Was Keel a poor man's Quiet Riot?

[SchenkerFan]

These guys were as generic as it gets. They couldn't write a hook if their life depended on it.

[pieceofme]

That is an insult to quiet riot

[HueyRamone]

I never bough any Rough Cutt, Steelheart, Vain, BabylonAD, Firehouse, Warrant, Winger or Love/Hate.

But somehow I bought a Keel album, and, and you're not gonna believe this, actually used my spending money to buy a second Keel album.

Yeah, I dont know how that happened either.

[SchenkerFan]

I never bough any Rough Cutt, Steelheart, Vain, BabylonAD, Firehouse, Warrant, Winger or Love/Hate.

But somehow I bought a Keel album, and, and you're not gonna believe this, actually used my spending money to buy a second Keel album.

Yeah, I dont know how that happened either.

Dude, you could've spent that on Blackout In The Red Room.

[LAglamrocker]

Money I spent on
Keel zero
Tesla - 10$ bought someone cassette /gift was Bust A Nut
Steelheart (only tattoo I ever thought of getting) would have been few thousand
Love Hate over lifetime - CDs-shows-merch- probably 1 grand? Way better investment than stupidass engagement/kid investment

* never spent one dollar on Queensryche music(Easter bunny basket cash went better things like Dog Eat Dog tour ticket)

[Danzig in the Dark]

I never bough any Rough Cutt, Steelheart, Vain, BabylonAD, Firehouse, Warrant, Winger or Love/Hate.

But somehow I bought a Keel album, and, and you're not gonna believe this, actually used my spending money to buy a second Keel album.

Yeah, I dont know how that happened either.

Dude, you could've spent that on Blackout In The Red Room.

I was going to say he could have spent the money on drugs, but I think he already did.

[Ozzy Stradlin]

For my ears, both Quiet Riot & Keel were equally just ok.

The lion’s share of both bands’ albums are filler.

[Indy_Rob]

Quiet Riot was a poor man's Quiet Riot.

[keyofgee]

i never got KEEL. still dont.

[Wild Obsession]

Seems like most of the early "hair bands" (Quiet Riot, Keel, Rough Cutt, Stryper, Black N Blue, Y&T, Twisted Sister, etc,) the majority of their catalogs are forgettable filler.

[the_man_incognito]

I was in high school when Keel came out...
I loved 80s metal, but even a 15 year old knows suck...
Looking back, it seems Ron was just trying to be hair metal because it was the thing at the time...

[greengoblinrulz]

I will break the mold here & say I like Keel......quite a bit.
Not any single album that I love but like many bands, I dig a couple songs off each release hence knowing/liking the basic setlist they do

[BulletProofPoet]

I’ll take Keel over QR any day!

[Love_Industry]

I’ll take Keel over QR any day!

If QR could write songs they would be Keel. Or Twisted Sister.

[Love_Industry]

Seems like most of the early "hair bands" (Quiet Riot, Keel, Rough Cutt, Stryper, Black N Blue, Y&T, Twisted Sister, etc,) the majority of their catalogs are forgettable filler.

I like early Stryper and Keel but basically you're right. Ratt and Mötley were far ahead of the rest in 83-85. There was more demand than supply so mediocre bands like those and also Helix and Krokus had their minute of fame.

[SchenkerFan]

Seems like most of the early "hair bands" (Quiet Riot, Keel, Rough Cutt, Stryper, Black N Blue, Y&T, Twisted Sister, etc,) the majority of their catalogs are forgettable filler.

Too bad Motley had blown their load after the first two albums.

[gtrjay]

That is an insult to quiet riot

Really?
I always thought both were awful

[pieceofme]

That is an insult to quiet riot

Really?
I always thought both were awful

Yes, really.

I like quiet riot metal health a lot. Spin that album regularly.

Keel has no redeeming qualities that I can hear.

[rockker]

Keel were just poor…. Quiet Riot weren’t much better.

[LAglamrocker]

Ron Keel is going be singer for Quiet Riot?! May 19 in Woodland Hills at a park with Lita Ford! Dio Disciples?!
I sure hope not!
We want Jizzy Riot!!

[HoldenSSV]

Keel didn't need two Slade covers to make money, but that's not saying much.

[Danzig in the Dark]

Keel didn't need two Slade covers to make money, but that's not saying much.

Did they make money?

[dmbrocker]

Possibly, but I like them both anyway, though I prefer QR.