{"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 Mley Cr? 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":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53118641733939,"sku":"9798878218191","price":27.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3e5Mudxo2Y9798878218191.webp?v=1773031159","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/world-infestation-the-ratt-story-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}