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Solid classic rock
Good hard rock debut album by Bad Company which doesn't overstay its welcome. Musically it's great, lyrically less so but overall an enjoyable album.
Alot of memories but I have moved from this
Firstly, my mind is blown because I’d have bet everything I own on Phil Lynott being in Bad Company. It turns out he is not. The music is pretty much what you’d expect though if he was to be in it, being that old school rock music that you’d still hear in biker bars. It didn’t exactly blow my mind, but it was definitely still good fun.
Couple of decent tracks, nice and short
Fengende album
Pretty solid classic rock with the well known "Can't Get Enough" and "Rock Steady".
This genre just sounds so tired to me. Had some good moments too though
Bad Company – Bad Company (1974) | Hard Rock / Blues Rock | Avg: 7.29 | Favorite Song: “Don't Let Me Down" This debut plays like a greatest hits collection—tight, confident, and built around hooks that just work. “Don't Let Me Down” is the one that stood out most for me. It strikes the perfect balance between grit and vulnerability, and the arrangement gives Paul Rodgers room to absolutely soar. But honestly, this album is full of tracks that just hit right. “Can’t Get Enough” and “Movin’ On” are classic rock staples for a reason—they’re lean, catchy, and executed with total control. What I appreciate here is the economy of the songwriting. There’s no fat, no filler—just eight tracks, all with purpose. Every member of the band knows their role, and the chemistry is obvious. It’s not the most adventurous record, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s polished without sounding sanitized, and bluesy without feeling dated. For a debut, it’s remarkably self-assured, and from a reviewer’s perspective, it’s one of those rare records that’s both easy to enjoy and hard to critique.
★★★½
Nada mal
'70s roughrocking, fun songs, not a bad showing of its kind
This was Ok, enjoyable enough, straight down the middle 70s rock.
Sure why not. Favorite track: Bad Company
Just taraufgt forward no nonsense rock and roll. No kiddies with that, just didn't grab me like I had hoped. 3.5
Kind of meh, classic rock, not bad at all, but also not awesome
I was vaguely familiar with this band but was surprised to hear that they were considered a supergroup. Composed of members of King Crimson, Mott the Hopple, and Free, it really isn't my area. Apparently Free and Bad Company were pioneers of bridging the gap between blues rock and hard rock. But honestly, "hard rock" feels like a stretch here by today's standards. It really has a very dad rock feel, which makes all of the references to drugs all the more off-putting. Credit where it's due though, the singles are pretty good. Overall though, despite the influence of this album, I just can't help but imagine the Baby Boomers enjoying their mid life crises by playing Bad Company covers in a seedy bar. Apologies to anyone who really does enjoy this. I get it but I wouldn't return any time soon.
Bad Company is essentially meat and potatoes rock. I own several of their albums and have done for many years. Individually, the members of the band are excellent. Bad Co’s biggest issue for me is that they are not Free. They are a little less than the sum of their parts. It has been a while since I listened to this album, or indeed the others, but I’m not disappointed when I do, I just don’t often seek them out. This has got some really good songs, but I probably prefer Straight Shooter as an album. But it’s not Free either.
Ist doch nicht mal so schlecht
i enjoyed the second half more than the first half but it still sounded a bit bland and like it was missing something
Decent listen.
yeah i mean, it's fine. There's absolutely zero reasons why it should be essential listening. It's just run of the mill 70's rock. They really should have thought deeper about this.
Pretty good!! I thought at times this was pretty slow for hard rock but overall I enjoyed it. Would rate 3.5.
Better than expected, but nothing extraordinary. Just solid, bluesy 70s rock. I did enjoy the song 'Bad Company' by Bad Company from this album, Bad Company.
I was ready to dismiss Bad Company after the first few tracks, but then the ballads started rolling and I came to enjoy it more and more. It doesn’t end up being outstanding, but it’s enjoyable.
The prototypical classic rock band, complete with bland arena rock interpretation of blues rock with all the edges sanded off. It’s pleasant enough in a backyard BBQ dad rock sort of way, and a number of the tunes on here have been staples of FM radio for so long its hard to listen to them with an objective ear. This album is completely fine, which is its biggest problem.
i hate hard rock so much im so sick of it. the more bluesy tracks are incredible tho, wish the whole album was like that
Some familiar songs. Sounds like pretty standard 70s rock to me. I don't hate it, but would not listen on the regular.
Bad Company definitely has some legendary songs under their belt. A few of them come from this album, but then again, they tend to have a few stellar songs on an album, and then quite a few okay songs on the remainder of the album. This is an example of that type of situation. I definitely like some of the bigger hits on this album, but just don't find the other stuff to be quite enough to bump the entire album up to 4.
Not the most lyrically complex album I have ever heard but a good sound nonetheless...
Wow! This is one of the best run of the mill 70s dad rock albums I've ever heard! And I've heard a lot!
Just a good ol classic rock album, and theres nothing wrong with that… but nothing really stands out to make the album memorable or unique either. Seagull, the only acoustic song on the album, was a welcome relief from the standard rock tunes and did in fact peak my ears at the end of album, leaving me wanting more of what Bad Company can come up with.
A straight shot down the middle of mediocrity. This album is the definition of "eh, its alright".
Dad. Rock. Bad Company itself is a pretty badass song. And Paul Rodgers can belt it. But it’s short, unmemorable and isn’t much more than some classic rock hits.
Good solid early 70s rock. Fell away a bit for me after the title track. Big Free influence. Great vocals (high in the mix).
You know I'm having a fantastic week when this album is the worst one. In other words, it's not as great as the others but it's still cool. "Self Titled" has some good songs in store. My favourite is "Self Titled (The song)". I hope for some great songs in the future. 3 stars for "Self Titled".
Just kinda boring, feels like it should be better than it actually is
Fairly simple enjoyable rock music. Nothing bad here, nothing that blew me away either.
Bad Company, the song, is great. Bad Company, the album, is fine. Bad Company, the band, is the unfortunate fate of most supergroups. The unique elements blend together in a way to smooth out the crevices and file off any rough edges. And so the many unique flavors become a palatable but boring soup. Bonus point for the title track, and that it made "Bad Company by Bad Company from Bad Company" a real song.
A staple in the ‘Dad Rock’/‘Classic Rock’ genre. Easy to listen to, even if it most of the songs sound the same. Not as bad as I expected. Great riffs and catchy tunes.
