Ranking the Albums of Foreigner with Pete Pardo and Martin Popoff! 

1. Double vision 2. Inside information 3. Head games 4. 4 5. Debut 6. Agent provocateur 7. Mr moonlight 8. Unusual heat 9. Can't slow down I feel like I'm the only person in the world that absolutely loves Inside information. The chorus in Can't wait is outstanding. Lou sang so brilliantly in the 80's and 90's

Saw em in 78 at the world series of rock here in Cleveland. Kicked ass. The first 4 albums are the best, but I have to go with Martin on this one. Head Games. Underrated heavy album. Seventeen, head games, dirty white boy, Rev on the red line. Funny that Martin said this is his worst one , but Rev is in my top 5 songs ever by foreigner

Foreigner was my 2nd show on the Double Vision tour at the Spectrum in Philly. Dec 1, 1978 and The Cars opened up. What a great show that was.

Great show again tonight guys. Very enjoyable & informative.

My ranking : 1. Head Games 2. Double Vision 3. Foreigner 4. 4 5. Inside Information 6. Agent Provocateur 7. Mr. Moonlight 8. Can't Slow Down 9. Unusual Heat

4 is my favorite Foreigner album...

Such a fantastic band! Lots of great famous songs and some killer deep cuts. 1) 4 2) Double Vision 3) Foreigner 4) Inside Information 5) Head Games 6) Agent Provocateur 7) Mr. Moonlight 8) Unusual Heat 9) Can’t Slow Down

Over the last few years I've revisited the first 3 Foreigner albums and really love them all over again. I hate their ballads from later albums but somehow embraced them early on....maybe because they're dark or gritty, while later ballads are just so sappy. So, was stoked to see what you guys thought. Hack, so true about Mick's kid scribbling randomness. I Need You is a great example. The little jam session in the song is outstanding but while I like the guitar solo in it, it strays over to disoriented-land as it winds down the jam. Really odd, yet I still love the tune.

Foreigners debut is one of the best of all time. No duds. Great stuff. Nuff said.

First concert I ever saw. 1978 msg with nick gilder

Wow. The EXACT same order as Pete. Exact. Thx trio. Great stuff 👍💯

1. Foreigner 2. Double Vision 3. Head Games 4. 4 5.everything else. However, they still belong in the HOF for the first four records!

Saw them on the Agent Provocateur tour with Joe Walsh. I don’t own any without Lou. Foreigner 4 remains my favorite-Woman In Black, Girl On The Moon, and Don’t Let Go is a great way to end an album. Inside Information got some hate, but Out Of The Blue is an excellent tune.

1. Head Games 2. Double Vsion 3. Foreigner 4. 4 5. Everything else

My favorite is Head Games, then Double Vision and next the debut album. 4 was ok but not my top album.

Number 1 is the first album it's also the first album I every bought😊

My review for their first four albums from my most favorite to least favorite 1. Foreigner (1977), this is a strong album with lots of great cuts, the singles while good I feel most of their later singles were better than the singles released off of this album, the album cuts IMO are great some of my favorite album cuts are on this album, I find "Starrider", "The Damage Is Done" and "At War With The World" to be the best songs off of the album 2. Foreigner "4" (1981), another great album, I find the singles (with the exception of "Luanne") are IMO superior to the singles off of their debut album, the best album cuts IMO don't reach the heights off of the album cuts off of their debut album, I find "Urgent", "Waiting For A Girl Like You" and "I'm Gonna Win" to be the best songs off of the album. 3. Foreigner "Double Vision" (1978), I think this album has the best singles off of any Foreigner album, sadly the album cuts are a little more hit and miss as I'm not a big fan of "Tramontane" and "I Have Waited So Long", I find "Hot Blooded", "Double Vision" and "Love Has Taken Its Toll" to be the best songs off of the album 4. Foreigner "Head Games" (1979), another very good album, I especially love the heavy feel of this album, I find the album cuts to be a little more consistent than the Double Vision album although I do not like "Blinded By Science" but the singles to be less great than the Double Vision album, I find "Head Games", "Love On The Telephone" and "Seventeen" to be the best songs off of the album.

Super entertaining as always

My top 3: 1. Mr Moonlight 2. Inside information 3. Can't slow down

I love Foreigner! My favorites: 1. Agent Provocateur. The song writing is excellent. Extremely consistent from beginning to end, and vocally…Lou Gramm’s best! 2. 4. (Four) They streamlined the democracy within the band, focused on Gramm-Jones compositions, they are improving as songwriters, and Mutt Lange…doesn’t hurt. 3. Double Vision. As eclectic as this album is, it is extremely cohesive. I think even better than the debut! 4. Head Games. The riff on Dirty White Boy is enough! The title track is killer, and overall, their pop, melodic tendencies are emerging. 5. Foreigner (debut). Cold as Ice is arguably one of the greatest rock songs ever written, but to me, this album is all over the place. 6. Inside Information. Some good melodic rock songs here, but…you KNEW they were running on fumes, and this record is testimony to that. Too bad, cause Heart Turns to Stone…is great.

agree with you guys on i wanna know what love it. but disagree on that was yesterday. it's a great song. short, concise, punchy, and great lyrics and message. my favorite foreigner song

Great show guys. Debut favourite and their best guys. Got to say Lou years the best.

