Foreigner Live Review

On Sunday night, I saw The Guess Who and Foreigner live at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, Ohio. I went to the show with my husband and parents. It was about a million degrees, so that was the only drawback to the show. Man it was hot - but what a great show! The entire Foreigner setlist is below, and as you can see, the entire show was hit after hit. "Cold As Ice," "Jukebox Hero" and "Hot Blooded" were highlights. There was a big gong for the intro of "Jukebox" which was cool. 

During "I Want To Know What Live Is," the band insisted we all grab a person next to us to hug and dance with, which is fine after  you got over touching a sweaty person's back. 

Foreigner is touring in celebration of 40 years of music. 

Double Vision
Head Games
Cold as Ice
Waiting for a Girl Like You
Dirty White Boy
Say You Will
Feels Like the First Time
Urgent
Juke Box Hero
I Want to Know What Love Is
Hot Blooded

I couldn't find any clips from the Fraze show, so here's a clip from the performance a few days before. As you can see, the band is tight and rocking. Kelly Hansen sounds amazing and he really does the songs justice. It was also cool to see Jeff Pilson playing live. Kelly even mention Jeff's upcoming Dokken reunion in Japan. 

I've never seen The Guess Who live before, but I have to say they were quite good. Most of the band is replacement members now, but so is Foreigner. I don't know many Guess Who songs, but hearing "American Woman" live was very cool, especially since I love the Lenny Kravitz version. 

Comments

[Him]

Glad to hear you had another nice evening out, Allyson. Imagine a great time was had by all. Thanks for sharing.

One question though: did Jones play the entire concert? And, if so, how did he sound?

[Bkallday]

Is this the scab lineup?

[Him]

Geesh, Bkallday. Who hid your barbells? Did you run out of Collen-blow chest grease?

I realize this is an open forum. But asking a rhetorical question that has no chance of landing is just making a comment. So . . . we get it. No Gramm (who I prefer). Occasional (more frequent) times when Jones isn't on the stage (which I find odd and, thus, asked about).

So what was your point? You like Foreigner, but only with the originals? If so, that is a thorny thicket given a lot of bands these days. But you knew that Jones and Gramm are on speaking terms again, so are you just trying to be an agent provocateur? Or is it that you don't like Foreigner? If so, then what? Silence?

I got to ask: how many bands do you like that have less than the original members? None? Fine. Then I am done. But what if that is not the case? What are you adding or subtracting by Bro-shooting a post by the person who allows you--that is technically correct--to post here? It makes little sense if you don't offer some strand of a reason for others to respond to you. Which I did.

You wanna' know what love is? Me. Responding to you. It is a hug of sorts. I know that made you feel a bit icky. I won't bother with a dirty white boy jab. That is aiming low.

I guess what I am really saying is that I want you to be happy. Not pumped up and off the cuff snappy. Just happy. And with happiness comes clarity. So here is something to pump iron to or with or whatever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCadlN8fexk

[Rita]

Ha Ha Ha.

And regarding the post itself, I am a fan of Lou Gramm and I hope I get to hear him sing one day. And a Foreigner reunion would be the ideal opportunity to do that. For me anyway.

[Him]

Hi, Rita. Great to see your post.

Gramm is doing amazing these days. His voice is a lot better than it was. He seems to be enjoying performing. True, it isn't him at his peak. But who cares?

Google some of his recent performances. They are inspiring, considering what he came back from and what he went through to get to where he is today.

[Bob]

How was the singer for the Guess Who? Burton Cummings has such an amazing set of pipes that I'd be interested to know what his replacement sounds like.

[Allyson]

Derek Sharp is the lead singer of The Guess Who these days. Skinny as a minute, that man.

For the far above question, yes, Mick Jones was on stage basically the entire performance.

[Bkallday]

If you think and believe I should be banned, don't be a chicken wimp and come right out and say it. If she wants to ban me, for certain dissenting opinions, she should go ahead. As for your question, yes I have my own opinion on things and yes I may post it. But I am not trolling this site, by any means!

[Metalboy!]

BK, FYI, the current lead singer of Foreigner has major Rock & Roll cred aside from the fact he sings better than Gramm. He previously sang in a band he also founded, Hurricane, which managed to land a major record contract.

[Bkallday]

I'm just not a fan of bands with scabs replacing half or more of the members. In the old days, when people weren't as money hungry, they'd stay together. But now because of the almighty dollar, it's all about replacing some or most of the originals, so you don't hafta share certain moneys. And yes...I think that sucks. Kill me!

[glamrockerarchie]

I saw this line up of foreigner and journey two years ago and they were awesome, Kelly Hansen did a phenomenal job as did journeys singer. as for scab comment some members have left on there own so I see no reason why the band shouldn't pick someone else up. sometimes it works out better for the band as sometimes there popularity resurges and sometimes that helps them eventually get back together. why not just enjoy the fact we can stll see them while theres still some of them left pretty soon it will be all auto tuned garbage bands left.

[Metalboy!]

Listen to Glamrocker Arch, BK...

If your "All original" rule applied, then AC/DC, Guns n' Roses, Poison, Cinderella and Def Leppard, to name a few, would all be counted as "scab" bands.

If the change in line-up can be viewed as an improvement or rought out of necessity due to a bandmember's death or illness, or in the case of the current line-up of AC/DC, both, doesn't that qualify that band as still worth seeing?

In my opinion, and I know I'm in the minority, AC/DC is now better than it has been for the last 30 years. They had no choice except to quit or soldier on, having to replace Malcolm Young due to chronic severe mental illness and Phil Rudd due to substance abuse issues. Since they added Axl Rose as lead singer, Angus Young has been able to return to his original tuning to what it was back their REAL heyday when Bon Scott was the singer (also, not literally the "original" but considered to be definitively by many) and, according to the band, hasn't been this vibrant on stage in decades.

Now, THAT's worth seeing!

[Bkallday]

A few things. I never said "all original", & none of those bands you mentioned I'd consider as scab bands. So...yeah.

[spyke (Jimbo)]

Sorry,,this is a cover band now,,even Mick Jones sat out when they played Hampton Beach a few days ago..scalpers getting 100 plus on selling to people that thought it was the original guys,,its bs that they do this

[Bkallday]

Watch out Spyke, apparently ppl take their Foreigner seriously, around here!

[glamrockerarchie]

not sure how people think there seeing original foreigner theres only been 1 for almost 20 years now with a couple times lou mixed in. that would be like going to see skid row and thinking they had original stiil. any band around that long people should know that for the most part there not original or better yet read up on them before buying a ticket. anyways these bands still rock.

[Metalboy!]

Haha, BK, except for a few songs like "Hot Blooded", "Double Vision", "Women" and "Juke Box Hero", I actually think Foreigner kinda S*CKS! I mean, c'mon... "I Wanna Know What Live Is"? Receptionist Wimp Rock of the Highest Order and certainly their death nell!