Metal School - Ratt

Unfortunately, KZread made me cut this one to pieces, so I apologize for any weird edits. I figured I'd try to salvage what I could. Still a fun video though and a good reminder to listen to some Ratt!
As one of the big LA metal bands along with Quiet Riot and Motley Crue, Ratt had a run of four platinum albums in the '80s, before succumbing to pretty much every '80s metal cliche out there. But this video is mainly about the music, the albums, and the videos (as much as possible anyway) and taking a look at a band that is absolutely more than the sum of its parts. With the main lineup of Stephen Pearcy, Robbin Crosby, Warren DeMartini, Juan Croucier, and Bobby Blotzer, Ratt would reach international headliner status and crank out more great songs than you might expect or remember. Check it out and let me know what your favorite Ratt tracks are!
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  • @thewhiteelephant
    @thewhiteelephant3 жыл бұрын

    Younger fans will never understand how HUGE Ratt was during their prime.

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    I understand completely... but hey I’m a gen y - melenial stuck in the body of a gen z, so I won’t complain I was brought up on Queen, CCR and The Who so I was already predisposed to liking these competently written masterpieces.

  • @anthonyapodaca49T9

    @anthonyapodaca49T9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Teach them

  • @wiseguy9202

    @wiseguy9202

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hated glam rock back in the 80's. Now I can appreciate it for the musical masterpieces they are. Especially given the new digital age where most pop artist are no longer needing talent more so than a pretty face and autotune.

  • @isaisanchez3038

    @isaisanchez3038

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m 23 and I fuckin love this band there way better then Guns N’ Roses

  • @anthonyapodaca49T9

    @anthonyapodaca49T9

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@isaisanchez3038 your parents taught you well! 🤘🏽☠️🤘🏽

  • @danielhansen6991
    @danielhansen69912 жыл бұрын

    Ratt was one of the best 80s bands.

  • @stfu699

    @stfu699

    Жыл бұрын

    “Hard rock” bands*

  • @AngelofAnguish

    @AngelofAnguish

    Жыл бұрын

    @@stfu699 In my opinion, "heavy rock" is more like it.

  • @demonizer69420

    @demonizer69420

    Жыл бұрын

    Ratt was one of the best glam metal bands

  • @sasha_prisyazhnyy

    @sasha_prisyazhnyy

    6 ай бұрын

    I've never been to the US and was born in late 80s but Ratt's music is SOOO good that I feel like missing Ratt must be a federal crime if you have tolerance to a heavy music. In early 2010s I discovered them starting with Detonator but it was only the beginning...

  • @blender1188

    @blender1188

    4 ай бұрын

    They suck. Way to commercial.

  • @OlleForsberg
    @OlleForsberg2 жыл бұрын

    Warren was one of those extreme natural talents that popped up in the 80's. Such a wonderkid.

  • @tommcdonough6086

    @tommcdonough6086

    11 ай бұрын

    WARREN IS A GUITAR 🎸 GOD. miss those care free days of being a teen 16 in 1984, when out of the Cellar came out. Seems like yesterday where does the time go😮. Peace.........

  • @sky173
    @sky1733 жыл бұрын

    Some of the best times of my life when listening to Ratt in the 80's. Good times. Great video.

  • @jnb756

    @jnb756

    Жыл бұрын

    exact same!

  • @Blackshirtsguru
    @Blackshirtsguru3 жыл бұрын

    Warren DeMartini's guitar sound was so iconic for 80's metal

  • @scottdunn2178

    @scottdunn2178

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fun Fact: Warren recorded many of his solos on both Out of The Cellar and Invasion of Your Privacy with a tiny silver-face Fender Champ Amp! You can hear the little thing buzzing around on the floor of the isolation booth on his solo on The Morning After! Check it out!

  • @williamberry4615

    @williamberry4615

    3 жыл бұрын

    Guitar God

  • @shamifasahat992

    @shamifasahat992

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rob ..... sorry ( Robbin and warren) They both were iconic guitar duo of the 80's and their guitar sound was so iconic too.

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shamifasahat992 The American terror twins, if you will

  • @williamberry4615

    @williamberry4615

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shamifasahat992 very true but Warren proved to have it in his blood. Robbin fell off after he caught the bug. Which is understandable.

  • @KevinOrtega1980
    @KevinOrtega19803 жыл бұрын

    I love this band!

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too, The gang were kickass, and that’s that.

  • @AngelofAnguish

    @AngelofAnguish

    3 жыл бұрын

    LIKEWISE! Ratt will ALWAYS BE ONE OF MY FAVORITES!