My ranking 9. Can't Slow Down (2009) 8. Mr. Moonlight (1995) 7. Unusual Heat (1991) 6. Inside Information (1987) 5. Agent Provocateur (1984) 4. Foreigner (1977) 3. Double Vision (1978) 2. Head Games (1979) 1. Foreigner 4 (1981)

Heard Lou Gramm's solo single "Midnight Blue" at the dentist's office yesterday. Now that's a great song that I had completely forgotten about!

Love the first three albums. After that, lost interest when they went from 6 to 4 members. Thanks to the internet years later, learned why.

I've only listened to their first six albums, my favorites are 1. Foreigner (s/t) 2. Foreigner 4 3. Double Vision 4. Head Games 5. Inside Information 6. Agent Provocateur I'm torn between their debut and the 4 album because I thought the 4 album had better singles while the debut album had better album tracks, the reason why I rank Inside Information higher than Agent Provocateur is because I find "Say You Will" and "The Beat Of My Heart" are great songs, I totally dislike "I Don't Want To Live Without You" and the intro and outro portion to the title track.

Martin's right about how Head Games was perceived when it came out. Critics said the band was misogynistic due to the album cover and the song "Women". They got heavily criticized for both of those things.

Of Foreigner's two love ballads I find "Waiting For A Girl Like You" to be superior to "I Want To Know What Love Is".

1. Foreigner 2. 4 3. Double Vision 4. Head Games 5. Agent Provocateur Everything else

I seen them in 1985 Giuffria opened

The first four are great.

Inside Information is better than you guys say, really surprised Hack had it dead last! id rank it 5th, what’s so bad about it? it’s much better than anything after it especially Mr Moonlight which is mostly a snoozefest, and probably the 84 album too, it rocks harder also. Say You Will is a classic by the way. Just as good as all their other hits.

Debut for me number one as it was the first lp I ever bought, 4th grade!! Still have it. And I disagree with Martin - I think they were best with this lineup and having some of the prog. The Damage is Done is my number one of all foreigner songs.

Im surprised Martin doesnt know the history behind Juke Box Hero.. dont dismiss the actual motivation behind its writing... epic truth telling! Thank you all for a great show!!

I like Unusual Heat with Johnny Edwards and I still listen to that album a lot. "Ready for the rain" is the song 🎵 that got Johnny the lead singer spot replacing Lou Gramm.

I like Foreigner and always will but I have always thought Mick Jones, as talented as the man is, was always about the money.

100% spot on with Martin's assessment that Unusual Heat sounds like Brian Howe era Bad Company.

One of my favorite Heavy Metal bands

Agree that the debut is their best album. Never felt that the band was “finding their way” to me. Seems fully formed especially for a first album from a group cobbled together from other bands. EVERY song is fantastic with plenty of variety throughout the album. On the other hand, I can’t stand the song Hot Blooded, really for the lyrics which sound like they were written on the toilet in five minutes.

Can’t believe the hate on inside information Lou didn’t care at that point But still not bad

there's guitar in their songs? never noticed

Face the heat album cover, it's like the predator watching.

“ I Want To Know What Love Is” would have made better if it had been done in a Robin Trower blues style .😀❤️

Can't believe all the hate for Inside Information. It's got Lou Gramm in his prime! Sure the band was splintering because of Mick's big ego - according to Lou's recent interview which is on RU-vid, but it rocks in places. My ranking is pretty straight forward and boring because it goes in reverse chronilogical order with their debut being my #1. I noticed this time you guys didn't go through how you first came to the band. I guess because it's pretty obvious. It's how I was introduced too, and that's through the hits on the radio. I'm 54, so I was listening to the radio in the 70's.

I could see the veins pop out on Pete's forehead when Martin started talking about Billy Joel. :)

If you search "Foreigner starrider 21st century symphony," there is a great live version of Starrider on RU-vid.

Not really sure I understand Martin's rant, how does any artist wake up and decide what to write. How did Lennon and McCartney decide what kind of songs to do? Sounds like he was putting those artists down. I'm sure a lot of mainstream music fans probably wonder the same thing about heavy metal, why are they doing that type of music? I noticed Pete was pretty quiet, probably not getting Martin's strange take either.

Double Vision, Hot Blooded ..Blue Morning 3 great songs on one record. I don't like their records after that. Its their subject matter. Juke box Hero?

Never seen a band with worse album covers

Foreigner 4 was too poppy/commercial for me. I only bought the first three albums and moved on.

amazing how guys from the 80s always badmouth the 80s what a bunch of trend jumpers

My rankings: 1. Head Games 2. 4 3. Double Vision 4. Inside Information 5. Can't Slow Down 6. Foreigner 7. Unusual Heat 8. Agent Provocateur 9. Mr. Moonlight