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Especially as a guitarist, Warren Di Martini has always been one of my idols.
Stephen Pearcy? Mmmmmm... not so much, but he did fit the band and they did have quite a number of hits.
I wonder how old his sister was? The internet doesn't say...
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Been a MONSTER fan since Out of the Cellar was released way, way back.
I even own both his and Blotz's (drummer) autobiographies.
Pearcy is a shit singer, technically, but I really dig his voice and style. And he isn't some slouch in the songwriting department, that's for sure.
Ratt is his band, when all is said and done. It really is.
As a fan, I am SO happy the group retains, at least at present, four of the original (well, classic line-up original) members. Juan coming back (for more) really made me smile.
Warren is one of my all-time faves, as well. I mean, just listen to his playing on the debut. Holy shit. And although his approach and sound/tone have changed somewhat over the years, he's incredibly gifted and still fantastic.
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Warren is a bad ass guitar player for sure.
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Ratt N Roll Baby! ;)
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Ratt has always sucked
HTH
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Been a MONSTER fan since Out of the Cellar was released way, way back.
I even own both his and Blotz's (drummer) autobiographies.
Pearcy is a shit singer, technically, but I really dig his voice and style. And he isn't some slouch in the songwriting department, that's for sure.
Ratt is his band, when all is said and done. It really is.
As a fan, I am SO happy the group retains, at least at present, four of the original (well, classic line-up original) members. Juan coming back (for more) really made me smile.
Warren is one of my all-time faves, as well. I mean, just listen to his playing on the debut. Holy shit. And although his approach and sound/tone have changed somewhat over the years, he's incredibly gifted and still fantastic.
Old fan here as well. Favorite band in high school; in fact, their EP was the first cassette I ever owned. Saw them at least once every tour until they broke up in the early 90s. When Michael Schenker replaced Crosby at a gig in Irvine, we knew they were circling the drain.
I also liked Arcade's first record, but never cared for any of Pearcy's subsequent bands.
Years later, saw them again in Hollywood on the reunion tour, and they still sounded pretty good, especially Warren. No more concerts for me, but I was very pleasantly surprised by most of "Infestation," their last record. Several killer tracks. Studio magic even made Pearcy's waning voice sound like vintage Ratt.
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Old fan here as well. Favorite band in high school; in fact, their EP was the first cassette I ever owned.
The first RATT cassette I got was a free one, as part of the Columbia House records and tapes club. You know, the deal where you get 11 free albums cassettes for a penny if you agree to purchase 8 more later at regular price.
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I love round and round. Don't really remember the other hits. Can someone post some of the best Ratt songs?
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Wanted Man
You Think You're Tough
Back For More
Lack of Communication
Lay It Down
Slip of the Lip
Way Cool Jr
I Want A Woman
Lovin' You's A Dirty Job
Nobody Rides For Free
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Thanks Mike! I was born in 81, so I was a little too young to appreciate hair metal back then.
It is a great genre. Why does it seem like the guitar solo is a lost art these days?
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Wanted Man
You Think You're Tough
Back For More
Lack of Communication
Lay It Down
Slip of the Lip
Way Cool Jr
I Want A Woman
Lovin' You's A Dirty Job
Nobody Rides For Free
GREATEST HITS CD RIGHT THERE,ITS ACTUALLY GOOD.
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funny as with van halen 'the bassist'is the main back up vocalist who could sing and add the signature sound to it..juan crocier.
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n/p Shizzo ...warren demartini was something of a Guitar Prodigy (backed by robbin Crosby) they were a great band to see live!
This is one of my favs
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n/p Shizzo ...warren demartini was something of a Guitar Prodigy (backed by robbin Crosby) they were a great band to see live!
This is one of my favs
IF you saw the behind the music on them they were dual guitarists and waren took center by 2nd and 3rd albums which kinda killed Crosby in terms of band contribution and booze/drugs,dude stood out'crosby'large compared to the smaller guys,but he did that whole stand there point to crowd thing instead of playing .
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DeMartini had a great sound.
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Thanks Mike! I was born in 81, so I was a little too young to appreciate hair metal back then.
It is a great genre. Why does it seem like the guitar solo is a lost art these days?
Music now is complete shit! No musicianship, talent, everything is overdubbed, auto tuned shit! 80's were a great time for Guitar driven Rock, Metal, Hard Rock what have you! Lot's of great talent especially Guitar!
