RATT: Detonator LP PROMO. SIGNED, AUTOGRAPHED. Check videos

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Detonator is Ratt fifth studio album. Released in 1990.. In an attempt to regain the popularity that Ratt had in the mid-1980s, the band parted ways with long-time producer Beau Hill. Hitmaker Desmond Child and his personal sound engineer Sir Arthur Payson were hired to helm the project.
Ratt fifth album, Detonator, finds the band breaking a long running relationship with producer Beau Hill, who helped develop the band sonic trademarks through the ’80s. The results on Detonator are clean and focused. There are some strong moments here, including the crushing, detuned guitar riff of “”Shame Shame Shame”” and swaggering “”All or Nothing,”” which (along with the rest of the album) spotlight the considerable skills of guitarist Warren DiMartini. Detonator, released on the eve of the grunge explosion of the early ’90s, would represent the end of Ratt golden era. Soon after production was completed for the album, guitarist Robbin “”The King”” Crosby exited the band. Within two years, the remaining members would go their own ways.

“”Intro to Shame”” (Demartini) -0:55
“”Shame Shame Shame”” (Pearcy/Demartini/Child) -4:32
“”Lovin’ You a Dirty Job”” (Pearcy/Demartini/Croucier/Child) -3:14
“”Scratch That Itch”” (Pearcy/Croucier/Child) -3:16
“”One Step Away”” (Pearcy/Demartini/Croucier/Blotzer/Child) -4:50
“”Hard Time”” (Pearcy/Demartini/Child) -3:46
“”Heads I Win, Tails You Lose”” (Pearcy/Demartini/Child) -3:59
“”All or Nothing”” (Pearcy/Demartini/Crosby/Kilgore/Child) – 4:14
“”Can’t Wait on Love”” (Pearcy/Demartini/Croucier/Blotzer/Crosby/Child)-4:04
“”Givin’ Yourself Away”” (Pearcy/Warren/Child)-5:26
“”Top Secret”” (Pearcy/Demartini/Child)-3:49

Stephen Pearcy: Lead Vocals
Warren DeMartini: Guitar
Robbin Crosby: Guitar
Juan Croucier: Bass
Bobby Blotzer: Drums

“”Lovin’ You a Dirty Job”” was the notable single from the 1990 album Detonator. The song was co-written by Ratt bassist Juan Croucier, guitarist Warren DeMartini, lead singer Stephen Pearcy and songwriter Desmond Child. The song is known for its anthemic chorus, and Pearcy raspy vocals. The UK 12″” included a remix of “”Lovin’ You…”” unreleased elsewhere….

Music video:
In the music video for the song, the cliffhanger ending from “”Shame Shame Shame”” is resolved. The band performs on what appears to be another planet where the dueling airships from the previous video crashed and landed. They seduce the rival stripper-manned airship with their hot looks, musical abilities, and slick moves. It is implied that they all receive sexual favors from the strippers afterwards as a reward.

“Lovin’ You’s A Dirty Job” by Ratt sums up my three-decade relationship with this band. We’ve been together through the good, the bad and the ugly.

I personally don’t think the band gets enough credit for producing a number of solid pop-metal anthems. And, it really frustrates me when Ratt is labeled a one-hit wonder just because the band never duplicated the chart success of its breakthrough hit “Round and Round. True, Ratt’s record sales paled in comparison to peers like Def Leppard and Poison.

But I blame 80s radio—and especially MTV—for not showing the band enough love. Seems like a Ratt video would get that once-a-week play on “Headbangers Ball” and that was about it.
Things looked like they could change as the decade drew to a close, and the band hit the studio with “Lovin’ You’s A Dirty Job.” Released as the first single from their 1990 album ‘Detonator’, it was co-written by Desmond Child who helped revive Aerosmith’s career [“Dude (Looks Like A Lady)”] and was instrumental in Bon Jovi’s rise to mega-stardom [“You Give Love A Bad Name” and “Livin’ On A Prayer”]. Sadly, Child’s metal magic didn’t work for this underrated gem.

But, as they say, love never dies. So, long live Ratt.

Jon Bon Jovi: Backing Vocals on “”Heads I Win, Tails You Lose””

Ratt – Giving Yourself Away

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