🎤FOREIGNER Singer KELLY HANSEN 'He Mimics My Style Right Down To The Ad-Libs & I'm Offended By That'
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- During a recent appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm was once again asked what he thought of the band's current frontman, Kelly Hansen, who has been in the group for nearly two decades.
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Don’t worry Lou , when you did the shows with them, you proved irreplaceable.
Nothing compares to Lou , He Is Foreigner
In my humble opinion..Lou Gramm is the best vocalist. I know people say Steve Perry is "the voice" and granted he is amazing...but for some reason Lou has a unique passion and style that pulls me in. Living legend!
I caught that Mr. Graham ! I watched a video with Kelly doing Urgent and thought it was pretty good ! Then I listened to some other songs and NOW I know what Lou means. That IS a BIG difference !!!
Of course he mimicks your style, Lou. That is what concert goers want. They want you.
AMEN. I would HATE to hear him change things up. I disagree with Gramm. It would be pretentious to change things. As you said, fans want the songs they fell in love with sung they way they fell in love with them.
@@jrgilbertNo, we want Lou, sorry....
I am a Lou Gramm fan. I saw Foreigner back in 1981 when I was 18. Someone had a extra ticket and ask me if I want to go and of course I said YES!! They were at The Forum in Inglewood. It was a great concert!!
Lou was the man ! One of the greatest rock singers of all time
If there are no original members left in Foreigner then it's not Foreigner. They need to change the name.
Yeah it's a disturbing new trend. Molly Hatchet, Little River Band.
Mick is an original member and he's still going so by your logic it's fine
@@-rockmusiclover- okay light bulb even if you only have one member left especially if you don't have the original singer the original guitarist or bass player and drummer it's not going to be the same obviously you've been listening to pop music all your life so by my logic since there's one member left woo hoo I'll call it almost Foreigner now you can sleep at night oh by the way Go Get Your Shine box⚡️🌈⚡️🎸🎶🎶🎶😎🖕
@@mrfixxitt8346 alright
That is a very ignorant statement. Oh well. Yesterday is gone, but most cannot grow older humbly.
Kelly in his prime with Foreigner was 15 years older than Lou. I saw Lou perform in 2015. He was awful. Nobody is 25 forever. I saw Kelly with Foreigner in 2012. It was the best Foreigner show I have ever seen. Now for context. I saw VH in 1981 in Oakland,Ca on their Fair Warning tour. Get over it.
Foreigner will never be the same without Lou!!!!!!!!
Lou Gramm is and always will be the voice of Foreigner!! Love you Lou!!❤
If Foreigner wants Kelly to sound like Lou. Why not have the original? Because someone wants to be a jerk. It's not flattery. It's just more like Vocal Plagerism. A favorite band from the start. But wont spend the money to give to a jerk.
I don't think Lou has the voice any more.The music isn't really the issue.
In '05 I saw them right after Kelli joined.All those classic songs belted out of good strong pipes was awesome.
@@jeffhodge7272 I saw Lou two weeks ago in Daytona and he sounded amazing, the concert lasted almost two hours. I don't think you know what you are talking about. Sorry, but please don't say he can't sing when in fact he sounds great.
@@simonajugarih3620 Don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about!That was a year ago.He sounded like a stroke victim with rocks in his throat.
Glad you enjoyed him.
And had fun.😁
@@jeffhodge7272 Sorry, didn't mean to offend you, English is my fourth language and I might use the wrong terminology sometimes. My whole family loves Lou and Foreigner. You should vote for them to get inducted into the r&r Hall of Fame 👏 Sorry again.
I mean, I agree what Lou said! But that's how it always goes with replacement members. Kiss is a perfect example of this!!
Unfortunately. Paul should have hung it up 15 yrs.ago when his voice got weak and started cracking.
The music is always great live.
It's going to be impossible for me to accept someone else in the Demon or Starchild makeup.
Had no problem with Eric and Tommy though.
Ain't that the truth!
Lou is just being honest. He was asked a question and he answered it, so what do people expect him to say?
