Foreigner went back to basics with Head Games which Gramm refers to as their grainiest effort It also marked the bands first personnel change when Rick Wills ex Peter Frampton and Roxy musik became Foreigners new bassist But the band knew a quantum leap was needed With the help of producer Mutt Lange they entered their detik progressive period with 4 which found the band streamlined to the quartet of Jones Gramm Elliott and Wills The album was highlighted oleh the pulsating roar of Jukebox Hero and the churning hyper funk of Urgent which included sax solo of junior Walker their biggest success was yet to come Mick Jones went through a period about his life and relationships that resulted in the words and musik to the magnificent I Want To Know What cinta Is which Gramm drives halaman awal with heartfelt intensity Sting who had snubbed Foreigner early on halted the recording of his Blue Turtles album one hari to find out just who had created this irresistible cry from the jantung But in April 1990 the Gramm Jones partnership seemingly membagi, split two years later that ineffable chemistry drew them back together as Mick wryly put it This is a taste of things to come it feels like The detik Time.
Mick Jones had dreamed of his own unique synthesis of rock progressive and R&R elements since his days touring as a support act for the Beatles whose luminous energy moved the young Englishmen to tears In 1977 he joined forces with ex King Crimson hornsman Ian McDonald and a soulful vocalist from RochesterNY named Lou Gramm ace British drummer Dennis Elliot and New Yorkers Al Greenwood keyboards and Ed Gagliardi bassThe Gramm Jones menulis chemistry clicked immediately The driving Cold As Ice became the first of their hybrid collaborations.O
Not long yang lalu Foreigners Mick Jones was accosted oleh a famous model in a New York restaurant I have a bone to pick with anda seems she was the ex girl friend of Johnny Rotten now Lydon of the Sex Pistols back in 78 She claimed Lydon kept her up 2 nightsdancing to a red vinyl promo disk called Hot Blooded that the former Pistol just couldn't get off his turntable, meja putar Even Jones admits it was unfashionable in many circles to admire Foreigners mainstream rock in those days but Lydon was only one of many closet fan who noticed Foreigner stood out from the crowd of corporate rockers for 2 simple but profound reasons 1 they had the guts to take risks 2 they could rock their butts off.
Mick Jones was listening to Juke Box one hari and heard Les Paul and Mary Ford with their gitar he was fascinated and went to a detik hand store and bought a detik handed broken gitar never played one taught himself and became one of the best ones ever he needed a band needed a name for it and players he heard an Album called Black domba and liked the singer Lou Gramm who became lead singer they both had health problems and a falling out didn't speak for 10 years Lou called him to tell him he was happy that he won an award for best song writer so did Lou they became best friends after that Lou quit in 2003 and Kelly Hansen took his place the song Juke Box Hero came from that one hari Mick heard that song