The Last Resort is my favorite Eagles song. Also love Wasted Time from the same album.
Foreigner
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It is a great one, and makes one think about the cost of development. "You call something Paradise, you can kiss it goodbye"
Victim of Love is a kick-*** song but I seldom hear it on the classic rock playlist rotation. In the City is another example, but does get slightly more airplay.
Ol '55 is another one of their great ones that hardly gets played on classic rock stations
I understand that viewpoint. I imagine a lot of people go see Foreigner and have no idea that there are all new members. Sort of like how when we were young (70s/80s) there were always groups like The Platters and the Ink Spots, etc. coming to town with no tie to the original acts but someone owned the name. That is where the rock touring business will go eventually - licensing/selling the name in order to put a tribute act out on the road. It would work very well with "faceless" bands like Foreigner.
Agreed: Lou Gramm (the only "face" they ever had) hasn't been part of the band for more than 20 years.
But the name "Foreigner" is on the road, and I guess folks just appreciate the good songs.
To be fair, those bands do have some good songs, but compared to some of the great rock-n-roll bands throughout history, they have pretty mediocre catalogs. I realize people tend to like the music they grow up with, which biases all of us. That being said, I think there is some objectivity to music as well. Bands like Kiss, Foreigner. Bad Company, etc., just don't hold up well in comparison to other bands of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
It is infuriating that a band like the Stones have recorded how many albums with tons of good songs and the classic rock stations play the same 10 songs over and over. Same could be said for many other groups (Eagle, Beatles, U2, etc). Guess it doesn't pay to be a program director with any imagination.
Don't care, I think they sound great. And I like tribute bands, have saw several. We usually go to Virginia Beach the last of June. They have an event called Sandstock, tribute bands on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Some are pretty good and we have a good time, best of all, they're free.
I assuming Mick Jones owns the name and rights to "Foreigner". So basically, as long as Mick is there it is him and whoever the f he wants to play with. I can't imagine the a band named "Foreigner" being allowed to exist without Mick, legally wise. Foreigner has always been Mick's band. His dictator stlyle of leadership is why the band went from a 6 piece to a 4 piece after Head Games. His way or the highway.
Mick owns the name Foreigner but does not always play with the band. The current band leader is Jeff Pilson, who was in Dokken. At some point Mick will completely retire and the others will carry on with the name (with Mick continuing to get paid for the use of the name).