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0 Don Felder, Foreigner and Styx – Soundtrack of Summer Review & Photo Gallery
One of the best classic rock tours of 2014 came to the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati Thursday night. The Soundtrack of Summer features Don Felder (ex-Eagles), Foreigner and Styx. The show in Cincinnati also featured local opener Brent James & The Vintage Youth. This was the first time I heard Brent James, and I gotta say, I hope to catch this band again soon. They were great!
Don Felder was next on stage and I wasn’t sure what to expect from his live show. Felder and band did a full set of Eagles tunes including some of the heavier numbers, “Heavy Metal (Takin’ a Ride)” (from the Heavy Metal Soundrack), “Heartache Tonight”, “Life in the Fast Lane” and “Hotel California”. On “Hotel California” Tommy Shaw from Styx joined Felder on stage and traded vocals with Felder. Shaw is also on the newly recorded version of “Hotel California” that is on the Soundtrack of Summer available exclusively through Walmart. Don Felder was awesome, and I was glad that I got to see him perform.
I was surprised when Foreigner took the stage, as Mick Jones was not present. After the first few songs, the band brought Mick out and he finished the show. Foreigner sounded awesome. Kelly Hansen is such a superb vocalist, you would hardly recognize that he is not Foreigner’s original singer. At one point during the show, Kelly scaled the stage supports, and got the crowd fired up from death defying heights. Foreigner’s set included the classics “Double Vision”, “Head Games”, “Cold As Ice”, “Waiting For A Girl Like You”, “Feels Like The First Time”, “Urgent”, “Starrider”, “Juke Box Hero”, “I Want To Know What Love Is” and “Hot Blooded”. The Young Professionals’ Choir Collective of Cincinnati joined Foreigner on stage for the song “I Want To Know What Love Is”. I thought that was a pretty cool touch to their show.
Styx was closing act for the Cincinnati show, although Styx and Foreigner are rotating the headlining spot at select shows. I have Styx several times and they never disappoint. At this show, Styx pulled out a couple of old tunes that I have never heard them perform including, “Superstars” and “Light Up”. The rest of the set included the songs “Grand Illusion”, “Too Much Time”, “Fooling Yourself”, “Lady”, “Crystal Ball”, “Blue Collar Man”, “Come Sail Away” and an encore with “Rockin’ The Paradise” and “Renegade”.. Tommy Shaw and company sounded great, and I thought it was cool that pulled out a couple of old tunes for their live set. I wish they would do “Mr. Roboto”, but I digress.
The Soundtrack of Summer is a great summer tour, and one that should not be missed. You can catch this tour on one of the following dates summer.
DATE CITY VENUE CLOSER
Thu 6/19 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion FOREIGNER
Fri 6/20 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live FOREIGNER
Sat 6/21 Big Flats, NY Summer Stage FOREIGNER
Mon 6/23 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino STYX
Thu 6/26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center STYX
Sat 6/28 Wantagh, NY Nikon Jones Beach Theater FOREIGNER
Sun 6/29 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino STYX
Thu 7/3 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center FOREIGNER
Fri 7/4 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion FOREIGNER
Sat 7/5 Bangor, ME Darlings Waterfront STYX
Sun 7/6 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion STYX
Wed 7/9 Canandaigua, NY Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center FOREIGNER
Thu 7/10 Detroit, MI Freedom Hill Amphitheater FOREIGNER
Thu 7/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center FOREIGNER
Fri 7/18 Walker, MN Moondance Jam STYX
Sat 7/19 Sloan, IA Winnavegas Casino STYX
Tue 7/22 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre FOREIGNER
Wed 7/23 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre STYX
Fri 7/25 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena STYX
Sat 7/26 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre FOREIGNER
Sun 7/27 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl FOREIGNER
Fri 8/1 Redmond, WA Marymoor Park Concerts (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Sat 8/2 Goldendale, WA Maryhill Winery (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Fri 8/15 Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Sun 8/17 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
For more information, visit www.soundtrackofsummer.com
0 STYX/FOREIGNER With Very Special Guest DON FELDER Kick Off “The Soundtrack Of Summer” Tour With Sold-Out Show; Companion Album Hits Billboard’s Top 200 Its First Week
STYX AND FOREIGNER, WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST DON FELDER
KICK OFF “THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER” TOUR
WITH A SOLD-OUT SHOW IN WICHITA, KS
‘THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER’ TOUR COMPANION ALBUM
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART HITS THE BILLBOARD TOP 200 IN ITS FIRST WEEK
The fans have spoken, and the “The Soundtrack of Summer” (#thesoundtrackofsummer) featuring STYX and FOREIGNER, with very special guest DON FELDER (former Eagles guitarist/songwriter) is due to be one of the hottest tours of the summer. This three-month U.S. trek kicked off with a sold-out show on May 14 in Wichita, KS at the Intrust Bank Arena, with a number of sold-out shows on the horizon. With more than 250 million albums sold worldwide, these rock and roll legends continue to resonate with fans spanning generations. Fans can check out the tour’s official website, www.soundtrackofsummer.com, for tickets and info about all three acts.
