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Favorite KEEL Songs

RK - 5-4-2005 at 12:57 AM

A 'Best Of KEEL' collection may be in the cards for 2006...as was suggested on the other thread, post a list of your favorite KEEL songs here! I'll take the liberty of starting out...

1. "Rock N Roll Outlaw"
2. "Tears Of Fire"
2. "Evil Wicked Mean & Nasty"
3. "Dreams Are Not Enough"
5. "The Right To Rock"
6. "Calm Before The Storm"
7. "Reason To Rock"
8. "If Love Is A Crime (I Wanna Be Convicted)"
9. "Don't Say You Love Me"
10. "Nightfall"

AceZappa - 5-4-2005 at 01:11 AM

Speed Demon, for sure! You took several of the ones I would've thrown out.

RK - 5-4-2005 at 02:11 AM

It's impossible to be objective when you're as close to this music as I am. I chose songs that were both special to me personally AND which I still enjoy listening to.

They did a poll on the old KEEL website a few years ago and ranked the fan's favorite songs, and 'Speed Demon' was #1. I have a love/hate thing with that tune - it was the only KEEL song to be recorded 4 times for 3 seperate albums (US Metal IV, Lay Down The Law, & The Right To Rock). There was also a version recorded by my pre-Steeler band LUST. And I know if there's ever a KEEL reunion, I will be hearing those two words all night during every show...

If there was a 'Best Of', that song would probably have to rear it's ugly head...I would prefer the 'Lay Down The Law' version because it has the best vocal (this is the version that appeared in the movie 'Men In Black II').

AceZappa - 5-5-2005 at 03:06 AM

LOL, I didn't realize ya felt so negative about that song. It totally blew me away when I saw it in MIB II. I was like, "holy sh*t!! I know that song!" But, I can understand getting tired of a tune. I played in bands for a bit, and some of the songs we played got old too, and some I never liekd to begin with, but ya gotta play them when the fans (or other band members) do like them.

RK - 5-5-2005 at 03:01 PM

Hey Ace, I don't feel 'so negative' about the tune...keep in mind, LOVE is 50% of love/hate...

AceZappa - 5-5-2005 at 10:43 PM

LMAO, good point!

Darrin - 5-10-2005 at 02:04 AM

Ask me this question on 10 different days, and I will probably have 10 different replies.....
As of today, my top ten favorite Keel song's are, in no particular order:

1) The Right To Rock
2) Back To The City
3) Somebody's Waiting
4) Tears Of Fire
5) Arm & A Leg
6) If Love Is A Crime...
7) 'Till Hell Freezes Over
8) Lay Down The Law
9) United Nations
10) Electric Love

Umm, can't leave out the "Bonus Track"
11) Rock-N-Roll Animal

Darrin

[Edited on 5-10-2005 by Darrin]

Sheldon - 5-10-2005 at 04:01 AM

I would have to go with

Back to the City
Friday Evey night
Raised on Rock
Cherry Lane
Just Another Girl

as a solid top five,

Live the Rock,
Sheldon

[Edited on 5-10-2005 by Sheldon]

JR - 5-16-2005 at 09:55 PM

"Somebody's Waiting" has a nostalgic place with me, as I think it was the first KEEL song I ever really heard. Then I ended up playing it about 500 times over the next year in a band.

Of course, I already owned the STEELER album by then.....

And we can't forget "No Pain, No Gain".

Darrin - 5-17-2005 at 02:02 AM

Maybe we need a KEEL boxset with videos and music, or a Ron Keel boxset with music and videos spanning his musical career...
What does everyone else think?

depp - 5-17-2005 at 12:02 PM

PUT ME DOWN FOR A RON KEEL BOX SET , SOUNDS GREAT

depp - 5-17-2005 at 12:03 PM

I COULDN'T WRITE A LIST OF SONGS AS I LOVE THEM ALL IN DIFFERENT WAYS
THEY ALL HAVE A SPECIAL MEANING TO ME!!

