Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Bad Company






































Artist:  Bad Company
Origin:  Westminster, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Original line-up:

Paul Rodgers:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica
Mick Ralphs:  Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Boz Burrell:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Simon Kirke:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Bad Company are a British Hard Rock Supergroup from Westminster, London, formed in 1973 by two former members of the band Free, Paul Rodgers (Vocals) and Simon Kirke (Drums), Mick Ralphs (Guitar Ex Mott The Hoople) and Boz Burrell (Bass Ex King Crimson).  Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records Label and Peter Grant who managed Led Zeppelin, also managed Bad Company until 1982.














Title:  Straight Shooter  (Deluxe Edition:  2 CD) (2015)
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Label:  Rhino Entertainment
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Original Album (1975):

 1.  Good Lovin' Gone Bad  (3:35)
 2.  Feel Like Makin' Love  (5:13)
 3.  Weep No More  (3:59)
 4.  Shooting Star  (6:17)
 5.  Deal With The Preacher  (5:02)
 6.  Wild Fire Woman  (4:34)
 7.  Anna  (3:44)
 8.  Call On Me  (6:05)

Disc 2:  Bonus Tracks:  Alternate Takes & Unreleased Songs:

 1.  Good Lovin' Gone Bad (Alternate Vocal & Guitar)  (3:18)
 2.  Feel Like Makin' Love (Take Before Master) (5:42)
 3.  Weep No More (Early Slow Version)  (5:07)
 4.  Shooting Star (Alternate Take)  (5:32)
 5.  Deal With The Preacher (Early Version)  (5:36)
 6.  Anna (Alternate Vocal)(3:39)
 7.  Call On Me  (Alternate Take)  (5:42)
 8.  Easy On My Soul (Slow Version)  (6:45)
 9.  Whisky Bottle (Early Piano Version)  (3:42)
10. See The Sunlight (Previously Unreleased Song) (4:38)
11. All Night Long (Previously Unreleased Song) (4:45)
12. Wild Fire Woman (Alternate Vocal & Guitar) (4:06)
13. Feel Like Makin' Love  (Harmonica Version) (5:48)
14. Whisky Bottle (B-Side) (3:46)

Personnel:

Paul Rodgers:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Mick Ralphs:  Guitars, Keyboards
Boz Burrell:  Bass
Simon Kirke:  Drums

Shooting Star is the Deluxe Edition of the second studio album by Bad Company, released on April 7, 2015 by Rhino Entertainment, featuring Disc 1 is newly remastered audio of the Original Album, includes Disc 2 of Non Album B-Sides, Alternate Takes & Unreleased Songs, Extensive Liner Notes and includes "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and "Shooting Star".

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