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Foreigner - Records Audio CD

A fair review of the Foreigner "Records" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Foreigner reviews here, or go back to the Foreigner tabs.

Foreigner Band: Foreigner
Title: Records
Rating:
Release Date: 1995-09-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Cold as Ice 2: Double Vision 3: Head Games 4: Waiting for a Girl Like You 5: Feels Like the First Time 6: Urgent 7: Dirty White Boy 8: Juke Box Hero 9: Long, Long Way From Home 10: Hot Blooded [Live]

Foreigner Review
Almost every song was high in the charts "in the day". This CD contains classic Foreigner music. It's been fun to listen to, again, after all these years.


Exactly what I wanted Thanks!
I knew exactly where to go to find and order it. I didn't realize that this Foreigner Album was available until I was browsing one day. Yup, I was right, Amazon! Thanks for excellent condition and great delivery. I'll always know where to go 1st. Thanks again.


Juke Box Shortfall
When - before the CD era - a ten song greatest hits album was considered loaded. Ahh, the 80's. That was the state of things when Foreigner, riding high with "Foreigner 4" and the hit "Waiting For A Girl Like You" put this out for the holiday season of 1982.

However, Foriegner had a few more hits left in them, including the incredible "I Wanna Know What Love Is. " To that end, there are three other superior anthologies available. Look for the Rhino box set "Juke Box Heroes," the double disc "Ultimate Collection" or the single disc 2002 "Complete Greatest Hits. " They include the post-4 material and nix the live version of "Hot Blooded. " You will also frequently get the album length versions over the short versions (why would you want to miss Jr. Walker's amazing full sax solo on "Urgent?").

Make no mistake, "Records" is a solid collection. Just be aware that you can do better.


Excellent
I like how the price is adequate & not overpriced. I really enjoyed this cd & I am a Foreigner fan as it is. I also like how my order arrived so quick after I placed my order online. I will always recommend Amazon to my friends. .


Better Collections Exist
However, multiple reviewers have given this rather excellent compilation of songs as little as one star. You would think that this record would get 5 stars given the songs that are on it, the very cream of the first four Foreigner albums. The reason isn't that the music is bad, the reason is that this collection is very incomplete, and for a few dollars more you can have "The Complete Greatest Hits" which has double the number of songs. The other problem with this collection is that the songs are the radio version, not the album version. There is a third problem with this particular version in that there is a re-master available for it.

You know these songs; they are great songs. The radio versions, true, but still great. The ever awesome "Feels Like the First Time", the mellow "Waiting for a Girl Like You", and rocking standards like "Cold as Ice" and "Hot Blooded"; ten selections that are truly greatest hits.

Now, unless you like only early Foreigner, or must have every Foreigner CD because you are a super fan, go buy one of the newer greatest hits collections that have all these songs plus many more, for only a little more money. I still rate this CD 4 stars because the music is so good, but for value it rates 2 stars, because much better exists.
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