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!
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.
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.
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!
@@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
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.
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.
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! 👍🏻🎤🎶💪🏻
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.
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!
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.
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. 👍🎸👍🎸🎸🎸🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸👍👍👍🎸
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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!
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 :)
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.
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!
Like you, I’m not a hundred... That story about how Jon’s Mom & Dad were at wedding, etc. Might have happened several times. I heard the exact same story, with Sebastian Bach at Kevin Debrow’s wedding. Sebastian& a young Zac Wylde performed with the band & Jon’s parents were there & thought Sebastian would be a good fit for Skid Row. Jon helped both band’s in the beginning of their careers. So who knows? Love Tom Keifer though!!! I know he suffered some vocal issues some years back. Saw a video of him doing this song with Lzzy Hale, from Halestorm last year & he looked & sounded great. I heard a story about an interviewer asking him about having to play smaller venues, since the decline in popularity of his genre? Tom said, “I’d play a phone booth, if someone could book us a gig there.” I remember laughing at his reply, but also feeling a sense of sadness that it had come to that. Cinderella is a great band & Tom’s vocals were unique & rough, tough & stood apart from other vocalists at the time. He rocks!!! 💪🤘
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.
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
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.
That weird harmony towards the end, is in the style of Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. He was probably more of an influence on Tom as far as his look and his stage costumes. But he also influenced him vocally as well. I agree with you 100%, this band and Tom Keifer in particular, were a very underrated group. It's a shame that they didn't continue on. I know that Tom Kiefer tours now just as himself. I'm not sure what happened to the rest of the band. I lost track of them after the '80s when all these bands just sort of vanished off the face of the Earth.
FINALLY edit: he tried to take care of his voice. he caught a virus that ended up disabling one of his vocal chords. Before he found out it was that he was having to force it. That's why Cinderella just disappeared. he couldn't actually sing. He found a guy that discovered this and he was able to re-learn how to sing basically. I seen him 3 times in the last 4 or 5 years and he sounds as good, if not better, than he did in this recording.
I'm sorry, but I hear it differently. He makes me cringe now with his old man type waver. Yes he still has his epic range at times, but a lot of times he talks and then allows the audience to carry many parts of the song. Klaus Meine of Scorpions does that. It gives them a needed break from their harder singing parts. And I may not be a Ken Tamplin, but I have been singing my whole life and feel I have a decent ear. Tom just doesn't sound very good anymore. IMHO. Don't kill me. lol
@@cristyrawks6325 Hey there, I was wondering if you have listened to his new album, RISE? His voice is amazing! You're right that he has struggled in the past at live venues but fingers crossed I hope the surgeries and major issues are behind him. I know he works on it hours a day. Love that man. Take Care 😉
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've seen Cinderella live numerous times! Love them! I believe Tom blew out his vocal chords at least once and had surgery to repair his throat. I always wondered if that caused some of the raspiness in his voice. Anyway thank you Ken for another interesting and entertaining video.
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.
Singing Cinderella songs tears my voice up if I put in the intensity Tom has. I’ve never heard anyone sing with his power and maintain that high register flawlessly.
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 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.
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.
Actually Bon Jovi's parents saw Sebastian Bach at the wedding it wasn't Tom Bon Jovi saw Cinderella perform and asked a record guy to watch them live, which ultimately got them signed
I literally can’t stand “hair metal”, but I remember this band being one of the few bands that I felt had real talent. I was kinda young in that era, so I was a teen during the 90s. I remember all this stuff in the 80s though. The older kids in my brother and cousin’s age bracket loved all these hard rock bands with the hair, synths, Floyd Rose-type guitars, and tight pants.
Hello man, he still sounds wonderful to this day. Evidently you haven't discovered his solo band. His vocals have come a long way since the operations is done. It is unbelievable to hear him from 2008 till now. I can hear from back then to now how his voice has really gotten better. I've seen Cinderella, and I've seen his new band in person 3 ft away.
