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Listening to this Stray Cats album is like being transported back to the year 1955. Or, rather, to 1981, which was the year the trio came waltzing in and took over the rockabilly music scene even though it had already been around for 25 years. Now, in 2019, Stray Cats have made a comeback with the release of their first studio album in a quarter of a century, 40, to commemorate their 40th anniversary. The band’s longevity (aside from a few break-ups and makeups) is almost as impressive as the devotion of their loyal fans. In the early ‘80s, Stray Cats was the saviour of an audience of rebels and old-fashioned rock fans who just couldn’t bring themselves to embrace the emerging music trends full of synthesizers. Now forty years later, pop music has moved on and rock music has all but been killed off, but Stray Cats are still playing the same upbeat, rootsy music. And it works – sounding just like it did in 1980 and 1955. Firstly, because apart from a few exceptions, the band plays its own songs rather than just picking and choosing from the jukebox of original rock ‘n’ roll. Secondly, it works because Brian Setzer is an exceptional, natural-born guitarist with virtuoso talent and his Gretsch is on fire on this album. And finally, because the trio always seem to get stuck in and thoroughly enjoy themselves. Each of the 23 songs on this album is like a sprint against slackness and although they aren’t nostalgic, they certainly get your heart beating faster than usual. Yes, it may not be wise to do that many sprints one after another when you’re in your sixties. But that’s rock ‘n’ roll folks. © Stéphane Deschamps/Qobuz
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Mike Himelstein, Composer - Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist - James Mcdonnell, Composer
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Danny Wolfe, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Mike Himelstein, Composer - Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist - Leon Drucker, Composer - James Mcdonnell, Composer
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Stray Cats, MainArtist - Rick Bell, Composer - Michael Lanning, Composer
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Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Merle Travis, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Nicholas Roubanis, Composer - Milton Leeds, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist - Sidney Russell, Composer - Jose Pina, Composer
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Stray Cats, MainArtist - Leon Drucker, Composer
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist - Leon Drucker, Composer - James Mcdonnell, Composer - Jonathan Barnett, Composer
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Dorsey Burnette, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist - Leon Drucker, Composer - James Mcdonnell, Composer
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Bill Carter, Composer - Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist - Ruth Ellsworth, Composer
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Mike Himelstein, Composer - Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Brian Setzer, Composer - Stray Cats, MainArtist - James Mcdonnell, Composer
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog Records
Album review
Listening to this Stray Cats album is like being transported back to the year 1955. Or, rather, to 1981, which was the year the trio came waltzing in and took over the rockabilly music scene even though it had already been around for 25 years. Now, in 2019, Stray Cats have made a comeback with the release of their first studio album in a quarter of a century, 40, to commemorate their 40th anniversary. The band’s longevity (aside from a few break-ups and makeups) is almost as impressive as the devotion of their loyal fans. In the early ‘80s, Stray Cats was the saviour of an audience of rebels and old-fashioned rock fans who just couldn’t bring themselves to embrace the emerging music trends full of synthesizers. Now forty years later, pop music has moved on and rock music has all but been killed off, but Stray Cats are still playing the same upbeat, rootsy music. And it works – sounding just like it did in 1980 and 1955. Firstly, because apart from a few exceptions, the band plays its own songs rather than just picking and choosing from the jukebox of original rock ‘n’ roll. Secondly, it works because Brian Setzer is an exceptional, natural-born guitarist with virtuoso talent and his Gretsch is on fire on this album. And finally, because the trio always seem to get stuck in and thoroughly enjoy themselves. Each of the 23 songs on this album is like a sprint against slackness and although they aren’t nostalgic, they certainly get your heart beating faster than usual. Yes, it may not be wise to do that many sprints one after another when you’re in your sixties. But that’s rock ‘n’ roll folks. © Stéphane Deschamps/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:21:03
- Main artists: Stray Cats
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Surfdog Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Rockabilly
(C) 2020 Surfdog Records (P) 2020 Surfdog, Inc.
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