RATT 'Invasion of Your Privacy' Inside the Album w/ Producer Beau Hill - full in bloom Interview 

This is one of those Rare albums where you can put it on and listen straight thru from beginning to the end.

There was something magical about this album.

I know that Out of the Cellar is the album that many cite as thier best, but IMO this is the one, this is their finest hour, and followed clsoely by Dancing Undercover.

Hi from New Zealand..I'm 52 .. I found ratt in 1986 as a 16 year old.. You just can't recreate the greatest music and time ..pure heaven.

Ratt were definitely one of my favorites back then. Dokken was super cool, too. Great interview.

Most incredible guitar sounds I’ve ever heard, right up there with VH I

Invasion Of Your Privacy is the album that got me into Ratt. I bought the album from Camelot Music store back in 1988 at barely 10 years old. I admit that I bought the album because of the album cover of the gorgeous woman. I didn't find out until years later that she was a Playboy playmate back in the day. As much as I love Out Of The Cellar album, Invasion Of Your Privacy is and has always been my favorite Ratt album ever. All ten songs are Phenomenal. It has the best sound out of all the Ratt albums in my opinion. I recently last year got the first four studio albums remastered from the label Rock Candy and they all sound better than ever. This interview was very entertaining.

Robbin Crosby was a great songwriter in Ratt and he doesn’t get enough credit, IMO, as a creative force in the band.

The guitar work and vocals were epic.

Way cool interview. Invasion Of Your Privacy was one of the best albums of the 1980's, and my favorite Ratt album. Ratt get tossed into the hair band genre, but it's just kickass rock music. One interesting thing is when Beau Hill mentions "...before everybody got fired, after Nirvana." Yikes. Thanks for posting this interview.

I was in love with RATT by '85.. I had just graduated and my grandparents took me to Yellowstone Nat Park for a week as celebration gift.. No music for a week, basically, although they bought me Motley Crue's new album Theater of Pain at end, and they turned the fader to very back of the van so I could hear it, n they couldnt :) All i could think about was Teri Goodbrake (a girl back home) and Invasion of Your Privacy lol :) .. But 1st day back home (I had bought tickets months in advance), after a week without weed n music, saw Ratt n Bon Jovi that nite in STL... And it kicked ass! Summer 1985 :)

Your interviews with BEAU HILL are the best Thanks so much Please post more !!! Would love to hear about DANCING UNDERCOVER and also REACH FOR THE SKY Thanks for your great interviews and sharing them !

Invasion was awesome. Was 14 and just discovering what good bud was. Every song has a good memory for me. Warren and Robin had some kick ass guitar work on there.

Somebody definitely dropped the ball ⚽️ on the invasion album. There were so many singles on that album especially BETWEEN THE EYES 👀.SHOULD OF BEEN A VIDEO LEAST

Beau Hill is a musical genius.

This channel popped up today. Shocked it only had 428 subs. Great content.

Re: interviewer's reaction to Beau saying that "Way Cool Jr." was one of his favorites. I don't think dude meant to sound like he was perplexed by Beau's fondness - but it certainly came off that way. The chorus and outro goings-on in "Between The Eyes" still give me goosebumps.

Nothing but a crying shame about Robbin Crosby

These are some amazing narratives🎶 I remember buying all of these Ratt albums back in the day and seeing Beau Hill’s name in the cassette sleeve. Ratt had such an incredible formula, so melodic and so catchy at the same time. I remember in middle school that there were so many Motley Crue fans at school, I was kind of afraid to admit I liked Ratt much better( I’m 51 and I still feel the same way🤘🏾🎶) The first time I was introduced to Ratt was on the closing credits on Entertainment Tonight one evening and it was the Round and Round video. So at the time in the Sunday newspapers (80’s) there was an insert advertisement to buy 10 cassettes for 1c. Ratt’s Out of the Cellar (along with Prince’s Purple Rain) was one of them and I have been a fan every since🤘🏾🎶🤘🏾🎶

This comes in #1 by a landslide for me as far as Ratt's discography goes, I can blast it from beginning too the end no problem.

Ever notice how the bass on Lay it Down is just like a heartbeat?

Thank you for recognizing Rob. We dated in '92 & watching this stuff still breaks my heart, 30 years later. RIP Big Guy. XX see you in Heaven.

One of my favorite albums! Thanks for posting this

Dude this is so so good. Thanks so much

For me. This was when " RATT " was at the top of their game. Robbin Crosby stated it was his favorite tour. . I saw this tour with my g/f at Hollywood Sportatorium in 1985. I was 16 years old. 15k+ people at this show. Bon Jovie opened for Ratt back then. Everything was "all well" in the mid 1980s .

'Everything is going to suck, until it doesn't' - lol... so true

Great stuff! RIP Robbin! Miss your music dude!

Good to hear Robbin getting some credit. They were awesome until he started to fade out. RIP

Jeez, Yet again, an amazing interview of specific things I have wondered as I've listened to Ratt so many times. Incredible interviews mate!

