DVD Talk review of 'Great Kat: Extreme Guitar Shred'
03-17-05, 09:02 PM
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DVD Talk review of 'Great Kat: Extreme Guitar Shred'
I read Don Houston's DVD review of Great Kat: Extreme Guitar Shred at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=14911 and...I love you best when you are brutal! I don't know if Kat is "The Great" or not, never heard of her, but I'm almost tempted to rush to Blockbuster just to see if I agree with your pronouncements. Good job!
03-18-05, 03:11 PM
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I doubt very much Blockbuster will carry this one. In fairness, I said some nice things about the DVD and Katherine, I just get the feeling that she won't appreciate them in the context of the review (especially given how weak the DVD was). 
03-18-05, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Houstondon
I doubt very much Blockbuster will carry this one. In fairness, I said some nice things about the DVD and Katherine, I just get the feeling that she won't appreciate them in the context of the review (especially given how weak the DVD was).
The worst thing you said was to call yourself "old, former fan".... hmmmm....you don't write like you're old.....but I guess you're old enough to know her history, huh?
No doubt one little review from you is not a problem....I'm sure she has a vast audience of admirers that will lap up the DVD with enthusiasm and clammor for more of the same. Different strokes and all that jazz....
03-22-05, 02:09 AM
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I actually remember "The Great Kat" from the late 80s.
Her schtick was grating even back then. For whatever reason, about every two years or so in the 90s I'd wonder what happened to her, and quickly forget until the next time.
Kind of surprising that she hasn't outgrown her "messiah" crap, the leather outfits, and the dopey reactionary right-wing politics.
She's actually a good guitarist, but her music and image is so completely sub-Spinal Tap kitsch that I can't help but think she's either the biggest poseur I've ever laid eyes on (meaning that she's completely clueless as to what real metal is about, and falls back on the cartoony image she has in her mind) or a complete idiot.
Her schtick was grating even back then. For whatever reason, about every two years or so in the 90s I'd wonder what happened to her, and quickly forget until the next time.
Kind of surprising that she hasn't outgrown her "messiah" crap, the leather outfits, and the dopey reactionary right-wing politics.
She's actually a good guitarist, but her music and image is so completely sub-Spinal Tap kitsch that I can't help but think she's either the biggest poseur I've ever laid eyes on (meaning that she's completely clueless as to what real metal is about, and falls back on the cartoony image she has in her mind) or a complete idiot.
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03-22-05, 08:36 AM
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I bought her 'Worship Me Or Die!' tape years ago. It was...interesting....and you're right, there's definitely some talent in there, it's just hidden under all the leather and blonde hair.
03-27-05, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dtcarson
I bought her 'Worship Me Or Die!' tape years ago. It was...interesting....and you're right, there's definitely some talent in there, it's just hidden under all the leather and blonde hair.
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
I actually remember "The Great Kat" from the late 80s.
Her schtick was grating even back then. For whatever reason, about every two years or so in the 90s I'd wonder what happened to her, and quickly forget until the next time.
Kind of surprising that she hasn't outgrown her "messiah" crap, the leather outfits, and the dopey reactionary right-wing politics.
She's actually a good guitarist, but her music and image is so completely sub-Spinal Tap kitsch that I can't help but think she's either the biggest poseur I've ever laid eyes on (meaning that she's completely clueless as to what real metal is about, and falls back on the cartoony image she has in her mind) or a complete idiot.
Her schtick was grating even back then. For whatever reason, about every two years or so in the 90s I'd wonder what happened to her, and quickly forget until the next time.
Kind of surprising that she hasn't outgrown her "messiah" crap, the leather outfits, and the dopey reactionary right-wing politics.
She's actually a good guitarist, but her music and image is so completely sub-Spinal Tap kitsch that I can't help but think she's either the biggest poseur I've ever laid eyes on (meaning that she's completely clueless as to what real metal is about, and falls back on the cartoony image she has in her mind) or a complete idiot.