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 !!! 🎶
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 🔥🎸🌟
Tom Keifer gives me chills when he sings . Beautiful man, beautiful voice
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) 😉
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!
What a great band and what a special voice. Give us back the 80's with all these amazing bands.
Right?!
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/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.
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 !
Me too Brian!! They're the best!
Dude! He overcame so much. Tom is such a legend and lovely human.
Vocal fold paralysis
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.
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!
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 love Tom's voice is unique ...😇😇😇
I love Tom Keifer! He has a one of a kind voice.
I never realized how talented Tom was , until I saw him live !
He is so talented vocals, guitars, and piano.
Very gifted for sure !
I had the pleasure of seeing Cinderella in concert in the late 90's/early 2000s , somewhere around there. They were amazing!
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".
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.
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. 👍🎸👍🎸🎸🎸🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸🎸🇺🇸👍👍👍🎸
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.
Your so right Ken. I hear Bringing on the Heartbreak
I cover Cinderella in our band , check out some of my videos. Gypsy Road
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!
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.......
Yes! I love Tom Keifer's voice
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
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.
Tom is so freaking good. Ken, your trying to mimic him just proves how good Tom was!!!
Rock on!
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!
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.
He may have influences, but his voice was/is still immediately recognizable as him.
Thanks Ken for your appreciation and ability to bring light on our 80s legends
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.
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
Love this..Tom is one of the best singers from the whole 80's metal scene!!
Tom Kiefer is one of my favorite vocalists of the 80's /90's good to hear him getting props!:)
Thanks for watching, Matthew!
Seen him Live
What a talented singer
And the band was cool
Great Band they were
A top 80s Band
Rock on!
Unbelievable power in such a tone !
Just incredible !
Tom's voice is kind of falsetto and raspy which makes it perfect because he has so much control to it. what a legend
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.
Indeed! Rock on!
Tom still rocks. After all he's been put through, he was able to start again and to reach success.
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 Keifer voice is unique can't be
mistaken with other's rock singers
Incredible singer, I haven't heard yet a voice like that! People might try, but not even close!
Just saw Tom this month on his current tour. He’s still got it.. he was amazing! 🤟
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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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.
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!
I can't agree more. Tom Keifer is amazingly talented as a song writer, musician and vocalist.
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!
Tom is actually touring in 2022 , He sounds good and looks good and healthy !
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 :)
Tom Keifer is one of my favorite male rock singers. He rocks!!!!
He does!
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.
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!
Like you, I’m not a hundred... That story about how Jon’s Mom & Dad were at wedding, etc. Might have happened several times. I heard the exact same story, with Sebastian Bach at Kevin Debrow’s wedding. Sebastian& a young Zac Wylde performed with the band & Jon’s parents were there & thought Sebastian would be a good fit for Skid Row. Jon helped both band’s in the beginning of their careers. So who knows? Love Tom Keifer though!!!
I know he suffered some vocal issues some years back. Saw a video of him doing this song with Lzzy Hale, from Halestorm last year & he looked & sounded great. I heard a story about an interviewer asking him about having to play smaller venues, since the decline in popularity of his genre? Tom said, “I’d play a phone booth, if someone could book us a gig there.”
I remember laughing at his reply, but also feeling a sense of sadness that it had come to that. Cinderella is a great band & Tom’s vocals were unique & rough, tough & stood apart from other vocalists at the time. He rocks!!! 💪🤘
Correct, the story is about Sebastian, not Tom
Thanks for sharing Shannon! Glad you share the love for Tom, he's so talented!
I'm in love with Tom's voice
Love Tom! Cinderella was amazing in concert and he sounds awesome live!
Agreed!
just an awesome powerhouse sound overall. He got caught in the glam band era but revisited this band was amazing
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!
They had tonnes of great tunes just like this, they just weren't MTV friendly
Incoming compliment. Ken is a Master, and an absolute Professor of Voice. This series of isolation is amazing. Well done 👏
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!
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!
I saw him last year with John Corabi and Winger in Akron, OH.
