Tom's voice is still amazing. He tours all the time with his solo band, the #keiferband. And he takes amazing care of his voice. He had vocal chord paralysis, multiple times. Something that most singers never come back from. He's done it multiple times. He is a God damn inspiration to many!
Tom Keifer is lucky to be singing. He had throat paralysis at one point. He under went MULTIPLE surgeries. This man is SO LUCKY to be singing still. Definitely one of my favorite singers. Cinderella was the first show I ever for me. I have been a fan since I was 14. This guy is amazing.
One of the best ever. Cinderella got lumped into the “hairband” category but they were head and shoulders above most of those bands. Not only did they rock, NOBODY sounded like Tom. So glad I grew up in the 80’s and got to experience them in their hay day
Yup, I was into the heavier stuff back in the day, but Cinderella was one of the few standout hair bands of the day, for sure and I listened to them and owned their stuff.
I have known about the existence of Cinderella all my life. And literally a month ago I accidentally watched a fragment from the famous hit Nobody's Fool and from the first seconds I realized that Tom Keifer is incredibly gifted and a superstar. Magnetism and talent. Look, eyes, impossible to tear yourself away. Unique vocal, musician. You can watch endlessly and admire. Now my favourite Tom Keifer and Cinderella 🔥🎸🌟
I believe you have Tom and Sebastian Bach mixed up - JBJ's parent's were at Mark Weiss (the photographer)'s wedding and that's where they noticed Sebastian and told Jon about him... Jon saw Cinderella playing a Philly club and had some A&R guys come to see them, that's how he helped them out. Anyway lol Tom is an incredible vocalist, insane guitarist, and phenomenal frontman. He actually had vocal chord paresis and nine surgeries to be able to sing again... his perserverance is incredibly admirable!
I was at a small party with friends, and Mtv had the World Premiere of Cinderella's "Don't know what you got, til it's gone". My friends laughed at the start of Tom's voice and just a piano. They thought it was going to be an awful song. But, it ended up one of their biggest hits.
Cinderella is one of my favorite bands ever. I been a fan since 1987. When I was 11 years old listening to the Night Songs album. Over and over and over again. 👍🎸👍🎸🎸🎸🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸👍👍👍🎸
@@saulmartinez2114 agree - even if, to me, he has never been able to duplicate his studio singing live, he delivers emotions like no one else in the business
@@cornocrudeli5289 At the contrary , some live stuff especially the 1985 show in ivrine . Its better than the studio . He s doing the stuff and more importantly he brings back in a more thick way the darker blackish metal sound he had in Sister and Wasp 1982-1983 as he screams . On Your Knees ,the violence of the central section and end of thoses screams in a chest sounding are just demonic devastating
Tom Kieffer not only has one of the most amazing voices in rock history, but he's instrumentally talented as well ❤️ His live concerts are 💯💪🏼 and you definitely got what you paid for back in the day!! I don't care how it's compared or evaluated but he mastered it all the way through!
This was awesome!!! I LOVE Tom’s voice and yes he & Cinderella are underrated!!! He is extremely talented!!! You did a wonderful job in giving him the credit he deserves!!! Thank you!!! 🤘
There are effects added to Tom's vocal, but remember..Most of these guys were remarkable vocalists.. Now days most of its "Pro Tools".. I miss my 80's Hair Bands !
I just went to see him in Dallas last night and they rocked the house!! He can still do that raspy thang and hit those notes! It was a great show (well other than the sound issues) and blowing an amp. I am really glad I bought tickets.
always so hauntingly beautiful when he hits those high notes on this track and many others. love night songs! there can never be another one quite like tom. thank you for the analysis!
This is brilliant! The isolation of the vocal really does bring out many details that went under the radar all this time. 😎 Very interesting analysis! 👍🏻🎤🎶💪🏻
Believe me nobody till date has been able duplicate Tom's vocals...his voice is very Sophisticated n complex n layered in dramatic n varieties of range....Janis Joplin was what influenced him most to sing the way he does... he is the Greatest singer i feel n i have always been true loyal fan of Cinderella n its been a long Gypsy road journey for me ... following this band 🤘👽
I agree with you. Most people compare him to singers from the 80s. But if you're old enough to have listened to Janis Joplin, you can hear her influence.
Totally agree with you, nobody else has come close to sounding like him. He deserves more recognition for what he's done. Seems like people don't really get the recognition until they're gone and that's just sad.
