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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.
Great album from one of the greatest voices in rock 'n' roll. Shame his talent was cut short by a couple od strokes.
8/10: Yeah this album is right smack dab in the middle of Rock and Roll. You could show this to any human you wanted to know what rock was and it would be perfect.
This was fine. 3.2
Okay, this was cool. Very easy listening. That voice man.
Excellent
wait so Bad Company UK is a band, but the original Bad Company are also from the UK? that doesn't make much sense. i've grown to appreciate this type of boomery blues rock but this isn't a really standout example deserves to be one of the 1001? maybe. probably not but maybe
Not as bad as I was worried it was going to be when I saw it was yet another artist I’ve never heard of (and there’s probably a reason for that), listenable, kind of funky in places, but nothing that massively excites me
Bad Company is a great listen, and I encourage those who have not heard it to give it a spin and for those who do know it, go back to an old friend for a nice afternoon. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-bad-company-by-bad-company?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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.
The sort of stuff that yanks listen to on rawk radio stations. I’d have punched Peter Grant in the face for this shit.
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.
Paul Rodgers, way before he became a part of Queen + Paul Rodgers, which was of course the best Queen incarnation we've been allowed to witness. Nah. This sure is an album full of songs in which the singer expresses his desire to fornicate all day and night. Using various different 1970s-compatible rock expressions for that desire. And this is still not quite as terrible as you might expect.
Absolute definition of mid. Nothing outstanding about it, if you told me this was done by some blokes in a garage I'd believe you.
Not bad
Mediocre dad rock strikes again. I imagine this won’t be the last. Was just totally fine.
Unspektakulärer, seichter Rock. Fand's eher langweilig. Seagull war noch ganz gut, aber hat das Album auch nicht spannender gemacht
alright, i really like seagull and the title track but the rest are give or take. just a nice listen
3,6/5
3.5
This is what you want when you say you want rock. Smooth groove and clean tone, perfectly dialed in. The pacing is a tight 35 minutes, all killer. Classic for a reason. It kicks ass without ever breaking a sweat. Incredible debut album. Shoutout to the triad - a song Bad Company, on the album Bad Company, buy the band Bad Company... Spins: All Day Playlist Additions: - Can't Get Enough - Rock Steady - Ready For Love - Don't Let Me Down - Bad Company - Seagull
As far as dad rock goes, the vocals are pretty great. Too bad the actual music is forgettable. But really gorgeous vocals. Paul Rodgers can make anything sound good. Record was a real bore though.
for some reason these songs give MAJOR male fiona apple vibes, especially the song "bad company"- i did enjoy this a lot! i have never heard of this band before, but i really like it! it is a mix of chill, acoustic and electric, classic and utter rock! i will continue to listen to more of bad company's music probably!
Day490 - a classic rock staple. paul rogers has one of the best voices. im happy they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame its to bad they’re all to old to perform
Stocked with classics
Super fun and enjoyable album that’s very soothing and a great listen in the car
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.
Generic 70s rock. Not bad, not good. I can't complain, but I won't listen to this again. That said, is this really an album that you need to hear before you die? There are dozens of other albums that encapsulate 70s rock better and there’s really nothing all that special about it. Overall, I did like it, but I think I'm docking at least 1-star from the rating solely because I don't think it deserves to be on the list.
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
dad blues rock, the worst kind
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!
Solid record.
This album was a centerpiece of Friday nights when a few of us would hang in a buddies basement drinking beer back on the 80s. Super great uplifting album with a couple moody tracks built in.
eigentlich no easy gsi, aber has ned so ufmerksam glost. müesst nomol lose
pure rock & roll. short and to the point 4/5
Nogal slaapverwekkend allemaal. De track "Bad Company" vind ik wel grappig, omdat het me doet denken aan een terugkerende grap in The Best Show op WFMU.
I like my 70s classic rock to be doomier and weirder than this. Also never been a fan of Paul Rodgers' voice.
Synnyinvuoden rokkia
Better than I expect, actually had a little more depth once you got past the well known tracks
Yeah whatever perfectly okay
i can't believe that the 1001 albums website has me listening to the song Bad Company by the band Bad Company off the album Bad Compan
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.
I had no idea they were on Led Zeppelin’s label but it makes sense. They have similar sounds. This has so many great tracks it would be a tragedy to rate this anything less than a 5.
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.
greta classic rock sounding grooves, great tracks
Okay I suppose
Enjoyed it!
If someone had told me that this was an album by Free, then I wouldn't have been surprised in the slightest. In fact, for the entire album, I was half-expecting them to break into "Wishing Well" or "Alright Now". It's not perfect by any means, and there's not much diversity of subject matter, but I feel 4 stars is fair.
1 stern
This album has a ton of hits. WAY better than I expected.
