{"product_id":"world-infestation-the-ratt-story-paperback","title":"World Infestation: The Ratt Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Prato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the mid '80s, Ratt was one of the biggest hard rock\/heavy metal bands in the United States. Turn on MTV, and it was seemingly only a matter of time until a Ratt video was aired. Visit your local newsstand, and you were sure to detect a Ratt band member on the cover of one of the leading rock mags. Take a gander at the album charts, and one of their platinum (or platinum plus) LP's would have been easy to spot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd let's not forget that from 1985 and throughout the remainder of the decade, they were a featured attraction on mammoth festivals, and also, rocked arenas on bills that featured Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Poison, Warrant, or Queensrÿche...\u003ci\u003ewith Ratt headlining over those bands\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut, seemingly just as rapid as their rise to the top was the abrupt halt to their career in 1991 - with the onset of grunge and alt-rock replacing the party hearty metal stylings of the previous decade, in addition to internal strife within the band behind the scenes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Infestation: The Ratt Story \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the L.A. band's entire tale - from their beginnings as a band slugging it out on the Sunset Strip alongside such stiff competition as Mötley Crüe and Metallica, to scoring hit singles (\"Round and Round,\" \"Lay It Down,\" \"You're in Love\") and albums (\u003ci\u003eOut of the Cellar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInvasion of Your Privacy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing Undercover\u003c\/i\u003e), creating their own unique look and sound (dubbed \"fashion rock\"), dealing with adversity, and how their music has reached a new audience in recent years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprised of quotes from interviews past and present (as well one of the last-ever interviews conducted with Ratt's late guitarist, Robbin Crosby), \u003ci\u003eWorld Infestation: The Ratt Story \u003c\/i\u003ewill certainly take you round and round...and then lay it down.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50350241218797,"sku":"9798878218191","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/NbyTDRml7r9798878218191.webp?v=1785269665","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/world-infestation-the-ratt-story-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}