I'm currently doing two covers of Cinderella at this time, somebody save me and nobody's fool, I haven't released them just yet but soon, and ken you are right, it's definitely reinforced falsetto bringing it down into the chest area, that's what I've noticed myself doing.
I've always have been a Tom fan. Cinderalla was one of my go to bands in the 80's. To bad Tom had Paparalysis in his left vocal cord. It is amzing that he came back. Thanks to his vocal coaches to help him come back.
I remember Cinderella the rock band awesome band this guy is a awesome singing love that raspy sound he brings to his voice love that growling chest voice he uses those background harmonies are awesome Ken he has a awesome rock voice he is great I'm digging his vocals nobody's fool great song love the beautiful melody in this song too awesome band it does sound like a def leppard song rocking voices Ken 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
He can do the rasp but in a few songs where he sings in a "normal" voice it's very good too. For a comparison try listening to some old Brian Johnson stuff before he joined ACDC.
I love this whole thing Ken, not feeling the def leppard comparisons like you are , and I freakin love leppard, but you're wayyyy more of a pro so I think you'd probably know better but when i listen to Keifer i don't get leppard vibes, and i love cinderella too...both super awesome!
Tom is still very much active as a solo act with his own band that includes his wife Savannah. Unfortunately Jeff Labar, the lead guitarist for Cinderella, passed away unexpectedly a few months ago. I saw Cinderella in 2002. I was mesmerized by Tom’s vocals, and I happened to be front row dead center!
That man is the best! He's 10 people in 1.... Totally awesome. So POWERFUL!!! POWERFUL! He is a true beast, yesterday & today. Totally underrated. Show be in the hall of fame. And Joe Elliott is a jerk. He seems to think musicians that are good- don't need to wear make-up. What an idiotic thing to say..... (in those Lil shorts Joe... smh) Tom keifer is original. His voice is his own, he was blessed with many talents. Writing, singing at so many levels, every instrument on that stage- he can play! Guitars 🎸, electric, acoustic, 5 different arms on the things! Also the piano, a sax too! I can't keep count. He's an amazing musician and deserves the respect & then some as the other 80's bands he has surpassed on up until right now, 2022. Still singing his heart out. His voice is back. The whole package!
I love that entire Cinderella album Long Cold Winter. So many awesome songs on that record. Gypsy Road, Dont know What you got till it's gone, Nobody's Fool, Shake Me.... They were so underrated for their music. Some of my favorite songs growing up in the 80s.
Just FYI Robert, Long Cold Winter was their second album. It did have "Gypsy Road" and "Don't Know What You've Got," but "Nobody's Fool" and "Shake Me" (and "Somebody Save Me") were on their debut album, Night Songs.
Tom Keifer has a great metal voice. He can chill or he can f'in belt it out when he wants to. And pick up a guitar or play the piano as well !! What can't this guy do?? This song showcases both. One of my favorite songs from back then. Love the video too. Thnx for showcasing Tom's great voice!!
Tom is a very talented musician. Love hearing the isolated vocal tracks and your analysis. We were fortunate to have had such great bands like Cinderella in the 80s, a wonderful music timeline.
Wow!!!!!!! The memories from this song, and the range he has!!! Great song, from a great vocalist. Thanks you for posting. Hope to see.more soon, take care. Your friend from Nebraska
Fun video. Heartbreak Station is one of my favorite songs and music videos. Tom reminds me of John Forgerty in CCR with all his singing writing and diverse instrument performing.
Oh man, I'm back in 7th grade again. Good tune, fun video. I still foolishly try this song sometimes in my living room karaoke sessions. I always end up regretting it, lol. I'm apparently somebody's fool.
Ok Geoff And Tom Both got me here ,, But when you said Krokus , That Made me Subscribe . ❤ Geoff & Tom ! ❤ These 2 Man , Give me CHILLS :) & Then you say DIO , DAAAAMN ! LMMFAOOO NOW LETS DO THAT TOGETHER ! HAHAHAHAHA ! :)
I remember watching them at the Moscow festival on tv totally blew me away. His solo album from a few few years back is after he had the polyps removed, sounded slightly different but still unmistakably Kiefer
Tom's voice is friggin awesome 🤘🤘 my favorite band from the 80s. And an underrated singer in my opinion. My favorite song from him is, bad seamstress blues into fallin apart at the seams. Awesome songs, just everything about them. The guitars, the riffs the sound of those two song's when you listen to the album is amazing
Such a talented musician. Never saw them in their prime, but saw them probably 7 or 8 years ago. Was such a great show. Tom not only sang, he also played most of the lead guitars and solos, played saxophone, piano and mouth harp.
