| Rebel Meets Rebel | ||||
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| Released | May 2, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2003 | |||
| Genre | Country metal | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Big Vin | |||
| Producer | Dimebag Darrell,Vinnie Paul | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Rebel Meets Rebel is acountry metal album byDavid Allan Coe andPantera membersDimebag Darrell,Rex Brown, andVinnie Paul.[2] The music was written and recorded by the band when the musicians had time aside from their other projects, including Pantera's world tour supportingReinventing the Steel.
The album was released on May 2, 2006, under Vinnie Paul's own labelBig Vin Records, posthumously afterDarrell's murder in December 2004.
At the close of the decade, Coe met Pantera guitaristDimebag Darrell inFort Worth, Texas. The two musicians, struck by the similarity of the approaches betweencountry andheavy metal, agreed to work together. Darrell was the son ofJerry Abbott, a country songwriter and producer. Together with Darrell's brotherVinnie Paul and bassistRex Brown, they began production of the album which was recorded sporadically between 1999 and 2003. It was released in 2006, two years after Darrell's murder.[3]
Originally, the song "Rebel Meets Rebel" was supposed to be released as a duet with Coe and Pantera's vocalistPhil Anselmo.[4]
The album's lyrical content ranges from boisterous songs regarding drinking and getting stoned to more serious subject matter, such as the song "Cherokee Cry", which criticizes the United States government's treatment ofNative Americans.[1]
Rebel Meets Rebel features what has been described as a "groundbreaking" mix ofcountry music andheavy metal.[1]AllMusic writer Megan Frye wrote, "On first listen, ["Nothin' to Lose"] sounds awkward—as if someone had spliced a Pantera song together with a David Allan Coe one on their home computer. It doesn't mesh well, and the bass seems too sharp and tinny. But after listening to the album a few times, it starts to make more sense."[1]Dimebag Darrell was praised for his guitar playing, which incorporated elements fromthrash metal, as well as dark melodic playing.[1] "Rebel Meets Rebel" features fiddle playing by Joey Floyd.[1]
All lyrics are written byDavid Allan Coe; all music is composed byDimebag Darrell &Vinnie Paul.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Nothin' to Lose" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Rebel Meets Rebel" | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Cowboys Do More Dope" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Panfilo" | 0:34 |
| 5. | "Heart Worn Highway" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "One Nite Stands" | 2:28 |
| 7. | "Arizona Rivers" | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Get Outta My Life" (feat.Hank Williams III) | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Cherokee Cry" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Time" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "No Compromise" | 3:52 |
| 12. | "N.Y.C. Streets" | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 40:23 | |
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[citation needed] | 38 |
| USTop Independent Albums[citation needed] | 3 |
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