Tag Archives: Cats In Space

Album review: CATS IN SPACE – Cats Alive!

Posted on February 21, 2018 by jason

Harmony Factory [Release date 23.02.18] Cats In Space had a busy 2017 live-wise, supporting the likes of Thunder (where this show was recorded at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in March), Deep Purple and Status Quo, along with festival appearances at Cropredy … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts | Tagged 10CC, 70s music, album, Cats Alive!, Cats In Space, classic rock, ELO, live, pop rock, power pop, review, rock | Leave a comment

Gig review: STATUS QUO – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 5 December 2017

Posted on December 8, 2017 by david.wilson

Almost exactly a year ago I attended a Quo gig at the nearby Hydro which was billed as the ‘Last Night Of The Electrics’ tour. Yet here I am a year on looking at a stage lined with white amps powered up … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 5th December 2017, Andy Bowen, blues, Caroline, Cats In Space, Clyde Auditorium, Francis Rossi, gig, Glasgow, Leon Cave, live, Paul Manzi, Rhino Edwards, Richie Malone, Rick Parfitt, rock, Rockin' All Over The World, Scarecrow, Status Quo | Leave a comment

News: Get Ready to ROCK! announce Best of 2017 – top albums, live acts

Posted on November 27, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Pop rock revivalists Cats In Space and their second album ‘Scarecrow’ has been selected as Top Album of 2017 by popular music website Get Ready to ROCK! Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie wrote “Cats In Space have succeeded in taking their … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS, The Best of 2017 | Tagged Best of 2017, Black Star Riders, blues rock, Cats In Space, classic rock, Eliza Neals, Get Ready to ROCK!, melodic rock, poll, Progressive Rock, reviewer, singer songwriter, survey | Leave a comment

Gig review – DEEP PURPLE – Hydro, Glasgow, 22 November 2017

Posted on November 25, 2017 by david.wilson

On the 22nd June 1985 I made a very long trip south, on the oldest bus known to man to stand in a flooded field near Stevenage, to witness the return of Deep Purple mark 2 at Knebworth. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 22 November 2017, blues, Cats In Space, classic rock, Deep Purple, Don Airey, Europe, gig, Glasgow, hard rock, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Joey Tempest, John Norum, pop rock, review, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, The Hydro | Leave a comment

Gig review: CATS IN SPACE – G2, Glasgow, 25 September 2017

Posted on September 28, 2017 by david.wilson

After watching Cats In Space tonight I commented to my wife that the most impressive thing about the performance is the fact that the band are so musical. This may sound like a strange comment, surely all bands are musical? … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, The Best of 2017 | Tagged 25th September 2017, Cats In Space, Dean Howard, G2, gig, Glasgow, Greg Hart, Jeff Brown, Kaato, live, Paul Manzi, review, rock, Scarecrow, Slade, Too Many Gods | Leave a comment

Album review: CATS IN SPACE – Scarecrow

Posted on July 17, 2017 by jason

www.catsinspaceband.com [Release date 25.08.17] Cats In Space’s debut album ‘Too Many Gods’ was released in 2015 and rightly won the band many rave reviews. Since then they have toured supporting Thunder, done a joint headline tour with Space Elevator, appeared … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, The Best of 2017 | Tagged 1970's, album, Cats In Space, Greg Hart, melodic, Pilot, pomp, Queen, review, rock, Scarecrow, Sweet | 1 Comment

Gig review: THUNDER – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 22 March 2017

Posted on March 23, 2017 by david.wilson

I have been a Thunder fan for more years than I care to remember, in fact I was a fan of the guys right back in the big trousered and big haired days of Terraplane, which is showing my age … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, The Best of 2017 | Tagged 22 March 2017, blues, Cats In Space, Clyde Auditorium, Danny Bowes, gig, Glasgow, live, Luke Morley, Paul Manzi, pop, review, Rip It Up, rock, Terraplane, Thunder | Leave a comment

Gig review: CATS IN SPACE, SPACE ELEVATOR – Harlequin Theatre, Redhill, 29 September 2016

Posted on October 3, 2016 by andynathan

Quite apart from the similarity in names, the pairing of Cats In Space and Space Elevator was a perfect match. Both are new acts, albeit with seasoned musicians who have been on the scene a while, trying to do something … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Andy Stewart, Cats In Space, David Young, Dean Howard, gig, Greg Hart, Jeff Brown, Paul Manzi, pop rock, review, seventies, soft rock, SPACE ELEVATOR, the Duchess, We Will Rock You | Leave a comment

Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL Day 2 – O2 Arena, London, 19 June 2016

Posted on June 22, 2016 by andynathan

Rick Wakeman - STONE FREE FESTIVAL Day 2 - O2 Arena, London, 19 June 2016

While the first day of the debut Stone Free festival had an eclectic mix of bands, the second was far more coherent with the theme of progressive rock both in the main arena and the Indigo. Combined with an older … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Cats In Space, Colour Of Noise, gig, King Arthur, Marillion, Pink Floyd, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Stone Free Festival, Vambo, Wilko Johnson, Wish You Were Here | Leave a comment

Gig review: CATS IN SPACE – Half Moon, Putney, London, 6 January 2016

Posted on January 11, 2016 by andynathan

One of the more left field bands that emerged in 2015 were the oddly named Cats In Space, with their affectionate homage to the seventies and in particular the lush soft rock sounds of the latter half of the decade … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Andy Stewart, Cats In Space, Dean Howard, gig, Greg Hart, Jeff Brown, Paul Manzi, pomp rock, review, soft rock, Too Many Gods | Leave a comment

Interview: CATS IN SPACE

Posted on September 24, 2015 by jason

Cats In Space are a new band featuring band members who’ve played with the Sweet, T’Pau, Ian Gillan and Arena. They release their debut album, ‘Too Many Gods’ on October 30th via Cargo Records and we catch-up with Greg Hart … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions | Tagged 10CC, 70s, Andy Scott, Cats In Space, debut album, ELO, Greg Hart, interview, melodic, Paul Manzi, Paul Manzi (Arena), pop, power pop, Queen, review, rock, soft rock, Sweet, Too Many Gods | 1 Comment

Album review: CATS IN SPACE – Too Many Gods

Posted on September 21, 2015 by jason

Harmony Factory www.catsinspaceband.com [Released 30.10.15] Cats In Space are a new band who have a serious love of all things 1970′s soft rock/power pop. You can tell this from the band’s various members who are from bands with a 70′s … Continue reading →