  • @davidrooks275

    @davidrooks275

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ratt will always be my favorite...

  • @jayt620

    @jayt620

    3 жыл бұрын

    better than motley crue

  • @tomsawyer9403

    @tomsawyer9403

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you love Ratt you obviously don't care what others say.

  • @hadara69
    @hadara693 жыл бұрын

    Not many hair Metal bands still get my eartime, especially with so much heavier stuff out there, but Dokken & Ratt always will. Thanks for highlighting DeMartini’s amazing talent!

  • @chadfortman8098

    @chadfortman8098

    2 жыл бұрын

    I seen Dokken 12 time I seen Ratt once Bobby was only cool one to fans in 90s

  • @whitelion1111
    @whitelion11113 жыл бұрын

    Of all the bands I listen to, RATT has the highest percentage of songs I can listen to, they've always been very high on my list of what I listen to. 80's upbeat Rock

  • @victorwho744

    @victorwho744

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agree..that´s why i listen too....

  • @choicetaco44

    @choicetaco44

    Ай бұрын

    Warren DeMartini is amazing

  • @PurpleRain7474
    @PurpleRain7474 Жыл бұрын

    The guitar solo from the beginning of "Lay it down" is straight up iconic ".. 🤘 Dam those were the days! The Drive in', good friends, cute rocker dudes, lot's of beer, and Ratt... 💪🏻🤘❤️

  • @royalslackest
    @royalslackest3 жыл бұрын

    Robbin Crosby played a fair amount of lead guitar with Ratt, particularly on the EP and the first two albums.

  • @dgenerated

    @dgenerated

    Жыл бұрын

    Robbin was a good guitarist and had more of a "bluesy" style and was a good songwriter.. The further Robbin got from the songwriting and album participation, the less the albums sold!

  • @scottdunn2178
    @scottdunn21783 жыл бұрын

    RIP Tawny Kitean. 🙏

  • @matttremblay4679
    @matttremblay46792 жыл бұрын

    Dancing Undercover is seriously underrated. It’s a great album, start to finish.

  • @patriotide8750

    @patriotide8750

    Жыл бұрын

    There are a couple fillers but overall great, especially one good lover

  • @tommcdonough6086

    @tommcdonough6086

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@patriotide8750that album rocked, One good lover was my favorite as well, with slip of the lip and 7th avenue. Ratt was my favorite band of that era. It all started with out of the Cellar I was 16 in highschool, seems like yesterday. Warren is a guitar god. Where does the time go😮

  • @seanmiller1740
    @seanmiller17403 жыл бұрын

    I saw Ratt countless times in the 80’s. One of the best live bands ever!!!! Ratt & Roll!!!

  • @stevee6853

    @stevee6853

    12 күн бұрын

    Lucky you. I saw them once in mid 1989 which was my HS Sr year. I don’t really remember it sad to say. I’ve been looking at past concert maps of Ratt and there were other nearby chances but for whatever reason didn’t know or go. I ones I missed out on in 1985 make me want to punch myself in the nuts over and over again.

  • @billthompson5644
    @billthompson56443 жыл бұрын

    I still have my RATT N ROLL bandana. The 80s were so great, it's too bad a time like that will never return. Watching cool videos like this takes my mind off of a lot of crap that is considered current events.

  • @rogermoore1233
    @rogermoore12333 жыл бұрын

    Warrens tone was just a humbucker strat through a marshall and a chorus pedal....nothing mysterious. Its his PLAYING that kicks ass !

  • @Rasmuth

    @Rasmuth

    2 жыл бұрын

    and a slapback delay through the board

  • @diboc741
    @diboc7413 жыл бұрын

    This music brings back so many great memories.

  • @remove_marko
    @remove_marko3 жыл бұрын

    A long time coming, Metal School needs to do more glam metal bands videos, Dokken especially!

  • @metall1983

    @metall1983

    3 жыл бұрын

    The EP and the 1st 3 are the best

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Guys here’s the link between Ratt and Dokken - Juan Croucier is Dokken’s og bassist and has a credit on live to rock - rock to live track 5 on “Breaking the chains”

  • @WallyBoots

    @WallyBoots

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agree 💯

  • @fredlandry6170

    @fredlandry6170

    3 жыл бұрын

    I loved Dokken as a teenager.

  • @SepiaChild

    @SepiaChild

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dokken isn't glam Nitro 🤘🏻

  • @Metaldad87
    @Metaldad872 жыл бұрын

    Warren is one of my favorite guitar players along with george lynch. Robbin is awesome too, so much musical talent in the 80s especially on the guitar. When the harmony kicks in on round and round its still one of the best solos/harmony guitar solos ever recorded.

