Foreigner? Yes, Foreigner.

Now I've gone and done it. David Sanborn? Sure, he's great. Moody Blues? Well, okay, they were creative with "Threshold" and "Every Good Boy." Lyle Lovett? Stretching it, but with Lee Sklar and the amazing Russ Kunkel, okay.

But Foreigner? I really went to Foreigner? Sure, Kelly Hansen is one of the nicest guys I've ever interviewed, and Lou Gramm, the original lead singer, was as well lo these many years ago. But I've never really been a fan, not since Ian McDonald bailed on the band and any prog tendencies were long since abandoned. Still, I love that synth figure on "Feels Like the First Time," so why not.

Here's the deal: Kelly Hansen brings the goods. He looks like Steven Tyler's younger brother, but even skinnier. He flies around the stage and never misses a beat. Or a note. Great pipes, and he certainly doesn't lack for enthusiasm. Leader Mick Jones, with his balding pate and white sticky-uppy hair looks like nothing so much as an accountant who just found out his clients and his business are being audited. Bassist Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Dio) keyboardist Michael Bluestein and rhythm guitarist/saxophonist Tom Gimbel are all solid, but the drumming lacks subtlety. Yes, it's a rock band, but everything doesn't have to be thunderous. The band could definitely have used Russ Kunkel.

We all know the songs, as was evidenced by the crowd's singing along. The band does some creative things vocally, and it's a tight, rocking unit. The crowd was amusing to watch. Bet there hasn't been that much fist-pumping at Interlochen in - well, probably forever. But there's just some dynamic missing. Oh well, Todd's in less than a month.