Группа
получила свое название исходя из того факта, что ее первоначальный состав был
интернациональным и это нашло отражение в их музыке. Мик Джонс (р. 27 декабря
1944, Лондон, Англия; гитара, вокал) основал проект в 1976 году, поиграв до
этого в "Nero And The Gladiators" (имевшей два маленьких хита
"Entry Of The Gladiators" и "In The Hall Of The Mountain
King" в 1961-м). Остальное время в 60-х он был автором текстов и
музыкальным директором французского певца Джонни Холидея. С ним же работал и
экс-"гладиатор" Томми Браун, с которым Джонс записал несколько
синглов и EP-шек. В начале 70-х Мик работал с экс-клавишником "Spooky
tooth" Гэри Райтом в "Wonderwheel", а потом принимал участие в
записи трех альбомов реанимированного "Spooky tooth".
Поднабравшись
музыкального опыта Джонс решил сколотить свою группу. Для этого он пригласил к
себе следующих людей: Яна Макдоналда (р. 25 июня 1946, Лондон, Англия; гитара,
клавишные, рожки, вокал, экс-"King crimson"), Лу Грэмма (Лу
Грамматико, р. 2 мая 1950, Нью-Йорк, США; вокал), игравшего с "Black
sheep" в начале 70-х, Денниса Эллиотта (р. 18 августа 1950, Лондон,
Англия; ударные, экс-"If"), Эла Гринвуда (р. Нью-Йорк, США;
клавишные) и Эдварда Гаглиарди (р. 13 февраля 1952, Нью-Йорк, США; бас).
В
1977 году вышел первый альбом "Foreigner" и в опросе, проводимом
журналом "Rollinge stone" коллектив получил звание лучшей новой
группы. Диск сразу же поимел успех в Америке, поднявшись на 4 позицию в чартах
"Billboard". Большинство материала на нем было написано Джонсом и
Грэммом, включая такие классические треки как "Feels Like The First
Time" (штатовский № 4 в марте 1977-го) и "Cold As Ice"
(штатовский № 6 в июле 1977-го). Несмотря на то, что "Foreigner"
дважды в 70-е годы выступали на редингском фестивале в Англии, в Америке они
имели больший успех, где "Hot Blooded" (№ 3 в июле 1978-го) и
"Double Vision" (№ 2 в сентябре 1978-го) разошлись миллионными
тиражами.
В
1979 году Гаглиарди сменил басист Рик Уиллс (Англия), ранее игравший в
"King Crimson" и "Peter Frampton". Диск 1979 года стал
известен скорее из-за его обложки, чем из-за музыкального содержания. В 1980-м
из группы ушли Макдоналд и Гринвуд, основав проект "Spys". Следующий
альбом "4", записанный с участием "гостей" Томаса Долби и
Джуниора Уолкера продюсером Маттом Лэнджем, занял 4-ю строчку в штатовских
хит-парадах и 5-ю в британских. Сопутствующий ему сингл "Waiting For A
Girl Like You" на десять недель завис на второй позиции американских чартов,
а также попал в десятку лучших в Англии. Музыка группы представляла собой в
основном задумчивые мелодичные баллады.
Популярность
коллектива подтвердилась в декабре 1984 с выходом сингла "I Want To Know
What Love Is", ставшим самым большим коммерческим успехом "Foreigner".
Он возглавил хит-парады по обе стороны Атлантики. Тем временем "Agent
Provocateur" возглавил английские альбомные чарты и стал номером 4 в
Америке. В середине 80-х члены "Foreigner" занялись сольными
проектами, и после успеха альбома 1987 года "Ready Or Not" Грэмма
поползли слухи о расформировании группы. Но дело было не совсем так, поскольку
вышел очередной диск банды "Inside information". Он, правда, оказался
довольно слабым, хотя и сопровождался синглами "Say You Will" и "I
Don't Want To Live Without You", попавшими в американский Топ 10. В 1989
году Грэмм успешно выступал со своим сольным проектом "Long Hard
Look" , а в мае 1990-го ушел из "Foreigner" и основал
"Shadow king". Но Джонс не стал так просто сдаваться и для записи
"Unusual Heat" пригласил нового вокалиста, экс-участника "King
Kobra" Джонни Эдвардса. В 1992-м Джонс и Грэмм воссоединились, несмотря на
протесты Уиллса и Эллиотта.
Состав
"Foreigner" 1994 года включал в себя также бывшего коллегу Грэмма по
"Black Sheep" и "Shadow King" басиста Брюса Таргона,
клавишника Джеффа Якобса и ударника Марка Шулмана. В такой
"конфигурации" в 1995 году группа выпустила диск "Mr
Moonlight". Альбом имел умеренный успех, хотя и был сделан в типичной
манере "Foreigner". На концертах их принимали тепло, а наибольшей
популярностью пользовались песни "Cold As Ice", "Urgent" и
"I Want To Know What Love Is". В последующие годы Грэмм лечился от
мозговой опухоли, и поэтому группа возобновила работу в только в 1999-м.
Состав
Mick
Jones - гитара, вокал
Lou Gramm - вокал
Bruce Turgon - бас
Jeff Jacobs - клавишные
Denny Carmassi - ударные
Tom Gimbel - саксофон, гитара
Дискография
Foreigner - 1977
Double Vision - 1978
Head Games - 1979
4 - 1981
Records (Greatest Hits) - 1982
Agent Provocateur - 1984
Inside Information - 1987
Unusual Heat - 1991
The Very Best...And Beyond - 1992
Classic Hits Live - 1993
Mr. Moonlight - 1995
Список литературы
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