I expected him to have moved on and realised that Hansen is a superb vocalist. And that Hansen was the perfect replacement for, Lou.
@@deepzepp4176 He has moved on, it's just the questions from journalists that haven't.
What should he say? How about thanks Kelly for preserving Foreigner.
@@pgnandt It's not Foreigner without Lou, the only thing being preserved is Mick's control over the band.
@@richalderson6069 Kelly made Foreigner rock and roll again. Alfa male stage presence. Lou not so much. BTW Foreigner is nothing without Mick doing all the work.
Lou Gramm is a rock legend. Most people dont even know the name Kelly Hansen.
I know about Kelly Hansen in a band called hurricane which also featured Robert cavazo which is the cousin of Carlos cavazo of Quiet Riot and I have a couple other albums in my collection so you're going to say a lot of people don't know who he is well I'm an old school metal head nose because I've been to a lot of shows and a lot of concerts over the years so I got a pretty good idea who he is.
@@andrerone8208 I understand but the average person probably have heard Lou's name much more often.
Most people know Taylor Swifts name over Lou Gramm. What does that prove?
@@deepzepp4176 I'm sorry Kelley, I didnt mean to hurt your feelings.
@@charliedontsurf70 Great argument.
Lou co su voz era el alma de foreigner ❤❤❤
I guarantee Mick did tell Kelly, because without Lou, Foreigner would not have reached the level of success they did.
Jeez I thought that was Steven Tyler for a second
Lou Gramm he still the voice of foreigner" he is the juke box hero the new foreigner it's like a cover to me.
kelly is a frontman for a foreigner tribute band for the last 18 years.thats all.a dude singing songs that someone else made popular!!!thats it!!!
I can always tell if it's Kelly.
Well it’s not really foreigner anymore is it? It’s foreigner karaoke. Kelly Hanson is a great singer but Lou is right make it your own.
I hate to say this but I agree with you 100% Lou says in his comments make it your own even Steve Perry would say the same thing case in point.
@@andrerone8208 yes. I agree. 😃
Definitely not Foreigner any more. It's way better.
@@pgnandt Hey you enjoy sparky 😁
Kelly Hansen from one of my favorite bands... Hurricane. Just glad he has a gig for so long now where he is having a nice career as opposed to other great singers who had to fade into anonymity thru music scene changes and adulthood lol. Fact is Kelly sounds great and he deserves a bit more respect for 17 years helping to keep the Foreigner hit list alive. Foreigner past and new is a tremendous group. Well wishes to all of them!
Nothing against Kelly Hansen. He's a good singer. Mick Jones just shouldn't be calling his band "Foreigner". It's like Tony Iommi using the Black Sabbath name with multiple bands and a revolving door of musicians...at least the original Sabbath reunited and finished with 3 of the 4 original members. Foreigner cannot fully reunite as 2 of the original members passed away and who knows how Mick Jones feels and if Lou Gramm really is that magnanimous as he speaks (I hope he is as he purports to bring s Christian).
I couldn’t agree with you more @seeingghosts! Kelly has definitely kept the hit list of Foreigner alive!! Even more younger people listen to their music now & what he’s done with the children singing on stage is amazing!!! He deserves a lot more respect than some people have given him!!!
Well I agree that when they had that special
FOREIGNER Reunion Show with Lou Gramm and Kelly Hansen on stage together, Kelly did plenty of talking to the fans and did NOT give the Honor of letting Lou Gramm, who is after all THE ORIGINAL LEAD SINGER OF FOREIGNER, make a speech to the audience.
I think that was kinda rude of Kelly Hansen.
Who goes to see that
There's lots of nostalgic fans 40-50-60 that might have fun going to catch a show like that. Don't be so critical
Lou gramm is a legend .
Saw them a couple times in the late 70's and early 80's and then a friend took me to there concert last year, what a disappointment when it wasn't Lou! The singer is the band! If the band replaces the singer there just a cover band!
talking about mimicing, when i was playing music most of the guys i played with were better musicians and they would laugh behind my back but i didnt care because i had my own style that people liked and it got to where some of them tried to copy my style and i would laugh at them doing this, if you are going to be in a band do your own thing and leave it at that.
