Don’t Stop Believin’: Journey, Styx, Foreigner tribute band hitting Moose Jaw
A love for the classic rock hits of the vinyl era is all that’s needed to enjoy the show from Trilogy Classics Live, a fivepiece tribute band that jams out the best of legendary bands Journey, Styx, and Foreigner.
The show hinges on three sets, each one dedicated to one of the three bands and their catalogue of hits. Al Langlade, lead singer with the group, promises that the lineup will include all the favourites — definitely including “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey and definitely not “Mr. Roboto,” by Styx.
Although each band has a long list of hits, Trilogy Classics Live combines the three into one set to keep the upbeat vibe of the show.
“We try to keep it as upbeat as we can,” said Langlade. “I always found that when you do at least two acts or in this case three, you’re giving the crowd something other. . . This way, it’s just hit after hit after hit, no filler whatsoever, and I think the crowd appreciates that.”
In terms of the music, the group keeps their arrangements as recognizable as possible, to stay true to the classics — note for note, as Langlade describes.
Trilogy Classics Live puts on a show that the audience will enjoy, bringing out the songs that get people singing, throwing on costumes from some of the musicians’ favourite looks, and just enjoying the music.
“It’s pretty cool because the crowd sings along, I give them an opportunity where I’ll sing the first line and they’ll take the next three, no problem,” said Langlade.
The group is made up of a number of musicians familiar to the tribute band circuit, with Langlade joined by Daryl Thistel on keyboard and guitar, Brian May, lead guitar, Paul Maddigan, drums, and Rolly Saulnier, bass.
Between the five of them, this group has been a part of Bee Gee’s tribute band Night Fever, Bon Jovi and Journey band Bon Journey, ABBA Mania, Foreigner
tribute band Dirty White Boy, Pink Floyd tribute band Pink Freud, and even the longest-running Eagles tribute band called Hotel California.
For Langlade, the thing that makes the stage so great for him is the easy-going nature of his bandmates on stage and seeing the audience really get into the show. “The guys that I play with, they’re fun guys. . . We don’t take ourselves too seriously,” said Langlade. “We try to stay true to the art form, like what they expect. We try to do the songs as close to the recorded versions as possible.”
The show promises the audience a jump back in time with some of the most successful rock hits from the past. “They’re going to hear the songs represented note for note, and I think they’re going to have fun,” said Langlade. “We have fun and I think the audience will see that and they’ll relax and really enjoy themselves.”
Tickets for the Trilogy Classic Live show on Oct. 31 are available either on the Cultural Centre’s website or at the Box Office, in person or by calling 1 (306) 693-4700.