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Lay Down the Law (Keel album)

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Lay Down the Law
Studio album by
Keel
ReleasedNovember 1984
Recorded1984
StudioPrairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length32:08
LabelShrapnel
ProducerRon Keel, Mike Varney
Keel chronology
Lay Down the Law
(1984) 		The Right to Rock
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Hit Parader[3]

Lay Down the Law is the debut album by American rock 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.

The album was released in 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.[4]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Thunder and Lightning" (Ron Keel) – 3:32
  2. "Lay Down the Law" (R. Keel) – 3:44
  3. "Speed Demon" (R. Keel) – 3:36
  4. "Princess of Illusion" (R. Keel) – 4:04
  5. "Born Ready" (Marc Ferrari) – 3:03
Side two
  2. "Metal Generation" (R. Keel, Kenny Chaisson, Bobby Marks) – 2:59
  3. "Till Hell Freezes Over" (R. Keel, Chaisson, Marks) – 4:25
  4. "Tonight You're Mine" (R. Keel, Chaisson, Marks) – 3:00
  5. "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:45

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
  • John X – assistant engineer
  • Mike Varney – executive producer

References

  1. ^ "Keel – Lay Down the Law review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ Secher, Andy (May 1985). "Import Albums: Keel – Lay Down the Law". Hit Parader. No. 248. Derby, Connecticut: Charlton Publications, Inc. p. 58. ISSN 0162-0266. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "History". Keelband.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2013.


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