┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Keel - VI-Back In Action + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-05-03 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......1998 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url.. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Keel ║ │ │║ Album : VI-Back In Action ║ │ │║ Label : De Rock Records ║ │ │║ Cat.No : DERCD-9003 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I f**king love John Keel. From when I first heard his ║ │ │║ vocals years ago on the self-titled Steeler (US) debut ║ │ │║ (featuring a young Malmsteen on guitar) I admired his ║ │ │║ throaty yet soaring style, and a couple years after, heard ║ │ │║ about Keel, his eponymous act. Incidentally, this was the ║ │ │║ first Keel album I heard, before getting my hands on the ║ │ │║ classics æRight to RockÆ and æLay Down the LawÆ. I had no ║ │ │║ idea initially that the album was released as late as 1998! ║ │ │║ This is how true the album remains to the formula and sound ║ │ │║ of classic heavy metal/hard rock, which is relieving, for ║ │ │║ die hard fans of the genre, like myself. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Anyhow, this is a strong, yet modern album, with Keel ║ │ │║ writing some excellent numbers in the classic vein, while ║ │ │║ supplementing this with touches of more modern sounding ║ │ │║ rock. The most memorable track for me, is æUnited NationsÆ, ║ │ │║ a pro-rock anthem, shouting out lyrics about people across ║ │ │║ the world being proud to rock! (In the tradition of ║ │ │║ countless, countless bands and songs before; perhaps the ║ │ │║ most obvious being Twisted SisterÆs æI Wanna RockÆ). ║ │ │║ Anyway, this song is pure greatness. Continuing the albums ║ │ │║ utter flaunting of KeelÆs excellent high-pitched vocal ║ │ │║ work, it does so with epic lyrics and an incredibly punchy ║ │ │║ catching chorus. ôWe are United Nations û under the flag of ║ │ │║ rock n roll!!!!ö û Excellent. However it doesnÆt stop ║ │ │║ there; everything in this track is where it should be. A ║ │ │║ perfect arrangement that is deserving of a place on any ║ │ │║ Keel æBest OfÆ. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Party anthem territory is covered in æFriday Every NightÆ, ║ │ │║ a track discussing the rock n roll lifestyle of playing ║ │ │║ heavy metal from town to town, and partying the hell out of ║ │ │║ every day. Inside are excellent lyrics about conquering ║ │ │║ every town, carrying on an 80Æs tradition to perfection. ║ │ │║ This track is also pretty damn radio friendly, and ║ │ │║ pondering this, IÆm wondering why Keel hasnÆt had too much ║ │ │║ mainstream success. Ferrari and Brian Jay really earn their ║ │ │║ keep in these two anthems, placing excellent riff after ║ │ │║ excellent riff, truly executing the style well. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The title track is strong also, giving us some Keel screams ║ │ │║ and continuing the perfect guitar with squealy intros and ║ │ │║ Dokken-esque verse riffs. Great lyrics in this one about ║ │ │║ uniting æwith the boysÆ to rock! ôNow IÆm making up for ║ │ │║ lost time û coz IÆm back where I belong!!!!ö I love the way ║ │ │║ Keel explicitly refers to himself in the lyrics, as most ║ │ │║ songs are clearly not so direct in this manner. And the ║ │ │║ fact that heÆs so damn positive! Another party anthem! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Pretty much every song on this album is a heavy hitting ║ │ │║ thriller, but one more worthy of directly discussing is ║ │ │║ æReason to RockÆ a track written by Ron Keel, ║ │ │║ interestingly, and also sung it. This different style of ║ │ │║ song (while staying true enough to the classical formula) ║ │ │║ with the clear difference in vocals is an excellent touch, ║ │ │║ and its inclusion in the album is a winning touch. Love the ║ │ │║ choruses, lyrics and back ups in this one. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In summation, fans of keel go and get this one! Those who ║ │ │║ own the classic 80Æs albums and love æem, but have not yet ║ │ │║ decided to be bold enough to venture into their 90Æs ║ │ │║ territory should take the plunge! I canÆt stress strongly ║ │ │║ enough what a good album this is, and is well worthy of ║ │ │║ falling under the Keel banner, and having the title ôBack ║ │ │║ in Actionö û believe me - they are. This one is full of ║ │ │║ punchy, hard hitting party anthems and great guitar work. A ║ │ │║ must have. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. Back In Action 3:00 │ │ 2. Reason To Rock 3:13 │ │ 3. United Nations 4:11 │ │ 4. Friday Every Night 3:27 │ │ 5. Reach Out And Rock Somebody 3:16 │ │ 6. Hold Your Head Up 3:11 │ │ 7. Proud To Be Loud 3:36 │ │ 8. Answers In Your Eyes 4:18 │ │ 9. Lay Down The Law '84 3:56 │ │ 10. Speed Demon '84 4:13 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:36:21 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