Ratt: The Atlantic Years 1984-1990, 5CD Boxset Review

Ratt: The Atlantic Years 1984-1990, 5CD Boxset Review

7th June 2023 0 By Jon Deaux

 Ratt was one of the pioneers of the whole LA sleaze trend along with Mötley Crüe which in turn led to some amazing bands, such as Faster Pussycat and Love/Hate to come out of that emerging scene.

This 5 CD box celebrates the band’s output from 1984 to 1990 with Atlantic Records.

This is one lovely-looking box. All the CDs are housed in digipaks featuring the original album art, but sadly no liner notes. 

These albums still sound fabulous after the best part of 30 years and you can almost h

I have 1 tiny nitpick. There are no bonus tracks which would’ve been lovely, but we can’t have everything we want. 

If you haven’t discovered Ratt yet, this is a good place to start. Even if you have, this is a must-have for retiring your well-played records. Ratt is as sleazy as they come and deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Poison, L.A. Guns, the underrated Welsh hairies, TigerTailz and

Score 8/10

 

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE
OUT OF THE CELLAR (1984)

1. WANTED MAN
2. YOU’RE IN TROUBLE
3. ROUND AND ROUND
4. IN YOUR DIRECTION
5. SHE WANTS MONEY
6. LACK OF COMMUNICATION
7. BACK FOR MORE
8. THE MORNING AFTER
9. I’M INSANE
10. SCENE OF THE CRIME

DISC TWO
INVASION OF YOUR PRIVACY (1985)

1. YOU’RE IN LOVE
2. NEVER USE LOVE
3. LAY IT DOWN
4. GIVE IT ALL
5. CLOSER TO MY HEART
6. BETWEEN THE EYES
7. WHAT YOU GIVE IS WHAT YOU GET
8. GOT ME ON THE LINE
9. YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
10. DANGEROUS BUT WORTH THE RISK

DISC THREE
DANCING UNDERCOVER (1986)

1. DANCE
2. ONE GOOD LOVER
3. DRIVE ME CRAZY
4. SLIP OF THE LIP
5. BODY TALK
6. LOOKING FOR LOVE
7. 7TH AVENUE
8. IT DOESN’T MATTER
9. TAKE A CHANCE
10. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

DISC FOUR
REACH FOR THE SKY (1988)

1. CITY TO CITY
2. I WANT A WOMAN
3. WAY COOL JR.
4. DON’T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS
5. I WANT TO LOVE YOU TONIGHT
6. CHAIN REACTION
7. NO SURPRISE
8. BOTTOM LINE
9. WHAT’S IT GONNA BE
10. WHAT I’M AFTER

DISC FIVE
DETONATOR (1990)

1. INTRO TO SHAME
2. SHAME SHAME SHAME
3. LOVIN’ YOU’S A DIRTY JOB
4. SCRATCH THAT ITCH
5. ONE STEP AWAY
6. HARD TIME
7. HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE
8. ALL OR NOTHING
9. CAN’T WAIT ON LOVE
10. GIVIN’ YOURSELF AWAY
11. TOP SECRET

Label – Warner
Release Date 9th June 2023

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