Songs, Albums & Quotes of Foreigner, the Eagles, the Guess Who & Bachman Turner Overdrive: An Introduction to Gen Z

By James Curtis Geist

Foreigner's first album, self-named, coming out in March of 1977 sold 5 million copies with hits such as "Feels Like the First Time," "Cold as Ice" and "Long Long Way from Home." They sold six consecutive multi-platinum albums with hits such as "Double Vision," "Urgent," "Say You Will," "Juke Box Hero," and "I Want to Know What Love Is." The band is made up of Englishmen and Americans founded by Mic Jones. Once they recruited singer Lou Gramm, singer of a local band in Rochester New York in 1976, they band would go on to have 16 songs in the Top 30 and be inducted in the Rock Hall of Fame in 2024.

The Eagles were born in 1971 and died in 1980 to be reborn again in 1994. Linda Ronstadt needed a band for her upcoming Disneyland gig, and the band she put together became the Eagles. The band was a country rock band that came up with the name on a peyote and tequila filled night and partially for the Hopi Indian reverence for the eagle. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 sold over 26 milion copies. They have twenty one hits in the Top 100 incuding "Hotel California," "New Kid in Town," "Lyin Eyes," "Take It to the Limit," "Witchy Woman" and "Take It Easy." Their album Hotel California (1976) has been 26x certified platinum. They were inducted in the Rock Hall of Fame in 1998 and are ranked #75 by Rolling Stone as the Top 100 Artists of All-Time.

The Guess Who is the first major rock band to come out of Canada with Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman co-writing many of their hits such as "These Eyes," "Laughing," "No Time," "No Sugar Tonight" and "Share the Land." They are in the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame and even give a nod in the song "Lightfoot," one of the best known folk singers of Canada. Bachman left in 1970 to form another band and Cummings left in 1975. Both were critical of the Kale/Peterson version of the band calling it the "fake Guess Who" or "Kale's Clones." In September of 2024, it was announced Cummings and Bachman regained control of the band name. The band has 13 songs in the Top 40 and 19 in the Top 100 with "American Woman" as their #1 hit.

Bachman Turner Overdrive was started by Randy Bachman after leaving The Guess Who in 1970. He, his three brothers and Fred Turner sold 40 milion albums with hits such as "Taking Care of Business," "Blue Collar," "Let It Ride," "Roll on Down the Highway," "Hey You" nd "Down the Line." The band won Juno Awards, and Guitar Magazine calls "Taking Care of Business" the number 10 song in top 100 covered songs. They have six certified platinum albums, one gold album and their dedicated fanbase are called "gearheads." Thanks to two radio stations on the border of Canada, Detroit and Buffalo, B.T.O. became a brand of no holds bar rock that Americans love today.

This book includes the backgrounds, influences, discographies and achievements of the bands listed above. The impact of these bands cannot be overstated. This book is a proper introduction to the bands for Gen. Z.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FRSQ7GLF
• ISBN13: 9798266031319
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"