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Warren is a bad ass guitar player for sure.
D'Martini was great, besides Ratt he was in Dokken, White Snake, and played with Ozzy!
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D'Martini was great, besides Ratt he was in Dokken, White Snake, and played with Ozzy!
Shit, did not know this, but I'd mostly grown out of "glam" by then.
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DeMartini had a great sound.
Yup
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Lay it Down, and You're in love, has some of the best melodic riffs by DiMartini!
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Lay it Down, and You're in love, has some of the best melodic riffs by DiMartini!
Listen to "Eat Me Up Alive" from the latest record. Heaviest riff in their catalogue.
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Lay it Down, and You're in love, has some of the best melodic riffs by DiMartini!
INVASION OF PRIVACY..
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Listen to "Eat Me Up Alive" from the latest record. Heaviest riff in their catalogue.
Hell yeah old man!!! This is a great new song from Ratt!!!
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Hell yeah old man!!! This is a great new song from Ratt!!!
If serious, told ya.
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If serious, told ya.
Totally serious. That's an awesome song. Just goes to show you that the 80's guys can still bring it.
Fuck all that alternative gay shit today.
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Totally serious. That's an awesome song. Just goes to show you that the 80's guys can still bring it.
Fuck all that alternative gay shit today.
Cool then. Most reunion albums are shit, but these fellas still had some in the tank.
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Hell yeah old man!!! This is a great new song from Ratt!!!
WoW!.....that song kicks! RIP Robbin!
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Totally serious. That's an awesome song. Just goes to show you that the 80's guys can still bring it.
Fuck all that alternative gay shit today.
thing is this in around 89/90 metal bands/hard rock were stuck ,too many,less talented than EARLY TO MID 80'S BANDS,then came nirvana/SOUNDGARDEN,ALICE AND CHAINS,NIRVANA AND IT WAS OVER FOR METAL.but some of the music from that era alt rock got dated as well
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D'Martini was great, besides Ratt he was in Dokken, White Snake, and played with Ozzy!
Uh ... NO.
Reb Beach (Winger) replaced Lynch in Dokken for a short stint (one album) and now retains a side gig in Whitesnake while making Winger records once again. Ozzy? Again, NO. Lynch played one or two shows with Ozzy but was never hired; Jake E. Lee got the gig.
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Music now is complete shit! No musicianship, talent, everything is overdubbed, auto tuned shit! 80's were a great time for Guitar driven Rock, Metal, Hard Rock what have you! Lot's of great talent especially Guitar!
There is LOTS of musical talent in hard rock and metal these days. I keep current with new and newer bands, unlike most former fans (oh brother). The skillset today is unreal.
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There is LOTS of musical talent in hard rock and metal these days. I keep current with new and newer bands, unlike most former fans (oh brother). The skillset today is unreal.
for what genre? Hard rock? Isnt there only heavy metal these days?
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There is LOTS of musical talent in hard rock and metal these days. I keep current with new and newer bands, unlike most former fans (oh brother). The skillset today is unreal.
Absolutely. There are tons of great bands out there. Unless your an isolated North American who knows nothing outside the shitty mainstream drivel.
Fuck, here's 200 new bands.
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for what genre? Hard rock? Isnt there only heavy metal these days?
Every genre. Modern tech has made it possible for anyone to record their own cd.
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for what genre? Hard rock? Isnt there only heavy metal these days?
Yeah, man, a whole brand of rock/music just disappeared from the face of the planet. ::)
There is every style and substyle of hard rock and metal still in existence.
Hell, I just received in the mail the new KXM debut, featuring Dug Pinnick, Lynch and Luzier. Shit's always being made. I buy, on average, two or three new CDs each and every week ... hard rock, metal, death metal, whatever ...
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Yeah, man, a whole brand of rock/music just disappeared from the face of the planet. ::)
There is every style and substyle of hard rock and metal still in existence.
Hell, I just received in the mail the new KXM debut, featuring Dug Pinnick, Lynch and Luzier. Shit's always being made. I buy, on average, two or three new CDs each and every week ... hard rock, metal, death metal, whatever ...
Baz has a new cd out with Duff playing bass. It's not too bad actually. Not great, but not bad.
