RE: Night Ranger (Part 2)
Date: April 29, 2000 12:53PM
I don't think the album Feeding Off The Mojo would have hurt Night Ranger too much. But the tour may have. On the REO Bulletin Board that used to be at the official site, back in 1997 Night Ranger came up because they were 2nd on the bill at one of REO's shows. Someone said she saw Night Ranger with REO two or 3 years back, and she didn't like them. Now, from when she saw them, I could tell it was the Kelly/Brad/Gary lineup she saw. But see, she didn't know she'd seen a band that was basically a different band from the one in the 80s and from the one that was touring in 1997. She didn't know that when she'd seen them it hadn't been the original lineup, and now in 1997 it was. I've no doubt that anyone going to those show expecting Kelly/Brad/Gary were pleased and thought they were great. But others were disappointed because they were expecting one thing and didn't get it. A casual fan who doesn't follow Night Ranger might, when deciding if they want to see Night Ranger, judge this lineup based on their experience of seeing the other lineup, and in some cases that is going to hurt the current lineup.