RATT 'Invasion of Your Privacy' Inside the Album w/ Producer Beau Hill - full in bloom Interview
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2020
- Beau talks about recording RATT's 1985 album, 'Invasion of Your Privacy.'
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Make sure to listen to PART I, where Beau talks about the band's
1984 debut album, 'Out of the Cellar,' @ fullinbloom.com.
This is PART II of the full in bloom interview with
RATT producer / engineer Beau Hill.
This is one of those Rare albums where you can put it on and listen straight thru from beginning to the end.
There was something magical about this album.
One of the few albums I can easily listen to front to back without skipping anything.
Excellent album
Never Use Love is one of the most hard driven guitar tracks ever recorded.🔥
INTAK DRUMS what you give is what you get is bad ass as well. 👍🏻
Todd Daniel tart had to me play second Fidel to bon jovi. What a joke. Rat ran circles around them.
Ratt were definitely one of my favorites back then. Dokken was super cool, too. Great interview.
One of my favs, too. Glad you enjoyed the interview.
3 bands ruled, Ratt Dokken and Def Leppard
Hi from New Zealand..I'm 52 ..
I found ratt in 1986 as a 16 year old..
You just can't recreate the greatest music and time ..pure heaven.
Most incredible guitar sounds I’ve ever heard, right up there with VH I
George Lynch also.
I agree awesome guitar album , I think a better guitar album than motleys shout
@@jamesmontville6635 😮 IF not better, it WAS DEFINITELY "up there" 🤘... Shout will ALWAYS be my personal favorite though 😏 🤘🔥🤘
@@HyperInflation2020 YEP...😁 LYNCH is the last LONE survivor of the GREAT 3- (RHOADS EVH LYNCH) that REALLY pioneered the AMERICAN guitar sound from Calli. And helped make "HEAVY friggin METAL" as everyone knows it to this day. LYNCH IS a friggin WARRIOR NO doubt! ! 😎🤘🔥🤘
no fuckin doubt the guitar tone is epic...I think the best
I know that Out of the Cellar is the album that many cite as thier best, but IMO this is the one, this is their finest hour, and followed clsoely by Dancing Undercover.
Hands Down
The first 3 Full Length RATT albums rule
Totally agree.
Absolutely. There's an element to RATT's songwriting where they'll throw you a sonic curveball in the form of placing a progression that's so unexpected and unorthodox, that as a songwriter you're like, "is this a bridge masquerading as a chorus"? "What the fuck IS that"? But it ALWAYS works. And this is the record where they took that element they had cultivated, and started implementing it more and more.
I too liked Dancing Undercover, but have recently found out that many dont
Invasion Of Your Privacy is the album that got me into Ratt. I bought the album from Camelot Music store back in 1988 at barely 10 years old. I admit that I bought the album because of the album cover of the gorgeous woman. I didn't find out until years later that she was a Playboy playmate back in the day. As much as I love Out Of The Cellar album, Invasion Of Your Privacy is and has always been my favorite Ratt album ever. All ten songs are Phenomenal. It has the best sound out of all the Ratt albums in my opinion. I recently last year got the first four studio albums remastered from the label Rock Candy and they all sound better than ever. This interview was very entertaining.
Marrianne Gravett IS the playboy model's name (on Invasion LP) and WAS the current girlfriend of singer Stephen Pearcy at THAT time.😏 She ALSO was in the classic LAY IT DOWN video. I swear to THIS day, that gal had the tinniest waist, it was like you could near TOUCH your fingers tip to tip after grabbing ahold of her waist with BOTH hands! 😆 Lol..
CAMELOT MUSIC--- THAT TAKES ME BACK!! What state? LOL Man my weekends were spent riding my bike to that music store. I proudly walked out of there with my first rock album with my own money. AC/DC Highway to Hell!
I got into Ratt a little late but it was cool to have like four albums at once and start banging my head. Funny story was when I bought Invasion Cd's were relatively new and 2 dudes were mocking me and saying the format was a fad ! Well the first thing I did was cut the cover out and put it on my wall. One of the best covers ever !
North Carolina. I did the same thing. I rode my bicycle every weekend to Camelot Music back in the mid 80`s. The first cassette I ever got with my own money was Accept Restless And Wild. Amazing times indeed!
