Foreigner ~ Urgent 1981 Extended Meow Mix

The piano driven “Cold As Ice“ came out just in time for summer vacation of 1977 and introduced me to Foreigner and I ran out and picked up the 8 Track tape for my 1975 Ford Maverick and I rocked that summer away working at McDonald’s. The following year, “Double Vision“ came out and then “Head Games“ in 1979. 1981 brought me the tour de force of “4“ and I burned through three copies of the vinyl LP. “Urgent“ and “Waiting For A Girl Like You“ were everywhere and the new aggressive synthesized sounds of Foreigner became entrenched in my psyche and I wanted more! Foreigner came together in 1976 New York City when two British expatriate musicians Ian McDonald and Mick Jones began to make their vision a reality. Keyboardist Al Greenwood was brought on board along with vocalist Ian Lloyd (The voice on the Stories #1 hit tune “Brother Louie“). Jones felt that Lloyd wasn’t quite what he heard in his head and continued his search. Ian M