View to a Thrill
{{short description|2018 album by Stephen Pearcy}}
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| name = View to a Thrill
| type = studio
| artist = Stephen Pearcy
| cover =View to a Thrill.jpg
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| released = {{start date|2018|11|09}}
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| label = Frontiers Music
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| prev_title = Smash
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Legacy
| next_year = TBA
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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.{{Cite web |date=2018-07-18 |title=RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY To Release 'View To A Thrill' Solo Album In November; Track Listing, Artwork |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ratt-singer-stephen-pearcy-to-release-view-to-a-thrill-solo-album-in-november-track-listing-artwork/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}} The album was promoted by the release of the single "U Only Live Twice" on October 9, 2018.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Jason |date=2018-10-12 |title=Rock Legend Stephen Pearcy Drops New Track, 'U Only Live Twice,' From Upcoming Solo Album! |url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2018/10/12/rock-legend-stephen-pearcy-drops-new-track-u-only-live-twice-from-upcoming-solo-album/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Icon Vs. Icon |language=en-US}}
Reception
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."{{Cite web |last=Maturo |first=Dave |date=2018-11-20 |title=Album Review — Stephen Pearcy |url=https://davematuro.medium.com/album-review-stephen-pearcy-c866d153f20d |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Medium |language=en}} 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.
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.{{Cite web |last=Olivier |title=Stephen Pearcy: 'View To A Thrill' |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/reviews/stephen-pearcy-view-to-a-thrill/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Sleaze Roxx |language=en-CA}} 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."{{Cite web |last=Olivier |title=Stephen Pearcy Interview |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/interviews/stephen-pearcy-interview-2/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Sleaze Roxx |language=en-CA}} 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."{{Cite web |last=Tanzi |first=Vito |date=2018-11-05 |title=Stephen Pearcy – View to a Thrill (Album Review) |url=https://crypticrock.com/stephen-pearcy-view-to-a-thrill-album-review/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Cryptic Rock |language=en-US}}
Track listing
Track listing from iTunes:{{Cite web |title=View to a Thrill by Stephen Pearcy |date=2018-11-09 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/view-to-a-thrill/1417213953 |access-date=2023-06-14 |language=en-US}}
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Erik Ferentinos, Stephen Pearcy
| title1 = U Only Live Twice
| length1 = 2:56
| title2 = Sky Falling
| length2 = 3:39
| title3 = Malibu
| length3 = 3:04
| title4 = One in a Million
| length4 = 2:36
| title5 = Double Shot
| length5 = 3:08
| title6 = Secrets to Tell
| length6 = 3:22
| title7 = Not Killin' Me
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = Dangerous Thing
| length8 = 3:23
| title9 = I'm a Ratt
| length9 = 3:23
| title10 = From the Inside
| length10 = 3:23
| title11 = Violator
| length11 = 2:49
}}
Personnel
- Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals
- Erik Ferentinos – lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Matt Thorne – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Scot Coogan – drums