147. That Ain't Bad by Ratcat 1990

I saw this band at the Palace in St. Kilda just before this record came out. I think they were supporting the Buzzcocks but I'm not sure. What I was sure of was I thought they were bloody horrible.  The sound was a mess, lacking any kind of dynamics.
Not long after this ep comes out with the superb That Ain't Bad and it's just brilliant. I never got to see them live again so maybe it was just a bad gig or I was too intent on waiting for the headliners but whatever it was it doesn't take anything away from their records. It's got the quiet loud bit. It sounds a bit like Jesus and Mary Chain who themselves were quite the pop band under all that distortion.
This came along at a good time for The Lizard Lounge. The crowd really were after stuff like this to dance to. Alternative music led by Nirvana was about to take over the charts. Tingles went to number one. A well-deserved hit. The early nineties alternative music became mainstream.