That's amazing! Most, if not all 70s and 80s bands are multitalented and play multiple instruments, they all sing background and contribute to the writing and producing of songs as well, they are well rounded musicians :)
Tom Keifer is an amazing vocalist N' songwriter. I've got a sticker on my school laptop at the front near the keyboard so I look at cinderella (N' poison) everytime I open it up. I know Tom had problems with his vocals N' luckily found someone who diagnosed him. I think I heard him say that when he was taking guitar lessons, his teacher also taught him to sing so it was a music lesson he took while not only learning guitar but singing N' learning songs. Can you do an isolated vocals of Jani Lane from Warrant or Sebastian Bach?
What an excellent analysis! Amazing to have these isolated vocal tracks. I'll be watching every one of those videos. The adversarial relationship between metal, hair-bands, and grunge needs to be put to rest. You can pick individual performers out of each genre and they're all doing the exact same thing, especially the singers. I think us gen-xers, under the influence of the grunge scene were settling into a darker, flat-out depressive, state of mind. We had also already lived through the hair band era. I know I'm not alone in loving all of them and much more. We grew up listening to absolutely everything! I had a girlfriend in the mid 90's who chided me for listening to Motley Crue! They were decidedly un-hip in her opinion. I mean it's hard to listen to Vince Neil these days, but in the mid 90's? It was some awesome track off of Shout at the Devil or Too Fast for Love too. It actually got to me. But, I didn't stop playing the Crue or anything else. unless I got sick of it. Now, I'm buying up my "childhood" via CDs and even cassettes! Twisted Sister, Cinderella, Soundgarden, Tool, Ozzy and on and on. I appreciate the gems like Cinderella now, far more than I ever did at the time.
I was just listening to a live version of Nobody’s Fool, and I saw this video. That sounded great. I really like the way you sang different parts of the song. It’s interesting to hear it isolated. You can appreciate the different tones even more.
I think he had an operation on his throat, doctors said he wasn't going to be able to sing again, he proved everyone wrong. He was very underated , what a great band!
He ended up having 7 surgeries. Check out his video 'The Death of Me' on his new album RISE! It tells the story of what he's been through. What an amazing man!
I found your channel after my YT Music pulled up some suggestions for Poison, Skid Row, Cinderella, and so on. I wondered - just what *is* that gravely, nasally, vocal-fry-ish - called? Of course, I don't intend any insult by any of those adjectives, but I don't know the appropriate words to describe it. It's like a blend between the power of Sebastian Bach & the nasally gravely quality of Brian Johnson. The crisp enunciation is something you don't notice with the music, too. This method shows how important that is to not get lost in the music. Whatever it's called, it is so unusual in all the best ways & I love it! Thank you for your work in isolating it so it can shine as much as it should on its own! I look forward to checking out your other content!
I don't know why they keep saying underated. When Cinderella took the stage up to lower mid 90's the band blew people away from start to finish. Like a movie you didn't want to end to millions of people they were that great in their talents.
Hi Ken. I am having so much fun listening to these. As a HUGE rock fan, hearing these isolated vocals and your teachings and knowledge puts such a unique perspective on the rock songs I know and love. I also like the techy talk, you discuss how the songs are mastered with the producers.
I hear an Axl Rose thing going on, before Axl hit the scene. If Cinderella wrote some more songs at the same level of caliber as this one, they would have been much bigger. Under rated singer.
I’ve always wondered how Tom does what he does, and this helped. I think there’s a bit of a throaty growl to a lot of what Tom does as well. I love Cinderella and Tom Kiefer. Thanks for the breakdown
I always loved Tom Keifers vocals, but sometimes it sounded like he was shredding his vocal chords to get that cool sound, and it turns out he was. But he still performs after all kinds of problems. Respect.
I always wondered that myself too, lol. But he can still do it to this day. All that's changed is how often he does it vs. back then. So I think maybe he did some damage to it, but not as badly as you might figure, yeah, so props to him, I think it's great.
Just heard him the other day on a video and although he doesn't hit those high raspy notes as often as back in the day, he still has it and still tries. And he does still do it in the most important times in the songs, when it counts and it sounds relatively the same.
