What Happened to Foreigner?

[@docheine]

At his peak, it’s hard to find a vocalist as powerful as Lou Gramm.

[@michaeljones9301]

Agreed. But the 77 year old Jon Anderson sounds good as ever.

[@shadowangel2235]

Dio, Dickinson, Mercury, Halford, Gillan, Coverdale...i can name quite a few actually.

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

I'm a huge LG fan and I did go see the Farewell Tour when they came to my area. I was actually surprised to hear LG in an interview admit that Mick made him a better singer (not in so many words). But he did give much kudos to Mick for helping him shape the way he sang some of the songs.

[@simonajugarih3620]

​@@dontworrybehappy8080To me, his best vocal performance was with Black Sheep, before Mick.

[@tyronejefforeillyramirez7961]

Paul Rodgers

[@stevendenton4965]

One of my favorite bands of all time. From my teenage years until now their music has been a part of my life. Just a great band, period.

[@juliespencer3581]

Every band member in early Foreigner was OUTSTANDING!!. The drummer even played with a smile! The sax player was insanely good! I loved the performance of the tall blonde guitarist too!. Of course Lou's singing with so much feeling & facial expressions, was out of this world! Amazing band early Foreigner. They really rocked my world!

[@roywatson8133]

great band i miss buying a new foreigner album with lou gramm on vocals

[@jameshammer1616]

Head knocker, Star rider,Rev on the red line. Honorable mention...midnight blue. Great voice.

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Right on!

[@waltersimmons946]

People would be wiser to buy Lou Gramms biography 👉 "Lou Gramm" > JUKE BOX HERO >My 5 decades in Rock n Roll. If you want facts and not skimmed over talking points.

[@NelsonClick]

The song "Double Vision" was a huge influence on me and still is to this day. I'm always trying to emulate it's minor key, energetic, sleek, clever, rock and roll cool.

[@phyllisbasile8495]

I love everything Lou sings❤

[@BloodySoup74]

Without Lou Graham its not Foreigner

[@adalecarter]

Mick Jones created a heck of a great band. He also destroyed the same band.

[@clintstryder1131]

I was looking for the right comment in this! Good one! Shout out to Lou Graham. Unbelievable singer and good guy.

[@DogStar84]

How is this band NOT in the Rock Hall of Fame?

[@nickyboy-dx9hm]

I think Mick Jones pissed them off. I don't know the details.

[@flyonwall360]

Because the hall of shame is run by idiots. To be passed over by the Hall if Fame has now become a badge of honor.

[@tbugher62]

Mick Jones is the reason,a total lying jerk.

[@supernovasupernova9371]

Lou Gramm & Mick Jones are in there as songwriters, but the band is not - I agree that is a disgrace. Lately, some band that long deserved to be in there, finally got in. Let's see if they do the same for Foreigner...

[@BelakorVenator]

Too invested in political correctness and inclusivity

[@tinmann7965]

Saw them twice @ Hampton Roads late 1970s, loved both times.

[@AdrianJeffreys-fj2fv]

The band was fine as it was why they fired those guys is mind-blowing

[@charleskatholijr.1055]

Hipsters HATE Foreigner which is part of why I love them but the main reason is that I dig the tunes. I love their brand of fist pumping, lighter raising, stadium filling, hard rock!

[@bradgreinke9783]

Foreigner is a super group. They all had massive talent with great lyrics, vocals and instruments . What a phenomenal band. Kelly Hansen has done a fantastic job replacing Lou Grammatico. But Lou is the master on vocals.

[@landonpuckett1767]

If you're looking for more Lou Gramm vocals like how he performed on the first few Foreigner albums, I would check out Black Sheep's catalog. Arguably Lou's greatest vocal performances show up on their records imo

[@simonajugarih3620]

I agree, I love those two albums. A lot is due to Lou's voice and the guitar playing. I think his voice there is more natural, just amazing.

[@mariejohansson4127]

Ingen eller ska ersätta Lou Gramm...Så tokigt att tänka så,sen Kelly kom...One Lou,Only One Lou..And HE STILL HERE ❤💙 And Always. Stop this at other will take his Playse...So Crayzy.. J am a Big Fan of Lou Gramm..Så låt han vara det.Marie💙❤

[@waltersimmons946]

Unsual Heat was not overlooked by me. I like Johnny Edwards, I still listen to that album and Shadow King was great also and I still listen to that one as well. Get Real !!

