Was Keel a poor man's Quiet Riot?

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Was Keel a poor man's Quiet Riot?

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These guys were as generic as it gets. They couldn't write a hook if their life depended on it.
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That is an insult to quiet riot
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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.
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HueyRamone wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:36 am 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.
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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 :lol:

* never spent one dollar on Queensryche music(Easter bunny basket cash went better things like Dog Eat Dog tour ticket)
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SchenkerFan wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:56 am
HueyRamone wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:36 am 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.
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For my ears, both Quiet Riot & Keel were equally just ok.

The lion’s share of both bands’ albums are filler.
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Quiet Riot was a poor man's Quiet Riot.
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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.
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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...
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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
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I’ll take Keel over QR any day!
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BulletProofPoet wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:42 pm I’ll take Keel over QR any day!
If QR could write songs they would be Keel. Or Twisted Sister.
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Wild Obsession wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:31 pm 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.
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Wild Obsession wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:31 pm 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.
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pieceofme wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:54 am That is an insult to quiet riot
Really?
I always thought both were awful
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gtrjay wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:17 am
pieceofme wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:54 am 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.
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Keel were just poor…. Quiet Riot weren’t much better.
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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!!
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Keel didn't need two Slade covers to make money, but that's not saying much.
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HoldenSSV wrote: Thu May 02, 2024 5:20 am Keel didn't need two Slade covers to make money, but that's not saying much.
Did they make money?
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Possibly, but I like them both anyway, though I prefer QR.
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