Is this glowing review based upon a nostalgic affinity for Ratt? Or is there a second coming for these classic 80’s hard rockers? Popmatters.com gives the latest Ratt CD “Infestation” a glowing review. Now I am always a sucker for a comeback story, and it looks like the boys in Ratt have done well with their new release.
Here are some highlights:
"The taut, crisp riffs and dual guitars are back intact, with Quiet Riot’s Carlos Cavazo proving a good replacement for the late Robbin Crosby, who passed away in 2002. Singer Stephen Pearcy sounds 20 years younger, his trademark snarl on full display and displaying more range than on Ratt’s early ‘90s material."
"The furious rhythm riff that drives “Eat Me Up Alive” sounds like it was lifted straight off Invasion of Your Privacy..."
" ‘Best of Me’ is even stronger, Cavazo and DeMartini nicking a snappy, sunny riff from Van Halen as Pearcy takes some undeniably goofy lyrics (“I’m not a liar and I don’t care / I’m gonna make you play truth or dare”) and sings them ebulliently, without a trace of irony."
Read the entire review at Popmatters.com.
"The taut, crisp riffs and dual guitars are back intact, with Quiet Riot’s Carlos Cavazo proving a good replacement for the late Robbin Crosby, who passed away in 2002. Singer Stephen Pearcy sounds 20 years younger, his trademark snarl on full display and displaying more range than on Ratt’s early ‘90s material."
"The furious rhythm riff that drives “Eat Me Up Alive” sounds like it was lifted straight off Invasion of Your Privacy..."
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‘Best of Me’ is even stronger, Cavazo and DeMartini nicking a snappy, sunny riff from Van Halen as Pearcy takes some undeniably goofy lyrics (“I’m not a liar and I don’t care / I’m gonna make you play truth or dare”) and sings them ebulliently, without a trace of irony."
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