Foreigner Research Paper

Foreigner is a popular band founded in 1976 by Mick Jonas. Along with him on guitar, you have Kelly Hansen as lead vocalist, Tom Gimbel who could play guitar, keyboards, sax and flute, Jeff Pilson playing bass, Michael Bluestein playing the keyboard, Bruce Watson playing guitar, and Chris Frazier on drums. Still around today, it has made a huge impact. This essay will be able to tell you a bit about the band, and how their music affected their time. It will also convey information such as their most popular hits, what their music has been featured in, and any awards the band may have received. The band is one of the most popular rock bands of all time. They started out with a couple of great hits such as Feels Like the First Time, Cold as Ice, and Long, Long Way From Home. These songs helped its next album land a very high spot on the Billboard chart. It’s fifth album gave the band its first #1 global hit, I Want to Know What Love Is. Moreover, that was about the time Foreigner really became popular. In 2002, Kelly Hansen joined the band on vocals, and their new music spoke to not only old foreigner fans but also the new generation. With her help, they hit the Billboard charts again in 2005 via their live greatest hits’ album, …show more content…
Because their songs were featured more than any other bands, Hollywood noticed them. As an effect of this, their music was featured in many hit films like, “Anchorman 2,” “Magic Mike,” and “Pitch Perfect”. However, it was not just movies. The video game, “Grand Theft Auto 5”, featured two of their songs. (Dirty White Boy, and Hot Blooded). Juke Box Heroes was very popular, and made is possible for their catalog sales to reach a high that exceeded several other bands such The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, AC/DC, and many