L'année 1974 fut marquée par la naissance de Bad Company. Formé par des membres de groupes britanniques légendaires, ce supergroupe a immédiatement gravé son nom dans l'histoire avec son premier album sobrement intitulé "Bad Company". Avec sa pochette iconique, simple mais immédiatement reconnaissable – le logo du groupe sur fond noir – l'album annonçait déjà la couleur : une musique directe, sans fioritures, mais d'une puissance et d'une efficacité redoutables. Le quatuor était composé de Paul Rodgers, dont la voix bluesy et puissante avait déjà fait des merveilles avec Free, de Mick Ralphs, guitariste rythmique et compositeur ingénieux échappé de Mott the Hoople, de Boz Burrell, ancien bassiste de King Crimson apportant une assise solide et groovy, et de Simon Kirke, également ex-membre de Free, dont la frappe de batterie était à la fois précise et énergique. Cette alchimie entre des musiciens chevronnés, chacun apportant son expérience et sa personnalité, fut l'un des facteurs clés du succès immédiat de l'album. Dès les premières notes de "Can't Get Enough", le single phare qui a propulsé l'album au sommet des charts, on comprend l'essence de Bad Company. Un riff de guitare accrocheur signé Ralphs, la voix inimitable de Rodgers, à la fois rocailleuse et mélodique, et une section rythmique implacable. Ce titre est devenu un hymne instantané, une véritable profession de foi rock 'n' roll qui continue de résonner sur les ondes et dans les stades aujourd'hui. Mais réduire "Bad Company" à ce seul tube serait une erreur. L'album regorge de pépites qui démontrent la versatilité et la profondeur du groupe. "Rock Steady" porte bien son nom, offrant un groove solide et une énergie communicative. "Ready for Love", une composition de Ralphs datant de son époque avec Mott the Hoople mais magnifiée ici par la voix de Rodgers, est une ballade puissante teintée de blues, empreinte d'une mélancolie poignante. La chanson-titre, "Bad Company", est peut-être l'une des pièces maîtresses de l'album et de la carrière du groupe. Avec son introduction au piano, son ambiance sombre et cinématographique, elle raconte une histoire d'outsiders et de rébellion, un thème cher au rock. La montée en puissance progressive du morceau, culminant avec des guitares incisives et la voix habitée de Rodgers, en fait un classique intemporel. Elle illustre parfaitement la capacité du groupe à créer des atmosphères prenantes, allant au-delà du simple format couplet-refrain. Enregistré aux Headley Grange, lieu mythique où Led Zeppelin avait également enregistré certains de ses morceaux, et sorti sur le label Swan Song Records, fondé par Led Zeppelin, l'album "Bad Company" bénéficia d'une production soignée mais qui laissait transparaître l'énergie brute du groupe. Loin des expérimentations progressives ou du glam rock alors en vogue, Bad Company proposait un retour aux sources du rock 'n' roll, teinté de blues, avec un son puissant et direct qui parlait à un large public. L'impact de "Bad Company" fut colossal. Aux États-Unis, il atteignit la première place du Billboard 200, et fut certifié quintuple disque de platine. Au Royaume-Uni, il se classa troisième. Ce succès n'était pas uniquement commercial ; l'album fut également salué par la critique pour sa cohérence, la qualité de ses compositions et l'exceptionnel talent de ses interprètes. Il a défini le son du "arena rock" des années 70, influençant d'innombrables groupes par la suite. Même s'il n'a pas tant vieilli que cela après 50 ans, l'album s'en sort avec un 3 sur 5 qui n'est pas une mauvaise note en soi. Un 3 sur 5 pour un album d'un blues rock convenu et déjà mille fois entendu.
This was fine. 3.2
Molto chill
I kind of feel like this album is what you would use if you needed a scene in a movie that called for 'generic classic rock'. I mean I bet at least 4 or 5 of these songs are still in fairly heavy rotation on any classic rock radio station in the US. And I've always applauded (or laughed at, not sure which...) the bold decision to have the song Bad Company on the album Bad Company by the band Bad Company. They really must have liked that name I guess? Or maybe it was just easier that way. But this is fine. I'd never actually want to play this album but it's not exactly a slog to get through if it does get thrown on. 2.75/5 rounded up.
Pretty much the most neutral start to a listening project like this. Maybe the most middle of the road boomer rock I have ever heard (no hate)
Back when this album first came out, it probably felt like a breath of fresh air and definitely helped shape the ’70s arena rock scene. But at this point, when I hear tracks like “Movin’ On,” “Bad Company,” and “Can’t Get Enough,” I can’t help but cringe a little, mostly because I’m burned out from hearing them so many times over the years. That said, outside of those overplayed tracks, the rest of the album holds up pretty well, especially if you’re into more blues influenced hard rock.
It's fine, nothing amazing.
Not bad
alright, i really like seagull and the title track but the rest are give or take. just a nice listen
3.5
Bad company from the album bad company by the band bad company is a lot of fun. Nothing really sticks in my soul or anything but hey, good time cruising to work on this one.
A little bit cheesy but there is definitely a time and a place for this album. Next time im at the pool hall with a spare toonie in my pocket and nobody in front of the juke box, I'm gonna spin me some Bad Company.
6.5/10
Rating: 6/10 The upbeat songs are great, too many ballads that drag the entire album down.
Functional rock. The musical equivalent of a midlife crisis where you buy a magazine about motorbikes, spend a Sunday afternoon comparing the gas mileage of each model, then sigh, shake your head, and place the magazine into the appropriate recycling bin
If someone asked me for the most “classic rock sounding” classic rock album, I’d show them this. That’s not meant to be good or bad, just that this album just seems generic. There are some great songs in here and Rodger’s voice is great but a lot of this album feels like an amalgamation of every classic rock idea they could think of.
obviously kind of mid/generic but grew on me more than i expected. theres some nice flourishes here (even some surprise sax parts) and paul rodgers has a great earthy voice for this kind of thing...im not the one to ask ab Mid Tempo Stompy Rock Songs but theres at least a lil bit of grit and glitter on these ones, which is a fine bar to clear for me. still not often i have this little to say ab one of these albums!
eigentlich no easy gsi, aber has ned so ufmerksam glost. müesst nomol lose
Yeah whatever perfectly okay
Fine. I dunno. It sounds great. Good performers of this kind of rock music. It’s just too bad it got so oversaturated. Otherwise I’d feel more excited by this. It’s a good album. Not a must-listen IMO though.
