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RON KEEL   

Metal Cowboy

RELEASED
2014
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
hard, heavy, rock
TRACKS
01, Long Gone Bad  (4:09)
02, Wild Forever  (5:02)
03, My Bad  (4:39)
04, What Would Skynyrd Do?  (4:09)
05, Just Like Tennessee  (4:21)
06, The Last Ride  (3:17)
07, When Love Goes Down  (5:09)
08, Singers, Hookers & Thieves (Duet With Paul Shortino)
      (4:50)
09, Evil Wicked Mean & Nasty  (4:25)
10, The Cowboy Road  (4:36)
11, 3 Chord Drinkin' Song (Featuring The Sin City Sinners)
      (4:31)
DURATION
49:31
MUSICIANS
RON KEEL -vocals, guitars (1÷10), guitars solo (7), acoustic
      guitars (11), banjo (3), bass (3,6), backing vocals
KEITH ROBERT -lead guitars (1,3,6), guitars solo (5)
FRANK HANNON -lead guitars (2,4,10), dobro (4)
BRENT MUSCAT -lead guitars (9,11), vocals (11)
DITCH KURTZ -pedal steel guitars (5)
TRAVIS TOY -dobro (1,5,6,8)
JOE SPRAKER -piano (4,5,8)
LOUIE MERLINO -harmonica (9), backing vocals
RONNIE MANCUSO -bass (1,2,7), keyboards (1,2,7), lead
      guitars (3)
GENO ARCE -bass (5,8÷10), backing vocals
KENN TONN -bass (4)
ZACH THRONE -bass (11), vocals (11)
MIKE VANDERHULE -drums (1÷10)
ROB COURNOYER -percussion (11), vocals (11)
PAUL SHORTINO -lead vocals (8)
CAROL LYN LIDDLE -backing vocals
RENÉE KEEL -backing vocals
KYLE KRUGER -backing vocals
JANEA CHADWICK-EBS -backing vocals
STACEY BLADES -backing vocals
ROB VALENTINE -backing vocals
PRODUCED BY
R. BERNARD MANN
RON KEEL
REVIEW
Svou první sólovku pojmenoval Ron Keel (Keel, Steeler, Iron Horse...) trochu neotřele, "Metal Cowboy" a tento název vystihuje i hudbu na ní - takový heavy metal zkřížený s country. Keel, jako výhradní autor hudby, absorboval vlivy amerického country a namontoval je na klasický heavy rock nebo heavy metal, a všechno pak zní jinak, než by člověk od Keela v jeho třiapadesáti letech čekal. Svůj podíl na tom mají rozhodně i klasické country nástroje jako je steel kytara, klavír nebo dobro. Do nich se Keelovi povedlo zasadit výtečné rock'n'rollové riffy.