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The Collection: Ep. 74 – Everything RATT with Deke from The Distortion Den

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This week on The Collection, my buddy Deke from The Distortion Den joins me to talk everything Ratt!! We start with the debut album all the way up to Stephen Pearcy’s latest release and as much as we can in between. We show off Vinyl, CDs, Cassettes, Singles and even a book. Nothing is off limits as long as it relates to Ratt. And that even includes some Stephen Pearcy side projects such as Arcade and even some of his solo albums. Sit back and join us for this hour long conversation that any Ratt fan will enjoy!!

So go check it out as it will be live tonight, September 22, 2025 at 7pm. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.

Stephen Pearcy – ‘Smash’ – Album Review

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If you are expecting Stephen Pearcy’s ‘Smash’ to sound like Ratt, You’re In Trouble.  This Collage of songs is definitely not Ratt and the first two songs, “I Know I’m Crazy” & “Ten Miles Wide”, proves that it is his own album.

Stephen’s screaming of MuthaFucka at the beginning of “Dead Roses” is the Detonator that is set off on this explosion of rock.  They Lay It Down on the blues sounding “Shut Down Baby”.  I’m Insane for the rockers “Passion Infinity” & “I Can’t Take It” as they would fit nicely on any Ratt album.

It’s a Shame, Shame, Shame, but a few songs don’t hold up.  It feels like he pulled “Summer’s End” Out of the Cellar as it is a stale ballad.  The song “Jamie” completely rips off the chorus on the Ratt song “Can’t Wait On Love” and it Drives Me Crazy.  Lastly, the childish sounding “Lollipop” had me screaming Enough is Enough!

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