{"id":93,"date":"2008-07-15T08:25:16","date_gmt":"2008-07-15T08:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/07\/foreigners-lou-gramm-records-c.html"},"modified":"2008-07-15T08:25:16","modified_gmt":"2008-07-15T08:25:16","slug":"foreigners-lou-gramm-records-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/07\/foreigners-lou-gramm-records-c.html","title":{"rendered":"Foreigner’s Lou Gramm records Christian rock album"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LouGramm.jpg\"<\/span>Billboard.com reports <\/a>that Lou Gramm, former frontman for the rock group Foreigner, has finished recording his first Christian rock album.
\nGramm, a native of Rochester, NY, recorded the album in his hometown with his band, which includes his two talented brothers, Richard Grammatico on bass and guitar (an original member of Black Sheep); top session musician Ben Grammatico on drums; and fellow Black Sheep alumnus, guitarist Don Mancuso.
\nGramm tells Billboard that the reaction to news he’s doing a Christian album has been mixed:<\/p>\n

“I’m not sure what people think — that by doing a Christian rock album you suddenly become a completely different person or your creative self changes? It really just means that a lot of the subject matter changes; a lot more thought goes into the lyrics and not a ton of songs about popping that girl after the show.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He makes a great point, doesn’t he?
\nGramm suffered a benign brain tumor in the late ’90s and that experience was the catalyst for many of the album’s faith-based songs.The yet untitled album will release in the fall by Spectra Records.
\nGramm’s band is currently touring. For more information, visit his website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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