Mick Jones and Lou Gramm are 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees!

Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/22/2013 @ 15:16pm

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Posted by Roy on Saturday, 02/23/2013 @ 00:15am

oh no, Roy's discovered the image function!

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 02/23/2013 @ 05:56am

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/steven-tyler-and-joe-perry-picked-for-songwriters-hall-of-fame-20130222

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Picked for Songwriters Hall of Fame
Foreigner's Mick Jones and Lou Gramm are also among this year's inductees

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 02/23/2013 @ 20:47pm

THE 2013 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME NOMINATION AND INDUCTION BIOS

Mick Jones/Lou Gramm (p/k/a Foreigner)

Foreigner’s songwriting partnership of England’s Mick Jones and America’s Lou Gramm resulted in immense album sales and huge hits during the 1970s and ‘80s. Their songwriting prowess was proven from the outset with the self-titled 1977 debut album, which yielded the hits “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice” and “Long, Long Way From Home.” Hits like “Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “Urgent” and “Waiting For A Girl Like You” followed, and they reached No. 1 in 1985 with the massive gospel-inspired “I Want To Know What Love Is.”

Key songs in the Jones/Gramm catalog include “Juke Box Hero,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Cold As Ice,” Hot Blooded” and “Double Vision.”

Mick Jones & Lou Gramm:

Foreigner’s legendary songwriting partners, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, have together propelled an arsenal of ten multi-platinum albums and multiple Top 30 hits. Universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, the band is responsible for some of the greatest rock anthems of our time, including the worldwide #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” which today remains as one of the 25 most performed songs in the ASCAP catalog. Other iconic songs include “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice” and “Long, Long Way From Home” from their self-titled 1977 debut album. Major songs in the Jones and Gramm catalog include “Juke Box Hero,” “Hot Blooded” and “Waiting For A Girl Like You.” A multi-talented and multi-dimensional “musician’s musician,” Jones has also written songs such as “Bad Love” with Eric Clapton and “Dreamer” with Ozzy Osbourne, and produced records for others including Billy Joel’s Storm Front and Van Halen’s 5150. A Grammy® and Golden Globe-nominated songwriter, Jones is the winner of the prestigious British Ivor Novello songwriter award for the song “The Flame Still Burns,” from the soundtrack Still Crazy. In the late 80s, Gramm released two solo albums to critical and commercial acclaim entitled Ready or Not and Long Hard Look, respectively, which produced several Top 10 hit singles including, “Midnight Blue”, “Just Between You And Me” and the Top 40 hit “True Blue Love.” Gramm also contributed a song to the soundtrack for the 1987 movie The Lost Boys, titled “Lost In The Shadows.” In May 2013, Triumph Books will release Gramm’s biography, Juke Box Hero.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 02/24/2013 @ 21:57pm

It can't be denied that Foreigner has accomplished
a great deal of commercial success. I would respect them way better if they had written more songs like Starrider and less songs for 16 year olds looking at daddy's Playboy like Hot Blooded.

Rolling Stone did not like Double Vision. Keith Tucker called it "incredibly self-absorbed and nearly paralyzed by redoubled caution." I have it and I don't think there's anything on it worth remembering except Double Vision and Blue Morning Blue Day. After Head Games it was all downhill into a sea of blandness and predictability. Urgent was a disco song that made them a lot of money. Waiting for a Girl Like You was elevator music that made them a lot of money, and so on, and so on.

Foreigner fits my definition of corporate rock because when an album by a band known for a certain type of music puts one or two songs on the album that don't sound like the others and it just so happens that those two songs go top 10, it's pretty obvious the band is trying to please the boys at corporate headquarters so they can continue to be employed. You saw the same with groups in the late 70s early 80s like Styx and Babe, Best Of Times and Journey with Whos Crying Now and Open Arms. It's so obvious, really.

In the end Foreigner was Mick Jones' baby. He ran it like a business from the start with the auditions in New York and then the time came to consolidate power, so he fired the most talented member of the band Ian McDonald who played with King Crimson as well as Al Greenwood the keyboard player. A power play any CEO would be proud of.

