Reviews
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“Here’s an alley pack waiting to stroll down your street and rip your soul to shreds. Brilliant.”
Keith Ames - Official Journal of the Musicians Union, ‘Musician’ magazine, Summer 2006 issue
“This is another I gotta have album, because your CD collection will not be complete without.”
Mike Cookson - Nifty 50’s website (March 2006)
“Marvelous stuff, as indeed is the whole album.”
Tony Wilkinson - American Music and UK Rock magazines (May 2006)
“This latest album from this Yorkshire based Big Band is once again overflowing with powerhouse energy and in-your-face swing.”
Steve Garner - Big Band World magazine (Issue 19, May 2006)
“Without a doubt these are all very talented musicians, there are 35 of them pictured inside the inner sleeve, and together they make a great sound.”
Pete Green - Blue Suede News magazine (issue 108, June 2006)
“With loads of brass, slap bass and Gretsch guitars, The Cat Pack are a big band with a big, big sound. It’s only rock’n'roll, as they say, but you can’t help but like it.”
Ian Marriss - Juke Blues magazine, (Issue 61 / 2006)
“If you have their debut set you’ll certainly want this superb offering, if like me you were blown away by their live show then you don’t need any further encouragement.”
Phil Wright, Blues’n'Rhythm magazine“To listen to this, make sure you are well strapped in, in a comfortable chair with plenty of support… because even at low volume, the noise this lot makes will blow you away! Awesome CD, and I doubt if many other bands could even begin to compete. Excellent.”
Mike George - Crackerjack magazine, May 2006“Big beat big sound big band with tracks ranging from ‘Honey Hush’ to ‘These Boots Are Made For Walking’ through ‘It Aint What You Do’ this is well presented, great sounding get up and dance good time music. Intricate and imaginative arrangements of some classic rockin’ make this a CD of pure class.“
“The Sherriff” - Mad Rat magazine (March 2006)“Back in the swing!”
Anne Pickles, The Yorkshire Evening Post.“Don’t believe the hype? Well, maybe this time you should!”
The BBC music website.“(They have) enough energy to power a small town in Albania!”
Mick, The Primrose Guide.“For a swing band they rock! Classics from Sinatra and Elvis are interspersed with cuts from modern impresarios such as Jools Holland and some very tasty original pieces. It all makes for one amazingly intoxicating cocktail.”
Richard Garnett, The Leeds Music Scene Website.“The place was heaving and everyone had a great time.”
Tony Collinson, The Horsforth Hop.“Wow! What energy!”
Mark Nightingale, BBC.“Good period feel and ensemble playing”
Don Lusher.“A wonderful, swinging set of songs!”
Run Wild Records, USA“Fantastic Sound!”
Richard Wilson (producer, Hat Trick productions, BBC)“I can tell you that it’s the most powerful music that I have ever listened to in this genre.”
Cherokee Records, Germany“It’s fantastic stuff! I think we need this great unique rockin’ sound nowadays here in the USA and elsewhere.”
Rollin’ Rock Records, USA“When I first heard this CD, I wasn’t too sure if I liked it all, but after a few plays, not only do I like it, it’s gonna be coming on my hols with me. When I get back I’ll be checking out their gig list, I’ve just got to see them.”
Pete Green, Coventry Rock’n'Roll/Maggie’s Blue Suede News (UK).“ ‘Everybody Wants To Be A Cat’ is their first release, displaying a dynamic blend of Swing and Rhythm & Blues with a Rockabilly kick. The Cat Pack are set to bring Big Band Swing to a whole new audience.”
Raucous Records.“The Cat Pack prove that Big Band music is hip, in the same way that the Brian Setzer Orchestra, the Jools Holland Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Orchestra and even Robbie Williams have been doing in recent years.”
Nervous Records.“The Cat Pack are a dangerous outfit. Dangerous because they are likely to blow the opposition away with their huge sound. If you are looking for an evening of jumping R’n'B to which you can dance the night away, then I suggest you get the Cat Pack booked up as soon as possible!”
Mike G, Putting On The Style website.“Whether it’s a blasting tenor solo from one of the sax section, or a clattering boogie piano intro, or a rousing crescendo from the trombones, these guys, all reading from charts, know how to create excitement. Don’t miss them.”
Tony Watson, Blues ‘n’ Rhythm magazine.