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Single Review of Bernie Marsden: “Invisible” feat. Jaime Kyle (Conquest Music)

Just about a week ago, I reviewed Jaime Kyle’s recent kickass album Wild One. Well, she also lent her voice to the single “Invisible”, released by Conquest Music as the last single from Bernie Marsden‘s final album. Of course, Bernie is most widely known as one of the original members of Whitesnake, co-writer of some of the band’s earliest hits.

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“Invisible” appeared on the late 2023 double-album Working Man, a record Bernie had just completed and which was released a few months after he passed away. The details about the song’s release are detailed on the Bernie Marsden website quite completely, so click through here to read more about it; I’ll stick to reviewing the music.

From the opening guitar riff, “Invisible” identifies itself as a “turn up the volume” room-rocker. In fact, it becomes so quickly familiar that I had to review the songwriting credits just to make sure this wasn’t a cover of a song I already knew. The song has self-empowerment, anthemic qualities, with lyrics like “you’ll never change me, so don’t even try” playing right into the gritty edge of Jaime’s vocals. Meanwhile, Bernie’s playful axe riffs and slightly longer, engaging guitar runs provide the tempo and the hooks. The song rides the line between guitar rock and power pop, providing perfect fodder for rock radio, to the extent that category still exists. Not that it matters. If you dig catchy, guitar-driven, energetic rock ‘n roll, give “Invisible” a listen and add it to your playlist.