Holy shit. 93X did a contest w/Queensryche where 3 fans were selected to sing karaoke versions of either Synchronicity, Welcome To The Machine, or Neon Knights. The winner gets to sing the encore with Queensryche. This is happening in most of the tour stops, and the ultimate winner gets to sing on a Queensryche record. How cool!
Rockfist!'s very own Rick Forsgren flat out annihilated the competition on his version of Black Sabbath's Neon Knights. Not bad for a guy that didn't even know the song the day before! According to Rick, Sharon Tate (Geoff Tate's wife) called him and said if he won, he'd be singing Welcome To The Machine with the band. Turns out Rick didn't know that song either (!!) so he went and learned it.
But after his karaoke performance before the actual gig, the one of QR's people said to him that he was the best singer they'd encountered while doing the contest on this tour, and that he didn't have to sing Wecome To The Machine, he could sing any of the three covers they'd selected. So he went with Neon Knights and fuckin' blew the doors off the place. Sure, he missed a lyric here and there, but the melodies were spot on and you could tell the band was diggin the guy's pipes. If anyone's heard Rick sing, they'll know what I'm talking about, he's prolly got the best male vocal range in town.
So congrats to Rick - he got to sing onstage with one of his very favorite bands, in front of a big crowd, and he seized the moment big time. What a dream come true!
Video here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3001251199567280578
Yes, the girl going crazy in the background is Rick's wife.
We're all really proud of him. Total dream come true.
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My favorite part is the 'scissor kick'!
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That's Geoff's wife's real name? That's fucking classic.
'da f**k is dat? SH*T!'
That was fucking awsome! Love the Siccor Kick too! Hope he remains the best contestant for the rest of the tour and gets to record with them! Congrats Rick!
Cool!
He IS a great singer.
I just wished he coulda sang an actual QR tune and shown Geoff how it's spoda be dun.
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I was impressed with the video.
He sounds like Don Dokken which is a good thing.
Props. Good luck with whatever comes out of this.
Oh no...no no no. Dokken? Hell no. Dokken's crap compared to Rick vocally. I recommend seeing him at a local bar, I promise you won't think Don, unless of course he's singing It's Not Love or something.
Lanth:Oh no...no no no. Dokken? Hell no. Dokken's crap compared to Rick vocally. I recommend seeing him at a local bar, I promise you won't think Don, unless of course he's singing It's Not Love or something.
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From what I heard, on the video, he sounded like Don Dokken.
Fair enough, man.
Just watched the vid again, and god, it's still great. Rick totally got to sing with his heroes and kicked some ass. What fun!
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Wow excellent! Good for him! He defenitely can sing! I have to find the way to the next Rockfist show me think!
I was present for said event. Conclusion: I REALLY need to see me some Rockfist. What a set of pipes on that guy!
Watching Geoff's reaction was as fun as watching Rick having a blast. Geoff was clearly very impressed.
BTW, that was a fabulous show. QR really pulled out some rarity tunes for this one. I'd never heard Bridge in concert. Freaking awesome.
Yeah, Geoff actually did pretty good. I usually lower my expectations a bit cuz I've seen him be pretty off in concert before, but this time was pretty good. If only Rick could have done the "we are children of the light!" line in Take Hold Of The Flame for Geoff so us fans could have heard the high note that we haven't heard in years.
Your dude certainly does have some pipes, but I hear more of a Ray Alder/Geoff Tate/Michael Kiske than Don Dokken.
Must've been a great experience and mind trip for him to be up there with Tate.
Nice work, Bub!
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Donny Ride:but I hear more of a Ray Alder/Geoff Tate/Michael Kiske than Don Dokken.
but I hear more of a Ray Alder/Geoff Tate/Michael Kiske than Don Dokken.
Better said than I did, thanks.
Here is the review from Fox 9...
"A highlight of the show was Queensryche’s contest to give vocalists a chance to sing on stage with them. Radio station 93X held the contest locally and brought three winners to the show. Each got to choose to sing either “Neon Nights,” “Welcome to the Machine” or “Synchronicity II” from the “Take Cover” cd Karaoke-style at the beginning of the night. The winner was judged by crowd response. Rick Forsgren won with his rendition of “Neon Nights” and got the crowd cheering for more. Forsgren, vocalist for the Minneapolis based band Rockfist! had the chance of a lifetime to sing onstage with Queensryche. He now goes on to win a chance to sing on Queensryche’s next cd."
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I always think of Rik Emmett.....Lay it ooonnn the liine!
What an awesome night!
Emmett spells his name cooler............and doesn't he play Dean's?
Kenner:Emmett spells his name cooler............and doesn't he play Dean's?
Har!
daryllh: Sharon Tate That's Geoff's wife's real name? That's fucking classic.
That is incorrect. Geoff Tate's wife is "Susan" Tate.