Keel VI: Back in Action

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Keel VI: Back in Action
Keel 6 Back in action.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 1998
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length36:26
Label DeRock Records
Producer Ron Keel, Marc Ferrari
Keel chronology
Larger Than Live
(1989)
Keel VI: Back in Action
(1998)
Streets of Rock & Roll
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 6/10 [2]

Keel VI: Back in Action is the sixth album by American rock band Keel and the first to feature the classic lineup since their self-titled 1987 album. It features rare, unreleased tracks from the band's previous studio sessions, plus a cover of the Argent song "Hold Your Head Up."

Contents

This was the last album to feature bassist/co-founder Kenny Chaisson, as he opted not to be with the band on their 25th anniversary reunion in 2009. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Back in Action" (Kenny Chaisson, Marc Ferrari, Brian Jay, Ron Keel, Dwain Miller) - 3:01
  2. "Reason to Rock" (Chaisson, Jay, Keel, Miller) - 3:13
  3. "United Nations" (Keel) - 4:11
  4. "Friday Every Night" (Jay, Keel) - 3:28
  5. "Reach Out and Rock Somebody" (Ferrari) - 3:17
  6. "Hold Your Head Up" (Rod Argent, Chris White) - 3:11
  7. "Proud to Be Loud" (Ferrari) - 3:36
  8. "Answers in Your Eyes" (Ferrari) - 4:18
  9. "Lay Down the Law '84" (Keel) - 3:57
  10. "Speed Demon '84" (Keel) - 4:14

Personnel

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References

  1. Prato, Greg. "Keel - Back in Action review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 223. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
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