I love all music-every genre. There was a time I loved Metal (right age at the right time), then there was a time I kinda scoffed at “Hair Metal” (right age and time), and now I’m back on the Metal train very often.
But I always, always dug RATT
So I’m excited to hear that RATT lead Singer Stephen Pearcy has signed a deal with what seems like a perfect fit for him musically and aesthetically, Golden Robot Records.
I just recently learned that RATT’s Out of the Cellar album spawned singles that jetted past Prince’s ‘Let’s Go Crazy,’ Van Halen’s ‘Panama,’ Madonna’s ‘Borderline’ and David Bowies ‘Blue Jean.’
That’s kinda what I’ve always liked about their music; it’s heavy but it’s melodic. The fact that they had top ten singles doesn’t surprise me in the least. 20 million records sold is not too shabby.
Pearcy said the new label’s new world marketing experience, combined with old school musical sensibilities were needed “to handle a catalog as mine and the new music I bring to the table.”
Pearcy’s Tour Dates Through Next Spring Here
New music from Pearcy is expected later this year, but the first endeavor with his new label will be the Stephen Pearcy Legacy album, which is a career retrospective from 1976 to date. “I look forward to sharing never heard RATT classics in their infancy, early RATT with Jake E. Lee, Live RATT, Arcade, solo covers, the last song written with Robbin, the last song written with Warren, and so much more. This is the first time I’ve reached so deep into the archives and it’s truly been a labor of love.”
“We are about to bring RATT & 80’s music fans the most authentic and thorough archive of music that was an integral part of creating the 80’s Sunset Strip music scene!”
CEO Mark Alexander-Erber said with Pearcy, “we have some fabulous releases planned for 2022 /23.”
