Foreigner: Alive & Rockin

Mick Jones and company -- you rock!!! This is just a fabulous Foreigner performance!!! (Sorry about Lou Gramm -- loved him!!) Kelly Hansen is just great! He pours tons of energy and his soul into this concert. His voice is strong and he is an entertainer!! Mick Jones is one of the the most amazing guitarists in the world!! Thom Gimbal on sax, flute, rhythm guitar; bassist Jeff Pilson (Dokken); Michael Blumenthal keyboards and Jason Bonham are all on top of their games. No ballads here as the venue is the "Bang Your Head" festival in Germany -- they only have an hour alotted. There is an even harder edge to the songs. The guitar prelude to "Urgent" rocks; Thom Gimbal just rips on the sax part and "Juke Box Hero/Whole Lotta Love" brings down the house -- Jason is amazing. We were fortunate to see Foreigner live two weeks ago and they are truly better than ever!!! Kelly leapt from the stage into the audience and was hopping on the chair backs which delighted the audience!! I was two feet away from Mick and if anyone doubts his guitar greatness -- I assure you he is the best he's ever been. The band came to a nearby restaurant for dinner and graciously autographed my DVD! This is a must buy DVD! (Kelly does use a bit of profanity on the DVD -- no problem -- that was a tough looking crowd!!) He did not do that at our concert -- they were truly a classy show. If you want to hear great renditions of the ballads and a longer program, do buy "Live at Deer Creek" (1993). Lou Gramm is with them on this DVD and sings "That Was Yesterday," with Mick on keyboard -- outside -- beautiful photograpy. "Until the End of Time," "Waiting for A Girl..", "I Wanna Know What Love Is," -- all there and beautifully performed. If you have both of these DVDs, you'll have the best of rock and ballad; Lou and Kelly and of course, Mick and the band.

Foreigner has been let down by past music DVDs (particularly the awful All Access Concert w/ a terrible sounding Lou Gramm; the Deer Park concert was good with Lou Gramm at his peak, but the camera work was very annoying). No longer. Here is an absolutely great, hard-rockin', kick-butt concert by Foreigner. Never have they sounded so good! They are a completely revamped Foreigner, headed by a terrific singer in Kelly Hansen (formerly from Hurricane). Hansen did just as great a job as Lou Gramm in his prime -- he was able to hit all the notes and what's more -- he's got great presence on-stage. Never has Mick Jones played so great --he was really jammin' on the solos and he played with renewed fire and vigor. The band is terrific, especially with Jason Bonham on drums. The bass player is great as well. The mere fact that they're able to rouse the head-bangin' crowd in Germany with Foreigner songs indicates how special their performance is. Foreigner is not exactly head-bangin' music -- but they play it like it is. Some of the signature rock songs never sounded so great (e.g Double-Vision, Dirty White Boy, Feels Like the First Time, Urgent, Juke Box Hero, Hot Blooded).I wished they could have played a longer set but they were only given 60 minutes on stage. (Besides, the head-bangin' crowd wouldn't respond well to songs like "Waiting for a Girl Like You" or "I Want to Know What Love Is"). Well, if this is the new Foreigner, I'm excited about what they will do next. This is the Foreigner we've all longed for -- singing and playing with new energy and passion.The Special Features offer candid and insightful interviews with Mick Jones, Kelly Hansen, and Jason Bonham. They give their insights on how this all came together and how they feel playing on the road.If you're a Foreigner fan, run out and buy this DVD! It is even better than the Foreigner -- Live at Deer Creek. It is truly Hot-Blooded -- Check it and see!

As a long time fan of Foreigner, I must say I was very disappointed with their 25th anniversary DVD. So, when I heard about this new release, I was a bit leary. While waiting for it to arrive I dug out my Hurricane CD, and while listening, I could hear similiarities in the vocals. Kelly has a tremendous voice and does indeed deliver a great performance in this concert. Again it was just great to see Mick Jones and the rest of the band having just a great time performing. I think the DVD, was well produced, I would have like more close-ups, but the sound is great and kept that live feel to it. While no one can replace Lou Gramm, this concert provides a refuse to those who miss that energy that Foreigner bought to the stage.

Great Concert, but not long enough

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was for a gift and the cellophane cover is torn

Another great performance and good songs. Many of their songs are repeated on many of their DVD's, but the performances always seem to be a little different depending on where they put on their show.

These guys are way better than I remember. It's a great live DVD and there are so many great songs that everyone can get into.

Bellissimo live tutto ok

Not the original lineup, but still a great show !! DVD quality is good and delivery was timely !!

Mick Jones, con una alineación de super lujo, compuesta por Kelly Hansen (Hurricane) en la voz, Jeff Pilson (Dokken) en el bajo, Jason Bonham (hijo de John Bonham de Led Zeppelin, con quienes tocó en Live Aid en 1985 en el lugar de su padre) en la batería, Tom Gimbel en la guitarra y el sax (tecladista en las giras previas de Aerosmith) y Jeff Jacobs en los teclados (previamente con Billy Joel), nos presenta "Alive & Rockin'" que es el testimonio auditivo del concierto que Foreigner dieron en el festival Bang Your Head!!! en Balingen, Alemania el 23 de junio de 2006.Foreigner no podían estar en mejor forma. El set list es inmejorable, incluso omitieron sus clásicas baladas "I Want To Know What Love Is" y "Waiting For A Girl Like You", las cuales no fueron necesarias. Sonaron piezas clave de su discografía como "Feels Like The First Time", "Cold As Ice", "Starrider" o mi favorita, "Urgent", la cual es el punto álgido del concierto. Además, incluyen una excelente versión de ""Whole Lotta Love" de Led Zeppelin. Para haberse presentado en uno de los festivales más prestigiados del mundo del Hard Rock y el Heavy Metal, lograron ganarse a la audiencia, y esto se puede notar en la versión en video, la cual, también es muy recomendable. Sin esfuerzo se lleva las 5 estrellas de calificación.Recomendable para todos los Rockers, desde los que gustan del AOR, hasta los más Heavys.

今や、フォリナーの顔としてミック・ジョーンズの片腕にまで成長したケリー・ハンセンのパフォーマンスは、エアロスミスのステーブン・タイラーの様だが、そのロッカーらしい動きが、このバンドが"ライブ・バンド”として今を生きている事を証明している。また、このDVDではドッケンのジェフ・ピルソンと、ジェイソン・ボーナムのリズム隊のド迫力は、この手のバンドにある「昔の名前でデています」的な懐メロ感が無く、ある意味ハードロックバンドと呼んでもオカシクない位激しい。野外特有の開放感のあるステージが、また新鮮に映るし、Led Zeppelinの曲を途中挟む見事なアレンジも超カッコいい。輸入盤は1000円も要らないので買いでしょう。

Un excellent live, la bande de Micky jones bien connu chez nous ,nous offre une prestation live de haute volée. Le prix et la livraison sont parfaits