12/17/2023 0 Comments Foreigner agent provocateur![]() ![]() This is a song that will likely be played at dances for many decades to come. Given the context of many lives, and of the band’s body of work as a whole, it is clear that the pathos of this song resonated with many people, who shared both the difficulties described in the song and the long to see reversal of those difficulties and that isolation. I Want to Know What Love Is: Immediately after reflecting on the desire to move on from the past, the presence of this moving love ballad demonstrates exactly what the narrator wants to experience in life, genuine love in the midst of a world that is often cold and unfeeling. The tone of refusing to keep lingering in yesterday, which gives a great deal of energy to this song, seems belied by the larger context in which the song is placed. That Was Yesterday: The defiant tone in the opener is continued in this synth ballad that points to a desire to recover from a broken relationship, which was a big hit, even if it covers extremely familiar ground for the band. Tooth And Nail: A grinding and industrial synth rock track that could have only been made in the 1980’s announces this album, in a track that could have been done by any number of continental supergroups like Asia or Europe, with defiant spoken-word lyrics, announces a combative mood to this song about fighting for a relationship from the very beginning of the album. This album, like all previous Foreigner albums, was a multi-platinum smash, and contained the band’s only #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” a rousing number that was said to inspire Sting when he was in the studio doing recording for his debut solo album, at least according to the band’s later excellent compilation “The very Best…And Beyond.” A track-by-track review follows: What significance was placed in changing the order so that the beginning songs and ending songs are almost swapped is itself a mystery with a concept album that has a mysterious title as well, referring to people who incite others to rash or illegal acts. The order of the songs between the two versions is very distinct, as a comparison of the order will show, with the order on the sleeve first and the order on the cd itself in parentheses: 1 (7), 2 (8), 3 (4), 4 (3), 5 (5), 6 (10), 7 (6), 8 (2), 9 (1), 10 (9). That riddle is a difference in order between what the original cd shows and that which the sleeve proclaims. AudioQuest DragonFly : USB Digital to Analog Converter, up to 96kHz/24-bit.Agent Provocateur, the fifth album by Foreigner, contains a bit of a riddle for anyone who has the new version of the album sleeve.Meridian Explorer : USB Digital to Analog Converter, up to 192kHz/24-bit.JRiver : plays both AIFF and FLAC formats, $50 but has a free trial period.Audirvana : plays both AIFF and FLAC formats, $50 but has a free trial period.iTunes : plays AIFF, it's free and you probably have it already!. ![]() You may need additional software / hardware to take full advantage of the higher 24-bit high-res audio formats, but any music lover that has heard 16-bit vs 24-bit will tell you it's worth it! Software for Mac OS X ProStudioMasters offers the original studio masters - exactly as the artist, producers and sound engineers mastered them - for download, directly to you. When you listen to music on a CD or tracks purchased via consumer services such as iTunes, you are hearing a low-resolution version of what was actually recorded and mastered in the studio. High-resolution audio offers the highest-fidelity available, far surpassing the sound quality of traditional CDs.
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