The Rattlers

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.^[1]

The Rattlers
Origin	New York City, United States
Genres	Garage rock, Pop punk
Years active	1979–1988
Labels	PVC Records
Past members	Mickey Leigh David Baillie Dave U. Hall Matty Quick

The group released two singles on small independent labels and one album on PVC Records.^[1] Their 1979 debut single On the Beach featured Joey Ramone on vocals.^[2] The album Rattled! has been widely ignored, although it got good reception.^[3] American music journalist Robert Christgau named it as one of his "Top 50 albums of 1985".^[4]

Band members

• Mickey Leigh – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• David Baillie (musician)|David Baillie – vocals, keyboards
• David Merrill – bass guitar
• Dave U. Hall – bass guitar
• Matty Quick – drums

Discography

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)

References

1. AllMusic.com Retrieved January 20, 2014.
2. Joey Ramone on The Rattlers 7'-single: On the Beach/ Livin' Alone Retrieved January 20, 2014.
3. The Rattlers Mark's Record Reviews. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
4. About Mickey Leigh February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Mickey Leigh Official Homepage. Retrieved January 20, 2014.