Great American Music
Good Rats
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New York Survivor | Good Rats | 2:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Julie | Good Rats | 2:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Audience | Good Rats | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hollywood Ending | Good Rats | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Great American Music Halls | Good Rats | 3:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Yes Or No | Good Rats | 3:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Icy Cold | Good Rats | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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On My Way To School | Good Rats | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Oh So Good | Good Rats | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rock And Roll Of View | Good Rats | 2:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
Every town or state has a rock band that is well regarded locally, but outside of that jurisdiction remains quite obscure. Thus was the case with New York's the Good Rats. A top draw during the 1970s — especially on Long Island — the Good Rats had some close calls with widespread success, and issued several albums, including 1981's Great American Music. One of their more commercial sounding releases, the album is sonically comparable to the clean-sounding albums that both Frank Zappa and new wave acts were issuing at the time — especially on such standouts as "Julie" and "Great American Music Halls" — while the loud and rowdy Rats of old resurface on the album-opening "New York Survivor." Proving to be the group's last release (until leader Peppi Marchello resuscitated the band in the '90s), Great American Music saw the exit of longtime members John Gatto (guitar) and Lenny Kotke (bass), and the entrance of future Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick.
Biography
Formed: 1964 in Long Island City, NY
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Good Rats
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Tasty | Tasty | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Injun Joe | Tasty | 5:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Back to My Music | Tasty | 2:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Coo Coo Coo Blues | From Rats to Riches | 4:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fireball Express | Tasty | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Taking It to Detroit | From Rats to Riches | 3:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Song Writer | Tasty | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fred Upstairs & Ginger Snappers | Tasty | 3:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Papa Poppa | Tasty | 5:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Just Found Me a Lady | From Rats to Riches | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
