A Brescian rock group fronted by Giancarlo 'Charlie' Cinelli with Alan Farrington and Cesare Valbusa. Between 1993 and 1996 they released several albums blending rock, rockabilly, funk, reggae and dialect lyrics; Greatest Tits is frequently cited as their best work.

Giancarlo Cinelli (Charlie) formed Charlie & The Cats with English bassist Alan Farrington and drummer Cesare Valbusa. Albums reviewed on DeBaser include Greatest Tits (1993), Orzinuovi (1994), Vakaputanga (1995), The Original! and Baciami l'orso (1996). Reviews note the band's Brescian origin, use of dialect, and mixture of rock, rockabilly, funk and jazz influences.

DeBaser hosts a handful of reviews for Charlie & The Cats covering their main albums from 1993–1996. Critics praise the band's irreverent style, musical skill, and moments of genuine songwriting while noting inconsistent albums and uneven tracks. Greatest Tits is widely regarded as the high point.

For:Fans of Italian/regionally-inflected rock, rockabilly, and irreverent, humorous songwriting.

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 Rock reigns supreme, just consider Rocchenrol, La cariöla, Bumba bumba, Siamo fuori; it even seems there is a certain sophistication in the riffs: the Cats are as irreverent as ever, but musically more mature.

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 a splendid example of how to play the most enjoyable swing and rockabilly-blues.

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 a tired work, far from inspired, a result of the tensions that arose between frontman Charlie Cinelli and shadow-frontman Alan Farrington: forget the unrestrained revelry of "Greatest Tits", the groove of "Orzinuovi" and the eclectic dynamism of "Vakaputanga".

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