Cinderella - Long Cold Winter • CDs • Vinyl Records • LPs • Music Albums

An odd assortment of balls-out grunge and back-porch blues, Long Cold Winter is indeed a radical departure from the no-frills crotch-rock mentality of Night Songs, Cinderella's 1986 debut. And as for the variety it offers, this album leaves its predecessor in the dust.

In his eagerness to explore new songwriting territory, though, Tom Keifer falls victim to influencitis. As a result, many of the songs on Long Cold Winter, however well executed, suffer from a sense of rock & roll déjà vu. Rather than draw from his influences and subtly blend them into new interpretations, Keifer trots out snippets of classic rock in full regalia. Led Zeppelin makes
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