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This was album five for Ratt and was also the last of the prime time releases, as it came out in 90 and it would be another nine years before their next one.

They also drafted in Desmond Child to help on production and songwriting to give them a push for that elusive hit single. It sort of worked as Lovin’ You’s A Dirty Job and Giving Yourself Away broke into the charts. However, I think Shame Shame Shame and All Or Nothing are much better songs because they are what Ratt do best with their cool rock/pop groove.

Not their best effort as nothing comes close to Out Of The Cellar, but anything with Warren DeMartini on is worth listening to.

7/10 from The Grooveman.

Welcome to Ratt’s second best record. For me, Out Of The Cellar is the perfect Ratt record because they were still hungry, and Warren De Martini just nails that album.

They were huge at this point and the record company wanted them in the studio after the success of Out Of The Cellar. This album clocks in at only 36 minutes and contains maybe the two biggest Ratt tracks in You’re In Love and Lay It Down, but I don’t think it quite achieves the quality as a whole as Cellar does.

Warren still plays like a beast and he is quite underrated as a player compared to his contemporaries. As usual I pick a track away from the big ones because Give It All is my favourite. Killer opening riff and lots of great guitar playing, but overall it’s just a great tune.

8/10 from The Grooveman.

“Wait a minute, this Ratt album has never been released on vinyl!” I hear you cry. And you’d be right, as this is one of the ever increasing amount of counterfeits flooding the market at the moment. The sound quality, other than being very quiet, is as good as you would expect from a rip off a CD. The cover however, is a bit of a mish mash. The front is correct but the back cover and the inner sleeve are taken from earlier Ratt albums.

Musically, I like this album. The band are only a four piece and they have moved away from that glitz and the glam sound. The album opens up with two great songs in Over The Edge and Live For Today, both of which would have made killer singles, and not what you think Ratt would do at all. Other songs that shake my tree are Breakout with its cool psyche-guitar intro, my favourite track Luv Sick with a killer riff and slight funk groove, and the killer riff and groove of So Good So Fine.

If you don’t know Ratt other than their golden years then this will be a pleasant surprise.

8/10 from The Grooveman.

After the initial burst of their first three releases (the self titled EP, Out Of The Cellar, and Invasion Of Your Privacy), Ratt were on a serious roll – those first three are classics. With this, their fourth release, could they keep it up? Well, the easy answer is no, but there are a few great songs on here.

The opening track, Dance, was a hit single and appeared in Miami Vice. It’s a typical Ratt n roll groove with that hint of sleaze – its a great tune. Drive Me Crazy is a cool up-tempo tune with a nice descending hook and riff. Slip Of The Lip was another track that appeared in a movie, this time it was The Golden Child. The best track on the album, and my favourite, is Body Talk. A killer tune that really grooves along with a simple riff and killer hook.

Other than Take A Chance, which is a slow grinding groove that is different from any other track on the album, Side 2 doesn’t live up to the quality of Side 1. It was a slow slide downwards after this album, with the occasional great tune thrown in to to remind people they could still do it. This album is certified platinum, so it sold in huge numbers.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.