Silversafe frontman Johnny Davidson announced to fans in the band’s emailed newsletter this week that he would resume his solo career. Davidson, who has followed in the footsteps of the Goo Goo Dolls frontman and adopted to go by “Jon” as a soloist, has showcased his solo skills in live sessions for Silversafe, taking over guitar and mic to change up the set. Davidson’s voice and musicianship resembles many other lead vox jocks who have splintered out to rock it for themselves; his style and sound reminds me of such artists as John Reznick from the Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Cornell from Soundgarden, Aaron Lewis from Staind, Chad Kroeger from Nickelback, Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam and both Lane Staley and Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains. He has a solid dynamic in his vocals and has offered lyrics with emotion and purpose. Fans of Silversafe, I being one of them, are interested to see what is derived from this solo project. From the sample on Davidson’s MySpace Music profile, we can expect a poignent, mainstream-capable acoustic rock project.

Check out Johnny… er, Jon Davidson, on his MySpace page: go to http://www.jondavidsonmusic.com/ or http://profile.myspace.com/jondavidsonmusic/. Davidson will be performing Maryland in March and PDX local spots in April. Stay tuned to his MySpace Event Calendar for details.