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Can’t Slow Down… When It’s Live! (2010)

Where the lyrics of Can’t Slow Down… When It’s Live! take you, and where it was really made.

Only one track on this live album was not recorded in Nashville. 'Can't Slow Down' came from a German festival show.

Key places

Nashville recording at the Ryman (2010)

Recording site Ryman Auditorium — Most of the album was recorded live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 16, 2010. The release notes list the venue as the recording location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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German festival recording for 'Can't Slow Down' (2010)

Recording site Seebronn — The track 'Can't Slow Down' was recorded in Seebronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on July 31, 2010, at the Rock Of Ages Festival according to the release notes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Can't Slow Down ... When It's Live!: live album by the rock band Foreigner
• Released in 2010
• Main recording: March 16, 2010 at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
• One exception: 'Can't Slow Down' recorded in Seebronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on July 31, 2010
• Two discs, 16 tracks: Disc 1 has nine, Disc 2 has seven
• Release notes describe the recordings as previously unreleased, appearing on CD for the first time
• Booklet of 12 pages

Background

• Lineup on the album: Mick Jones on lead guitar and keys, Kelly Hansen on lead and backing vocals and percussion
• Jeff Pilson on bass, Thom Gimbel on guitars, saxophone and flute
• Jason Sutter on drums, Michael Bluestein on keyboards
• Mick Jones also takes the lead vocal on 'Starrider'
• Track list ranges from 'Double Vision' and 'Head Games' to 'Juke Box Hero' and 'I Want to Know What Love Is'

Recording

• Sixteen of the seventeen tracks mark the Ryman Auditorium concert
• The Seebronn track was recorded at the Rock Of Ages Festival in Germany
• The two venues are about 8,000 km apart, one in Tennessee and one in Baden-Württemberg
• The album thus pairs a Nashville concert with a German festival performance

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in New York City in 1976.
• Mick Jones led the band from the start; the original lineup included Lou Gramm, Dennis Elliott, Al Greenwood, Ian McDonald and Ed Gagliardi.
• The name came from the band's mix of British and American members: at least three members were foreigners in any country they played.
• The band's debut album came out in March 1977 and reached No. 4 in the US.

Members

• Mick Jones (guitar, keyboards, vocals) is the founder and only constant member.
• Lou Gramm (vocals) was an original member who left in 1990, rejoined in 1992, and left again in 2003.
• Gagliardi was replaced by Rick Wills in 1979; Greenwood and McDonald were dismissed in 1980.
• Kelly Hansen became lead singer in 2005; Luis Maldonado took over lead vocals in 2025.

Career

• Foreigner is one of the best-selling bands of all time, with worldwide sales exceeding 80 million records.
• The 1981 album 4 was its first and only US No. 1 album.
• The 1984 single "I Want to Know What Love Is" topped the charts in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
• The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Metal Express Radio: George Fustos wrote that 'The band has never sounded better.'
• Fustos said the members sound tighter than ever and play with an enthusiasm that overflows onto the stage
• He praised the enjoyment, passion and showmanship that come through from beginning to end of the album
• Fustos noted that some original members are no longer with the band
• He nonetheless said the band sounds like the Foreigner of old

Reappraisal

• No additional critical reappraisal appears in the source

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The only track recorded outside Nashville is 'Can't Slow Down', taken from a July 2010 German festival show.
• Release notes say the recordings were previously unreleased and appear on CD for the first time.
• Mick Jones takes the lead vocal on 'Starrider' in addition to playing lead guitar and keyboards.
• Per the review, some original Foreigner members had left the band by the time of this album.
• The booklet runs 12 pages.

Sources: www.discogs.com · en.wikipedia.org

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