Posted by Darius on Monday, 04/29/2013 @ 02:23am

Mick Jones and Lou Gramm will both be attending and performing at the 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/1/2013 @ 13:45pm

Many aren't aware that Mick Jones was a session player for The Beatles. He was long considered a musical prodidgy in England before he discovered singer Lou Gramm fronting Black Sheep. Make no mistake, Jones followed a formula with Foreigner. This resulted in many of that eras greatest pop /rock albums and songs. Gramm was the difference market because his voice guarranteed no one else sounded like them. Put them in.

Posted by rock authority on Tuesday, 05/21/2013 @ 23:04pm

Foreigner

01. Mick Jones (1976-Present; lead guitar)
02. Lou Gramm (1976-2004; lead vocals)
03. Ed Gagliardi (1976-1979; bass guitar)
04. Al Greenwood (1976-1981; keyboards, synthesizers)
05. Ian McDonald (1976-1981; guitar, saxophone; King Crimson)
06. Dennis Elliott (1976-1991; drums, percussion)
07. Rick Wills (1979-1993; bass guitar)
08. Mark Rivera (1981-1989; guitar, saxophone)
09. Bob Mayo (1981-1988; keyboards, synthesizers)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/23/2013 @ 10:30am

The 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame

Billy Joel inducts Lou Gramm and Mick Jones

Posted by Roy on Friday, 06/14/2013 @ 10:38am

Foreigner had been accused by critics of being a "faceless" band, or corporate rock for many years. I will not deny that Mick Jones had wanted to have a successful band, but what's wrong with that? Lou Gramm had been an outstanding vocalist and has been the co-writer of many great songs. As far as I am concerned, writing a great anthemic song like 'Cold As Ice,' (IMHO, one of the best songs of the 1970's) and being linked to King Crimson via original multi-instrumentalist Ian MacDonald is not a bad thing either. Of course, one could argue that their debut album and '4' were their greatest works. Not content to rest on their laurels, Lou and Mick were a hit making machine; Foreigner had even
written the anthemic, 'I Want To Know What Love Is.' Should a band be criticized for writing great songs and being successful? I think not! Foreigner certainly has a lasting legacy of great timeless songs and not just for this reason alone, does Foreigner deserve to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 08/1/2013 @ 09:46am

Foreigner will definitely be inducted into the RRHOF in the next 5 years or so. They have several points favoring their induction in the coming years.

1.Lou Gramm is one of the greatest rock singers of the era & Mick Jones guitar playing was highly regarded.RRHOF Committee places some criteria on the best on instruments.

2.A collection of hits. Cold As Ice,Urgent,Hot Blooded,Juke Box Hero,Girl Like You,IWTKWLI, to name a few. It shows music fans supported their work & they were successful.

3."4" was a monster album. I think the Committee likes when a band creates an Epic work. It shows their greatness & it helps weed out the RRHOF type bands from the very good bands.

4."I Want To Know What Love Is..." I think this Classic song breaks ties with other similar bands. It was an incredible rock song,ballad,gospel choir all rolled
into one. Gigantic hit with a heavenly sound.

5.Longevity.Mick Jones & Foreigner still around today making music. Maybe,they dont have the popularity of the 80's but almost 40 yrs later,the group is still around. As long as a group remains in the public eye,they will get consideration when they have a respected run like Foreigner. KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 01/29/2014 @ 15:23pm

Foreigner with master musician Mick Jones leading the way produced wonderful songs in the late 70s & early 80s that still resonate today on classic rock stations. With a new lineup featuring frontman Kelly Hanson, Foreigner concerts are as good or better then ever with stellar guitarist Mick Jones still at the helm. No band is more deserving of the HOF.

Posted by Robin Hood on Thursday, 01/30/2014 @ 18:54pm

"No band is more deserving of the HOF."--Robin Hood

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*gasp of air*

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Posted by Philip on Thursday, 01/30/2014 @ 19:25pm

Lets see. To get into the HALL your supposed to be talented, successful, have longevity, and make an enduring mark. One of the greatest lead vocalists in rock history-check, 10 platinum albums-check, still going for over 30years-check, hits that ranged from straight ahead rockers to pop to balads-check. Exactly what hasn't this band done? This is how the hall loses respect. This is whats known as a "no brainer".