SexyLeo75 - 5-17-2005 at 01:14 PM

I have to agree with what you have said depp. They are all awesome in one way or another. I do have to agree with a Ron Keel Box Set, how cool would that be?????

skynyrdmh - 5-17-2005 at 03:22 PM

there are way to many good KEEL songs to list. But I must say that a few stick out more than the others. Maybe it is because I hear them differently than what is on the CD's. For instance...take the first 26 seconds from the begining of United Nations and put it in front of Somebodys Waiting. But I also thought that Follow Your Heart should have made the cut for the IH CD (first time I heard it in the studio and still.....Ronnie knows why

)

Yea I know , I know.....my screwed up head does this sort of thing all the time

Still workin on MY list tho

Craig - 5-26-2005 at 08:12 PM

I would certainly have to say the Calm Before the Storm, in my opinion, is Keel's best ballad. It certainly brings back many "good" memories for me during my teen years!

fetiche - 5-27-2005 at 12:53 AM

Dreams Are Not Enough and Private Lies

AceZappa - 5-27-2005 at 09:06 PM

I've been on a Keel kick lately. Was jamming Lay Down the Law and The Right To Rock today. In particular, on Lay Down the Law "Till Hell Freezes Over"... wow, what a great song! I always forget about that one until I listen to the album. Man, those lyrics are so poignant to me right now. It really hit home.

Gonna play s/t and Final Frontier next. Man, so many fond memories...

SexyLeo75 - 5-28-2005 at 01:59 PM

Yes I so have to agree with you!! I get on those KEEL kicks as well and I just cannot get enough of the great music!!!!!!!! It is some awesome stuff that is for dang sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AceZappa - 6-2-2005 at 10:07 PM

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Originally posted by Kathy291975
Yes I so have to agree with you!! I get on those KEEL kicks as well and I just cannot get enough of the great music!!!!!!!! It is some awesome stuff that is for dang sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Indeed! It brings back such awesome memories, too. It's such a shame they never achieved the kind of success of some of their peers with lesser talent (and I'll be nice and leave out names, lol.) They had such a unique sound and some incredible songs. Of course, the same can be said of Ironhorse, too, though, lol.

Pinktiger27 - 6-2-2005 at 10:14 PM

Well I cant say any one song is the best cause they are all good and it depends on how I am feeling at any giving moment as to which one is my fav. You can sign me up for a box set too LOL .

deanplayer - 6-3-2005 at 03:17 AM

princess of illusion by far my fav..... i still play that song every night my band plays....

AceZappa - 6-5-2005 at 01:30 AM

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Originally posted by deanplayer
princess of illusion by far my fav..... i still play that song every night my band plays....

That is a wonderful song.

seide - 6-6-2005 at 07:01 AM

I think we gonna need at least 15 songs for a best of album. Even 20 isn't enough. Here's my selection:
1) Lay Down The Law
2) Till Hell Freeze's Over
3) Tonight You're Mine
4) Speed Demon
5) The Right To Rock
6) Get Down
7) Easier Said Than Done
8) Rock And Roll Animal
9) Arm And A Leg
10) Raised On Rock
11) Rock And Roll Outlaw
12) If Love Is A Crime (I Wanna Be Convicted)
13) 4th Of July
14) I Said The Wrong Thing To The Right Girl
15) Riding High
16) Hard As Hell
17) Back In Action
18) Reason To Rock
19) Proud To Be Loud
20) Friday Every Night

charliewayneM - 6-7-2005 at 06:09 PM

MY FAVORITE KEEL SONG IS TEARS OF FIRE FROM HALEY

Eric781 - 6-15-2005 at 09:57 PM

better late than never but id like to chime in for Just another Girl.

Riverwarrior - 7-16-2005 at 09:33 PM

That is fantastic news about a possible "Best Of" KEEL release!

