Fran Cosmo Lafeyette Blues Room Buffalo, NY December 5, 2009

Written by Gus Griesinger Tuesday, 08 December 2009 10:51

    Fran Cosmo and his band played an intimate show at the Lafayette Blues Room in Buffalo this past Saturday night. Fran, Boston's former vocalist from 1993-2006, stuck mostly to the hits for the evening's performance. Fran was accompanied by his son Anton Cosmo on guitar, Bernie Gazio on bass, rusty Foulke guitar & keyboards, Tom Monnan on drums, and Mick brooks on rhythm guitar. Even though the band sounded great, the venue may have not been the best to hone in on what the band had to offer. This band was extremely tight but due the configurations of the building, their talents couldn’t be fully appreciated (sound wise.)  Fran can still hit the high notes but it certainly helped to have the background vocals of keyboardist Rusty Foulke to help give that extra boost when needed (ex. More Than a Feeling.) Anton displayed his guitar prowess throughout the show and blended in perfectly with Rusty, Mick, and Fran as well.
    During the encore, Fran brought out 1984’s “So You Ran” off of ‘The Hunter’ from his solo project Orion. Another surprise was ‘Turn it Off’ off of Boston’s ‘Corporate America,’ which was released in 2002. The only Boston CD that Fran did without the help of former vocalist Brad Delp was 1994’s ‘Walk On.’ The title track of that CD was performed here as well. All in all, a great night of classic rock was enjoyed by the people who were in attendance to see one of the more underrated American rock acts of all time.  

Set List:

Rock and Roll Band
Cool the Engines
Walk On
Something About You
Foreplay Longtime
Guitar Solo
Redemption
Can’t Run Away
Living Without You
Piece of Mind
Drum solo
More Than a Feeling

Encore:

So You Ran
Don’t Look Back
Turn it Off
Smokin

We would like to thank Back to Back Entertainment for allowing us to cover the show.