Robbin Crosby was a great songwriter in Ratt and he doesn’t get enough credit, IMO, as a creative force in the band.
Well something DEFINITELY changed when "Way Cool Jr." did come out. And THAT is when RATT went commercial glob rock and yeah, AFTER hearing this interview with producer? Robbin Crosby DIDN'T play ONE solo on that POS album...Gee, imagine THAT.....😏
@@jamescon55 Ratt was always pop metal. Cool your jets junior.
@@Frip36 Pop metal 🤔 K, fair enough... But leastways, Ratt's prior catalog didn't SUCK okay? Least ANYTHING like that album. But yeah, as history has shown? Most ALL the "metal bands" that HAD good music and started the American HM scene (and also NWOBHM bands) in the early to mid 80s became "pop metal" whether OZZY, or Ratt so? Just stating the facts and OR coincidence about Robbin Crosby's NOT playing/writing nuttin on the Reach album. Go listen to the 1st RATT album and then, try and listen to Reach for the Sky (again for example). Pop metal, okay but still DOESN'T change my point nor the facts sooo...NO jets to cool HERE "junior". Lol. Just F.A.C.T.S. 😏
Robin was the Song writing power and also the glue of the band .heroin is bad shit
@@humanactivated1017 It was Robbins band.
Your interviews with BEAU HILL are the best
Thanks so much
Please post more !!!
Would love to hear about DANCING UNDERCOVER and also REACH FOR THE SKY
Thanks for your great interviews and sharing them !
Reach was not good the next album was detonator was great and all the rest were good 👍
The guitar work and vocals were epic.
Way cool interview. Invasion Of Your Privacy was one of the best albums of the 1980's, and my favorite Ratt album. Ratt get tossed into the hair band genre, but it's just kickass rock music. One interesting thing is when Beau Hill mentions "...before everybody got fired, after Nirvana." Yikes. Thanks for posting this interview.
Invasion was awesome. Was 14 and just discovering what good bud was. Every song has a good memory for me.
Warren and Robin had some kick ass guitar work on there.
Beau Hill is a musical genius.
If someone doesn't believe he will be the first to tell you.
@@empireblack2351 dude that made me lol
Beau Hill is a genius. Listen to Stephen Pearcy on an album, then listen to him live. Sounds like two totally different people and one is really bad.
@@roxannemoser you are 100% right. Producers and engineers don’t get the praise or glory lol, Mutt Lange is another genius.
This channel popped up today. Shocked it only had 428 subs. Great content.
Somebody definitely dropped the ball ⚽️ on the invasion album. There were so many singles on that album especially BETWEEN THE EYES 👀.SHOULD OF BEEN A VIDEO LEAST
Yes!!!! Between the eyes was brilliant
Yes BTE is my favorite track on the album
It was too slow. Good song but dragged too much to be on the radio at that time.
One step closer to the heart could’ve been a huge radio hit
@@MCRUE78 No way. I love the song, too, but radio wouldn't have played that.
I was in love with RATT by '85.. I had just graduated and my grandparents took me to Yellowstone Nat Park for a week as celebration gift.. No music for a week, basically, although they bought me Motley Crue's new album Theater of Pain at end, and they turned the fader to very back of the van so I could hear it, n they couldnt :) All i could think about was Teri Goodbrake (a girl back home) and Invasion of Your Privacy lol :) .. But 1st day back home (I had bought tickets months in advance), after a week without weed n music, saw Ratt n Bon Jovi that nite in STL... And it kicked ass! Summer 1985 :)
what a summer 85 was!!!!
I saw that tour. Bon Jovi’s 7800 Fahrenheit tour.
@@Plisken65 Yup. Bon Jovi stole the show when I saw that your. Bon Jovi’s sound/lighting got cut off twice and it appeared deliberate. That was confirmed later by Ratt playing an awful show. Sound was all over, you couldn’t tell which song was what at the beginning, and Pearcy sounded horrible.
I still think the first three Ratt studio albums are top notch.
Re: interviewer's reaction to Beau saying that "Way Cool Jr." was one of his favorites. I don't think dude meant to sound like he was perplexed by Beau's fondness - but it certainly came off that way.