Rave reviews are already starting to pour in:
“Fans spanning several generations experienced a trifecta of culture-molding music served up as a rock ‘n’ roll flashback… judging by the resounding applause and rock ‘n’ roll hand-horns in the air, there’s no doubt the audience got exactly what it wanted.” – Dallas Morning News
“With dozens of classic songs performed throughout the course of the evening, ‘The Soundtrack of Summer’ tour completely lived up to its name and intent. If you’re out there debating whether or not you want to see this tour, that debate will quickly become irrelevant the minute you see and hear these iconic classic rock bands with your own eyes and ears.” — RockRevoltMagazine.com
THE SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER, the tour’s companion album was released exclusively at Walmart on May 6, and has already exceeded all expectations by making it onto the Billboard “Top 200 Albums” chart in its debut week. The album, which features 16 classics by FOREIGNER and STYX, also features very special guest DON FELDER, former guitarist of The Eagles. The track list includes FOREIGNER hits “Cold As Ice,” “Juke Box Hero” and “I Want To Know What Love Is,” and STYX hits “The Grand Illusion,” “Blue Collar Man” and “Renegade” (see below for a complete track listing). The collection finishes with the spectacular highlight, a brand new interpretation of one of Classic Rock’s most successful songs ever, “Hotel California.” Original songwriter DON FELDER teamed up with STYX and FOREIGNER for this very special collaboration, as well as a stunning new version of FOREIGNER’s massive hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” which is only available as a limited edition vinyl disc and on iTunes.
Check out “The Soundtrack of Summer” tour at any of the following stops (with more to be added in the coming weeks). DON FELDER hits the stage at 7:00pm at every stop. FOREIGNER and STYX will alternate closing slots as listed.
DATE CITY VENUE CLOSER
Fri 5/30 Simpsonville, SC Charter Amphitheatre FOREIGNER
Sat 5/31 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion FOREIGNER
Sun 6/1 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Amphitheatre STYX
Thu 6/5 Cincinnati, OH Horseshoe Casino STYX
Fri 6/6 Chicago, IL FirstMerit Bank Pavilion STYX
Sat 6/7 Maryland Hts., MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre STYX
Sun 6/8 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre STYX
Thu 6/19 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion FOREIGNER
Fri 6/20 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live FOREIGNER
Sat 6/21 Big Flats, NY Summer Stage FOREIGNER
Mon 6/23 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino STYX
Thu 6/26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center STYX
Sat 6/28 Wantagh, NY Nikon Jones Beach Theater FOREIGNER
Sun 6/29 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino STYX
Thu 7/3 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center FOREIGNER
Fri 7/4 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion FOREIGNER
Sat 7/5 Bangor, ME Darlings Waterfront STYX
Sun 7/6 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion STYX
Wed 7/9 Canandaigua, NY Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center FOREIGNER
Thu 7/10 Detroit, MI Freedom Hill Amphitheater FOREIGNER
Thu 7/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center FOREIGNER
Fri 7/18 Walker, MN Moondance Jam STYX
Sat 7/19 Sloan, IA Winnavegas Casino STYX
Tue 7/22 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre FOREIGNER
Wed 7/23 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre STYX
Fri 7/25 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena STYX
Sat 7/26 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre FOREIGNER
Sun 7/27 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl FOREIGNER
Fri 8/1 Redmond, WA Marymoor Park Concerts (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Sat 8/2 Goldendale, WA Maryhill Winery (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Fri 8/15 Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
Sun 8/17 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair (STYX & FOREIGNER ONLY)
#thesoundtrackofsummer
1 FOREIGNER IS ALIVE & ROCKIN’ ON CD MAY 29
Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the May 29 release of Foreigner’s Alive & Rockin’, recorded at one of Europe’s most popular Hard Rock fests, the 2006 Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, Germany. This 9-track concert, previously released on DVD only (Eagle Rock Entertainment) is now available for the first time on CD. [MSRP $13.98]
“My initial musical vision for Foreigner was to combine blues and R’n’B with British Rock and make it sound soulful and authentic,” says guitarist Mick Jones. “I’d grown up in England and had the English influence but I was also inspired by many elements of American music from Mississippi blues to country. Foreigner was the vehicle to get that musical blend across.”
