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The Rattlers

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Years active
  
1979–1988

Active until
  
1988

Albums
  
Rattled!

Labels
  
PVC Records

Members
  
Mickey Leigh

Genres
  
Garage rock, Pop punk

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Past members
  
Mickey Leigh Dave U. Hall Matty Quick

Origin
  
New York City, New York, United States (1979)

Similar
  
Uncle Monk, Joey Ramone, Marky Ramone and the In, Youth Gone Mad, The Independents

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The Rattlers were an American rock band formed in the New York City in 1979. It was formed by guitarist/vocalist Mickey Leigh, who is the brother of Joey Ramone.

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The group released two singles on small independent labels and one album on PVC Records. Their 1979 debut single On the Beach featured Joey Ramone on vocals. The album Rattled! has been widely ignored, although it got good reception. American music journalist Robert Christgau named it as one of his "Top 50 albums of 1985".

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Band members

  • Mickey Leigh – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • David Merrill-bass guitar
  • Dave U. Hall – bass guitar
  • Matty Quick – drums
  • Albums

  • Rattled! (1985, re-released on CD in 1997)
  • Singles

  • On the Beach / Livin’ Alone (1979)
  • What Keeps Your Heart Beatin’? / Let’s Move (1983)
  • Songs

    I Won't Be Your Victim1985
    Pure and Simple1985
    On the Beach1985

    References

    The Rattlers Wikipedia