Rebel Meets Rebel
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2006-05-02
Music Label: Big Vin Records
Soundtracks:
- Nothin' to Lose
- Rebel Meets Rebel
- Cowboys Do More Dope
- Panfilo
- Heart Worn Highway
- One Nite Stands
- Arizona Rivers
- Get Outta My Life
- Cherokee Cry
- Time
- No Compromise
- N.Y.C. Streets
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Free Music Review: REBEL MEETS REBEL "F*CK Y'ALL, WE'RE FROM TEXAS"
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REBEL MEETS REBEL "F*CK Y'ALL, WE'RE FROM TEXAS" (popular T-Shirt in The Lone Star State)
On the surface this seems to be an un-likely and un-workable combination: Alt/outlaw country and extreme metal.
Alt/outlaw county musician & songwriter David Allen Coe, and heavy metal thrash/shred-guitarist Darrell 'Dimebag' Abbott, known mainly for his work with PANTERA, join forces. Upon listening, it's clear that this almost accidental collaboration was one of those rare moments where the end result is much greater than the sum of the individual parts.
Coe spent most of his younger days in prison. After moving to Nashville to write & play Country music (while living in a Hearse), he toured with Grand Funk Railroad during that band's heyday, because he draws as much from Rock as he does from Country. But he never fit any molds: Coe's concerts became notorious for their unpredictability -- he would often roar up on-stage astride his enormous Harley-Davidson, swearing at the audience. He cultivated a large cult following with his act, but he couldn't break into the mainstream. He's back on the biker circuit these days -- and judging by the reviews, fans love it.
Coe's biggest hits went gold for people like Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson, George Jones, and Tammy Wynette. Darrell Abbott's & Pantera's biggest hits were barely heard outside of the metal-community (althought PANTERA did top the Billboard Album charts in 1994 with "Far Beyond Driven"). Pantera's big problems were internal personality conflicts that evenutlly led to the band's break-up up in 2002.
It's sad, but this album has probably ONLY been released because Darrell Abbott (Dimebag) was brutally killed when a deranged gunman opened fire during a club performance in December, 2004. Dimebag's brother, Vinny Paul Abbott, put this album package together and released it on his own record label (VIN RECORDS). The material, according to the liner notes, was recorded from 1998 -- 2003, and both David A Coe's and Dimebag's record companies declined to release it. Their loss.
With 3 of Pantera's 4 members playing behind Coe's vocals, it definitely has that PANTERA sound, even though it's different genres of music.
REBEL MEETS REBEL is unique and hard to categorize, but it's also way-cool. I'm not sure if this will win many new fans for either PANTERA or David Allen Coe, but it might cause both of their fan-bases to consider broader possibilities. Few hard-core Country fans are going to like it, because the instrumentals are shred-heavy metal (no surprise: that's what PANTERA was all about). And I'm not sure how many hard-core Metal fans are going to like the vocals (which are much more Country than Rock). However, I think anybody who listens to a wide variety of music will 'get' this. Reading the liner notes will really add to your overall appreciation of how similar Coe and Dimebag were in many respects.
Like a lot of other cool metal-heads, Dimebag was a big fan of David Allen Coe. Though he was a'big rock star', he stood in line to get Coe's autograph after a show in New York City. Coe was impressed enough that he proposed getting together, and the end results were the recordings here. But what really makes this work so well is the clear enthusiasm, and the utter lack of pop-calculation that undrlies the recording sessions. This sounds like it was lots of fun for all who were involved.
"Rebel Meets Rebel" opens with "Nothin To Lose", featuring hard-driving guitar riffs that set the tone for most of what follows. "Rebel Meets Rebel" and "Cowboys Do More Dope" are either country rocking-hard ,or a metal variant of heavy foot-stomping music. Good ol' country boys. of rock and roll. It's a candid overview of Dimebag's spontaneous and fun-loving rock and roll attitude.
As much as ever, Dimebag showcases his diversity as a guitarist on this album. He goes from skull-crushing metal-riffs to folk-acoustic, blues and country styles -- revealing that he may have been one of the world's best guitar players when he was alive. Dimebag had a heart of gold according to those who knew him (and on that point there is too much consistency and agreement for any doubts to remain). The warmth of his personality is very evident on two near-ballad songs; "Panfilo", and "Heart Worn Highway." The writing talent of Coe and the playing talent of Dimebag get better as the CD plays on.
From start to finish, Vinnie Paul Abbott lives up to his billing too -- never missing while laying down pulverizing drum beats. The rhythm tracks (with help from Rex Brown on bass) prove to be the backbone of this album. There are many southern rock influences on this album, and David Allan Coe really does a great job, adding a Thin Lizzy/Lynyrd Skynyrd twang to the vocals in most of the songs.
Other highlights of this CD include "Arizona Rivers" and "Time." "Get Outta My Life" is the most 'metal' tune on the disc, with a classic Dimebag guitar-solo for the ages. That solo, coupled with Coe's echoing vocals (and backing vocals from Hank WIlliams III), makes it a potentially classic Metal song. The riffs on songs like "No Compromise" or "Time" are far better than anything he laid down on the sole Damageplan CD release.
I expect that this is one of those albums that might sell slowly at first, but it's likely to pick up fans and listeners over time. It's easy to dismiss it as a drunk-musician's party gone out of control (and that is pretty much how the liner notes describe the actual recording sessions), but that would be a big mistake.
Posthumous releases rarely feature great sound and production like REBEL MEETS REBEL does. Dimebag's guitar playing here is some of the best he's ever recorded. And David Allen Coe, free from the constraints of today's Country , has never sounded so enthusiastic or relaxed in a studio. I'm not sure what Coe himself thinks, but contemporary Country is called "Velveeta Music" in private -- not only cheesy, but full of unhealthy synthetic ingredients -- by some of that genre's major stars.
Vinnie Paul gets a heartfelt "Thanks" for putting this one out. Hope there are more.
Rebel Meets Rebel Poster
A collaboration between country legend David Allan Coe, plus Pantera's Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul, and Rex Brown, Rebel Meets Rebel serve as a throwback to the ragged glory of second-string Southern rock acts such as Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws. Fusing the nastiest, most uncompromising elements of the hard rock that made Dime and Co. famous with Coe's rebellious spirit, RMR succeed on tracks such as "Cowboys Do More Dope," "Panfilo," and "Time," though others, especially "N.Y.C. Streets" and "Get Outta My Life" (with Hank Williams III) are less successful, never becoming the fully-formed ideas that constitute great or even very good songs. Ultimately, RMR will satisfy Dimebag completists while doing little to enhance the late guitar legend's legacy. --Jedd BeaudoinCountry Music CDs
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