RON KEEL
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ
Keel is an American hard rock / metal band originally formed in 1984 in Los Angeles. The band is best known for their rock anthem "The Right to Rock" and their mid 80’s success albums THE RIGHT TO ROCK and FINAL FRONTIER which both were produced by KISS bassist Gene Simmons. Their classic lineup included vocalist Ron Keel, guitarists Marc Ferrari and Bryan Jay, bassist Kenny Chaisson and drummer Dwain Miller and they stayed together until 1988 when Ferrari and Jay decided to leave the group. The band replaced them with keyboardist Scott Warren and guitarist Tony Palmucci and managed to release one more album LARGER THAN LIVE before they slowly disbanded in late 1989. The classic lineup did a brief reunion in 1988 and released a collection of unreleased material under album title BACK IN ACTION but it wasn’t until 2008 before they made a decent return. The new Keel studio album STREETS OF ROCK’N ROLL saw the light of day in early 2010. I had the pleasure to sit down with Ron Keel in Stockholm in September of 2010 and discuss the reunion, the future of Keel, and various other topics including Ron Keel’s other bands and projects: Fair Game, Iron Horse, Saber Tiger, Ron’s country music years and working with Gene in the 80’s and… read on !
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Tags: Black Sabbath, bryan jay, cold sweat, fair game, iron horse, Keel, Marc Ferrari, Ron Keel, scott warren, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
Posted in 2010 | Comments (0)
STOCKHOLM ROCK OUT -part II
Stockholm Rock Out is a new rock festival in Sweden which is now in its second year. When the first edition of the festival took place on May 1st it was almost disastrous because the giant volcano clouds forced most of the headliners to cancel their appearances but this time all measures worked well without any unexpected problems or last minute changes. By European standards, the band line up in Stockholm Rock Out was somewhat extravagant. The list included many great bands which haven’t been here in ages, like Keel and Tuff, and there were also some unique one off performances like the one with Great White w/ Paul Shortino on vocals and the farewell show of Zinny J. Zan. Like the organizers advertised, this festival is indeed organized for music lovers by music lovers.
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ
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Tags: Accept, Chris Laney, GREAT WHITE, Keel, Kingdom Come, Lizzy Borden, Marc Ferrari, paul shortino, pretty boy floyd, Ryan Roxie, Shotgun Messiah, steve summers, stevie rachelle, Tuff, U.D.O., Zinny Zan
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Interview by Lord of The Wasteland
Transcription by Sara "Speed Demon" Robbins
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Tags: Keel, Marc Ferrari, Ron Keel, STEELER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
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