Venue: Twin River Event Center, Twin River Casino
Taper: josephj69
Mastering: josephj69
Lineage:
AT933c > SP-SPSB-11 (69Hz bass rolloff) > Sony PCM-M10 (48/24, Line In @4) > Adobe Audition (Editing) > iZotope RX2 (Downsample) > TLH (Fix SBEs)
Position:
Sections 15, 10 and 5
v: Kelly Hansen
g: Bruce Watson
g,k,sax: Thom Gimbel
k: Derek Hilland
b: Jeff Pilson
d: Chris Frazier
01. Intro
02. Double Vision
03. Head Games
04. Cold As Ice
05. Waiting For A Girl Like You
06. Blue Morning, Blue Day
07. Dirty White Boy
08. Say You Will
09. Feels Like the First Time
10. Urgent
11. Keyboard solo
12. Drum solo
13. Jukebox Hero
14. Long, Long Way from Home
15. I Want to Know What Love Is
16. Hot Blooded
Notes:
Let me state from the outset that calling this lineup "Foreigner" is nothing short of outright fraud. When Mick Jones was diagnosed with heart issues and had to bow out of the already-booked 2011 tour, people were willing to cut them some slack. However, there is really no excuse for booking additional dates without a single original member left in the band. The fact is that not one single member performing with Foreigner today had any part in the writing or recording of even one single song in the current set list. That is just plain absurd. At very least, they could play a couple of tunes from the 2009 "Can't Slow Down" record that much of this lineup actually recorded. That might lend them at least a grain of credibility. The most frustrating part is that they don't even bother to inform ticket buyers that Jones will not be performing with the band. Frankly, this lineup has more right to perform under the name "Hurricane," or even "Dokken," than Foreigner. All that aside, are they a good band? Sure. Was the performance good? Of course. That just isn't the point.
This venue is another problem in itself. The Twin River Event Center is easily the worst venue in the entire country to see (and record) a show. It's just a huge rectangular convention room with a 30' ceiling and a small inset stage on one wall. They set up thousands of folding chairs on the floor and have the nerve to make all tickets reserved seating. The biggest problem is that the PA isn't half as loud as it should be to fill this cavernous room. The audience is primarily slot players who got complimentary tickets. As a result, most of them don't know the band, don't pay attention, and chit-chat through the whole show. Those who actually paid for a ticket constantly scream and clap over the insufficient PA. In other words, at this venue recording is pretty much hopeless. Despite that, this show wasn't a complete disaster, but it's just impossible to avoid all the yappers. Otherwise, a great recording.
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