VOCALS & GUITAR: Jizzy
Pearl
GUITAR: Warren DeMartini
GUITAR & VOCALS : John Corabi
BASS & GUITAR: Robbie Crane
DRUMS, GUITAR, BASS & HARMONICA: Bobby Blotzer
WEBSITES:
RATT |
HITS:
1984 Round and Round
1985 Lay It Down
1986 Dance
1988 Way Cool Jr.
1990 Lovin' You's a Dirty Job
2 Top 10 Albums
3 Top 40 Albums |
2005
Ratt's brash, melodic heavy metal made the
Los Angeles quintet one of the most popular rock acts of the mid-'80s.
The group had its origins in the '70s group Mickey Ratt, which had
evolved into Ratt by 1983; at that time the band featured vocalist
Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Robbin Crosby, guitarist Warren DeMartini,
bassist Juan Croucier, and drummer Bobby Blotzer. The band released
their self-titled first album independently in 1983, which led to a
major label contract with Atlantic Records. Their first album under
this deal, 1984's Out of the Cellar, was a major success, reaching
the American Top Ten and selling over three million copies. "Round
and Round," the first single drawn from the album, hit number 12, proving
the band had pop crossover potential. While their second album, 1985's
Invasion of Your Privacy, didn't match the multi-platinum figures of
Out of the Cellar, it also reached the Top Ten and sold over a million
copies. By that time, the band could sell-out concerts across the country
and were a staple on MTV and AOR radio. Both Dancin' Undercover (1986)
and Reach for the Sky (1988) continued the band's platinum streak and
their audience, had only slipped slightly by the time of their final
album, 1990's Detonator.
In 1992, Pearcy left Ratt to form his own
band, Arcade, issuing a pair of releases -- 1993's self-titled debut
and 1994's A/2, before forming another new band, Vertex (issuing a
lone self-titled release in 1996). With their brand of glam metal out
of step with the then-burgeoning alt-rock movement, Ratt decided to
sit out much of the '90s -- during which time DeMartini issued a solo
album, Crazy Enough to Sing to You. But by the late '90s, the public's
interest in '80s rock began to perk up, leading to Ratt reuniting in
time for 1997's Collage. Two years later, Ratt's second self-titled
release of their recording career was issued, following the same formula
as its predecessor.
Shortly thereafter, Pearcy left the group
once again, as he soon began fronting two bands, the more modern-sounding
outfit Vicious Delite (a self-titled debut appeared in 2000) and Nitronic.
Pearcy also formed his own record label (Top Fuel Records), and released
several collections of archival material -- Arcade's A/3: Live & Unreleased,
Mickey Ratt's The Garage Tape Dayz 78-81, and under his own name, the
demo collection Before and Laughter. 2001 saw the release of Pearcy's
first true solo album, Social Intercourse. Despite Pearcy's exit of
the band, Ratt continued to carry on with new members Jizzy Pearl (former
Love/Hate) on vocals, John Corabi (former Mötley Crüe) on
guitar, and bassist Robbie Crane joining original members DeMartini
and Blotzer. Written by Stephen
Thomas Erlewine & Greg Prato, All Music Guide.
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