- Out of the Cellar · 1984
- Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt (Remastered) · 1984
- Invasion of Your Privacy · 1985
- Invasion of Your Privacy · 1985
- Out of the Cellar · 1984
- Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt (Remastered) · 1985
- Out of the Cellar · 1984
- Out of the Cellar · 1984
- Reach for the Sky · 1988
- Dancing Undercover · 1986
- Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt (Remastered) · 1988
- Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt (Remastered) · 1985
- Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt (Remastered) · 1991
Essential Albums
- Released at the beginning of 1984, Ratt’s Out of the Cellar was one of the first works to crystallize what would later become known as hair metal, and it remains one of the genre’s most memorable works. Ratt didn’t have the visual impact of their rivals Mötley Crüe, but Out of the Cellar is more consistent than Crüe’s precedent-setting Shout at the Devil, which was released just a few months earlier. The songwriting is stronger, and the production — courtesy of pop metal guru Beau Hill — is sharper. “Round and Round” was the band’s monster hit and the album’s centerpiece. All hair metal is based on the blend of grinding riffs and sweet hooks, but “Round and Round” is one of a handful of songs that perfects the formula. Other standouts include “You’re In Trouble,” “Back For More” and “The Morning After.” Ratt wasn’t as fearsome as Mötley, nor were they as fluffy as Poison. Instead, Out of the Cellar occupies the middle ground, with one foot firmly planted in malevolent hard rock, and the other tipping towards pop delirium.
Albums
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- 1990
- 1988
- 1986
- 1984
- 2014
- 2010
- 2010
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
Artist Playlists
- Hair-metal pioneers with a love for hard, lacerating grooves.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
About Ratt
Ratt was one of the most popular bands of the ’80s hair metal explosion, known for their riff-heavy, double-guitar attack coupled with frontman Stephen Pearcy’s distinctive, gravelly vocals. ∙ Their full-length debut, 1984’s triple-Platinum Out of the Cellar, featured a trio of Top 40 hits that earned it a spot on Rolling Stone’s list of the 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time. ∙ Almost 40 years after its release, their signature song, “Round and Round,” jumped up the (digital) rock charts in 2020, thanks to its appearance in an insurance commercial that also starred the band. ∙ The 1985 album Invasion of Your Privacy featured the Top 40 hit “Lay It Down,” which also appeared on the soundtrack for the award-winning, metal-inspired video game Brütal Legend. ∙ Serving as the original lineup’s last hurrah, 1990’s Gold-certified Detonator featured a pair of rock radio hits, including their sole power ballad—the fan favorite “Givin’ Yourself Away.” ∙ After a long hiatus, Pearcy returned for 2010’s comeback LP, Infestation, a throwback to the glam metal sound of their ’80s glory days that hit No. 4 on Billboard’s Hard Rock chart.
- HOMETOWN
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- FORMED
- 1976