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The Right to Rock
Studio album by Keel
Released March 26, 1985
Recorded The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Heavy metal
Length 39:49
Label Gold Mountain Records/A&M Records
Vertigo Records
Melodic Mayhem
Producer Gene Simmons
Keel chronology
Lay Down the Law
(1984)		 The Right to Rock
(March 26, 1985)		 The Final Frontier
(April 30, 1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

The Right to Rock is the second studio album by heavy metal band Keel. It was the first to be produced by Kiss's Gene Simmons under their new label Gold Mountain Records (which was distributed by A&M Records at the time). When the band started recording the album, drummer Bobby Marks left. He was replaced by different drummers: Fred Coury (who went on to join Cinderella), Barry Brandt (of Angel) and Steve Riley (who subsequently left to join the band W.A.S.P.). Dwain Miller eventually became the band's permanent drummer before the album was released.[2] It was also the first album to feature the classic Keel logo.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. The Right to Rock (Ron Keel, Kenny Chaisson) - 3:35
  2. Back to the City (Keel, Chaisson) - 3:47
  3. Let's Spend the Night Together (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 3:41
  4. Easier Said than Done (Gene Simmons, Mitch Weissman) - 3:25
  5. So Many Girls, So Little Time (Simmons, Howard Rice) - 3:15
  6. Electric Love (Keel, Chaisson) - 4:05
  7. Speed Demon (Keel) - 3:39
  8. Get Down (Simmons, Rice) - 5:02
  9. You're the Victim (I'm the Crime) (Keel, Chaisson, Bobby Marks) - 2:59

The remastered version of the album features two bonus tracks - a remixed version of Easier Said than Done, and a "reunion" version of The Right to Rock.

[edit] Personnel

  • Ron Keel - vocals and guitar
  • Marc Ferrari - guitar and vocals
  • Bryan Jay - guitar and vocals
  • Kenny Chaisson - bass and vocals
  • Dwain Miller - drums and vocals

Note: Miller did not play on this album; all drums were performed by Steven Riley before he left the band [3]

[edit] Other key personnel

  • Steve Riley - Additional drums
  • Aaron Rapoport - Photography
  • Chuck Beeson - Art Direction, Design
  • Mikey Davis - Engineer, Mixing
  • John Taylor Dismukes - Illustrations
  • Ron Keel - Liner Notes

[edit] In Pop Culture

  • The song Speed Demon was used in the 2002 movie Men In Black II at the post office scene, when Agent J shows Agent K an alien inside a mail sorting machine.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Keelband.com - History[dead link]
  3. ^ "Keel Reunion, Brian Jay, Dwain Miller, Band Interview, Ron, Marc". Fullinbloommusic.com. 2009-07-11. http://www.fullinbloommusic.com/keel_reunion_interview.html. Retrieved 2011-08-13. 

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Keel
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Singles
  • "Lay Down the Law"
  • "Speed Demon"
  • "The Right to Rock"
  • "Because the Night"
  • "Tears of Fire"
  • "Rock & Roll Outlaw"
  • "Somebody's Waiting"
  • "Dreams Are Not Enough"
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