[@user-xl6ko3mm3b]

40лет назад мне нравилось слушать Foreigner как многие рок-группы. Теперь я слушаю каждый аккорд, каждую фразу.Все их наследие, спетое Лу, как хороший коньяк :с годами только лучше. Из России с любовью 🔥🤘💓

[@Ariesmount]

Foreigner opened for Kid Rock? Are you f’ing kidding me?? That’s disgraceful, for too many reasons to list here.

[@eligebrown8998]

Definitly a great band

[@bobpierce115]

For the first 4 albums, yes. Then (in '84) Mick Jones turned them into Journey. Not knocking Journey, a lot of people love them (I'm not one) but that's fine. If the crybaby-gospel "I Want to Know..." had been by Journey, I still would have hated it, but could accept it because that's what they do. Foreigner lost MILLIONS of fans permanently, never to get them back, and they were never the same. I still LOVE the first four albums and totally separate early Foreigner from 1984 onward. Mick Jones destroyed the group. Lou Gramm hated singing the above mentioned. I have a Foreigner tribute band I LOVE, and they will not sing it. So when you say a 'great band', you have to specify. It's not like the Beatles of the Eagles where you can make that statement.

[@pegazuseloy1575]

Lou Is One Of The Greatest Voices Ever...Unique Person And Voice.. shame The Greed And The Love Of domination Of Mick Jones Ruined One Of The Greatest Bands Ever...Starts With Al Greenwood, Ed Gagliardi, Ian McDonald.. And Ended With Lou.. without Lou There's No Foreigner..Lou Thank You..Sir ..With Love And Respect.

[@donnybailey8810]

LOU GRAMM IS THE VOICE OF FOREIGNER IS AND ALL WAYS WILL BE 😎 ⚡️ 👍 ⚡️🇺🇸

[@franktreppiedi2208]

And now they're a Foreigner cover band.

[@groofoot]

It would be nice if at least one original member could still tour with them (meaning, Every show) .... but heck .... Mick's now 78, and Lou is 73 and had brain cancer .... Gagliardi and McDonald are gone ..... sigh .... depressing .. 8-/

[@dsim6703]

Saw them on the Double Vision tour...my first concert

[@tomthompson5686]

Indeed, not my first concert, but SO special because The Cars was the opening act.

[@nissanman1983]

@@tomthompson5686 cool. You lived rock and roll history.

[@adalecarter]

Saw them too in Roanoke, VA after Double Vision with all six original members. Also after "4" too.

[@patgamble3217]

In 77 I was 14th . And Lou gumm was they best rock singer in they 70 .to me .and today Lou is still holding it .the real foreigner. Not like today. Mick .should use his head .what I think anyway 🤔

[@juliespencer3581]

Yeah original Foreigner was my favorite band ever!!! Starting sophomore year in college!!!

[@MyxVuVideo]

Foreigner "4" sold more than 6 Million in the States alone, and another 4 Million + in Europe and the rest of the world. The Hot Blooded single went platinum. Foreigner Records was one of Atlantic's best selling albums EVER through the end of the century.

[@gregzeigler3850]

And amazingly, a lot of rock fans don't know who they are, until one sings a few lyrics of one of their songs. I've had this repeatedly happen and don't understand why. My wife and I seen them 4 years ago at Riverbend. Kelly was then the lead singer, and sounded just like Graham. It was an awesome show. Just recently seen KISS on their final tour. Great music!

[@davidrice3337]

I can't believe "4" isn't their biggest seller

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

Sadly in 2014 original bassist Ed Gagliardi passed away.

[@haroldmurrayDFW]

Foreigner is now a good Foreigner cover band.

[@dannyespinosa3978]

Yes

[@ForeignerFan74]

Kelly Hansen Is Doing A Wonderful Job!