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 don’t think so.
Если бы этот альбом стал человеком, то он был бы говнарем ебанным, которого все дружно по кругу ебут в сальную сраку на фестивале нашествие. Плохая, ебать ее, компания. 4/10
I thought this would be quite abrasive, quite hard work, but quite interesting. It was none of those, it was boring.
Meh. Boring. FM radio killed it
Bad Company is an album i really have a soft spot for but i don't feel like i have a particular reason for it having a soft spot in my heart. Lets get one thing out of the way, this album is incredibly basic and simplistic especially for a hard rock album from the mid 70s (mainly when you consider that there were hard rock albums with more interesting elements that came out earlier) but i still really enjoyed this album. There were some unquestionably good songs and there wasn't a song that i would consider bad. It was also a pretty short listen too meaning that the album never had a chance to get repetitive. This album gets a really mild 4 mainly because i just don't really have a big reason for liking it yet i still do like it. Best Song: Bad Company Worst Song: Movin' On
pretty generic rock from the era. a couple of interesting bits maybe
Like a template for a Rock and Roll Album. Filled with songs indelibly ingrained into the musical landscape.
Jeez, I’ve never listened to this album but I already knew all the songs because they all play on the local classic rock stations. Solid rock with some classic, classic songs.
Definitely strong classic rock with zesty lyrics. Having no nostalgia for that genre, so it doesn't have a ton of appeal for me. (Although The Doors are a notable exception.)
# 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.
Bad Company by Bad Company from the album Bad Company
this hurt my heart
Not bad.
Bad company is actually very good company!
Full to the brim with dad rock. A fine album, but yet another where I need to get a copy of the book to find out what makes it so special, as this sounded very bland and generic to me.
I really enjoyed this album and now I finally know where five finger death punch song Bad Company comes from.
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
Grandad rock but with really good songwriting, a lot of variety, and a strong vocal performance. 4.0/5.0: Great
thought i only knew one of these but ended up recognizing way more of them than i expected. a little boring at times but at such a short runtime i wont hold it against them. overall pretty solid album
Le rock, la guitare, la batterie, la cowbell 🤟
Good album
I've heard this band my entire life. The classic rock stations where I grew up love this band, and I was never able to figure out why. They are just so bland. This album does make sense though. Good order, good flow. Short is a bonus for me. But the songs just make me want to change the station.
## In-Depth Review of *Bad Company* by Bad Company The self-titled debut album *Bad Company* by the British supergroup Bad Company, released in 1974, is a landmark in classic rock. Featuring Paul Rodgers (vocals), Mick Ralphs (guitar), Simon Kirke (drums), and Boz Burrell (bass), the album blends blues-rock, hard rock, and soulful balladry. Below is a detailed analysis of the album's lyrics, music, production, themes, and influence, along with its pros and cons. --- ### **Lyrics** The lyrics on *Bad Company* are straightforward and often revolve around themes of love, freedom, and rebellion. While not overly sophisticated, they are effective in conveying raw emotion. Tracks like "Can't Get Enough" and "Movin' On" focus on hedonistic pursuits and the restless spirit of rock 'n' roll. In contrast, "Seagull" ventures into introspection with poetic ambiguity. However, some critics have noted that the lyrics can feel clichéd at times, particularly on songs like "Rock Steady," which lacks depth compared to other tracks[2][3][5]. The title track, "Bad Company," stands out lyrically as an anthem of defiance and self-identity. Its imagery of the Wild West complements the song's dark tone, creating a sense of mystique. However, the attempt to romanticize violence and rebellion has been questioned for its thematic coherence[2]. --- ### **Music** Musically, *Bad Company* is a masterclass in simplicity and effectiveness. The album thrives on Mick Ralphs' guitar work, which alternates between bluesy riffs and melodic leads. Songs like "Can't Get Enough" showcase infectious hooks that became instant classics. Ralphs' ability to craft memorable riffs is evident throughout the album[3][5]. Paul Rodgers' vocals are another highlight. His voice exudes both power and vulnerability, perfectly suited to the album's mix of hard rock anthems and soulful ballads. Tracks like "Ready for Love" demonstrate his ability to convey longing and passion with subtlety[5]. The rhythm section—Simon Kirke on drums and Boz Burrell on bass—provides a solid foundation. Kirke's drumming is understated yet effective, while Burrell's bass lines add depth without overshadowing the melodies[5]. However, some critics argue that certain tracks lack musical innovation. For instance, "Rock Steady" feels repetitive compared to more dynamic songs like "Don't Let Me Down," which features an expansive arrangement with saxophone lines and vocal harmonies[3][5]. --- ### **Production** The production by Bad Company themselves (with assistance from engineer Ron Nevison) is clean and unpretentious. Recorded at Headley Grange using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio, the