Ratt - 1984 song 'Reach for the Sky'

[gtrjay]

Unreleased song that made it's way onto YouTube last week. Not bad. I guess this is where they took the album title for their album years later?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm_OKTT ... L&index=16



Reach for the Sky

℗ 1984 Atlantic Recording Corporation under license from Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.

Released on: 2024-10-11

Drums, Percussion: Bobby Blotzer
Bass Guitar, Background Vocals: Juan Croucier
Guitar, Background Vocals: Robbin Crosby
Guitar, Background Vocals: Warren De Martini
Lead Vocals: Stephen Pearcy
Sound Engineer: Clif Smith
Sound Engineer: Dave Clarke
Sound Engineer: Ray Leonard
Sound Engineer: Robin Laine
Sound Engineer: Dennis King
Producer, Sound Engineer: Beau Hill
Sound Engineer: Jim Faraci
Composer: Stephen Pearcy
Composer: Robbin Crosby
Composer: Marq Torien

[pieceofme]

I can see why this was unreleased. The lyrics are bad even for Ratt standards.

Firehouse Reach for the sky smokes this song.

[gtrjay]

I think we are missing the bigger picture, Marq was a composer on this?

Perhaps in 2025 he will open for the foo fighters!

[Black Stuff]

I think we are missing the bigger picture, Marq was a composer on this?

Perhaps in 2025 he will open for the foo fighters!

wonder if he is also selling shares to the rights for this tune's royalties?

[daveg]

Not as bad as I thought, but it's a fairly average song. Could have been on one of those forgettable 80's soundtracks.
I love the OOTC sound on it.

[dmbrocker]

Huge Ratt nutswinger here, and this is quite good for an unreleased track. It definitely sounds like it'd fit in perfectly with the sound and lyrics they were putting out on OOTC.

[str]

Could have been on one of those forgettable 80's soundtracks.

It is well known that Top Gun wanted the song,
Bobby even mentioned it in his book,
Warren didn't want to give it ,
They wound up giving "Body Talk" to the Golden Child instead.

Top Gun also wanted "Reckless" by Judas Priest .

[dmbrocker]

Could have been on one of those forgettable 80's soundtracks.

It is well known that Top Gun wanted the song,
Bobby even mentioned it in his book,
Warren didn't want to give it ,
They wound up giving "Body Talk" to the Golden Child instead.

Top Gun also wanted "Reckless" by Judas Priest .

Top Gun also originally wanted Corey Hart to sing "Danger Zone", and after he declined they tried for Cronin and REO who also declined before they finally chose Kenny Loggins.