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Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former
Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both previous members of Free. Powered by Rodgers'
muscular vocals and Ralphs' blues-based guitar work, Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song vanity label. Bad
Company's eponymous 1974 debut was an international hit, topping the US album charts and scoring with the number one single "Can't Get
Enough".
"Straight Shooter", issued the fol ...read more
Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former
Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both previous members of Free. Powered by Rodgers'
muscular vocals and Ralphs' blues-based guitar work, Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song vanity label. Bad
Company's eponymous 1974 debut was an international hit, topping the US album charts and scoring with the number one single "Can't Get
Enough".
"Straight Shooter", issued the following year, was another major success, notching the hit "Feel Like Makin' Love", while 1976's "Run With the
Pack" was Bad Company's third consecutive million-selling record. After 1977's "Burnin' Sky", Bad Company recorded 1979's "Desolation
Angels", which embellished the group's sound with synthesizers and strings; a three-year hiatus followed before the release of "Rough
Diamonds", the group's final LP in its original incarnation.
In 1986, Ralphs and Kirke resurrected the Bad Company name, enlisting former Ted Nugent vocalist Brian Howe to replace Rodgers. The
reconfigured unit's debut, "Fame & Fortune", was a commercial failure, but 1988's "Dangerous Age" became a minor hit. Released in 1990,
"Holy Water" fared even better, as the power ballad "If You Needed Somebody" became a Top 20 success. "Here Comes Trouble", issued in
1992, achieved platinum status, and earned another Top 40 hit with "How About That". On their 20th anniversary, Bad Company expanded into
a quintet with the addition of bassist Rick Wills and rhythm guitarist Dave Colwell, and released the live retrospective "What You Hear Is What
You Get".
Two more LPs: 1995's "The Company Of Strangers" and the next year's "Stories Told & Untold" — followed, and in 1998 the original lineup of
Rodgers, Ralphs, Kirke and Burrell reunited to record a handful of new tracks that surfaced alongside past material early the following year
on "The Original Bad Company Anthology". A reunion tour followed that spring. « hide |
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