Desolation Angels

Bad Company | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 20, 2008
• Release Date: May 20, 2008
• Label: Rhino Atlantic
• Copyright: 1979 Swan Song Inc.
• Total Length: 40:43
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• ASIN: B002DONK1W
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,836 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uptight Critics Weren't Alone in Longing for New Directions, June 16, 2004

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Bud (Seminole, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Desolation Angels (Audio CD)

"Desolation Angels" will probably never be mentioned in the list of rock albums in history that bridged the gap between strong hard rock and Southern flavors, and that's a real shame since this record is one of Bad Company's finest releases.
It's not just because the set was propelled by the greatest, most addictive hit the group ever had, 'Rock and Roll Fantasy,' but because it showcases a hard rocking band in a straight, competent state of mind, obviously dying to move their trademark sound into different territories. Which explains the trips into the old West and rural country hills, imagery that appears on great tracks like 'Evil Wind' and, more evidently, 'Oh Atlanta.' Acoustic guitars have an important role, like in the melodic 'Crazy Circles,' but electricity is never forgotten, such as the worthwhile 'Gone Gone Gone.'
Intriguingly titled, "Desolation Angels" is proof that the critics of the 70s were not the only ones who longed for a change in the FM hard rock format, and Bad Company would try their best to stay on this road on their next album, the unjustly ignored "Rough Diamonds" a long three years later.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Comeback, September 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Desolation Angels (Audio CD)

DESOLATION ANGELS found Bad Co. playing around with their sound a bit. "Rock & Roll Fantasy" and "Gone, Gone, Gone" are standout rockers, straightforward yet adventurous, and "Evil Wind", "Oh, Atlanta", and a number of others are also excellent. This proved that the group could have remained strong in the 80s, if they had chosen to do so. It's a shame the original four only did one more album after this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY UNDER-RATED BAD COMPANY, August 5, 2001

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Michael G. King "skyyking" (LOUISVILLE, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desolation Angels (Audio CD)

Not much here worth...? I beg to differ. The first half of this CD is good solid rock radio get with the beat tunes. "ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY", "CRAZY CIRCLES", "GONE, GONE, GONE", "EVIL WIND". If you can't get your feet and hips moving to these songs, then you're obviously dead. The second half of this CD is good solid rhythm & blues filler, if you want to call it that, although I choose not to call it filler. Mindful that Desolation Angels isn't as consistantly solid as either BAD CO. or STRAIGHT SHOOTER, it is a very good recording. Had this been released in 1977, it would have received rave reviews by comparison to RUN WITH THE PACK and BURNING SKY. Unfortunately by 1979, folks were starting to call bands like BAD COMPANY and LED ZEPPELIN dinosaurs. They were into THE CARS, THE RAMONES, and THE SEX PISTOLS. What were we thinking? Well, The Cars never ever did anything as good as Desolation Angels - PERIOD. I don't even own any recordings from the afforementioned CARS, etc.

My recommendation is to give DESOLATION ANGELS a chance, especially now that new GOOD ROCK & ROLL music is so hard to find. BRING BACK THE DINOSAURS, WE MISS THEM, OR AT LEAST I DO.