I hope the following songs make the cut:

1. Somebody's Waiting
2. United Nations
3. Tears of Fire
4. Calm Before the Storm
5. The Right to Rock

Marc

MAGICTOUCH - 7-17-2005 at 02:02 AM

If it were up to me, this is the CD I would put together...some fan favorites are missing here, so this will probably have to be a CD-R for my personal listening pleasure

20 tunes...Time = 76:50

Lay Down The Law
Princess Of Illusion
Thunder And Lightning

The Right To Rock
Easier Said Than Done
Electric Love
Let's Spend The Night Together

Here Today Gone Tomorrow
Just Another Girl
Tears Of Fire
The Final Frontier
Because The Night
Raised On Rock

Calm Before The Storm (MY FAVE SONG)
Somebody's Waiting
Cherry Lane
I Said The Wrong Thing To The Right Girl
Don't Say You Love Me

Dreams Are Not Enough
So Many Good Ways To Be Bad

AceZappa - 7-17-2005 at 02:41 AM

Wow, that sounds like a great CD, lol.

SexyLeo75 - 7-18-2005 at 02:49 AM

Yes it does sound like it would be a great CD to have!!! :cool:

depp - 7-18-2005 at 04:54 PM

I GOT THAT ONE,
ITS A GREAT CD. :cool:

Colleen - 7-21-2005 at 09:08 PM

First and foremost: DREAMS ARE NOT ENOUGH. (gotta love that song!!)

But not far behind: Reason To Rock
Somebody's Waiting
Friday Every Night
Back In Action

mr.troy - 8-23-2005 at 05:57 PM

THIS IS WHAT I THINK RON SHOULD DO:

PUT OUT A 2 DISC SET WITH ONE DISC BEING "ROCKERS" AND THE OTHER DISC "BALLADS"

WHAT'S EVERYBODY THINK???
PEACE,
TROY

depp - 8-23-2005 at 07:31 PM

HEY TROY THATS A VERY GOOD IDEA
GOOD MAN !!!

lovefist - 8-27-2005 at 12:09 PM

1.Dreams Are Not Enough
2.Rock 'n Roll Animal (Live version)
3.Rock 'n Roll Outlaw (Live version)
4.Right to Rock (Live version)

they're all from "Larger Than Live" album.This is one of my favourites.Thanks guys for this.

SexyLeo75 - 8-30-2005 at 02:46 AM

Yes I agree Troy that is a great idea!! What do think Ronnie?? Is that something that you would consider??? :cool:

Canucklehead - 10-9-2005 at 07:17 PM

Lay Down The Law

Easier Said Than Done

Electric Love

Speed Demon

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Tears Of Fire

Rock & Roll Animal

Cherry Lane

King Of The Rock

Die Fighting

Back In Action

...the list goes on !!!

Mustaine - 1-22-2006 at 11:17 AM

my favorites

Rock N Roll Outlaw
The Right to Rock
Lay Down the Law
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
United Nations
If Love Is A Crime (I Wanna Be Convicted)
Nightfall
Rock N' Roll Animal

my list

righttorock77 - 3-9-2006 at 11:42 PM

1. the final frontier
2. raised on rock
3. rock and roll outlaw
4. speed demon
5. tears of fire
6. the right to rock
7. rock & roll animal
8. cherry lane
9. metal genration
10. lay down the law
11. eaiser said than done
12. hard as hell
13. evil wicked mean nasty
14.cold day in hell
15. backseat driver

had to throw in at least 2 steeler songs

Mechanix440 - 3-20-2006 at 09:17 AM

The one that starts out with the quick drum solo, then goes to the guitar sliding. I think it's Get Down.

KEELAHOLIC71 - 4-13-2006 at 01:07 AM

1 Tears of Fire
2 Because the Night
3 Rock n Roll Animal
4 Final Frontier
5 NO Pain No Gain
6 Somebody's Waiting
7 Calm Before the Storm
8 I Said the Wrong Thing...
9 Let's Spend the Night Together
10 Right to Rock
11 SPEED DEMON!!!!

