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Author:  pittmike [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Foreigner
I was driving home this evening and a Foreigner song was on the old radio. I thought to myself it is catchy. They have many hits. More than say Def Leppard. So why no Hall of Fame for Foreigner but Diana Ross and any number of dumb 60s groups are in?
Author:  GoldenJet [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Because they're white.














...and mediocre
Author:  sjboyd0137 [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Ugh

Hard no.
Author:  pittmike [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
That’s the point. There is a lot of mediocre. They sold a shit ton of albums. I am just wondering the criterion. Like 3000 hits in baseball.
Author:  GoldenJet [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
They're not even equivalent to Mark Grace.

They're in the Hall of the ok.
Author:  312player [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
pittmike wrote:
I was driving home this evening and a Foreigner song was on the old radio. I thought to myself it is catchy. They have many hits. More than say Def Leppard. So why no Hall of Fame for Foreigner but Diana Ross and any number of dumb 60s groups are in?



I know you are probably 15 years older than me but I love music.. 60-90 was the best era... Foreigner was one of the worst POS bands ever produced... Right up there with the doobie bros.
Author:  Jaw Breaker [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Foreigner wrote some great songs. Cold as Ice has one of the greatest opening hooks ever. Lou Gramm is awesome.

I’d say borderline HoF, but they are better than MANY that are in.
Author:  HawaiiYou [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Did not like them when they were active. They and Air Supply sort of fit into the same category. LIke a B rock and roll out fit.

But since their hey day i have liked their songs. Some of their songs have really stood the test of time and I do like listening to them when I hear them on radio.

Hot Blooded is an example.
Author:  Franky T [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Jaw Breaker wrote:
Foreigner wrote some great songs. Cold as Ice has one of the greatest opening hooks ever. Lou Gramm is awesome.

I’d say borderline HoF, but they are better than MANY that are in.

Yeah, there are plenty of worse bands in the HOF. They had their share of hits.
Author:  Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
pittmike wrote:
I was driving home this evening and a Foreigner song was on the old radio.


I’ll derail this and apologize in advance.

But this just made me think about when I took Dr. Ken Jr. I out in a ‘70s classic car when he was about 5 years old or so and he was amazed that the radio was playing current music since the radio was so old.
Author:  Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
They are a band everyone knows but nobody would list as one of their all time favorites. A lot of people (myself included) look at baseball HOF nominees in terms of whether they were considered one of the greats during their peak era. I don’t know that Foreigner meets that criteria.
Author:  Furious Styles [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Young Furious spent many hours drumming along to their earlier tunes. But then they neutered drummer Dennis Elliott and moved on from some talented original members. I grew up watching the Monkees and figured every band was a merry group of friends that would weather any storm together.

Until Foreigner.
Author:  Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
312player wrote:
pittmike wrote:
I was driving home this evening and a Foreigner song was on the old radio. I thought to myself it is catchy. They have many hits. More than say Def Leppard. So why no Hall of Fame for Foreigner but Diana Ross and any number of dumb 60s groups are in?



I know you are probably 15 years older than me but I love music.. 60-90 was the best era... Foreigner was one of the worst POS bands ever produced... Right up there with the doobie bros.

You claim to love music and then list 60-90 as an era? :drunken:
Author:  Hussra [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Didn't they putt Mutt Lange in the HoF? He produced Foreigner/Def Leppard/Cars 80's/Bryan Adams/ both the last Bon Scott and first Brian Johnson AC/DC records. Probably sufficient.

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Author:  Franky T [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Hussra wrote:
Didn't they putt Mutt Lange in the HoF? He produced Foreigner/Def Leppard/Cars 80's/Bryan Adams/ both the last Bon Scott and first Brian Johnson AC/DC records. Probably sufficient.

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Juuuust a little bit creepy?
Author:  Nardi [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
How do you HATE Foreigner? Dirty White Boy, Juke Box Hero, Break It Up... They were a band babes dug that were actually listenable.
Author:  312player [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote:
312player wrote:
pittmike wrote:
I was driving home this evening and a Foreigner song was on the old radio. I thought to myself it is catchy. They have many hits. More than say Def Leppard. So why no Hall of Fame for Foreigner but Diana Ross and any number of dumb 60s groups are in?



I know you are probably 15 years older than me but I love music.. 60-90 was the best era... Foreigner was one of the worst POS bands ever produced... Right up there with the doobie bros.

You claim to love music and then list 60-90 as an era? :drunken:



Yeah.. 1960 - 1990 was the best era.

If foreigner was a baseball ball player it would be Mario Mendoza.
Author:  312player [ Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
pittmike wrote:
I was driving home this evening and a Foreigner song was on the old radio.


I’ll derail this and apologize in advance.

But this just made me think about when I took Dr. Ken Jr. I out in a ‘70s classic car when he was about 5 years old or so and he was amazed that the radio was playing current music since the radio was so old.


Just get to the point, tell him the truth..foreigner blows
Author:  vitoscotti [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Foreigner
Refreshed by going through their hits. Pop bubble gum rock. Few extended guitar solos. "Urgent" is a classic and still holds up.
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