The chorus and outro goings-on in "Between The Eyes" still give me goosebumps.
Ever notice how the bass on Lay it Down is just like a heartbeat?
One of my favorite albums! Thanks for posting this
These are some amazing narratives🎶 I remember buying all of these Ratt albums back in the day and seeing Beau Hill’s name in the cassette sleeve. Ratt had such an incredible formula, so melodic and so catchy at the same time. I remember in middle school that there were so many Motley Crue fans at school, I was kind of afraid to admit I liked Ratt much better( I’m 51 and I still feel the same way🤘🏾🎶) The first time I was introduced to Ratt was on the closing credits on Entertainment Tonight one evening and it was the Round and Round video. So at the time in the Sunday newspapers (80’s) there was an insert advertisement to buy 10 cassettes for 1c. Ratt’s Out of the Cellar (along with Prince’s Purple Rain) was one of them and I have been a fan every since🤘🏾🎶🤘🏾🎶
'Everything is going to suck, until it doesn't' - lol... so true
I love this line, too. It has popped in my head several times since doing the interview.
Dude this is so so good. Thanks so much
Great stuff! RIP Robbin! Miss your music dude!
Jeez, Yet again, an amazing interview of specific things I have wondered as I've listened to Ratt so many times. Incredible interviews mate!
This is really cool..
I am glad I ran across these..
Thank you
This was probably one of the most interesting music interviews I've heard. Fantastic stuff.
For me.
This was when " RATT " was at the top of their game. Robbin Crosby stated it was his favorite tour.
. I saw this tour with my g/f at Hollywood Sportatorium in 1985.
I was 16 years old.
15k+ people at this show.
Bon Jovie opened for Ratt back then.
Everything was "all well" in the mid 1980s .
This comes in #1 by a landslide for me as far as Ratt's discography goes, I can blast it from beginning too the end no problem.
Nothing but a crying shame about Robbin Crosby
Shame Shame shame
he should have known better
He was a super nice guy! I got to talk to him and I was so envious of his life! Robin said he was happy in the beginning but it became so stressful.
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In a different interview I found it interesting that Robin Crosby was recruited by the LA Dodgers to play major league baseball, but he turned it down for music.
I have always thought that Closer To My Heart should have also been released as a single and video. I actually think that Invasion Of Your Privacy would have sold more than Out Of The Cellar if it had been. I agree also that Lay It Down should have been the first single and video, then Closer To My Heart, and You're In Love as the third single and video.
Between the eyes was another brilliant mix that should've been pushed by record company
I agree 100%.
@@JohnnyButtons I love this album so much that in my opinion every song could have been a single. There are no filler songs on it at all in my eyes.
That single order you suggested is spot on, and I agree about the bump in sales.
Closer to my heart is one of the coolest songs ever written…
Some of the best riffs of the 80s...
My Aunt brought me to se Ratt on this tour in Gulfport, MS
Biloxi,Ms. I was there too!#🐀🎸🤘🏻
My new favorite channel on youtube. Enjoy hearing all these interviews
Welcome Brad. Thanks for listening.
Thanks 🙏 So much!! Beau really did a great job!!
Awesome interview!
Wow! This was the s**t! I bought Invasion back then and loved it. Hearing about the tricks this guy did during the sessions is mindblowing. At that stage in life I was building EVH hybrids for fun and getting sounds I could with what little money I had. I remember being in a record shop in Hartford and standing beside me is none other than Tommy Lee. I found the tape he was looking for and he says, "I've looked in every store from LA till now and I find it in Hartford, Connecticut. I wished him luck. Not the kind to freak over a celeb. I saw them on the next tour there, when he had this kit that went upside down.
Love your channel, such fantastic interviews ✌
Thank you, Kaleb.
Thank you for recognizing Rob. We dated in '92 & watching this stuff still breaks my heart, 30 years later. RIP Big Guy. XX see you in Heaven.
How long did you date?
Man, that Warren solo must have been unreal if he’s still lamenting that he didn’t keep it 35 years later.
8:45 is the absolutely most hilarious statement and true as can be. I made a comment before, unfortunately my original UA-cam account has vanished, regardless I’m back and watching these interviews again. Folks- full in bloom has got the best interviews, and I mean no disrespect to any other interviewer in this category. Thanks for the entertainment, keeping rock alive! All the best - Mike from NY!