  • @rockfriendmemo
    @rockfriendmemo Жыл бұрын

    as someone who was born in the 2000s, you’re channel is such a godsend for someone who wants to put names and faces to the music i love!! thanks for another amazing class :] ratt’s one of my faves, i just never got into the lore before

  • @dragonqueen6589
    @dragonqueen65893 жыл бұрын

    This should have been titled “Rattrospective”

  • @danielhoward8354

    @danielhoward8354

    3 жыл бұрын

    In retrospect you might be right

  • @jeffalbillar7625

    @jeffalbillar7625

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@danielhoward8354 I think you meant to say "in rattrospect".

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanx for all the likes, let’s hit fifty... crap I sound like I’m plugging my own vid.... Update: holy smokes 50 likes! Let’s try for 100! Edit 2: 100 likes thnx a lot.

  • @johnadams2063

    @johnadams2063

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha!!! Good one!!

  • @sarahsweet220

    @sarahsweet220

    2 жыл бұрын

    That would be a great name for their next album or a greatest hits release

  • @joshdieckmann595
    @joshdieckmann5953 жыл бұрын

    I think Detonator is underrated. Yeah, it's more commercial than previous efforts, and Desmond Child's fingerprints are all over it, but honestly I think the songs are solid. "Shame Shame Shame" was a killer opening to the album, and a good choice for a single, to show they hadn't lost their edge.

  • @ytusersumone

    @ytusersumone

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely

  • @shamifasahat992

    @shamifasahat992

    Жыл бұрын

    Love you bro

  • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

    @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

    Жыл бұрын

    Heads I Win, Tails You Lose is a fun song

  • @juliekibbe9221
    @juliekibbe92213 жыл бұрын

    One of the best bands of that time. Love RATT!

  • @fzbwarlust
    @fzbwarlust3 жыл бұрын

    My favorite hair band of the 80's behind Motley Crue. They were also my first concert at 13. I attended another of their concerts that filmed "Slip of the Lip." Lots of memories.

  • @The80sKidRox
    @The80sKidRox3 жыл бұрын

    Best guitar duo there ever was and will ever be in my opinion

  • @kotogray8335
    @kotogray83353 жыл бұрын

    I went to a RATT concert back in 1984 with some friends. We didn't have tickets so we hung around outside the back doors of the coliseum waiting to get let in. The doors came open and in ran several people but I didn't make it before security closed them again. I wandered around outside listening to the opening band play through the walls when I came upon a row of windows that were dark and just above my head. I jumped up and down several times and saw the members of RATT hanging out waiting to take the stage. I tried my damnedest to get their attention but they never heard or saw me. I spent the rest f the concert outside listening to what was my favorite band at the time, RATT, playing what had to have been an amazing show. I hate that I missed it but at least I got to see them and listen to the concert. Oh how I miss those days...

  • @whitelion1111

    @whitelion1111

    3 жыл бұрын

    You were definitely a real fan of R A T T

  • @kotogray8335

    @kotogray8335

    2 жыл бұрын

    @ Nope. Just a joint!

  • @mondochild

    @mondochild

    3 ай бұрын

    Dude, there are millions of us that was in that situation. I was on acid outside. Out of stupidity I gave my ticket to a pretty girl, and spaced her off. But I got to hear them lol. Outside.

  • @martinsalduna
    @martinsalduna3 жыл бұрын

    Great band! Love their first two albums.

  • @johnadams2063
    @johnadams20632 жыл бұрын

    Robin really was a huge part of rat being cool and selling millions of albums

  • @jmcgin1453
    @jmcgin14533 жыл бұрын

    Always liked Ratt, they had a lot more substance to them then most of the hair bands. Robbin and Warren both had aggressive and distinguished guitar tones and playing.

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Torch & King, the American Terror twins 🤣😆😉😏🤘

  • @PRHILL9696

    @PRHILL9696

    2 жыл бұрын

    Facts!

  • @BrendonSnyder
    @BrendonSnyder2 жыл бұрын

    Out of all the LA bands, Ratt is far too underrated. They should be out touring on the Motley Crue, Def Leppard Stadium Tour. It’s unfortunate they weren’t able to hang onto the stature they built up in the 80’s. Stephen’s recent solo work is very close to Ratt. But I’d love to see these guys reunite the original line up. I just did a Ratt Album Ranking and for me their best album is Detonator. But that’s just my opinion.

