From Rats to Riches
From Rats to Riches | ||||
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Studio album by Good Rats | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Passport Records (original US & Canadian release)[1] Radar Records (UK) Harvest Records (Germany & Australia) Mercury Records (Greece) | |||
Producer | Flo & Eddie[2] | |||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
From Rats to Riches is a studio album by the rock band Good Rats, released in 1978.[6]
Critical reception[]
AllMusic called the album "strong but overlooked."[6] Chuck Eddy, in Terminated for Reasons of Taste, wrote: "Heavier than I would have guessed, and more lyrically and structurally eccentric ... than I figured from supposed bar-band hacks, with sonic influences running the gamut from doo-wop to prog to maybe even punk."[2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music deemed the album the Good Rats' best.[4]
Track listing[]
- "Taking It To Detroit" – 3:36
- "Just Found Me A Lady" – 2:50
- "Mr. Mechanic" – 3:39
- "Dear Sir" – 3:12
- "Let Me" – 4:45
- "Victory In Space" – 3:06
- "Coo Coo Coo Blues" – 4:37
- "Don't Hate The Ones Who Bring You Rock & Roll" – 3:18
- "Could Be Tonight" – 2:54
- "Local Zero" – 5:08
Personnel[]
- Mickey Marchello - Guitar and Vocals
- Joe Franco - Drums
- Peppi Marchello - Lead Vocals
- John "The Cat" Gatto - Guitar and Keyboards
- Lenny Kotke - Bass and Vocals
References[]
- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Eddy, Chuck (August 25, 2016). Terminated for Reasons of Taste: Other Ways to Hear Essential and Inessential Music. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822373896 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Rats to Riches - The Good Rats | User Reviews | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 815.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 202.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Good Rats | Biography & History". AllMusic.
Categories:
- 1978 albums
- The Good Rats albums
- Radar Records albums
- Harvest Records albums
- Mercury Records albums