{"id":18585,"date":"2019-09-18T16:05:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T20:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=18585"},"modified":"2022-01-06T19:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:48:21","slug":"album-review-tom-keifer-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=18585","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Tom Keifer – Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Keifer \u2013 Rise<\/strong>
\nRelease Date: September 13, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vocal paralysis.\u00a0 Bleeding vocal cords. Seven voice surgeries.\u00a0 He was told, \u201cYou\u2019ll never sing again.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 He collapses right before a show and is rushed to the hospital.\u00a0 His band of nearly 30 years, Cinderella, breaks up and on top of that, he had to fight his record label for the masters of his debut solo album.\u00a0 This kind of shit would send anyone retreating into a world of self-pity and doubt but not Tom Keifer.\u00a0 Keifer returned in 2019 with his strongest release to date with, Rise<\/em> and I was not disappointed.<\/p>\n

Tom Keifer, for many years, was known as the singer\/songwriter\/guitar\/all-around bad-ass frontman for the legendary 80s hard rock band, Cinderella.\u00a0 Stepping away from a band like that to do your own things is a bold move, and you have to have the confidence and strong material to make it click with your fans.<\/p>\n

The opening track, \u201cTouching the Divine\u201d is an outstanding way to kick this album off.\u00a0 There is a level of intensity here that you can tell that Tom has a lot to say and is exorcising his demons the only way he knows how: through his music.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Death of Me\u201d sounds like it could be the little brother of \u201cNight Songs\u201d but it\u2019s so dark that it makes \u201cNight Songs\u201d sound like a power ballad.\u00a0 This song is, without a doubt, one of the highlights of Rise.\u00a0 Another notable track is \u201cWaiting on the Demons.\u201d\u00a0 While this song has more of a Heartbreak Station vibe, it is a much darker track that anything that would be on that album both lyrically and musically.<\/p>\n

I could go on and on about Rise<\/em>, but in a nutshell, this has to be one of my favorite comeback albums ever.\u00a0 Tom Keifer beat the odds and continues to fight them with more strength and bravery than anyone I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n

Rise<\/em> is a collection of songs that documents his fight and his struggles.\u00a0 Rise<\/em> also brings us into the dark place where Tom was for so long and released us to the light along with this collection of amazing songs.\u00a0 Tom Keifer is a fighter, a survivor, and an amazing singer\/songwriter.\u00a0 The world is a better place with Tom and may he continue to rise from the ashes to create a new fire.<\/p>\n