Lou Gramm y John Waite

Lou Gramm sung and wrote ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ when he was fronting the band Foreigner which pretty much gives him the right to do anything he wants. Luckily for us he has chosen to continue to play live and allow many more of us to witness his vocal talents in person.

His voice hasn’t lost any of the power and poise that it had when he was topping charts with Foreigner and he’s still one of those rare singers that could fill an arena with the sheer velocity of his vocals. He hasn’t lost any of his charisma over the years either. Although he may be in his 60s now, Lou still carries with him the look and feel of a true showman, working the stage with confidence and probably still delighting a lot of the female fans in his crowds.

Whether it’s rocking out to his old bands hits or delivering some of his potent new material, Lou never puts less than 100% into his performances which is why he will continue to draw big crowds even today.

I saw John Waite in concert on May 27th of this year, 2014. I saw him perform at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California.

If you don’t know who The Babys or Bad English were, then you don’t know hard rock, or this awesome musician who has the vocals of a god.

At the concert, he and the band wore casual clothes that could pass as business casual, but everything was neat and orderly. The crowd wasn’t goo energetic apart from some loud cheering that the end of ballad groups. Regardless of the crowd being quiet most of the time, there was high energy within the crowd, but no one wanted to disturb the sound coming from Waite’s mouth.

The experience of hearing John sing was pretty cool, but it could have been better. The sound quality of the performance should have been checked. The sound was scratchy and all the equalizer settings seemed to be off. Highs became bassy and lows became tinny sounding. I don’t feel like I wasted money and it could have been an incorrect setting by the soundman.

Would I see John Waite in concert again? Yes, without a doubt in my mind. One issue in a single experience doesn’t mean they’ll all be the same.