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Rebel Meets Rebel ReviewFor those who don't already know, Rebel Meets Rebel is a project composed of Pantera's trio of musicians ("Dimebag" Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott and Rex Brown) and country singer David Allan Coe doing the vocals. This self-titled debut C.D. was recorded over the course of four years, from 1999 to 2003. Guitarist Dimebag Darrell was said to have loved this C.D. very much, but, for reasons beyond my knowledge, his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul, waited until now (a year and a half after Dimebag was killed) to release it.Rebel Meets Rebel is just what it was supposed to be: a country/metal/rock/blues hybrid. Vinnie Paul describes it perfectly in the C.D. booklet: "It's not metal and it's not country, it's just a get together of country metal minds! Pure Hell raisin', boozin', jammin' fun!"
Mixing country music and heavy metal (which are two very different musical genres) has been done before. One example is when one of ex-Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo's side projects, Down, put sludge metal alongside country-style ballads for their second album, "Down II: A Bustle In The Hedgegrow." But I don't think country and metal has ever been fused together and had such successful results as Rebel Meets Rebel. If, for some odd reason, you can't give this album credit for anything else, at least give it credit for being very interesting.
The music on here is almost always quite heavy, since Dimebag still contributes Pantera-esque guitar crunch to nearly every song, and also includes a few solos. And there are a lot of deep, catchy grooves to be heard, here. There are only a couple of songs when the music sounds like it could have come off of a bluegrass record: as in the title track, when Dime makes his guitar sound like a fiddle, and the closer, "N.Y.C. Streets," which is an acoustic strummed ballad.
David Allan Coe's "Southern fried" vocals are supposed to make or break this record (if you don't like his voice, you won't this album.) That may be true because some fans will surely not get over the fact that he chooses to sing and not scream. But, if you give him a fair chance (or if you like a more melodic vocal style), his vocals are very enjoyable. They help to make Rebel Meets Rebel somewhat unique (if Coe chose to howl like Phil Anselmo, this disc would probably be just like any other Pantera release.) The music may still be heavy, but Coe's clean singing/crooning voice makes this disc sound like a less commanding, less dissonant, more gentle and docile Pantera. And it's not like D.A.C.'s vocals are at all annoying; in fact, they're actually rather catchy.
The album begins with the sound of David Allan Coe and Dimebag Darrell playing slot machines. This is followed by some wah-wah guitar sounds, Rex's grumbling bass notes, and a few R-rated women noises. Then the song (which is called"Nothin' To Lose") launches into an awesome, propulsive groove. The next song is the title track, and it's a highlight because it's a duet between Coe and Dimebag (!), with one singer trading off lines with the other.
Track three, "Cowboys Do More Dope," is probably my personal favorite on here. It begins (and ends) with a cool wall of Gershwin-esque piano, and the rest of the song is a grinding groove. A memorable sing along chorus ("Cowboys do more dope than rock `n' rollers"), and two guitar solos (one of which is wild) are also included, here.
"Panfilo" is a brief interlude. It's described by the band as an "acoustic jam," but the guitars on this song almost sound like they're flamenco.
The next highlight is "One Nite Stands," which is backed by a catchy, chug and churn rhythm and a sweet, wailing Dimebag solo. "Arizona Rivers" is a dreary ballad, but the proceeding song, ""Get Outta My Life" (which features a vocal cameo by Hank III), is maybe the record's heaviest track. It begins with a killer, stomping, blazing riff which wouldn't sound mismatched if it came off of Pantera's 2000 album, "Reinventing The Steel."
The last two songs worth mentioning are the very hooky "Time" and "No Compromise." On the former, Dimebag makes a grinding, lurching rhythm for David Alan Coe's staccato vocals to sing over and the latter song begins with wah-wah guitars which are vaguely reminiscent of the beginning of Pantera's six year old hit single, "Revolution Is My Name."
Unless Vinnie Paul releases the demos from Damageplan's second album, "Rebel Meets Rebel" is the last we'll ever hear from Dimebag Darrell. Thus, this album is recommended for all Dimebag collections. But this disc is a very good, catchy, entertaining, and interesting listen, so it's recommended to every other rock fan (even if you aren't a Dimebag diehard). And even if you're curious what country metal sounds like, you need to get it.Rebel Meets Rebel OverviewVince Paul, famed drummer from Pantera and Damageplan, debuts his self-owned label, Big Vin Records, with Rebel Meets Rebel! Rebel Meets Rebel is a collaboration of the Cowboys From Hell (the late Dimebag Darrell on guitar, Vinnie Paul and drums, and Rex Paul on bass) teamed with vocals by country outlaw legend and Grammy winning songwriter David Allan Coe. It is the final full-length recording to include Dimebag, and it is a record that he truly loved.
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