Great interview, love hearing the trials and tribulations of the man tasked with making the recorded side of Ratt work. The Kix remixes are awesome also, they just sound huge and bad ass, and back in the day that Bad Brains record he did sounded great, and I remember him mentioning he had a hard time getting a satisfactory guitar sound from Dr. Know
Good to hear Robbin getting some credit. They were awesome until he started to fade out. RIP
Robbin was respectful and not trying to burn bridges. He once remarked that Led Zeppelin signed with Atlantic so he really did not want to fail on the opportunity and stay in good standing. Robbin flying from Tokyo to NYC demonstrated professionalism.
Robbin was the heart & soul of RATT ! He was the mojo
Yep...And after digging the whole RATT discography up until "Reach for the Sky"? It now REALLY makes total sense to me WHY... Robbin Crosby didn't play 1 solo on that "commercial glob" .....
@@christianpoint0888 Exactly. I have heard more than once from band and tour managers that Robin Crosby was the glue that held Ratt together. He was the negotiator who held the band together. Sadly drug addiction got the best of him.
Imo, Between The Eyes is an awesome track and very underrated song. Obviously, not a hit but awesome rocking song.
It's my favorite track on that album; definitely the definition of a deep track classic.
Definitely should have been a single, as a ballad. Unfortunately back then it wasn't cool to put out too many singles on a record . The standard then was 2 songs, maybe 3 if the 2 songs took off. When Slippery came out and the entire album almost was a single did that mindset kind of shift. I think Home Sweet Home from Crue kind of fell into being the ballad kick off band because Theatre was a terrible album. Smoking was a cover and was just dumb . I think the label was like fuck we don't have a rocking single on this album or a good some except Home Sweet.
Beau nailed it on Round and Round. What a production and sound/arrangement ---WOW
Definitely one of the Best albums of my youth! I can remember putting a kenwood cassette deck,6x9s, and amp in mom’s car playing this tape till in would not play anymore!#🐀🎸🤘🏻🔥
This is one of rocks most underrated albums. I love it from beginning to end.
Well, I just discovered my faveorite UA-cam channel of all time. Great stuff!
Welcome aboard!
With Dokken Back for the Attack - some of the best guitar tones EVER recorded. Tremendous album art. Great cover.
Ya man...anything Lynch for sure...
Ratt is one of my all time favorite bands and I really loved these Beau Hill interviews. Really interesting and informative. I'm looking forward to digging into more of your interviews.
Very cool interview. Classic album. Warren is a guitar God.
Not even remotely close to Warren.
Great interview 👍🏻
Invasion was a very great sounding album
I know you tend to say you don't want to get too tech-y but I did enjoy that aspect of your interview overall. I think Invasion is a really * interesting * album from a sonic perspective, it's got so many little things that catch the ear when you close-listen. Sophisticated, even, for that time period, definitely part of the reason why the album holds up so well. It's a GOOD thing they did let Beau get weird now and again!
1 Dancing Under Cover, 2 Out Of The Cellar, 3 Detonator, 4 Invasion, 5 Reach For the Sky in that order are my favorite albums. That being said. Not one of them suck at all. Each one of them albums have a slightly different persona about them. BUT THEY ALL ROCK!
Zpottsy ...! Love you for your Best comment about Ratt's favorite albums list .. but my list is a little bit different from you. 1. Detonator 2. Invasion 3. Dancing undercover 4. Out of the cellar 5. Infestation 6. Ratt (self titled) 7. Reach for the sky
The EP they put out, with You Think You're Tough, Back for More, Walking the dog and Sweet cheater was awesome, too. The 80's were a great time to be a metal kid, especially in LA.
Honestly having Detonator on any list I think is absurd. great guitars, not at all the Ratt sound . Imo
@@parizaadmikayla3833 no disrespect but it shocks me ,your take on Detonator. Lyrics are dopey, if you listen to Cellar, than listen to Detonator. It literally sounds like 2 different band. The only song they put out at that time that was Ratt, was Nobody Rides . Detonator they called in outside writers, album is full of cheesey songs . They sold their soul because they were desperate for their Dr. Feel-good.
Urine Love was a superb track.