That “blend” was never more evident than on this rockin’ night as Jones—with vocalist Kelly Hansen, drummer Jason Bonham, keyboardist Jeff Jacobs, multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel (guitars, saxophone, flute) and bassist Jeff Pilson—knocked out a crowd-pleasing set that included eight U.S. Top 20 hits including anthems “Juke Box Hero” “Cold As Ice” and “Hot Blooded.”
This most beloved of Classic Rock bands has been serving up the hits for over 30 years. With over 70 million records sold worldwide, they’re second only to Led Zeppelin on the Atlantic Records roster in total album sales. Jones, producer of 10 of Foreigner’s multi-platinum albums, has composed some of the most memorable riffs in rock history. After forming Spooky Tooth with Gary Wright in the early 1970s, he left his native England to move to New York in 1976 and formed Foreigner.
Eagle Rock Entertainment is the largest producer and distributor of music programming for DVD, Blu-Ray, TV, Audio and Digital Media in the world. Eagle works directly alongside talent to produce top quality, High Definition and 3D programs, both concerts and documentaries, including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, The Doors, Jeff Beck, U2, Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne. Eagle is a Grammy Award winning company and has received over 30 multi-platinum, over 50 platinum and over 90 gold discs, worldwide. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices in London, New York, Toronto, Paris and Hamburg.
Track Listing:
1) Double Vision
2) Head Games
3) Dirty White Boy
4) Cold As Ice
5) Starrider
6) Feels Like The First Time
7) Urgent
8) Juke Box Hero / Whole Lotta Love
9) Hot Blooded
0 Free Download From Foreigner!
Foreigner’s new album,Feels Like the First Time, debuted at #45 on the Billboard 200! You can now download the mp3 of Feels Like the First Time, the Free Song of the Day at Amazon.com! The promotion ends tomorrow, Sept. 27th so this is your last chance! And remember, the package can be ordered at Wal-Mart.com!
1 Foreigner to Release Acoustique in 3 Disc Set on 9/13/11!
Foreigner is proud to announce the first ever acoustic studio recording by a classic rock band, Acoustique, available on September 13th through Razor & Tie! The album will be available for digital download, and will also be featured in a new three disc set,Feels Like The First Time, available exclusively at Walmart. This new release has everything for Foreigner fans, old and new. The current line-up of Foreigner, rocking since 2005, has revitalized the music of Foreigner and has made it truly feel like the first time, as many who have seen them perform can attest to. The Walmart collection is a tribute to the work they have been doing these past 6 years. The set includes two audio discs: CD One: Acoustique: The Classics Unplugged and CD Two: Juke Box Heroes: Brand New Digital Recordings of Foreigner’s Greatest Hits including a brand new single, Save Me, co-written with Mick jones’ step-daughter and well-known DJ & Musician, Samantha Ronson, and one live concert DVD: Live in Chicago.
Disc One: Acoustique: The Classics Unplugged
There is a first time for everything! This acoustic album featuring Mick Jones, Kelly Hansen, Jeff Pilson and Tom Gimbel, brings to you the Foreigner classics re-imagined in the studio, a first for their genre! Listen to the classics like you have never heard them before!
Founder Mick Jones says of Acoustique:
“My feeling over the years is that if you can write a song on an acoustic instrument, and it sounds good, you know you have a good song,” Mick explains. “The first time we approached these songs this way I was flabbergasted about how well they adapted back to their nucleus. It’s been an eye opener how stripping the songs bare brings fresh meaning and emotion out of them.”
Vocalist Kelly Hansen say of Acoustique:
“We were doing these live acoustic shows that were being broadcast,” he recalls, “and we got a huge response. It was kind of shocking and surprising, and also something that was really new for us. We’ve never really done that, kind of laying yourself out naked, without lights and amps or anything. It was a real different feeling and a challenge, so we came back and decided to record it.”