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

​@@ForeignerFan74Great job at copying Lou 😅😂

[@jamesnevsimal2359]

Thanks Mr. Negative

[@tonymacaluso1265]

I always like black sheep they should have made it big I have the two LPS the cover song of woman they did from free is unbelievable great band

[@studlygrish]

What rough for all bands is when you have a super album like foreigner 4 it’s hard to make a follow up album!

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

they made several albums after 4. You may not have liked them as much though.

[@marcgauthier7490]

Wow ! You missed the dismissal of 2 members before the recording of the "4" album, the animosity caused by the songwriting credits on "I want to know what love is" between Gramm and Jones, the fact that Jones didn't produce a song for Van Halen, he was brought in for the whole 5150 album, Gramm's solo album "Ready or not" was released in early '87 and Foreigner's "Inside Information" was released in the fall of '87 so they didn't compete with each other and both were successful albeit not as successful as hoped! Also, you failed to mention that when Lou Gramm released his 2nd solo album, Mick Jones also released a solo album around the same time featuring the single " Just wanna hold" . So do better research next time or talk to a Foreigner fan and lastly you completely omitted the fact that 2009's "Can't slow down" was sung by new vocalist Kelly Hansen, ex vocalist of Hurricane! Nice job of your retrospective!!

[@guillermo3564]

This is how the internet is dumbing people down. You get someone who can't be bothered to do research, such as this genius, then posts a video with incorrect information. People who don't know any better eat it up and believe they learned something. The only lesson to take away from this is to never believe anything you see on the internet. Do your own research if you want to learn anything. Or don't and be a dumba$$, I don't care. It's your life.

[@juliespencer3581]

Great. Thanks for sharing. I was just sharing the original Foreigners effect on me in college, specifically the years 1978 & 1979. I didn't say I knew the entire history of their band. LOL

[@gregoryhodge9452]

And there was absolutely nothing wrong with the "Unusual heat" cd.😊

[@thelab8799]

WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!😃😃

[@marilemos6810]

Excellent channel! 👍 Nueva suscriptora!

[@Kattymontenegro50]

Lou Gramm el alma de foreigner ❤❤❤

[@aham5578]

Mick Jones, that's what happened to foriener.

[@pete1003]

Just to set the record straight, the last few years of foreigner has been a tribute band with no actual members in it. Why are they still call it foreigner as beyond anybody's reason of thought.

[@dranderson6071]

Since 2001 or 2004

[@zxcvbnmmification]

So gramm left after jones insisted on the majority of the writing splits starting on the song i want to know what live is and from then on took almost all the splits (% of writing credits) historically they had split them near 50/50 but starting in that song moving forward insisted on 95/5 and then all of it.

[@mariejohansson4127]

My Lou ❤

[@Montyhugo]

Shadow king had the potential to be a great band! To me they were like a harder rock version of Foreigner, kinda like Hardline with Schon being a harder version of Journey.

[@waltersimmons946]

Shadow King should've been a new chapter for Gramm and the band going into the 90s. Lou returning to Foreigner in 1992 was a business decision that backfired (1) Atlantic pulled the plug on Shadow King after one concert to force Lou back in Foreigner. (2) Lou really was never going to get past "I want to know what love is " (3) Atlantic records dropped Foreigner from the label for good after the compilation release of 1992s "FOREIGNER BEST and BEYOND (3) 1994s, Mr.Moonlight ( non Atlantic)Lous new full album and his last Foreigner album ever bombed and charted far worse than Unusual Heat Foreigners 1991 album with Johnny Edwards.

[@larswillsen]

What happened? - The thing that always happen .. a primadonna ruins it all :P

[@mrblurblur2003]

No Lou Gram no Foreigner. 🤨

[@68404]

No mention of Thomas Dolby's input????

[@swervinirvin9236]

Always loved this group, I'm curious of how did they get the name " foreinger" ?

[@tbugher62]

Mick Jones screwed everybody over,thats all that happened to them.

[@johnparsons1573]

I remember growing up they were a huge group. The song sky rider was a really good tune. How about the sex pistols episode. Thanks for the cool videos

[@tomthompson5686]

Indeed, Star Rider was intense. The guitar solo was epic; so progressive.

[@georgehays4908]

It's Star rider . Big fan huh .

