The Final Frontier (Keel-Album)
Occupation
- Vocals, guitar: Ron Keel
- Bass: Kenny Chaisson
- Guitar: Marc Ferrari
- Guitar: Bryan Jay
- Drums: Dwain Miller
The Final Frontier is the title of the third studio album released in 1986 the U.S. metal band Keel.
Background
With the album released in 1985 The Right to Rock, which was produced by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, Keel was a moderate success successful. The album reached number 99 of the U.S. album charts and can hold for 20 weeks in the charts. With The Final Frontier, the band aspired to greater success and committed again Gene Simmons for production.
The recordings took place in Los Angeles primarily in the Electric Lady Studios in New York, but also in the Baby - O Studios and The Village Recorder. In the previous album Simmons had worked as a co- songwriter, but for The Final Frontier, the band did without his help in the songwriting. The album was but using some guest musicians. So borrowed the former singer of the band Power Station, Michael Des Barres, titled Raised on rock his voice, Joan Jett headed for the same song, the rhythm guitar at. Jamie St. James, singer of the band Black 'n Blue, Backing Vocal sang at the Rock and Roll Animal, Gregg Giuffria contributed backing vocals for No Pain No Gain at, and Mitch Perry, guitarist of the McAuley Schenker Group, rhythm guitar played on Tears of Fire.
2009 was re-released and available as a digital download and CD The Final Frontier by Geffen Records.
Reception
The album was released on June 7, 1986, did not miss the intended target: It reached number 53 on the Billboard 200 and the first time a chart listing in Europe, namely number 83 in the UK album charts. Eduardo Rivadavia, reviewer at Allmusic wrote about The Final Frontier, the album had shown a slight improvement over its predecessor and using the cover of Because the Night and the power ballad Tears of Fire Gold status reached ( in the U.S.). It should nevertheless be much of Keel - material " cliché -laden 1980s Popmetal " with " replaceable text and muscular riffs ". Even the guest posts known musician could "barely keep alive the interest in the album ." The out-coupled from the album Singles Because the Night, Tears of Fire and The Final Frontier have experienced any chart success.