Lighten up Lou. Kelly had huge shoes to fill. He’s helping to keep the music you helped create alive.
the original sin, is to not acknowledge Lou as often as they should in their shows. they should learn from how queen and adam lambert (btw, even the title: queen and adam lambert already says a lot) pay tribute to Freddie in every show they do.
I would NEVER EVER listen to or go see a Foreigner unless Lou was singing....
I would actually prefer to see a Kelly show than a Lou show. Kelly has a far better stage presence. Lou always looks frail like he's going to cry or something.
Lou needs to appreciate the fact that Kelly wants to sing the parts correctly. Think of it like how people butcher the freaking star bangled banner. It's much nicer when it's sung as written. Crazy comparison? Not really.
I agree with you. Actually, Kelly has always sung like that. He just happens to sound similar Lou. He fronted Hurricane in the 80’s. I knew him then. Super nice guy, and it’s just the way he sings. It’s a shame when “fanboys” have to act like little kids. No disrespect to Lou (like him a lot), but Kelly kills it out there.
Let me add that my comments meant nothing against Lou. Lou will always be appreciated. Heck, My wife and I used one of his pieces for our first dance at our wedding 33 years ago.
You can't copy the ad-libs too, that's just like Tommy Thayer mimicking Ace's moves in Kiss. Do the songs the way you want , but don't hang your coat on that man's fuckin' hook goddammit!!
Kelly does not do that! He’s a much better singer & definitely a better performer! Bar none..
If I am Kelly I am singing those songs exactly like Lou because the fans want to hear the song exactly as it sounded on the radio when they were young. Nobody goes to a Foreigner, Bon Jovi, or Journey show to hear a different version- down to the ad-libs. I love Lou and his vocal legacy but Kelly seems to understand what the fans want and I applaud him for that. This same thing applies to Arnel Pineda who took over for Steve Perry. I can appreciate how Lou might feel however because both Kelly and Arnel are leveraging the greatness of their predecessor.
100% agree. The show must go on.
I remember around the 40th anniversary I was watching a live version of "I Want To Know What Love Is" with all the original members, and the current members. And poor Lou is singing his heart out with all the original parts and lyrics, and Kelly kept interrupting him, especially towards the end of the song. I mean seriously Kelly Hansen?!! Shut up, and let Lou sing!! Lou Gramm is a legend, and Kelly Hansen is not. I'm sorry, but this is what I'm sticking with.
To call that band foreigner is a rip off
Kelly is so much better, and current day. This question is a joke.
if it wasnt for Kelly and the current line-up there would be no one other than maybe a shitty tribute band to play these songs ,,,this catalog of music is bigger than the band and Ive seen them several times with this line-up and they are every bit as good as the first line up. People watch their favorite sports teams year after year and the rosters continuously change so why is great music any different!
I wouldn't go to a Foreigner concert today if they paid me.
They aren't even a glorified cover band anymore.
In My opinión Johnny Edwards was the Best vocalist after Lou Gramm he Also is a good songwriter.
These are the facts. Hansen is a brilliant vocalist. Night after night, he belts out Foreigners set (which we all know is a tough set) and is spot on nearly every night.
Gramm was once a great singer, he wrote and performed brilliantly on those records, but we all know he hasn't got the voice he once had (and he hasn't been great for a long time now). The health issues he's had, and with age, etc. And any Foreigner fan knows, Gramm struggled on the road even when he was in his prime. Mick Jones stubbled on gold when he found Hansen.
Yup it's amazing how Kelly makes Foreigner sound like Foreigner. What luck that is.
I don't see any bands that are almost tribute bands.
Very similar to Steve Perry of Journey. After Perry left, they became a cover band!!
I have a buddy i jam with who also dabbles with photography. He blew up a huge picture of Kelly and has it in his studio. I asked him one day...who is that? He said the lead singer of Foreigner! This particular guy has played the club scene for approximately 30 years. I said, that isn't the lead singer of Foreigner. He boasted that I didn't know what I was talking about has he took the picture himself at a live show. I said to him, mark That's not the guy that is in the singer-songwriter Hall of Fame he didn't even know who Lou gram was
Kelly has been the lead singer for 18 years now. Jus'sayin'.
