Kittie: Classic, Dud, or Simply Comedy?

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Can someone please explain Kittie to me? I suppose I shouldn't bash them too much -- they at least make no attempts at co-opting some sort've half-assed hip-hop into their indefensibly dreadful din. Their hearts might be in the right place, but I can't help but crack up when I hear their histrionic gobbledeegook (sounding more like big, furry Muppet monsters than anything akin to the sonorous voice of doom they seem to be grasping for). I'm not trying to get into the "chicks shouldn't try to rock" debate, because I think that's a complete load of crap. But really....Kittie are a good deal more silly than scary. What say you?

― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 5 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I say, I find it a bit odd that they tossed off their most attractive group member and are now a power trio (!?!?!). And if you're expecting something fierce from the women in the rock world, I suggest attaching your horse to something like Drain STH. Or Vixen, obviously.

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 5 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Kittie are a good deal more silly than scary"

fair enough, but what metal bands are scary? even when their burning down norwegian churches or digging up graves it's not scary, its silly. If Kittie are 'simply comedy' then surely all heavy metal bands are the same, personally i think kittie do what they do well, tho' to be honest i can't remember how a single one of their songs goes! anyway, they give 14 year old kerrang readers something to stick up on their walls......ok 14 year old kerrang readers and me.....

― jon, Wednesday, 5 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My brother and I were having fits of laughter at MTVX when a Kittie video came on. We both missed the beginning of the song and had no idea who the band was, and weren't even watching the TV, but when it got to the chorus and the lead vocalist started doing her Satan growl, we both fell out. "This MUST be Kittie!" we said, turning towards each other and howling.

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 5 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mr Revelator is exactly right; what makes the Kittie growl any less silly than the Cannibal Corpse growl or the Slipknot growl? All the Kittie songs I've heard have pretty unique rhythmic flourishes; it's like death metal slowed down to jr. high garage band speed. I think it's pretty neat, actually, they remind me of early Hole except competent. Except when they start rapping, that stuff is truly dire.

― Kris, Wednesday, 5 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I saw a Kittie lunchbox where the four of them are hunched over the corpse of some sort of once-ferocious beast. Their chins are drenched in blood. Silly? Scary? When you say silly do you mean the overblown theatrical element or the novelty-act aspect (or both)?

That video where the man is picking up coins is boring. I like the bass player visually though.

― Honda, Wednesday, 5 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Part of the Kittie Komedy Faktor is inherent in that particular genre of metal as far as I'm concerned. I have yet to hear anyone do a Satan growl vocal and not sound hilarious.

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 5 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Fair points, Dan & Kris -- *ANY*one making the scary demonic growl voice -- be they male or female -- is a worthy target of ridicule, but for some reason, it just sounds more far-fetched (to me, anyway) coming out of the mouth of a teenage girl dressed like a Marilyn Manson groupie.

― Alex in NYC, Thursday, 6 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

An ex-boyfriend of mine once said "If Kittie can make it we(we not including myself) can too". Sadly it might be true. They are silly.

― Lindsey B, Friday, 7 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Kittie a few more years down the indie road of hardened knockers would have been possibly GRATE. But they are just commical right now right down to the Pink Floyd cover on the new album.

― Mr Noodles, Saturday, 8 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two years pass...

they have a new lbum i am listening to. i think its weird when the one girl sings evenessencse style and the other growls in the same song.

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Monday, 7 June 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM SO FUNNY, THOUGH!!!!

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 June 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

oh. i get it! ha ha ha.

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Monday, 7 June 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Girls doing metal growls >>>>>> boys doing metal growls

― Nick Mirov (nick), Monday, 7 June 2004 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0303/fissure.php

― chuck, Monday, 7 June 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

sixteen years pass...

listening to oracle and wondering why people aren't constantly talking about how good kittie were

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 18 February 2021 03:28 (four years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebsAIJAem9M

fuckin a

the most bizarre possible cover of "run like hell" on this record too

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 18 February 2021 03:28 (four years ago)

this is death/doom not nu-metal for the most part!?!?!?!!?!

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 18 February 2021 03:29 (four years ago)

and needless to say "charlotte" is the best nu-metal song that isn't "stitches" by orgy

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 18 February 2021 03:30 (four years ago)

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