre. Their amazing lead singer, Darren Spears, was senselessly murdered in 1993, just as Go Cat Go was ready to break out. (This CD is now out of print and hard to find.)
This is a difficult review to write... I knew the band members years ago when the band still existed. I met them through the wife of their drummer Lance, who was a college friend of mine. I went to the first show because I wanted to help my friend support her honey's band. At the time, I thought I hated rockabilly, so I was set for a night of misery (albeit in good company). By the end of that night, I was a convert and went to shows whenever I could, trying to get others to go hear the best live band in the world.
It was several years later, after graduation and losing touch with old friends, that I found this cd at the store where I worked. I was so excited to see that they had a second album out! I bought the CD immediately and found in the liner notes that their singer Darren had been murdered. I can't put into words how odd it seems to me that he is dead -- he was one of the most alive people I ever met. That kind of "aliveness" infuses Go Cat Go's music from beginning to end. They were the best live band I've ever heard -- and that translates to this album perfectly. It throbs with intensity and yet remains upbeat even through the heavy driving rhythms.
"Let's hear it for Go Cat Go" is an album for any fan of rock music, regardless of whether or not you like rockabilly. I can't give a high enough recommendation for this band and their music -- and that is totally apart from the fact that I knew them when... If you like rockabilly, oldies, or just plain high energy rock'n'roll, buy this album. You'll find a great bunch of musicians who are very talented and love their work. At the very least, you owe it to yourself to hear the incredible guitar and bass work displayed to advantage here. The drums are good too; very solid and punching just right where they should. It's a true shame that there will be no more Go Cat Go recordings. They are missed. (Christine Fritzinger, Amazon)trax:

01 Good Rockin' Tonite 02 Little Baby Doll 03 Please Mama Please 04 Mystery Train 05 Flyin' Saucers Rock N Roll 06 'Til The Cool Cats Cry 07 Just Because 08 Can't Tie Me Down 09 Blue Days Black Nights 10 I've Got My Eyes On You 11 Time To Rock 12 Forever's Much Too Long 13 Other Side Of Town 14 Who Was That Cat 15 Milkcow Blues Boogie 16 Reconsider Baby 17 Lonesome Road 18 Big Train 19 Ten Ways To Rock 20 Drugstore Rock N Roll 21 Hot Rod Man 22 Stockins And Shoes 23 Blue Moon Of Kentucky 24 Pink And Black 25 Tell Me Why

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