  • @ddwalker3744

    @ddwalker3744

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ratt is great but there is only 2 original guys left thats the problem

  • @StonerViking420

    @StonerViking420

    2 жыл бұрын

    They always stood out from the rest or the hair metal bands to me

  • @dukehalliday9833

    @dukehalliday9833

    2 жыл бұрын

    They Can't Have An Original Lineup Reunion Due 2 The Death Of Bassist Robbin Crosby

  • @christophejergales7852

    @christophejergales7852

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dukehalliday9833 Bassist is Juan Croucier. Robin was the rhythm guitarist.

  • @markangle9865

    @markangle9865

    2 жыл бұрын

    FAR FAR too underrated. I listen to the songs now and have a greater appreciation for them. I would say as a group from that era that had more good/great songs than any other one group.

  • @Crazycook678
    @Crazycook6783 жыл бұрын

    I grew up with RATT , there were always one of my favorite bands of the 80's.

  • @billprice6458
    @billprice64583 жыл бұрын

    DeMartini provided the best concert experience in my life. Saw them at the old Alladin in Vegas with Lita Ford opening. This kid was so tweaked out. It was beyond insane. He went off!!! I will never forgot it. Thankyou Warren.

  • @alanjamesh.zamorano1677

    @alanjamesh.zamorano1677

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cool. Which year was that?

  • @ginalombardo1023
    @ginalombardo10233 жыл бұрын

    One of my all time fav bands of the 80's growing up.

  • @pewsterbaby
    @pewsterbaby2 жыл бұрын

    21:43 - "I've talked a lot about Warren, but that's not to take anything away from Robbin. Not only was Robbin the leader of the band but so clearly the heart & soul of it as well, even if he wasn't the technical virtuoso that Warren came to be." Oh, right on!! Robbin WAS the heart and soul of Ratt. Well said, Mr. Metal Skool Guy.

  • @garcemac
    @garcemac3 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace Tawney

  • @kospandx
    @kospandx3 жыл бұрын

    Ratt is one of those bands where going through the entire history is warranted. For reasons I don't quite understand, normies only seem to listen to the two first records, but their entire output with Robbin as well as the Infestation record is well worth owning for any classic hard rock or heavy metal fan.

  • @MetalSchoolChannel

    @MetalSchoolChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree! I hadn’t revisited Reach for the Sky or Detonator in a while and they held up better than I’d remembered.

  • @GrantH

    @GrantH

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, I’m a fan of pretty much everything they’ve put out.

  • @seagullpoet

    @seagullpoet

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have 3 rock tees. The Cars. ZZ Top. And RATT.

  • @kospandx

    @kospandx

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Lungho To me there are two modifiers to this. I don't think that the metal aspect of Ratt ever receded entirely, but rather that it was complemented by a bluesier approach over time. Way Cool Jr. wouldn't have worked on one of the first two albums, but it works like a charm on Reach for the Sky. As far as Detonator goes, it is very different from the other ones, and I can see people not liking that style, but for what it is I think it is a great album, and it might actually be the one I reach for the most these days. Warren's tone on the album, I can say without doubt, is one of my all-time favourites, equalled in that era only by George Lynch on Wicked Sensation.

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kospandx Yep, and Oni Logan is a great vocalist... that and Street Fighting man are killer tracks. And I gotta this theory that “Way Cool Jr.” might be about Robbin, but I could just as easily been about Torch so....

  • @damagedradio
    @damagedradio2 жыл бұрын

    "Nobody Rides for Free" is such a great great song

  • @williamberry4615
    @williamberry46153 жыл бұрын

    Warren DiMartini was and is a guitar god

  • @JustPuckinAround
    @JustPuckinAround3 жыл бұрын

    I KNOW YOU REALLY WANT TO LAY IT DOWN! RIGHT NOW!

  • @MetalSchoolChannel

    @MetalSchoolChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    And how!

  • @chelseafn104
    @chelseafn10411 ай бұрын

    Warren is the most underrated Guitar player of the 80’s!

  • @kalebharris80s
    @kalebharris80s3 жыл бұрын

    Dancing Undercover is the first album I think of that I can play from start to finish 🤘 I'm honored to have made Ratt the last band I've seen in person.

  • @SknndMtlOfficial
    @SknndMtlOfficial2 жыл бұрын

    My mom told me she had NEVER heard of Ratt. I was so SHOCKED. They are legendary

  • @AngelofAnguish

    @AngelofAnguish

    Жыл бұрын

    Either she didn't like or wasn't a fan of rock/metal music OR "Ratt were BEFORE her time."

