Hear Me Out is the follow-up to Take Me In, which was released earlier this year. The albums can actually be considered together as one whole. It was not for nothing that the cover of Take Me In had a place reserved for this CD. But where Take Me In steamed up nicely, Roel and his band mainly show their introspective side on Hear Me Out. This is done with mid-tempo material that seems completely
… cut out for 3FM and similar radio stations. In fact, the word 'power ballad' seems to have been invented for these songs and you just have to love Roel's sentimental gasp. Especially when the leaves are falling from the trees and the days are getting shorter and shorter, Hear Me Out is a long journey. The DVD Paradiso Live has also been added as an extra. Fortunately, VanVelzen shows itself from a more energetic side. (PdK)more
