Tom Keifer, 'Untitled' -- New Video

I didn't expect this: Tom Keifer just released a video for his song "Untitled" from his 2019 album Rise. I guess the clip is to celebrate the limited edition splatter vinyl release of Rise and also help promote Tom's upcoming tour which starts next month.

"Untitled" is classic Keifer blues-based rock and it's oh-so-delicious.

Comments

[Metalboy!]

Coincidentally, I just watched Cinderella doing “Save Me” live in Philly ‘91 yesterday …

How far the mighty have fallen.

[fletch]

Tom Keifer is a good soul who means well.

imho

Rock on, Tom.

[bkallday]

Yes he means well but it's past time to hang it up. Noone wants to hear your solo crap, bro. Sorry and I know you want to act like Cinderella exploded all because of you, and you can get just as big as a solo act... but you can't, actually not even close. Either call it a day or stop wasting your money and time on nonsensical aor solo garbage,and get what's left of Cinderella back together. I'm of the opinion he just needs to give it up at this point. His solo stuff is awful.

[Him]

Bkallday, I am again unsure that you understand what AOR actually means. Look it up.

And I take your point, to a point (again). He would sell better with the members that are still alive. But is it worth his while? It certainly doesn't seem so. To him, that is. And he drove the bus. So the rest of them are left to do their own thing or push daisies. And that isn't a jab at LaBar. That is just a sad fact.

He is the artist. He determines what he does. Fans determine if it makes financial sense. It seems to make sense. Not that I am interested. Just saying though.

And, again, NOT AOR. Not even close. Not even on the same continent.

[bkallday]

As usual, we will agree to disagree. This is the epitome of weak ass aor to me, but again, we won't agree. I guess you think this is hard hitting, edgy hard rock? And yes, he can do whatever he wants or chooses, noone is saying any differently. But noone will be interested in going, aside from maybe a <hundred ppl or so. You can even disagree with that but if you do, you're wrong again. Let me know when his solo band becomes relevant though.

[fletch]

A couple points. Tom Keifer is Cinderella, bar none. He got the record deal, wrote every song, sang every lyric, produced many tracks and, when the chips were down tried his best to help his bandmates that the label insisted on to have said contract.

The album Rise is a little tough to get through, and I've tried. Oh have I tried. It's a very burnt piece of steak. Yet, if keep listening to it, there are a few hidden gems. Untitled is not one of them.

However, bk, his first album, The Way Life Goes, is a Masterpiece . I'll put that album against Bat out of Hell or Appetite for Destruction any day, everyday. And, Him is right. Neither album is aor.

[fletch]

No, bk. This isn't a give and take. I don't agree to disagree. I said something meaningful. Now, go to the gym , bench press triple your weight and most importantly... reflect

[Him]

Bkallday, I agree with you, you cantankerous doofus!!!! On everything you said . . . but one thing!?!? Why wage a battle where a simple, "yup, you are right"would suffice?

THIS IS NOT AOR. IT IS NOT. NOT AT ALL.

Let me go simple on this, okay? I am going to go to the holy grail of simple information, Wikipedia. As per their entry:
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Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally called album-oriented radio) is an FM radio format created in the United States in the 1970s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently associated with classic rock.

U.S. radio stations dedicated to playing album tracks by rock artists from the hard rock and progressive rock genres initially established Album-oriented radio. In the mid-1970s, AOR was characterized by a layered, mellifluous sound and sophisticated production with considerable dependence on melodic hooks. The AOR format achieved tremendous popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s through research and formal programming to create an album rock format with great commercial appeal.

From the early 1980s onward, the abbreviation AOR transitioned from "album-oriented radio" to "album-oriented rock," meaning radio stations specialized in classic rock recorded during the late 1960s and 1970s.

The term is also commonly conflated with "adult-oriented rock", a radio format that also uses the initialism "AOR" and covers not only album-oriented rock but also album tracks and "deep cuts" from a range of other rock genres, such as soft rock and pop rock.
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Bkallday, can you just admit that you either didn't know or didn't care? That's all I am asking. Cinderella were never AOR. Keifer was never AOR.

Why start a fight when no one was trying to? You are a frustrating read sometimes, Bkallday. And, again, I agreed with the entirety of what you wrote, save this one issue (which I brought up before).

Nuff sed. Hope you have a good weekend, listening to the AOR-stylings of Bang Tango, Venom, Poison, and Celtic Frost.

