Post by rtbuck on Aug 20, 2010 21:04:02 GMT -5
Foreigner
Venue: Artpark Lewiston, NY
Date: 8/17/2010
Review by Bucky
In 1977 a friend of mine introduced me to the debut album by Foreigner & I thought it was a great record. It was one of those albums that I couldn’t be satisfied playing 1 or 2 songs. I had to play the whole album. This continued for me on their next 3 albums: `Double Vision’, ‘Head Games’ & ‘Foreigner 4’ loving every track on those 3 albums. I seen them in concert twice during that era & both shows were phenomenal.
This past Tuesday at Artpark in Lewiston, NY Foreigner played to a packed venue of at least 15,000 fans & put on a spectacular show. Guitarist Mick Jones is the only original member from the original line-up but the current line-up is a fine group of musicians featuring ex Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson, Smashmouth drummer Jason Sutter, Thom Gimbel {who’s been in Foreigner since ’93 & also toured with Aerosmith as a keyboardist} on guitar, flute, & sax, Michael Bluestein on keyboards, & last but not least the amazing vocals of former hard rock band Hurricane lead singer Kelly Hansen.
The band rocked out on their opening tune from 1978 “Double Vision” & kept the pace going strong by immediately going into the title track from 1979’s ‘Head Games’ album which was followed by their hit single from 1977 “Cold as Ice”. Hanson introduced “Can’t Slow Down” from their latest album which continued to rock the outdoor venue before bringing the tempo down with “Waiting for a Girl Like You” causing guys & girls to hold onto one another & sing along. Hanson said they were going to play one more song from the new album & the band kept the tempo down & played “When it Comes to Love”. The band cranked it up again with a sizzling version of “Dirty White Boy” & then continued on with “That was Yesterday”. Up next was the highlight of the night for me as Hanson introduced founder & guitarist Mick Jones & Jones sang an incredible version of “Starrider” from their debut album with an unbelievable sounding extended guitar solo. The band then played a series of hits featuring “Feels Like the First Time”, “Urgent”, a beautiful version of “I Want to Know What Love is” featuring the chorus of Wilson High School, & they closed out kicking ass on “Hot Blooded” before leaving the stage & returning for their encore which was an extended jamming version of “Jukebox Hero”.
Overall, Foreigner put on a great performance which kept the crowd singing, dancing, & rocking out for their entire 75 minute set.
Bucky
Venue: Artpark Lewiston, NY
Date: 8/17/2010
Review by Bucky
In 1977 a friend of mine introduced me to the debut album by Foreigner & I thought it was a great record. It was one of those albums that I couldn’t be satisfied playing 1 or 2 songs. I had to play the whole album. This continued for me on their next 3 albums: `Double Vision’, ‘Head Games’ & ‘Foreigner 4’ loving every track on those 3 albums. I seen them in concert twice during that era & both shows were phenomenal.
This past Tuesday at Artpark in Lewiston, NY Foreigner played to a packed venue of at least 15,000 fans & put on a spectacular show. Guitarist Mick Jones is the only original member from the original line-up but the current line-up is a fine group of musicians featuring ex Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson, Smashmouth drummer Jason Sutter, Thom Gimbel {who’s been in Foreigner since ’93 & also toured with Aerosmith as a keyboardist} on guitar, flute, & sax, Michael Bluestein on keyboards, & last but not least the amazing vocals of former hard rock band Hurricane lead singer Kelly Hansen.
The band rocked out on their opening tune from 1978 “Double Vision” & kept the pace going strong by immediately going into the title track from 1979’s ‘Head Games’ album which was followed by their hit single from 1977 “Cold as Ice”. Hanson introduced “Can’t Slow Down” from their latest album which continued to rock the outdoor venue before bringing the tempo down with “Waiting for a Girl Like You” causing guys & girls to hold onto one another & sing along. Hanson said they were going to play one more song from the new album & the band kept the tempo down & played “When it Comes to Love”. The band cranked it up again with a sizzling version of “Dirty White Boy” & then continued on with “That was Yesterday”. Up next was the highlight of the night for me as Hanson introduced founder & guitarist Mick Jones & Jones sang an incredible version of “Starrider” from their debut album with an unbelievable sounding extended guitar solo. The band then played a series of hits featuring “Feels Like the First Time”, “Urgent”, a beautiful version of “I Want to Know What Love is” featuring the chorus of Wilson High School, & they closed out kicking ass on “Hot Blooded” before leaving the stage & returning for their encore which was an extended jamming version of “Jukebox Hero”.
Overall, Foreigner put on a great performance which kept the crowd singing, dancing, & rocking out for their entire 75 minute set.
Bucky
