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Ratt
Ratt (stylized as RATT) was an American glam metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum and multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as "Round and Round (Ratt song), Round and Round" and "Lay It Down (Ratt song), Lay It Down", tracks that ranked on Billboard (magazine), Billboard's top 40 at No. 12 and No. 40, respectively, as well as other songs such as "Wanted Man (Ratt song), Wanted Man", "You're in Love (Ratt song), You're in Love" and "Dance (Ratt song), Dance". Along with bands such as friendly rivals Mötley Crüe, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene, also known as "hair metal" or "pop metal". The band toured and recorded sporadically from the 1990s to 2021 with many extended breaks and line-up changes. They released their final studio album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbin Crosby
Robbinson Lantz Crosby (August 4, 1959 – June 6, 2002) was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt, earning several platinum albums in the US in the 1980s. Crosby died in 2002 from a heroin overdose. Early life Crosby was born in La Jolla, California, and had two sisters, Ristin and Bronle. Robbin attended Bird Rock Elementary, Muirlands Junior High and La Jolla High School, graduating in June 1976. He previously played baseball prior to shifting his focus to the guitar. He was the son of Harry W. Crosby, a science schoolteacher at La Jolla High and an author of books about California history. Career Before Ratt In the late 1970s, Crosby played in several San Diego bands. From 1977–78 he played in Phenomenon, recording a single "The Final Word," which was written by Crosby. It was released in 1980. Phenomenon also featured future Warrior member Parramore McCarty. While playing with Phenomenon, he took lessons from Thom Beebe, described as "a mons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Pearcy
Stephen Eric Pearcy (born July 3, 1956) is an American musician who is the founder, singer, songwriter of the heavy metal band Ratt. He has also created the bands Firedome, Crystal Pystal, Arcade, Vicious Delite, and Vertex. He has also recorded seven albums as a solo artist. Career In his early teens, Pearcy aspired to be a top fuel race car driver and expressed no desire to pursue a career in music. He started the bands Firedome and Crystal Pystal. Pearcy also wrote music for a band that he named Mickey Ratt (formed in San Diego in 1977). In 1981, the band's name was shortened to Ratt, and the original lineup was solidified in 1983. Playing clubs such as The Troubadour, The Roxy and The Whisky, Ratt amassed a large local following. After releasing an eponymous six-song EP in 1983 that sold 200,000 copies, Ratt released its breakthrough album, ''Out of the Cellar'', on Atlantic Records in 1984. The band opened arena shows and tours for ZZ Top, Ozzy Osbourne and Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Blotzer
Robert John Blotzer (born October 22, 1958) is an American musician best known as the drummer for metal band Ratt. He attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California along with his future Ratt bandmate Juan Croucier. Ratt Blotzer began his career playing with Don Dokken along with Juan Croucier. Blotzer and Croucier left Dokken in 1978 to form FireFoxx along with Ron Abrams on guitar. He became Ratt's drummer in 1982. Along with bassist Juan Croucier, he had previously played with noted Italian/Swiss guitarist Vic Vergeat, including a tour of the U.S. behind Vergeat's 1981 solo album ''Down to the Bone''. Ratt had five consecutive platinum albums during the 1980s. At the beginning of the 1990s Ratt's popularity waned, and the band called it quits in 1992. Blotzer started a more normal life outside the public eye. Five years later, Ratt reformed and toured once again. In 2000, Stephen Pearcy apparently quit the group, and shortly thereafter Bobby had exhibited an extr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren DeMartini
Warren Justin DeMartini (born April 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s. Early life DeMartini was born on April 10, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of five boys. He spent his early years in the suburb of River Forest, Illinois. The family later relocated to San Diego. DeMartini became interested in rock music due to the influence of his older brothers Bernard and James, whose band rehearsed in the family basement. His grandmother was also a musician, playing piano accompaniment to silent movies in Preston, Minnesota. DeMartini's mother bought him a guitar at his request when he was "around seven or eight years old". According to Warren, he struggled early on learning to play it due to the tuning pegs being cheap, causing the instrument to constantly fall out of tune. As a result, he became frustrated and smashed the instrument as he had seen Pete Townshend of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infestation (album)
''Infestation'' is the seventh and final studio album by American glam metal band Ratt. It is the band's first original effort since their self-titled album in 1999, and the first album since the death of Robbin Crosby in 2002. This is the only album to feature guitarist Carlos Cavazo, formerly of Quiet Riot. The band would enter a turbulent time after the edition of the album, and by 2018 all musicians in it had left the band, except lead singer Stephen Pearcy. It was released by Loud & Proud via Roadrunner Records, a then-sub-label of their longtime home Atlantic Records. In a February 17, 2010 interview with the Artisan News Service, Stephen Pearcy said of ''Infestation'': "We wanted this to be like something that we would have written right after 984's''Out of the Cellar''. We definitely went back to basics with the mind set of a band with a lot of excitement and some great songs to get out." In a March 18, 2010 interview with Metalholic Magazine, guitarist Warren DeMartin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round And Round (Ratt Song)