Invasion was one of the very best albums of 80s. Incredible album and it's dated very well. Fantastic songs and beautiful, melodic solos.
Unine love. Classic! 🤪
Dude 🤣How am I only the second person to comment on your comment...like the world needs to see this..."urine love" lol
I believe the proper term is golden showers... 😂
Love these interviews.
I just love Ratt's signature sound and Stephen's strange whiney vocals..
They stood out,the melodies,tempos,"just the whole sound vibe.."
The grooves just worked.
Hard to put an exact finger on.
Great interview!
Thanks for listening! 🤘🏻
Heavily influenced by early 80's Judas Priest sound.
Unfortunately, he was such a limited vocalist who really could’ve sing, that all of their songs were of a similar style and tempo. That “signature sound” and formula ran its course after 3 (2.5?) albums.
Never Use Love is my favorite song off Invasion and probably the Closest to a out right Metal song just a crushing Riff !!
That tune had the perfect riffs I wanted in my music, and most metal I loved was stuff that sounded similar to that. That was about the zenith of human musical evolution to me. It just didn't get better as far as I was concerned. Ozzy, Scorpions and Dokken came closest I think.
That should have been the first song on that album but they never did a video for that song,that was krazy to me,Your in love and Lay it down only got vids
Killer riff it’s the first song I go to when listening to that album.
@@jameswells755 Your a good mann,that was their break down the door album out
Check out the early version of that song. It’s out there on some of Stephen’s solo compilations. Has a different flow on the chorus. More punk-ish almost. Not as good as what’s on Invasion but a fun listen.
Great interview
Glad you enjoyed it.
Beau Hill did some great work man. I’m still listening to it and I play also it’s incredible.
Love these back stories. I saw the invasion tour 85 with Bon Jovi slippery when wet opening . First concert at stabler arena in pa. Amazing introduction to live music
I remember back when Robbin was still alive and Vince wasn’t fat.
Good times.
Thank you for sharing
Great band. Some of the best of the 80's
Quede impactado a la primera escucha,lo compré en formato cassette en la época!!!! Tiempos explosivos los años ochenta!!!
My Favorite album of all time. I heard a early release on 97.9fm in Grand Rapids from Airs. I couldn't believe the sound of the album. I knew it was ratt right away and listened to the whole album. Something Magical about the sound of it. Definitely my stranded on an Island album. Ratt N Roll
The stars aligned when the record button was hit when making this record.
Instantly recognizable. One of the best albums, easily. Dancing is also a killer.
Who else thought the chick on the album cover was smokin? ..and the chick in the Lay It Down video was amazing too. Am I right?? I graduated hs in 85 btw.
Her name is ..Marianne Gravette ..she was a playboy playmate..
@@robertfray7737 what about the video chick for Lay It Down?
@@FullChokeFowl ..same girl ..marianne gravette...on the album cover and the lay it down...video
She was a beauty. The photography of the album cover accented her hotness. Graduated in 85 as well. Just finished bootcamp when this album hit the stores. The Invasion and Out of the cellar albums. Bring back some serious memories. Definitely part of the soundtrack of my life.
I have a Ratt tshirt with the album cover on the front of the shirt. Always gets great reactions.
RATT another example of awesome 80s rock and roll their music never gets old they made some really good videos too💯
Been a fan since Out Of The Cellar and have all their albums including the EP. Invasion is my favorite, followed by OOTC. I regularly listened to this album on repeat and am surprised I didn't wear out the vinyl. , Some have criticized it for being over-produced (which was common in 80s metal) but I love the sound Beau got on this record.
I really enjoyed this. I've always found Invasion to be one of the better hair albums, sonically.
I rarely played You're In Love when I bought the album. Liked it ok, just several other awesome tracks on that album I loved. Weird to think what could have been if Lay It Down had been the 1st release instead of You're In Love, and Closer To My Heart should have been dominating MTV in 1985 & '86.
