“I was going to buy a Minimoog because Keith Emerson had one. I was in the store and I was trying it out and I hear a voice behind me say ‘you don’t want that’”: Why Foreigner’s Al Greenwood said no to the Minimoog and bought a little-known synth instead

Considered long overdue, Foreigner’s induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame had been actively campaigned for, and the band finally got their flowers at the 2024 ceremony over the weekend.

To mark the occasion, Al Greenwood, the band’s original keyboard player, has donated one of his synths to the Hall: his 1971 Electronic Music Laboratories (EML) 101. This featured heavily on Foreigner’s eponymous debut album, which included the hits Feels like the First Time and Cold as Ice.