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Ratt is a American glam metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is most notable for their songs “Round and Round,” “Wanted Man,” “Lay It Down,” “You’re in Love” and “Back For More.” Though the group lost popularity in the following decade, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles hard rock and glam metal scene.
The band has sold an estimated 16 million records in the U.S. while worldwide album sales are approximated at over 30 million. VH1 slotted the band at #79 on its “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock”.[1] Their 7th studio album is due to be released sometime in 2009.[2]
Musical style
Ratt’s music is influenced by 1970s hard rock and glam rock bands such as Aerosmith, Sweet, Led Zeppelin, and Kiss, They fused this with heavy metal influences from the likes of Van Halen and Judas Priest.
Though 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 where previously in Mickey Ratt, which became Ratt. More
Track List:
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
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