@@pgnandt Lou Graham is in the songwriters HOF....just saying
@@barrymiller2272 Yes he sure is in the HOF. Rightfully so. Still Kelly sings Lou songs better than Lou. Great lyrics meets a greater singer. Match made in heaven if you ask me.
@@pgnandt yep..yep. Never for a second doubted Kelly's talent. Foreigner is all hired hands now aren't they? I believe even Mick doesn't even tour anymore..
@@pgnandtTrue True True! Much better singer than Lou.
Kelly Hansen is a fine singer but this is just a cover band now. A Foreigner tribute band. Kelly is performing someone else's hit songs.
And he does it so well!! A lot better than original band!! Just my opinion..
He may be singing someone else’s songs, but at the same time, he sings them so much better than Lou Gramm. Nothing against Lou, he’s a great singer too, but not as good as Kelly is!
@@constance4065😅😂
Kelly is a very good singer but he mimics the moves of Steven Tyler . Scarf , waving , jumping all around. Kelly has to find his own style . As far as his voice is concerned before he got hired Mick asked him to practice and sound like Lou and he has done a dam good job .
At least two of the original members of Foreigner are dead. Lou deserves tons of respect for his contributions to the song catalog and the talent he provided during the years he was in form. But, I just saw the "replacement" Foreigner in concert last night and I can tell you, if you trotted out Lou now or probably in the last 10 years, you'd be watching an old guy who might possibly still sound good, but couldn't move more than five feet in either direction without having to sit down for 5 minutes to catch his breath.
The current band was terrific, had tons of energy and talent, and sounded every bit like the original group I saw 45 years ago. Kelly Hansen - who is no spring chicken himself anymore - performed more like a 30 year old than a 62 year old, and hit every note like a pro. The songs sounded fresh and as new as they did in 1978. I'm 66, and the current iteration of Foreigner makes it worth every penny to go see them before they wrap things up for good in 2024.
Kelly is a great vocalist. But he should have been more respectful to Lou Graham and not try to be the center of attention. Giving Lou the finger when he spoke the truth was uncalled for. Kelly lost a lot of fans over this. Maybe he will learn from his mistake and be a bigger person and apologize to Lou if he is any kind of man.
Love Kelly Hansen to death but to be fair- he is singing all the material a half step down from the original- just sayin:)
I disagree
Actually it's true- they are tuned down a half step- sorry for the reality check.@@constance4065
Liked some Foreigner songs back in the day , but are they relevant now?🤔 I don't think so....
That's not how you judge these things.Good music is timeless.
@@scottawes921 Not talking about the music , I'm talking about the band members and drama that no one cares about!
It's ok.who knows. I'm out
OK. I don't care. Just whatever
Lou is a legend. One of my top five singers ever, but I'm sorry he does sound a little bitter here. I love Kelly Hansen is his own right too. I loved Hurricane, Unruly Child and i ESPECIALLY adore the project album Perfect World. Perfect World was amazing. Great stuff. Hansen's only full studio Can't Slow Down was an excellent album. In Pieces was my favorite track. Sometimes bands move on after legendary singers leave regardless the reason. Journey, Queensryche and others. You will always have the haters that refuse to except the new singer no matter what. Not me. Sure i much prefer the legendary original singers such as Gramm, Perry and Tate, but things sadly change sometimes and people, bands move on. Hansen is doing a great job.
Lou is great But kelly hansen is a hell of a singer and does a great job His energy is awesome and has talent If lou is upset he shud be the singer Its like somebody crying that they stopped doing a job and now another guy is doing the job great If joe i n the warehouse gets canned and now sam works in the warehouse nobody in the warehouse says “man i miss the way joe drove the forklift” Duhhh
Grahm sounds like a very bitter old man.
