Juan Croucier

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Juan Croucier
Background information
Birth name	Juan Carlos Croucier
Born	August 22, 1959 (1959-08-22) (age 48), Santiago de Cuba
Genre(s)	Glam metal Hard Rock
Occupation(s)	Bassist, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, Guitar
Years active	1982 - present
Associated acts	Ratt Dokken Quiet Riot
Website	http://www.therattpack.com/

Juan Croucier (born Juan Carlos Croucier on August 22, 1959 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) is a Cuban-American heavy metal musician.

Contents 1 Career 2 Rumoured reunion with Ratt 3 Website Chats 4 Discography 4.1 Dokken 4.2 Ratt 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Career

Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance California along with his Ratt bandmate Bobby Blotzer. Formerly a bassist for the metal bands Dokken and Ratt, Croucier was also very briefly in Quiet Riot.

Croucier played on Dokken's "Breaking the Chains," but departed prior to the video shoot. Jeff Pilson, having just replaced him, had to mimic the bass playing in the video.

Upon joining Ratt, Croucier was credited for helping the band sell five consecutive platinum albums and wrote many of the band's biggest hits such as "Lack of Communication" and You're in Love". Croucier gained a reputation for his ability to compose deep-grooved yet tuneful basslines and knack for bringing a pop-savvy sensibility to complement the playing of such guitarists as George Lynch, Warren DeMartini, and Robbin Crosby.

Croucier now operates a recording studio called "The Cellar" in Los Angeles and works with his band, Liquid Sunday. He also bowls, jogs, shops and is an avid fisherman.

A reported rift between Croucier and Ratt singer, Stephen Pearcy, was the major cause for the bassist to leave the band.

Croucier toured with Pearcy during the summer of 2006 and later formed a new band called Juan Croucier's Dirty Rats, consisting of Croucier on bass and lead vocals, Carlos Cavazo on guitar and John Medina on drums.^[1]

In addition, Croucier has formed The Liquid Sunday Project, carrying a library of Ratt songs.

[edit] Rumoured reunion with Ratt

On December 1, 2006 the website "Metal Sludge" reported that Pearcy and Croucier might re-unite with Bobby Blotzer and Warren DeMartini, replacing singer Jizzy Pearl and bassist Robbie Crane..^[2] However, it was later announced that Croucier chose not to participate with any reunion activity.

[edit] Website Chats

Croucier himself often chats with his fans on the forum from his Official Website, answering questions on topics such as Ratt, Liquid Sunday, and other side projects he works on.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Dokken

• Back in the Streets (1979)
• Breaking the Chains (1983)

[edit] Ratt

• Out of the Cellar (1984)
• Invasion of Your Privacy (1985)
• Dancing Undercover (1986)
• Reach for the Sky (1988)
• Detonator (1990)

[edit] References

1. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Ex-RATT Members STEPHEN PEARCY, JUAN CROUCIER To Tour Together This Summer
2. ^ Metal Sludge-Ratt re-union is Back for More by New Years Eve?

[edit] External links

• Croucier's web site

v • d • e Ratt Current members Stephen Pearcy | Warren DeMartini | John Corabi | Robbie Crane  | Bobby Blotzer Former members Juan Croucier | Robbin Crosby | Jizzy Pearl | Keri Kelli | Marq Torien | Michael Schenker Studio albums Out of the Cellar | Invasion of Your Privacy | Dancing Undercover | Reach for the Sky | Detonator | Ratt EPs Ratt Compilations Ratt & Roll 81-91 | Collage | The Essentials: Ratt | Tell The World: The Very Best Of Ratt Videos and DVDs Ratt: The Video | Ratt - Videos From the Cellar: The Atlantic Years Singles "You Think You're Tough" | "Round and Round" | "Wanted Man" | "Back for More" | "Lack of Communication" | "Lay It Down" | "You're in Love" | "What You Give Is What You Get" | "Slip of the Lip" | "Dance" | "Body Talk" | "Way Cool Jr." | "I Want a Woman" | "Lovin' You's A Dirty Job" | "Shame Shame Shame" | "Givin' Yourself Away"