"It's hard to believe that anybody thought a cover of Patti Smith's Because the Night was a good idea": Keel struggle for greatness on 1986 album The Final Frontier

Keel: The Final Frontier cover art.

Keel - The Final Frontier

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Wasted Years
Sea of Madness
Heaven Can Wait
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Stranger in a Strange Land
Deja-Vu
Alexander the Great

Formed in 1984 by former Steeler vocalist Ron Keel, the buzz about Keel owed as much to the star power of their producer Gene Simmons as to the band’s straight-shooting heavy metal. And, as evidenced by two albums from that period, after their famous mentor had moved on the only way for Keel was down.