While most people find Lemmy’s name synonymic with MOTÖRHEAD and some remember the great late bassist’s tenure with HAWKWIND, not a lot of his followers are aware of HEADCAT, or THE HEAD CAT, the rockabilly trio Ian Kilmister was involved at the end of this century together with THE STRAY CATS drummer Slim Jim Phantom and 13 CATS guitarist Danny B. Harvey. Their repertoire consisted of classic covers but their two studio platters barely hinted at the stage wildness the veterans could demonstrate, and even their 2000 debut “Rockin’ The Cat Club” failed to do justice to that. Yet two records which will be released on September 15th must deliver the thrills.
Titled “Dreamcatcher: Live In Alpine” and “Live In Berlin” and documenting the ensemble’s concerts of, respectively, 2008 and 2011, these albums commemorate similar sets that, nevertheless, are also as different as those musicians’ disregard for behavioral order is well known. Quite a treat… and, by the way, on the same day the HEADCATS’ “Walk the Walk… Talk the Talk” LP will be reissued too.
Says Danny B. Harvey, “I’m so glad to see these be released. Lemmy wanted to press up the ‘Dreamcatcher’ live CD 15 years ago to sell at shows as a collectors item; unfortunately we never did. He thought our performance in Berlin at Huxleys was our best live show ever. So I know he’d be as proud as I am that these concerts are out and available to everyone.”
“Dreamcatcher: Live In Alpine”
Dreamcatcher:
Live In Alpine
1. Good Rockin’ Tonight
2. Fight For Your Life
3. Something Else
4. Always in My Way
5. Not Fade Away
6. Let It Rock
7. Fool’s Paradise
8. Susie Q
9. Five Long Years
10. Big River
11. Shakin’ All Over
12. It’ll Be Me
13. Bad Boy
14. Route 66
15. Rock ‘N’ Roll Will Save You
16. Introductions
17. Matchbox
18. Crossroads
“Live In Berlin”
Live In Berlin
1. Good Rockin’ Tonight
2. Something Else
3. American Beat
4. Always in My Way
5. Let It Rock
6. Not Fade Away
7. Fool’s Paradise
8. Susie Q
9. Big River
10. Shakin’ All Over
11. Eagle Flies On Friday
12. It’ll Be Me
13. Bad Boy
14. I Can Tell
15. Rock This Town
16. My Babe
17. Matchbox
18. Crossroads
19. Introductions
20. Say Mama
21. Blue Suede Shoes
