Locals Excited By A 'Foreigner,' Labor Day Weekend 2012



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by Contributing Writer/Reviewer Monique Jenkins

I went to A Taste of Colorado on Friday August 31, 2012 to see Lou Gramm, the lead singer of the hot 70’s group Foreigner.  He was really awesome.  Despite that this is my first time seeing him live, since I didn’t grow up listening to his music, I recently became a fan of Foreigner about six months ago, and caught onto their music really fast. 

Gramm has a really good voice with a range that fits well with rock, pop and a little soul.  Whenever I listen to Foreigner and their songs, they always put me in a good mood.  Lou sang a lot of the group's hits, like Double Vision; Cold As Ice; and Jukebox Hero, plus I Want To Know What Love Is; That Was Yesterday; Hot Blooded; Blue Moon, Blue Monday; Feels Like The First Time; Dirty White Boy; and Urgent.  He sang these songs at this concert in the park, and also did a new song, Made To Be Broken, from an album Lou's new group made a couple of years ago, which was really good too.  He did miss singing a few hit songs I wanted to hear, including Waiting For A Girl Like You; Head Games; Say You Will; Long Way From Home; Break It Up; and Starrider. Though these songs are among my favorites too, Lou still chose a really good selection for this Labor Day Weekend concert.

Lou had the crowd hyped for the entire show.  I liked the new band lineup too.  They played the songs as well as Foreigner, complete with some really cool guitar solos. It was nice that Lou introduced his brother, who was on drums, and who did a great drum solo as well.

Going to see Lou Gramm perform was my reason for attending A Taste of Colorado.  I loved hearing his voice so much during this show.  He still sounds very good at 62, even though he has had a long history of health problems.  He was full of energy and amazing to watch.  Hopefully I will get to see him in concert again someday with either the original members of Foreigner or with the new band line headlining their own tour. I’m sure the tickets would sell out. 

Lou Gramm rocks!

Burton Cummings Rockin' On A Hot Labor Day Weekend



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The end of Summer of 2012 was brought to a close with a couple of good, free concerts in Denver's Civic Center Park at A Taste of Colorado. September started Saturday the 1st with an afternoon concert by Burton Cummings, singer, lyricist and musician formerly with The Guess Who {"These Eyes,""Undun,""New Mother Nature/American Woman,""No Time,""Share The Land" and plenty more), {a band that now only exists as a fake band capitalizing on the original band's name,) had so many hit songs that they should be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Cummings still has a strong, unique voice, and his songs, many of them you probably know, and some you may not ("Guns Guns Guns") still hold up and are rockin' and relevant today, by way of The Burton Cummings Band. This was a show I had been planning to see ever since it was announced. The fans couldn't get enough!




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