If Steve Perry was "President", vocal wise....

[TRAGChick]

Then this guy is "Vice-President"...God what a voice.

DAMN - he hits that tambourine hard! - If I did that, my entire hand would be black & blue LOL.

It's funny...this song came out when I was a Senior in HS....and I thought they were so old....seeing that video again, 21 years later, they look like KIDS!!! LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-QAMf5Te6k

[Matthew]

Great to see that video again. This - surely - is Foreigner's best song.

[larryfromnextdoor]

secretary of state---

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9T-AzEpvRQ

[A Fire Inside]

Then this guy is "Vice-President"...God what a voice.

DAMN - he hits that tambourine hard! - If I did that, my entire hand would be black & blue LOL.

It's funny...this song came out when I was a Senior in HS....and I thought they were so old....seeing that video again, 21 years later, they look like KIDS!!! LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-QAMf5Te6k

Agreed 100%. Lou Gramm is/was amazing.

[Matthew]

Actually...maybe this is Foreigner's best song....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTCFFmHjCc

[conversationpc]

Cool. Never seen that one before.

[Matthew]

Steve Perry once said this guy has "no class"...but I reckon he deserves a place in the Adminstration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tl4bchuBM4

[TRAGChick]

Actually...maybe this is Foreigner's best song....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTCFFmHjCc

Matthew....WOW....thank you so much for that....gave me chills and brought tears to my eyes...

I loved how he was "economical" with his phrasing...notice he didn't spike the high note on the phrase, "I've been WAITing", like how it was done in the recording....he "walked it down", instead - and it still worked.

Does anyone know how Lou is doing now? Has he made any improvement since his brain operation?

[TRAGChick]

Steve Perry once said this guy has "no class"...but I reckon he deserves a place in the Adminstration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tl4bchuBM4

Well, clear to see WHY, IMO...

The hair.
Vocal range.
Wardrobe.
Moves.

[Matthew]

Steve Perry once said this guy has "no class"...but I reckon he deserves a place in the Adminstration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tl4bchuBM4

Well, clear to see WHY, IMO...

The hair.
Vocal range.
Wardrobe.
Moves.

The Baywatch Theme?

[conversationpc]

Here's another guy...John Schlitt, lead singer for Christian rockers Petra, formerly of popular late 70s act Head East...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN4rrI-Gxg

[TRAGChick]

Steve Perry once said this guy has "no class"...but I reckon he deserves a place in the Adminstration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tl4bchuBM4

Well, clear to see WHY, IMO...

The hair.
Vocal range.
Wardrobe.
Moves.

The Baywatch Theme?

Heehee...sure....

[Just Mindy]

Lou has a fantastic voice, I haven't listened to Foreigner in a while....gonna have to dig out some of my old LP's

I love how he sounds on Waiting For a Girl Like You....gives me goosebumps

Lots of memories there.

Brain operation?

Gotta love Paul too

[TRAGChick]

Lou has a fantastic voice, I haven't listened to Foreigner in a while....gonna have to dig out some of my old LP's

I love how he sounds on Waiting For a Girl Like You....gives me goosebumps

Lots of memories there.

Brain operation?

Gotta love Paul too

"Five years ago we were working on a new album when my health began failing. I went in for an operation to remove a brain tumor. For the next three plus years, I really was not in creative shape.
Lou Gramm"

[conversationpc]

Does anyone know how Lou is doing now? Has he made any improvement since his brain operation?

Last I know he had lost a good bit of the weight he had gained after the surgery and was touring with his own band, doing solo and Foreigner tunes.

I saw them in August '98 and he was obviously heavier. We saw them at a bar in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Well, it's not just a bar. A lot of big acts play there. It's a very big place and they have a decent-sized stage. Anyway, it was in the mid 90s that day and just as hot inside (no AC). Lou was having trouble breathing and had to take a few hits from an oxygen tank throughout the show. He wasn't in the finest voice but he did okay.

We sat stage right, directly behind their soundboard. There was some chick standing in the soundboard area with part of the road crew and, about halfway through the show, she pulled her shirt up to reveal her boobs. I didn't see but my wife asked me if I did and explained what happened. She was escorted backstage by one of the road crew. I think she was trying to get the attention of their bass player, Bruce Turgon. Apparently she did.

Anyway, I believe Lou's wife was also standing in the soundboard area. She looked a lot different from the others there, so I assumed it was her since she seemed to be watching Lou very closely throughout the entire show. I know she's a Christian (so is Lou now, for that matter), so she probably didn't appreciate the whole showing off the boobs thing.

[TRAGChick]

Does anyone know how Lou is doing now? Has he made any improvement since his brain operation?

Last I know he had lost a good bit of the weight he had gained after the surgery and was touring with his own band, doing solo and Foreigner tunes.

I saw them in August '98 and he was obviously heavier. We saw them at a bar in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Well, it's not just a bar. A lot of big acts play there. It's a very big place and they have a decent-sized stage. Anyway, it was in the mid 90s that day and just as hot inside (no AC). Lou was having trouble breathing and had to take a few hits from an oxygen tank throughout the show. He wasn't in the finest voice but he did okay.

We sat stage right, directly behind their soundboard. There was some chick standing in the soundboard area with part of the road crew and, about halfway through the show, she pulled her shirt up to reveal her boobs. I didn't see but my wife asked me if I did and explained what happened. She was escorted backstage by one of the road crew. I think she was trying to get the attention of their bass player, Bruce Turgon. Apparently she did.