Wanted to thank you Ken for putting together some fantastic videos! They are definitely helping hone my voice and sound, as well as protecting it. I am the lead singer of a Canadian rock band called Echosphere. Just had our first gig about a month ago have one for the 23rd of Oct. Loving it! Again thank you so much for all you do Ken!
I have sang this song in karaoke, I was actually in a Battle Of the Bands in my city singing this song, but I can never belt it out like Tom. I try. I have a very soft voice, soft spoken girl, but I cannot get that chorus. I'll keep working. Tom Keifer is a huge influence to me. All of Cinderella
Definitely a unique voice ! Glad you mentioned Scorps ! Laughed out loud when you channeled your inner Barry White ( "You can tell I have a really low voice" ). I too lost my parents young. Miss em also. Sucks. Sincere condolences, yet we know where they are ☝👍< Thanks for sharing so much !!! 🎶
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One of the greatest voice in rock. Bluesy, raspy, clean sound, keifer got it all. Unreachable
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Hellllllllll yeah!!!
@@johnphillipsjr7238 yeah. thats what happened with Axl Rose as well. Brian johnson surprisingly still has a good voice
@@johnphillipsjr7238 he recovered pretty good recently
And how.
Tom's voice is still amazing. He tours all the time with his solo band, the #keiferband. And he takes amazing care of his voice. He had vocal chord paralysis, multiple times. Something that most singers never come back from. He's done it multiple times. He is a God damn inspiration to many!
Tom Keifer is lucky to be singing. He had throat paralysis at one point. He under went MULTIPLE surgeries. This man is SO LUCKY to be singing still. Definitely one of my favorite singers. Cinderella was the first show I ever for me. I have been a fan since I was 14. This guy is amazing.
Tom Keifer gives me chills when he sings . Beautiful man, beautiful voice
One of the best ever. Cinderella got lumped into the “hairband” category but they were head and shoulders above most of those bands. Not only did they rock, NOBODY sounded like Tom. So glad I grew up in the 80’s and got to experience them in their hay day
Yup, I was into the heavier stuff back in the day, but Cinderella was one of the few standout hair bands of the day, for sure and I listened to them and owned their stuff.
I have known about the existence of Cinderella all my life. And literally a month ago I accidentally watched a fragment from the famous hit Nobody's Fool and from the first seconds I realized that Tom Keifer is incredibly gifted and a superstar. Magnetism and talent. Look, eyes, impossible to tear yourself away. Unique vocal, musician. You can watch endlessly and admire. Now my favourite Tom Keifer and Cinderella 🔥🎸🌟
What a great band and what a special voice. Give us back the 80's with all these amazing bands.
Right?!
I believe you have Tom and Sebastian Bach mixed up - JBJ's parent's were at Mark Weiss (the photographer)'s wedding and that's where they noticed Sebastian and told Jon about him... Jon saw Cinderella playing a Philly club and had some A&R guys come to see them, that's how he helped them out. Anyway lol
Tom is an incredible vocalist, insane guitarist, and phenomenal frontman. He actually had vocal chord paresis and nine surgeries to be able to sing again... his perserverance is incredibly admirable!
Thanks for setting the record straight! Rock on!
I always thought Cinderella were discovered by Gene Simmons.
@@visearms5774 Simmons was the one to notice them first, but for some reason he passed. It was JBJ who saved Cinderella's glass slipper. 😉
Wasn't it John's record company who signed them?
@@johnbeckwith1361 Yes it was. Then John and and Richie Samboa were in their MTV video 'Somebody Save Me". (at the end of the video) 😉
I was at a small party with friends, and Mtv had the World Premiere of Cinderella's "Don't know what you got, til it's gone". My friends laughed at the start of Tom's voice and just a piano. They thought it was going to be an awful song. But, it ended up one of their biggest hits.
He who laughs last laughs loudest.
@@kentamplin Love that!!!! 😄
Cinderella is one of my favorite bands ever. I been a fan since 1987. When I was 11 years old listening to the Night Songs album. Over and over and over again. 👍🎸👍🎸🎸🎸🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸👍👍👍🎸
I love Tom Keifer! He has a one of a kind voice.
It would be really interesting to do an isolated vocal analysis of W.A.S.P as Blackys voice is so unique and interesting
Thanks for the suggestion, Martin!
Agree 100%
@@saulmartinez2114 agree - even if, to me, he has never been able to duplicate his studio singing live, he delivers emotions like no one else in the business
@@cornocrudeli5289 At the contrary , some live stuff especially the 1985 show in ivrine .