Best predominantly Glam/Heavy Metal album Great musicianship all songs are within 3 minutes and not a single boring song
Invasion's guitar sound is TOTALY different than Cellar's, yet Beau said it was the same amp as Cellars'. I get listener fatigue from Cellar's bright and edgy guitar tone. I can listen to Invasion over and over again, because the guitar tone is so warm! I have a Laney 100 watt AOR head that sounds exactly like Invasion's guitar sound! It has almost the same exact circuitry as a Marshall Superlead, but a few parts have different values (the signal capacitors). The mid's are slightly cut because of this reason. This is why Black Sabbath's guitar tone is more heavy ( Laneys' have less accentuated mids than Marshall amps ) I disagree that Ratt used the same Marshall for their first two albums as Beau said... ( unless Beau did some serious mid and treble cutting on Invasions' guitar recording !!! And that doesn't sound like something an engineer/ mixer would do. They wouldn't mess with an original guitar's amp's tone !!! ) Feedback on this would be greatly appreciated, being I love Invasion's guitar sound !.....
The Laney AOR 100 circuit is _nothing_ at all like the Marshall Super lead circuit. Depending on which version of the classic Marshall circuit you're looking at, the Laney has either 2 or 3 more preamp stages, for starters. The AOR series schematics are available on thetubestore website, and the Marshall schematics are available pretty much everywhere.
Regarding the tonal differences, something as simple as mic selection and/or placement can drastically alter a given amp's recorded tone.
@tmx3 I have the schematics for both. I modify amps and repair them. The AOR has extra gain because of one extra preamp stage/tube. The circuits are identical except for a few caps that give the mids a different voice.
@@curtisprice9806 Again, two completely different amps. The Marshall - two or three gain stages depending on input used, a cathode follower into the tone circuit, phase inverter, and an output section. The Laney - channel switching, 4 gain stages, a cathode follower into a completely different type of passive tone circuit, another tube stage into an IC-driven effects loop, two preamp volumes and a master volume. Not to mention different interstage capacitor values, cathode resistors and cathode bypass cap values. The only thing these two amps have in common is that they are both tube amps that are covered in black tolex.
@tmx3 lol! Cool....different output transformer, voltages, I hear you. Every little thing makes a difference, and Laney was originally made so people who couldn't afford the Marshall Plexi could buy this close sounding copy. Thanks for stirring my interest to revisit the AOR schematic, and to see the things you mentioned. This was 15 years ago when I compared the two side by side. What was positive though, the Laney has a different mid voice than a Superlead (early 70's). The Laney sounds just like Black Sabbaths guitar sound, and Ratt's IOYP. My Marshall Superleads can't get those mids even with an eq pedal. I post this for people who are curious about this subject matter. Peace
I would think -- not just from this interview, where Mr. Hill talks about working with the sound -- that the miking and EQing of the guitar amps may have been different between the two albums. Producers do a lot of stuff during recording guitar tracks -- reverb, doubletracking, etc. All of which you could say is messing with a guitar amp's tone, to a certain extent, at least.
Out of the Cellar is the best sounding record of the 80’s if not of all time. Possibly the greatest debut album of all time also. All killer no filler.
I just wish the first 4 records had the full low end that Detonator has.
Everything is gonna suck, until it doesn't... Holyshit 😂 That's a great line man
Great interviews! Did you ever speak to Beau about the Dancing or Reach sessions?
Also, where do you get your numbers for album sales? Not questioning, just generally curious. I have always been curious about specific US sales, so I appreciate that you include those numbers. It's surprisingly difficult to find accurate worldwide sales for the ratt albums.
I did do interviews for Dancing and Reach. More info on that soon. The numbers were from the last time Beau researched them, which I believe was around 2005. An easy way to estimate worldwide sales is to take whatever their US sales were and they usually would match that in worldwide sales. So if Ratt sold 3 million copies of one album in the US, they would have sold approximately 3 million additional copies to the rest of the world....6 million total. Of course there are bands that sometimes sold way better overseas like an Iron Maiden or Faith No More, but it's pretty close.
Classic album and my personal fave album by ratt
Same
Very interesting! A great interview! If they were paying by the day, assuming that's 24 hrs and not an 8am - 8pm thing, why couldn't everyone start later? Beau comes in at 10am and does his pre-session stuff etc. Guess he was looking for more of a "standard business hours" type of gig.
“Invasion of your privacy“ is by far their best release.
I love Beau’s work. I would have liked to hear how he would have produced really heavy bands. I think he and Testament would have been a good pairing in the late 80s.
