Great rock music needs a strong backbone and nerves of steel. Ron Spielman has both. The guitarist, singer and composer has been combining filigree songwriting with the lusty directness of rock at the highest level for over 40 years. His new album spans fine, clear melodic arcs over a rich, understated foundation. With sharply accentuated riffs and gently swinging choruses, his lyrics illuminate modern society with all its ups and downs - touching and stirringly authentic, massive and delicate, anthemically driving and sometimes balladically intimate.