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DAVID ALLAN COE HAS BEEN A FAVORITE OF MINE FOR MANY YEARS. WHEN I HEARD OF THIS PROJECT I WAS EXCITED. DIMEBAG AND PANTERA PLAYING WITH THEIR HERO COE MADE FOR A GREAT SESSION. I LIKE MOST OF THE TRACKS. I WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT AN EXCELLENT BUT I THINK THE RECORDING NEEDS SOME MORE STUDIO REFINING. WITH THE PASSING OF DIMEBAG THEY PUT OUT THE BEST PRODUCT THEY COULD. I LISTEN TO THIS DISC OFTEN AND LOUD. I RECOMEND IT HIGHLY.
AWESOME CD, DIDNT KNOW DIMEBAG (R.I.P.), VINNE AND REX HAD TEAMED UP FOR A JAM SESSION WITH DAVID ALLAN COE UNTILL I DONE A SEARCH ON EBAY FOR DIMEBAG STUFF. BOY WAS I MISSING POSSIBLY THE BEST CD IN MY COLLECTION. ALL I CAN SAY IS BUY IT YOURSELF OR YOU WILL FOREVER BE MISSING SOMETHING SO GOOD FROM YOUR COLLECTION. AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL AND DAMAGE PLAN FANS. DONT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT LISTEN TO IT FOR YOURSELF. For 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.Read full review
Some clear, brilliant, interesting work that has crass, jarringly ill fitted language dropped in at inappropriate times-- almost as if a smutty mouthed six year old was in your living room trying to play cute and foul mouthed at the same time. Maybe they just don't realize they hurt their own lyrics, their story, the gist of the song-- they just want to shock people and play "bad boy" when they could have done better. Even the people who liked it felt the "edited" version is better. And that says something. .
I did not realize when I bought this exactly what Rebel Meets Rebel was. It is basically a jam session with David Allen Coe and Pantera. I just loved the song "Get out of my life". The background vocals by Hank Williams the third are fantastic. After I got over the initial dissapointment and just listened to the album front to back I really like several of the songs. You almost have to appreciate the oddity of the pairing and the fact that it is just a bunch of guys having fun. I would guess that this was really never meant to be commercialized and the rawness of some of the recordings is refreshing. I would recommend this album.
I'm a huge fan of Pantera, but I was still skeptical of how they would fit their style in with the obvious country of David Allen Coe. Don't worry, the results were nothing short of breathtaking. Pantera's Dimebag Darrell, Rex, and Vinnie, while known for their extreme metal, really show off their love of so many other musical genres. You'll find everything here from the requisite metal to country and southern rock. The late, great guitarist Dimebag Darrell's (R.I.P.) mindblowing fretwork is the central focus of the record, ripe with brutal riffing, delicate acoustic guitar, and everything in between. I could go on and on about this album. I really can't think of a single thing about it that I don't like. Buy this record!!!! I promise you won't be disappointed.
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