"Round and Round" is a song by American heavy metal band Ratt from their 1984 album ''Out of the Cellar''. It was released as a single in 1984 on Atlantic Records. Musical style The song's style has been widely described as glam metal. Background Ratt used to write songs in their Sunset Strip apartment by having both guitarists record riffs and melodies on cassettes, and then "bouncing" them back and forth, interspersing the riffs. Singer Stephen Pearcy said, "The lyrical content of 'Round And Round' is pretty much just stating our claim: 'Out on the streets, it's where we'll meet.' It's about the group, getting ready to do our thing. This is what we do." The original version of the song, which the band performed live frequently in 1983, did not have the "you put an arrow through my heart" bridge. The bridge was a suggestion of producer Beau Hill. Music video In the song's music video, Milton Berle (uncle of Ratt manager Marshall Berle) plays both the staid head-of-house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lay It Down (Ratt Song)
"Lay It Down" is a single by American glam metal band Ratt. It was the first single released to promote the group's second album, '' Invasion of Your Privacy''. Background The song was co-written by Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier, and guitarists Robbin Crosby and Warren DeMartini. It was demoed while the band was in Hawaii on vacation from their "Out of the Cellar" tour. Singer Stephen Pearcy said, "It's a Warren-instigated riff. I believe when he brought that riff in, it was all over with. It was just – bam! – strong from the start. The lyrics on that, it could be about anyone calling somebody out, saying, 'Hey, you know you want to lay it down, you know you want to get it on.'" Music video The music video shows lead singer Stephen Pearcy as a child (played by Whit Hertford) having a birthday party with a young girl sitting next to him. After he makes his birthday wish and blows out the candles, he sees a vision of the future in which his grown-up se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanted Man (Ratt Song)
"Wanted Man" is the first track on American heavy metal band Ratt's album ''Out of the Cellar''. It was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1985 film '' Weird Science''. The song was composed by Robbin Crosby, Stephen Pearcy, and Joey Cristofanilli (who was briefly filling in for full-time Ratt bassist Juan Croucier), and it was the second biggest hit on the album (note: "Back for More" did not qualify for a chart position since it was not an actual single release), reaching number 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and 38 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Background The song was written in an abandoned building guitarist Warren DeMartini and former bassist Joey Cristofanilli were squatting in on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. The riff was Cristofanilli's idea. On the lyrics, singer Stephen Pearcy said, "Everybody wants to be a cowboy, right? That's the whole premise of that." Music video The music video for the song is based on a wild west theme. In the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Croucier
Juan Croucier (born August 22, 1959) is a Cuban-born American musician. He is best known as the bassist for the hard rock/glam metal band Ratt. Career Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California, and played in various bands. He began playing original songs in his bands, and joined a band called Spike by age 16 that was strictly playing originals. In 1977 he started a new band called FireFoxx along with Ron Abrams on guitar and Bobby Blotzer on drums (who likewise attended Torrance High School and would later also become a key member of Ratt). Croucier played with Quiet Riot shortly before Randy Rhoads left to play with Ozzy Osbourne, and played with DuBrow in 1981, although he did not record with either. Before he left DuBrow, Croucier introduced band leader Kevin DuBrow to Frankie Banali. They went on to form a new version of Quiet Riot, resulting in the debut record ''Metal Health''. Croucier played with Dokken for about four years (ca. 1979-1983) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're In Love (Ratt Song)
"You're in Love" is a song by the American heavy metal band Ratt. It is the first track on the group's 1985 album '' Invasion of Your Privacy'', and the second single released from the record by Atlantic Records. Background "You're in Love" was co-written by Ratt bassist Juan Croucier and lead singer Stephen Pearcy. Pearcy said, "'You're In Love' – I call it our 'love song,' but it's not. At all. It's kind of a " danger zone" love scenario." He added that the song highlights the band's "tongue-in-cheek, poke-at-ya, try-and-figure-it-out kind of lyrics" style. Featured on Season 2 Episode 9: "Flashback" of the Freeform series, Alone Together. Music video The music video for the track features several love scene clips from classic movies and cartoons. The beginning of the video shows a clip from the movie ''Santa Fe Trail.'' Additionally, the video includes a scene where guitarist Robbin Crosby catches an undergarment from a female audience member after she throws it on stage. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance (Ratt Song)
"Dance" is a song by American heavy metal band Ratt. It is the first track off their 1986 album '' Dancing Undercover'' and the tenth track of their compilation album '' Ratt & Roll 81-91''. It reached #59 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Stephen Pearcy, guitarists Robbin Crosby and Warren DeMartini, and album producer Beau Hill. The single was featured in the '' Miami Vice'' Season 3 episode "Down for the Count" in 1987. Music video In the music video for the song, the band is invited to perform by the master of ceremonies (played by comedian and actor Dick Shawn) during a brief interlude at a rock music show at the famed Whisky a Go Go. Ratt is initially reluctant, but the band relents and performs. Track listing 1. "Dance" - 4:17 2. "Take a Chance" - 4:00 Personnel *Stephen Pearcy- vocals *Warren DeMartini- co-lead guitar *Robbin Crosby- co-lead guitar *Juan Croucier- bass *Bobby Blotzer- drums Charts References See also *Ratt Ratt (stylized as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