Its better than the studio .
He s doing the stuff and more importantly he brings back in a more thick way the darker blackish metal sound he had in Sister and Wasp 1982-1983 as he screams .
On Your Knees ,the violence of the central section and end of thoses screams in a chest sounding are just demonic devastating
W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawson was another hottie I had posters of.... miss those days!
I love Tom's voice is unique ...😇😇😇
Tom Kieffer not only has one of the most amazing voices in rock history, but he's instrumentally talented as well ❤️ His live concerts are 💯💪🏼 and you definitely got what you paid for back in the day!! I don't care how it's compared or evaluated but he mastered it all the way through!
This was awesome!!! I LOVE Tom’s voice and yes he & Cinderella are underrated!!! He is extremely talented!!! You did a wonderful job in giving him the credit he deserves!!! Thank you!!! 🤘
Dude! He overcame so much. Tom is such a legend and lovely human.
Vocal fold paralysis
I never realized how talented Tom was , until I saw him live !
He is so talented vocals, guitars, and piano.
Very gifted for sure !
Your so right Ken. I hear Bringing on the Heartbreak
I cover Cinderella in our band , check out some of my videos. Gypsy Road
There are effects added to Tom's vocal, but remember..Most of these guys were remarkable vocalists.. Now days most of its "Pro Tools".. I miss my 80's Hair Bands !
Me too Brian!! They're the best!
I had the pleasure of seeing Cinderella in concert in the late 90's/early 2000s , somewhere around there. They were amazing!
This awesome album back in the day, great memories attached with me on this one, yahwhoooo!!!😃 👍🤗❤🧡💛💚💙🌌✨🎇🎇🎇.......😇........
You sir are an absolute genius. Love hearing the vocals isolated.. gives a new appreciation to how amazing they were.
Love this..Tom is one of the best singers from the whole 80's metal scene!!
Love Cinderella\Keifer. I loved what he does with his voice and the highs and lows, very gravely. I can her a RJD influence in there too.
Yes! I love Tom Keifer's voice
I just went to see him in Dallas last night and they rocked the house!! He can still do that raspy thang and hit those notes! It was a great show (well other than the sound issues) and blowing an amp. I am really glad I bought tickets.
always so hauntingly beautiful when he hits those high notes on this track and many others. love night songs! there can never be another one quite like tom. thank you for the analysis!
Couldn't agree more!
That's the word, yeah "hauntingly beautiful".
This is brilliant! The isolation of the vocal really does bring out many details that went under the radar all this time. 😎
Very interesting analysis! 👍🏻🎤🎶💪🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
Believe me nobody till date has been able duplicate Tom's vocals...his voice is very Sophisticated n complex n layered in dramatic n varieties of range....Janis Joplin was what influenced him most to sing the way he does... he is the Greatest singer i feel n i have always been true loyal fan of Cinderella n its been a long Gypsy road journey for me ... following this band 🤘👽
Thanks for the thoughts!
I agree with you. Most people compare him to singers from the 80s. But if you're old enough to have listened to Janis Joplin, you can hear her influence.
He even covered one of her songs on once upon a....... basically a greatest hits record with 2 bonus tracks
Totally agree with you, nobody else has come close to sounding like him. He deserves more recognition for what he's done. Seems like people don't really get the recognition until they're gone and that's just sad.
Thanks Ken for your appreciation and ability to bring light on our 80s legends
Seen him Live
What a talented singer
And the band was cool
Great Band they were
A top 80s Band
Rock on!
Tom still rocks. After all he's been put through, he was able to start again and to reach success.
Tom Keifer voice is unique can't be
mistaken with other's rock singers
I can't agree more. Tom Keifer is amazingly talented as a song writer, musician and vocalist.
Underrated, yep. I'm a big fan of theirs. Last Mile, Heartbreak Station, If You Don't Like It, Shake Me. All awesome songs.
Thanks for the visit, Wild Bob!
Last mile is my favorite
I'm currently doing two covers of Cinderella at this time, somebody save me and nobody's fool, I haven't released them just yet but soon, and ken you are right, it's definitely reinforced falsetto bringing it down into the chest area, that's what I've noticed myself doing.
Cinderella is/was totally underrated, much like Steelheart. Killer songs and killer vocalists cut short by grunge . . . Where is the justice?
Where, indeed!
Your comment nails it.
Cool stealheart
Well said Joseph
Underrated? They are (were) world famous.
