Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    Good band!  I was really into them back around '79/'80, my last year of 
    high school and first year of college.  
    
    I liked the first three albums better then the more recent ones.  After
    (and including) "4" they seemed to lose their edge and got more of a
    commercial, "I wanna make lots of money" type sound.
    
    One of my favorite songs was the title track from "Head Games" (I like
    the lyrics, meaning I *don't* like head games).
    
    Lou Gramm also had a solo album out about 3-4 years ago.  It had a hit
    with the song "Midnight Blue" (which I liked a lot).
    
    gh

    
    	My favorite by them is "Long Way from Home" ... great stuff!!
    
    	"Juke Box Hero" is in the top 3 also.
    
    	"Double Vision" completes the top 3 ... but not in that order.
    
    							GTI
    

    
    Foreigner's first was definitely the best.  One of my favorite
    accoustic songs of all time is "The Damage is Done."  There is also
    a pretty good song off of Head Games called "Love on the Telephone"
    that I like also.
    
    jab
    

    
        My fav- was the "Head Games"  LP. Mostly because of the tune,
    
      Dirty White Boy!  A real rocker I thought! Plus a couple of the
    
      other tunes on that album. Love on a red Line? I think is another.
    
    
    
    B.A.

    
    
         I have their newest, "Inside Information".  It's excellent.
    Maybe not as rockin' as previous releases but a well put together
    album nonetheless.  "When a Heart Turns to Stone" is one of the
    songs you might be familiar with.
    
    Jim
    

    re: .5
    
    >            They  also  had  an  instrumental on Hot Blooded,
    >            second  side,  second  track, but the only name I
    >            can think of  is  something  like  `Transmaniacon
    >            MC'.  Someone please  correct  me  if  I'm wrong.
    >            (Which I probably am) That wasn't a bad tune when
    >            cranked. :^)
    
    Quite honestly, I don't remember the song, but I really doubt that was
    the name.  That's an old BoC song (and a good one at that).
    
    gh

    re last few:
    
    	the instrumental is titled
    
    			"Tramontaine"
    
    					the Bomb
    

    
    
      Being the Foreigner fan that I am I ran across an $1.99 album
    this past weekend buried in the "G's"...It was by Lou Grammatico.
    .....now known as Lou Gramm!Not bad for a 1970 first album....
    
    
                       -my two cents worth-
                           R.B.

    		I've also *was* a big Foreigner fan until 4 came out
    big disappointment. Head Games was their pinnacle album. I think it
    was the last one with Al Greenwood (keys). I never bought anything
    after 4. 
    
    		Best songs: Long way from home, Need you, At war with
    the world, Head Knocker, double vision, Blue morning blue day, spell
    binder, lonely Children, head games, rev on the reline, love on
    the telephone, dirty white boy.

    
    			Just my opinion
    
    			     CB
    

    "that was yesterday" is my fav,off of Agent provocetor.
    
    "Starider is another.....
    
    butchaka

    
    	RE: Agent Provovateur
    
    		My favorite from that album is "She's Too Tough".
    
    		Kick-butt song!!
    
    							GTI
    

    ...just wanted to say that I recently completed my Foreigner
    collection by pickin' up the "Head Games" CD. I'm amazed that
    I didn't get round to this one sooner, coz it has some classy
    rockin' tracks which certainly merit some "volume".
    
    I particularly like " Seventeen" , especially the Mick Jones
    style "scratch" lead towards the end.
    
    Other faves off the album are "Dirty White Boy" ; "Rev on the
    Red Line" and "Love on the Telephone"
    
    I must agree with earlier notes, I prefer Foreigner up to and
    including the "4" album. I found their subsequent stuff too
    inhibited by tonnes of keys (there are a "few" exceptions)
    and (I believe the word is ..) "schmaltz".
    
    Gm                             

      Caught the "new" Foreigner last nice in a excellent live show
    in Syracuse, NY. This show didn't quite sell out but came close.
    I figured a lot of people thought Foreigner without Lou Gramm wouldn't
    be as good. From what I could tell nothing was missing. Their new
    singer, Johnny Edwards, has got the Gramm voice nailed. Seriously,
    a lot of songs the comparison was incredible. No doubt the crowd
    came to hear the familiar Foreigner classics and the band delivered
    them well. The new songs "Low Down and Dirty" and "Only Heaven Knows"
    went over quite well. Their new CD is titled "Unusual Heat" and after
    a few listens I give it a thumbs up. The touring band was a six-piecer.
    The main original member is guitarist Mick Jones. The bass player was
    not in the original Foreigner but was on the last three or four albums.
    All the little embellishments were there, the sax solo in "Urgent", the 
    multi-layer chorus in "I want to know what love is", and the original 
    guitar solos done to the "T".
      Opening song: Long, Long way from Home
      
      In between: Low Down and Dirty
    	   	  Feels like the First time
    		  Waiting for a girl like you
    		  Dirty White Boy
    		  Urgent
    		  Only Heaven Knows
    		  Juke Box Hero
    		  I want to know what love is
    		  Cold as Ice
    
    	Encore: Hot Blooded
    
      That's not all the songs, but just what I can remember on the Monday
    after a concert. BTW - XYZ opened the show and were very impressive.
    
    							-B()()M- 

Foreigner has a new album coming out. I *think* it is a greatest hits package, 
but I'm not sure about that. Either way, I heard a new song on the radio
the other day - Lou Gramm was back singing with the band! Not only that, but
this song totally rocked! It reminded me a lot of the sound they had around
the "Dirty White Boy" era. Way cool!

alan

    The new song is cool and it's called "Doctor Soul".
     Lou Gramm is back and they're putting out a NEW album from all that
    I've heard.
    
          Friz
    

    
    
    
      Gee- I just saw their CD Unusual Heat (1990) in the cut-out bin
    for $6.99. So far that's the only Foreigner album without Lou Gramm
    on vocals. And hows this for a coincidence - the only CD from a 
    band called Shadowking (w/Lou Gramm, Vivian Campbell) was in the cut-out
    bin as well. No wonder Gramm is back with Foreigner!!
    
    							-B{}{}M-

BTW, the new album is called "The Very Best Of", and contains mostly old
hits, along with the 3 new songs (including "Soul Doctor", which *cranks*!).

alan