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Baton Rouge's third album re-unites legendary producer/songwriter and guitarist Jack Ponti with the hard rock vocalist of the moment, in Kelly Keeling. The vocals are strong and consistent, the songs are of high quality and chock full of riff's, melodies, hooks and solo's.

“Shake Your Soul” is an outstanding effort by a band that should have been at the top of its class. The band originally formed in Louisiana as Voices in 1986 and consisted of Kelly Keeling (guitar and keyboard), Lance Bulen (vocals), Keith Harrison (bass) and Harold Knappenburger (drums). They changed their name to Cheetah, later to Meridian and finally Baton Rouge, the group relocated to Los Angeles in 1987 and revamped their line up. Their debut album, “Shake Your Soul” debuted in 1990, reaching only the 160th place on the Billboard charts at a time when media attention to the style had already begun to decline dramatically.

"Le Mot de l'éditeur : Institution légendaire, Les Chœurs de l’Armée Rouge ont encore fait l’actualité à l’automne dernier en accompagnant le chanteur Vincent Niclo sur son album multi platine, dédié aux grands airs d’opéra, puis en tournée exceptionnelle en France et à l’étranger. Pour accompagner les futures apparitions de l’ensemble (plus de 250 concerts par an), dont celles en première partie des concerts de Céline Dion à Bercy en novembre, Deutsche Grammophon présente l’album officiel des Chœurs de l’Armée Rouge…" (Deutsche Grammophon)