Lou Gramm doesn't sound like an old man he's basically just stayed in the facts make it your own even Steve Perry of Journey would tell you the same thing case in point.
Big fuss about nothing. Hansen does an excellent job mimicking Lou, stop and think, that's what the job is.
I've seen both numerous times and, I'm sorry, but Kelly buries Lou live. Even younger Lou was never spot on live.
I'll give you this Kelly is a great singer because I've seen him perform with the band called hurricane back in the eighties and I have first two albums of theirs and he sounds good but he is not Lou Gramm at all he can sound like him in certain points of the show but not the whole entire damn show even Steve Perry from Journey would tell you to find your own voice because when you try to sound like Steve you're only a clone copy find your own and that's where you shine the most as far as saying that Kelly buries him there's no comparison Lou is Lou and Kelly is Kelly but do keep this in mind Kelly maybe the current vocalist of the band but he's definitely no Lou.
Way different stage presence. I prefer a Kelly show. Rock and roll is much about attitude. Kelly is dominant by far. Better show. More girls too.
@@pgnandtHow do you know about the girls? Are you one of them?
Agree with Lou Gramm completely. And the most aggravating aspect of Hansen is his tendency to ramble on before/between songs as if he thinks that's something the audiences want to hear when it does nothing but make them want to say, "shut up already and sing the f'n song(s)".
Those are live shows, they're gonna do some stuff to get the audience hyped, if you don't care for that just listen to the audio version
@@-rockmusiclover- Of course, I totally get that but it's a balancing act when it comes to "banter" (did shows for years and learned from experience) and Hansen just overdoes it.
@@sess122 alright, I get that
I agree @gulleygamer9864!!
Whether Mick Jones plays one song or 12, lets be positive, happy, and thankful. Am I right?
Saw them in Toronto about 5 years ago in Toronto. Walked away saying to myself "that was a real good Foreigner Cover Band and that's about it."
Oh give me a break Lou, you left or either you got let go. Pay attention to your own Solo career!
Lou Gramm is a fabulous vocalist but so is Kelly Hansen . It isn’t Kelly’s responsibility to mend the rifts that were/are between Mick Jones and Lou Gramm. He sings the songs the way the audience wants to hear them and your right Mick Jones probably demands it.
Lou is impossible to mimic because even when he is a good singer, he is ugly and Kelly Hansen is the most beautiful singer in the rock scene and with an fantastic voice.
Well I like kelly better and many people like kelly. If lou have pom with new one singer maybe he should have life.i mean he been gone for long time and he just what bictg about. Sounds to he get jealous of kelly is better then what he did
I agree @codyhardy1129! I think Lou is just jealous too because Kelly has made Foreigner a much better band! I’ll say it again, they need to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!!!
Boo friggin who!
Coverband of themselves, worst thing possible
It's just a cover band for me now
I can agree with you more 100%. It's just a cover band not the original but a cover band.
Lou will always be the vocalist of Foreigner, worked with him once and he is a very nice and humble man........
I'm sorry he's just a replica Lou gram is a real deal without him there is no Foreigner.
Absolutely 100%👍👍👍👍👍
The Kelly Hansen version will always be a Foreigner tribute band to me.
I couldn't agree with you more 100% Kelly is copying Lou to the T and he needs to learn how to find his own style and add little ounces and little bits and pieces here and there to make it sound like that but create his own style and that's what makes it so unique right there prime example Tim Owens from Judas Priest he sounds like Rob on a lot of songs his high screeches and his Banshee screams and those are all good but it's also better when he sounds like himself which makes it even better and also Kelly was kind of hogging the spotlight himself which was not giving Lou a chance to say anything and that was kind of selfish of him if you look at the footage maybe he was just being a big fan because he gets to see the original members on stage with the current lineup but still selfish.
Saw them last summer and Mick wasn’t even with them. Total cover band. They were good but I would not have paid to see it.
so true!!!
@@andrerone8208 It happens Prince copied Rick James to the T. Prince was Rick James's opening act he was filming Rick's act and became Rick James. At least Kelly is keeping it in the group. But there is only one Lou Gramm with a great voice.