A high point on the Acoustique disc is the song, “The Flame Still Burns,” which was co-written by Mick Jones for the 1998 cult rock movie Still Crazy, where it was performed by Jimmy Nail. Mick won the prestigious English Ivor Novello songwriting award for this song. Also included is a tribute to Elvis Presley with a blistering version of “That’s All Right.”
Disc Two: Juke Box Heroes: Bran New Digital Recordings of Foreigner’s Greatest Hits
This collection of Foreigner’s greatest hits was digitally recorded this year by mastermind, composer and producer Mick Jones, sensational lead singer Kelly Hansen, bassist Jeff Pilson, multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel, keyboardist Michael Bluestein and drummer Mark Schulman. The set also includes a brand new song, Save Me, which was co-written with Mick Jones’ step-daughter and well-known DJ & musician, Samantha Ronson.
Disc Three: Live In Chicago
The 80 minute DVD features the band’s greatest hits in pristine high definition from their recent Chicago concert. It also features behind the scenes footage and bonus acoustic versions of some of the band’s classic hits. The concert will air on PBS through August and into the fall as part of the Public Television Rocks series. Catch Foreigner on the road now with Journey.
Feels Like The First Time track lists:
CD One: Acoustique: The Classics Unplugged
- Long, Long Way From Home
- Cold As Ice
- The Flame Still Burns
- Double Vision
- Fool For You Anyway
- Say You Will
- Starrider
- Waiting For A Girl Like You
- Feels Like The First Time
- Juke Box Hero
- That’s All Right (Bonus Track)
CD Two: Juke Box Heroes: Brand New Digital Recordings of Foreigner’s Greatest Hits
- Save Me (Bonus Track – New Song!)
- Feels Like The First Time
- Cold As Ice
- Long, Long Way From Home
- Hot Blooded
- Double Vision
- Head Games
- Dirty White Boy
- Urgent
- Waiting For A Girl Like You
- I Want To Know What Love Is
- Juke Box Hero
DVD: Live in Chicago
- Double Vision
- Head Games
- Cold As Ice
- Waiting For A Girl Like You
- When It Comes To Love
- Blue Morning, Blue Day
- Dirty White Boy
- Starrider
- Feels Like The First Time
- Urgent
- I Want To Know What Love Is
- Hot Blooded
- Juke Box Hero
Former Dokken and current Foreigner bass player Jeff Pilson proposed a new arrangement of ‘Say You Will’, from the 1987 ‘Inside Information’ album. And what emerged made a twenty year old song new again. The road to ‘Acoustique’ was paved!
Check out the video clip for “Say You Will” below!
0 Rewind 94.9 in Cincinnati Broadcasting Journey Concert Live Tonight!
The concert event of the summer is coming this Wednesday, Aug. 3! Journey and Foreigner will be in concert at Riverbend Music Center with Night Ranger.
And Rewind 94.9 will be broadcasting the Journey and Foreigner concert live as it happens!
Listen beginning at 3 p.m. as Jay Kruz brings you the backstage happenings live at Riverbend.
It all leads up to the big show that night… JOURNEY & FOREIGNER Live in Concert on Rewind 94.9!
0 Foreigner on Rockline Tonight!
Not one, nor two, but three discs come with the new Foreigner album and it’s an impressive look ahead at a band with “No End In Sight” (good) and a chance to get into a live performance featuring the stirring new and current lineup. New may actually be a misnomer at this point as vocalist Kelly Hansen has been with Foreigner for four years now. If you’ve seen the band during that time you’re no doubt aware that this is the best they have ever sounded. Hansen brings a vitality and energy to the group that seems to have awakened everyone else, specifically Mick Jones, Mr. Foreigner himself. Somehow in this new configuration Jones has become a legitimate shredder on guitar. Somehow his virtuosity got buried in the “serve the song” style the band employed for most of its early years. Fact is, Mick kicks ass. Born in the same general area, within a couple of miles from each other in England, in the essentially same time period, the mid-forties, amazingly are Jones, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. The odds of that happening are akin to having a health care deal everyone likes by COB tomorrow. But where Page, Beck and Clapton (not in any particular order) went on to superstardom in their own individual ways, influencing thousands of players in the years to come, Jones became a session player and then moved to France as a member of Johnny Hallyday, that country’s Elvis. Hey, Jones was twenty years old, driving a Porsche and living in Paris with all the responsibility of a teenager with an open credit card. Things came quickly and seductively and Mick was golden…for awhile. But what he needed was a band, a really good rock band. He joined Spooky Tooth, a legit band, but with little recognition. It was in 1976 when he assembled a band of superior talent, three Brits and three Yanks…how about Foreigner? Three of us always will be, no matter where we are. But we feel the world didn’t know of the true talent which lay within until just recently.