Posted by rock authority on Monday, 06/2/2014 @ 17:35pm

Once again, the "Behind The Music: Remastered" episode on Foreigner is scheduled to air on VH-1 Classic @ 2 p.m. E.D.T. on Monday July 14, 2014.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 07/13/2014 @ 13:06pm

I think that Lou Gramm's and Mick Jones' induction into the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame might be the impetus to garner them a Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nomination. What do you think?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 08/31/2014 @ 09:17am

Along with several other previously mentioned artists, Foreigner also deserves immediate induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 05/2/2015 @ 11:53am

Once again, the "Behind The Music: Remastered" episode featuring Foreigner is scheduled to air on VH-1 Classic at 7:00 p.m. E.D.T. on Saturday June 6, 2015.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Wednesday, 05/27/2015 @ 09:10am

Foreigner is not really a corporate rock band, as much as they a "prog" adjacent band.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Friday, 06/12/2015 @ 02:21am

Lou Gramm is now excited about the shake-up, perhaps he thinks his chances are better now.

I can't help but think of one of the worst commercials of the past year or so: the Hot Pockets commercial with an apartment party and everyone jamming. It uses the song, "Hot Blooded", but instead sings "Hot POCKETS". I hate this commercial so much, but I also can't help but notice, that the tribute/parody band that performs this version of "Hot Blooded Pockets" is actually rocking harder than the Foreigner original. Partially because they do the song in an AC/DC style rather than a Foreigner style. But still, Foreigner is outrocked on their own classic by a band that is hawking one of the four basic food groups for college students.

And that, dear children, is why Foreigner is having difficulty getting into the Hall.

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 06/25/2015 @ 22:17pm

With the recent Rock Hall committee shakeup, I think more “commercial” bands from the 70s and 80s will definitely benefit now. I agree that Foreigner deserves to be in the Rock Hall, but they can’t seem to shake up the commercial side of their music (this is probably their own fault). Foreigner, like many 70s/80s rock bands were heavily criticized for being “corporate rock” (which is unfair but there’s some truth to that). Phillip’s point is spot-on as to why Foreigner has and will have a hard time being taken seriously. Foreigner is still heavily played on classic rock stations which is a major plus for Rock Hall consideration. While not really being a critic’s darling, I think Foreigner will get in the Rock Hall the same way Hall & Oates got inducted last year: they have a ton of massive, still-popular hits under their belt. I think the Rock Hall will turn to the major 80s bands first: Bon Jovi and Def Leppard immediately come to mind (in addition to Foreigner). On a side note, I’m also thinking of other worthy 80s groups that should be considered now like The Cure, The Smiths, The Replacements, Sonic Youth and Duran Duran. BTW, Phillip I remember that terrible Hot Pockets commercial and that was a very cheesy ad (no pun intended).

Posted by Nick on Thursday, 06/25/2015 @ 22:47pm

One of my all-time fave bands not yet there. As much as I love their music, I don't see an induction (or maybe even a nomination) until at least 2025. Rock on!

Posted by DJ Dave M on Monday, 07/6/2015 @ 10:40am

Foreigner had been considered to be either faceless rock, or corporate rock for nearly 4 decades. Before I had even heard of The Moody Blues, or Rush, or Yes, or possibly even Kansas, or Styx, I had heard one of my first progressive rock songs, 'Cold As Ice' by Foreigner. Although I did not purchase my first foreigner album until 1981, I did buy a copy of an 8 track tape that had included 'Cold As Ice' in 1980. Foreigner and Heart were the first "prog adjacent" bands which I had become familiar with. I would later hear Journey and buy "Escape" on cassette in 1981.