Classic. Falls short in many ways. Would be fun cover these songs with life instead going through the motions.
I hit play on this album this morning, and now that I’m remembering to write my thoughts on it, I realize that I don’t remember a single thing about this album. I don’t remember anything bad, nor anything good. I remember hitting play and I remember the music ended. Couldn’t tell you a single thing about what I heard. So for that, a 2.5 / 5.
Okay I suppose
Didn't really speak to me but in fairness I think it's well-made and sounds reasonably good - I've had better company but I've also had much worse.
I thought this would be quite abrasive, quite hard work, but quite interesting. It was none of those, it was boring.
# 446 : 28/03/2025 : They've done a pretty decent job.
ngl this was objectively a good album and an easy listen, but nothing really stood out in terms of artistry. i DID already know a few of the songs from the radio so it was crazy to be like “wait….. this sounds familiar”. hasn’t happened before! 3/5.
Classic rock from the 70's. Not bad, but nothing special.
Simply another rock album with no distinguishable features. It wasn't good nor bad, but after 5 minutes after listening I can't really recall anything about the songs. This record should be downgraded to the list of 1000 Best Average Albums in History. Together with about 499 other albums.
Didn’t love it - was thinking early on about how not hard Hard Rock used to be haha. But about halfway through (around those two hits in the middle tbh) it took a turn for the more positive.
Not bad.
It's good. Good songs for karaoke, good tracks to listen to. I would give it a half point more if I could. 3.5 stars
Le rock, la guitare, la batterie, la cowbell 🤟
Une paire de classiques entourés de trucs mous. Pas mal.
Standard 70s rock. Can't Get Enough is a real strong start to an otherwise decent album. Plus, it takes some serious ego to have a song called Bad Company, on the album Bad Company, when your bands name is Bad Company.
Meh.
Classic rock: stinging riffs and sexually problematic lyrics
That is undeniably a rock album from the year of our lord 1974. Entirely fine, with every song feeling right at home on 107.7 the Bone. I have a soft spot for the song Bad Company, off the album Bad Company, by the band Bad Company. That one does actually play regularly on 107.7 the Bone. This one's a real 2.5/5, but I'll give it 3 for having a song named after the album thats named after the band. Album cover: (C) Low effort biker aesthetic.
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This album had many songs I was familiar with. They are one of those bands that you don't realize how many hits they truly had. All are songs I enjoy and listen to, but they are also songs I might fast forward, because nothing about them makes me LOVE them. For me they are also not super unique or different, just rock songs that fill space.
I did not know that they were British. I did not know that the bass player was from King Crimson. I did not know that they were signed by Led Zepplin's label. So I learned some things about Bad Company and Co. Typically I think of these classic rock standards as "Butt Rock". And after a deeper listen, I still do. It's fine but not that great. I like the sax & guitar solos in Don't Let Me Down. Their "theme song", Bad Company by Bad Company off their album Bad Company, is actually pretty good. Even though I've heard it too many damn times, I do like the way the piano grooves with those hard hitting guitar riffs. Movin On is pretty good. I like the bass line and the beat has a good boogie.
One thing I truly appreciate about many records from the 1970’s is that they rarely extend themselves beyond 9 or 10 songs and 40 minutes. Get in and get out because the next record will be out in 6 months time anyway. It makes it enjoyable and easy to digest them in a modern schedule. Honestly, that is the perfect album length even by today’s standards but so many want to cram double or triple that down your throat. Unless you’re a super fan of the artist/band, it’s too much. Anyway, Bad Company is solid rock ‘n roll. Bluesy, chunky, meaty and dripping with testosterone. It’s all too familiar from solid rotation on classic rock radio for 50 years so there is nothing to be surprised by on here.
This was cool. Some great classic rock
The Good: self-titled albums always ensures that you know who the band is! The Bad: that it seems we might not want to hang with this crowd… The Ugly: Nothing really… which is a shame… Technically speaking, this album is a straight 5* rating; great musicians, over 50% of the album are considered classic rock anthems, and the album cover isn’t half bad either… Yet, having read some of the comments, it is true that the music comes over as bland. Seems this album only works well if you are in the right environment: party, booze, people actually laughing at your jokes… I am therefor left with a slight conundrum of a decision: how many stars should this album get? Straight down the middle my friends, straight down the middle… Here’s to Bad Company till the day we die! 3*
Inoffensive, boring, dad rock music. It’s fine. Just fine. 3/5
Fun listen, enjoyed this
After the lace and filgree arrangements of the Byrds, it was nice to hear something that sounded like black leather. Hard rock is the real American folk music. The album starts well: excellent vocals, unashamedly graceless drums and guitars, a sort of swagger to scatter the fey folkies. Now, I know nothing about Bad Company, so it was a surprise that they weren't American at all. A British supergroup, you can see where Judas Priest and Def Leppard come from - excessively leathery. However, I've listened to the album's short runtime a few times today and I can't really hear the back half. At some point through Don't Let Me Down, I drift away from it. I know the title track, but can't give it my attention. I don't know why. Paul Rodgers sings incredibly well, but about absolutely nothing. Perhaps it was learning that members of the group had previously been in Mott the Hoople and King Crimson that foregrounded how unconfrontational Rodgers' swagger is. Ian Hunter is erratic and Robert Fripp lets the spirit speak through him, but Paul Rodgers is going through the motions, like a tired priest. He may believe the doxology or not, but he's got to do it ever Sunday and you have to listen to it. It doesn't give the old Mott and Crimson much to play off. 2.5 (a genuine 2.5, not like the 2.5 I gave the boring Byrds yesterday) For all the good things that can be said for Bad Company I can’t escape the feeling that rock music, especially rock music made in England in 1974, should not be this clinical. Consistently listening through this record it was the Rolling Stones that kept springing to mind; the piano on Ready for Love, the piano and gospel-style backing singers on Don’t Let Me Down, the lines of the horns on The Way I Choose, the left and right speaker guitars on everything. But there is none of the wildness of Mick Jagger’s voice, the louche sloppiness of Richards lead playing, or the (studied) naivety and looseness of Charlie Watts. These are such spotless, serviceable, nicely-played, polite rock tracks. No one is drunk. Admirable but not loveable in my opinion. 2.5
It's the most classic rock of all of the classic rock albums. It is fine at best. Mid 3.