  • @bobdooggie
    @bobdooggie3 жыл бұрын

    Infestation is an amazing album from start to finish. Lost weekend is my favorite I think but all the songs are amazing and look out below as well. I think having Carlos cavazo on board really gave them an extra punch. I feel like it was kind of an unspoken tribute to Robin Crosby. I’ve seen ratt 3 times in concert. 1987 Dancing Undercover tour, 1989 Reach For the Sky tour, and in 2000 when Jizzy Pearl was their lead vocalist which also had Warrant on the bill with the late great Jani Lane

  • @chadmcfarland9660
    @chadmcfarland96603 жыл бұрын

    Dude your channel is such an undiscovered gem. I'd love to see a Dokken episode.

  • @dekeg.6795
    @dekeg.67953 жыл бұрын

    One of the first concerts I ever seen back in 1984. They kicked ass.

  • @johnculver3294
    @johnculver32943 жыл бұрын

    Out Of The Cellar is one of my favorite albums and one of the best of the time in my opinion!!

  • @guidorrmc7618
    @guidorrmc76182 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite things about Ratt is that they never succumbed to the lame ballad formula that plagued 80’s hard rock.

  • @265308

    @265308

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes they were if not mistaken the only big hair band who did not do that but they did ballads yrs later n turned out be timeless ballads (giving yourself away & 1 step in early 90s.)

  • @PRHILL9696

    @PRHILL9696

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank goodness!

  • @andrewvanhalen1984

    @andrewvanhalen1984

    2 жыл бұрын

    Them and I believe Dokken too.

  • @jbw9999

    @jbw9999

    10 ай бұрын

    @@andrewvanhalen1984 Alone Again was Dokken's top charting song.

  • @dsmith3351
    @dsmith33513 жыл бұрын

    The commentary on the videos is comedic genius. Sublime!

  • @holydiver73
    @holydiver733 жыл бұрын

    I spent the latter half of the 80’s listening to Ratt when all my peers had converted to hipperty hopperty rubbish. Good vid. Now that we’ve had some Ratt n Roll, how about next we have some Rockin’ with Dokken! The most underrated band of the 80’s.

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes;Live to rock - rock to live, it’s all you’ve got, when you’re down on the skin, yeah...

  • @jessicafletcher2419

    @jessicafletcher2419

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah dokken is another level of dock so different yet the same!!!!

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well skip shadowlife whatever tf that was, but George Lynch learned nothin’ (for he went and reformed Lynch Mob with a bunch of nobodys then released that god awful Nu-metal style album which I’m surprised didn’t kill the band, but then Oni yo-yo’d for years before leaving for good a couple of years ago....

  • @holydiver73

    @holydiver73

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dragonqueen6589 well said, on all counts.

  • @gregsretromusicchannel7000

    @gregsretromusicchannel7000

    2 жыл бұрын

    HolyDiver73 Dokken is underrated?? Icon, Keel or Helix were/are Underrated. Dokken have always been. One of the most often remembered & played bands of all the 80s hard Rock/Metal years.

  • @mikekittrell9059
    @mikekittrell90592 жыл бұрын

    So thankful to have come up in the late 70's and through the 80's. Best era of music EVER!!!!!!!

  • @FreeMTrider
    @FreeMTrider3 жыл бұрын

    19:20 Nobody Rides for Free great song

  • @kennethmeyers5008
    @kennethmeyers50083 жыл бұрын

    Miss high school days. I jammed to Ratt.

  • @jairotorres8472
    @jairotorres84723 жыл бұрын

    Tengo 53 años y después de escuchar tanto rock en mi vida, puedo decir que ratt es una de mis bandas favoritas,sueño con verlos alguna vez en Bogotá,ojalá con su alineación lo más cercana a la original. Larga vida para ratt!!!

  • @bigMCLR
    @bigMCLR3 жыл бұрын

    Lay it down is my fave Ratt song and the clip makes it even better

  • @seansenhennguitars
    @seansenhennguitars11 ай бұрын

    One of my favourite bands!! 🤘❤️

  • @Vampagan
    @Vampagan2 жыл бұрын

    Love the sarcastic, yet truthfully hilarious narration. 80s Metal 4ever!

  • @quingill508
    @quingill508 Жыл бұрын

    Ratt stands toe to toe with all of the 80s hair metal bands .. They’re first 4 albums went platinum when buying albums actually meant something and they ALWAYS had the hottest chicks in they’re videos !

  • @turbinexman
    @turbinexman3 жыл бұрын

    RIP Robbin Crosby and Tawny Kitaen!!

