Keel

When I started with this article hundreds of words where going through my mind, must I spell the whole history off Keel again, no, there’s the The Right To Rock: 25th Anniversary Edition for. Some humour instead, yeah, did you all know that singer Ron Keel had a serious carrier as a Country singer a couple of years ago as Ronnie Lee Keel….

Even whit that in mind, the hard rock virus was still running through his vanes and got stronger and stronger each year what resulted in a couple of reunion concerts in 2009 and of course a new album; Streets Of Rock & Roll. With almost all band members, except the bas player, from the early years, Ron Keel came with twelve new songs that are slightly different from what we were used to hear, but he, his latest full length studio release was in 1987.

This brings me back to my openings sentenced, because Streets Of Rock & Roll will divide the fans, those who are into The Right To Rock and the other half that’s more open minded. In this particular case I’m shearing the open mind side, because when you put one and one together, there’s no spectacular chance from Keel, it’s more a sophisticated approach.

The songs you’re hearing are slightly moved to the melodic rock side, without its getting cornea. When I’m listening Streets Of Rock & Roll there are some Harem Scarem influence, just here the title song, and a song like Hit The Ground Running is easy to listen, Come Hell Or High Water could be a Y&T track because of the chorus.

For the more sensitive people among us there’s Does Anybody Believe or Looking For A Good Time and for the real man it’s Give Me That time or the last track Brothers In Blood. Keel did what he had to do with Steets Of Rock & Roll after all these years; he was and still is my – rock- blood brother.

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