I am due to see Foreigner in concert soon and thought I'd take this opportunity to quickly get myself up to speed with their music. Like most people, I know plenty of the band's great catchy singles and have heard the albums previously. But I have never taken the time to properly listen to their material. This is why I purchased this lovely well priced collection.
Complete Atlantic Albums 1977-1991 is a seven disc collection and has the same standards as every other collection like it. It's a fairly generic looking clamshell case with the CDs in some small vinyl replica sleeves. There's no booklet of information, meaning if you want some info, you're going to have to squint at the small album covers, look on the back of the box or find the information online. The box-set features the albums Foreigner (1977), Double Vision (1978), Head Games (1979), 4 (1981), Agent Provocateur (1984), Inside Information (1987) and Unusual Heat (1991).
As for the music itself, I quite enjoyed it. I felt that the first two albums, Foreigner and Double Vision were fantastic. Those albums are of course well known for containing Cold As Ice and Hot Blooded, two very popular rock songs. The album tracks however are just as well made and in some cases better. I really loved the song Spellbinder, Feels Like the First Time and I Need You. The third album, Head Games is pretty good in its own right but didn't stand out quite as much to me. Being sandwiched between the first two and 4, it is quite understandable as to why it is easily forgotten. The previously mentioned 4 is a fantastic slick pop rock album. This one is known for Waiting For a Girl Like You and contains great tunes like Juke Box Hero, Night Life and I'm Gonna Win. It's a very positively charged album and was a blast to listen to. Agent Provocateur and Inside Information didn't feel quite as focused and well produced as the previous four albums. There's a number of cracking tunes on there, but the commercial side gets in the way of the band making progress. Unusual Heat from 1991 is one I have never heard of, until now. I quite enjoyed the sound of the album. Everything sounds like the band made a bit more effort, it's well produced and features some good solid songs.
It sounds to me that these albums have been remastered and given the usual "make it louder" treatment that plagues a lot of re-releases. The drums on Head Games to me felt a bit too loud, especially when wearing headphones and the source used for the first album had some little inconsistencies here and there. Despite that, it could be a lot worse.
I paid a whopping £20 for this collection and think it was well worth what I paid. The albums are nicely contained in this sturdy little box and it covers all the ground that I was looking to cover. A nice easy way to collect the majority of Foreigner's music.
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