Foreigner - Definitive Collection
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Artist: ForeignerEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-03-28
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Feels Like the First Time
- Long, Long Way From Home
- Cold As Ice
- Headknocker
- Starrider
- At War With the World
- Double Vision
- Blue Morning, Blue Day
- Hot Blooded
- I Have Waited So Long
- Dirty White Boy
- Head Games
- Women
- Rev on the Red Line
- Break It Up
- Juke Box Hero
- Urgent
- Waiting for a Girl Like You
- I Want To Know What Love Is
- Down On Love
- Reaction to Action
- That Was Yesterday
- Midnight Blue
- Heart Turns to Stone
- I Don't Want To Live Without You
- Say You Will
- Just Wanna Hold
- Just Between You And Me
- Lowdown and Dirty
- Soul Doctor
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Free Music Review: Visa Stomper
Hit: 4 Stars
Say what you will about Foreigner being "corporate rock," but there is no way to deny that they made prino radio rock in their prime. Indeed, the first 19 tracks on this 30 song/2 CD "Definitive" collection would put most bands of the 70's and 80's to shame. From the distinct voice of Lou Gramm to Mick Jones' dogged pursuit of a sound for the band, Foreigner had it together by the time the classic debut hit the airwaves in 1977.
"Feels Like The First Time" and "Cold as Ice" didn't exactly break new ground, but they did lay the blueprint. Rich sounding rock with meaty choruses and ham-sized hooks. Like other bands of the same period (like Boston), Foreigner arrived ready for arena audiences. But at the time when punk was just beginning to leave its bootprint, having ambitions this obvious and songs as grandiose as "Starrider" was greeted with a fair amount of critical leering.
Like that mattered.
Because Double Vision, with its pair of pulse-pounding hits ("Hot Blooded" and the title track), became an album rock staple and then Head Games followed suit. However, "Headknocker" was not just a title of a song from the debut, but was starting to describe life in the band. With a pair of headstrong personalities such as Jones and Graham, other members began to feel like outsiders. In particular, the distinctive sounds Ian MacDonald brought to the band were being pushed aside by Jones' slicker rock ideas. By the time "Head Games" was done with its run, the band had shuffled personnel to a four piece.
Jones had become convinced that Foreigner weren't being creative in the age of new wave, so the new four member band (and guest keyboardist Thomas Dolby) teamed up with producer Robert 'Mutt' Lange and went for broke. That album, Foreigner 4, was the band's best, mixing both Jones' desire to experiment with Gramm's desire to rock harder. The still amazing "Urgent" mixed a Car's like pulse to an incendiary Junior Walker sax solo and killer hook. Dolby's keyboard washes added a sense of mystery to "Waiting For a Girl Like You." And "Jukebox Hero" is one of the great songs of rock dreams.
While 4 was their peak album moment, there was still one last piece of shear brilliance in the Foreigner passport. Agent Provocateur may not have been as coherent an album that any of its predecessors, but "I Want to Know What Love Is," backed by a full-on church choir and a classic MTV video, became the song that the band just couldn't top. It is also where the quality of "Definitive" starts to slip.
Lou Gramm's "Midnight Blue" is here, as are the best 3 songs from Inside Information. There is even one song from the mostly forgotten Gramm-less Unusual Heat and the greatest hits bonus "Soul Doctor" to shore up the latter period. (In my opinion, Mick Jones solo artist makes a better producer.) There's a decent band essay and solid sound (I was surprised at just how raw "Dirty White Boy" was). It makes a slightly better buy than the Complete Greatest Hits, not quite as good as JukeBox Box Hero and blows "Records" off the globe. How much you want depends on what you think you need, but this is a great starter kit.
Definitive Collection Poster
One of the top bands of the '70s and '80s, Foreigner-powered by Mick Jones' primal guitar and Lou Gramm's indelible vocals-became arena rock superstars with over two decades of hits and more than 50 million in record sales. The group's signature songs are cornerstones of the classic rock canon, and their worldwide success, beginning with their 1977 self-titled debut album, now over 4X platinum, towers above most bands of their era. With six consecutive albums in Billboard's Top 10-four of them Top 5-Foreigner's driving, hard-edged but soulful sound is as urgent as ever, and their "Hot Blooded" legacy has never sounded better than on Rhino's new 2-CD Definitive Collection of their top hits and greatest tracks.One of the top bands of the '70s and '80s, Foreigner - powered by Mick Jones' primal guitar and Lou Gramm's indelible vocals - became arena rock superstars with over two decades of hits and more than 50 million records sold. The group's signature songs are cornerstones of classic rock history - hits such as 'Hot Blooded', 'Double Vision', 'Cold As Ice', and 'Head Games', plus many more are all featured here on two discs - available for the very first time! All digitally remastered.
One of the Top Bands of the '70s and '80s, Foreigner - Powered by Mick Jones' Primal Guitar and Lou Gramm's Indelible Vocals - Became Arena Rock Superstars with Over Two Decades of Hits and More Than 50 Million Records Sold. The Group's Signature Songs Are Cornerstones of Classic Rock History - Hits Such as 'hot Blooded', 'double Vision', 'cold as Ice', and 'head Games', plus Many More Are all Featured Here on Two Discs - Available for the Very First Time! all Digitally Remastered.
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