Sunday, March 09, 2003
paul loves ratt! who knew?
[confidential to paul: I always thought "way cool jr." and "lay it down" were pretty rockin', too.]
addendum: I've changed the second song listed above (after "way cool jr.") three times since the original post, and you know why? 'cause ratt were an awfully good fuckin' band, harnessing the poppy charm of metallic (metal-ish?) hard rock with excellent hooks, riffs, and stephen pearcy's personality - he was always one of the few hair farmers who screamed "star!" (along side folks like jon bon jovi and poison's bret michaels and c.c. deville). so I'm coming out of the closet as a ratt fan. deal. recommended, alongside the classic out of the cellar, is their hits collection, ratt & roll 8191, which really has nary a dud. chewy hooks and melodies, solos for the air guitarist in you, and great sing-along choruses.
ratt's greatest singles (not mentioned above, or by paul):
+"wanted man" (has always sounded slightly sinister to me - it's those guitar chords at the beginning of each verse, I think. back in '84, I liked this better than "round and round")
+"round and round" (duh!)
+"dance" (simple and to-the-point, like great rock singles are)
+"you're in love" (not a ballad, but an underhanded compliment)
r.i.p., guitarist robbin crosby (he passed away from complications from aids last year). lead singer pearcy's reportedly shopping a tell-all akin to motley crue's the dirt, and heaven knows (like the motley boys) he's got the stories to tell.
[confidential to paul: I always thought "way cool jr." and "lay it down" were pretty rockin', too.]
addendum: I've changed the second song listed above (after "way cool jr.") three times since the original post, and you know why? 'cause ratt were an awfully good fuckin' band, harnessing the poppy charm of metallic (metal-ish?) hard rock with excellent hooks, riffs, and stephen pearcy's personality - he was always one of the few hair farmers who screamed "star!" (along side folks like jon bon jovi and poison's bret michaels and c.c. deville). so I'm coming out of the closet as a ratt fan. deal. recommended, alongside the classic out of the cellar, is their hits collection, ratt & roll 8191, which really has nary a dud. chewy hooks and melodies, solos for the air guitarist in you, and great sing-along choruses.
ratt's greatest singles (not mentioned above, or by paul):
+"wanted man" (has always sounded slightly sinister to me - it's those guitar chords at the beginning of each verse, I think. back in '84, I liked this better than "round and round")
+"round and round" (duh!)
+"dance" (simple and to-the-point, like great rock singles are)
+"you're in love" (not a ballad, but an underhanded compliment)
r.i.p., guitarist robbin crosby (he passed away from complications from aids last year). lead singer pearcy's reportedly shopping a tell-all akin to motley crue's the dirt, and heaven knows (like the motley boys) he's got the stories to tell.
# posted by Thomas : 11:06 AM
