A passionate blend of aggression and powerful haunting melodies with topics that cut deeper than the usual cliches, Michael Riser's songs reflect a strong crossover appeal equally at home with Rock, Alternative, Country or Adult Contemporary audiences.

11 MP3 Songs in this album (44:07) !
Related styles: ROCK: Modern Rock, COUNTRY: Alt-Country

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âTHE SOUNDâ¦STUNNING, THE WORDSâ¦SPECTACULARâ

âRISERâS VOCALS, WRITTEN AND SUNG ARE FANTASTICâ

âITâS FRESH...A CD THAT IS GREAT FROM START TO FINISHâ

Catherine L. Tully
Indie-Music.com

Supported by music that is powerful and haunting, the melodies and topics of Michael Riserâs songs cut deeper than the usual clichés, touch on the common threads of emotion we all share, and reflect the multi-dimensional depth of a life filled with experience.

âIâve done a lot of things and lived a lot of lives in a short timeâ, the singer explains, âand I think those experiences helped me to gain some different perspectives, which I donât hide from in my music. I take pride in being honest with myself, and I hope that kind of honesty is felt through my writingâ.

And like Michael Riserâs topics, many of his songs and melodies also reflect a strong crossover appeal, and are equally at home with Rock, Country or Adult Contemporary audiences.

With musical and lyrical moods ranging from volcanic songs like the passionate âWhile Iâm Goneâ, in which he blends intense vocal and instrumental aggression with a fiery squadron of flamenco styled gypsy cellos, to his growling power ballad, âReal Loveâ, with its lyrics conveying forgiving appreciation of the desperate conditions that lead a single mother surrendering to prostitution as her only means to provide for her children, this dynamic singer is able to uniquely blend emotion with energy to vocally convey intensity in his music and draw in the listener. Riser also takes musical risks outside of his normal stylistic direction with heart felt songs like âBreatheâ, and the selfishly seductive song âI Want You To (Yo Quero Tu)â, with a hypnotically alluring partially Latin vocal performance. His self proclaimed soul searching epic, âOrdinary Heavenâ, bridges Rock, Country and Gospel, incorporating an inspirational performance by the renowned Shekinah Glory Ministry Choir, and touches on the age old question; is it better to have had happiness or love, lost it and experience the pain of being without it, or to have never had it or known it at all. Mix in some high energy straight out rock songs like âRiseâ and âExtremeâ, with melodically memorable crossover songs like âOne More Chanceâ, âConfidenceâ, âPictureâ and âWith Youâ and youâve got a CD that music lovers and fans of artists like âCollective Soulâ, â3 Doors Downâ, âMatchbox Twentyâ, âKeith Urbanâ, âJohn Mayerâ and âEverclearâ are quickly adopting as the next dynamic sound on the RISE.