Боже,някой ден може да умра от кеф докато слушам този глас/ниския ,дрезгав,ревящ тембър/е уникален!♥️
Creo que Tom merece mayor reconocimiento, tanto por su voz, su talento para componer y sus años en el escenario! Saludos desde Argentina!
Estoy de acuerdo. Tiene mucho talento. Gracias Maria!
@@kentamplin hablas español?
Grito rockanrolero desde mis entrañas...
Wauuuu.......
Ken,you just took me back to the 80s. I didn’t think anybody dug Fastway. Love this program you do. Blessings.
I appreciate that, trec channel 420!
Their time was short lived. As a teen at the time I really loved this song! Cinderella was unique.
Definitely!
It was a heartache on alot of people. Band was more famlious than some people realized
Tom Keifer is one of my favorite male rock singers. He rocks!!!!
He does!
I've always have been a Tom fan. Cinderalla was one of my go to bands in the 80's. To bad Tom had Paparalysis in his left vocal cord. It is amzing that he came back. Thanks to his vocal coaches to help him come back.
I'm in love with Tom's voice
I remember Cinderella the rock band awesome band this guy is a awesome singing love that raspy sound he brings to his voice love that growling chest voice he uses those background harmonies are awesome Ken he has a awesome rock voice he is great I'm digging his vocals nobody's fool great song love the beautiful melody in this song too awesome band it does sound like a def leppard song rocking voices Ken 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Your welcome it's my pleasure Ken love sharing rock on as well
He can do the rasp but in a few songs where he sings in a "normal" voice it's very good too. For a comparison try listening to some old Brian Johnson stuff before he joined ACDC.
I love this whole thing Ken, not feeling the def leppard comparisons like you are , and I freakin love leppard, but you're wayyyy more of a pro so I think you'd probably know better but when i listen to Keifer i don't get leppard vibes, and i love cinderella too...both super awesome!
I love Cinderella Saw them In Concert in San Juan Puerto Rico Early 80s Amazing 👏 They are So Underrated Not Fair!!! Love 💘Them!!!
So good!
Tom is so freaking good. Ken, your trying to mimic him just proves how good Tom was!!!
Rock on!
Incredible singer, I haven't heard yet a voice like that! People might try, but not even close!
Unbelievable power in such a tone !
Just incredible !
Tom is still very much active as a solo act with his own band that includes his wife Savannah. Unfortunately Jeff Labar, the lead guitarist for Cinderella, passed away unexpectedly a few months ago.
I saw Cinderella in 2002. I was mesmerized by Tom’s vocals, and I happened to be front row dead center!
That man is the best! He's 10 people in 1.... Totally awesome. So POWERFUL!!! POWERFUL! He is a true beast, yesterday & today. Totally underrated. Show be in the hall of fame. And Joe Elliott is a jerk. He seems to think musicians that are good- don't need to wear make-up. What an idiotic thing to say..... (in those Lil shorts Joe... smh)
Tom keifer is original. His voice is his own, he was blessed with many talents. Writing, singing at so many levels, every instrument on that stage- he can play! Guitars 🎸, electric, acoustic, 5 different arms on the things! Also the piano, a sax too! I can't keep count. He's an amazing musician and deserves the respect & then some as the other 80's bands he has surpassed on up until right now, 2022. Still singing his heart out. His voice is back. The whole package!
I love that entire Cinderella album Long Cold Winter. So many awesome songs on that record. Gypsy Road, Dont know What you got till it's gone, Nobody's Fool, Shake Me.... They were so underrated for their music. Some of my favorite songs growing up in the 80s.
Thanks for the thoughts, Robert!
Just FYI Robert, Long Cold Winter was their second album. It did have "Gypsy Road" and "Don't Know What You've Got," but "Nobody's Fool" and "Shake Me" (and "Somebody Save Me") were on their debut album, Night Songs.
Tom Keifer has a great metal voice. He can chill or he can f'in belt it out when he wants to. And pick up a guitar or play the piano as well !! What can't this guy do?? This song showcases both. One of my favorite songs from back then. Love the video too. Thnx for showcasing Tom's great voice!!
I love Cinderella !!!
Love Tom ♥️♥️
Tom Kiefer is one of my favorite vocalists of the 80's /90's good to hear him getting props!:)
Thanks for watching, Matthew!
