PRO-SHOT HD FOOTAGE OF RATT’S M3 PERFORMANCE WITH ORIGINAL BASSIST JUAN CROUCIER
Original Ratt bassist Juan Croucier made his live re-debut with the band this past Ratturday, May 12th at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, MD after Robbie Crane, Ratt’s bassist since 1997, left last month to focus on Lynch Mob. For Ratt fans, this meant two things: 1) No songs written after 1991 were performed (except for a 0:30 sample of “Take A Big Bite” tacked onto the end of “Lack of Communication”) 2) Lots of songs written before 1991 were performed, including tracks the band rarely plays live these days (setlist).
This would’ve left fans like me who absolutely ate up 2010’s Infestation a bit PO’ed, but I’m guessing I’d be in the minority there. The same folks who attended M3 to see today’s lame versions of Skid Row and Warrant play the classic hits probably felt the same way about Ratt. But I know that if I’d paid good money to see a Ratt headline show I’d be highly disappointed. Ratt are the rare “legacy” band to actually deliver a quality comeback album — and it’s been recognized critically, too — so they should embrace it; Croucier better learn the Infestation setlist pronto!
Anyway, check out the entire set above. Bear with DeMartini’s out-of-tune guitar in the beginning; it gets better.
-VN