Wow! This was the s**t! I bought Invasion back then and loved it. Hearing about the tricks this guy did during the sessions is mindblowing. At that stage in life I was building EVH hybrids for fun and getting sounds I could with what little money I had. I remember being in a record shop in Hartford and standing beside me is none other than Tommy Lee. I found the tape he was looking for and he says, "I've looked in every store from LA till now and I find it in Hartford, Connecticut. I wished him luck. Not the kind to freak over a celeb. I saw them on the next tour there, when he had this kit that went upside down.

I have always thought that Closer To My Heart should have also been released as a single and video. I actually think that Invasion Of Your Privacy would have sold more than Out Of The Cellar if it had been. I agree also that Lay It Down should have been the first single and video, then Closer To My Heart, and You're In Love as the third single and video.

This is really cool.. I am glad I ran across these.. Thank you

This was probably one of the most interesting music interviews I've heard. Fantastic stuff.

Thanks 🙏 So much!! Beau really did a great job!!

My Aunt brought me to se Ratt on this tour in Gulfport, MS

Some of the best riffs of the 80s...

My new favorite channel on youtube. Enjoy hearing all these interviews

Love your channel, such fantastic interviews ✌

Awesome interview!

8:45 is the absolutely most hilarious statement and true as can be. I made a comment before, unfortunately my original RU-vid account has vanished, regardless I’m back and watching these interviews again. Folks- full in bloom has got the best interviews, and I mean no disrespect to any other interviewer in this category. Thanks for the entertainment, keeping rock alive! All the best - Mike from NY!

I remember back when Robbin was still alive and Vince wasn’t fat. Good times.

Man, that Warren solo must have been unreal if he’s still lamenting that he didn’t keep it 35 years later.

Definitely one of the Best albums of my youth! I can remember putting a kenwood cassette deck,6x9s, and amp in mom’s car playing this tape till in would not play anymore!#🐀🎸🤘🏻🔥

Great interview, love hearing the trials and tribulations of the man tasked with making the recorded side of Ratt work. The Kix remixes are awesome also, they just sound huge and bad ass, and back in the day that Bad Brains record he did sounded great, and I remember him mentioning he had a hard time getting a satisfactory guitar sound from Dr. Know

With Dokken Back for the Attack - some of the best guitar tones EVER recorded. Tremendous album art. Great cover.

Beau nailed it on Round and Round. What a production and sound/arrangement ---WOW

Imo, Between The Eyes is an awesome track and very underrated song. Obviously, not a hit but awesome rocking song.

This is one of rocks most underrated albums. I love it from beginning to end.

I just love Ratt's signature sound and Stephen's strange whiney vocals.. They stood out,the melodies,tempos,"just the whole sound vibe.." The grooves just worked. Hard to put an exact finger on. Great interview!

Ratt is one of my all time favorite bands and I really loved these Beau Hill interviews. Really interesting and informative. I'm looking forward to digging into more of your interviews.

Invasion was a very great sounding album

Well, I just discovered my faveorite RU-vid channel of all time. Great stuff!

I know you tend to say you don't want to get too tech-y but I did enjoy that aspect of your interview overall. I think Invasion is a really * interesting * album from a sonic perspective, it's got so many little things that catch the ear when you close-listen. Sophisticated, even, for that time period, definitely part of the reason why the album holds up so well. It's a GOOD thing they did let Beau get weird now and again!

1 Dancing Under Cover, 2 Out Of The Cellar, 3 Detonator, 4 Invasion, 5 Reach For the Sky in that order are my favorite albums. That being said. Not one of them suck at all. Each one of them albums have a slightly different persona about them. BUT THEY ALL ROCK!

Very cool interview. Classic album. Warren is a guitar God.

Urine Love was a superb track. Invasion was one of the very best albums of 80s. Incredible album and it's dated very well. Fantastic songs and beautiful, melodic solos.

Love these interviews.

Great interview 👍🏻

Beau Hill did some great work man. I’m still listening to it and I play also it’s incredible.

Thank you for sharing

Love these back stories. I saw the invasion tour 85 with Bon Jovi slippery when wet opening . First concert at stabler arena in pa. Amazing introduction to live music

My Favorite album of all time. I heard a early release on 97.9fm in Grand Rapids from Airs. I couldn't believe the sound of the album. I knew it was ratt right away and listened to the whole album. Something Magical about the sound of it. Definitely my stranded on an Island album. Ratt N Roll

Never Use Love is my favorite song off Invasion and probably the Closest to a out right Metal song just a crushing Riff !!

Instantly recognizable. One of the best albums, easily. Dancing is also a killer.

Best predominantly Glam/Heavy Metal album Great musicianship all songs are within 3 minutes and not a single boring song

Great interview

Great band. Some of the best of the 80's

RATT another example of awesome 80s rock and roll their music never gets old they made some really good videos too💯

Out of the Cellar is the best sounding record of the 80’s if not of all time. Possibly the greatest debut album of all time also. All killer no filler.

The stars aligned when the record button was hit when making this record.

I really enjoyed this. I've always found Invasion to be one of the better hair albums, sonically.

