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From 1977 to 1982, Foreigner were a hit-making machine, selling a bazillion records while creating power ballads and wussy Hard Rock tunes that may forever live in our collective consciousness. Their most obvious counterpart is Journey -- both bands possessed overtly dramatic and distinctive lead vocalists, while also featuring guitarist-masterminds who played second fiddle to said singers. But unlike the boys from the Bay Area, Foreigner were on the track to the big bucks beginning with their eponymous debut album, which featured the hit tracks "Feels Like the First Time" and "Cold As Ice." Straightforward AOR was further refined on Double Vision (1978), while Head Games (1979) offered some welcome sleaze with the song "Dirty White Boy" and the silly, sexist cover. On Agent Provocateur (1984) the band dished out their most well known power ballad, the Gospel-ized "I Want to Know What Love Is." Try as they did, the band could never match those sentimental heights again, although they lumbered on until 1995.