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Lay Down the Law (Keel album)

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Released
  
November 1984

Length
  
33:49

Release date
  
November 1984

Genre
  
Glam metal

Recorded
  
1984

Artist
  
Keel

Label
  
Shrapnel Records

Producers
  
Ron Keel, Mike Varney

Studio
  
Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California

Lay Down the Law (1984)
  
The Right to Rock (1985)

Similar
  
The Final Frontier, The Right to Rock, Larger Than Live, Keel VI: Back in Action, Streets of Rock & Roll

Keel lay down the law


Lay Down the Law is the debut album by the American glam metal band Keel. It was the only album to feature original drummer Bobby Marks. Also, three songs - "Speed Demon", "Tonight You're Mine", and the Rolling Stones cover "Let's Spend the Night Together" - were re-recorded for their next album The Right to Rock, although the version of "Let's Spend The Night Together" on this album ends with reprises of earlier album tracks, while "Tonight You're Mine" was re-recorded as "You're the Victim (I'm the Crime)" with altered lyrics.

Contents

The album was released on November 1984 by Shrapnel Records to rave reviews, despite the band signing to Gold Mountain Records a few months prior. It was not released on CD format until 2008.

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Track listing

Side one
  1. "Thunder and Lightning" (Ron Keel) - 3:34
  2. "Lay Down the Law" (R. Keel) - 3:47
  3. "Speed Demon" (R. Keel) - 3:39
  4. "Princess of Illusion" (R. Keel) - 4:04
  5. "Born Ready" (Marc Ferrari) - 3:09
Side two
  1. "Metal Generation" (R. Keel, Kenny Chaisson, Bobby Marks) - 2:59
  2. "Till Hell Freezes Over" (R. Keel, Chaisson, Marks) - 4:27
  3. "Tonight You're Mine" (R. Keel, Chaisson, Marks) - 3:00
  4. "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 5:10

Personnel

Band members
  • Ron Keel - vocals, guitar, producer
  • Marc Ferrari - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Bryan Jay - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Kenny Chaisson - bass, backing vocals
  • Bobby Marks - drums, backing vocals
  • Production
  • Mike Davis - engineer, mixing
  • Mike Varney - executive producer
  • Songs

    1Thunder and Lightning3:32
    2Lay Down the Law3:47
    3Speed Demon3:38

    References

    Lay Down the Law (Keel album) Wikipedia