"o open the show with a brand new one is a pretty badass move if you ask me."Ĭopyright © 2020, ABC Audio. "hat sets the tone right away that this is not just some oldies, greatest hits gig," he declares. Phantom, meanwhile, says he thought it was great that the Stray Cats began their concerts with a new song, "Cat Fight." This represented to me that the Stray Cats were much more than hit records. Setzer notes that the band's two-and-a-half-month trek "barely made a scratch in the amount of cities that you can visit," so he felt that "we definitely needed a live album so that people who couldn't make our shows could get to experience a Stray Cats show."īrian adds, "I realized that besides the songs from our new album 40, people were singing along with practically every song. "It's our best songs played with sweat, passion and attitude. "This live record really captures what we are about," says Rocker. The key group of the early-80s rockabilly revival, the Stray Cats scored several big hits on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a striking visual style. In honor of the album's arrival, the band's three members - singer/guitarist Brian Setzer, upright bassist Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom - have taken part in a new Q&A. Rocked This Town features over 20 songs, including renditions of popular Stray Cats tunes like "Stray Cat Strut," "(She's) Sexy + 17," "Rock This Town" and "Built for Speed," plus six songs from the group's 2019 studio album, 40, and a cover of the classic surf-rock instrumental "Misirlou." The time is right, the songs are great and we’re ready to rock.Surfdog Records/BMG The Stray Cats' recently announced live album, Rocked This Town: From LA to London, which was recorded at various locations during the rockabilly band's 40th anniversary tour last year, gets its release this Friday, September 11. I can tell you that this will be the best Stray Cats album we have ever made. 40 years after Brian, Jim and I formed the Stray Cats, we are back! I’m so excited to be in the studio with my brothers. “They say history repeats itself and I now know that’s true. ![]() In other words…A Stray Cats album.” –Slim Jim Phantom “Making a new Stray Cats album for 2019 in Nashville seems like the exact right thing, right time, right place, and right band for the gig! We have an album’s worth of new songs that are classic rockabilly while keeping the music and style current and fresh, like always. It makes the world go around.” –Brian Setzer That feeling is what makes the fireworks go off and the sparks fly. Forty years later we stand together and still get that same thrill and exhilaration from the music. “Forty years ago, us three teenagers started a little band to play a musical style that had long since passed, and most folks had never heard of, this Rockabilly music. STRAY CATS in 2018 marked their first North American shows in 10 years, with four concerts including sold-out headlining shows at Viva Las Vegas and the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, CA (August 16 and 17) before wildly enthusiastic audiences. Hanging around CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City introduced them to both Eddie Cochran and the punk. All three went to or didn’t go to, as the case often was school together in Massapequa, New York. The iconic group, known for their high-energy performances with hits such as “Stray Cat Strut,” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and “Rock This Town,” are also mapping out plans for a tour, with dates TBA. Stray Cats are a power trio formed in the late ‘70s by guitarist Brian Setzer, stand up bassist Lee Rocker, and drummer Slim Jim Phantom. Stay tuned for more details and an official release date. The albums song titles alone-including Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me), Rock It Off, Mean Pickin Mama and Devil Train-instantly let listeners know. Set to be released on Surfdog Records, the album will be produced by Peter Collins (Rush, Bon Jovi, The Brian Setzer Orchestra) and engineered by Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton, Arctic Monkeys). Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom–original founding members of the acclaimed American rock and roll trio–are heading into a studio in Nashville to record their first new album in 25 years. Encinitas, CA (May 1, 2019) - STRAY CATS will mark their 40th anniversary in 2019 with a new album and tour. High quality sheet music for 'Stray Cat Strut' by Stray Cats to download in PDF and print.
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