It may be that "Head Games" was at that time an compared to the previous albums commercial failure in America, who made it anyway, several times to go Platinum. We have to do it eventually with a Foreigner album, or not? May be, that Foreigner themselves have called their third album as its weakest. Without taking these steps, and the discussion about the provocative accusations, fueled by the politically-incorrect-sexist? Album art or the alleged racist undertones of the opener "Dirty White Boy" or the band internal difficulties, which ushered in the first personnel changes, aside, you're dealing with a damn strong album. It's more rock, here and there, bluesy, fiery and especially energetic than any Foreigner album before or after. Simply because "Head Games" was always underestimated. Lou Gram voice discharges entirely those power tubes, we also particularly by the Successor of "4" to know and love - it does not belong in vain among the best rock and roll vocalist of his generation. Mick Jones' guitar wins here completely to the foreground, (even Dennis Elliott thrashes on his drum kit a like never before) but there remains room for Ian McDonald and Al Greenwoods excellent melodic influences before leaving the band. "Dirty White Boy" and "Head Games" rock that boxing smoke - well, you can rely on "Love on the telephone", "Seventeen" or on the unique "Women". The only weakness of the album is the song "The modern day" - it's a good song, but Mick Jones' voice is thin. At Lou Gram pleasant and powerful bandwidth hardly comes by. The secret highlights of the album are "I'll get even with you", the dramatic-tinged "Blinded by Science", the jazzy "Do what you like" and the brilliant finale of a Foreigner album: "Rev on the red line" , For that reason alone one of my eternal favorites. "We're aerodynamic and ready to roll." As a bonus, there is an unreleased track ("Zalia"), which then ripples almost dreamily. After all the energy just beautiful.
Fans have this album probably on the shelf - I think it may very well maintain between the other mega-selling. For Foreigner-ignorant, who know only "I want to know what love is" & Co. on the radio, I can "Foreigner", "Double Vision" and recommend "Head Games" as a holy trinity of outstanding early phase of the band, when Similarly, if you want to know what this band had even really on it before (like many other good combos of the 70's) was swallowed up by the 80-year trends forever.