Other than perhaps Steve Perry, Lou Gramm has one of the greatest voices in rock. Lou Gramm and Mick Jones are also two of the most successful songwriters of all time. In fact, they were both inducted into the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame in 2013 (the same year that both Rush and Heart were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame). Does Foreigner deserve immediate induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame? I will let the Nominating Committee answer that question.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 08/16/2015 @ 06:36am

Once again, the "Behind The Music: Remastered" episode featuring Foreigner is scheduled to air on VH1 classic on Friday August 21, 2015 at 12 a.m. E.D.T.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 08/20/2015 @ 05:35am

http://www.futurerocklegends.com/blog_files/Jann_Wenner_and_vote_fixing.html

It appears Jann Wenner likes Foreigner.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 09/6/2015 @ 22:53pm

Foreigner

01. Mick Jones (1976-Present; lead guitar)
02. Lou Gramm (1976-2004; lead vocals)
03. Ed Gagliardi (1976-1979; bass guitar)
04. Al Greenwood (1976-1981; keyboards, synthesizers)
05. Ian McDonald (1976-1981; guitar, saxophone; King Crimson)
06. Dennis Elliott (1976-1991; drums, percussion)
07. Rick Wills (1979-1993; bass guitar)
08. Mark Rivera (1981-1989; guitar, saxophone)
09. Bob Mayo (1981-1988; keyboards, synthesizers)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 01/12/2017 @ 01:03am

Chicago > Journey > Foreigner

Posted by Roy on Friday, 01/27/2017 @ 22:21pm

Foriegner was a great band with great song writing, great vocals, great musicians, sold a ton of albums and much better band than at least half of the inductees. Anyone that doesn't have some unusual bias against them should agree that they should be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

Posted by RCW on Wednesday, 03/22/2017 @ 12:04pm

This is just a follow-up to my post on Duane Eddy's page (for those that missed it, I was surprised that Mick Jones had inducted Eddy in 1994):

Journey vs. Foreigner

1) Both were not thought highly of from so-called professional critics and magazines
2) Both ruled the same era (late 70s, all throughout the 80s - but mostly the early part of the decade)
3) Both had many Top 10 pop hits and radio songs that still get played today
4) Both have had ever-changing (if not messy) lineups with at least one main-stay who has been with the band since the beginning
5) Both started out as a hard-rock band before shifting to arena and soft rock
6) Both put on their pants one leg at a time...

...hopefully you all get the idea. I know this may sound ridiculous to some. There are plenty of exceptions as well, just too many. I don't know if Foreigner will ever be inducted, but that's up to the NomCom for now.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 09/25/2017 @ 22:55pm

Foreigner Deserve To Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Of Fame.

Posted by Kirsten on Tuesday, 09/26/2017 @ 14:42pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdMN9mbke-4

Foreigner - Behind The Music: Remastered

Posted by Roy on Monday, 12/18/2017 @ 14:06pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UVG-5Ln5h0

"Urgent" Billy Joel & Lou Gramm & Mick Jones(Foreigner)@MSGarden New York 1/11/18

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 13:26pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CaXgvzMUvk

"Cold as Ice" Billy Joel & Lou Gramm & Mick Jones(Foreigner)@MSGarden New York 1/11/18

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/23/2018 @ 13:28pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSz6xXk0TDI

Foreigner's Lou Gramm Live In-Studio on Jonesy's Jukebox!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/11/2018 @ 06:21am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRxYKuRrYv0

Foreigner's Lou Gramm on his Hits & Touring

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/11/2018 @ 06:25am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMhwwsXkdCU

CBS Sunday: ​The Remarkable Comeback of Foreigner's Mick Jones

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/11/2018 @ 06:36am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdDXQcK5xtw

Lou Gramm of Foreigner Fame Announces Retirement

Posted by Roy on Monday, 12/31/2018 @ 09:39am

Lou Gramm was a janitor
Jon Bon Jovi was a janitor

Posted by Roy on Monday, 12/31/2018 @ 09:42am

RIAA Gold & Platinum Total: Foreigner

45.5 Million

https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=FOREIGNER+&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 02/6/2019 @ 15:01pm

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/foreigner-current-former-members/

