10 from 6

Bad Company

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: July 7, 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002IIT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,863 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Former Free ("All Right Now") lead singer Paul Rodgers and former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralph had the success of their new band, Bad Company, almost guaranteed. Rodgers's rough growl and Ralph's simple and sustained power chords came together to make some of the most popular hard rock of the '70s. "Can't Get Enough" added a bit of boogie to the formula, while "Feel Like Makin' Love" and "Ready for Love" slowed things down a bit. As a rule the band packed the most wallop with the slower verses followed by the amps-to-ten chorus and endings in their odes to women, whiskey, and song. "Shooting Star," was standard Bad Company, a slow rocker in the form of a cautionary tale about stardom and excess. The band seemed almost adverse to playing straight-four rockers, despite the power chords and guitar swells. Even in their eponymous track the dynamics ebbed and flowed. Only "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" carried the same intensity through most of the song. 10 from 6 only makes one error by leaving out the hard rock blues of "Good Lovin' Gone Bad." --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 5 out Of 10 Isn't Bad., October 26, 2007

By	Steve Guardala "Support The ASPCA. Ignore All... (?????) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This was a fairly good 1970's group. They were not the Who or Led Zeppelin, but still far better than the Punk & Disco genres. My favorites are "Rock In Roll Fantasy, Shooting Star, Feel Like Makin Love, Ready For Love, & Can't Get enough Of Your Love." The first is an uptempo number, the second, is 70's electric rock meets acoustic. The third is a sensual rocker, while the fourth is a yearning ballad. The last is a jaunty tune to drive to. This is not a great compilation, but it is still a good one.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 10 from 5, To Be Accurate, April 30, 2003

By	Casey Miles (Oklahoma City, OK USA) - See all my reviews

On first glimpse, this is a good retrospective of the Paul Rodgers years. With the hits, "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Rock and Roll Fantasy", "Can't Get Enough", and, of course, "Bad Company", this should satisfy casual Company fans not looking to spend a lot of money.
So why only three stars?
I'm glad you asked.
The problem isn't presence. The presence makes for a satisfying listen. The problem IS absence.
I mean, come on! How can you have a Bad Company hits compilation without the coolest of all bass-driven songs, "Burning Sky"? And what about "Rock Steady" and "Young Blood"? Those are at least as good as "Electric Land!"
It would be a bad business decision to put all of their worthwhile songs on one album, but ten is just too few.
Again, 10 from 6 is by no means a bad album, but it doesn't do the band justice, either. It's a worthwhile buy. Just don't make it the only one in your Bad Company collection!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best of Bad Co's early years., September 24, 2004

By	oldschooler1981 (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

I'm not what you'd call a die hard fan of this band, but as an almost lifelong fan of classic rock, quite a few of their songs are forever etched into my memory. With their interesting mix of 70's classic rock, pop, and even a little bit of country/southern rock, they almost made a new subgenre I'd call "mellow hard rock," as contradictory as it sounds.

In 1985, they released this 10-song collection. While in the CD era, this would seem quite skimpy (much like, say, Hall & Oates ROCK & SOUL PART 1 collection), it actually still serves as the best introduction to their mid-late 70's work, especially since they seemed like more of a singles band.

Their first two albums (self-titled, and STRAIGHT SHOOTER) are what most people remember them by, and with good reason. "Can't Get Enough" is a poppy yet hard boogie rock number, while "Movin' On" is a more laid back version of this style.

The rocking kind of early power ballad "Feel Like Makin' Love" and the country-inspired slow rocker "Ready For Love" showcase their lighter side, while their self-titled song is a perfect example of their unique easy-listening hard rock style (which reminds me of western movies).

Of course we can't forget the slower rock of "Shooting Star" which is a little more serious. In this song (also borrowing a bit from country music with its storytelling) tells the tragic and cautionary tale of a rock and roller named Johnny, all the way from getting introduced to rock, to becoming a big star, to dying young.

On their next album, RUN WITH THE PACK, we get the classic rock title track, and the long jam-styled piano rocker "Live For the Music," both of which are simply okay. Nothing is included from BURNING SKY, unfortuantely though.

DESOLATION ANGELS gives us "Electric Land" which explores a bit of a new style for the band in the form of a sparse sounding mid tempo rocker, almost akin to a combination of Pink Floyd and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

ROUGH DIAMONDS gives us the last chronological song, "Rock & Roll Fantasy" which is the closest thing to their first two albums here. However, this sprightly rocker is infused with some keyboards and hints at the 80's rock sound that would follow just a couple years later.

As the editorial review says, "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" would've been a nice inclusion, along with "Rock Steady" as well as something from BURNING SKY and their couple of early 80's albums not represented here. Still though, it's a near perfect album that can be listened to pretty much start to finish.