Popular songs are good, rest is meh. Standout songs: Cant get enough Bad Company
It’s fine. The hits are overplayed on classic rock radio so it’s hard to get excited about them at this point. The tracks that were not hits didn’t hit for a reason. There’s nothing bad here but it’s mostly just ok. Just ok doesn’t make for legendary albums. I think this is why you don’t hear artists citing this album or this band as an influence. Paul Rogers is a great singer but most of the songs feel manufactured. Kind of like a lot of today’s music where it is a bit too perfect. It’s music for people who aren’t really into music. Some nice guitar work but not enough to make me want to put this on again.
Fun
I’ve heard the name Bad Company, but not familiar with any of their music. And seeing it was categorized as “Hard Rock” I ended up being a bit disappointed hearing these more mellow classic rock tracks.. I admit it was better on the second listen but the first impression is hard to change
Not much to say about this one. I know the singles well, and they're decent, but nothing on here really gets me excited. 3/5
Half or more of this album was on regular rotation in my dad's tape deck when I was a kid. It was interesting to hear the songs between that my dad skipped. I liked this pretty well though. Hit the nostalgia of being a kid with no worries 3.25/5
3.3 2x extended
This sounded like the milk of 70s rock. Good but kinda bland. I can't pin down anything i didn't like, but it didn't wow me either. Enjoyed but forgot immediately
Idk, this is boring, pedestrian. It lacks pizzazz and swagger. It’s all about sex but it ain’t sexy. Seagull is probably the best track on here but those lyrics made me cringe. Want to give it 2.5
I expected to like this more than I did, I mean it’s fine. The title track was probably the highlight, I think expected more or that style/flavor. It is what it is, another one of those “fine” selections, nothing that bothered me, but also not much that wowed me.
This was OK, but nothing incredible.
This feels like the convergence of muscle car rock and ballad driven arena rock. Most of the songs are familiar from repeated exposure on classic rock radio.
Cheesy hard rock, which today doesn't seem as hard as it would have back then. It seems they went the love song route, with a lot of lovin' and can't get enough and such.
Has the ingredients I normally like but doesn't quite make a delicious cake. I found this album a bit generic
Yaaaasss!!! Hard (lol) rockin’ but fuckin’ enjoyable!
Pretty standard rock with no standouts, but also all pretty solid. 3/3.5
Solid mid 70s rock/pop
I was a big Free fan back in the day. What a tragedy losing Paul Kossoff so young and such a talented guitarist. I often wonder if Paul was still with us that Free would have gone on to much greater things and perhaps Bad Company would have never existed. It is because I come from that angle that I always thought Bad Company were a poor man’s Free so never really connected with them. Although a few songs especially Feel Like Making Love off their next album, are really good. A enjoyable listen today and made me reassess my opinion of Bad Company who were indeed a very talented Supergroup. 3/5 23/1/25
Classic rock, classic sound for the 70s. A few good songs, but nothing truly memorable. Feel like it needs more grit. Listened a couple of times, left it on in the background for a while. Vocals are mid, doesn’t make you wanna come back for more. Steady 3.
There's nothing bad in this album. All the songs are well-written and well played by a bunch of very talented rock superstars. There's also no emotional connection. This is the stuff that Punk Rock was invented to kill.
Solid classic rock album. Title track is certainly iconic, but none of if was super appealing to me. Just feels like a bit of a rehash of 70s rock
point9.
Pretty good
This album makes me realize that the selection committee is full of boomer dads (now grandpas).
huono seura turmelee hyödylliset tavat... tässä ei kyllä pahetteessa seurasss olla 30 min.... Ja 30 min repsect ei pidempää jos kuitenki perus mid mutta ei ole perus mid ihan mukava albumi kerrassaan..
Enjoyed this one. Now i know Bad Company. Familiar with their sound and quite a few songs
Je n'avais pas réalisé comment je connaissais beaucoup plus de chansons de cet album que je pensais. C'est vraiment du bon rock solide des 70s. Ce n'est pas un album que j'écouterais régulièrement du au style qui n'est pas 100% dans mes cordes, mais c'est globalement très amusant. 7/10
There's a song on here called bad company.
I do not own this album and never have. Somehow I still know almost every song on it, though. If you're into 70's jukebox rock like you'd hear in a dive bar, this may be your holy grail.
This was okay but a little generic. I can’t tell if that’s because it’s been played a lot or it really is that unoriginal. It’s classified as hard rock, but I don’t think it goes hard enough, and the slower songs bring it down. “Don’t Let Me Down” rankings: 1. Beatles 2. No Doubt 3. Twisted Sister 4. Milky Chance/Jack Johnson 5. Sabrina Claudio 6. Chainsmokers 7. Bad Company 8. Hunxho
Not really my 'go to' kind of rock (bit too balladry with a sprinkling of lyrical cheese) but solid for what it is ⭐⭐⭐
Decent.
3/5. Some good songs, some okay songs, nothing crazy. Don't get me wrong, the album is short and sweet, while not overstaying it's welcome and no song is bad. Just as it stands, and its influence, just another rock record. A couple songs here were definitely on repeat when I was younger and it was nice to hear new material. Solid stuff. Best Song: Can't Get Enough, Bad Company, Movin' On
5/10…hard - southern rock
Classic blues rock.
Bland Company. Short average dad rock. Not bad but not memorable. 3⭐️
Well hitherto I've only listened to Bad Company by happenstance when some other fellow had put on FM radio or a classic rock playlist. But I should be at least a little more intentional about that going forward.
Good songs are pretty good, but not all are good is the problem.
One of best rock voices of the era, or frankly of all time. And musically, just pure classic rock beauty.
Good old fashioned rock n roll
BadCo BadCo
weno muy weno
Tämä on letkeää southern rockia tämä. Vähän tulee olo, että tyypit ovat vain duunissa ja tekevät biisejä tilauksesta, mutta toisaalta ne kuulostavat rehellisiltä, kipinää hommaan on. Ei valittamista.
dad rock, assemble
This was largely forgettable. "Bad Company" (the song) is easily the best one. The rest kinda blend together and aren't that interesting. That isn't to say it's poorly performed or written badly, just really bland. There are a billion bands who sound like this from the 70's and 80's. It's fine.
Nice rock from the 70s. But not really any big highlights even after listening a few times.
Just doesn’t quite hold up anymore. A few good songs, but mostly just filler
OK, I Suppose Company.
