Era il 24 marzo del 1984 quando uscì, per l'etichetta discografica "Atlantic Records", il primo e più famoso album della band di Los Angeles "Ratt".
L'album fu registrato tra il '83 e il '84. Il successo di quest'ultimo fu dovuto principalmente a la loro hit più famosa "Round and Round", che veniva trasmessa ininterrottamente sulle emittenti radiofoniche del periodo, e ad altri pezzi di pregevole fattura come "Wanted Man", "Back For More" e "Lack of Communication".
Ma ora analizziamo meglio il prodotto: appena mettiamo il disco nel lettore partirà "Wanted Man", brano dalle forti atmosfere Western che scorre senza intoppi grazie all'inconfondibile voce rauca e pastosa di Stephen Pearcy e al sostegno delle chitarre di Robbin Crosby e del giovane Warren DeMartini; il pezzo seguente, "You're in Trouble", comincia con un bel giro di basso di Juan Croucier (che abbiamo già visto nel primo album dei Dokken "Breaking the Chains") per poi esplodere. Brano un pò ripetitivo e banale ma comunque apprezzabile; la successiva è la blasonata "Round and Round", il pezzo più famoso di tutta la carriera dei nostri inserita anche nella colonna sonora del gioco "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories"; segue ancora "In Your Direction", uno dei miei brani preferiti, fino ad arrivare alla fantastica "She Wants Money", alla dura "Lack of Communication", alla più melodica "Back For More" ed alla fenomenale "The Morning After", senza dubbio la mia preferita di tutto l'album.
In conclusione non posso di certo consigliare l'ascolto di questo album perchè non ha fatto senza dubbio la storia del Metal, ma una piccola fetta se l'è comunque ritagliata.
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01 Wanted Man (03:41)
Well, low dealer, with snake eyes
You cross me, you realize you're-
You're hot leather, you're cold steel
You make a move, I'll make you feel like a
Human target, in my eyes
I've got you, well, in my sights
And by the rope, you will hang
It's your neck, from this Ratt gang
'Cause I'm a wanted man
'Cause I'm a, a wanted man
Well, gun fighter, you think twice
Are you fast, you heed my advice
I drink whiskey, you say goodnight
I'll put an end, to this here fight you're a
Human target, In my eyes
I've got you, well in my sights
And by the rope, you will hang
It's your neck, from this Ratt gang
It's really what you wanna be
A wanted man (a wanted man) (repeat)
Solo
'Cause I'm a, a wanted man
'Cause I'm a, a wanted man, yes I am
'Cause I'm a, a wanted man (repeat)
02 You're in Trouble (03:20)
Oh yeah
Well, fast as lightnin', and the gun
Your shadow's got you on the run
You're such a fighter, I said you're the one
And I will only tell you once
(Chorus)
You're in trouble, what are you gonna do
You're in trouble, it's what you're goin' through, goin' through
You're such a teaser, you give me life
I live in jungles and live with knives
There's always trouble on your mind
And won't you make me draw the line
And that's the price you pay to lie
You wanted trouble, you tell me why
We're gonna get you, what ya gonna do, do, do
We're gonna get you, what ya gonna do
(Chorus)
Yeah!
You're on the top, top, the top, well, top of the night
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Solo
(Chorus)
You're in trouble, well, trouble, I got a finger on you
You're in trouble, It's what you're goin' through
You're in trouble
03 Round and Round (04:25)
Out on the streets, that's where we'll meet
You make the night, I always cross the line
Tightened our belts, abuse ourselves
Get in our way, we'll put you on your shelf
Another day, some other way
We're gonna go, but then we'll see you again
I've had enough, we've had enough
Cold in vain, she said
I knew right from the beginning
That you would end up winnin'
I knew right from the start
You'd put an arrow through my heart
Round and round
With love we'll find a way just give it time
Round and round
What comes around goes around
I'll tell you why
Dig
Lookin' at you, lookin' at me
The way you move, you know it's easy to see
The neon light's on me tonight
I've got a way, we're gonna prove it tonight
Like Romeo to Juliet
Time and time, I'm gonna make you mine
I've had enough, we've had enough
It's all the same, she said
I knew right from the beginning
That you would end up winnin'
I knew right from the start
You'd put an arrow through my heart
Round and round
With love we'll find a way just give it time
Round and round
What comes around goes around
I'll tell you why
Out on the streets, that's where we'll meet
You make the night, I always cross the line
Tightened our belts, abuse ourselves
Get in our way, we'll put you on your shelf
Round and round
With love we'll find a way just give it time
Round and round
What comes around goes around
I'll tell you why
Round and round
With love we'll find a way just give it time, time, time, time
Round and round
What comes around goes around
I'll tell you why, why, why, why
Round and round
04 In Your Direction (03:31)
Well, I saw the time closin' in, you said you're leavin' me
I'm cursed with your heart's perfection
Well, said it's right to believe
Well, months and days, they slowly pass
I'm not waitin' for you
You turned me 'round in your direction
I'm lookin' for you, yeah
(Chorus)
You spin me your way, in your direction
You pull me your way, in your direction
Well, city lights are shinin' on me
Well, said it's time to go
Abusin' you all across the country
Said I feel hot coals, yeah
(Chorus)
Solo
(Chorus) (repeat)
06 Lack of Communication (03:54)
Too many problems, the world can't solve
Too many people, no-one wants to be involved
(Lack of communication, back off)
Keep rearranging, it's all the same
Always saying, someone else is to blame
(Lack of communication, back off)
Look all around me, who's standin' tall
Hold tight, no-one's gonna answer your call
(Lack of communication, back off)
Put up our boundaries, we build our walls
It's alright, no-one's gonna change us at all
(Lack of communication, back off)
Time's passin' us by, we have our reason
No-one wants to try, we have our reason
Questions askin' why, we have our reason
Problems still arise, we have our reason... for
Back off !
