![]() Mick Jones, Kelly Hansen, Jason Bonham, Jeff Jacobs, Jeff Pilson, and Tom Gimbel were in the band at this time. And that was an incredible part of everything. Starrider performed by Foreigner June 21, 2005. Leader Mick Jones told us that in addition to Lou Gramm's songwriting abilities, Foreigner was lucky to have his soaring vocals setting them apart from its competition: “The time that we had in the beginning of the band through the '80s was great, y'know? And I just feel like it was such a gift to have a voice like Lou singing these songs. Starrider The year was 1977 and Foreigner had just started to hit the main stream with the release of their self titled first record Foreigner. How could you call 'Dirty White Boy' corporate?” But a corporate band? I don't think the music was corporate. ![]() We had auditions just like every other band - and people who quit and people who decided to stand. That a corporation picked the members of the band? That's the farthest thing from the truth. ![]() 7 8 It spun off three hit singles, 'Feels Like the First Time', 'Cold as Ice' and 'Long, Long Way from Home'. The album also included such AOR staples as “Headknocker” and “Starrider.”įrontman Lou Gramm told us that back in the day, he and Foreigner were always offended by the “corporate rock” tag the band got upon hitting the scene in the late-'70s: “I don't even know how that story got started. Foreigner is the debut studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released on 8 March 1977. The album featured the band's classic, original lineup of guitarist / songwriter/ producer Mick Jones, singer Lou Gramm, keyboardist Al Greenwood, bassist Ed Gagliardi, drummer Dennis Elliott, and the recently deceased multi-instrumentalist, Ian McDonald.įoreigner featured three hit singles, “Feels Like The First Time” (#4), “Cold As Ice” (#6), and “Long, Long Way From Home” (#20). Watch the video for Starrider (Live) from Foreigner's No End In Sight: The Very Best Of Foreigner for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Foreigner, which peaked at Number Four on the Billboard 200, spent 18 non-consecutive weeks in the magazine's Top 10. ![]() The band's self-titled debut album was released back in 1977 and includes fan-favorites such as 'Cold as Ice', 'Feels Like the First Time' and 'Long, Long Way from Home' among others.It was 45 years ago today (March 8th, 1977) that Foreigner released its self-titled debut album. The following year, their Juke Box Heroes Tour was joined by David Coverdale and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience. Prior to the tour, the band will be launching another Las Vegas residency after wrapping up their Greatest Hits Tour earlier in 2022.įoreigner spent portions of 2017 celebrating their 40th anniversary with a huge North American tour with support from Cheap Trick, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience and Dave Eggar Orchestra. Joining the tour in support will be special guests Loverboy. Starrider (Live at the Bang Your Head Festival, Balingen, Germany, 2006) Lyrics I stole a ride on a passing star Not knowing where I was going, how near or how far Through years of light lands of. The Historic Farewell Tour kicks off July 6th in Alpharetta and extends into September hitting big cities like Nashville, Kansas City, Toronto, Wantagh, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver and Irvine. And because of that, and the fact that this album is a smooth and seamless melding of Hard Rock pomp and power to Pop songwriting and hooks it gained Foreigner the eternal enmity of critics and snobby elitists everywhere. Veteran outfit Foreigner will be hitting the road for the final time in 2023 during a massive farewell tour across North America. Foreigner is one of the few bands to ever get everything exactly right directly from the start.
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