Cat Empire - Cat Empire Ep (6 tracks) +Album Reviews

This is Only A Taste

Nahallac | Great Northwest | 12/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Cat Empire is an extremely talented band out of Melbourne Australia, that can really only be experienced at their full potential live. Stocked with a horn section, DJ, drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, and lead trumpet they come together perfectly to drop funky, soulful, all out party rockin music. Possibly most easily classified as ska due to the sheer size of the band they are by no means limited to one genre of music. This EP is only a tiny taste of their three full length albums released in Australia, but are available in the U.S. as imports. Check this EP out if your unsure, but if you dig their sound go right on and buy the full length albums you will not be disappointed."

RE: work harder boys

Brohan | 07/21/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"first off this band is simply amazing and for the person who wrote "work harder boys" might not know tooo much bout the current music scene, the only reason these guys might end up in a bin for the "funky happy guy" would be cuz the big industry labels keep pumping out crap that everyone buys. all that mtv/vh1/and most radio stations play is the "oh i lost my girl" or "the world sux" bands that want to make u depressed and follow the same formula for every album, these guys are the exact opposite of that. They have a great feel for their music and are joyous and once u listen to the album u want to have a good time. Everything about this band screams "hell yea" from the brass to the drums to the vocals. so for all of you out there who want to listen to the same 'mainstream' crap and wastin ur money for the same stuff, go ahead, it'll keep the cd prices high, if you want a great band and are looking for a cd u can play at any time and like to dance, this is your band, so keep up the good work CAT EMPIRE, we are listening"

Great Sound

Eric R. Lander | Seattle, WA USA | 04/05/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I just saw Cat Empire on March 24 at the Blues and Roots fest in Byron Bay, Oz (i was just visiting from the states) and they completly rocked. Incredible energy. I had never heard of them before but now I've been listening to their music like crazy. I love the different but pleasent sounds that they have come up with. Definatly worth a listen. It's good to hear something fresh, especially from another country. Cheers everyone."

RE: "Work harder boys..." Each to their own, but hey...

Tom Sorrell | Sydney, AUS | 01/11/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Let's put this into perspective. On average, for every 5 albums currently released, 2 would be rap albums, with repetitive, reused beats & samples, 2 would be house/electronica albums, with repetitive, reused beats and synths, and 1 would probably be some emo schlock like Simple Plan or *shudders* Lindsay Lohan. So for the 1 in 100 albums, that attempts to do something a little bit different with their genre, and in this case suceeds, surely some recognition is due. I'm a big believer in each to their own, but not when cheap shots are thrown at a band who have written brilliant music, toured relentlessly and captured the hearts of thousands of fans.

Many bands will struggle to put an album together that is cohesive. And the rest usually struggle to put together an album that has substantial variety. Cat Empire is one of those bands that manages to do both, mixing Latin and Eastern European influences with of course the laid back nature of Australian culture

Here is an album that you can play from the first track to the last. Although there are a few stand outs of course:

1. The Crowd - A plea to society, "let me sing inside the crowded trams, let me dance among the traffic jams, we're going to sleep on the St Kilda sands". Uplifting and progressive.

2. Days Like These - One of those songs that you hum on the train. Infectious to say the least.

3. The Wine Song - Must be one of the greatest drinking songs of all time. This one will have you singing, dancing, clapping and cheering all at the same time. Seven minutes of the good stuff.

So if this album ends up at the local bargain bin, so be it. Selling millions of records, and avoiding the bargain bin doesn't necessarily make you any good, i.e. Ms Lohan. And if it makes girls dance in the video store, fair enough. I, personally, will be dancing with them."

THESE GUYS ROCK

CaT EmPiRE LoVEr | Wollongong, NSW, Australia | 08/10/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"these people are the best band. If you love this album 'The Cat Empire' you should get Tapes, breaks and out-takes off the website - www.thecatempire.com/ce_stage_menu.html or Amazon.

Tapes, breaks and out-takes has a [LIVE] version of The Chariot, Wanted to Write A Love Song, The Lost Song and Wandering. THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER"

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