Foreigner, once grandiose workhorse in music barn "Atlantic Records", degenerating more and more into a "washed-up" Rock Band. Since the fate of related inglorious exit Lou Gramm's, Mick Jones was trying to get "his" band alive. The sign of life at the Foreigner's "Bang Your Head" - Festival had very positive about me 2006 despite a Kelly Hansen, who does not reach the quality of a Lou Gramm's by far. The Mick Jones wants to get involved with now 70 Lenzen in Musikzirkus still is very commendable but harms the status of the tape rather than it is useful. Although his musical companions have a very high skill, the output of recent years on "Best Of" and live recordings in audio and video format is limited. With "Acoustique And More" you do not get 3 pieces of silver at an affordable price but more! CD 1: 11 songs - 9 old clothes that you have already heard dozens of times and have experienced no special arrangement. "Feels Like The First Time" and "Juke Box Hero" stand here still produce something positive. With "The Flame Still Burn" Mick Jones plays a most important song of his soundtracks "Still Crazy". The former version was sung by Jimmy Nail and Bill Nighy. Unfortunately, the callous Hansen's presentation draws compared to 98iger Opus shorter! When Elvis Cover "Thats All Right" Mister Kelly Hansen seems to be in his element. CD 2: "Save Me" - a new song! Study with more accurate - the composition comes from Jones / Ronson / knife. With Samantha Ronson Mick Jones can rumwurschteln his stepdaughter to a Foreigner product. 2009 already botched Mark Ronson "Fool For You Anyway". Foreigner is the family project. The title does not even B-side format. Played by Samantha Ronson (Synth), Jimmy Messer (guitar, programming), Aaron Sterling (drums) and Kelly Hansen (Voc) ... So and that is called Foreigner! The remaining eleven tracks are new recordings Oller chestnuts. Unfortunately, you did not trust entirely to the new. Guitar riff's and piano sequences was used by the original material. Here I would only point out "Cold As Ice", "Feels Like The First Time" and "Urgent". The remaining proffered material contains neither emotional nor improved compositional highlights. So this band would have resulted in the '70s and' 80s no sausage from his plate! DVD: Ah yes - again a live recording - this time recorded in Chicago. The stage show has been refined with a video wall. The song? Sure "Double Vision", "Head Games", "Cold As Ice", "Waiting For A Girl Like You" Oh, yes from 2009 album there "When It Comes To Love", "Blue Morning Blue Day", " Dirty White Boy "," Star Rider "," Feels Like The First Time "," Urgent "," I Want To Know What Love Is "," Hot Blooded "and" Juke Box Hero "... Live, the band is already a stunner, even if the material is transposed and is played by a little deeper. Hansen would not get it otherwise ... Conclusion: In terms of sound at very high level. Unfortunately, you did not dare, the amplifier-free versions to miss a variant richer Arrangement ...