HOW FOREIGNER’S MIX OF CURRENT AND OLD MEMBERS OVERCAME HESITANT START

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 04/4/2019 @ 15:16pm

Why does Journey, get in, but not Foreigner? They sound very similar to me. I wouldn't have a problem with rejecting Foreigner if Journey hadn't already been inducted-- unnecessarily. Neil Schon and Greg Rolle are already in with Santana and only the best deserve induction more than once(Clapton, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Paul Simon, solo Beatles, um, uh, Stevie Nicks?)Personally, I prefer Lou Graham vocally to Steven Perry. Journey's power ballads were the worst, listen to " Empty Arms". Plus, Foreigner rocked better. Mutt Lange(AC/DC, Def Leppard) produced them. Those bands are in( Mutt deserves induction before or along Foreigner). The band Heart is also a puzzling inclusion too if excluding Foreigner, since they sound alike but I find Heart inferior to some of their contemporaries or average at best.
I would have selected Foreigner before Journey, if I had to choose. Neither is special but there are inductees with less merit than either. Now that Journey is in, the chances for Foreigner are probably decreased. If the Hall keeps Foreigner out, then I hope Boston, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Supertramp, Loverboy, Grand Funk, Starship, Uriah Heep, Toto, are excluded (I'm really streatching here, but some of these have no chance anyway). Not everyone gets in. That's the purpose of the Hall.

Posted by IMHO(in my... on Thursday, 04/2/2020 @ 19:58pm

Why does Journey, get in, but not Foreigner? They sound very similar to me. I wouldn't have a problem with rejecting Foreigner if Journey hadn't already been inducted-- unnecessarily. Neil Schon and Greg Rolle are already in with Santana and only the best deserve induction more than once(Clapton, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Paul Simon, solo Beatles, um, uh, Stevie Nicks?)Personally, I prefer Lou Graham vocally to Steven Perry. Journey's power ballads were the worst, listen to " Empty Arms". Plus, Foreigner rocked better. Mutt Lange(AC/DC, Def Leppard) produced them. Those bands are in( Mutt deserves induction before or along Foreigner). The band Heart is also a puzzling inclusion too if excluding Foreigner, since they sound alike but I find Heart inferior to some of their contemporaries or average at best.
I would have selected Foreigner before Journey, if I had to choose. Neither is special but there are inductees with less merit than either. Now that Journey is in, the chances for Foreigner are probably decreased. If the Hall keeps Foreigner out, then I hope Boston, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Supertramp, Loverboy, Grand Funk, Starship, Uriah Heep, Toto, are excluded (I'm really streatching here, but some of these have no chance anyway). Not everyone gets in. That's the purpose of the Hall.

Posted by IMHO(in my... on Thursday, 04/2/2020 @ 19:59pm

Why does Journey, get in, but not Foreigner? They sound very similar to me. I wouldn't have a problem with rejecting Foreigner if Journey hadn't already been inducted-- unnecessarily. Neil Schon and Greg Rolle are already in with Santana and only the best deserve induction more than once(Clapton, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Paul Simon, solo Beatles, um, uh, Stevie Nicks?)Personally, I prefer Lou Graham vocally to Steven Perry. Journey's power ballads were the worst, listen to " Empty Arms". Plus, Foreigner rocked better. Mutt Lange(AC/DC, Def Leppard) produced them. Those bands are in( Mutt deserves induction before or along Foreigner). The band Heart is also a puzzling inclusion too if excluding Foreigner, since they sound alike but I find Heart inferior to some of their contemporaries or average at best.
I would have selected Foreigner before Journey, if I had to choose. Neither is special but there are inductees with less merit than either. Now that Journey is in, the chances for Foreigner are probably decreased. If the Hall keeps Foreigner out, then I hope Boston, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Supertramp, Loverboy, Grand Funk, Starship, Uriah Heep, Toto, are excluded (I'm really streatching here, but some of these have no chance anyway). Not everyone gets in. That's the purpose of the Hall.

Posted by IMHO(in my... on Thursday, 04/2/2020 @ 19:59pm

https://www.adultswim.com/videos/aqua-teen-hunger-force/revenge-of-the-mooninites

Recently watched an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force called "Revenge of the Mooninites" on the Adult Swim app. It was a love letter to Foreigner and referenced up to seven songs: "Urgent", "Cold as Ice", "Dirty White Boy", "Double Vision", "Jukebox Hero", "Hot Blooded", and "Head Games".

You can watch it from the link above my comment.

