Carl Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm really impressed with Mick Jones. He's one of those guys with lots of layers, which he'll reveal if you ask politely. First, the hits - "Juke Box Hero," "Dirty White Boy," "Double Vision," "I Want To Know What Love Is," "Waiting For A Girl Like You." He graciously told the stories behind the songs, including the one that made the legendary Ahmet Ertegun cry. He produced Van Halen's 5150 album and Billy Joel's Storm Front. This is where it gets interesting - what does he bring to a session where the guys he's working with are established stars? For Van Halen, you let Eddie do his thing and do your best to coax an outstanding vocal performance out of Sammy Hagar. Mick does a lot of listening and is still trying to learn new things. Part of that is the influence of Mutt Lange, who produced the classic 4 album. Mutt wanted to know about every idea the band had - every word in the notebook that could lead to something great. People call it "meticulous," but it's really passionate and receptive. He also raised Mark Ronson. See what I mean about the layers? Check out the Interview with Mick Jones of Foreigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm confused. In the interview he says "Cold As Ice" was written after watching the film Mommie Dearest, but the song was on Foreigner's first album in 1977, and Mommie Dearest came out in 1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yeah, that would be tough. I wonder if he meant a different movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 It's not like Mick did drugs in the 70's that might cloud his memory... naaaaaah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I saw Foreigner live at the Hampton Rhoads coliseum back in the summer of '81 when they were doing the "4" tour! They had a huge screen as a back-drop! If one recalls an early TV's broadcast signal it counted down from ten, nine eight,....all the way to four! If one looks at the Foreigner fourth album cover they'll see the "four" with a "swipe" almost ready to hit three! They opened, surprisingly, with a track off their first album titled, Long Way From Home and ended with a splendid melody of ALL songs off the "Four" album! I have to say they sounded better live than all of my albums by them. They had no starting band, they were dressed in jeans, football jerseys and tennis shoes. But they totally rocked and I'll be the first to say it was one of my favourite concert experiences! (1981) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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