Members: Roberto Lombardi (3), Curt Ritchie (2), Brian Paine

In early 1986 Jean Pierre Reimer put his band, "THE END" on hiatus. Paragon cable in NYC then came knocking with an offer of additional appearances and more video video shoots. When the band regrouped at the tail end of 1986, the band decided to revamp the sound a bit and brought in stellar vocalist Brian Paine, brought back former drummer Roberto Lombardi on bass, together with Jean Pierre Reimer, Curt Ritchie and Bazooka Joe Solina.

The band then entered the studio to record a fresh batch of brand new music that would be the soundtrack for their early 1987 New York television appearances as “Love And War” and “Back On Top” were gaining radio play. The band then began showcasing for major labels, most notably MCA and Capitol records, who both wanted to hear more material. So, again the band began writing songs to appease the label interest. Seven more songs were written when tension arose between Reimer and Solina (which led to Solina exiting the band and joining ROUGH DYMOND). The band briefly recruited drummer Jim “Feek” Ferraioli (of WHITEFOXX), but sadly Ferraioli became ill with cancer. Sessions for the new material were completed with veteran drummer Jim Drnec (CINDERELLA, TANGIER, NETWORK) filling in. After basic tracks were done, the bands relationship with Reimer totally broke down. The rest of the band were never happy with the departure of Solina, so, Ritchie re-recorded all the guitar parts and Reimer was then let go.

At this point in 1988, the band drafted in drummer Mark Kaminski and changed the name of the band to BRAT and released the album under that name. Ritchie and Paine joined the popular DEAD END KIDS, while Lombardi joined APRIL FOOL, then formed THE RAGE, RED SKY and eventually ROAD TRIP.