Lou, get over it. If that’s what Mick Jones wanted then Hanson has to deliver.
When the original lineup reunited on stage with the current and I've seen all the videos here on RUclips especially in Jones Beach performance and I've noticed how Kelly was kind of hogging the spotlight but I think what should have been done was with the current members go off stage and let the original members come on stage and perform the songs but unfortunately Kelly was taking it but yeah don't get me wrong he's a great singer and all and a great performer really been nice to hear and Lou for a change you know we all have been waiting for this for a long time and now that time has passed but you know once again I think Kelly should graciously stepped aside and let Lou Gramm sing the songs up there because that's what we paid to see the original lineup.
Today's so called real band names with only one member is just a tribute band I'm 64 and have seen the original bands and believe me they where fantastic bands in the day 🎸🎸
Not a bad band for their time. It might not be time to hang it up, but maybe it's time to realize the novelty been over decades ago. Hardly a band left with half its original members... except Aerosmith, ZZ Top, and a handful of others. Boston lost it decades ago. Styx is holding on. Kansas, while still amazing, is a weak shadow of what they were. Yes couldn't and can't bring it any longer because of deaths, lawyers (#1 reason) and egos (same plus Howe). Chicago lost its zest after Cetera got too pop and then Kath's unfortunate demise.
The party is done. It's over, folks. It's over, Boomers and my fellow Gen Xers. It's called getting old.
I agree with you on this one Lou has retired two members of the band have passed Mick has health issues to start with and the new band that's currently out there right now they're doing a good job but it's not Foreigner they're only performing the songs from the catalog and they'll probably form the songs from the album called can't slow down which is a good album too but it's not Foreigner.
@@andrerone8208 Thank you. That is exactly what I mean. I don't think any band "suck" in the classic, pivotal, or arbitrarily sense. It's simply time to except the legacy and enjoy it.
Lou Gramm was the voice for foreigner that's right , but Kelly Hansen is doing a good job too, I love Foreigner music and I love the band still alive in this days, obviously the farewell tour is the end , but I say thank you both !!
Kelly needs to bring HURRICANE back!
There will never be a lead singer for foreigner but Lou Gramm!
I love that first HURRICANE album.
Me too! Great hooks, riffs and melodies and diggin' Kelly's vocals on that one!
In my opinion they should have just let the band be done Lou Gramm was Foreigner
I think foreigners new frontman who has been with them now 17 years has been incredible and was able to give the band new life life and make those songs memorable for new audiences hes wonderful!
Yep but he's know lou...tribute singer
I so much agree with you!!!! I think Kelly Hansen has brought a lot more vibrance & more life to Foreigner!! He runs around the stage which is what the audience wants!!! He’s definitely an asset to Foreigner!!! And I have to say: EASY on the eyes too! His wife is a lucky woman, she’s beautiful too! Hope they have a long & happy life!!❤❤
PS I thought I was replying to @JerryGeist1977, that’s what I meant to do. Sorry!
My favorite is lou.
Lou is a gentleman one of greatest singers/songwriters of our time we’re lucky to still have Lou ,, when Lou left so did I ..
I think we all did I'm glad that Lou Gramm is still here with us doing what he does best and that's what matters.
No Lou no Foreigner. Mick Jones is milking that cow for way too long and not original members at nights at all
Kelly is so a good singer for foreigner....😚😚🎤 l love his voice very much !!!!!!!!!!! Colinda from the netherlands 👍💋
ME TOO @colindadegroot655! To me he’s made Foreigner a lot better band!!
@@constance4065 yes he is , very nice voice, and good looking, thank you for your response, greetings Colinda from the Netherlands 🎤🎸❤
It's all about nostalgia. Not everyone can relate to that.
Johnny Edwards, Lous first replacement sounds vocal tone wise, closer to Gramm and Edwards still managed to put his own stamp on the classics tunes and 1991s UNUSUAL HEAT my favorite Foreigner album without Lou.
Yup agree!