Such an amazing talent and great guy.
Always love me some Cinderella. When ACDC had Rose singing I was pissed it wasn't Tom.
Rock on!
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!
That weird harmony towards the end, is in the style of Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. He was probably more of an influence on Tom as far as his look and his stage costumes. But he also influenced him vocally as well. I agree with you 100%, this band and Tom Keifer in particular, were a very underrated group. It's a shame that they didn't continue on. I know that Tom Kiefer tours now just as himself. I'm not sure what happened to the rest of the band. I lost track of them after the '80s when all these bands just sort of vanished off the face of the Earth.
Yeah I definitely see the Steven Tyler comparison! They were very underrated. Thanks for sharing!
Боже,някой ден може да умра от кеф докато слушам този глас/ниския ,дрезгав,ревящ тембър/е уникален!♥️
At the live version of Nobody's Fool (Moscow, 1989) his voice and range are even better. Tha was amazing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love his vocals! He went through hell getting his voice back after vocal paralysis.
Gypsy road is my favorite song from this band
Rock on!
Tom and Cinderella was at the crust of me being old enough to be on my own! Ahhh those were the days..
Rock on!
FINALLY
edit: he tried to take care of his voice. he caught a virus that ended up disabling one of his vocal chords. Before he found out it was that he was having to force it. That's why Cinderella just disappeared. he couldn't actually sing. He found a guy that discovered this and he was able to re-learn how to sing basically. I seen him 3 times in the last 4 or 5 years and he sounds as good, if not better, than he did in this recording.
Thanks for the info, wildcat31772!
I'm sorry, but I hear it differently. He makes me cringe now with his old man type waver. Yes he still has his epic range at times, but a lot of times he talks and then allows the audience to carry many parts of the song. Klaus Meine of Scorpions does that. It gives them a needed break from their harder singing parts. And I may not be a Ken Tamplin, but I have been singing my whole life and feel I have a decent ear. Tom just doesn't sound very good anymore. IMHO. Don't kill me. lol
@@cristyrawks6325 Hey there, I was wondering if you have listened to his new album, RISE? His voice is amazing! You're right that he has struggled in the past at live venues but fingers crossed I hope the surgeries and major issues are behind him. I know he works on it hours a day. Love that man. Take Care 😉
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 kinda underrated. Thanks for the breakdown Ken.
Sure thing!
I've seen Cinderella live numerous times! Love them! I believe Tom blew out his vocal chords at least once and had surgery to repair his throat. I always wondered if that caused some of the raspiness in his voice.
Anyway thank you Ken for another interesting and entertaining video.
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.
Singing Cinderella songs tears my voice up if I put in the intensity Tom has. I’ve never heard anyone sing with his power and maintain that high register flawlessly.
Be careful!
Incredible song and Tom's voice is fantastic!
Agreed!
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 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.
Awesome you did a Tom Kiefer one. It definitely gives you an inside to his way of singing.
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.
Actually Bon Jovi's parents saw Sebastian Bach at the wedding it wasn't Tom
Bon Jovi saw Cinderella perform and asked a record guy to watch them live, which ultimately got them signed
I literally can’t stand “hair metal”, but I remember this band being one of the few bands that I felt had real talent. I was kinda young in that era, so I was a teen during the 90s. I remember all this stuff in the 80s though. The older kids in my brother and cousin’s age bracket loved all these hard rock bands with the hair, synths, Floyd Rose-type guitars, and tight pants.
Hello man, he still sounds wonderful to this day. Evidently you haven't discovered his solo band. His vocals have come a long way since the operations is done. It is unbelievable to hear him from 2008 till now. I can hear from back then to now how his voice has really gotten better. I've seen Cinderella, and I've seen his new band in person 3 ft away.
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!
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 love Cinderella !!!
I been waiting for this for a couple of years. Thanks for doing Tom finally.
My pleasure! Hope you enjoyed it, ED!
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!
Love Tom ♥️♥️
I remember this tune from way back when, lol...
Britny Fox was another as well!