| Title: | MUSIC V4 |
| Notice: | New Noters please read Note 1.*, Mod = someone else |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Wed Oct 09 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Mar 12 1996 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 762 |
| Total number of notes: | 18706 |
Turns out that we had a number of Good Rats fans that contributed to a
Good Rats note in the last version of the MUSIC conference, so I
thought I'd start another.
The "news" about the Good Rats is that "Rats To Riches" is supposedly
now out on CD and I know for sure that "Tasty" is out because I have a
copy.
For those of you who are wondering who the Good Rats are, you could
describe them as the best band from the tri-state (NY/NJ/CT) area
never to have really made it.
They were EXTREMELY popular in the clubs, playing mainly sold out and
packed shows wherever they played.
The recorded a number of albums:
"The Good Rats" (almost impossible to find)
"Tasty"
"Rat City in Blues"
"From Rats to Riches"
"The Good Rats - Live"
"Great American Music" (not sure of this title)
(I may have missed an album in this list.)
"Tasty" is widely regarded as their masterpiece. It's one of the few
albums I cast the term "superlative" upon, but "Ratcity" and "Rats
to Riches" are also great albums and the live album is a great
introduction to the band, as well as capturing them in their best
environment (live, as opposed to the studio).
The classic lineup thru the live album was:
Peppi Marchello - lead vocals and main songwriter
Mickey Marchello - lead & rhythm guitar, vocals
John Gatto - lead & rhythm guitar
Lenny Kotke - bass and vocals
Joe Franco - drums
Franco is IMHO was one of the worlds most underrated drummers at the
time. I actually waited til the END of his drum solo to go to the
bathroom.
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| 505.1 | But,He Couldn't_Play"Tasty" | WMOIS::MAZURKA | Son_Of_One_Who_Walks_On_Down | Sat Oct 02 1993 08:21 | 4 |
db...Could you tell me who drew the Cover for"Tasty'?
Crazy_His_Fingers_Moved_Like_Bodies_Danced_Al
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| 505.2 | Not terribly useful | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | DOS Boot | Sat Oct 02 1993 08:58 | 5 |
re: .1
All it says is "Cover painting by CJ"
That ought be all you need to know right? ;-)
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| 505.3 | HOTWTR::TUTAK_PE | Bunny Brief Lives | Mon Oct 04 1993 15:46 | 6 | |
The cover art to 'Rat City in Blue' was priceless. Are they still
together, BTW ?
Peter
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| 505.4 | Not together, but they do get together now and then | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | DOS Boot | Mon Oct 04 1993 20:25 | 10 |
> Are they still together, BTW ?
No, but I did meet Joe Franco at a drum clinic a year or so ago and he
said that they do hold a reunion concert pretty close to every year
in the NY area.
I'd definitely love to see one of those, but I have no way of knowing
when they take place.
db
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