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Yeah, man a whole brand of rock/music just disappeared from the face of the planet. ::)
There is every style and substyle of hard rock and metal still in existence.
Hell, I just received in the mail the new KXM debut, featuring Dug Pinnick, Lynch and Luzier. Shit's always being made. I buy, on average, two or three new CDs each and every week ... hard rock, metal, death metal, whatever ...
Well I dont know where to look. I really like 80's hair metal. I also can appreciate bands like Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, and Rob Zombie etc....
I like individual songs regardless. It does not matter who makes them.
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Well I dont know where to look. I really like 80's hair metal. I also can appreciate bands like Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, and Rob Zombie etc....
I like individual songs regardless. It does not matter who makes them.
Check out YouTube and look at the suggested bands next to songs you like.
These guys are pretty straightforward rock. Similar to Crue etc.
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Check out YouTube and look at the suggested bands next to songs you like.
These guys are pretty straightforward rock. Similar to Crue etc.
Boom!!!!! Good song!!!
Why do we not have a music board? Music is a major influence in bodybuilding.
I'm sure Ron could find room by deleting a useless sub forum.
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Uh ... NO.
Reb Beach (Winger) replaced Lynch in Dokken for a short stint (one album) and now retains a side gig in Whitesnake while making Winger records once again. Ozzy? Again, NO. Lynch played one or two shows with Ozzy but was never hired; Jake E. Lee got the gig.
I didn't think so either, but it's on his Wikipedia page. Not that they don't get shit wrong sometimes.
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Well I dont know where to look. I really like 80's hair metal.
Try some old L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat, if you haven't already.
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Uh ... NO.
Reb Beach (Winger) replaced Lynch in Dokken for a short stint (one album) and now retains a side gig in Whitesnake while making Winger records once again. Ozzy? Again, NO. Lynch played one or two shows with Ozzy but was never hired; Jake E. Lee got the gig.
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not to throw facts around but brad gillis played a few shows with ozzy and formed night ranger before jake e lee ,joined..
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just bought/downloaded "infestation" of off I-Tunes.....(thx!)
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just bought/downloaded "infestation" of off I-Tunes.....(thx!)
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There are a few you tracks you'll wanna skip, but overall it's pretty damn good.
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Wanted Man
You Think You're Tough
Back For More
Lack of Communication
Lay It Down
Slip of the Lip
Way Cool Jr
I Want A Woman
Lovin' You's A Dirty Job
Nobody Rides For Free
Big Mike, a fellow Ratt fan. I'll be damned. Good list, brother.
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There are a few you tracks you'll wanna skip, but overall it's pretty damn good.
Listening to it now (huge Ratt fan from the first EP) saw them many times while attending college (good times!)
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looks like Carlos from Quiet Riot in the Video? (and that long haired freak on the first page is me while attending College in of all places Boca Raton Florida/they def got a kick out of the way I looked lol!)
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This song always gets me going
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nobody rides for free from movie 'point break'
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Swayze and Ratt.....can't go wrong!
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Ratt N Roll Baby! ;)
Wait, Mike, this is you? I thought it was Stephen Pearcy.
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Wait, Mike, this is you? I thought it was Stephen Pearcy.
HAhahah!.......yup that's me.......... .......
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good song,but the makeup,posing,gesturing over the top with most hair metal,can tell making money ,better videos,slicker produced sound from 1st 2 ep/albums were more raw sounding..
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Wait, Mike, this is you? I thought it was Stephen Pearcy.
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its neither its richie sambora..
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Wait, Mike, this is you? I thought it was Stephen Pearcy.
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its neither its richie sambora..
lol!
.... if you can believe it I attended 4 years of College Looking like that! .... Rock On! lolz ......
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HAhahah!.......yup that's me.......... .......
That's funny, because I didn't remember Pearcy having the tattoo. It looks so much like him, though, I let it go.
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lol!
.... if you can believe it I attended 4 years of College Looking like that! .... Rock On! lolz ......
Let's figure out this quote thing, fellas.
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That's funny, because I didn't remember Pearcy having the tattoo. It looks so much like him, though, I let it go.
(it was the 80's) all the Girls Nicknamed me "Ratt" lol ... I guess they thought I looked a bit like him as well... (any girl that didn't want a preppy/stuck up "trust fund baby" ....I was glad to be the bad-boy they might be looking for!) ;) like I said .... good times!
