Cat #1 [Import]

Criss | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 30, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Independent Nat'l Di
• ASIN: B000008NE4
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,908 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bad Attitude

2. Walk The Line

3. The Truth

4. Bad People Burn In Hell

5. Show Me

6. Good Times

7. Strike

8. Blue Moon Over Brooklyn

9. Down With The Sun

10. We Want You

11. Beth

Editorial Reviews

Reissue of 1994 solo project by KISS drummer Peter Criss.Features a special guest appearance by Ace Frehley. Contains11 tracks, including a solo acoustic version of 'Beth', plus'Bad People Burn In Hell', 'Bad Attitude' and 'Show Me'.1998 MegaRock Records release.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Metal roar from a creative Criss Cat., June 26, 2006

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Kurt Olav Helle "Kurt Olav Experience" (Lonevåg, Osteroy Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat #1 (Audio CD)

Peter Criss ex drummer of Kiss gives us something else on this CD. Nothing wrong whit that, so long it`s done with a certain creativity. This Cd is a rear gem, with some musical diamonds sparkling here and there. Anyway it begins with a roar with Track 1 Bad Attitude. It sounds like early Kiss, and it sounds, dam good. Peter`s voice is raw and unpolished, and the riff`s and raff's on the guitar works quite good. Track 2 Walk the line, follows much in the same track. There`s a creative pain in Peter`s voice that works. It`s more funky, and has a melodious string to it that make it something else. Track 3 The truth is very heavy metal, in the beginning, and then it goes into "ballad"territory. A fine switch song between heavy metal and ballad this one. Track 4 Bad people burn in Hell, is quite melodious and danceable, in the "should have been a hit" genre. The fuzzy riffs are quite effective in other words, but sometimes Peters voice sounds to strained, but as an whole is quite ok. Track 5 Show me, is an ok track, but Peter is not singing it, and that`s a let down. The vocal sounds to much castrated in a way. It`s very average heavy metal, but the melody is quite ok though. Track 6 Good time is the first ballad. It`s very simpel. The voice of Peter sounds not to strained. It`s anyway a stream of cliches. The theme is repated again and again. To little variations on this one to lift it above average. Track 7 Strike is an ok pop heavy metal song, and it has a good refrain. It`s effective and a good classical Criss cat rock and roller. Track 8 Blue Moon over Brooklyn, is the winner on this CD. It`s melodious and effective, and it goes deep into to your soul, with good lyric and music. It tells you much about life itself. Very enjoyable Criss cat music this one, its purrrrr/murr good as cat whould have said it. Track 9 Down with the sun, is effective, in the pop genre. This is Criss as we know him, purrrrre and simpel. Track 10. We want you, is in the light heavy metal genre. Not Criss on vocal. A letdown this one. Nothing more to add really. Track 11 Beth is a Criss and Kiss classic. Well this is something else. It`s simpel. It's effective, but there`s something missing. The strings, the piano, and the symphonic atmosphere that lift`s it above average as the original. The guitar playing by ex Kiss member Ace Frehley is anyway quite good. To sum it up. This is anyway a creative heavy metal roar tour from Peter Criss.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Criss got a good band together on this one, for fans only tho', February 16, 2006

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John Emm "kissfan" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cat #1 (Audio CD)

I like Criss' voice and mostly like the stuff he did with KISS over the years. His singing requires a sympathetic producer, though, someone who can bring out the best he's got, and his songwriting needs a strong helping hand. When he's got both he can produce some really good sounding stuff.

On this CD he has done that. But, unless you worship the ground he walks on, for most people half of this material will be so-so at best, and the rest is okay. One of my non-KISSfan musician friends listened to the disc with me and remarked, sympathetically, "he seems to have a message he wants to get across..." which was a good summary. You can FEEL the sincerity of this collection of songs, but quality-wise you just have to cut Criss a bit of a break if you're gonna regard this is a truly good listen. On songs like "Blue Moon Over Brooklyn" he has a story that means a lot to him, and the song is not bad, and the recording does its best, but you just know it would never make radio playlists anywhere. Something's just missing. And I wouldn't say it's talent--it just falls a little short of mind-blowing.

Two tracks on this CD are apparently not sung by Peter Criss, though they were clever enough to have them sung by someone who's not worlds away from his sound. There's no overt attempt to cover up this fact, and a non-fan might not notice the difference, but on those high, wailing notes you just know it's not him but the other principal singer.

Over all, a pretty decent CD for the already-fan. Others can take a pass on this.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peter Criss at his Best, October 14, 2007

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James S. Horne "Sammy Horne" (Eupora, MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat #1 (Audio CD)

This is the best post Kiss effort by Peter Criss. He really rocks on this one ! Great album!