@@jerryhuffar6561 👍 👍 🎸 🎸 🥁 🪘 🎹 🎹 🎤 🎙 🎤
I haven’t bought a Foreigner ticket since Lou left 😎
I love both versions of Foreigner, for whatever reason Lou is no longer with the band and Kelly Hansen is now (well soon to be retired) the singer. I know there is a difference between the two men but I do enjoy Kelly singing the songs and he does an amazing job, he embodies what Foreigner is and was. He doesn't take away from Lou Gramm as vocalist however with that said he is a very strong contender. He is the best singer Foreigner has had since Lou Gramm. And while Lou finds it insulting he should really accept it as flattery because (remove the fact its a replacement singer) Kelly Hansen does become Foreigner, he doesn't change what doesn't need changed. He does it the way Lou did it simply because he knows what we the fans expect so by not changing anything, we get what we expect if it was Lou VS Kelly. Kelly seems to be a singer who is been a replacement in an amazing band and in reality by him not changing anything and making art that wasn't his own creation sound as if he were the original singer out of respect for Lou's craft. Sure you can make changes to a set up or even a line up but representing a band that is as famous as Foreigner you don't want to fix what isn't broken, you can lend your voice to something but when it's that good why change it and make it your own when it never was your own in the first place? You wouldn't and I believe this was the goal that Kelly wanted to achieve and that is keeping Foreigner original in the since that it's older music, and totally classic. Now if they were writing new music (which they aren't) I could see Kelly making it his own verses taking credit for what Lou originally was a writer or the writer of. Both men are amazing singers. Lou really should step outside the box and forget he is a professional and see it without bias and realize the flattery. Don't be offended Kelly clearly respects you enough to keep Foreigner....Foreigner.
Perché no traduzione?
More power to foreigner 🤞❤🎸
They are a cover band, human jukebox, glorified wedding band, glad I saw the original line up.
Lou, love you but if you recorded it that way, Kelly will sing it that way. That’s what the people expect. Move on.
You don't get it, and you never will.
@@aham5578 excuse me but I love Foreigner & have been a fan since 1977. Saw them in 1982 & many times since. Lou is just being bitter so I would say you don’t get it. I am also a Kelly Hansen fan having seen him live with Hurricane & Foreigner several times.
@Michele Rocks 100% agree
@@sirnorman9442 Oh my!! I couldn’t have said it better myself!!
I love Lou like the best of them. But he’s off on this one. Kelly doesn’t mimic him. That was a sad reach. He’s there because you can’t do it anymore Lou. And his ad libs are not you. This shouldnt be coming from the great Lou Gramm
Lou didn't leave Foreigner in 2003 because of singing issues . Lou actually quit because of Mick Jones big problems with Alcohol they also were having musical disagreements almost similar to what happened causing Lou to leave in 1990 and Lou got fed up , he left as he said "For good " his parents both died in 2003 , 7 months apart. Lous fathers wish was for Lou and his 2 brothers play in a band together and in 2004 forms the "Lou Gramm band". Jones in 2011 had a heart valve operation and a throat tumor. Nowadays he comes out midway through a show or maybe one song near the end . Uh, do the math. Mick keep partying through his 50s . He's 77 now and I'll just leave that open ended and not be critical.
Lou is one of my all time favorites but Kelly is awesome. I went and saw Foreigner last week and they kicked butt. I have seen them over 20 times and it was as good as any I have seen.
There you go! @toddboothe1846 I agree 100%. Going to see them in Greensboro or Charleston, not sure which place yet!
Lou sounds bitter
Hansen is far better
He sure is @susancarey9489!!
So Mick (Kelly's "boss") tells Kelly to mimic Lou's style, and Kelly does what Mick asks... and yet Lou (who's been out of the band for 20 yrs) gets offended. Kelly's doing what Mick expects... which is what the fans expect. Lou needs go crawl back under his rock and not worry about what the band is doing these days.
I saw Foreigner in March of '05.
Kelli had just joined. Jason Bonam drumming.
Pilson on bass. Mick of course.
The sounded awesome.
All those classic songs belted out of some strong pipes and a LOT of energy.
This is correct.