BAD COMPANY cds

Bad Company has gone through many changes over the years, some good, and some ok. MY favorite era of the band was with Brian Howe on lead vocals. Never was much of a Paul Rogers fan. But I think a lot of that had to do with the production back in the day. Nowadays I like Paul, he has a good voice, or maybe he has just gotten better.

Bad Company (C+) Pretty boring cd. Don't really like the songs, other than the "hits" from the cd. Stand outs are Can't Get Enough, Rock Steady, Ready For Love, and Bad Company. Rest of the cd, yuck!!

Straight Shooter (C) 8 song cd, only 3 worth listening too. Good Lovin Gone Bad, the awesome Feel Like Makin Love, and the best song the band has done with Rogers, Shooting Star.

Run With The Pack (D+) The title song and Simple Man are the only songs that keep this cd from a failing grade.

Burnin Sky (F-) One of my worst cds of all times by a big artist. Nothing is good on this cd.

Desolate Angels (F+) Rock and Roll Fantasy is ok, but he cd seems as if the band is tired of what they do, and they are just going thru the motions.

Rough Diamonds (F-) Another awful cd. Time for this band to call it quits.

Fame and Fortune (D+) New singer Brian Howe can't save this over bloated release. Burning Up, and This Love are ok songs.

Dangerous Age (C+) starts a comeback for the band. Line up change with Howe still on vocals. Production gets better and so does the song writing. Howe steps into his role as singer and becomes his own man. Dangerous Age, Shake It Up, No Smoke Without Fire, and Something About You are standout tracks.

Holy Water (A) Awesome cd. Just about every song has power to it including the slower songs. Howe is awesome on vocals, and rest of the bad really pushes the envelope. Holy Water, Walk Thru Fire, If You Needed Somebody, and I Can't Live Without You rank up there with some of the group's classics. Whole cd has a crafted for radio feel, but it works.

Here Comes Trouble (B+) More of the same as the last cd. Songs have a certain ready for radio feeling to them, but a few miss the mark this time around. As with last cd, some of the best production the band has had on a cd. Title track, This Could Be The One, Take This Town, and Hold On To My Heart are perfect example of the slick as grease mode that the band is in. But like I said it works for them. How About That is my favorite song on the cd, and my second favorite Bad Company song from their cds.

Company Of Stranger (B) is a return to basics for the band. The songs fit the mood of the first 3 cds. Robert Hart takes over lead vocals, and he sounds more like Rogers than Howe. Title track is one of my all time favorite BC songs. Cd has some other good songs Clear water Highway, Down and Dirty, Lovin You Out Loud, and You're The Only Reasons. Cd is a little too long, 13 songs. Could have had a better cd, by cutting off some of the weaker songs like, Little Martha, Pretty Woman, Dance With The Devil, or Down, Down, Down.

Stories Told and Untold (B) Good cd of new songs and old songs with Hart on vocals. New song One on One and Weep No More are standouts. Nothing really bad on here, but nothing else really stands out.

Live cds for the band are

The Best of Bad Company Live...What You Hear Is What You Get (C) Not a very good live cd. Howe and company sound like a bar band cover doing Bad Company.

Merchants Of Cool (B-) Rogers is back, and has never sounded better. This live cd has it all, but rest of the band sound bored. A good set list and good for the die hard fans.

Hits cds from Bad Company are

10 From 6 (A) Great selection of songs from the Rogers era. Could have used a few extra songs.

Original Bad Company Anthology (B+) Where the last hits cd was too short, this 2 cd set is a little too long. Songs sound better, than I remember, must have been remastered.

Couple of good bootlegs out there

Live 1991 (B+) This Howe vocal ed show sounds a lot better than the Howe offical release two years later, ...What You Hear Is What You Get.

Feel Like Rocking Steady (B) is from the Company of Strangers tour with Hart on vocals, recorded in 1995 in New Hampshire. Good set list and sound.