album captures a raw yet polished sound that emphasizes the band's live energy[5]. The mix allows each instrument to shine without overcrowding the arrangements. One notable production choice is the minimalist approach to overdubs. This decision gives tracks like "Seagull" an intimate feel while maintaining the immediacy of a live performance[3]. However, some listeners might find the production too restrained compared to more adventurous albums of the era. --- ### **Themes** Thematically, *Bad Company* explores freedom, love, rebellion, and existential musings: - **Freedom and Rebellion:** The title track embodies a rebellious spirit with its outlaw imagery. Similarly, "Movin' On" celebrates life on the road as a metaphor for freedom. - **Love:** Tracks like "Can't Get Enough" and "Ready for Love" delve into romantic longing but approach it from different angles—one lustful and energetic, the other introspective. - **Existential Reflection:** "Seagull" stands apart as a contemplative piece that questions life's meaning through abstract imagery. While these themes resonate well with classic rock audiences, they occasionally lack nuance or originality[2][3]. --- ### **Influence** *Bad Company* was instrumental in shaping the sound of 1970s rock. Its blend of blues-rock simplicity with arena-ready anthems influenced countless bands in subsequent decades. The album reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts and solidified Bad Company's status as one of rock's premier acts[2][5]. The success of tracks like "Can't Get Enough" demonstrated how accessible yet powerful rock music could dominate mainstream radio. Additionally, Paul Rodgers' vocal style became a blueprint for many hard rock singers who followed[5]. However, some critics argue that while *Bad Company* was influential within its genre, it did not push musical boundaries as much as contemporaries like Led Zeppelin or Queen[3][5]. --- ### **Pros** 1. **Strong Performances:** Paul Rodgers delivers one of his finest vocal performances on this album. 2. **Memorable Songs:** Tracks like "Can't Get Enough," "Ready for Love," and "Bad Company" are timeless classics. 3. **Cohesive Sound:** The band achieves a balance between hard rock energy and soulful balladry. 4. **Accessible Production:** The clean production highlights each instrument without overcomplicating arrangements. 5. **Cultural Impact:** The album helped define 1970s blues-rock and inspired future generations of musicians. --- ### **Cons** 1. **Lyrical Simplicity:** Some songs rely on predictable or clichéd lyrics. 2. **Lack of Innovation:** While effective, the music does not break new ground compared to peers like Led Zeppelin. 3. **Inconsistent Quality:** Tracks like "Rock Steady" feel less inspired than standout moments such as "Don't Let Me Down." 4. **Limited Experimentation:** The band sticks closely to traditional rock structures without exploring more adventurous territory. --- ### **Conclusion** *Bad Company* remains a quintessential debut album that encapsulates the essence of 1970s rock: raw energy, emotional depth, and memorable songwriting. While it may not be groundbreaking in terms of innovation or lyrical complexity, its strengths lie in its execution and accessibility. For fans of blues-rock or classic rock in general, this album is essential listening despite its minor flaws. It captures a band at their peak creativity while laying the foundation for their enduring legacy in rock history.
This entire album feels soulless and I will not elaborate further.
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.
I was not expecting to like this so much. I recognized a lot of songs, and the singers voice is so great. I just love this basic sound.
Meh.
Generisk hard rock, lidt bluesed
Classic rock: stinging riffs and sexually problematic lyrics
Classic Album. Brings me back to my college days in the 90s. Some staples of rock on this album.
No notes necessary, as this album has been in my collection for a long time and is an old favourite of mine. However, I will say that I believe the album is worth five stars for Paul Rodger's brilliant vocals alone, never mind all the other things I love about Bad Company.
This album rocked, had heard a bunch of these songs before but didn't know the band name. Short and very tight, enjoyed the bluesy elements and catchy riffs. Favorite songs were: Ready for Love Bad Company Seagull 9/10
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.
I'm forever surprised how many musicians I didn't realize are from the UK lol. These guys have always felt so classic American rock to me. The Wiki page describes them as a hard rock group, and I also don't get those vibes. Anyway, lots of classics on here and this was a great debut. I was not expecting to like this so much. So groovy and rockin' and just pretty special. These guys are super talented. Don't Let Me Down is my fave on here, but really enjoyed the whole thing.
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86/100. Bad Company’s self-titled debut is a fantastic start to their career—arguably their peak. With so many great tracks, it set a high bar that was difficult to outdo later. The album blends blues rock and hard rock, a combination that works perfectly for their raw, powerful sound. A strong and timeless debut that still holds up today.
The definition of AOR. Fun but inoffensive but good to listen to.
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*
One of the best singers in rock. Great cover of Mott the Hoople's Ready for Love.