[@johnparsons1573]

Thank you buddy

[@raybenoit5238]

I think , in the beginning, mick jones and lou gramm Happened to foreigner.( Although their band were great! ) In the later years on their downward spiral Mick jones happened to foreigner 🤡

[@georgehays4908]

Headknocker....... , was the best song they did !

[@bigredmachine1]

Van Halen brothers noted Jones just stopped by on one of the last tracks on 5150

[@Digmen1]

The first three quarters of the video is just a list of their members and the albums What happened to them?

[@bretthumphrey6821]

Biggest mistake gettinf rid of lou its just a cover band now i would ever see it bs

[@mrz6480]

You forgot to mention Jason Bonham who played the drums from 2004 to 2008. Fm radio in my opinion failed to play some of the better songs on the double vision album like lonely children my favorite song on that album

[@waltersimmons946]

Actually, Mr z. Back in 1978, FM radio( in my area) did play various cuts off of DOUBLE VISION, they played "Love has taken its toll" and "Back where you belong" just to give the album more exposure. It did sell better than the first album. Rare second albums do that.

[@mrz6480]

@@waltersimmons946 great album for sure.

[@waltersimmons946]

@@mrz6480 Definitely !!

[@kenairockband]

Mick. Greed. Ego.

[@ScootinIsLife]

Mick Jones Got Greedy !

[@Digmen1]

This title is click bait. The first half of the video, is just a history of the band (interesting)

[@josephfisher9427]

What Happened to King Crimson?

[@robertmunoz7543]

Wow no mention of SPYZ?🙄 Jman

[@tomhermanson]

Deported?

[@ianjones2731]

They waited to long for that girl..

[@darrenmashl5706]

jones was not very nice to Graham

[@tomthompson5686]

Thing was, their first album was epic- kick ass rock, progressive rock, blues rock; not a loser in the bunch. Double Vision had several great songs then Head Games only a few. Sorry, I cannot accept your analysis. Do better.

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

unless I missed it, did you mention Kelly Hanson by name?

[@potownrob]

I didn’t hear it

[@dmsdrumcovers9506]

I was wondering the same.

[@janajayj1965]

MICKS GREED IS WHAT HAPPENED

[@lonnieallison5198]

It was urgent and they all ran to the out house and never returned.

[@dranderson6071]

Mick Jones greed and insecurities destroyed that great band

[@potownrob]

You show tons of photos with the new singer Kelly, but there’s no actual mention of him joining or being in the band 😂🤔

[@erichanhauser3190]

Humble Pie, Moutain, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple. Led Zeppelin, Genesis, King Krimson, Rolling Stones, Yes, Kinks. New Order, The Cure, Sex Pistols. Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, Black Flag. Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Who, The Beatles, YardBirds.

[@benjaminacargen7799]

why, Kelly Hanson is or was a great replacement for Lou, an awesome voice and his range was absolutely credible. 😘😘😘

[@dranderson6071]

Don’t be silly

[@AdrianJeffreys-fj2fv]

Drugs what else then greed then power pop ballads that turned my stomach the first two albums were great after that pop shit

[@TheCountofToulouse]

The BULLET was fired the second Mick decided to screw Lou out of song writing credits for all his work on "I want to know what Love is". When Mick did that, it set in motion a series of events that assured the end of Foreigner. Also, Micks desire to make more keyboard songs really shifted the bands focus and caused confusion and alienation among the bands members. The same thing happened to REO Speedwagon. All the hits were sappy ballads. Nothing wrong with ballads but it really puts you in a box, like what happened to Journey.

[@user-ti9sl8if1y]

Who is who?. Those who are familiar with the members are pushing 90. You seem to expect everyone watching know the band well.

[@allendixon7700]

I went out and bought that subscription and yeah and hit the lock button on dead and here I am leaving the car may h*** up what else you want me to boiler pines up?

[@kenairockband]

Mick happened

[@edwardcowardin4014]

Saw Foreigner in 1978 and 2010. Both great shows!!!

[@jamesbraun7709]

They got deported .

