Now, “Foreigner – Double Vision: Then And Now” takes viewers behind the scenes as original band members join Mick Jones and Foreigner’s current lineup for the very first time in the band’s 40-year history. Jones is the sole remaining founding member in FOREIGNER's current lineup.With more than 80 million albums sold and 16 top 30 hits, Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world. Gramm and Jones's June 2013 performance of "I Want To Know What Love Is" and "Juke Box Hero" at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York City marked the first time the pair performed together in a decade after Gramm left FOREIGNER for a second time. So that kind of helped in that area as well."įOREIGNER's first-ever ticketed reunion concert featuring all original members took place last August at The Sturgis Buffalo Chip in Sturgis, South Dakota. It's also a matter of sharing the understanding of the songs, 'cause I think a lot of people know the songs, but they don't always know that FOREIGNER is the one that did 'em. And that definitely was a big part of it as well.
So it's been a really great thing, and I think it's been a really interesting thing for the audience as well. And those guys are really great about letting us kind of sometimes pick their brain, like, 'What guitar did you play on that song, on that piece? And how did it go?' Because you can't really always get all that information just strictly from listening to the tracks. We all like to hang out together as well. And everyone just came in and we just did our thing, and it, surprisingly, worked out really, really well, and we have a good time together. And they were really cool and really open and really giving and really trusting. Hansen added: "You'd think it would be really odd… It was a little hesitant when we just first met, but everyone had a great attitude, and no one came in with any bullshit. And that was very valuable and meaningful." And I think the willingness of the original members to come out and do something with us was a nice thing to see, that they were giving us at least that credence. And to be able, all of us, to come together to celebrate the legacy of this band was really cool. "And I think that's kind of - and I don't wanna put words in their mouths - but I think there's a little bit of that going on with the guys. "As far as the bandmembers go, I think this band has always gone through a lot of changing people - ever since, like, the second record - and over time, you start to look back and you start to recognize what you've accomplished and how much it's meant not only for you and your life but also for the musical world," he continued.
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There's, for me, no preference to sing any particular one over another one they all are just… I'd like to call 'em a basket full of beautiful ripe fruit that I get to choose from. And it's just so different, 'cause every song with this band is a well-known, well-crafted song it's a great song to sing. Most bands go out there and they play their show and then they wait for their two or three songs that the audience really knows at the end of the show to climax the show. Singer Lou Gramm, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood, guitarist/saxophonist Ian McDonald and bassist Rick Wills joined guitarist Mick Jones and the rest of FOREIGNER's present-day lineup - Kelly Hansen (lead vocals), Tom Gimbel (rhythm guitar, sax, vocals), Jeff Pilson (bass, vocals), Michael Bluestein (keyboards), Bruce Watson (guitar) and Chris Frazier (drums) - for a number of songs, with lead vocal duties split between Hansen and Gramm as well as some performed together.Īsked by "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" what it was like to play with members of FOREIGNER's original incarnation, Hansen said (hear audio below): "It's like celebrating the legacy of the band and this catalog of songs. FOREIGNER's "Double Vision: Then And Now" concerts last fall saw the band's original members take the stage with the current members.
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