SCOTTS HIDDEN TREASURES - (FOREIGNER - Unusual Heat)

SCOTTS HIDDEN TREASURES...

FOREIGNER - UNUSUAL HEAT
JUNE 1991

Johnny Edwards - guitar, vocals, background vocals
Mick Jones - guitar, keyboard, background vocals
Rick Wills - bass, background vocals
Dennis Elliott- drums

Here are the two tracks I selected - (Click album cover to listen)

ONLY HEAVEN KNOWS
READY FOR THE RAIN

My memory of this album is like Deja-Vu. Here's why...

One of the very first albums that really shaped my musical tastes was when my brother brought home Foreigners debut album. It was, at the time, life altering. I'd taken to the band wholeheartedly. Their follow up release, Double Vision was my second concert experience, and all the cool kids in Junior High (that’s what they called it back then) had this album and knew it from top to bottom. Head Games continued the momentum and 4 knocked it out of the park. So my love for the band just continued up until they released Inside Information which was a disappointment for me.

I'd followed with interest all the trouble the band was going through and loved Lou Gramm's debut solo album. It’s still in rotation for me to this day. But when Mick Jones put together this version of Foreigner, I totally passed it by, until my brother brought them home yet again. Reluctantly I put in on the turntable, and the rest as they say is history. Still don't understand why this didn't go over bigger, but I'm convinced it was timing as 1991 was a year of transition for this style of music.

Lastly, a certain new member on this site had mentioned she really liked Hair Metal and since this album came out at the end of that era and I thought it was a great representation of how good Hair Metal could be! You can argue how Hair Metal Foreigner wasn’t, but before you do, listen to this entire album and then let's have that discussion.

This album is strong top to bottom. It contains some of my favorite Mick Jones guitar work. The 80's style riff's are some of the best out there. And the production remains top notch, so anything off this album is indeed hidden treasures, enjoy the two I picked.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on June 11, 2012 at 8:17pm

Thanks Gordon. I should've went with Lowdown and Dirty its probably a better representation of what you'll find, but if you find this used or in a cutout bin, its a must buy for sure!

Thanks for listening!