Tag: Ratt

Feature LP

Wednesday 4/6/22 10pm ET: Feature LP: Ratt – Out Of The Cellar (1984)

Out of the Cellar is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Ratt. Released February 27, 1984, it was an immediate success, with wide airplay on radio and heavy rotation on MTV of its singles, especially the major hit “Round and Round”. The album is certified as triple platinum by the RIAA. The album brought Ratt to the top of the glam metal scene in Los Angeles. Ratt’s later work would never surpass the success of Out of the Cellar.

According to interviews with Beau Hill that were shot for the film Hair I Go Again, Tom Allom was originally slated to produce the record, before the novice Hill was brought in.

The model on the album cover is Tawny Kitaen, better known for her appearances in Whitesnake music videos, and the same year’s teen-aimed film Bachelor Party. The long-time girlfriend of Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby at the time, Kitaen also appeared in the “Back for More” music video.

  1. “Wanted Man” 3:37
  2. “You’re in Trouble” 3:16
  3. “Round and Round” 4:22
  4. “In Your Direction” 3:30
  5. “She Wants Money” 3:04
  6. “Lack of Communication” 3:52
  7. “Back for More” 3:42
  8. “The Morning After” 3:30
  9. “I’m Insane” 2:54
  10. “Scene of the Crime” 4:54

Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
Robbin Crosby – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Warren DeMartini – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Juan Croucier – bass guitar, backing vocals
Bobby Blotzer – drums, percussion

Sounds of The 80s

Tuesday 6/8/21 3pm ET: Sounds of The 80’s

Featuring tunes from Duran Duran, Animotion, Pointer Sisters, Ratt, Bob Seger, Billy Joel, and more and more . . .

Feature Artist

Tuesday 6/30/2020 4pm ET: Feature Artist – Ratt

Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as “Round and Round” and “Lay It Down”, each track having ranked on Billboard’s top 40, as numbers 12 and 40, respectively. Other songs such as “Wanted Man”, “You’re in Love” and “Dance” also have ranked there.

Along with groups 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 has continued to tour and record following extended hiatuses and line-up changes, releasing their latest studio album, Infestation, on April 20, 2010.

RadioMax Shows

Sunday 12am: The Rock Show

This week on the Rock Show – Ratt, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Cars, Pearl Jam, Judas Priest, Vixen, Doobie Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band and more . . .

Artist Countdown

Artist Countdown: Ratt Top 25 Tracks 8pm ET @RadioMax @theRATTpack

RATTRatt is an American heavy metal 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.

Ratt’s music is influenced by 1970s hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Aerosmith, Sweet, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Scorpions and KISS. They fused this style with NWOBHM influences, including Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.

Although they later incorporated more of a blues-rock sound into their music, the band was one of the first glam metal style groups that appeared in the early 1980s in California. Their image bore similarities to that of Rough Cutt, which had several members who were previously in Mickey Ratt (from which Ratt evolved).  (Source: Wikipedia)

1 Round and Round
2 Lay It Down
3 Way Cool Jr.
4 Givin’ Yourself Away
5 Dance
6 You’re In Love
7 Wanted Man
8 I Want a Woman
9 Body Talk
10 Over the Edge
11 Lack of Communication
12 Lovin’ You’s a Dirty Job
13 Back for More
14 Best of Me
15 Slip of the Lip
16 What You Give Is What You Get
17 Shame Shame Shame
18 Nobody Rides For Free
19 Hold Tight
20 Steel River
21 Live For Today
22 Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
23 No Surprise
24 City To City
25 Top Secret