But it feels like the first time.” That led into Foreigner’s first hit, the appropriately titled “Feels Like The First Time,” which Jones dedicated to the late original bassist Ed Gagliardi. “It’s good to be back,” Rick Wills, Foreigner’s second bassist, said before the alumni – Gramm, founder Mick Jones, keyboardist Al Greenwood, drummer Dennis Elliott and muti-instrumentalist Ian McDonald - started their mini-set. The founding members had come out for other shows – in New York, Florida and Spain – but Friday marked the first time in well over three decades they were all together on stage, playing the material that made the group a commercial behemoth during the late 70s.
The show was the first of two combining present and past members of Foreigner as part of this year’s tour celebrating the group’s 40th anniversary. Related: Foreigner planning special reunion shows at Soaring Eagle Casino MOUNT PLEASANT – “It feels very natural to be up here with these guys tonight,” original Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm told the crowd on Friday night at Soaring Eagle Casino & Hotel.įor those fans, however, it felt like a bona fide event.
