Rebel Meets Rebel

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Rebel Meets Rebel
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Studio album by
David Allan Coe with Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul and Rex Brown
ReleasedMay 2, 2006
Recorded1999–2003
Genre Country, heavy metal
Length40:23
Label Big Vin
Producer Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul
David Allan Coe chronology
All I'll Ever Be
(2005)		Rebel Meets Rebel
(2006)		DAC's Back
(2010)
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Rebel Meets Rebel is a country metal album by David Allan Coe and Pantera members Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, and Vinnie Paul. [2] The music was written and recorded by the band when the musicians had time aside from their other projects, including Pantera's world tour supporting Reinventing the Steel .

Contents

The album was released on May 2, 2006, under Vinnie Paul's own label Big Vin Records, posthumously after Darrell's murder in December 2004.

Background

At the close of the decade, Coe met Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell in Fort Worth, Texas. The two musicians, struck by the similarity of the approaches between country and heavy metal, agreed to work together. Darrell was the son of Jerry Abbott, a country songwriter and producer. Together with Darrell's brother Vinnie Paul and bassist Rex Brown, they began production of the album which was recorded sporadically between 1999 and 2003. It was released in 2006, two years after Darrell's murder. [3]

Originally, the song "Rebel Meets Rebel" was supposed to be released as a duet with Coe and Pantera's vocalist Phil Anselmo. [4]

Music and lyrics

The album's lyrical content ranges from boisterous songs regarding drinking and getting stoned to more serious subject matter, such as the song "Cherokee Cry", which criticizes the United States government's treatment of Native Americans. [1]

Rebel Meets Rebel features what has been described as a "groundbreaking" mix of country music and heavy metal. [1] AllMusic writer Megan Frye wrote, "On first listen, ["Nothin' to Lose"] sounds awkward—as if someone had spliced a Pantera song together with a David Allan Coe one on their home computer. It doesn't mesh well, and the bass seems too sharp and tinny. But after listening to the album a few times, it starts to make more sense." [1] Dimebag Darrell was praised for his guitar playing, which incorporated elements from thrash metal, as well as dark melodic playing. [1] "Rebel Meets Rebel" features fiddle playing by Joey Floyd. [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Allan Coe; all music is composed by Dimebag Darrell & Vinnie Paul

No.TitleLength
1."Nothin' to Lose"3:40
2."Rebel Meets Rebel"3:10
3."Cowboys Do More Dope"4:48
4."Panfilo"0:34
5."Heart Worn Highway"4:12
6."One Nite Stands"2:28
7."Arizona Rivers"2:28
8."Get Outta My Life" (feat. Hank Williams III)3:33
9."Cherokee Cry"3:50
10."Time"3:35
11."No Compromise"3:52
12."N.Y.C. Streets"4:12
Total length:40:23

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

YearChartPosition
2006 Billboard 200 38[ citation needed ]
2006 Top Independent Albums 3[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Megan Frye. "Rebel Meets Rebel - AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ Dan Leroy (July 14, 2005). "Coe Revisits Penitentiary". Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Steve Leggett. "Rebel Meets Rebel". AllMusic . Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (December 21, 2001). "Pantera Members Rip It Up With Rebellious Side Projects". MTV. Archived from the original on February 10, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
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