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Uh ... NO.
Reb Beach (Winger) replaced Lynch in Dokken for a short stint (one album) and now retains a side gig in Whitesnake while making Winger records once again. Ozzy? Again, NO. Lynch played one or two shows with Ozzy but was never hired; Jake E. Lee got the gig.
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not to throw facts around but brad gillis played a few shows with ozzy and formed night ranger before jake e lee ,joined..
Brad Gillis recorded a live album with Ozzy, man (Speak of the Devil)! And at this time Night Ranger was already formed. He was invited to join Ozzy's band, full-time, but declined ... so he could push the Night Ranger group. He said he wanted to make a run at it with his own band.
P.S. I made a mistake, I believe: Warren DiMartini did play with Whitesnake for a few shows, me thinks.
P.P.S. Gillis is a MONSTER player and on my top-10 list of all time.
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These guys are pretty straightforward rock. Similar to Crue etc.
This is metal, man. Just saying. Not that I am a big fan of the tune. Just saying.
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Big Mike, a fellow Ratt fan. I'll be damned. Good list, brother.
The list is kinda too obvious, in my mind, for a big Ratt fan.
SO many deep-album tracks from the band are amongst my very favourites.
I won't start naming names, but ... yeah, SO many ...
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The list is kinda too obvious, in my mind, for a big Ratt fan.
SO many deep-album tracks from the band are amongst my very favourites.
I won't start naming names, but ... yeah, SO many ...
The Morning After? Seventh Avenue?
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Looks like Carlos from Quiet Riot in the Video?
Yep, Carlos.
Do any of you "big fans" even remotely keep abreast of anything with the music that once mattered to you?!
???
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'The Morning After'? '7th Avenue'?
Two great ones, sure. As I say, SO many ...
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Yep, Carlos.
Do any of you "big fans" even remotely keep abreast of anything with the music that once mattered to you?!
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8)..fortress yes speak at the devil i had it on vinyl lol,,,was recorded in ny ,gillis was great on that album all sabbath tracks...
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8)..fortress yes speak at the devil i had it on vinyl lol,,,was recorded in ny ,gillis was great on that album all sabbath tracks...
Totally. Brad's a beast and Ozzy to this day applauds his quick cop to the gig and helping him out.
I own both Brad's solos CDs as well as all the Night Ranger albums. Him and Jeff Watson (the VIBRATO!) were a killer team. NR's now-second guitarist, Joel Hoekstra, is also terrific, alongside Brad.
Watson's got a new project in the works, too! Instant buy.
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Totally. Brad's a beast and Ozzy to this day applauds his quick cop to the gig and helping him out.
I own both Brad's solos CDs as well as all the Night Ranger albums. Him and Jeff Watson (the VIBRATO!) were a killer team. NR's now-second guitarist, Joel Hoekstra, is also terrific, alongside Brad.
Watson's got a new project in the works, too! Instant buy.
to be honest i hated watson ,maybe his goofy look,i don't know i like brads sound better,and that shared solo thing had to be equally doled out to get both in ,wasn't my cup of tea.
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Sorry (lol!) just enjoyed the whole "80's" music scene (tremendously) ,played a lil guitar/banged a few whores (not a "super-fan" spouting off statistics and the life history of anyone) I do appreciate the posting of the RAtt video (bought/downloaded the album,love it!)
"Don't need nothin', but a good time
How can I resist
Ain't lookin' for nothin', but a good time
And it don't get better than this"
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2 be perfectly honest....im surprised I can even remember who Ratt is! (the 80's were a stupor of alcohol/drugs and excess)
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Never liked 80s rock. The guys seemed like posers compared to the 70s acts. "Round and Round" while a good song, is no "Boys are Back in Town."
That said, this is a cool 80s rock song:
&sns=em
Arvilla's hair, back then, was pretty impressive, as well. ;D
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Bands like Motley Crue, Poison and Warrant got a lot of attention among the "hair bands" from the 80s.
But musically, Dokken and Ratt were the best.
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Dangerous but worth the risk
Giving yourself away
Hard Time
one step away
you think your tough
(Shizzo asked for Ratt's "Hits"...that's what I listed/these songs reflect my personal favorites)
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Bands like Motley Crue, Poison and Warrant got a lot of attention among the "hair bands" from the 80s.
But musically, Dokken and Ratt were the best.