Foreigner can be accessed at ForeignerOnLine.com where you can get a taste of what some of the new songs sound like, the album is available, but we’ll dive in and let you check it out if you haven’t had a chance on your own. The third disc is a re-mix album worthy of some attention as you’ll notice the lead vocals have a delightfully different timber. Nice, Kelly. The band continues to develop and grow, but with Jeff Pilson and Thom Gimble on hand there’s long term continuity and musical wizardry with this particular band. Then there’s a completely new album featuring a new songwriting team and a different direction. The album was produced by Marti Frederiksen and Mick’s stepson Mark Ronson, a tremendous vote of confidence for them as Mick has produced the likes of Van Halen and Billy Joel. The DVD of a live show which is included serves as a wakeup call. It’s the real Mick Jones absolutely cementing his rightful place in the pantheon of great Rock guitarists. Don’t believe us? Check out “Juke Box Hero” as it segues into “Whole Lotta Love”. Or “Urgent”. What a treat it is to see him really let go.
Talk about a nice package, this is a compelling release by band at a peak period in their storied career. Join us for Mick Jones and Kelly Hansen on the next ROCKLINE!
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6 Foreigner – Can’t Slow Down (2009)
Finally!! Mick Jones has released a new Foreigner album with the touring lineup that includes Kelly Hansen (Hurricane, Unruly Child) on vocals and Jeff Pilson (Dokken, War & Peace) on bass, and Brian Tichy (Pride & Glory) on drums. If you are expecting a dirty, balls out rocker you may be a little disappointed, but not surprised because that is not what Foreigner has evolved into over the years, but with the release of Can’t Slow Down fans of such releases as 4, Agent Provocateur, and Inside Information will rejoice. Admittedly I was a little iffy when I heard Kelly Hansen was singing with Foreigner a few years ago, that was until I heard the Extended Versions Live album after that I was hooked. I will let everyone know this right now, Kelly Hansen sounds absolutely phenomenal on Can’t Slow Down.
The title track “Can’t Slow Down” gets us going on the right track, it has that classic Foreigner sound everyone knows and loves. I can see why NASCAR wants to use this foot tapping rocker. One thing Hansen never got a real chance to do in Hurricane or even on Unruly Child’s “Waiting For The Sun” was sing on some slower mid tempos and ballads, but on Can’t Slow Down he get his chance in spades and he damn sure makes the most of the opportunities. “In Pieces” is his first shot and he absolutely nails it, this song definitely needs a shot as a single, I have a feeling it will scorch the charts once it is released. Aside from Hansen’s vocals, Jeff Pilson lays down some very nice bass lines, but Michael Bluestein’s keyboards really stand out filling out the song, this is definitely one of my favorite songs on the album. The first single from Can’t Slow Down is next and “When It Comes To Love” is already on the charts, and this mid-tempo number will fit in perfectly with such songs as “Waiting For A Girl Like You”, “I Want To Know What Love Is”, and others. Some more nice keyboards from Bluestein and Tom Gimbel’s saxophone is a nice touch also. “Living In A Dream” picks up the pace with a little nod back to Foreigner’s 70s sound, love the horns laced throughout and Tichy’s drumming as well. “Ready” and “Give Me A Sign” keep the train rolling with two more solid tracks. I can’t see the guys not playing “Ready” live as this upbeat anthem would definitely get the crowd going. “I’ll Be Home Tonight” is another mid-tempo number made for radio, Hansen shines once again. “Too Late” is another nod back to Foreigner’s 70s sound and it could easily fit onto “Head Games” or “Double Vision”. “As Long As I Live” and “Fool For You Anyway” are two more tracks that really stand out on Can’t Slow Down.
