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Under My Skin

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Everything Pearcy has put out in the last 6 years or so has, to say, fallen short of reaching classic RATT standards.

But now, in 2008, Stephen Pearcy, back in Ratt, seems more focused on making the kind of music that rocketed his band into stardom in the beginning. Under My Skin does not try to be anything its not- it is simply a rock record from one of the most nobable voices in 80's rock. Its a throwback to the days of glam rock with everything you'd excpect: sing along hooks, catchy melodies and lyrics about sex and cars.

But this album is a little more than just that. Notably one of the standout tracks "Time Slips Away", Pearcy reveals his feeling about the death of one of his best friends.

Most of the tracks though, are pure rock and roll anthems like the cleverly worded "In Outta Love" and the power driving "Big Nothin".
The title track has some very clever lyrics as well.

Overall, this is a very solid album from Stephen Pearcy. The effort is there and it shows. And the collaboration with The Donnas on "Round and round" is very cool too.

I was slow to buy this album,my mistake! After one play I was glad I bought it.
The songs are indeed like early Ratt, like others have said,except a little faster.
My favorite tracks are: Here We Go Again, In Outta Love, Youre A Lot Like Me,and the slow one Time Slips Away.
The Round and Round remix isnt needed,not that its bad,it isnt. I dont even play it, I have heard that song way too many times as it is.The title track is the weakest new song,though playable.
All in all a good new album from Pearcy,I am glad I got it!

This cd reminds me of when Pearcy played with Arcade only a little heavier. At first I didn't know what to think about this cd. I was thinking it would sound more like a RATT cd. But what I got was more of a raw sound from him. I love this cd and if you are a RATT fan or a Arcade fan or even a Vertex fan, you too will love it. I hope he continues to release music like this.

Every time I purchase a Pearcy CD I am always disappointed, don't get me wrong the guy tries hard but it just ain't the same as a Ratt album.Round And Round with the Donnas? why? Stephen why? get over it.What this CD is, is nothing more than a demo and by that I mean that is exactly what it sounds like. I have spun it three times and still it sucks, maybe his next disc will be better who knows? Personally I think I'll wait for the new Ratt CD.Sorry man you are a legend but honestly?

Save your money unless you're an absolute die-hard RATT fan. I saw RATT last year and they sounded great with C Cavazo and DeMartini. The "low-light" of this is the version of Round and Round with the no-talent Donna's. Pearcy's Social Intercourse was much better and it still wasn't that good.

If you're a Ratt fan, you're going to love this disc. Previous Pearcy solo efforts have had one or two great songs - this one is solid from beginning to end! In Outta Love has great guitar work by Pearcy - who knew he could play so well. Big Nothing is a great Rage like track. And yes, we didn't need another version of Round & Round, but hearing the Donnas on this track dueting with Pearcy makes it a nice bonus.

Good cd , no bad tracks here , back to the great pearcy sound like social intercourse and ratt , worth buying for sure

Unless you're absolutely dying to hear The Donnas collaborate with Stephen Pearcy on a remake of the hit song "Round and Round," then please do yourself a favor and avoid this CD like the plague. After hearing this solo effort from Pearcy, it's obvious that the whole was greater than the sum of RATT's parts. Thank God the other RATT members didn't allow Pearcy, the band's lead singer, to singularly do his own thing on the records they put out, because otherwise they never would have struck a major-label deal back in the mid-1980s.

"Under My Skin" is unbelievably wretched; it sounds like the offerings of an all-too-eager high school band that's just learning how to sing, play and write songs. Granted, the lead guitar work on this CD is good -- at times even exceptional -- but it doesn't make up for the overall amateurish, unoriginal sound and feel of the songs. This overly unpolished record badly needed a producer, someone besides Stephen Pearcy. Where's Beau Hill when you need him?

The most annoying part of "Under My Skin" is Pearcy himself. The angry, interminable chip on the guy's shoulder is predictable, boring and grating. These days, his voice sounds thin, too scratchy and at times even whiny. In retrospect, it makes me wonder how much producer Beau Hill may have assisted Pearcy's raspy vocals in the studio way back when. And though Pearcy's lyrics were far from poetic and almost always cliched back in the RATT days, his by-the-numbers, hate-filled words about the latest person he's trying to smear are downright dull and vexing now.

Perhaps worst of all, "Under My Skin" lacks the swinging hooks, meaty rhythm, awesome backing vocals and melodic prowess of a typical RATT album. Sure, Pearcy may have gone out of his way to do something different from RATT, and that's fine, but he could have at least included ONE of the aforementioned attributes on "Under My Skin." Granted, this album does rock out pretty hard; but, sorry to say, it severely lacks substance and attention-grabbing riffs to stay even remotely interesting. What a long way from the salad days of 1984 for Pearcy.

SEP is pretty much back to the style of his first albums for Arcade, RATT, solo. This really falls into that style I think: raw, rude & rockin'!!! More straight ahead than the last solo album anyway.