Decent, but generic 70s dad rock.
"Bad Company" is literally part of this album. This is the album your alcoholic uncle has playing in the background on his vinyl when you visit him for Turkey Day. It's a decent Rock album. Favorite Song: "Bad Company".
the slower Blues/Folk numbers are pretty nice
Good. Didn’t really jump out at me though. Feel like we’ve had a lot of albums like this
A solid and brisk debut album at only 8 songs, 35 minutes. Very straight ahead rock sound, good sounds and playing overall. Nice Marshall guitar tones on Rock Steady. You can definitely hear that this was an influence for 90s grunge bands, especially Paul Rodgers’ vocals and some of the later songs on the record like Seagull. Overall an enjoyable listen but not particularly groundbreaking. 3.5 / 5.
but i jest so
Ready For Love // Don’t Let Me Down // Bad Company // The Way I Choose //
Standout song Bad Company from the band Bad Company from the album Bad Company
A very good representation of a genre I'm not all that crazy about (70s rock). Of the 8 tracks, most are pretty good. Seagull is likely my favorite. Just a solid, rockin' time.
So-so workman-like R&B.
it's aight
Een hardrock album? Klinkt prima zo op het eerste oor! Of tenminste, dat zijn de eerste 2 nummers, daarna worden het ballads? Ok bijzondere keuze, maar ze werken verassend goed eigenlijk! Helemaal als ik op het 2e ballad nummer een saxofoon spot! Verdomme! Dan heb je me! Is dit een 5 sterren? Zeker niet, het is een vermakelijk album, maar niet fAntastisch. Ik denk dan uiteindelijk toch dat ik aan 3 sterren denk, 3,5 als het had gekund, maar ik ben toch best positief verrast door dit album, totaal niet mijn stijl maar toch vermakelijker dan gedacht! FAVO: Can't Get Enough, ready for love, Don't let me down
Despite the reputation the band tried to establish for themselves, I found them to be quite -good company- 🤣😭💯👀🤓🍻🥵😘🫢🥰😨🤮🙄😔😢🤌🏻😬💅🙊💀🫤😈👈🏻❤️🙈😏🤦♂️🫣👉🏻😎
classic 70s rock estereotipo
Ok
2.9
First time listen. Highlights: can’t get enough, don’t let me down, the way I choose
I liked it
Exceptionally average 70s rock. Consistent, if unexciting. Best song: Bad Company, by Bad Company, on Bad Company
Pretty good company for sitting in the pub and writing my wedding vows - middle of the road dad rock for sure, but I dig it
3 generic dad rock
cant get enough- 4 rock steady- 3 or 4 ready for love- 4 dont let me down- 4 bad company- 3 or 4 the way i choose- 3 movin on- 4 or 5 seagull- 3 or 4 turn to the person sitting next to you and ask if they care
i actually liked this quite a bit more than i thought i would. First couple tracks didn't have me that crazy but there was some nice grooves, i didn't expect them to get down like that. other than that though, pretty basic 70s rock. did expect it to be a lot harder fro a band called bad company. 1.) ready for love 2.) the way i choose 3.) don't let me down
5/10 not a huge amount to say about this one, its route one hard rock with Led Zeppelin and country influences It’s crazy that they are British because this sounds almost comedically American in places Some of it has pretensions about being something more, some of it sounds like Quo/pub rock Best: Ready for Love
I liked this more than I thought I would.
Bad Company by Bad Company on Bad Company Only in the 70's haha
mid+1
6/10 - the songs I knew were good the rest were kind of boring. It was just generic rock but somehow some songs were more popular
Feels like I’ve been giving out a lot of threes, but I also feel like we’ve been getting a lot of very mediocre hard rock
The words Hard Rock Supergroup fill me with dread. However, this was just a litany of great times with hooks and melody and totally entertaining to boot.
Never been a fan of these guys, but you gotta hand it to them for being able to write and produce so many FM staples on their debut album. Hearing the title track today, I was somehow able to listen to it with fresh ears and marvel at how well put together the damn thing is. I don't love the song—too much posturing (i have the same problem with Bon Jovi's Dead or Alive, which of course came later)—but you can't knock them for amateurism. Paul Rodgers may have the quintessential hard rock voice, but it's also the blandest. He's got great chops, but he's lacking in personality.
Learning that Bad Company is a British band AND a supergroup was a surprise for me. While I'm not a huge fan of the band, they were undeniably ubiquitous for people in my demographic.
Supergroups is a misnomer. Ok-groups maybe? Or Just-fine-groups. The songs aren’t bad, but they’re not…special either. They’re….just fine. 3/5 I guess.
Pretty middle of the road dad rock, a pleasant enough time tho
Just mid rock music
70’s
Solid first album
3.5/5. Hey wanna listen to Bad Company on Bad Company by Bad Company?
Definition of mid
Rock met de rem erop. Goede muzikanten, maar geen hele goede nummers.
I remember my dad listening to this a lot when I was growing up. High nostalgia, decent tracks! 3.4 stars
That wasn't bad. Just not very engaging for my taste. Right in the middle.
Decent album. Some familiar songs and some just fun 70's rock songs. Nothing crazy impressive, but still a good time. 3/5 Might listen again
I wish I had a Time Machine so I could go back to 1974 and listen to this album when was just released. It may have been awesome. Unluckily, it’s 2024 and it’s not amazing anymore. Some songs are a little slow for a band whose name is Bad Company. They’re not bad, but how about putting them as b-sides? Well, I can recommend this to people who want to taste some early AOR.
Average.
Solid rock. A good time jamming.
Sometimes I forget that I’m the daughter of a Hot Rods Guy™️. Then I hear music like Bad Company, and something deep in my soul awakens, and I’m holding a flashlight while ‘70s butt rock plays over a crappy Walkman radio on my Dad’s workbench. That said, only half of this album is cool and actually rocks. The other half, strangely enough, is mostly ballads, for some reason. And they mostly suck. Like, I get that this was a ✨thing✨ at the time, but they’ve all aged like milk. By now, trying to listen to a lame hard rock ballad is like drinking from a Garfield glass made with lead paint. Still, the songs that rock do kick ass. Maybe they’re not the pinnacle of this type of music, but they’re pretty good. Especially Side A. That said, I don’t think they are good enough to be essential. Even if this whole album kicked ass, while I’d definitely enjoy it more, I don’t know if it would make it any more essential. Influential, maybe, but the bands it influenced are not good and not represented on this list. And that’s just what Bad Company could sound like in theory. As it is, though, ballads and all, I find Bad Company to be even less important. A few staple cuts for classic rock radio, sure, but the full album does not belong on here. But hey, the triple self-titled thing, that’s gotta count for something!
