Lou Gramm Slams Current Foreigner Lineup As Misleading

08/12/2011
. (hennemusic) Original Foreigner singer Lou Gramm isn't a big fan of the current version of the band. Like Journey, when Foreigner lost its original voice they eventually replaced it with a virtual sound-alike; exit Gramm, enter Kelly Hansen.

In a new interview with Spinner, Gramm sounds off on the subject of having his voice, and vocal style, replicated. "It is [strange]. It totally is," says Gramm. "But what's stranger to me is that, as I've learned talking to people who see those shows, is that in many cases the audience, especially if they're younger, don't even know it's not the original lead singer."

"In Foreigner's case," continues Lou, "as I understand it, the singer was actually trained to deliver pretty much exactly everything as I did it, note for note. If I were in the audience and learned that while I was there, I'd get up and leave. I think when the band name remains the exact same, but something as important as the lead vocal is different, it's misleading. It's like false advertising." more on this story

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