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Classic Shots: Classic Rocker Foreigner's Mick Jones

Foreigner was/is Still Fantastic!!!!! SURVIVORS!!!

The list of Foreigner hits is almost as long as the list of its former members, but with songs like “Feels Like the First Time,” “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” and “I Want to Know What Love Is,” the music has continued to thrive. The band started by Mick Jones, Ian McDonald, Lou Gramm, Dennis Elliott, Al Greenwood and Ed Gagliardi in New York City in 1976 has survived numerous lineup changes, waning interest and, finally, a recent resurgence. The latest CD, last year’s “Can’t Slow Down,” debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200. It was Foreigner’s highest-charting release since 1987. The band’s music has been featured in games like “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero,” and last month, it played at the iTunes and High Voltage festivals, both in London. “It was great, really very successful,” Jones told the Weekender recently from his adopted hometown of New York City. “We’ve really regained a lot of prestige, and the crowds were really into it. It’s a nice feeling when I go back to England. It’...