| View to a Thrill | ||||
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| Released | November 9, 2018 | |||
| Label | Frontiers Music | |||
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View to a Thrill is the seventh solo studio album by Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy. The album was released through Frontiers Music on November 9, 2018. [1] The album was promoted by the release of the single "U Only Live Twice" on October 9, 2018. [2]
Dave Maturo of Medium noted the running theme of James Bond references throughout the album, writing "Let’s just say if you play drinking games and you took a swig every time Pearcy references James Bond in some way, you’d have alcohol poisoning by the end of side 1." [3] Maturo praised the album for its sound inspired by Pearcy's band Ratt, and added he was "a little surprised" that it wasn't released as a Ratt album. [3]
In his review, Olivier of SleazeRoxx noted the lack of promotion for View to a Thrill when compared to Pearcy's previous solo album Smash. [4] Pearcy himself commented on the lack of promotion in a 2019 interview for the site, saying "it had a lot more to do with the label [Frontiers Music Srl] seemingly drop the ball [sic] and I’m not one to sit around and wonder why, who, what, where." [5] Olivier concluded his review by saying that despite his initial hesitations with the album, "it's a better than average album and shows that Pearcy still has a lot left in the tank."
Vito Tanzi of Cryptic Rock gave the album 3 out of 5 stars in his review, concluding with "There is no telling if we will get new music from Ratt anytime soon, however, on View to a Thrill, Pearcy sticks with what works – the signature sound which made Ratt a household name. Ultimately, for fans who can’t get enough of Glam Metal [sic] nostalgia, Stephen Pearcy’s View to a Thrill furnishes a decent offering of music where every song incorporates enough Rock [sic] tenacity to satisfy anyone who presses play." [6]
Track listing from iTunes: [7]
All tracks are written by Erik Ferentinos, Stephen Pearcy
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "U Only Live Twice" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Sky Falling" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Malibu" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "One in a Million" | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Double Shot" | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Secrets to Tell" | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Not Killin' Me" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Dangerous Thing" | 3:23 |
| 9. | "I'm a Ratt" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "From the Inside" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Violator" | 2:49 |
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