![]() I feel extremely fortunate to be given this wonderful opportunity to play with such a substantial group of people, and it just keeps getting better. Read Gramm’s full interview with Spinner here. As the lead singer in Foreigner, Hansen explains, 'the best part about being in this band is getting the chance to do something I feel I was meant to do. Lead vocalist Lou Gramm was the original vocalist from 1976 to 1990, exited, re-joined in 1992 through 2003, and toured with Foreigner in 2017, 2018. Lou continues to perform material from his days in Foreigner as he tours with the Lou Gramm Band. What will likely be of special nuisance to Gramm is disc 2: “Juke Box Heroes: Brand New Digital Recordings of Foreigner’s Greatest Hits,” where the band did just that – redid their songs with Hansen.įoreigner may have been inspired to redo their songs based on what current tour mates Journey did a few years ago: Journey re-recorded their hits with current singer Arnel Pineda replicating Steve Perry’s vocals for an additional disc on 2008’s “Revelations,” which also featured new material. ![]() Lou may not be too pleased, then, when he catches up with the news this week that Foreigner are releasing a 3-disc set next month, including newly-recorded versions of the band’s hits with Hansen handling vocal duties.ĭue September 13, “Feels Like The First Time” is a new 3-disc set featuring Foreigner’s classics in three different versions: acoustic, re-recorded and live on DVD. Foreigner is a British-American rock band from New York City and London. I think when the band name remains the exact same, but something as important as the lead vocal is different, it's misleading. ![]() If I were in the audience and learned that while I was there, I'd get up and leave. “In Foreigner's case,” continues Lou, “as I understand it, the singer was actually trained to deliver pretty much exactly everything as I did it, note for note. “But what's stranger to me is that, as I've learned talking to people who see those shows, is that in many cases the audience, especially if they're younger, don't even know it's not the original lead singer.” Lou Gramm (born Louis Andrew Grammatico May 2, 1950) is an American rock vocalist, and songwriter, best known for being the original lead singer for the British-American rock band Foreigner. Since its inception, Foreigner has been led by English musician Mick Jones (former member of Nero and the Gladiators, Johnny Hallydays band, Spooky Tooth, and. In a new interview with Spinner, Gramm sounds off on the subject of having his voice, and vocal style, replicated. Like Journey, when Foreigner lost its original voice they eventually replaced it with a virtual sound-alike exit Gramm, enter Kelly Hansen. Original Foreigner singer Lou Gramm isn’t a big fan of the current version of the band.
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