[Bkallday]

You’re actually trying to compare his solo shit to Cinderella? You’re actually trying to compare that bullshit to Poison? His solo garbage compares much more favorably to bands like Journey & Boston. But that’s my opinion! Ok, I’m done on this thread now. Lol

Check out the new Tom Keifer y’all, it’s in the veins of the first Skid Row!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Him]

Bkallday, you lost the script. Not me. I simply reminded you of some stuff. Ignore if you choose. Move on if you wish. But you have twice doubled-down on a patently untrue definition in service to what is, on some level, an argument with which I agree. If you can't just say "you got me, I'm wrong," cool. That's also on you. Not me.

But that last post? It was a word-salad grafting of bits and pieces, specially seasoned with a need to duck and cover . . . but not state anything approaching what is generally considered a reply. Then again, you did reference Boston and Journey. So I guess it's more than a feeling that I am stone in love, right? Now that is some AOR. Right? Right (again).

Again, I mean you no ill will. But I am also one that has no problem admitting when I make an oopsie on here. So, yet again, you do you.

And I wish you, and everyone else who writes and reads here, a great Sunday. Nothing about this is ever personal for me. But, personally, I really do enjoy engaging with people on this site.

[bkallday]

Ok, so to clarify are you trying to say that Journey and Boston aren't AOR? Is that what im supposed to say im wrong about? Or are you simply trying to convince me that Tom Keifer's solo crap isn't closer to bands like Journey and Boston, than bands like Cinderella & Skid Row? Because if so, that doesn't make me wrong. In my opinion, as clearly stated twice now, Keifer's solo music is much more related to AOR than hard rock. And no you can't state that i'm wrong, sorry. That is my opinion and you don't get to decide if that opinion is wrong or not. Unless you are just stating your opinion, in which I could also just state that you're the one that's wrong. See how that works? Your opinion is no more valid than mine, regardless of what you're trying to claim. And until I have something to admit i'm wrong about, I won't be admitting anything. And of course this isn't personal, it's about you and me arguing this topic. You think i'm wrong but i think you're wrong. Agree to disagree!

[Him]

Bkallday, I finally came back here to check on you . . . and yikes!

No, I can't claim ownership over another person's opinions. You and I are entitled to have them. Funny thing is (again, and again, as I mentioned this several times), I agree with most everything you stated, save for your now spirited defense of a definition of AOR that no one else but you seems to hold. And I say that knowing, truly knowing, that there are probably others out there that would claim, with no trace of irony, that the latest Venom album was dabbling in AOR. Or that Celtic Frost, because they covered "Mexican Radio," were trading their lives away in search of that AOR gold! Hahaha. I mean, really? Really?

No, I never suggested that Boston and Journey aren't AOR. In fact, I leaned into that fact in my last post. Heck, I almost fell over making a goof comment in the post before that. Reread either of them if you want. I did. But It was a bit of a slog, if I am honest.

Yes, you are also entitled to think that Keifer's solo stuff is more-AOR than his output with Cinderella (or, to be fair, spatially "closer," as you wrote). And you are right to claim I am wrong to think you aren't right, given that we are just trading opinions (even if that opens up a bit of a philosophical rabbit-hole, considering that claims of right and wrong start to move beyond opinions). So, I guess you win that one?!?!

But, again, nothing Keifer has ever done has ever been adjacent to being AOR, or even being adjacent to being Journey or Boston. But, you got me! That's . . . just . .. my . . . opinion (backed up with a rather slap-dash offer of a definition a post or so ago). Is it "closer" though? Hmm. I guess I will give you that one too. Nah. I won't. As leaning into a more thoroughly blues-based sound, with tinges of the past glories, isn't really aiming towards (directional, not spatial) AOR. Then again, this was the point you made with which I agreed. So, where are we?

You know what? I am going to agree to agree, Bkallday. You own your opinions. I own mine. We are both right! See? I care about you, brother. And I respect your (wait for it) opinion. I just wish you were more flexible sometimes. But that's on me. Like I said, you win. I win. Everyone gets a car. Up is down. Down is up.

And one last thing . . . there are various degrees of opinion (if you think of them in terms of inferences as they relate to facts). Still, probable. Never true. But, still . . . the opinion that an orange is an apple vs. the opinion that bike lanes are a good use of public funds? Can you sorta' see what I am driving at here?

Hope you are well. That's a fact! Giggle.

[bkallday]

Well said my old friend. At least we both share our loves for the great music that we get to discuss! I have no trouble admitting i'm wrong, btw. Like i said in the past, you correctly called me out for fussing about ppl ragging on the Crue, when i have done it in the past. Hope all is well!

[Him]

Appreciate that post much more than you probably know, Bkkalday. Really do.

At the end of the day, I think you and I both share a love for the same music. We just diverge on certain points. And, man oh man, can you bring it! You and I get under each other's skin. And we go for it. But, again, this is all about what we love.

All is well here. And I wish the same for you and yours.