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From Long Island New York - The Good Rats! The worlds most famous unknown band! If you grew up on Long Island in the late 70's there were only 3 bands that mattered, Twisted Sister, Zebra and The Good Rats! Twisted finally exploded, Zebra almost made it, and The Good Rats...well they stayed one of the most popular bands on Long Island. The reasons why the Rats never got the break they deserved will be debated by New Yorkers for a long time. My take is this. The Rats were TOO diverse. They couldn't be lumped into any one \"style\" of music. The Rats could play as heavy Twisted Sister (Seen it) and then play jazz rock fusion, and then switch to country parody songs. They did it all. And they did it so damn good you couldn't NOT love them. They released several albums on their own label (The biggies weren't interested) And toured the Tri-State area non stop for many years. Eventually members began to leave and lead vocalist (And main songwriter) Peppi Marchello was left to fly the rats flag alone. The Original line up would get back together occasionally for reunion shows, showing all that the magic was still there. But years down the line The Good Rats almost became a parody of themselves. A few years back Peppi Marchello passed away, and with him so did The Good Rats. This collection of songs does not do justice to what a Good Rats show was. PLEASE search out their double live album \"Live At Last\" which is the REAL Rats whipping up the crowd to a frenzy. Peppi you will be missed, your incredible songwriting and the HUMOR in your songs put you light years ahead of your peers. It's sad you never achieved the fame you so rightly deserved. - GREAT SONGS REAL MUSIC PLAYED BY INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS. Enjoy The Good Rats. BUY THEIR CDs!!!
