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An unorthodox heavy metal singer/guitarist specializing in thrash versions of classical pieces, the Great Kat was a cult figure of the 1980s and early '90s whose mission seemed to be converting headbangers to classical music. Kat -- who really was classically trained at the prestigous Julliard School of Music -- took herself much too seriously and managed to alienate a good bit of the metal world with her frequent condemnations of bands like Slayer, Testament and Metallica. But while Kat's abrasiveness and exaggerated sense of self-importance didn't help her career, Beethoven on Speed and its predecessor Worship Me or Die proved quite entertaining. Forceful, aggressive and obnoxious as well as amusing, the snarling Kat's speed-metal interpretations of Beethoven's music are nothing if not original.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Writer - The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - The Great Kat's "Choir O' Death", FeaturedArtist
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The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - N. Rimsky-Korsakoff-Heifetz, Writer
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The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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Frederic Chopin, Writer - The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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GOD, Writer - The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962), Writer - The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Writer - The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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Niccolò Paganini, Writer - The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
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The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V. ℗ 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V.
The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V. ℗ 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V.
The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V. ℗ 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V.
The Great Kat, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V. ℗ 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V.
Album review
An unorthodox heavy metal singer/guitarist specializing in thrash versions of classical pieces, the Great Kat was a cult figure of the 1980s and early '90s whose mission seemed to be converting headbangers to classical music. Kat -- who really was classically trained at the prestigous Julliard School of Music -- took herself much too seriously and managed to alienate a good bit of the metal world with her frequent condemnations of bands like Slayer, Testament and Metallica. But while Kat's abrasiveness and exaggerated sense of self-importance didn't help her career, Beethoven on Speed and its predecessor Worship Me or Die proved quite entertaining. Forceful, aggressive and obnoxious as well as amusing, the snarling Kat's speed-metal interpretations of Beethoven's music are nothing if not original.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:39
- Main artists: The Great Kat
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Metal
© 1990 Roadrunner Records B.V. ℗ 1990 Roadrunner Records. B.V. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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