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Stray Cats - Choo Choo Hot Fish - Amazon.com Music
Setzer, Phantom and Rocker (and their fave producer, Dave Edmunds) reunite for a rocking and winning disc. "Elvis On Velvet" is a big-beat barn-burner, Randy Bachman's "Can't Go Back to Memphis" has a low-tech ZZ Top feel, and the period covers ("Mystery Train," "Please Don't Touch") will entice purists. --Jeff Bateman
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This album was my first introduction to Brian Setzer, with the BSO album Guitar Slinger second. I've been a lifelong fan of his from childhood, so I've heard most of his albums. We all know Brian Setzer is a badass on the guitar, but this is far and away his best guitar work to date. It's one of the best guitar albums I've ever heard.
I don't know what he was smoking but it almost sounds like a different guitarist. Setzer's style is usually real raw and quirky and off the cuff, but the guitar work on this album is impeccably accurate and clean. It's unlike anything he has ever done before or since.
A very diverse album too. Really hard rocking songs like Please Don't Touch, Lust in Love and Cross of Love. Rockabilly stuff like Cry Baby and Can't Go Back to Memphis. The jazzy Beautiful Blues which has some KILLER jazz licks. The beautifully haunting instrumental Jade Idol. Even a very nice pop vocal performance on My Heart is a Liar. AND, not to mention the best version of Sleepwalk that’s ever been recorded by anyone. I much prefer this one to the more popular orchestra rendition.
Definitely worth a shot if you want to hear Setzer at his best vocally and instrumentally.
One of my all-time most memorable concerts back in '93 in Miami Beach. It was Stray Cats and local favorites, Saigon Kick. Both bands kicked serious butt! The best part is that it was a free concerts. The Cats performed Elvis On Velvet and Please Don't Touch in their set.
"Choo Choo Hot Fish" can be seen as the successful version of "Let's Go Faster". It is innovative but still with a feet in the tradition and is their most ambitious effort to date. It also sees the return of Dave Edmunds behind the glass. The opening track is representative of that mood, pumping sound, modern drums mixed with rockabilly elements for a tribute to Elvis. "Cry Baby", a non retro melodic rockabilly tune, is an instant Stray Cats classic and has that timeless sound that makes the trio so special. And with Edmunds on second guitar and on duet vocal it reminds the good old days of "The Race Is On". Johnny Kidd's Please Don't Touch rocks like hell. Santo and Johnny's "Sleepwalk" appears here for the first time, long before the orchestra and the Grammy Award. Though I grew rapidly tired of the heavy orchestra version, this one still sounds fresh today. "Lust'n'Love" and "Can't Go Back To Memphis" harden the sound with heavy guitar and Jim hittin' the drums as hard as he can. "Lust'n' Love" keeps the backbone of rockabilly while "Can't Go Back..." is not that far from ZZ Top and it's very interesting to listen to this album today and compare it with Setzer's most recent albums ("Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy" and "13"). Many elements were already presents 15 years earlier. I suppose that Setzer saw a potential in "Cross Of Love" as he recorded it twice before this album (on "Let's Go Faster" and also during his first solo stint between 86-88). The best song to appear on "Choo Choo Hot Fish" is "Beautiful Blues" co-written with Larson Paine. It's a splendid jazzy song with rich gipsy chords, astounding solo and superb brushwork from Slim Jim. Don't be fooled by the apparent simplicity of his drumkit this guy can really play. "Jade Idol" proves it too. This is a stunning atmospheric instrumental that would fit a James Bond movie to perfection. My definition for this kind of tune is "Music to drink Martini with...". "My Heart Is A Liar" is a fine acoustic ballad in the vein of Chris Isaak with once again a rich assortment of percussion. The last two numbers are solid rockers. A new version of "Let's Go Faster" far better and richer than the one that appeared on the album of the same name (courtesy of Dave Edmunds and his good sound) and a "Hey we have 5 minutes left in the studio how about doing a Elvis song?" version of Mystery Train. They clearly recorded this one live and it perfectly captures the feel and the excitement of the band. It also features a yodel part from Mr Setzer. Funny to see an album opening on Elvis On Velvet and ending on Mystery Train. Sadly, "Choo Choo Hot Fish didn't reach a large audience.
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Back in the day (92-93) I left this tape in my car tape player for at least 6 months and never tired of it. I listened to it while driving my kids back and forth to school and to this day my kids and I still love all the tunes. Brian Setzer displays serious guitar and vocal chops. The version of "Sleepwalk" on this CD is the best version ever recorded by anyone (including Danny Gatton) IMHO
Could easily be considered as the best Stray Cat work after "Built for Speed" album.
There is an element of "haunt" on the guitar work on many tracks, like "elvis on velvet" and the solo on "mystery train". Tremendously cool!! A lot of chops here on a diverse record. This seems to be a "lost" record. I was told the record company went bust, but it is a gem for Stray Cat fans. Pick it up if you can find it. You won't be dissapointed.
I've been a Cats fan since '82 when I first heard them on AM radio. I stumbled on this album soon after it was released with zero fan fare; I've never heard a track on the radio. What a missed opportunity for the record company and expanding radio programming. This might be their best album - from "Elvis on Velvet" to an amazing version of "Mystery Train" that would have made the King proud. The instrumentals are dynamite. The sound is hard and true. Check it out and you'll have a hard time not playing these tracks again and again.
This is the greatest album they ever released. From "Elvis On Velvet" to "Beautiful Blues" and every other track on it, "Choo Choo Hot Fish" Rocks YOUR World all the way. I have personally worn out 2 copies so far and am looking to start on a third because no collection should ever be missing this album. Long live the Stray Cats! All hail King Setzer!! Brian Setzer is possibly the greatest musical genius of our time!
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