Anyway, I believe Lou's wife was also standing in the soundboard area. She looked a lot different from the others there, so I assumed it was her since she seemed to be watching Lou very closely throughout the entire show. I know she's a Christian (so is Lou now, for that matter), so she probably didn't appreciate the whole showing off the boobs thing.

Thanks.

This is his website...looks like he's doing a LOT better, from the info:

http://www.lougramm.com/

[Just Mindy]

"Five years ago we were working on a new album when my health began failing. I went in for an operation to remove a brain tumor. For the next three plus years, I really was not in creative shape.
Lou Gramm"

Wow, I didn't hear anything about that...how scary that must have been...

Thanks for the info Nora.

[conversationpc]

Brain operation?

Yeah, this happened back in '95 or '96 or something like that. He began having memory problems, forgetting phone numbers and stuff that he had known forever. He also was having some headaches. He was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that he probably had since he was a child but it had grown enough that it was now causing problems. They had to perform emergency surgery to remove the tumor.

[Matthew]

Let's not forget the little guy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxQyuDoFno0

[larryfromnextdoor]

Here's another guy...John Schlitt, lead singer for Christian rockers Petra, formerly of popular late 70s act Head East...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN4rrI-Gxg

i had a real good friend play lead guitar in petra for 4 years,, pete orta

[conversationpc]

Geoff Tate of Queensryche...WARNING: Remove breakable objects from shelves before the end of the first verse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VYjMEY44CU

[conversationpc]

Here's another guy...John Schlitt, lead singer for Christian rockers Petra, formerly of popular late 70s act Head East...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN4rrI-Gxg

i had a real good friend play lead guitar in petra for 4 years,, pete orta

Yep, I remember the name. I'm not as big a fan of that Petra era since Bob Hartman wasn't in the band but he did okay by them.

[Matthew]

Gotta love Paul too

Absolutely!

[TRAGChick]

Forgot to add this before....

Lou Gramm singing "Waiting For A Girl Like You" is like Steve Perry singing "Faithfully":

~ You just CAN'T IMAGINE anyone else singing those songs.

[larryfromnextdoor]

Here's another guy...John Schlitt, lead singer for Christian rockers Petra, formerly of popular late 70s act Head East...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN4rrI-Gxg

i had a real good friend play lead guitar in petra for 4 years,, pete orta

Yep, I remember the name. I'm not as big a fan of that Petra era since Bob Hartman wasn't in the band but he did okay by them.

honestly i knew squat about petra until pete joined,, but it was really the john schlitt band by then i think,, oh and when kiss redid god gave rock n roll to you,, i thought gene and paul wrote that !! well they rewrote some of the lyrics to get writting creditsHA

[Matthew]

These guys are the Supreme Court:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArczUVXrODQ

[conversationpc]

Here's another guy...John Schlitt, lead singer for Christian rockers Petra, formerly of popular late 70s act Head East...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN4rrI-Gxg

i had a real good friend play lead guitar in petra for 4 years,, pete orta

Yep, I remember the name. I'm not as big a fan of that Petra era since Bob Hartman wasn't in the band but he did okay by them.

honestly i knew squat about petra until pete joined,, but it was really the john schlitt band by then i think,, oh and when kiss redid god gave rock n roll to you,, i thought gene and paul wrote that !! well they rewrote some of the lyrics to get writting creditsHA

Actually, that song is an old KISS tune from the seventies that PETRA did a cover version of.

[Matthew]

Here's another guy...John Schlitt, lead singer for Christian rockers Petra, formerly of popular late 70s act Head East...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN4rrI-Gxg

i had a real good friend play lead guitar in petra for 4 years,, pete orta

Yep, I remember the name. I'm not as big a fan of that Petra era since Bob Hartman wasn't in the band but he did okay by them.

honestly i knew squat about petra until pete joined,, but it was really the john schlitt band by then i think,, oh and when kiss redid god gave rock n roll to you,, i thought gene and paul wrote that !! well they rewrote some of the lyrics to get writting creditsHA

Actually, that song is an old KISS tune from the seventies that PETRA did a cover version of.

Are you talking about God Gave Rock n Roll To You? If so, that was originally recorded by Argent in 1970s. If not...apologies for the misunderstanding.

[larryfromnextdoor]

Here's another guy...John Schlitt, lead singer for Christian rockers Petra, formerly of popular late 70s act Head East...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rN4rrI-Gxg

i had a real good friend play lead guitar in petra for 4 years,, pete orta

Yep, I remember the name. I'm not as big a fan of that Petra era since Bob Hartman wasn't in the band but he did okay by them.

honestly i knew squat about petra until pete joined,, but it was really the john schlitt band by then i think,, oh and when kiss redid god gave rock n roll to you,, i thought gene and paul wrote that !! well they rewrote some of the lyrics to get writting creditsHA

Actually, that song is an old KISS tune from the seventies that PETRA did a cover version of.

kiss put it bill and teds excellent adventure, they stole it ,, i think rod argent wrote it,, for the band argent,, then petra then kiss,,

[A Fire Inside]

Lou Gramm singing "Waiting For A Girl Like You" is like Steve Perry singing "Faithfully":

~ You just CAN'T IMAGINE anyone else singing those songs.

I heard a remake of I Want To Know What Love Is a couple of years ago on the radio - by a WOMAN - and it was simply wrong. Journey and Foreigner are two bands that can't be covered. "If it ain't broke..."