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 04/24/2020 @ 22:00pm

Well, I have only recently become a fan of Foreigner, and I'm as old as some of the original line up are. I like all kinds of music, though in my youth I was mainly interested in folk and pop music. Now I am getting more into rock, finding pop music too soft for my taste. I think Greta Van Fleet are a very good up-and-coming band (yes, I know they won a Grammy for best rock album in 2019). I like Led Zeppelin, too, though not everything they did, by far. Lou Gramm is an amazing rock vocalist. He puts his whole being into every song he sings, and has a tone and delivery that connects emotionally. He and Mick Jones wrote a fair number of rock songs and ballads that will never fall by the wayside within popular culture. The current singer does a pretty decent job, too. Even the poppy song 'Women' is great fun to listen to, though it is not typical of their catalogue. Everything shouldn't need to be avant-garde or high art to earn its place in the Hall of Fame.

Posted by Ingerid on Saturday, 05/30/2020 @ 12:15pm

Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson said that the band has not been considered for the Hall of Fame because their music is "very commercial and corporate".

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/why-has-foreigner-not-been-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-the-reason-is-very-very-simple-says-jeff-pilson

Posted by fifi on Monday, 01/4/2021 @ 12:07pm

Lou Gramm Interview 2010 - Why no Rock Hall question asked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3YiJMhXIJM

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 01/24/2021 @ 12:35pm

Why are they not in yet when JZ and NWA is?

Posted by Rumination on Thursday, 11/25/2021 @ 19:39pm

Because Jay-Z and NWA were more important to the history of music than Foreigner.

Posted by Follower on Friday, 11/26/2021 @ 14:32pm

RIP Ian McDonald.
KING

Posted by KING on Thursday, 02/10/2022 @ 23:38pm

RIP Ian McDonald

Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/11/2022 @ 03:29am

Foreigner

01. Mick Jones (1976-Present; lead guitar)
02. Lou Gramm (1976-2004; lead vocals)
03. Ed Gagliardi (1976-1979; bass guitar)
04. Al Greenwood (1976-1981; keyboards, synthesizers)
05. Ian McDonald (1976-1981; guitar, saxophone; King Crimson)
06. Dennis Elliott (1976-1991; drums, percussion)
07. Rick Wills (1979-1993; bass guitar)
08. Mark Rivera (1981-1989; guitar, saxophone)
09. Bob Mayo (1981-1988; keyboards, synthesizers)

Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/11/2022 @ 03:33am

Ian McDonald, King Crimson and Foreigner Co-Founder, Dead at 75
Multi-instrumentalist helped craft the progressive-rock cornerstone In the Court of the Crimson King and played on Foreigner's massively successful early LPs
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ian-mcdonald-king-crimson-dead-obit-1298588/

Ian McDonald, Founding Member of King Crimson and Foreigner, Dies at 75
McDonald's family revealed that the multi-instrumentalist, 75, passed away on Wednesday (Feb. 9) surrounded by family at home in New York -- from cancer, according to his son.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ian-mcdonald-obituary-1235030057/

Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/11/2022 @ 07:45am

This is really a no brainier. Foreigner is better than Bon Jovi which is in. Foreigner is is essence of what Rock and Roll is. Once again the RRHall can't get it right many times.

Posted by Carl Hardy on Wednesday, 02/16/2022 @ 20:47pm

It's a crime that Foreigners not in the Rock and roll HOF. They had huge hits and wrote their own songs. Their music is the sound of a generation.

Posted by Richard Valenti on Friday, 02/25/2022 @ 13:34pm

It's a travesty they are not yet inducted. Foriener is the band of the late 70's and all of the 80's that signified what Rock n Roll was. From there first album to there massively popular album Foriener 4 that was and will always be won of the best albums of all times. Every song on that album was amazing. For them not to be in the RRHF is a crime. Get your head out of the clouds and put them in for all loyal Rock n Roll fans around the WORLD......

Posted by Shane on Wednesday, 05/25/2022 @ 02:34am

I had to double take. I can't believe Foreigner aren't already in there. They were the cornerstone of 80s rock, love them or hate them, they had a sound and an influence on a lot of bands that came after them.

Posted by StunningStocktaker on Saturday, 06/4/2022 @ 12:36pm

They Should Be In.