Yes I listened
Pretty good!
ok
I get it, but I don't want it
Basic 70s guitar rock.
Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.
Nice album. This is just classic hard rock. Great vocals, nice guitars, and punchy vibe. ***
Solid album, Bad Company the song is a classic. None of the other songs stood out to me but were good background songs to listen to while working.
culerisimo
Basic classic rock.
This one is right up in the middle of the bell curve. 3/5
Great album start to finish
Classic 70s rock. Fine, but maybe lacking some excitement.
not bad, not great. pretty decent album that good to have on in the background, but nothing earth shattering for me
Interesting supergroup of relatively unknown musicians. Sounded good! 6/10
This one is like a good pair of old boots: Nothing fancy, the brand no longer exists and they won’t impress anybody, but they do what they’re supposed to do very well.
Bad Company is ridiculous. They are not really for me, but are fun enough. Give me both Styx and Foreigner over them any day.
This is pretty boilerplate 1970s rock, but pretty well-executed. Very basic sound, but solidly done basic stuff. Solid drums and guitar work.
Fine but nothing too memorable imo
Solid stuff. Pretty chill old school rock.
I liked the inclusion of keys on some of the tracks. For a supergroup they didn't really stand out to me though. Not bad, but they didn't grab my attention.
Oh seagull, I thought you'd be better!
Classic rock with a pop flare at some of it's finest. Not every song on the album is great, but when it hits, it hits just right. \"Have you heard Bad Company by the band Bad Company of their album Bad Company?\"
kuuluttu nimi. haisee ison bändi metkut, mutt koskaan tultu kuunneltua.. jaha ja alkaa niin askalla geneerisellä rokillla ja hold up.. hold... wait a minute... jotain on vialla... transformaatio... kyllä .. TRANSU ALBUMI... toinen puolisko on vitun hyvä.. eka leikeltiin vaan vähän palloa heiluteltiin nenän edessä ja sitten vittu saalistamaan saatana... loppuu jopa vähän lyhyeen mutta pacing on kyllä kova jättää pikkasen hinkumaan vähän voivottelemaan jättää.. respektiä bändille... we are the... bad company
Not bad by any means. Quite good bluesy hard classic rock. Just not really my taste.
See, I'm giving the same numerical rating as SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS by The Kinks, but believe me that this a much more positive 3.'Cuz... Man, I'unno. As much as I wanna pretend that I have good, approvable taste in music—even if I don't sway much outside the mainstream—in my heart of hearts, I can't help but be a bit of a dad rock girlie. It's nothing terribly special or memorable, but in the moment it's fun times. Plus, it's just fun that this group has a self-titled song on a self-titled album. That's the first and maybe only reason you'd put 'em next to Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Black Sabbath and Living In A Box.
I think the first half of the album is a 3, and the back half of the album is a 4, so once again, I’m at a 3.5 that I wish I could keep there. I think I’m gonna bump it down to a 3. Ultimately, it’s because I think too many songs suffer from extended periods where everything just sort of blends together for too long. There’s not a single bad song on here, but so many of them just fade into the background after a bit while listening. That wouldn’t be so bad if the entire album had great instrumental pieces, but I find the first half of the album to be a little bland and a bit generic in its instrumentation, so it really sticks out when those songs blend into the background. The second half of the album is great, and doesn’t suffer from it as badly because they have great instrumentation and just better all-around vibes. However, they do suffer from it. It’s a 3.5, but I’ll round it down for that. Another solid 7/10 album.
We have a rare triple name between the song, album, and band name in Bad Company, which is a certified banger of a song. Covered by a thousand bands, but because it's quite good. As for the album on a whole, this is quintessential dad rock and what I would expect to find on a classic rock radio station. Most of it is forgettable or cheesy anthem rock, though I also liked Ready for Love.
Gewoon prima, niets speciaals
I don't have anything really to remark on this album. I thought it was all right. I still don't think I understand quite how to enjoy classic rock. The only stand out now that I've listened to the album was "Bad Company", and that's probably just because I've heard it before. I actually loved the finale, "Seagull": beautiful chord progressions, simple, and sweet.
Great vocals. they have a simple, clean sound. This album has sleepy Hozier level of energy, which I found doesn't match with the electric guitar riffs and other rock music trappings when they're basically singing ballads.
This album is peak unoffensive mid-'70s "hard" rock. It is consistently fine, and pretty much never more than that. I guess Bad Company is a "supergroup" of guys from the bands Free, Mott the Hoople, and King Crimson. I don't know any Free, but I find this less interesting than the Mott the Hoople and King Crimson albums that I've gotten on here so far. "Ready For Love" is actually a Mott the Hoople cover. Perfectly fine sound, well-produced, I like the singer's voice, and yet something is just missing for me. It's ok but hard to get to excited for this. I'm also pretty convinced the best song on here isn't one of their popular ones, "Seagull" slaps to finish the album. "Bad Company" the song is mid. Favorite song: Seagull Other: Can't Get Enough, Ready For Love, Bad Company, The Way I Choose 4/16/24
Yup
The company is good, the music just OK. Classic 70's rock is not my jam but I appreciate the anthems, the sweet rock-n-roll love songs, and dreamy ballads made to be paired with weed and patchouli.
Felt a little too polished, pretty sure every song is about fucking, overall it was a good time.
Sure, ok.
Not bad
Well, I knew more songs than I thought I would on that album. I know the band. I know their sound. An original hard rock supergroup.
Good but not great. Paul Rogers vocals were the highlight but the guitar and drums felt mundane.
Bad Company and Ready For Love are standout tracks. The rest of the album wasn't.
Prototype boomer dad rock. Nothing stellar but enjoyable enough
70s rock through and through. Good 70s rock, but still sounds so much like so many others.
