Mick Jones Talks VH

[Nickdfresh]

I want to know why can't this be when it's love...

[LoungeMachine]

I liked the first 2 albums. Hell Foreigner was my first real rock concert at 16 at The Seattle Center Coliseum.

[FORD]

Hell, even their third album "Head Games" was alright. They didn't drown in the Velveeta until "4".

[Never was]

Well get a few drinks in Mick and get the unedited version. That was a very very politically nice version. I've heard Mick for years and that is a highly cleaned up version of those sessions.
Hagar wrote almost nothing on 5150 and was more drunk than Eddie. Mick does not have a high regard of Hagar. Foreigner ballads yeah easy to knock them but hard to not cash the checks.

[VHscraps]

5150 had their best drum sound?? What the what the??

Maybe he was suggesting that the drums - Alex's electronic toms etc - sounded a lot WORSE before he got involved. I think on '1984' he only had an electronic bass drum, and the rest were acoustic - all because Ed had to record at the studio that killed the band.

Before Mick Jones got involved it was just Ed and Donn Landee, I guess. Donn's forte was apparently getting a good guitar sound - his work with Little Feat etc was known for the guitar tone.

Remember that Ted Templeman had been a drummer - with his producers hat on, I bet he hated the electronic drums. In fact, now that I am thinking about it, I am sure Landee thought they were a huge mistake.

But, hey, as long as Ed got to make the album in his backyard, fuck the band, the best producer they ever had, and the fucking drums - which always sounded fine to me before ... Hence Dave being spot on in referring to Ed as "the Unabomber"!!

[LoungeMachine]

Mick does not have a high regard of Hagar. .

No one does...



Well, except Von

[FORD]

Rumor is that this is the sound that Jones was really looking for......

[VHscraps]

rumor is that this is the sound that jones was really looking for......

lmfao ...

[Zing!]

Hilarious! Sounds like an 80's arcade game soundtrack.

:D

[chefcraig]

I'm probably just misreading this, but did he say that HE wrote those sappy lyrics on 5150, and not Bette?

Oh, I dunno...what sane person would wish to claim ownership of masterworks such as this:

"Only time will tell If we stand the test of time..."

[twonabomber]

Should read "Mick Jones talks Van Hagar..."

[VHscraps]

Hell, even their third album "Head Games" was alright. They didn't drown in the Velveeta until "4".

Check this - is this 1981/82? Remember seeing it on TV and thinking ... purty hot live band

[Headly1984]

Foreigner had 2 VG albums - self titled I & Double Vision ..

I still like em when I play it through - well, maybe not Starrider LOL!! .. but the rest is still AOK w/ me