Wagner's War

The Great Kat (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blood and Guts Music
• ASIN: B000923BAA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #641,705 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Kat Gets Revenge on 9/11 Terrorists, October 6, 2010

By 

Tony Elliot - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wagner's War (Audio CD)

With Wagner's War, The Great Kat shred guitar queen rocks out attacking 9/11 terrorists with the vicious revenge they deserve. I Loved "The Ride Of The Valkyries" battle cry that I've heard in movies and this is even faster and more crazy! The Great Kat blew me away, especially in the Hungarian Rhapsody and Zapateado, which also features her amazing violin chops!

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There's no denying that The Great Kat is one of the fastest guitar shredders, but..., February 24, 2006

By 

George Dionne (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagner's War (Audio CD)

The Good

There's no denying that The Great Kat is one of the fastest guitar shredders currently on the scene. She flies through run after run with such precision and accuracy. Not only is she a master of the six-string, but she's equally as nimble on the violin. She's also quite hot, in a sadomasochistic sort-of way and loves her country. But...

The Bad

She's too fast to string those runs into enjoyable songs. Granted most shredding is done at the high end of the scale, but pair that up with equally as fast violin, you've got a high pitched earache. It's also tough to determine what is guitar and what is violin on some songs.

Let's start with the DVD. You do get six videos of The Great Kat doing what she does best, but the storylines are a bit disturbing. If you're into torture, castration, sex slavery, and pain, you'll have no problems with her. Though, I have to wonder why the castration had to be censored, as this is an unrated DVD. The bonus features are a little on the paltry side. You get a photo montage of The Great Kat in all her glory plus a screen of DVD credits. Includes with the features is a "Shred FAQ," where you can lean what her videos and music is all about. I think a lesson would have been cool

The CD, Wagner's War, is a collection of 7 classical pieces interpreted by The Great Kat. It's quite impressive that she plays the majority of classical instruments as well, but the execution of that many instruments becomes cluttered. The Great Kat reworks pieces by Wagner, List and Sarasate. For those of you that aren't really into the classics, you'll recognize them from the Bugs Bunny cartoons. Added to these songs are lyrics penned by The Great Kat that are either growling battle cries, or screams of dominance. The biggest problem I have with this CD is that she plays the songs so fast, they become only a minute or two long. Now, she only charges $7.00 for 7 songs, but the whole disc runs 11 minutes.

The Verdict

By far, The Great Kat is the fastest female shredder I've ever heard, and quite possibly one of the fastest of today. Her idea to rework classical music into something exciting and full of guitar mastery is a good one, but the final outcome is a little hard to swallow. There's just too much going on at the same time, her rapid-fire guitar runs clash too much with her equally as fast violin work, her vocals will scare the piss out of you, and the songs are too short. Although I bet she's a blast at parties.