Foreigner - Head Games (1979) (Remaster Edit 2002)

Foreigner - Head Games (1979) (Remaster Edit 2002)

Expanded & remastered reissue of their 1979 release. Features the previously unreleased bonus track 'Zalia'. Includes new liner notes written by Jerry McCulley.

With their third album, 1979's "Head Games," and with new bassist Rick Wills onboard, Foreigner responded to their critics who claimed that the band's first pair of albums sounded too "polished" by getting tougher. "Head Games" is easily the most hard-edged, guitar-heavy album in the band's catalog, but, thankfully, the band didn't completely abandon their keyboards, or their knack for melody either. "Head Games" is a leaner, meaner-sounding Foreigner, but it's still Foreigner all the same, with ace guitarist Mick Jones & the powerful vocal chops of Lou Gramm leading the way. The rockin' hit title song is an all-time Foreigner classic, and the band also fire on all cylinders on tracks like "Dirty White Boy" (the other hit from the album), "Love On The Telephone," "Women," "Seventeen," and the killer finale, "Rev On The Red Line." Mick Jones' "The Modern Day" is excellent guitar-fueled pop-rock, and the CD bonus track, the previously-unreleased "Zalia," is a very lovely song, indeed, a true buried treasure. I happen to like Foreigner's so-called "polished" sound, as that's always been part of their appeal. But it was definitely the lack of studio shine that contributed to the disappointing sales---by Foreigner standards---of "Head Games" (not to mention the controversial album cover). But it still managed to go platinum, and it cleared the way for Foreigner to enter the 80's in a big, BIG fashion, with 1981's "4," their biggest album to date. "Head Games" may be a departure of sorts, but it's still a very strong Foreigner album...A. Caylowe

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95 MB
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Tracklist:

01 Dirty White Boy 3.38
02 Love On The Telephone 3.17
03 Women 3.24
04 I'll Get Even With You 3.39
05 Seventeen 4.35
06 Head Games 3.37
07 The Modern Day 3.26
08 Blinded By Science 4.55
09 Do What You Like 3.58
10 Rev On The Red Line 3.41
11 Zalia (Bonus Track) 2.34

Foreigner - Double Vision (1978) (Remaster Edit 2007)

Foreigner - Double Vision (1978) (Remaster Edit 2007)

Expanded & remastered reissue of their 1978 release. Features two live bonus tracks, 'Hot Blooded' & 'Love Maker'. ”

Foreigner promptly followed up their blockbuster debut with the equally successful Double Vision LP in 1978, which featured the FM mega-hits "Hot Blooded" and the driving title track. Opting not to mess with a good formula, the band wisely stuck to the polished hard rock sound that made their first record such a hit. Aside from the big singles, other highlights include the swaggering "Love Has Taken Its Toll" and the more restrained "Blue Morning, Blue Day." As always, Lou Gramm's impeccable rock vocals lead the way, supported by Mick Jones' tasteful, arena-sized guitar riffs. [The 2007 reissue featured remastered sound and added live versions of "Hot Blooded" and "Love Maker."]...A. Hinds

320 @
117 MB
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Line-up:

Lou Gramm (vocals)
Ian McDonald (guitar, reeds, keyboards)
Mick Jones (guitar, piano)
Al Greenwood (keyboards, synthesizer)
Ed Gagliardi (bass)
Dennis Elliott (drums)

Tracklist:

01 Hot Blooded 4:28
02 Blue Morning, Blue Day 3:12
03 You're All I Am 3:24
04 Back Where You Belong 3:15
05 Love Has Taken Its Toll 3:31
06 Double Vision 3:44
07 Tramontane Instrumental 3:56
08 I Have Waited So Long 4:07
09 Lonely Children 3:37
10 Spellbinder 4:55
11 Hot Blooded (Live / Bonus) 6:57
12 Love Maker (Live / Bonus) 6:48

Foreigner - Foreigner (1977) (Remaster Edit 2002)

Foreigner - Foreigner (1977) (Remaster Edit 2002)

Expanded & remastered edition of Foreigner's 1977 debut with 4 added bonus demo versions of 'Feels Like The First Time', 'Woman Oh Woman', 'At War With The World' & 'Take Me To Your Leader'.

Although punk rock's furious revolution threatened to overthrow rock's old guard in 1977, bands like Foreigner came along and proved that there was plenty of room in the marketplace for both the violent, upstart minimalism of punk and the airbrushed slickness of what would be called "arena rock." Along with Boston, Journey, Heart, and others, Foreigner celebrated professionalism over raw emotion. And, looking back, it's easy to see why they sold millions; not everyone in the world was pissed off, dissatisfied with the economy, or even necessarily looking for a change. In fact, for most suburbanmore… American teens, Foreigner's immaculate rock sound was the perfect soundtrack for cruising through well-manicured neighborhoods in their Chevy Novas. The album spawned some of the biggest FM hits of 1977, including the anthemic "Feels Like the First Time" and "Cold as Ice," both of which were anchored — like most of Foreigner's songs — by the muscular but traditional riffing of guitarist Mick Jones, the soaring vocals of Lou Gramm, and the state-of-the-art rock production values of the day, which allowed the band to sound hard but polished. As pure rock craftsmanship goes, Foreigner was as good as it got in the late '70s...Manfred Mandel

320 @
127 MB

Tracklist:

01 Feels Like The First Time 3.54
02 Cold As Ice 3.24
03 Starrider 4.03
04 Headknocker 3.05
05 The Damage Is Done 4.19
06 Long, Long Way From Home 2.55
07 Woman Oh Woman 3.53
08 At War With The World 4.27
09 Fool For You Anyway 4.17
10 I Need You 5.18
11 Feels Like The First Time (Demo) 3.40
12 Woman Oh Woman (Demo) 4.15
13 At War With The World (Demo) 5.00
14 Take Me To Your Leader (Demo) 3.40