Bad Company

Artist: Bad Company

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Average Rating: (See all reviews) Label: Swan Song Quantity Available: 30 Ships within 6-11 days 1  Can't Get Enough 2  Rock Steady - (live) 3  Ready For Love 4  Don't Let Me Down - (live) 5  Bad Company 6  Way I Choose - (live) 7  Movin' On 8  Seagull - (live) Performer Notes Bad Company: Paul Rodgers (vocals, guitar, piano); Mick Ralphs (guitar, keyboards); Boz Burrell (bass instrument); Simon Kirke (drums). Additional personnel: Mel Collins (saxophone); Sue & Sunny (background vocals). Recording information: Headley Garage, Hampshire, England (11/1973). 1974's BAD COMPANY laid the groundwork for much of the mainstream hard rock that would dominate FM radio and album sales in the 1970s and '80s. In contrast to the expansive canvases of psychedelic music and the virtuoso excesses of prog rock, Bad Company's debut stripped the blues-rock model down to its essentials, playing muscular, amped-up power chords over driving 4/4 beats. Though the singing of vocalist Paul Rodgers (who had previously been in the blues-based band Free) has a rather flat affect, it is powerful and distinctive, meshing perfectly with the bluesy riffs of guitarist Mick Ralphs. The tightly structured songs are cut from similar cloth, but the exuberant "Can't Get Enough," the snarling "Bad Company," and moody, spectral "Ready For Love" provide enough variety to keep things interesting. The gentle "Seagull," though uncharacteristically introspective for the band, is one of Rodgers/Ralphs's finest compositions. Subsequent Bad Company albums would rework the same basic themes, but BAD COMPANY, the group's opening salvo, was their defining work. It remains a classic of straightforward, blues-based rock. Professional Reviews Q (1/95, pp.265-268) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "Sparse, unadorned and tuneful...alternates between good-natured...and soulful ballads....The title tracks became the blueprint for Bon Jovi's career..." Producer: Bad Company Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Quantity Available: 30 UPC: 075679244123 Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 9 August 1994

Bad Company is another group I find that has left an impression from the period a classic 70's band that leaves a memory of the time well worth a listen. My personal favourite is their signature track Bad company a rocky and for me laid back track if you want an album of bad companies this is a good one to start with.