Cinderella in Concert captures the band at their rocking best in 1991 during the Heartbreak Station Tour before personal and medical issues took their toll on the band and lead singer Tom Keifer shortly thereafter. In Concert features six songs from the album the tour was named after as well as hits from their previous two releases, Night Songs and Long Cold Winter.
Buy The Very Best of CinderellaFrom the opening bars of “The More Things Change” to the closing notes of “Shelter Me,” Cinderella in Concert is a blast. Cinderella puts on a straight-up rock show and is high energy throughout the 83-minute run time. Even when they slow down on “Heartbreak Station” and “Coming Home” to cool off a bit, they still rock. Despite their hair-metal appearance, Cinderella features more bluesy guitar riffs, some wailing sax, rollicking piano, and a couple of sexy back-up singers. Tom Keifer’s vocals are gritty though screechey at times but he gives his all with each song and nothing stops the band from hitting hard and delivering a banging good concert. There are no fancy pyrotechnics, just some can lights, a bit of smoke, and a rock n roll fueled good time as they jam through “Push Push,” “Sick For the Cure,” “Night Songs,” “Shake Me,” and “Gypsy Road.”
Fan or not, Cinderella in Concert rocks from bell to bell and sounds great on this digitally remastered Blu-ray release from Cleopatra Entertainment and MVD Visual. It’s a must have for any fan of the band as it captures them in their full glory. Though I’m personally a way bigger fan of the Dogs D’Amour and the Black Crowes, who have similar sounds, Cinderella has now won a place alongside them after watching this kick-ass performance.
