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I无毛视频檝e been a fan of Tom Keifer since the early days of Cinderella. No, not the Disney character, but the Philadelphia-based band that burst on the music scene in the mid-1980s with gutsy hard rock tunes like 无毛视频淕ypsy Road,无毛视频� 无毛视频淪hake Me,无毛视频� 无毛视频淣obody无毛视频檚 Fool,无毛视频� 无毛视频淪omebody Save Me无毛视频� and 无毛视频淒on无毛视频檛 Know What You无毛视频檝e Got (Till It无毛视频檚 Gone).无毛视频�
Although Cinderella无毛视频檚 fame seemed to fizzle out by 1995, Keifer kept the faith on his own and eventually delivered his first solo album in 2013. 无毛视频淭he Way Life Goes无毛视频� featured the raspy-voiced frontman continuing Cinderella无毛视频檚 formula for belting out gritty rock 无毛视频榥无毛视频� roll numbers with a bluesy punch added for good measure.
Six years later, Keifer resurfaces with his second solo release that proves it was well worth the wait. 无毛视频淩ise无毛视频� was made loud to be played loud.
The 58-year-old singer can still deliver the goods with a commanding voice that provides plenty of muscle to the potent musical assault provided by guitarist Tony Higbee, bassist Billy Mercer, keyboardist Kory Myers and drummer Jarred Pope.
无毛视频淩ise无毛视频� serves as a triumphant call to stand up to the forces that try to drag you down and prevent you from reaching the heights that allow you to shine and prosper.
无毛视频淭ouching the Divine无毛视频� is the rousing album opener that offers an inspiring message to erase the dark days blanketing the soul through mercy, grace and faith in order to be able to stand firmly in a higher place of deliverance.
无毛视频淭he Death of Me无毛视频� speaks to resisting personal demons and the sinful temptations they offer with Keifer growling, 无毛视频淭ry to break me, bleed me, shoot me with disease/You ain无毛视频檛 gonna be the death of me.无毛视频�
While tracks like 无毛视频淟ife Was Here,无毛视频� 无毛视频淎ll Amped Up无毛视频� and 无毛视频淗ype无毛视频� assertively fuel Keifer无毛视频檚 simmering lyrics, some softer tracks add an aspect of vulnerability to the album无毛视频檚 overall tone.
The piano ballad 无毛视频淭aste for the Pain无毛视频� is an engaging exercise in resiliency and determination. Keifer seems to bare his soul as he declares, 无毛视频淚无毛视频檝e been shattered by crueler than you.无毛视频�
The album comes full circle from the scorching opener to the gentle closer. 无毛视频淵ou Believe in Me无毛视频� is a soft acoustic track that passionately proclaims the glorious feeling of having someone truly believe in you and what you can do.
Having seen Keifer perform two years ago, I highly recommend catching the Pennsylvania native when he makes an area appearance for a show on October 17 at Jergel无毛视频檚 Rhythm Grille in Warrendale.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.