I would have to respectfully disagree. Beau's sound is too slick and polished to work for a thrash metal band. If he can take the heavy out of bands like Winger, Warrant and Twisted Sister, he would've definitely clipped Testament's balls right off!
It's funny because to this day, Winger is one of the bands I saw in concert that totally shocked me at how good they were. I was not expecting that, and I go to lots of Metal shows all the time, including extreme Metal shows.
@@michaelhassler7446 I love it when the band I'm not interested in seeing does a great job. Primus blew my mind on the late 90's, wasnt into them. They were so good and genuinely entertaining I fell in love right there. Slayer as well. Didnt like the whole "satanic" schtick, but seeing them live twice in one week converted me to how outstanding they were.
My first concert when I was 12. Ratt opened for Bon Jovi. 1985.
I love the honesty in the middle where Tom tells Warren he got it nailed it on the 1st try and made the mistake of letting him try and do it again instead of the great 1st take. I am sure he is not the only one to have that happen in the studio.
I think its a guitarist thing I do it when I record too alot
Love this album in my top 500 and songs top 1000 of All-time really in my top 200
Classic Album!
It's amazing this golden era of the bunch-of-millions record sales when a 2.5 million sales record would "only" peak at #14. For bad - or for the very good - this era is long gone.
The album actually peaked at #7 on Billboard’s 200 chart.
Robin -RIP! That’s for the chat!!!❤️
Enjoyed the interview. There’s an old Guitar World magazine interview w/ Hill talking about Reach and it seems he blasted RC for not contributing to the album. Of course, at the time who knew.
Out of the cellar is my favorite bc of its dynamics
Wanted Man..the clean guitar during the verse makes the chorus brutal by comparison. After the chorus on In Your Direction
When the vocal goes dry
Just 2 examples of superior. Mixes
Interesting interview! Some Ratt members have complained about Beau. But it’s quite understandable when you realize how young and inexperienced they were in the beginning. Also, when you see the sales figures in this episode, Invasion, now should be close to 3 million and Reach, very close to 2 million. Not that as bad as it looks
Robin keeps looking like the nicer guy and best writer - what a shame we lost him so young
Thank u
Invasion of Your Privacy was perfect in every way. From concept to content that album hit at just the right moment producing orgasm after orgasm after orgasm. Warren DeMartini's riff on Lay It Down was absolutely iconic and stands as the greatest rock riff of the entire decade not to say that there weren't other great ones but Lay It Down was the '80s! To this day Warren DeMartini stands as one of my top guitar heroes alongside Reb Beach, Nuno Bettencourt, Warren DeMartini, Jake E. Lee and the king, EVH.
These are killer interviews. Beau is a total pro.
I wonder if producers got as many chicks as the musicians ?
Usually that first (initial) LP comes easier as it is a compilation of years of work and ideas, even re-worked pre-existing songs.
Album 2 usually is crunch time, music execs want it now mentality, schedules, band is famous on the road and trying to outdo the initial success.
That's what separated the men from the boys right there. Being able to deliver that sophomore LP on a moment's notice ( record company's schedule ). Good bands were smart enough to know that and not only had the killer initial material for record number one, they also already had an albums worth or more of material in their back pocket ready to go for a great headstart on number two as to not have their backs to the wall. Then they only had to write maybe a couple or three tracks for album 2 while in preproduction. Generally those albums were only 1 to 2 years apart also so the songs they did have ready to go for album number two didn't get a chance to sound dated🔥
I honestly think Reach for the Sky is the pinnacle and I remember reading an interview as a kid where Robbin stated that it was perhaps their best to date and that it would "melt your face off". I still remember that 30 + years later, crazy. It Def. Delivered though. I'm assuming he helped write a lot of the material because he seemed excited about it.
Eeek no that album stunk vs Invasion and Cellar.
Robbin played some lead on Reach so Beau’s not quite right here. I think Beau did a great job creating a distinct sound with Pearcey’s vocals with the echo and multi-tracks masking some of the deficiencies in his range (and/or ability to replicate consistently). ‘Dangerous but worth the risk’ always a great tune!
A-MA-ZING album!!!
xoxo The Clarences
First the beast came out of the cellar and then he invaded your privacy.... Prophetic.