Can’t Slow Down is a 2 cd/dvd set from Wal Mart, and like the other Wal Mart exclusive releases like Kiss’s Sonic Boom and Journey’s Revelation there is a remix cd of some Foreigner’s classics, if you have any doubt about Kelly Hansen filling Lou Gramm’s shoes I suggest you give the remixes a listen. Not to take away from the performances of Mick Jones, Jeff Pilson, and the others on Can’t Slow Down because they are sound great on this album, but for me Kelly Hansen’s vocals are what made this album. I’ve always been a fan of his singing but I think his performance on Can’t Slow Down may well be the best of his career. I’m already looking forward to this line-up’s next album, hopefully Mick and the guys don’t make us wait to long.
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
Disc 1 – Can’t Slow Down
1. “Can’t Slow Down” 
2. “In Pieces”
3. “When It Comes to Love”
4. “Living in a Dream”
5. “I Can’t Give Up”
6. “Ready”
7. “Give Me a Sign”
8. “I’ll Be Home Tonight”
9. “Too Late”
10. “Lonely”
11. “As Long As I Live”
12. “Angel Tonight”
13. “Fool For You Anyway”
Disc 2 – Remixes
1. “Feels Like the First Time”
2. “Cold as Ice”
3. “Hot Blooded”
4. “Blue Morning, Blue Day”
5. “Double Vision”
6. “Dirty White Boy”
7. “Head Games”
8. “Jukebox Hero”
9. “Urgent”
10. “I Want to Know What Love Is”
Disc 3 – DVD
1. “Double Vision”
2. “Head Games”
3. “That Was Yesterday”
4. “Say You Will”
5. “Starrider”
6. “Feels Like the First Time”
7. “Urgent”
8. “Juke Box Hero”
9. “I Want To Know What Love Is”
10. “Hot Blooded”
Foreigner is:
Kelly Hansen – Lead Vocals
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano
Thom Gimbel – Guitars, Saxophone, Backing Vocals
Michael Bluestein- Keyboards
Jeff Pilson – Bass
Brian Tichy – Drums
0 FOREIGNER INVITES FANS TO BE A PART OF NASCAR-INSPIRED MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
~Attend Pepsi 500 and take part in exclusive “Can’t Slow Down” performance~
Race fans attending the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on Oct. 11th will be part of history on more than one level.
Not only will those attending witness the “first” ever Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Southern California, but they will also have the opportunity to be part of the “first” live performance video shoot of rock-and-roll legend Foreigner’s “Can’t Slow Down” at Southern California’s premier motorsports facility on Sunday, Oct. 11. Fans wishing to take part in the taping should gather at the main stage in the Opportunity California Fanzone at 10:15 a.m.
“I have always been a diehard Formula One fan, but recently I had a NASCAR revelation. Now, as our new song says I ‘Can’t Slow Down’. I have become a huge NASCAR fan and try to catch as many races as I can,” said Foreigner’s Mick Jones. “NASCAR fans are our kind of people and that’s why we have chosen to film our new music video at Auto Club Speedway. I’m really looking forward to our future affiliation with a great community and hope everyone will come out to the Pepsi 500. ‘It Feels Like The First Time’ all over again.”
One of the world’s most popular and enduring rock bands, Foreigner will use Auto Club Speedway as the backdrop for its NASCAR-inspired title track to their new three-disc collection, including a CD album of all new music, a CD album of brand new remixes of the band’s original hit recordings, and a DVD of the band in concert and beyond. The release will be available from Rhino Entertainment Sept. 29, exclusively at Walmart.
Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide. Their hits are a mainstay of Classic Rock radio and include “Feels Like The First Time”, “Hot Blooded”, “Urgent”, “Dirty White Boy”, “Juke Box Hero”, ‘Waiting for A Girl Like You”, ‘Head Games”, and their worldwide number one ’I Want To Know What Love Is”. Foreigner’s fourth album, Foreigner “4”, spent more weeks on the Billboard chart at number one than any album by AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, U 2, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, and any artist in Atlantic Record’s 60 year history.
Foreigner’s race weekend performance is just a part of the iconic rock group’s larger collaboration with NASCAR. The band’s integration into NASCAR nation will also
feature additional live performances at NASCAR events in 2009 and 2010, as well as a special video project that will include the NASCAR-inspired song “Can’t Slow Down.” NASCAR has had a history of at-track activations with several high-profile musical acts, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nickelback, O.A.R. and recording artists Kelly Clarkson, LeAnn Rimes and Sheryl Crow.