^^this!^^
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Dangerous but worth the risk
Giving yourself away
Hard Time
one step away
you think your tough
(Shizzo asked for Ratt's "Hits"...that's what I listed/these songs reflect my personal favorites)
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YOU THINK YOUR TOUGH..GREAT TUNE PEARCY/CROCIER ON BACKING VOCAL
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Bands like Motley Crue, Poison and Warrant got a lot of attention among the "hair bands" from the 80s.
But musically, Dokken and Ratt were the best.
Leatherwolf.
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Bands like Motley Crue, Poison and Warrant got a lot of attention among the "hair bands" from the 80s.
But musically, Dokken and Ratt were the best.
Definitely!
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Definitely!
George lynch was great ,but again don dokken u either like him or hated him like pearcey..
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Don't forget Winger 8)
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Don't forget Winger 8)
Nah, give Great White's debut a listen as well. Solid.
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Like 'em or lump the, the members of Winger are ultra-talented musicians and instrumentalists.
I mean ... Beach, Winger, Morgenstein, Roth ... !
These cats are MONSTER players.
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Like 'em or lump the, the members of Winger are ultra-talented musicians and instrumentalists.
I mean ... Beach, Winger, Morgenstein, Roth ... !
These cats are MONSTER players.
I don't question that.
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Dangerous but worth the risk
Giving yourself away
Hard Time
one step away
you think your tough
(Shizzo asked for Ratt's "Hits"...that's what I listed/these songs reflect my personal favorites)
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One of my favorites. "Tell the World" from the EP is another; in fact, all six from that record are great.
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Leatherwolf.
Great Band. I prefer the first album though. Cry Out, The Calling
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Nice to see this thread revived.
I think I have some Ratt covers in my Youtube arsenal...
Knowing me I already posted them ~
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Nice to see this thread revived.
I think I have some Ratt covers in my Youtube arsenal...
Knowing me I already posted them ~
Yeah, I'm pleasantly surprised by the interest. Had no idea folks here dug 'em.
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Cinderella's Night Songs was actually a solid album musically start to finish. They never really did much after that, though.
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Cinderella's Night Songs was actually a solid album musically start to finish. They never really did much after that, though.
Agreed.
Wait, Long Cold Winter was even better.
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First two Skid Row albums were pretty solid.
Ratt has so many great tunes. Here's one that I don't think was posted yet in this thread ...
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Ratt has so many great tunes. Here's one that I don't think was posted yet in this thread ...
Shit, I didn't know they made a video for this. I love this tune.
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Nevermind, that's a fanmade video. The performance footage is from "You're in Love."
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love leatherwolf!
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Great White is another musically solid band from the 80s. Some killer guitar and vocals.
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Loads of great players came out of 80's Hair/Metal!
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Anybody hear or remember a band from that time called Junkyard ??? 8)
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Great White is another musically solid band from the 80s. Some killer guitar and vocals.
good song,borrowed sound kinda zepplenish,as well with kingdom come 'get it on'plant type voice,bonham was smart he deliberately tried for some zep drum sound and vocal'wait for you'great song tho..
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Anybody hear or remember a band from that time called Junkyard ??? 8)
Yep, "Hollywood."
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Frontman Stephen Pearcy Leaves RATT
Read More: Frontman Stephen Pearcy Leaves RATT | http://loudwire.com/frontman-stephen-pearcy-leaves-ratt/?trackback=tsmclip
http://loudwire.com/frontman-stephen-pearcy-leaves-ratt/
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Sucks. F'n Pearcy.
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Just read this news a few hours ago. >:(
WHY can't these guys get it together and figure out their personality conflicts?! They're middle-aged men, for fuck sakes!
If he is gone, and they can't sort it out, I do hope the remaining members retire the name, instead of hiring another fill-in vocalist.
So we FINALLY get four of the five remaining original members (the fifth is dead, of course) back together and ... Stephen decides to once again bail.
This is so bloody a piss off.
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Just read this news a few hours ago. >:(
WHY can't these guys get it together and figure out their personality conflicts?! They're middle-aged men, for fuck sakes!
If he is gone, and they can't sort it out, I do hope the remaining members retire the name, instead of hiring another fill-in vocalist.
So we FINALLY get four of the five remaining original members (the fifth is dead, of course) back together and ... Stephen decides to once again bail.
