While that lack of a ballad may leave you thinking that the music all sounds the same, there’s enough variation threaded throughout the different songs that even with the pedal pushed down to the floor, the music never descends into annoying noise. The entirety of Dancing Undercover are balls-out rockers from start to finish, with no ballads to muck up the works. There’s also a somewhat heavier sound to the chorus, the backing vocals giving a fuller sound to that part of the song overall. Like “Dance”, I remember both of these songs from back when they were released and since they get played regularly on specialty radio shows, I’ve heard them any number of times in the ensuing passage of time.īoth “One Good Lover” and “Drive Me Crazy” are pretty intense, with the latter track coming through with even more of an aggressively driving sound than you’d usually expect. The songs “Slip Of The Lip” and “Body Talk” close out Side One and both are fast moving pieces that have quite the melodic hook and that big vocal sound you’d expect from the Ratt. For a time when metal ruled the world, discovering that one of the band’s better known tracks didn’t make a dent in the chart was a bit of a surprise. The album opens with “Dance”, which despite the fact I remember the song so well, didn’t even make the Top 40 chart. Those three singles (and the accompanying videos that would air on MTV) are all on the first side of the cassette. And that’s not just due to the fact of the three singles from the album either. I have to say that I found myself quite surprised to discover that Dancing Undercover is quite an enjoyably rocking ride from start to finish.
Dancing undercover album full#
Like many of their albums, I’d never heard the full album before now. These opinions are strictly my own and do not reflect the views of anyone else at Limelight Magazine.Īs I got around to picking up another Ratt album to check out, I wasn’t sure what I might remember about the band’s Dancing Undercover and what would be completely new to me. There will be some review analysis and my own personal stories about my connection with various albums. Some of the albums I have known about and loved for years, while others are new to me and were music I’ve always wanted to hear.
Dancing undercover album series#
The aim of this series is to highlight both known and underappreciated albums from rock, pop and metal genres from this time period through the cassette editions of their releases. The Cassette Chronicles is a continuing series of mini reviews and reflections on albums from the 1980’s and 1990’s.
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