Classic album and my personal fave album by ratt

Been a fan since Out Of The Cellar and have all their albums including the EP. Invasion is my favorite, followed by OOTC. I regularly listened to this album on repeat and am surprised I didn't wear out the vinyl. , Some have criticized it for being over-produced (which was common in 80s metal) but I love the sound Beau got on this record.

Who else thought the chick on the album cover was smokin? ..and the chick in the Lay It Down video was amazing too. Am I right?? I graduated hs in 85 btw.

I just wish the first 4 records had the full low end that Detonator has.

Classic Album!

Everything is gonna suck, until it doesn't... Holyshit 😂 That's a great line man

It's amazing this golden era of the bunch-of-millions record sales when a 2.5 million sales record would "only" peak at #14. For bad - or for the very good - this era is long gone.

Invasion's guitar sound is TOTALY different than Cellar's, yet Beau said it was the same amp as Cellars'. I get listener fatigue from Cellar's bright and edgy guitar tone. I can listen to Invasion over and over again, because the guitar tone is so warm! I have a Laney 100 watt AOR head that sounds exactly like Invasion's guitar sound! It has almost the same exact circuitry as a Marshall Superlead, but a few parts have different values (the signal capacitors). The mid's are slightly cut because of this reason. This is why Black Sabbath's guitar tone is more heavy ( Laneys' have less accentuated mids than Marshall amps ) I disagree that Ratt used the same Marshall for their first two albums as Beau said... ( unless Beau did some serious mid and treble cutting on Invasions' guitar recording !!! And that doesn't sound like something an engineer/ mixer would do. They wouldn't mess with an original guitar's amp's tone !!! ) Feedback on this would be greatly appreciated, being I love Invasion's guitar sound !.....

Out of the cellar is my favorite bc of its dynamics Wanted Man..the clean guitar during the verse makes the chorus brutal by comparison. After the chorus on In Your Direction When the vocal goes dry Just 2 examples of superior. Mixes

“Invasion of your privacy“ is by far their best release.

Love this album in my top 500 and songs top 1000 of All-time really in my top 200

I love the honesty in the middle where Tom tells Warren he got it nailed it on the 1st try and made the mistake of letting him try and do it again instead of the great 1st take. I am sure he is not the only one to have that happen in the studio.

Very interesting! A great interview! If they were paying by the day, assuming that's 24 hrs and not an 8am - 8pm thing, why couldn't everyone start later? Beau comes in at 10am and does his pre-session stuff etc. Guess he was looking for more of a "standard business hours" type of gig.

Great interviews! Did you ever speak to Beau about the Dancing or Reach sessions? Also, where do you get your numbers for album sales? Not questioning, just generally curious. I have always been curious about specific US sales, so I appreciate that you include those numbers. It's surprisingly difficult to find accurate worldwide sales for the ratt albums.

I love Beau’s work. I would have liked to hear how he would have produced really heavy bands. I think he and Testament would have been a good pairing in the late 80s.

Robin -RIP! That’s for the chat!!!❤️

Thank u

Invasion of Your Privacy was perfect in every way. From concept to content that album hit at just the right moment producing orgasm after orgasm after orgasm. Warren DeMartini's riff on Lay It Down was absolutely iconic and stands as the greatest rock riff of the entire decade not to say that there weren't other great ones but Lay It Down was the '80s! To this day Warren DeMartini stands as one of my top guitar heroes alongside Reb Beach, Nuno Bettencourt, Warren DeMartini, Jake E. Lee and the king, EVH.

Love Pearcys vocals!

My first concert when I was 12. Ratt opened for Bon Jovi. 1985.

Robin keeps looking like the nicer guy and best writer - what a shame we lost him so young

Enjoyed the interview. There’s an old Guitar World magazine interview w/ Hill talking about Reach and it seems he blasted RC for not contributing to the album. Of course, at the time who knew.

A-MA-ZING album!!! xoxo The Clarences

Interesting interview! Some Ratt members have complained about Beau. But it’s quite understandable when you realize how young and inexperienced they were in the beginning. Also, when you see the sales figures in this episode, Invasion, now should be close to 3 million and Reach, very close to 2 million. Not that as bad as it looks

These are killer interviews. Beau is a total pro. I wonder if producers got as many chicks as the musicians ?

I honestly think Reach for the Sky is the pinnacle and I remember reading an interview as a kid where Robbin stated that it was perhaps their best to date and that it would "melt your face off". I still remember that 30 + years later, crazy. It Def. Delivered though. I'm assuming he helped write a lot of the material because he seemed excited about it.

Dangerous should have been a single as well. Closer, and Never Use Love are such good tracks - that intro was awesome. This is one of the most underrated rock albums from the 80's. It still stands up as such a fine album. Now, it's not on the level of Appetite from GNR, even though the guitar work is as good as ANY rock album from that era. ANY. But this album is so damn good. It reminds me when I was 14-15 years old in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Give it all should've been a single, it also has one of Warren's most beautiful solos

Usually that first (initial) LP comes easier as it is a compilation of years of work and ideas, even re-worked pre-existing songs. Album 2 usually is crunch time, music execs want it now mentality, schedules, band is famous on the road and trying to outdo the initial success.