Dickie Webb believed in self-expression, creativity and freedom. You can not catch that very specific sound that Lou has in this song. He was a gentle soul who played the flute, a talent passed on to his son, my uncle Alec. Not owning a album to look upon to confirm but we think that it is Mick Jones doing the singing instead of Lou Gramm. Throw in a little guitar work by Mick towards the end of the song and some great drumming by original drummer Dennis Elliott and there you have it. It instead showcases more of the keyboards from Al Greenwood. Written by founding members Mick Jones and Al Greenwood, Starrider doesn’t have the same type of sound that made Foreigner famous.
The one song however that did stick in our heads was the fourth single from the record that didn’t get much air play “Starrider”. Wood also co-wrote several of Traffics songs, particularly during the earlier period of the bands recording career. In Traffic, Wood primarily played flute and saxophone, occasionally contributing keyboards, bass and vocals. At the time they were getting much radio play for their billboard hit Feels Like the First Time and their second single Cold as Ice was just beginning to take off.īut when you go to see a concert that has a likes of Atlanta Rhythm Section, Dickey Betts, The Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band and the Souths greatest band of all Lynyrd Skynyrd all in their prime playing at it, along with another new up and comer band named Heart you can forgive us for not remembering much about Foreigner’s set list. After six months honing their music, Traffic released their first single, 'Paper Sun'. We got the chance to see them live in the summer of 1977 as the opening band of a Colorado Sunday at Mile High Stadium in Denver, CO. The year was 1977 and Foreigner had just started to hit the main stream with the release of their self titled first record “Foreigner”.
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