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JennYBlast From The Past Vol. 4 - Part III: Foreigner - Mr. Moonlight Review
November 7th 2008 02:24
This month on Blast From The Past, we'll revisit the early 90s with Ice Cube, Foreigner and Megadeth.
Release date: October 31, 1994
Genre: Rock
Length: 53:54
Label: Arista
Remember when Bryan Adams ruled the airwaves with his soft rock ballads? Listening to Foreigner's Mr. Moonlight – their most recent album to date – takes me back to that time. The album is a collection of soft rock tracks which all deal with an aspect of love, whether it's the hope for a new love (I Keep Hoping), the possibility of losing someone (Running The Risk), or moving past friendship (All I Need To Know).
The first single, White Lie, is the perfect illustration of those songs that become successful even though the lyrics don't make any sense. Its 80s sound gives it an upbeat tempo which will surely lead you to sing along with the chorus. In fact most of the songs have that sing-along capability. From Under The Gun to Until The End Of Time to Hand On My Heart, all the choruses will stay stuck in your head. Lou Gramm's singing on Hole In My Soul is simply mesmerizing. You don't even pay attention the the instrumental on this track because of the undeniable attraction to his voice. I guess that's why there's a guitar solo on the track. They probably wanted to remind us that there's other stuff going on in the song. Finally, Running The Risk is the only track where the singing doesn't really go with the instrumental. Other than that, the songs are relatively good.
Instrumental-wise, there are a couple of good guitars on this record, most notably on Under The Gun, Hole In My Soul, and I Keep Hoping. Hand On My Heart's opening notes reminded me of a Metallica song but it turned out to be a slow track.
So, Mr. Foreigner gets a 3.25 from me. The songs are pretty generic, perfect for radio airplay, but the record is not exactly stellar. Though now I do see where Nickelback's success comes from - sappy rock ballads that make our hearts swoon.
Complete tracklist:
1. Under The Gun
2. Rain
3. Until The End Of Time
4. White Lie
5. Big Dog
6. Real World
7. All I Need To Know
8. Hole In My Soul
9. I Keep Hoping
10. Running The Risk
11. Hand On My Heart
12. Crash And Burn
[Click here for Part I: Ice Cube - Death Certificate Album Review]
[Click here for Part II: Megadeth - Youthanasia Album Review]
Genre: Rock
Length: 53:54
Label: Arista
Remember when Bryan Adams ruled the airwaves with his soft rock ballads? Listening to Foreigner's Mr. Moonlight – their most recent album to date – takes me back to that time. The album is a collection of soft rock tracks which all deal with an aspect of love, whether it's the hope for a new love (I Keep Hoping), the possibility of losing someone (Running The Risk), or moving past friendship (All I Need To Know).
Until The End Of Time Video
The first single, White Lie, is the perfect illustration of those songs that become successful even though the lyrics don't make any sense. Its 80s sound gives it an upbeat tempo which will surely lead you to sing along with the chorus. In fact most of the songs have that sing-along capability. From Under The Gun to Until The End Of Time to Hand On My Heart, all the choruses will stay stuck in your head. Lou Gramm's singing on Hole In My Soul is simply mesmerizing. You don't even pay attention the the instrumental on this track because of the undeniable attraction to his voice. I guess that's why there's a guitar solo on the track. They probably wanted to remind us that there's other stuff going on in the song. Finally, Running The Risk is the only track where the singing doesn't really go with the instrumental. Other than that, the songs are relatively good.
White Lie Video
Instrumental-wise, there are a couple of good guitars on this record, most notably on Under The Gun, Hole In My Soul, and I Keep Hoping. Hand On My Heart's opening notes reminded me of a Metallica song but it turned out to be a slow track.
So, Mr. Foreigner gets a 3.25 from me. The songs are pretty generic, perfect for radio airplay, but the record is not exactly stellar. Though now I do see where Nickelback's success comes from - sappy rock ballads that make our hearts swoon.
Complete tracklist:
1. Under The Gun
2. Rain
3. Until The End Of Time
4. White Lie
5. Big Dog
6. Real World
7. All I Need To Know
8. Hole In My Soul
9. I Keep Hoping
10. Running The Risk
11. Hand On My Heart
12. Crash And Burn
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