Solid, almost a 4
Very meh about this one
If you have listened to classic rock radio at all in the past 30 years, you've heard Bad Company. The problem is that the hits are good to great, but they only make up 3/8 of the album. The other stuff is.... not so good. The lyrics are trite ("I get up in the morning and it's just another day, pack up my belongings and I've got to get away..."), and the songs almost sound like they're ripped off of other songs. "Don't Let Me Down" sounds almost like "Give Peace A Chance," which is maddening. One of the things that I did not know is the difference between this band and Free. There are a number of songs here that I thought were from Free (same singer, so...?). Of the non-hit songs, "Seagull" is decent, but the whole lyric "And you fly all around 'til somebody shoots you down." seems kinda... morbid. How many people are shooting down seagulls? What did they ever do to YOU? So I'm going to give it a middling grade because you can't have only half of the songs be good. So 3 it is.
Bad Company was another band I was a fan of when I first got into classic rock. And there was nothing a few of my friends loved better than to ask each other whether we knew/liked the song Bad Company - to which someone would reply "you mean by the band Bad Company off the album Bad Company?" There was some reverence there but also a realization of the pure cheese of it all. Which kind of goes to this entire album - they do some straight-ahead hard rocking and Paul Rodgers has the big vocals to match, but the lyrics are a little juvenile. But what can you say for a band whose biggest song is called Feel Like Makin Love? The point wasn't to be Shakespeare put to music, it was to ooze machismo, sexiness, and cool. And they do a pretty good job of that. Can't Get Enough of Your Love is such an energetic, rocking tune while Ready For Love is a sexier rock ballad, punctuated by sultry guitar work. The title track is maybe their best and most complex work on the album, both musically and lyrically. Still, there's still more than half of an album to fill out after that. I know Rock Steady and Movin On fairly well, and they're decent tunes but not as high quality musically as the others and my god, those lyrics. I'm sure these guys got laid a lot, and maybe that's all that mattered. As much as I liked Bad Company, I liked their hits scattered across multiple albums and they don't have enough stuff to hold up an entire album. 3.5 at best but I gotta round down for the cheese.
I mean, it's fine. I've heard all of these songs a billion times through osmosis. Nice production, but it's all pretty standard blues rock.
Not Bad, just average.
Yeah quite bad
It’s fine.
For a “supergroup” this isn’t that super
I can’t think of another band that has a song title that’s the name of their group on a self-titled debut album. Talk about some cojones. I thought this was a pretty good classic rock album. There were a couple memorable songs like Don’t Let Me Down and the aforementioned Bad Company but nothing that stood out too much from the crowd. When I think about what classic rock sounds like, this is a pretty general style that pops into my head.
I didn’t hate it as much as the others. I thought it was a smooth easy to listen to album that I just had on while i worked. Ready for love was a great song. Second half wasn’t as good but it was fine.
Comme Ci, Comme Ça Company.
It was alright
Solid classsic 80s rock
This is a nice, solid classic rock album.
J'ai trouvé ça bien, mais j'ai l'impression d'avoir déjà entendu une vingtaine d'albums qui sonnaient exactement comme ça depuis le début de ce projet, donc je ne vois pas trop en quoi celui-ci se distingue.
pretty run of the mill but rather enjoyable
Well its not for me but they do have some good songs.
Yet another album I'll hem and haw about rating until I give it a 3. Not bad, but generic. It's good. It's fun. It's fine.
Perfectly fine classic rock
i think, on average, i enjoy bad company slightly more than other similar 70s rock, but i absolutely forget they exist as their own distinct entity. a lot of this dad rock is incredibly ignorable ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
Nice but not hooked
Classic Rock album - a fixture of the airways in the 70s onward. Heard everything except "Seagull" and "Th Way I choose" which are real good --- they should have gotten more air time.
No complaints here 3
Three radio hits out of the gate. Pretty quintessential horny 70s garage rock. Of the first three, I think Ready For Love is my favorite. Spacious with keys that make for a nice atmosphere. Don't let Me Down sounds almost gospel like with the choral backing. Not my favorite. I wonder why the album name = band name = hit song was such a thing for this era. Whatever the motivation, this song is a classic staple. Nice slow delivery couple with punchy but not showy drums and some solid riffs. Moving On is a fine enough jam, but the rest of the album is pretty snore worthy. I think this is perfect music for working on your car to. Just fine 3 / 5
Can’t Get Enough sounds like Some Kinda Wonderful. Not a bad thing just similar. Was really about to shit on Don’t Let Me Down until that solo came in. Rest of the song is still meh. The song we’ve all been waiting for - Bad Company is a jam no matter how you look at it. There were some standout moments on this album but not enough to make me return save a couple songs. Was hoping for more.
Meh. Some forgettable Rock. Solid, but nothing special.
When I was 18 I worked in a snack bar at my local country club, serving rich kids french fries. I only had one source of entertainment for 12 hours of fry slinging - a classic rock radio station. Apparently I have listened to this album hundreds of times, but I never knew that. 3/5 - reminds me of fries.
This is amazingly mediocre. It shouldn't be given the prowess of everyone involved, but it is. I couldn't figure out why for a while, but I believe it's because it's too safe. There's nothing here that stands out or is memorable.
Quintessential 70s rock. Very well produced, but the songwriting is lacking. Plus, the guy’s voice sounds like the whole Creed/Pearl Jam thing 25 years before it happened.
3+
Fun rock n roll album from a lesser known band.
Þægilegt classic rock. Fílidda.
“Bad Company,” the song on the album “Bad Company” by the band Bad Company, is iconic. And a bold move. Some bands name themselves after a song from a band they idolize. Some name themselves after a song one of the members wrote prior to their coming together. But only a handful are bold enough to go with the trifecta Bad Company achieved with their debut album and hit song. So it’s a good thing that song is iconic enough that no one who ever hears it will ever forget the name Bad Company. “Can’t Get Enough” and “Ready For Love” are nearly as memorable, and three of eight songs being lasting hits is a pretty good debut. But it doesn’t all hit that mark. “Don’t Let Me Down” let me down. The album didn’t need a ballad. “Movin’ On” almost got things back on track, but in the end was just kind of there. I felt like moving on from the album even though it didn’t drag on for five minutes like some of these songs. There’s nothing groundbreaking about Bad Company. The album is very much of its era, with vocals and wailing guitars screaming early 70s, alongside the hints of blues and folk that was well-integrated by the best 70s bands. A solid album by a confident band, but mostly forgettable beyond the hits.
It’s a little hard not to like this. Sure it’s cheesy 70s rock, but I know 90% of these songs through osmosis and I don’t hate hearing them. I’m not sure why this is better than other bands that seem otherwise similar to me. Helps that it’s only 35 min long. Lots of songs about fucking and wanting to fuck and who he wants to fuck, so it gets quite repetitive in that way. Otherwise, I like it but I probably won’t be listening to this whole album again.
