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Cats in Boots – Kicked & Klawed (Released – 1989)

  • August 3, 2007
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · CD Reviews A-H · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock Videos · Rare Rock Rewind

CIB KickedCats in Boots is an American/Japanese sleaze metal bland. Their debut release on EMI, Kicked & Klawed hit # 3 on the Japanese charts, but crashed and burned everywhere else.

There were a couple of videos on MTV for the songs Shot Gun Sally and Her Monkey, but this release got lost in a sea other big hair rock that was released at the time. Kicked & Klawed is a very solid release that is often over looked.

Lead Singer, Joel Ellis reminds me a lot of a young Vince Neil. Takashi “Jam” O’Hashi proves to be a very solid guitarist. Not surprisingly, the music isn’t too much of a stretch past Motley Crue’s music, but it is a very good listen. My favorite tracks include Shot Gun Sally, Nine Lives, Her Monkey, and Evil Angel.

Shot Gun Sally

Her Monkey

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Singer Joel Ellis, still maintains catsinboots.com, but is not recording any new music today. Drummer Randy Meers last turned up in band called Trampled Underfoot.
Guitarist Takashi “Jam” O’Hashi has been releasing solo CD’s in Japan.

Kicked and Klawed has been out of print for several years now, and has been pulling down twenty to thirty dollars on Ebay each time it shows. It is a solid sleaze metal disc that is still worth seeking out.

Rating: 8 Flying V's Out of 10Out of 10

Track Listing:catsinboots
1. Shot Gun Sally
2. Nine Lives (Save Me)
3. Her Monkey
4. Whip It Out
5. Long, Long Way From Home
6. Coast To Coast
7. Every Sunrise
8. Evil Angel
9. Bad Boys Are Back
10. Judas Kiss
11. Heaven On A Heartbeat

Cats in Boots are:
Joel Ellis – lead vocals and harmonica
Takashi “Jam” O’Hashi – guitar and background vocals
Yasuhiro “Butch” Hatae – bass and background vocals
Randy Meers – drums and background vocals

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  1. Peter Grant February 12, 2008 · Reply

    JOEL ELLIS
    http://www.MySpace.com/JoelEllisCatsInBoots
    http://www.MySpace.com/JoelEllisHeavyBones
    Offical Band Web Sites
    Joel flew to his hometown of Cleveland Ohio where he wrote & recorded several demos Dec 07 – Jan 08 with current LoveBone guitarist Roy Coston from New York
    http://www.MrSpace.com/RoyCoston
    http://www.MySpace.com/LoveBoneRocks
    http://www.LoveBoneRocks.com

  2. Tania August 6, 2007 · Reply

    i love it! ive never been able to get it imported to NZ though and I think its out of print? got a download but its not the same as having the actual CD for me

  3. Metal Mark August 3, 2007 · Reply

    I have this on vinyl. It’s good, but not aything terribly special.

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