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With “Rockin’ Into the Night,” which was a classic song by 38 Special, Ron provides
clean, crisp lead vocals, while the drums are a stand-out on this track. “Don’t
Misunderstand Me,” which may be an obscure track to many when listening to this
album, it is a cover of the Rossington-Collins song released several years after the ill-
fated flight of legendary southern rockers, Lynyrd Skynyrd. With the powerful vocals of
Ron Keel and Jasmine Cain being a huge selling point for this song, the musicianship
should not be discounted…from slow to blazing guitar, to a producer who definitely did
not mix out the bassist.

“Red White & Blue,” the first video to be released, is a bluesy, soulful, and heartfelt
patriotic song. Ron’s command of the song could convince the listener that he was the
original composer. The guitar outro has you longing for a few more minutes of it.

“Flirtin’ With Disaster,” the Molly Hatchet classic, is probably my least favorite track. That
said, I don’t want to necessarily cast it in a negative light. It never was one of my favorite
songs in the southern rock realm, so it’s just a personal taste thing, not a reflection on
the band’s treatment of this Hatchet song. It’s a very solid effort -- the band is tight, the
vocals are on point, and it certainly hits its target.

The classic tune “Ramblin’ Man,” originally written and performed by the Allman
Brothers Band, jumps right back to the groove with a superb effort, lacking little to
nothing. I would say that Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers Band guitarist who wrote
and sang the original would sure be proud of this rendition.

Marshall Tucker Band’s “Fire on the Mountain” is well represented as we roll onward
and upward. The band really hits the mark on this offering. The guitar work is simply
stellar, and like an ice-cold beer, leaves you thirsty for more.

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