[@jamesdalton7191]

They were deported because they didn't have green cards....... 😆

[@heavymetalhorns6597]

No mention Dokken bass player Jeff Pilsen who joined the 2000’s & played with them for quite some time…..WHY NO MENTION OF THIS???? JEff was a great vocalist too which was a major reason why he was chosen I’m sure…

[@conniechan188]

What happened to Kelly Hansen? Why did you exclude him? Do you not like him?

[@simonajugarih3620]

Kelly was just a replacement, not in the original band.....

[@masamifukushima7065]

This band no original member.

[@1Rockstok]

You forgot the tour with Styx in the mid 20teens. Great double bill

[@bwithrow011]

Photoso of Kelly Hansen, but no mention of him 😮

[@simonajugarih3620]

Who's Kelly Hansen???

[@bwithrow011]

@@simonajugarih3620 Kelly Hansen is the lead vocalist for Foreigner. He brings his own style to Foreigner songs and, IMHO, it works really well

[@simonajugarih3620]

@@bwithrow011 Well, I'm from Europe and I've never heard of him before. I have all the records and Lou's and Mick's solo albums. Never seen him mentioned anywhere. Interesting. So, if I understand correctly, he's just a replacement singer?

[@bwithrow011]

@@simonajugarih3620 Yes. Kelly took the place of Lou Gramm, the original lead singer, who is a great singer in his own right

[@simonajugarih3620]

​@@bwithrow011Checked out some clips on KZbin, not impressed, sorry. Thank god the original band had Lou, this Kelly guy would have gotten them nowhere,...

[@standingvertical3048]

Just a Garage Band now!!

[@jamesnevsimal2359]

WTF

[@DebbiesWorld]

This video is missing the complete history that Lou left and Kelly Hansen became the lead singer?

[@tyronejefforeillyramirez7961]

Kelly is a replacement not lead singer.

[@robertbyington7715]

Very simply put Jones insatiable ego and kicking Lou Gramm out of the band. Sorry at that point they were just a Foreigner COVER band. LG was Foreigner in terms of vocals and you can credit the other guy with a nice effort but he never had the top range that LG had. Listen to Urgent during the early days nobody comes close to LG. Difference is night and day anybody who doesn’t think so never heard LG in his prime. like saying my neighbor looks like Halle Berry and my neighbor IS Halle Berry

[@dranderson6071]

Lou was never kicked out of the band

[@robertbyington7715]

@@dranderson6071 Sure he was Mick Jones treated him like shit and screwed him out of sing writing royalties that were rightfully his. Plus he was the best lead singer period after he left they became a tribute band at best

[@dranderson6071]

@@robertbyington7715 Lou as per his own words quit

[@robertbyington7715]

@@dranderson6071 Straw man argument he was forced out because of MJ treatment your word choice is simple symantec’s

[@dranderson6071]

@@robertbyington7715 Incorrect. Cheers

[@jamesgeorge65]

Hasn’t been Foreigner since Jones kicked out Lou Gramm.

[@swanman1984.]

The weird thing is the current members excluding Mick Jones, have served the band longer than the original members. But now Mick is not touring their really just a cover band!

[@kennethpeller7411]

I can tell you they kicked Lou gramm out and brought in someone who couldn't hold a tune in a bucket compared to lou

[@dranderson6071]

Lou quit

[@MrSam500]

Your style of narration is hard to listen to. Drastically dropping your volume on the last word of a sentence, and your strange enunciation of some words are just a couple of reasons you should consider using a professional narrator.

[@DonLeist]

Lou Gramm"s negative lyrics about women may have did them in,plus music changed radically in the the 1980's.

[@groofoot]

It's 'Pro-VAH-kuh-TOUR' .... not 'Pra-VOCK-a-durr' ..... yee-zuss ....

[@drumdude46]

Bruce Turgon. Not...'Bryan Turgon'. I was in a band with him early 80's... briefly in Sacramento called, White Lies'. Bruce ended up in Steve Steven's Atomic Playboys, Warrior ( MCA records) before that...and, in the 90's....Did join Foreigner replacing Wills on Bass. Guy lives in Redding, CA now. Where i also grew up and lived in the 70's.

[@Brian-jk2ih]

He shows "Bruce" overlayed on the video

[@dmw1280]

Why did Rick Wills leave Foreigner?

[@dranderson6071]

@@dmw1280Micks greed