  • @indian3750

    @indian3750

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think Twany is still alive

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@indian3750 Nah, died 05/07 this year... but the cause is still unknown.

  • @indian3750

    @indian3750

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dragonqueen6589 thats sad man such a face of the 80s metal scene

  • @nothx962

    @nothx962

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dragonqueen6589 oh shit she did die! now she's with Robbin. RIP

  • @acemechanical275

    @acemechanical275

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@indian3750 Are you fucking kidding me?

  • @thisismescotthathawayistha4071
    @thisismescotthathawayistha40712 жыл бұрын

    RATT WAS 1 OF THE BIGGEST BANDS OF THE 80'S NONE OF THESE KIDS NOWADAYS WILL UNDERSTAND JUST HOW GOOD THEY WERE..

  • @JayBuff19
    @JayBuff19 Жыл бұрын

    Saw them open for Billy Squier in 1984 and I was hooked for life.

  • @ddwalker3744
    @ddwalker37443 жыл бұрын

    Ratt is one of my all time favorite bands

  • @Cookie-hg4xb
    @Cookie-hg4xb2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome band who had a huge impact on me as a teenager , I still listen to them to this day.

  • @romainlavoie1526
    @romainlavoie1526 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic ! I discovered RATT on late night video's when WANTED MAN opened the show !!! Wooooooo !!! I was 14 at the time. Everything changed that night . The King Robin Crosby will always be remembered . RIP.

  • @taniavaz711
    @taniavaz7113 жыл бұрын

    I love Ratt!!! Youre in love is one of the best songs ever!!!

  • @whitelion1111

    @whitelion1111

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very good song, I love the video too, so many great songs though from them, I can only pick out a few "slower" songs that I might not like, but they are very very few

  • @angelripper_420

    @angelripper_420

    3 жыл бұрын

    Struck by lightning ⚡

  • @taniavaz711

    @taniavaz711

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@angelripper_420 you’re in love!!

  • @jamesmoss3424
    @jamesmoss34243 жыл бұрын

    I got five of ratt albums on CD out of the cellar, invasion of your privacy, dancing undercover, reach for the sky, and detonator. 😀👍💿🤘🎸

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, and you have “The Atlantic years” compilation too, don’t ya? Those first five albums are great.... And they were unable to repeat the 4x platinum status on OOTC because there was a lot going on behind the scenes.... Stephen’s ego reared it’s head and....

  • @jamesmoss3424

    @jamesmoss3424

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dragonqueen6589 no but I will think about it. 😀👍💿🤘🎸

  • @MetalHeadAZ

    @MetalHeadAZ

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @NaturalMystic69

    @NaturalMystic69

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice!! I've got from the EP to Reach for the Sky on vinyl, the rest on CD, and their video compilation "RATT: The Video" on Betamax and DVD. Them and Dokken were definitely my two favorite bands in the mid/late 80s.

  • @aaronmalphrus3054

    @aaronmalphrus3054

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right now I have out of the cellar, invasion of your privacy, dancing undercover, detonator, reach for the sky, and infestation on my iTunes and I love them

  • @urex1717
    @urex17173 жыл бұрын

    I met them at a hotel in Poughkeepsie, NY back in 1984. They were so thrilled that I knew who they were.

  • @dragonqueen6589
    @dragonqueen6589 Жыл бұрын

    Today, Robbin would be 63… too bad his demons overcame him eventually, but we shall always remember him fondly as the gentle giant who few have said a negative thing about.

  • @joebarrett2746
    @joebarrett27463 жыл бұрын

    My favorite band of all time. RATT FOREVER!!

  • @christianjackson9360

    @christianjackson9360

    3 жыл бұрын

    Guess you have zero clues about actual METAL!!

  • @robertlester9069
    @robertlester90693 жыл бұрын

    Keep laying it down Ratt, And Come Back For More!!!!!

  • @MrMan_47
    @MrMan_473 жыл бұрын

    This band has more good songs than the majority of bands period!

  • @whitelion1111

    @whitelion1111

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree TO TALL Y

  • @godzillasimpson8357

    @godzillasimpson8357

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dokken could be considered a match

  • @MrMan_47

    @MrMan_47

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@godzillasimpson8357 A big YES SIR!

  • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

    @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

    Жыл бұрын

    I would argue Twisted Sister.

  • @ShaneWhiteStudios
    @ShaneWhiteStudiosАй бұрын

    CHAIN REACTION is the KICKSTART MY HEART for RATT. Love their stuff. Another great job.