A lot of radio hits on this... but none of them would I put on intentionally. Probably a 3.4...
3.5
It's fine. They are obviously good musicians but it's very polished dad rock.
It wasn't bad, just...generic-sounding? I prefer other bands from around the same era, I guess. But I won't necessarily turn any of this stuff down.
Just some classic rock that! Definitely featured on some kind of compilation in my teens.
Must admit I'd never heard this before and although I knew the name, I didn't really know who Bad Company were. But this was your standard classic rock, no more, no less.
Okay
Good
Another rock album lokking like all of the others.... Kind of tired of it. Not too bad though
I like the title track but otherwise pretty middling. Should’ve let Boz sing
For a hard rock band this was less hard than I expected. Pretty good!
Had its moments, so a generous 3, but possibly the most uncool album in the book.
Average classic rock album
Decent rock-'n-roll record, real old school. Gets a bit old after a while, don't think I'll be coming back to it.
Some classic tunes in here, the end of the album is nice how it slows down and mellows
Nothing notable
This is familiar because it's the kind of 70s rock I heard so much of as I grew up, including quite a few tracks from this album. My listening interests have changed over the decades so it's not likely I'd come back to any of their albums, but it's still fun and enjoyable -- performed very well -- and definitely brings back some great memories.
Soldi album
Un sólido álbum de rock de los ‘70s y un acompañante fiel en espíritu al trabajo de Led Zeppelin. Sin embargo, el disco se escucha bastante antiguo y no ha envejecido bien, transformándose casi en una pieza histórica del rock y no en un disco influyente de las aristas más interesantes de la música con guitarra.
Perfectly servicable blues rock. The title track is obviously a classic, but outside of that a lot of the songs blend into each other. I probably won’t listen again
To me, this is just your average, run of the mill hard rock album. And I think this album got off on the wrong foot for me, because those two first songs seem pretty bland, and largely derivative of other hard rock bands I've heard from this time period. But to my surprise, the two songs after that were way better than what came before it. They just had far more engaging instrumentation from the band. Sadly, after that, the only song I enjoyed was The Way I Choose. They stuck with what worked at the time with this album, and because of that, this album has a few big iconic hits. It fits right in with the rock sound of the late 60's and 70's. I like that sound, but not everyone can be the next Led Zeppelin. Sometimes it's better to go with a new idea and hope it sticks the landing. Rating: 5/10
Just based off the band name and the album cover I expected some kind of early punk rock, turns out it's just some pretty average blues rock. Turns out i've listened to the album before once but nothing stuck with me, and on a second listen it seems like the same has happened again. The album is actually just about to finish as I write this and i'm having trouble remembering anything that happened. Nothing offensively bad though, just forgettable, so a 3 is probably fair.
Ultimate Dad rock album.
it was allright :)
Pretty good, sounds a lot like Pink Floyd. Some songs sounded familiar. Really enjoyed the guitar, especially on "The Way I Choose"
This is a pretty standard classic rock album, outside of the fantastic title track. As a supergroup, sure, these guys can play their instruments, and Rodgers has a great voice. But the songwriting is still pretty generic. It's a quick, breezy listen though, which earns it extra points with me. I'm still not sure it needs to be on this list, but yeah, it's pretty good.
A rippin and roarin bit of ‘70s rock that is as straight up as it gets. Great production values and fantastic mix really set the tempo for some damned fine rock n roll songwriting.
3 overall, not a bad album.
Solid classic rock albums. Just enough friction to be interesting, not enough friction to set the world on fire. Better than background.
I confess a soft spot for Bad Company thanks to a youthful dalliance with the 'Straight Shooter' album. And this ain't all bad either. Then again, it ain't all good. 'Can't Get Enough' is either a rollicking good time or turgid yomp through all the stock classic rawk poses; delete as appropriate. 'Rock Steady' has a swaggering insistence to it; and 'Bad Company' is a brooding tale of desperadoes. However, the rest is pretty blah. Yeah, 'Ready For Love' is alright but Mick Ralphs did a better job first time around with Mott the Hoople. Paul Rodgers, on the other hand, single handedly drags the material to a place of mild interest, but after a while even his tight-trousered 'emoting' is a drag. 'Moving On' is terrible. The lyrics to this entire album could've conceivably been written in crayon. There's a song about a seagull on here.
Sky Radio rockmuziek. Niet slecht maar ik ben het eigenlijk meteen alweer vergeten. Enorme 3.
Perfectly good rock
Love seagull
Possibly the most competent soft rock album I've heard. And what, more than anything, do we want from our rock supergroups? Competence. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Don't Let Me Down Date listened: 16/08/23
Don’t care for the vocals, got some good moments here and there but just not for me. I still appreciate some of the riffs and tracks like the opener rock study and bad company are pretty nice but still don’t think I’m returning kinda stale listen personally strong 5-6
70s rock. Easy to listen to. Lots of ballads and the occasional hard rocker. The genre has been done to death in 70s and 80s, so I'm not really impressed. It's definitely above average, though. Favorite song: movin' on.
I've seen these guys live, listened to them on the radio a thousand times or more, but for some reason have never listened to this whole album. My older siblings had it on 8-track so I'm sure I've heard the whole thing but this was the first time I recall hearing the whole thing. It's a lot more mellow than I expected. Still reasonably good.
I've heard many Bad Company songs, but only one of their albums and it wasn't this one. I've always been a fan of them, especially their title song. This debut album really shows where they were headed as time went on and has some hits on it including the infamous title song. Interesting that it's only 8 songs at 35 minutes but I guess they didn't want to fill the album up with fluff.
Pretty generic 'classic' rock outside of the big songs. Don't Let Me Down is especially tedious. Bad Company (the track) earns an extra star for completing the 'song name/band name/album name' hat-trick. Not as good as Talk Talk by Talk Talk from Talk Talk but better than Living in a Box by Living in a Box from Living in a Box.
I wasn’t real excited about this album, but BC is actually a really solid band. I mean, are they great? No. But I love the early 70s blues-rock genre and they were one of the originals. I also like how this album is noticeable under-produced. It sounds like they put one mic on everything and just went for it. At first that was a little annoying and empty-sounding, but I ended up appreciating it by the end. This is a high 3.