Friday
Dec162016
Stephen Pearcy, 'Want Too Much' -- New Song
Friday, December 16, 2016 at 12:01AM
So Stephen Pearcy is out with a new song called "Want Too Much" from his upcoming album Smash. Now, the song sounds exactly like you would assume: raspy and hooky. That said, the production seems... bad? Like Stephen's voice is buried or something. I kept turning up the volume, trying to make his voice louder and not much helped. So while I don't hate the track, I don't love it either. Thoughts?
Reader Comments (14)
And, bring me the haters, I think this is the best thing Pearcy's ever done solo, even beating out the best of his Arcade stuff.
Why? It's all about the guitars, man. Catchy, hooky and all over the place!
I think the production sounds great but what do I know. It was mixed by Beau Hill, which may have more than likely been an effort to save the track as well as those of the rest of the album.
If that name sounds familiar, FYI, Hill produced all the classic RATT albums from "Out In The Cellar" (his big break) through "Reach for the Sky". Interestingly, as many of you may already know, Hill also produced Warrant's "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich" and "Cherry Pie", Winger, KIX "Midnight Dynamite", Dirty White Boys "Bad Reputation" and last but not least, one of my all time favorites, ROXX GANG, "Things You've Never Done Before".
Funny look back here. In 2009, Hill was interviewed by Noisecreep. He slapped away a dumb comment that Blotz had made about his approach in the studio being dictatorial. He opined:
"First off, I completely support Bobby’s right to indulge in selective memory and exercise his right to support a revisionist historical perspective. Not to mention the truly amazing gift of being able to remember details through the somewhat less than sober haze that we occasionally found ourselves in, from 25 years ago, no less! Personally, I can’t even remember my own phone number from those days (laughter).
Second, based on our mutual combined efforts, Bobby certainly enjoyed cashing the checks that has granted him a seven figure net worth and a long career in the music business. That and the international notoriety that would have in all likelihood would probably have escaped him had he not been in Ratt with me (laughter).
Finally, to my old friend I would say, 'Blotz, don’t worry, be happy. We all contributed to the franchise known as Ratt and I think that an argument can be made that there are at least two sides to every story. I would hazard a guess that no one really benefits from sniping in the press, especially not the fans . . ..'"
He went to tactfully discuss his thoughts on Pearcy's vocal talents (which the interviewer found to be lacking):
"Well, I might respectfully disagree with you to a certain extent about Stephen’s voice. By that I mean, that Stephen is Stephen; you cannot separate Ratt from his voice. So in that context, I think his sound was very powerful in the overall success of the band.
Working with Stephen was always a work in progress from my perspective. We were constantly changing our methods until we found his comfort zone, which included a trust that was built over time. Admittedly, I suggested some things that were initially a bit controversial but as the band’s sound developed, we all became more comfortable with the results. Sometimes it’s harder than you think to create a signature sound because it offers very little 'artistic cover' if you have missed the mark. If you get it right ,then other artists begin to emulate what you have done, which is exactly what happened to Ratt."
Ah, humor, tact, and diplomacy. Not bad attributes for anyone to possess.