  • @robertobuatti7226
    @robertobuatti72263 жыл бұрын

    First time I heard Ratt as a teenager around 18yrs, over 20 something years ago the music blew me away and it still does, it really cemented my love for heavy metal which I'm still very passionate about, those riffy guitar melodies and kick ass vocals, and with songs you could sing along to. Even though I've gotten into much heavier bands since then I still listen to Ratt, their music is timeless.

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello again, my dude... been a while since we talked hasn’t it?

  • @robertobuatti7226

    @robertobuatti7226

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dragonqueen6589 Yes been quite a while now.

  • @davidbakerscuba
    @davidbakerscuba3 жыл бұрын

    The video commentary was hilarious. I’m a huge Ratt fan and got to see them live a couple of times. I think my favorite was on the city to city tour where Great White opened. That was a fantastic show.

  • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

    @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

    Жыл бұрын

    Great White would be a good band for him to do a video on.

  • @JayBuff19

    @JayBuff19

    Жыл бұрын

    I saw that tour it was Ratt/Great White/Kix

  • @JayTyrus
    @JayTyrus3 жыл бұрын

    oh the good ole' days of Stephen, Juan, King, Torch, and Bobby.

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, not now, Torch hasn’t been there for three years (some point in 2018, he finally decided he was over it.... whether it was a only being tired of the band or whether it was something more personal, we can only speculate) and King is watching from the stars. Apparently Stephen has something in the pipeline and it will feature Bobby on drums...

  • @newageopinions870
    @newageopinions8703 жыл бұрын

    Ratt was, not just a little, but way better than Motley Crue. I know Stephen doesn't have a voice anymore but would love to hear a new album from these guys.

  • @danwillis1389

    @danwillis1389

    3 жыл бұрын

    He should have stopped smoking a long time ago

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@danwillis1389 At least it hasn’t killed him yet!

  • @dean1618

    @dean1618

    3 жыл бұрын

    Vince can't sing these days either. He can't sing a whole verse anymore.

  • @DOYLETWAT

    @DOYLETWAT

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dean1618 vince never could sing

  • @shanebroussard6262

    @shanebroussard6262

    Жыл бұрын

    You lost your mind. Ratt sold 8 million albums, motley sold 100 million lol

  • @Darkseidx
    @Darkseidx3 жыл бұрын

    Warren is one of my favorite guitarist. Robin Crosby was the reason I always wanted a Jackson guitar.

  • @vorpalblades

    @vorpalblades

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oddly, the King V is named after him, but he played a Double Rhoads.

  • @rknowledge
    @rknowledge3 жыл бұрын

    My favorite band of the 80's

  • @Errcyco
    @Errcyco3 жыл бұрын

    Cellar is such a great album. Amazing rhythm section, I’m back for more lol

  • @tonybrown7847
    @tonybrown784710 ай бұрын

    This was a great time to be alive, and young

  • @johnnymoran1177
    @johnnymoran11773 жыл бұрын

    Invasion of Your Privacy is one of the best albums of the mid 80's!!

  • @RobertoLombardiActor
    @RobertoLombardiActor3 жыл бұрын

    Robbin Crosby also played lead guitar. You state that Warrens lead guitar for was amazing on Dancing Undercover, and it is, but the solo on "Drive Me Crazy" was played by Robbin.

  • @MetalSchoolChannel

    @MetalSchoolChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I definitely got that wrong. Should've confirmed it before assuming it was Warren!

  • @suprchickn7745

    @suprchickn7745

    3 жыл бұрын

    Both were clearly excellent guitarists. Anyone who is at an intermediate level and has tried to play "Round and Round" on Rocksmith knows this quite well.

  • @steelerfreak1977

    @steelerfreak1977

    3 жыл бұрын

    Warren was more flashy and “modern” with his playing back then. Robbin was bluesier. They were both great within the styles they played.

  • @jorgeromero8909

    @jorgeromero8909

    3 жыл бұрын

    Although, Warren was the more technical player. Robin was no slouch he had some tasty blues phrasing. They both complemented each other and were a huge part of the Ratt sound!

  • @E_Dtl
    @E_Dtl2 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing how forgotten this band is, compared to the other contemporary bands.

  • @CheapSushi
    @CheapSushi Жыл бұрын

    Ratt will always hands down be my favorite band from the era.

  • @ricardogreen4349
    @ricardogreen43492 жыл бұрын

    I got into RATT when they came out and I STILL love them!!! 🤘🤘

  • @WalkinginLA2023
    @WalkinginLA20233 жыл бұрын

    Great commentary, laughed several times.