This is so bloody a piss off.
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Any musician who's been in bands long enough knows all too well the band drama that ensues. I quit playing music professionally in the 90's due to idiot musicians. Booze, drugs, egos, laziness, you name it. I've said this for over 20 years, but rock musicians are fucking flakes.
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Any musician who's been in bands long enough knows all too well the band drama that ensues. I quit playing music professionally in the 90's due to idiot musicians. Booze, drugs, egos, laziness, you name it. I've said this for over 20 years, but rock musicians are fucking flakes.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
That's like asking "Why can't that married couple just get along? They've been married for twenty years!"
You spend more time in close quarters with your band mates than you do your own GF. There are going to be personality conflicts. The traveling and tour dates arent months apart, they are just days apart and you are up eachothers asses the whole time. You get to where you want to kill someone just for being who they are, and vice versa.
Band conflict is ubiquitous in ALL bands that have made it to the "big-time" ~ there is really no way to get around it, unless you want to get separate leer jets (can you say Rolling Stones) and do all of recording separately, like Rush....
Having your privacy invaded is one thing....it can be tolerated for a week or two, but daily? For years on end? ....
This is the reason a lot of great musicians would rather just teach and do studio sessions rather than get out on the road and travel.
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Took the words right out of my mouth.
That's like asking "Why can't that married couple just get along? They've been married for twenty years!"
You spend more time in close quarters with your band mates than you do your own GF. There are going to be personality conflicts. The traveling and tour dates arent months apart, they are just days apart and you are up eachothers asses the whole time. You get to where you want to kill someone just for being who they are, and vice versa.
Band conflict is ubiquitous in ALL bands that have made it to the "big-time" ~ there is really no way to get around it, unless you want to get separate leer jets (can you say Rolling Stones) and do all of recording separately, like Rush....
Having your privacy invaded is one thing....it can be tolerated for a week or two, but daily? For years on end? ....
This is the reason a lot of great musicians would rather just teach and do studio sessions rather than get out on the road and travel.
I'm tempted to back to writing instrumental material again and just promote it via the net. Current band members drink too much, don't write and fight tooth and nail to not learn any new material.
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Just read this news a few hours ago. >:(
WHY can't these guys get it together and figure out their personality conflicts?! They're middle-aged men, for fuck sakes!
If he is gone, and they can't sort it out, I do hope the remaining members retire the name, instead of hiring another fill-in vocalist.
So we FINALLY get four of the five remaining original members (the fifth is dead, of course) back together and ... Stephen decides to once again bail.
This is so bloody a piss off.
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I don't think Stephen and Bobby have ever gotten along, but Pearcy is often shitty to fans as well. I'm with you, retire the name. Pearcy's voice is Ratt as much as anything. We've got enough of their stuff for a lifetime.
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thats why steely dan used session musicians and rotating guest vocals,rainbow 'blackmore'deep purple'numerous incarnations but kept the $ and music going with some original members around whom ever joined in for a few records..
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Ratt was done anyway guys. I keep listening to "Eat Me UP Alive" on Youtube. It hasn't even got 200,000 views.
Nobody cares or knows now.
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Wait, hold on.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/stephen-pearcy-says-that-he-is-open-to-making-another-ratt-album/
This guy, man. Somethin' else.
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Bloody 'ell.
Stephen, just quit or stay on and record with the band in a proper manner. Contractual obligation? Boy, that sounds like a real inspiring situation.
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I own both Bobby's and Stephen's books and at this point I am thinking Blotz is the main problem. Something just tells me.
Juan must be thinking, Didn't I quit the band 20 years ago because of this horseshit?!
Pearcy is a talented dude, despite his vocals being completely shot (and regardless, his IS the voice of Ratt). But he does contribute much more than just the occasional word. Still, after all these years, I am quite sure the classic Ratt material owes mostly to Juan and Robbin.
It is Stephen's band, but Crosby was its heart and soul, with Warren providing the exacting and spectacular solo ammunition (and some truly stellar riffs) and Blotz being the underrated and powerful (and sometimes deceptively complicated drummer). Juan is the guy who is the level head and talented songwriter, along with Robbin.
It pains me to say, but after being a HUGE Ratt fan since Out of the Cellar was released, it's time to pack it in, boys.
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Great tune. Hanoi, too, criminally underrated.