Double Decker Foreigner With A Side Of Rock!!!

Here we have a second helping of flavorful Foreigner classic rock that in my opinion is just as amazing as their debut. With 1978's "Double Vision" Foreigner put together a strong sophmore masterpiece. This album is one of my favorites from the group. the album gets rockin' hard right away with their huge hit "Hot Blooded;" a rugged, edgy piece of perfection. The catchy groove of "Blue Morning, Blue Day" is very addictive. Though it paled in comparison to Foreigner's big hits, it is a song that should not be overlooked. Two of my favorite songs from this amazing album are my most favorite; the beautiful, soulful, harmonious ballad, "You're All I Am," and the danceable, groovy, rock punching "Back Where You Belong, which features a great vocal performance by Mick Jones. The title song, "Double Vision" is a complete classic; more of a pop-classic rock piece with melodic keyboards. I still remember the "Burger King" commercial where the food chain used "Double Vision" to help promote a special they were having. It was really neat. One of the more interesting songs on this album is "Tramotane," an instrumental with much keyboard emphasis. It kind of gives you a laid-back, spacey kind of feeling. Foreigner slows the pace down a bit on "I Have Waited So Long," a more melancholy, fee-flowing song, which features Mick again in the vocal spotlight. The rowdy rock of "Lonely Children" fits perfectly into this blend of songs, and features some great intense harmonies by the gang. The album is finished off with "Spellbinder," a song done in kind of a less-aggressive fashion, but with intensity just the same. For the second straight album, Lou, Mick, and the gang bring forth some superb musicianship! The vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, and drums are just as flawless as here as on the debut! This is one of Foreigner's best! Buy it now!!!

Excellent album

Double Vision (1978.) Foreigner's second album.

Foreigner's debut album proved a solid point - Rock and roll was far from dead. Disco wasn't gonna rule the pop charts for much longer; rock was making a comeback. Put simply, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm never fail to please. In 1978, a plethora of rock albums were released. Boston's Don't Look Back. Rainbow's Long Live Rock And Roll. Black Sabbath's Never Say Die!. And, of course, Foreigner's Double Vision, which would go on to become the best-selling album of the year. Was this album an overrated one that actually wasn't too good, or was it a masterpiece of an album that people must hear to appreciate? Read on for my review.

Hot Blooded, One of Foreigner's biggest hits, kicks off the album. This is classic arena rock at its finest. And it's no surprise the song became so popular. Blue Morning, Blue Day is another one of the band's masterpieces. Think the piano has no place in rock and roll? Then you've never heard this song. You're All I Am is a slow track, and this one also uses the piano. It's an excellent love song. Back Where You Belong is an excellent ballad in which both Jones and Gramm do vocals. Love Has Taken Its Toll is a rocker with a very distinctive seventies sound to it. You guessed it, it's about love. This underrated mastepiece must be heard to be appreciated. Double Vision, the title track, show's great strength with its inventive lyrics. Who can forget classic lines like "My mind is racing but my body's in the lead?" Tramontane gives us Foreigner doing an instrumental? Yep. And they do an excellent job of it too. I Have Waited So Long is a slow and melodic track with Jones doing the vocals. When he does the vocals, the results are surprisingly good. Lonely Children is another excellent rocker with that seventies sound to it. It's keyboard heavy, but that manages to be a good thing, believe it or not. Spellbinder is a hard track to rate because it has such a unique sound to it. It's all good, though. All in all, this album is excellent.

The classic four Foreigner albums have been reissued with bonus tracks, but unlike the ones on the band's self-titled debut and the one on the Head Games album, these ones are nothing special. The live version of Double Vision was previously released on Records (the band's first hits compilation) as a bonus track, and it's inferior to its studio counterpart. The second bonus track doesn't even belong here because it was recorded nearly fifteen years after the rest of the album! Oh, and it's also previously released.

Double Vision is an EXCELLENT rock album, and it sure as hell doesn't suffer from the dreaded sophomore jinx. Give it a listen, and you'll see why Mick Jones and Lou Gramm are musical geniuses - and why it was 1978's best selling rock album. This is essential to any classic rock CD collection!

utterly fantastic !!!!

As a very big foreinger fan , I would probbibly be SHOT
for saying this , but I would go out on a limb and say this is
a better cd than there debut.