Fueler

Stephen Pearcy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B00092ZLXK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,673 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A brand new studio album from Hollywood metal idol, Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy!

11 hard-drivin , pure rock compositions including a newly updated version of the Ratt classic Round & Round!

Comes hot on the heels of Pearcy s magnificent regrouping of Ratt predecessor, Mickey Ratt!

Look for consumer print ads in Hit Parader, Metal Edge and Revolver! --Cleopatra Records

Product Description

1. Overdrive
2. Kill Kitty
3. That Sick Thing
4. Godsmack
5. Drive With Me
6. Spy Vs. Spy
7. Young And The Damned
8. Dream Machine
9. Gamblers & Thieves
10. Sinomatic
11. Round & Round XXX

BONUS DVD
Drive With Me video

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 24, 2005

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A dude (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fueler (Audio CD)

I just got this CD at a concert featuring Stephen Pearcy, LA Guns & WASP. I wondered why his entire set consisted of RATT songs and had no tunes from this CD until I heard the CD. It's pretty disappointing. The songs are very rough, the vocals are terrible, the production stinks. You'd never know this came from a guy who'd been to the top of the charts - it sounds like a home made garage band demo.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Critic speaks..., October 7, 2005

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Paul (Westfield, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fueler (Audio CD)

Stephen Pearcy, former vocalist of multi-platinum metal outfit RATT, has brought forth an album full of brand new material from his new group "SEP and the Rat Bastards". Unfortunately, barring a few standout tracks, this one comes off a little dull.

The production is third class -it's easy to get past that though. Pearcy's vocals were never something to tout, but he gets the job done. The album flaunts some nice guitar work and some clever lyrics.

The disk starts out beautifully with "Overdrive," a wonderfully fast paced, pounding set of pure hard rock. The blood pumping continues with tracks such as "That Sick Thing" and "Kill Kitty." However, everything takes a dive with the monotonous and slow "Godsmack." The riff is nice and fat, but the song never evolves, and is lyrically poor with a simple chorus that just about kills everything that was passable in the song.

The album then dives into it's first single, "Drive With Me." The song is tight, with a great rhythm and an undeniably catchiness. It is a bit on the short side, clocking in at less than 3 minutes, but still one of the albums stronger tracks. The real problem however is the track placement. Had this been in front of "Godsmack," it would have been great. The song isn't quite as fast as tracks like "That Sick Thing," sort of a middle ground between the fast and slow, but because it follows such a sludging piece, it comes off sounding misplaced and awkward. Truthfully though, most people will skip that one and get right to "Drive With Me" anyways, so it's not a big deal. However it hurts the album on the whole.

The second half of the album kicks off with a strangely addicting little ditty called "Spy vs. Spy," which was co-written with guitarist-for-hire Kerri Kelli. After that are a couple tracks that are easily forgetable, the perfect example being the blatant AC/DC rippoff "Dream Machine" that is short, worth a listen, but bland. The one redeeming track left on the disk is the stunningly brilliant "Gamblers and Thieves." Loud, rowdy, and fast paced, this is the kind of track that makes a Pearcy fan proud to lift the horns. Featuring some nifty guitar work and a scream along hook, this track alone is worth the price of the album. The last track is a(nother) new version of the classic RATT tune "Round and Round." It's slightly heavier than the original, but not much different. It's such a good song that it's bearable to hear again, but it doesn't add anything special.

Overall, FUELER is full of filler and a few standout tracks that make it a worthy purchase for fans of the genre and fans of Ratt, if only to take it out once in a while for a few spins.

Paul "the critic" St. Pierre
Westfield, MA

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Social Intercourse, June 4, 2005

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Nick Arnold (Delaware) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fueler (Audio CD)

The stand out tracks for me were Drive With Me, Godsmack, and Gambler's and Thieves. Didn't really need another version of Round and Round. I liked the previous Pearcy solo cd Social Intercouse more. This one does come with a video for Drive With Me which is pretty cool.