[2018-04-27] The Good Rats "Tasty (Remastered 40th Anniversary Edition)" (Uncle Rat)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:21 pm

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Local legends on Long Island, NY, the Good Rats seemed poised to break big in the early to mid-1970's. The band played Madison Square Garden, Nassau Coliseum, the Philadelphia Spectrum, and England's Hammersmith Odeon on bills with Rush, Journey, Kiss, Meatloaf, Aerosmith and Ozzy Osborne, while FM radio embraced the Good Rats, as well.

The reason for the band's lack of long-term success is debatable, but the quality of its songs are not. A hard rock band that elegantly mixed in elements of jazz and blues, with strong musical fundamentals, and a powerful vocalist and sophisticated songwriter, Peppi Marchello.

Most Good Rats fans consider the band's album, Tasty, to be its best. Originally released in 1974 by Warner Bros, Tasty was remixed and re-released in 1978 on the band's own Rat City Records. Now, forty years later, this beloved gem will hit record store shelves again in a 40th Anniversary deluxe edition remastered by two-time Grammy®-winner, Vlado Meller Mastering.

Tracklist
1. Back to My Music
2. Injun Joe
3. Tasty
4. Papa Poppa
5. Klash-Ka-Bob
6. Fireball Express
7. Fred Upstairs & Ginger Snappers
8. 300 Boys
9. Phil Fleish
10. Songwriter
Bonus Studio Demos:
11. Melting Pot Cookbook
12. I Won't Stop

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5FH6KT/?tag=imwan-20

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

Oooh, truly local LI legends who never made it big. Can't wait to see what this will include.

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:15 pm

Listen to the newly remastered opening track:

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:26 am

We now have the tracklist to the first post. This 40th Anniversary Edition will include two bonus studio demos.

Neal Alhadeff · 07 Jan 2007

I love the Good Rats!! I have all their albums on vinyl and CD

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:59 pm

I grew up in New York, but had never really paid any attention to The Good Rats. I think they were bigger on the Island than in the boroughs. The preview song is great, and now I'm wondering how they never made it big nationally. I'm going to start my Good Rats collection with this CD.

Don57 · 01 Feb 2008

They were huge on Long Island. They were constantly playing in Suffolk and Nassau. I know they played the Garden and the Coliseum as an opening act. I could be wrong but I think the largest place they played as a headliner was the Calderone.

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

It was quite a fun and rewarding challenge to amass the Good Rats' catalog on CD back in the early days of collecting. The eponymous debut was reissued by One Way, and was in print for about 5 minutes.

The band reacquired the rights to most of their albums and reissued them a few years back, sold via their website. Made things easier for fans.

Neal Alhadeff · 07 Jan 2007

Linda wrote:

I grew up in New York, but had never really paid any attention to The Good Rats. I think they were bigger on the Island than in the boroughs. The preview song is great, and now I'm wondering how they never made it big nationally. I'm going to start my Good Rats collection with this CD.

Pepi was a terrific songwriter. I don't know how they didn't "make it."

[2018-04-27] The Good Rats "Tasty (Remastered 40th Anniversary Edition)" (Uncle Rat)

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