From Rats to Riches

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From Rats to Riches
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Studio album by
Good Rats
Released1978
GenreRock
LabelPassport Records (original US & Canadian release)[1]
Radar Records (UK)
Harvest Records (Germany & Australia)
Mercury Records (Greece)
ProducerFlo & Eddie[2]
Good Rats chronology
Ratcity in Blue
(1976) 		From Rats to Riches
(1978) 		Rats, The Way You Like 'Em
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[4]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide3/5 stars[5]

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[]

  1. "Taking It To Detroit" – 3:36
  2. "Just Found Me A Lady" – 2:50
  3. "Mr. Mechanic" – 3:39
  4. "Dear Sir" – 3:12
  5. "Let Me" – 4:45
  6. "Victory In Space" – 3:06
  7. "Coo Coo Coo Blues" – 4:37
  8. "Don't Hate The Ones Who Bring You Rock & Roll" – 3:18
  9. "Could Be Tonight" – 2:54
  10. "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[]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Rats to Riches - The Good Rats | User Reviews | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 815.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 202.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Good Rats | Biography & History". AllMusic.
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