12...Too many Ron...Box Set Time!!!!

JSilva5 - 5-5-2006 at 08:27 PM

There are so many good Keel songs. Its hard to choose but, I will try:

1 Lay Down The Law
2 Born Ready
3 The Right To Rock
4 Back To The City
5 Let's Spend The Night Together
6 Speed Demon
7 Rock N Roll Animal
8 Because The Night
9 Here Today Gone Tomorrow
10 Raised On Rock
11 United Nations
12 Somebody's Waiting
13 King Of The Rock
14 Its A Jungle Out There
15 Calm Before The Storm
16 I Said The Wrong Thing To The Right Girl
17 Rock N Roll Outlaw
18 Proud To Be Loud

Whoa! Looks like I ran out of room. And I didn't even get to Larger Than Live. Like KEELAHOLIC71 says...Box Set Time.

KEELAHOLIC71 - 5-31-2006 at 01:08 AM

I FORGOT...MY NEW FAVORITE KEEL SONG...DREAMS ARE NOT ENOUGH...RON, THIS IS AWESOME!!

blackhalo1 - 7-29-2006 at 09:32 PM

Better late than never--since I was not a member here when Ron brought the topic up...

I haven't listened to alot of the old stuff in years, and I can't play any LP's at the moment--but I did find all my old stuff on cassette which notably includes a pre-release promo of "Keel". So I busted out the tape player--and I've been listening to them again alot in the past few days since I joined--along with "Alone at Last" of course. A friend of mine said she'd transfer everything to CD for me, so I hope to do that soon. All I can say is OMG, what memories---I still can sing along with all of them! I'm totally relivin' my youth here--which is awesome since I'm 40 now. LOL! I'd gladly go back in time to see a Keel show again...*sigh*

Anyway, I'd pick these songs for a "Best of"...

Calm Before The Storm
Till Hell Freezes Over
Dreams Are Not Enough
Tears of Fire
Rock N Roll Outlaw
The Right To Rock
Somebody's Waiting
Rock And Roll Animal
Because the Night (should this count or not???)
Evil Wicked Mean & Nasty
Die Fighting
Private Lies

-Brenda

utcherry - 8-19-2006 at 09:45 PM

I know it has been a couple of months since anyone has posted on this thread. My votes are Cherry Lane, and a Box Set.

keelfan06 - 8-23-2006 at 07:05 AM

my best of keel cd would be a mix of keel and steeler and alone at last :cool:

1.Cold day in hell
2.on the rox
3.american metal
4.serenade (old steeler version)
5.Thunder and lighting
6.lay down the law
7.princess of illusion
8.speed demon
9.the right to rock
10.no pain no gain
11.final frontier
12.raised on rock
13.because the night
14.backseat driver
15.down to the wire
16.till hell freezes over
17.evil wicked mean and nasty
18.rock and roll animal
19.born ready
20.dreams are not enough

bassangel69 - 11-27-2006 at 08:21 PM

just add "Somebody's Waiting" and "Tears Of Fire" to the above list and I'd be a happy girl...I'll take whatever you put out!

tara

jjambrose - 12-16-2006 at 03:36 AM

Princess of Illusion
Til Hell Freezes Over
The Right to Rock
Electric Love
Because the Night
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Just Another Girl
Tears of Fire
Dreams are not Enough
Calm Before the Storm
I Said the Wrong Thing...

bassangel69 - 12-16-2006 at 04:09 PM

how about a CD of nothing but the ballads ?

or have them separated and create a dual disc?

tara

germankeeler - 7-3-2010 at 04:21 PM

My favorite KEEL Songs:

HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
THE RIGHT TO ROCK
THE FINAL FRONTIER
NO PAIN, NO GAIN
GIMME THAT
TEARS OF FIRE
STREETS OF ROCK´N ROLL
HOLD STEADY
SPEED DAMON
KING OF THE ROCK