STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - KEEL - THE RIGHT TO ROCK

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Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we actually celebrate a Birthday on the right day, and that Birthday is the 62nd one of South Dakota born multi instrumentalist and vocalist Ron Keel . Happy Birthday Ron! He got his start in the heavy metal band Steeler, featuring Yngwie Malmsteen, then formed his own band Keel, who we will feature today, has fronted the Japanese rockers Saber Tiger and even however briefly, was the vocalist for Black Sabbath, at least on a few demo songs. Today we shine a light on his sophomore Keel album, The Right To Rock. The record was released January 28, 1985 on A&M's Gold Mountain imprint and produced by Gene Simmons, who contributed three tracks to the release.  The LP peaked at #99 on the Billboard 200. 

"The Right to Rock" (Ron Keel, Marc Ferrari, Kenny Chaisson) - 3:35

"Back to the City" (R. Keel, Chaisson) - 3:47

"Let's Spend the Night Together" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 3:41

"Easier Said than Done" (Gene Simmons, Mitch Weissman) - 3:25

"So Many Girls, So Little Time" (Simmons, Howard Rice) - 3:15

Side two

"Electric Love" (R. Keel, Chaisson) - 4:05

"Speed Demon" (R. Keel) - 3:39

"Get Down" (Simmons, Rice) - 5:02

"You're the Victim (I'm the Crime)" (R. Keel, Chaisson, Bobby Marks) - 2:59

Ron Keel - vocals and guitar
Marc Ferrari - guitar and vocals
Bryan Jay - guitar and vocals
Kenny Chaisson - bass and vocals
Steve Riley - drums and vocals

Production

Gene Simmons - producer

Mike Davis - engineer, mixing

Paul Wertheimer, Sebastian Thoner, Bruce Smith, Eddie Delena, Craig Engel - assistant engineers

Greg Fulginti - mastering

Aaron Rapoport - photography

Chuck Beeson - art direction, design

John Taylor Dismukes - illustrations

Ron Keel - liner notes