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Feline Frisky
Rock · 2001 · 33 tracks

Feline Frisky

A massive 33-track collection of high-octane rockabilly. Slap-bass thumps and Gretsch twang collide in a neon-lit blur of 1950s cool and 1980s punk energy.

July 3, 2001 · Snapper Music

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This massive 33-track compilation is the definitive sonic document of a revival that shouldn't have worked but absolutely did. It sounds like chrome, leather, and pomade, capturing the Stray Cats at their most kinetic and unapologetic. The production leans heavily into that classic Sun Records slap-back echo, but it infuses it with a modern, aggressive punch that could only have emerged from the post-punk era of the early 1980s. It is music built entirely for movement: every track is anchored by Lee Rocker’s percussive upright bass and Slim Jim Phantom’s minimalist, driving percussion, creating a rhythmic engine that feels both vintage and dangerously fast.

Tracklist · 33 Tracks
01
Rockabilly Rules OK
3:21
02
Tonight’s the Night
3:30
03
Please Make Up Your Mind
3:51
04
Stray Cat Blues
5:24
05
Tear It Up
3:35
06
Oh Boy
2:49
07
I Fought the Law
3:02
08
Be Bop a Lula
5:01
09
Please Don’t Touch
3:21
10
Fishnet Stockings
4:24
11
Summertime Blues
3:50
12
Nina Lives
4:39
13
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
2:19
14
Mystery Train
5:41
15
Something Else
5:11
16
Blast Off
2:58
17
Runaway Boys
3:40
18
Stray Cat Strut
4:33
19
Rock This Town
8:59
20
Sexy + 17
3:38
21
Built for Speed
6:08
22
Look at That Cadillac
4:34
23
The Race Is On
2:15
24
Bring It Back Again
3:13
25
Something’s Wrong With My Radio
4:18
26
Double Talkin’ Baby
4:18
27
Let’s Go Faster
3:34
28
Too Hip Gotta Go
3:45
29
Rumble in Brighton
3:45
30
Gene and Eddie
4:52
31
Elvis on Velvet
4:13
32
Cry Baby
3:45
33
Gina
3:22
Moments Worth Listening For
the moment the slap-bass solo breaks through the guitar feedback in the middle of a high-tempo shuffle
brian setzer's lightning-fast fingerpicking runs that resolve into a classic 1950s blues lick
the synchronized group 'hey!' shouts that punctuate the end of a frantic chorus
the transition from a smooth crooned verse to a gritty, overdriven guitar bridge

How does Feline Frisky sound next to the rest of Stray Cats's catalogue?

Joyful+4.0σ

Joyful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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