Posted by Tyler Helt on Friday, 07/22/2022 @ 17:40pm

In reading some of these comments, you wonder if anybody knows what a rock band is. I always see all these lame excuses why certain artist shouldn't get into the hall. Haven't you all figured out that this is a rigged process and a popularity contest for those in charge. Foreigner put out some great music back in the day and put on a good live show in their heyday. I guess that doesn't matter anymore and then you end up with Dolly Parton in the rock hall after she told her them she wasn't deserving. What a Farce.

Posted by Jimmy Mullen on Saturday, 10/29/2022 @ 15:22pm

Boston should be in the RRHF. will they ever be considered?

Posted by Joe Roberts on Monday, 01/16/2023 @ 16:37pm

A must. I am shocked that Foreigner is not in. This is why the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is sometimes called the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame. They were a Rock and Roll Pioneer in the '70's. Shame on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Posted by Carl Hardy on Monday, 04/24/2023 @ 15:09pm

Foreigner is the best band not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is a shame they are not in. 'I Want to Known What Love Is" is why they must be in. This is why I many times can't support the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame..

Posted by Carl Hardy on Tuesday, 08/22/2023 @ 21:17pm

Foreigner is classic rock n roll. They should be. In .

Posted by Rebecca Rutledge on Tuesday, 01/30/2024 @ 19:31pm

After induction in future rock legend projects, this band is nominated immediately

Posted by power on Sunday, 02/11/2024 @ 05:29am

In all honesty truth, Foreigner aren't on the caliber of past inductees like Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Ramones, The Clash, Prince, U2, R.E.M, Nirvana, Radiohead among others since not only lacking influence, innovation, impact & significance, they also don't have albums that transcends movements & considered as legitimate artforms. Their nomination is based on the committee trying to appease the rock fans by throwing them a bone as not every act from their era would get the honor, the same crowd who have been complaining about rappers, country stars & anyone who isn't pure rock being inducted while demanding the name change as well.

It really is inane & ridiculous that these marginal AOR guys got their first nod & might be shoo ins whereas notable figures such as Joy Division/New Order, The Smiths, The Replacements, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Bad Brains, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, Beck, The White Stripes, OutKast, Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul, TLC, Diana Ross, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains & Smashing Pumpkins are still on the outside waiting for their call. I can definitely guarantee that Foreigner would be the last act from the 70's arena rock field getting on the ballot as many artists from the same era are either in obituaries or still active as county fair tribute acts not being mentioned by those over & under 30. Just stating facts, not my opinions.

Posted by Jordan Einstein on Tuesday, 03/19/2024 @ 09:18am

Dear Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I grew up with the Foreigner "Records" album on audio cassette, one of my favorite albums until the Inside Information album came out in 1987. That album helped me get through depression, loneliness, and stress many times and every song is a masterpiece including Say you will, and Don't want to live without you. They've had so many hits: Urgent, Cold as ice, I want to know what love is, Jukebox hero, Feels like the first time, Hot blooded, Blue morning blue day, Waiting for a girl like you, Double vision, That was yesterday, Until the end of time, Dirty white boy, Long long way from home, Head games, to name a few. Sure, I don't like everyone that's been inducted into the hall and can't stand some of every year's nominees. If it was my hall, then Foreigner, Poison, Motley crue, Warrant, Winger, Firehouse, Dream theater, Boston, REO, Great White, Ratt, Cinderella, Billy Idol, Skid Row, Slaughter, Damn Yankees, White Lion, Huey Lewis, and all the rest of the rock/glam/pop/metal 80's bands would be in because that's some of the music I grew up with and my friends partied to for many years. God definitely blessed Lou Gramm and this great band over the years. God bless all the members of Foreigner, past present, and future. Thank you for everything. Been voting for them in the fan vote along with Mariah and Kool and the Gang.

Posted by Brian on Saturday, 04/6/2024 @ 14:33pm

You know what, put Foreigner in so we can end the inductions of classic rock bands who didn't change the entire course of rock and roll. In fact, the ones who aren't in would be forgotten by everyone including the committee, so let's move on to those who are HOF material & do matter to the current music out there. At least there's artists in the Hall because they actually are considered as game changers!

Posted by Jordan Einstein on Monday, 04/8/2024 @ 14:21pm

Jordan,

Bro has a hate boner for foreigner

Posted by Will m on Monday, 04/8/2024 @ 15:29pm