Hi Guys,
It's me, the drummer/vocalist. Thanks for the kind words. We were in our early twenties when we recorded that album; it was culled from a huge library of songs we had written over the years. I actually wasn't happy when the producers picked "Flippin"..I thought it was boring and repetitious! Shows you what I know. We weren't entirely happy with the production either; we felt it didn't really capture our musicianship. The songs were very trimmed down and simplified. In retrospect, I've developed a nostalgic affection for it.
Sony took over CBS and basically kicked all the Canadian acts off the label. I was the drummer for Dalbello for four years, then spent a few years playing with Andy Curran, doing a lot of session work and finally ended up starting a display business. I'm still playing, and have a CD coming out in Toronto (Indy). Check us out at
www.lotusmagnet.com It's definitely NOT ccf stuff.
Speaking of the Cats album, I'm currently in the studio experimenting with remastering the original tracks and have talked to the guitarist about recording a couple of new tracks so we can release a 20th anniversary edition on line, but between trying to get the guys excited about it and working out all the legal BS, it might not be worth the trouble. The CD is almost impossible to find as there were very few manufactured (it was primarily released on vinyl and cassette) so I wanted to get it out there for the handful of people who liked it. I'm trying.
Cheers,
Eddie
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:55 am