To be part of history at Auto Club Speedway call 800-944-RACE (7223), or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com. Ticket offers start as low as $35 and including ticket packages to celebrate Hendrick Motorsports 25th Anniversary with Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; a ticket deal to see the stars of NASCAR and the stars of TNA Wrestling’s Bound for Glory 2009; the chance to get up close and personal to Jimmie Johnson and so much more.
In addition to experience one of rock and roll’s greatest bands, fans experiencing Auto Club Speedway can also take advantage of free parking, bring in their own food, or partake in the unbelievable menu items on site as well as other cost-savings opportunities while enjoying a full day of entertainment and fun at a fantastic family value.
Catch all the action of the Pepsi 500 and the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Oct. 11 starting at Noon PT on ABC.
1 Foreigner’s Can’t Slow Down Available For Pre-Order, Available September 29th
Foreigner’s Can’t Slow Down, the Walmart exclusive 2 CD/DVD set is now available for pre-order. Can’t Slow Down is the band’s first album with new material since 1994’s Mr. Moonlight. This CD/DVD set includes a CD with all new material, a second CD with Foreigner classics re-recorded with the band’s current lineup and a DVD with the band live in concert. . You can listen to Foreigner’s new single, “When It Comes To Love” at myspace and in the clip below. Foreigner’s current lineup is Mick Jones – guitar, Kelly Hansen (Hurricane) – vocals, Jeff Pilson (Dokken) – bass, Tom Gimbel – Flute, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone Michael Bluestein – Keys, Brian Tichy (Pride & Glory) – Drums.
Twelve tracks on the new album are produced by Mick Jones and Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith and Buckcherry), with celebrated Grammy®-winning producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse) contributing the Mick Jones-penned “Fool For You Anyway.” The title track, CAN’T SLOW DOWN, was written by Mick Jones, Kelly Hansen, and Marti Frederiksen as a tribute to NASCAR in celebration of Foreigner’s appearance at the Samsung 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway earlier this year. NASCAR fans bought so many CDs that day that Foreigner’s 2008 release No End In Sight: The Very Best Of Foreigner was propelled back into the Billboard Top 200. The collection’s second disc contains 10 remixes by Marti Frederiksen and Anthony Focx of some of the band’s most well known songs, including “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice,” “Urgent,” “Hot Blooded,” and “I Want To Know What Love Is.” The remixes bring a new energy and sound definition to these classic songs.
The DVD captures the band performing many of its hits live in 5.1 surround sound. The DVD also contains performances filmed during the band’s recently completed European tour. Also featured is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of CAN’T SLOW DOWN, from writing sessions in New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles to the Walmart shareholders meeting where the exclusive partnership behind this project was finalized.
You can pre-order “Can’t Slow Down” at this link.
Track Listing
1. “Can’t Slow Down”
2. “In Pieces”
3. “Lonely”
4. “Give Me a Sign”
5. “Living in a Dream”
6. “When It Comes to Love (Could Have Been You)”
7. “I Can’t Give Up”
8. “As Long As I Live”
9. “I’ll Be Home Tonight”
10. “When I’m Ready”
11. “Angel Tonight”
12. “Fool For You Anyway”
13. “Too Late”
Disc 2 – Remixes
1. “Feels Like the First Time”
2. “Cold as Ice”
3. “Urgent”
4. “Jukebox Hero”
5. “Blue Morning, Blue Day”
6. “Dirty White Boy”
7. “Double Vision”
8. “Head Games”
9. “Hot Blooded”
10. “I Want to Know What Love Is”
0 New Foreigner 3 CD Set This September
Foreigner’s triple vision for its upcoming release? A three-disc set of new music, remixed hits and live performances.
Can’t Slow Down, due Sept. 29 on Rhino Entertainment, unveils 13 new songs produced by Marti Frederiksen and Mark Ronson. The title track is a nod to NASCAR and the band’s appearance at this year’s Samsung 500 in Texas.
A second CD remixes such classics as Double Vision, Cold as Ice, Urgent, Hot Blooded and I Wanna Know What Love Is. And the set’s DVD culls performances of hits in 5.1 surround sound, plus footage from Foreigner’s current European tour.
The collection will be sold exclusively at Walmart for $12. The band launches its U.S. tour July 30 in Morristown, N.J.
Courtesy of USA Today.
3 Sweden Rock Festival Confirms First 22 Bands, 50 More To Be Named
Sweden Rock Festival – Solvesborg 3-4-5-6 June 2009
22 of 75 bands confirmed – tickets on sale now at www.swedenrock.com!
