Foreigner listening party tonight.

by **Red13JoePa** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:28 am

Behshad wrote:
Red13JoePa wrote:Tried to buy it on the way into work this AM and of course the WalMart didn;t have it out and I wasn;t about to go asking some dope only get a blank stare back...I'll go to the one near here @ lunch, they're more on the ball.

You know the look.

The one you get anytime you have to go ask about the whereabouts of a new release for the bands we all like...

by **Blueskies** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:05 am

GOT IT!!! Now playing!

by **Red13JoePa** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:23 am

Got it, shelve empty marked "Foreigner" walked over to a cart w/ boxes marked "music new release" I ripped it open, plucked one out...it's a 24-hr WalMart why aren't these things on the shelf @ midnight last night?
Had to dio the box root-and-grab w/ Revelation last year too.

by **Behshad** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:33 am

Red13JoePa wrote:Got it, shelve empty marked "Foreigner" walked over to a cart w/ boxes marked "music new release" I ripped it open, plucked one out...it's a 24-hr WalMart why aren't these things on the shelf @ midnight last night?
Had to dio the box root-and-grab w/ Revelation last year too.

by **Red13JoePa** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:37 am

Dioan slip.

by **Behshad** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:48 am

Red13JoePa wrote:
You know the look.

The one you get anytime you have to go ask about the whereabouts of a new release for the bands we all like...

oh, you mean this look ??
:lol:

by **Blueskies** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:53 am

Cover art is completely uninspired. Color choices of maroon type against black and very small type ...hard to read. I get the contrasting pictures...from serious to relaxed..... but more contrasting colors would have been better too, imo. No booklet! OK....not thrilled with the packaging...never thought they had a good logo ( the F in the split circle) either ...
BUT...in the end it's all about the music and the music's GREAT! With that said I'm going to check out the DVD now.

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:41 am

Red13JoePa wrote:Got it, shelve empty marked "Foreigner" walked over to a cart w/ boxes marked "music new release" I ripped it open, plucked one out...

Same here.

Reeeaal solid album overall.
Like Loverboy's last release, there is not a bad track on it.
Tho I'm getting distinct Kelly Clarkson vibes from "Just Give me a Sign."
I swear this sounds like something I heard on American Idol.

What I really liked about the DVD is how Mick gets to reflect on the band's history/legacy.
Unlike Journey, an eerily close soundalike of the original vocalist is not the main draw.
There is little element of gimmick here.
How great would it've been if Revelation re-shifted the focus back onto Neal as the founding member, rather than solidifying Perry's voice as the be-all, end-all?

by **Blueskies** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:13 am

I liked the DVD too. Well....some of the camera work between songs is a bit too quickly chopped and erratic...and I do think the art direction could be better for the stage as well as the vids (and the cover art) .....BUT ..overall it's a good concert DVD with a little insight between the music and the music is fantastic...vocals...guitar....great stuff!

This is one of the best overall music buys I've made in some time.....and all for 12 bucks? Can't beat that! I like that they didn't remake the classics and respected the past.....the concert footage was enough to show Hanson singing past songs and how it should be kept..to the stage.

Absolutely LOVE the new songs! Theres not one on it I don't like. Foreigner produced a winner!

by **Ehwmatt** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:14 am

Man I can't wait to hear this...

by **Red13JoePa** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:30 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:Tho I'm getting distinct Kelly Clarkson vibes from "Just Give me a Sign."
I swear this sounds like something I heard on American Idol.

Right, the chick from RockStar INXS on it?

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:09 am

Red13JoePa wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:Tho I'm getting distinct Kelly Clarkson vibes from "Just Give me a Sign."
I swear this sounds like something I heard on American Idol.

Right, the chick from RockStar INXS on it?

Beats me....just sounds like one of those songs I hear endlessly on Top 40.

by **Abitaman** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:15 am

How are the remixes? Will be Friday before I go out to get mine.

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:30 am

Abitaman wrote:How are the remixes? Will be Friday before I go out to get mine.

Didn't check 'em out yet.
Based on the samples online, they sound pretty much the same to me.
Nothing too radical.

by **Blueskies** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:33 am

Abitaman wrote:How are the remixes? Will be Friday before I go out to get mine.