  • @MKYeahBuddy
    @MKYeahBuddy2 жыл бұрын

    Love the band. Great video. Cool memories. See them live. They’re great. I’d love to see a reunion tour.

  • @TheMetalVagabond
    @TheMetalVagabond3 жыл бұрын

    Love the RATT EP, has few song that can't be found elsewhere.

  • @m1a1hm
    @m1a1hm3 жыл бұрын

    Ratt and Roll forever!! One of the best bands that came out of the 80's

  • @scottwhite2757
    @scottwhite27573 жыл бұрын

    RATT & ROLL !!! 2021

  • @CluelessMorgan
    @CluelessMorgan3 жыл бұрын

    They also appeared on the Golden Child soundtrack with Body Talk.

  • @aaronnicholas5477

    @aaronnicholas5477

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also Wierd Science, The Wrestler, and most recently Stranger Things.

  • @KevinOrtega1980

    @KevinOrtega1980

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aaronnicholas5477 what song was on Weird Science? I don’t remember a Ratt tune on there

  • @aaronnicholas5477

    @aaronnicholas5477

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KevinOrtega1980 Wanted Man.

  • @kevynhansyn2902

    @kevynhansyn2902

    3 жыл бұрын

    You beat me by a day. As the other guy mentioned about wierd science, it's not memorable enough to really remember that RATT was on the soundtrack. Where as in Golden Child, you remember the song and fight scene where she goes apeshit and demolishes everyone.

  • @passerbydesigns9569
    @passerbydesigns95692 жыл бұрын

    Great idea man! Thank you for all this footage you put together! Talk about a iconic time in music history!

  • @manyourground
    @manyourground9 ай бұрын

    They still are my all time favorite band. The moment I met Warren De Martini, doodling away at a guitar shop in San Diego in June 1984 (I was 16) when Round and Round was cruising up the Top 40 charts, I bought my first guitar right then and there; a red Flying V. I played in 4 bands after that and still play today. They were the best of the 80s and saw them live 9 times between 1984-1990.

  • @tyson1fan487
    @tyson1fan4873 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest bands ever!!!

  • @michaelwork9462
    @michaelwork94623 жыл бұрын

    Saw them many times in their hey day .....brings back many great and fun memories with me and my friends growing up in Austin , TX. Thanks again for another great video ....you do such a great job from the editing to the voice work ...thank you for taking time to do these ...I look forward to your next project .

  • @chrisb2535
    @chrisb25352 жыл бұрын

    I love the commentary on the music videos. Well done!

  • @thedanksavatron7782
    @thedanksavatron77823 жыл бұрын

    Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻 Ratt & Quiet Riot paved the way for the popularity of Hair metal!

  • @dragonqueen6589

    @dragonqueen6589

    3 жыл бұрын

    True that... we got good Metal Health and that’s all we truly need 😉

  • @steveverboom
    @steveverboom3 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done. RATT is still one of my all time favorite bands. They have so many great albums and I wish they would release some more. If you're hungry for more, Stephen Pearcy's recent solo albums come close, especially View to a Thrill which is amazing!

  • @kitoyobeni1

    @kitoyobeni1

    3 жыл бұрын

    His albums with Arcade in the 90s are solid too.

  • @TheSnapdad
    @TheSnapdad3 жыл бұрын

    RATT was my gateway drug to heavy metal. My cousin bought the RATT ep for me as a gift for being an usher at her wedding. Thanks for the video and the mention of how great Warren is.

  • @ytusersumone

    @ytusersumone

    2 жыл бұрын

    They were dancing on the edge between hard rock and heavy metal.

  • @TheSnapdad

    @TheSnapdad

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ytusersumone dancing undercover?

  • @ytusersumone

    @ytusersumone

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSnapdad Dancing, dancing, dancing 😄

  • @ohioemeregncyresponsevehic3381
    @ohioemeregncyresponsevehic3381Ай бұрын

    I'm a young man, 18 years old but I genuinely love everything Ratt has put out, they've become one of my if not my favorite bands and I absolutely love their sound and want to learn to play some of Warrens guitar parts, Ratt forever!

  • @DC7ify
    @DC7ify Жыл бұрын

    This is an awesome video man! Because of videos like these RATTs history will never die out. Hoping to one day pass history like this to my children and grandkids . 80s is forever!

  • @windowsrefund
    @windowsrefund11 ай бұрын

    Every album is great but Dancing Undercover has that special thing... a darker and richer tone with great production. The sleeper on that disc is "Enough is Enough".