Saturday evening, during the Sweden Rock Kick Off party in Stockholm, the first 22 bands confirmed for the 2009 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival were announced. At the same time, limited edition 4-day tickets were released. These tickets will only be available until January 31st and the price is the same as last year: 1990 SEK plus advance fee. 1-day, 3-day and regular 4-day tickets will be on sale from February 1st.
In other news for next years festival, is that the Rock Stage sound system will be upgraded to Festival Stage standards, the number of water closets on the festival ground will be increased by 50 percent, and an extended collaboration with Visit Blekinge will provide visitors better service for booking accommodation and ground travel.
Bands confirmed so far:
In Flames (S) – Will bring the biggest stage production in the bands history and perform a “special” setlist. Additional surprises are to be expected. This will be the bands only show in Sweden next summer.
Heaven & Hell (UK/US) – Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio on vocals. The first Black Sabbath studio album in 14 years will be released in March – under the name Heaven & Hell to avoid confusion with the still active Ozzy Osbourne fronted version of the band. This will be their only show in Sweden.
Dream Theater (US) – The prog metal masters have decided to start the European tour at Sweden Rock Festival. This will be their only show in Scandinavia in 2009.
Europe (S) – The most successful rock band in Swedish history. Headlined SRF 2004. Will release a new album in May.
Foreigner (US) – Have sold more than 50 million records but only played in Sweden once before, in 1991. This will be their only show in Sweden in 2009.
Hammerfall (S) – The new line-up featuring original bass player Fredrik Larsson and Poodles/Talisman/Great King Rat axeman Pontus Norgren will bring a super sized stage show, exclusive to Sweden Rock Festival!
Motorhead (UK/S) – The Sweden Rock Festival “house band” are once again bringing their full stage show including the “Bomber” plane ligting rig.
Lita Ford (USA) – She put her career on ice in 1997, but now she is back! This will be her only show in Scandinavia.
Uriah Heep (UK) – Recently released their first studio album in ten years.
Marillion (UK) – The only show in Scandinavia in 2009.
Amon Amarth (S)
Riot (USA) – The “Thundersteel” and “Privilige of Power” line-up reunited, exclusively for Sweden Rock Festival!
Blackfoot (USA) – The only show in Sweden this summer.
Soilwork (S)
Forbidden (US) – The only show in Sweden.
The Outlaws (USA) – The only show in Scandinavia.
The Tubes (USA) – The only show in Scandinavia.
Bullet (S)
Seventh Wonder (S)
Stormzone (Irl)
Torch (S)
Enforcer (S)
Another 50 bands will be added to the line-up!
More information about all bands confirmed so far, about our tickets and the festival in general can be found on our website, www.swedenrock.com.
Source: swedenrock.com
0 “No End In Sight” For Foreigner
Foreigner is taking a backward glance at its career this summer with
“No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner,” due July 15 on Rhino. The two-disc set contains hits from throughout the group’s 41-year career, plus a new song and three other new recordings.
Classic tracks on the set include “Feels Like the First Time,” “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Urgent,” “Waiting For a Girl Like You” and “I Want to Know What Love Is.”
The new recordings comprise recent lives takes of “Starrider,” which originally hails from Foreigner’s self-titled 1977 debut album, and a “Juke Box Hero”/”Whole Lotta Love” medley; an acoustic version of the 1987 hit “Say You Will“; and the brand new “Too Late,” which will be released as a single.
“I’m amazed that the songs do have that staying power,” Foreigner founder, guitarist and chief songwriter Mick Jones tells Billboard.com. “I don’t really listen to the old records a lot, so you tend to forget there are this many songs that made the kind of mark they have.”
“Too Late,” meanwhile, represents the first new Foreigner track since 1994’s “Mr. Moonlight” and the first recorded output from the latest lineup of the band, which includes Jason Bonham on drums, former Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson and former Hurricane frontman Kelly Hansen. Jones says there are also plans afoot for an all-new Foreigner album, hopefully sooner than later.
“There’s a long-range plan now that we really do have a great lineup of the band again,” he says. “It’s very exciting. Everyone’s committed to the long haul here.”
“No End in Sight” comes out the same day as Foreigner begins a nine-date co-headlining tour with Bryan Adams in Augusta, Maine. The group will also play its own dates beginning July 29 in Clearfield, Pa., as of now wrapping on the 31st in Jackson, N.J.
Courtesy of Billboard.com
