Year : 1986 (Remastered 2014)
Style : Hard Rock , Glam Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 460 mb
Bio:
Ratt is an American Hard Rock band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," and "Lay It Down". Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles hard rock and glam metal scene.The band continues to tour and record today despite extended hiatuses and lineup changes. They released their latest studio album, Infestation, on April 20, 2010. and are currently working on their next studio album.As the story goes, RATT helped pioneer Hollywood’s legendary Sunset Strip sound and scene. Created by lead singer songwriter Stephen Pearcy, the band played the clubs in and around L.A. releasing their own six song E.P. RATT in 1983.Signed to Atlantic Records in 1984 the band (Warren De Martini, Stephen Pearcy, Bobby Blotzer, Robbin Crosby and Juan Croucier) went 3x Platinum in 1984 behind the hit single "Round & Round".Since their inception the band has sold in excess of (15) million records in the US alone.The band returned sounding fired up and better than ever on their last record 2010 "Infestation", Ratt’s first studio album in years."Infestation", was a return to their heavy, riff driven roots. The band has reinvented their sound by rediscovering their strengths, shuttling listeners to a time when metal ruled the earth.Also releasing the best of CD Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt and their 3rd long form DVD, RATT Videos from the Cellar: The Atlantic Years.This year 2013 Rhino/Warner Music Group recently released RATT "Original Album Series, a (5) album box set with the albums "Out of the Cellar' thru "Detonator" for the rabid RATT fans to have something to sink their teeth into.“Our music is like it was in the beginning; it means everything to us,” Pearcy says. “It will be (30) years later in 2014, keeping Ratt N’ Roll alive.”When we play concerts now, there’s a new generation. We’re seeing kids of people who grew up with us, but the reaction is the same,” adds DeMartini. “It doesn’t seem to matter where we are in the world.”With all surviving original members; Pearcy, De Martini, Croucier, Blotzer and Carlos Cavazo (replacing original member Robbin Crosby) back in the Ratt pack, the band will again start work on a new studio record and tour for 2013.
Album:
RATT exploded into the American Hard Rock charts with their triple Platinum debut Out Of The Cellar and later Invasion Of Your Privacy, but my favorite from them is the third, "Dancing Undercover", just 'Remastered & Reloaded by Rock Candy Records."Dancing Undercover" is my favorite as contains the typical commercial melodies from the previous records but with the addition of a the straight-ahead, sharp edge from the band's origins.Robbin Crosby's lead guitar duties were minimized in favor of the awesome Warren DeMartini resulting in a much more updated hard rockin' attack. In an effort to be taken more seriously, Ratt broke from the tradition of featuring a girl on the cover. They instead opted for gritty black-and-white photos of each of the five band members.Likewise, the album does not contain a single power ballad amongst its ten tracks and even features experimental forays like the song "Body Talk", which was featured on the soundtrack for the 1986 Eddie Murphy film The Golden Child.Other great tracks generated by the album included "Dance", "Enough Is Enough" and "Slip of the Lip"."Dancing Undercover" was a testing time for Ratt, relationships were strained and cracks began to show. They had barely taken their foot of the gas pedal since recording their debut album and those close to the situation were concerned that such fast paced activity was having a detrimental effect.It's a minor miracle then that this album maintained such impressive quality. Produced, to pin point accuracy by long time associate Beau Hill (Winger, Kix, Warrant), the album kept Ratt's string of consecutive Platinum albums alive.After its release, Ratt embarked on a U.S. tour with newcomers Poison, and played in Europe as a part of the Monsters Of Rock Tour (widely bootlegged). Their tour with Poison was the 6th highest grossing tour of 1987. Ratt also played Madison Square Garden."Dancing Undercover" Remastered & Reloaded by Rock Candy Records sounds bright and crisp, with a more prominent bass guitar and tom-toms output not heard in the original CD transfer.The upgrade is Very Recommended.
Line Up:
Stephen Pearcy - lead vocals
Warren DeMartini - lead & rhythm guitars
Robbin Crosby - lead & rhythm guitars
Juan Croucier - bass guitar
Bobby Blotzer - drums, percussion
Beau Hill - producer, engineer
Tracklist:
01. Dance
02. One Good Lover
03. Drive Me Crazy
04. Slip of the Lip
05. Body Talk
06. Looking for Love
07. 7th Avenue
08. It Doesn't Matter
09. Take a Chance
10. Enough Is Enough
+ Video "Body Talk" (Official HD Video)
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