RATT – Dancing Undercover [Rock Candy remaster]

RATT exploded into the American Hard Rock charts with their triple Platinum debut Out Of The Cellar and later Invasion Of Your Privacy, but my favorite from them is the third, “Dancing Undercover”, just ‘Remastered & Reloaded by Rock Candy Records.

“Dancing Undercover” is my favorite as contains the typical commercial melodies from the previous records but with the addition of a the straight-ahead, sharp edge from the band’s origins.
Robbin Crosby’s lead guitar duties were minimized in favor of the awesome Warren DeMartini resulting in a much more updated hard rockin’ attack. In an effort to be taken more seriously, Ratt broke from the tradition of featuring a girl on the cover. They instead opted for gritty black-and-white photos of each of the five band members.
Likewise, the album does not contain a single power ballad amongst its ten tracks and even features experimental forays like the song “Body Talk”, which was featured on the soundtrack for the 1986 Eddie Murphy film The Golden Child.
Other great tracks generated by the album included “Dance”, “Enough Is Enough” and “Slip of the Lip”.

“Dancing Undercover” was a testing time for Ratt, relationships were strained and cracks began to show. They had barely taken their foot of the gas pedal since recording their debut album and those close to the situation were concerned that such fast paced activity was having a detrimental effect.
It’s a minor miracle then that this album maintained such impressive quality. Produced, to pin point accuracy by long time associate Beau Hill (Winger, Kix, Warrant), the album kept Ratt’s string of consecutive Platinum albums alive.
After its release, Ratt embarked on a U.S. tour with newcomers Poison, and played in Europe as a part of the Monsters Of Rock Tour (widely bootlegged). Their tour with Poison was the 6th highest grossing tour of 1987. Ratt also played Madison Square Garden.

“Dancing Undercover” Remastered & Reloaded by Rock Candy Records sounds bright and crisp, with a more prominent bass guitar and tom-toms output not heard in the original CD transfer.
The upgrade is Very Recommended.

01 – Dance
02 – One Good Lover
03 – Drive Me Crazy
04 – Slip of the Lip
05 – Body Talk
06 – Looking for Love
07 – 7th Avenue
08 – It Doesn’t Matter
09 – Take a Chance
10 – Enough Is Enough

Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
Warren DeMartini – lead & rhythm guitars
Robbin Crosby – lead & rhythm guitars
Juan Croucier – bass guitar
Bobby Blotzer – drums, percussion
Beau Hill – producer, engineer

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