Incoming compliment. Ken is a Master, and an absolute Professor of Voice. This series of isolation is amazing. Well done 👏
Tom is a very talented musician. Love hearing the isolated vocal tracks and your analysis. We were fortunate to have had such great bands like Cinderella in the 80s, a wonderful music timeline.
Indeed! Rock on!
Wow!!!!!!! The memories from this song, and the range he has!!! Great song, from a great vocalist. Thanks you for posting. Hope to see.more soon, take care. Your friend from Nebraska
Thanks for listening!
Tom's voice is kind of falsetto and raspy which makes it perfect because he has so much control to it. what a legend
Just saw Tom this month on his current tour. He’s still got it.. he was amazing! 🤟
He may have influences, but his voice was/is still immediately recognizable as him.
Fun video. Heartbreak Station is one of my favorite songs and music videos. Tom reminds me of John Forgerty in CCR with all his singing writing and diverse instrument performing.
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Love Tom! Cinderella was amazing in concert and he sounds awesome live!
Agreed!
LOVE CINDERELLA!! 💞💜
Oh man, I'm back in 7th grade again. Good tune, fun video. I still foolishly try this song sometimes in my living room karaoke sessions. I always end up regretting it, lol. I'm apparently somebody's fool.
Rock on!
just an awesome powerhouse sound overall. He got caught in the glam band era but revisited this band was amazing
Lindo perfeito e incrivelmente impressionante, maravilhoso o vocal desse cara.. Tom e um excelente músico além do vocal poderoso.
Ok Geoff And Tom Both got me here ,, But when you said Krokus , That Made me Subscribe .
❤ Geoff & Tom ! ❤ These 2 Man , Give me CHILLS :) & Then you say DIO , DAAAAMN !
LMMFAOOO NOW LETS DO THAT TOGETHER ! HAHAHAHAHA ! :)
I remember watching them at the Moscow festival on tv totally blew me away.
His solo album from a few few years back is after he had the polyps removed, sounded slightly different but still unmistakably Kiefer
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Awesome you did a Tom Kiefer one. It definitely gives you an inside to his way of singing.
Incredible song and Tom's voice is fantastic!
Agreed!
I saw um in 8th grade in 1987 im Lexington,KY they opened up for Bon Jovi and he sounded so good live he stole the show.Ill never forget this.💛✌
Great memory!
Tom's voice is friggin awesome 🤘🤘 my favorite band from the 80s. And an underrated singer in my opinion. My favorite song from him is, bad seamstress blues into fallin apart at the seams. Awesome songs, just everything about them. The guitars, the riffs the sound of those two song's when you listen to the album is amazing
Such a talented musician. Never saw them in their prime, but saw them probably 7 or 8 years ago. Was such a great show. Tom not only sang, he also played most of the lead guitars and solos, played saxophone, piano and mouth harp.
Thanks for the info, Neal!
That's amazing! Most, if not all 70s and 80s bands are multitalented and play multiple instruments, they all sing background and contribute to the writing and producing of songs as well, they are well rounded musicians :)
I saw him last year with John Corabi and Winger in Akron, OH.
Such an amazing talent and great guy.
Tom Keifer is an amazing vocalist N' songwriter. I've got a sticker on my school laptop at the front near the keyboard so I look at cinderella (N' poison) everytime I open it up. I know Tom had problems with his vocals N' luckily found someone who diagnosed him. I think I heard him say that when he was taking guitar lessons, his teacher also taught him to sing so it was a music lesson he took while not only learning guitar but singing N' learning songs.
Can you do an isolated vocals of Jani Lane from Warrant or Sebastian Bach?
I might. Rock on!
Thank you for the tips!
You bet!
What an excellent analysis! Amazing to have these isolated vocal tracks. I'll be watching every one of those videos. The adversarial relationship between metal, hair-bands, and grunge needs to be put to rest. You can pick individual performers out of each genre and they're all doing the exact same thing, especially the singers. I think us gen-xers, under the influence of the grunge scene were settling into a darker, flat-out depressive, state of mind. We had also already lived through the hair band era. I know I'm not alone in loving all of them and much more. We grew up listening to absolutely everything! I had a girlfriend in the mid 90's who chided me for listening to Motley Crue! They were decidedly un-hip in her opinion. I mean it's hard to listen to Vince Neil these days, but in the mid 90's? It was some awesome track off of Shout at the Devil or Too Fast for Love too. It actually got to me. But, I didn't stop playing the Crue or anything else. unless I got sick of it. Now, I'm buying up my "childhood" via CDs and even cassettes! Twisted Sister, Cinderella, Soundgarden, Tool, Ozzy and on and on. I appreciate the gems like Cinderella now, far more than I ever did at the time.
