The Good Rats - The Good Rats (1967)

The Good Rats - The Good Rats (1967) FLAC

While countless rockers started their careers in the New York suburb of Long Island before going on to worldwide success (Billy Joel, Twisted Sister, Steve Vai, Brian Setzer, Blue Öyster Cult, etc.), there have been countless acts that appeared poised for a breakthrough, but for whatever reason, fell short. Many longtime followers of Long Island-based rock would probably agree that tops on the "woulda/coulda/shoulda" list were the Good Rats, a group who played at some of the East Coast's best-known/biggest venues (Madison Square Garden, Nassau Coliseum, the Philadelphia Spectrum) during the '70s, while opening for such big names as Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, the Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, Kiss, Journey, Heart, Styx, Meat Loaf, and Rush, among others.

Specializing in a tough form of bar band/hard rock (comparable to Led Zeppelin early on, before getting more commercial), quite a few bandmembers waltzed through the Good Rats' ranks after their formation during the late '60s, but through it all, lead vocalist Peppi Marchello was present.

Comment: This first album was made from unobtainium back in the daze. Quite hard to actually see the vinyl, no matter who you knew. Cool to see this one so available. Get it:)

Track Listing

We Are The Good Rats 1:54
Joey Ferrari 2:38
For The Sake Of Anyone 5:00
Anybody Got The Time 2:25
My Back Is Achin' (And My Mind Is No Better) 2:38
The Hobo 2:35
If You Stay By Me 3:20
Gotta Get Back 3:55
The Truth Is Gone 4:15
Family Portrait 2:57