You're so together, you fall apart
You never miss, when you're shootin' straight for the heart
(Lack of communication, back off)
You see it your way, I'll see it mine
Well, conversation is a useless change of line
(Lack of communication, back off)
Lack of communication, back off)
Lack of communication
(Lack of communication, back off)
Well, back off, well, back off
(Lack of communication, back off)
In the age of the modern man
(Lack of communication, back off)
We see the problems, we don't really understand
(Lack of communication, back off)
Well, lack of communication
(Lack of communication, back off)
Well, lack of communication
(Lack of communication, back off)
Well, lack of communication
(Lack of communication, back off)
Lack of communication
(Lack of communication, back off)
Back off, well, back off...
(Lack of communication, back off) (repeat)
07 Back for More (03:47)
You turn him away, you tell him you're mine
You make him believe you're but one of a kind
You give him a cold look, you tell him a lie
You turn him away, girl, you know you're mine
(Chorus)
And you're back, you're back for more
You turn away, you're back for more
You gave him an inch, he took you a mile
He made you believe you're society's child
Then get in his new car, get in his style
I told you his way, he won't take you far
(Chorus) (repeat)
Solo
(Chorus) (repeat)
08 The Morning After (03:34)
You think unkindly, simple not sane, know what I mean
Say I'm deliberately sent here to please
It's what you need, so I'm here tonight
You won't confuse me with somebody else
Look in your mirror, you're too good for yourself
It's all in your books, your magazines, can't you see
I'll be headin' out in time, if it's wrong or right
(Chorus)
I'll leave the morning after (repeat)
Say I'm in --------to somebody else, know what I mean
I know you'll always think one of my kind
You're on my mind, baby, all the time
Lift your skirt, lady, high in the night
I'm just what you need, won't you give it a try
Don't put up a fight, it's gonna be alright, can't you see
I'll be headin' out in time, if it's wrong or right
(Chorus)
Stay by my...
Solo
It's gonna be right, right out of the night
When out of the night, now, it's gonna be right
It's gonna be right, right out of the night
When out of the night, can't you see
(Chorus)
I'll leave the morning, morning, morning,
morning, morning, on and on
(Chorus)
10 Scene of the Crime (04:59)
I wanna rock, but you, you dared to roll
I came by your house, but you, you weren't at home
Well, I knock on your door, I hear you beg for more
You broke the law you see, and that's a felony
(Chorus)
I think you've been caught (You have been caught)
At the scene of the crime (You have been caught)
At the scene of the...
Now I know what you've done to me
At the scene of the crime
Cold blooded bitch goin' out on me
I've got me a weapon, got me a loaded gun
You know I'll track you down
And you'll be on the run, no fun
(Chorus)
You broke the law in the first degree
Cold blooded bitch goin' out on me
(Chorus)
Now I know what you thought of me
Cold blooded bitch goin' out on me
Well, I know, well, you know, well, I know
Well, I know, well, your games
And I don't wanna play
Solo
(Chorus)
You broke the law in the first degree
Cold blooded bitch goin' out on me
(Chorus)
Well, now I know what you thought of me
Cold blooded bitch goin' out on me
Solo
You've been out, and I've been cheated
Well, I've been lied to, again and again, again and again
(Chorus)
Now I know what you've done to me
At the scene of the crime
Cold blooded bitch goin' out on me
At the scene of the...
(You have been caught) At the scene of the crime, yeah
(You have been caught) At the scene of the...
You broke the law in the first degree
At the scene of the crime
Cold blooded bitch goin' out on me
At the scene of the crime
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