They sound good! and as I've said...I'm glad they chose to remix and not remake.

by **Ehwmatt** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:45 am

Well I'm on to Too Late now and I like the CD so far. It sounds a little more Adult Contemp. then I expected, but it sounds good to me and I suspect some of these songs need some room to grow on me.

So far, runaway favorite is In Pieces... great song, great lyrics. I'll Be Home Tonight was very nice so far too. Definitely a worthy effort overall.

by **Ehwmatt** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:40 pm

What is that weird squeaky noise in "In Pieces"?

It happens around 1:20-1:25 or so... anyone else hear that? Was my CD defective? Or does everyone have htat?

by **Blueskies** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:22 pm

Ehwmatt wrote:What is that weird squeaky noise in "In Pieces"?

It happens around 1:20-1:25 or so... anyone else hear that? Was my CD defective? Or does everyone have htat?

No, it's on mine too. Don't know what it is....if its from the keyboard or production or a little mouse was in the room.
Hey! Maybe Mr. Jingles joined the band !! :lol:

by **StoneCold** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:43 pm

FYI, the rhino link still good.

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by **Don** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:47 pm

Loving Angel Tonight, something about that song.

by **StoneCold** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:12 pm

Gunbot wrote:Loving Angel Tonight, something about that song.

That and In Pieces are getting replays.

WICTL feels like an old Foreigner song already. As in a classic standard. Mark of a great tune.

by **Don** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:19 pm

StoneCold wrote:
Gunbot wrote:Loving Angel Tonight, something about that song.

That and In Pieces are getting replays.

WICTL feels like an old Foreigner song already. As in a classic standard. Mark of a great tune.

My wife has been singing that around the house. Surprised me for sure.

by **Blueskies** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:32 pm

Gunbot wrote:
StoneCold wrote:
Gunbot wrote:Loving Angel Tonight, something about that song.

That and In Pieces are getting replays.

WICTL feels like an old Foreigner song already. As in a classic standard. Mark of a great tune.

My wife has been singing that around the house. Surprised me for sure.

Thats my favorite as well. I think SC is right....instant classic song.

by **Rip Rokken** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:17 am

Just picked up a copy on my way to work this morning. Popped it in, and if I'd been on a name-that-tune game show I would have without hesitation hit the buzzer after .5 seconds into the first song and said, "DOKKEN - Burning Like A Flame!" The fade-in guitar is identical. PLAGIARISM!!!!

by **Red13JoePa** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:53 am

I like the rockers some heavy guitars from Mick, Thom Gimble and Fredriksen...I notice the drummer from Mr Moonlight, Brian Tichy is back for the album, is he touring or is Bonham back in?
A ballad or 2 should've been shaved off, preferably in favor of another rocker. Hansen hits some impressive notes and throws in the odd Grammism for measure.

by **Rip Rokken** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:59 am

Do the first couple of notes in the main instrumental theme on track 3 remind anyone else of "Still She Cries"? Good song, but I keep expecting Perry's vocals to follow.

by **Red13JoePa** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:02 am

In Pieces, as TNC alluded to did have a big Loverboy "Just Getting Started" feel, I ca't think of which song, maybe "The One That GOt Away" or "Stranded."
And the inclusion of Mick's pet song "FFYA" redone is horrible. Just a boring tune, we're got the album version and 2 live versions of it already, enough!

by **The_Noble_Cause** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:29 am

Anyone know why "Waiting For A Girl Like You" was left off both the DVD and re-mixes?
It's not like it's a Lou Gramm solo song or anything.

by **Ehwmatt** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:47 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:Anyone know why "Waiting For A Girl Like You" was left off both the DVD and re-mixes?
It's not like it's a Lou Gramm solo song or anything.

Good question, haven't noticed that yet since I haven't gotten to the remixes or DVD yet. Isn't there a pretty big controversy about Lou's co-write on there? Maybe that's why? I don't know my Foreigner history like I know my Journey/Styx...

by **Don** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:50 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:Anyone know why "Waiting For A Girl Like You" was left off both the DVD and re-mixes?
It's not like it's a Lou Gramm solo song or anything.

Maybe they thought they had too many ballads already on the combined package? The song is still popular. Cliff Richard did a cover version in 2007 that went to #13 on the UK Charts.

MR

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