I was just listening to a live version of Nobody’s Fool, and I saw this video. That sounded great. I really like the way you sang different parts of the song. It’s interesting to hear it isolated. You can appreciate the different tones even more.
I think he had an operation on his throat, doctors said he wasn't going to be able to sing again, he proved everyone wrong. He was very underated , what a great band!
Rock on!
He ended up having 7 surgeries. Check out his video 'The Death of Me' on his new album RISE! It tells the story of what he's been through. What an amazing man!
I found your channel after my YT Music pulled up some suggestions for Poison, Skid Row, Cinderella, and so on. I wondered - just what *is* that gravely, nasally, vocal-fry-ish - called? Of course, I don't intend any insult by any of those adjectives, but I don't know the appropriate words to describe it.
It's like a blend between the power of Sebastian Bach & the nasally gravely quality of Brian Johnson. The crisp enunciation is something you don't notice with the music, too. This method shows how important that is to not get lost in the music.
Whatever it's called, it is so unusual in all the best ways & I love it! Thank you for your work in isolating it so it can shine as much as it should on its own! I look forward to checking out your other content!
I don't know why they keep saying underated. When Cinderella took the stage up to lower mid 90's the band blew people away from start to finish. Like a movie you didn't want to end to millions of people they were that great in their talents.
Hi Ken. I am having so much fun listening to these. As a HUGE rock fan, hearing these isolated vocals and your teachings and knowledge puts such a unique perspective on the rock songs I know and love. I also like the techy talk, you discuss how the songs are mastered with the producers.
Gypsy road is my favorite song from this band
Rock on!
great one. Big fan of toms voice and cinderella in general. thanks for doing this one.
I hear an Axl Rose thing going on, before Axl hit the scene.
If Cinderella wrote some more songs at the same level of caliber as this one, they would have been much bigger.
Under rated singer.
Thanks for the thoughts, John!
I’ve always wondered how Tom does what he does, and this helped. I think there’s a bit of a throaty growl to a lot of what Tom does as well. I love Cinderella and Tom Kiefer. Thanks for the breakdown
I always loved Tom Keifers vocals, but sometimes it sounded like he was shredding his vocal chords to get that cool sound, and it turns out he was. But he still performs after all kinds of problems. Respect.
I always wondered that myself too, lol. But he can still do it to this day. All that's changed is how often he does it vs. back then. So I think maybe he did some damage to it, but not as badly as you might figure, yeah, so props to him, I think it's great.
Tom is also a great lead guitar player
didn't know that way way back then
thnx for show how much an effect reverb has
that was cool dude
Tom still sounds great to this day despite all his voice has been through..
Just heard him the other day on a video and although he doesn't hit those high raspy notes as often as back in the day, he still has it and still tries. And he does still do it in the most important times in the songs, when it counts and it sounds relatively the same.
Wanted to thank you Ken for putting together some fantastic videos! They are definitely helping hone my voice and sound, as well as protecting it. I am the lead singer of a Canadian rock band called Echosphere. Just had our first gig about a month ago have one for the 23rd of Oct. Loving it! Again thank you so much for all you do Ken!
Always love me some Cinderella. When ACDC had Rose singing I was pissed it wasn't Tom.
Rock on!
Love his vocals! He went through hell getting his voice back after vocal paralysis.
I remember this tune from way back when, lol...
Britny Fox was another as well!
I have sang this song in karaoke, I was actually in a Battle Of the Bands in my city singing this song, but I can never
belt it out like Tom. I try. I have a very soft voice, soft spoken girl, but I cannot get that chorus. I'll keep working. Tom Keifer is a huge influence to me. All of Cinderella
Huge fan of Cinderella, great video as always!
Some more Survivor (Jimi Jamison) would be fun to see in the future!
Keep it up, Ken!
Thanks, Alexi! Appreciate the listen!
Been listening to Cinderella a lot lately,Tom has a great voice,😎
Definitely a unique voice ! Glad you mentioned Scorps ! Laughed out loud when you channeled your inner Barry White ( "You can tell I have a really low voice" ). I too lost my parents young. Miss em also. Sucks. Sincere condolences, yet we know where they are ☝👍< Thanks for sharing so much !!! 🎶
Thanks for the thoughts!