RATT: Ratt & Roll 81-91 [tape cassette] rare. SIGNED, AUTOGRAPHED in person. Check videos (all their hits) 19 tracks in total “Round and Round,” “Wanted Man,” “Lay It Down,” “You’re in Love,” “Dance,” “Way Cool Jr.” etc.

Description

Ratt & Roll 81-91 is a compilation album collecting most of the biggest hits from 1983 to 1991 from the American Glam-metal band Ratt. It charted at #57.

A terrific and comprehensive overview of Ratt‘s entire career, Ratt & Roll 81-91 contains 19 tracks, including all of the group’s hits (“Round and Round,” “Wanted Man,” “Lay It Down,” “You’re in Love,” “Dance,” “Way Cool Jr.”), as well as all the best album tracks from their frequently uneven records. In other words, it’s a definitive package, containing everything that anyone but hardcore fans could ever need.

 

Released	September 3, 1991
Recorded	1983-1991
Length	75:38
Label	Atlantic ‎– 7567-82260-4
Producer	Beau Hill, Mike Stone, Sir Arthur Payson

Release Date September, 1991
Duration 01:17:35
Style: Hard Rock, Glam
Tracklist:
A1     Tell The World     3:15
A2     You Think You’re Tough     3:53

A3  Round And Round     4:26

A4 Wanted Man     3:41

A5 Back For More     3:47

A6     Lack Of Communication     3:56
A7 Lay It Down     3:26

A8 You’re In Love     3:14

A9     Slip Of The Lip     3:18
B1     Dance     4:21
B2     Body Talk     3:49
B3     Way Cool Jr.     4:29

B4     I Want A Woman     4:00

B5 Lovin’ You’s A Dirty Job     3:18

B6     Shame Shame Shame     5:29

B7     Givin’ Yourself Away     5:27
B8     One Step Away     4:51
B9     Heads I Win, Tails You Lose     4:01
B10 Nobody Rides For Free     4:42   from the Point Break Soundtrack

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Juan Croucier
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Bobby Blotzer
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Robbin Crosby
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals – Warren DeMartini
Lead Vocals – Stephen Pearcy

This release was certified gold in 1999.

This is one of the best greatest hits compilations out there. It has all the bands best songs throughout their career.
Ratt’s songwriting material is a lot like the Scorpions focusing on relationships mostly needing, wanting, loving, Sex, Cheating, losing someone etc. So the music itself is not particularly deep but what hair metal is. But the music and sound is great on every song. “Wanted Man” came out before the Bon Jovi song “Wanted Dead or Alive” and the Ratt version is far and away better as a solid rocker. The album does start out raw and end with songs that are polished but I enjoy both. The band has talent and made fun enjoyable music and their songs hold up very well especially “Shame Shame Shame” and “Nobody Rides For Free” and “Lay It Down”. I really enjoy “I Want a Woman” and I thought that song would suck with that kind of title, until I heard the song and now it is one of my favorites on the album.
This is a top album and every time I hear the opening chords of the first song I end up playing the whole thing over again.

5.0 out of 5 stars         As a big RATT fan, I ordered this release as I found it to cover a large range of many of their greatest songs and this is the best choice, if you like hair metal….