Inoffensive, boring, dad rock music. It’s fine. Just fine. 3/5
Pretty good! I have a vinyl from Bad Company (it's Desolation Angels) but I've never really given it a listen, I just liked that it was extremely cheap (because it had like 2 scratches) and had cool cover art. But this album was really good and I'll listen to it again.
Surprised how much I liked this! Jammy and certainly a style of hard rock that resonates with me more than many of the albums on this list. More of 3.5
Decent rock album
Enjoyed. Did not know before
Fun listen, enjoyed this
Muy buen rock, muy disfrutable y con algunos temazos que parecen decir “seré rockero, pero también soy romántico, nena”.
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
Bluesy rock very well played. Not my jam, but definitely best in class.
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
The album “Bad Company” by the band Bad Company featuring the song “Bad Company” is trash. Timothy McVeigh ass music
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.
A perfect highlight of the difference between “hard rock” then and now. Great classic album, though.
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
Good album.
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
There have been a few albums where I accidentally clicked the deluxe version with so. many. extra. versions of the same songs. And there have been a few where that was the only option available. I've hated it every time. For this album, I deliberately picked the deluxe version with so. many. extra. versions of the songs. On purpose. And I listened to them happily, and will do it again. Bad Company is pure classic rock. It's one of those bands that I'll listen to over and over. It never gets old. 5 stars. Related, I also recommend Five Finger Death Punch's cover of Bad Company.
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
Fantastic. Short, no filler. Except maybe that seagull track.
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
Cool old rock school
Paul Rogers is awesome. Probably best voice of the generation. Solid!
nice rock
Innovative for it's time with a few great tracks.
кул! вестерн вайб
Not bad but not my thing. Just mehhh,,,
I was going to give this an enthusiastic 4, but I didn't care for the slower songs on the back half. Prob now a 3.5 rounded up to 4. Overall I'm happy this genre existed, I enjoyed the meaty songs
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.
OK this is solid 3.5 stars for me. The album sounds great - clean, well mic'd, mixed and produced. This doesn't sound like it was from a specific period. The musicians are all great, lots of thoughtful guitar and bass playing on this album. Are all the songs the best ever? Not really, but there's a some excellent songs and a good deal to enjoy otherwise. I wasn't tempted to skip this one. The hits are hits for a reason, they're damn catchy tunes. So I'll give it 4 here, but really that's a sold 3.5 for me. I'll pull this back out every once in a while and I'll enjoy it if a song pops up.
Giving too much ac/dc
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.
Not "bad". Every song on this album is recognizable from my youth except Seagull despite my never having owned this album. And Seagull is a classic blues song (I frequently enjoy listening to Joe Bonamassa's cover of Seagull). Strong and consistent as you'd expect from a supergroup like this.
Nothing fancy...just solid classic rock.
Horny, daft blues rock that obviously took inspiration from the "squeeze my lemon" side of Led Zepplin. The date rape rock of it's time. It's a thing that a dedicated ironist could like, I suppose. Although, stuff like this would soon be over-the-topped by Whitesnake and their priapic 80s ilk. Takes inspiration and cheapens it. There is a direct Beatles nod in Don't Let Me Down. And it's way worse than the Beatles song of the same name. Headscratcher there. The eponymous song Bad Company is the best song here. But still very stupid. The lyrics are entirely cliche. "I was born with a loaded six gun in my hand". Ok, sure. This would inspire the cringe of Bon Jovi's "loaded six-string on my back". Ok, just finished the album and "Seagull" is such a cliche stinker. I hated this. Could I hate it more? Sure. But, it's terrible
One of my top debuts!
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
Bad Company. Or just Bad? This is just Badly dated boring ass rock.
Yaaaasss!!! Hard (lol) rockin’ but fuckin’ enjoyable!
Not My vibe
awful
Pretty bland and generic.
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
“rock and roll has been going downhill since the release of the first bad company album!” - dave foley, kids in the hall
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.
This is the soundtrack to someone trying to sell you something. Commercial, corporate slop with no redeeming qualities other than its brevity.
oh boy....dad rock....WAIT I WAS GONNA TURN SPOTIFY PRIVATE SESH ON i cant continue to dad rock poison my algorithm. "well ill take whatever i want and baby i want you" [uhm emoji]. theres some not awful ideas in this guitar but it feels kinda tame n stale. in 1974. thats when u were sposed 2 b having the new ideas. okay cant get enough of ur love picks up a bit near the end. but like i SHOULD be singing along loudly CANT GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE and air guitaring to a song w this concept smh. okay rock steady doesnt start off horrible maybe this onell have smth more distinguished abt it. okay he sounds like he has the whooping cough but i dont hate his voice for TURN ON YOUR LIIIGHT AND STAY WITH ME A WHILE. okay but dude do u need cough syrup. maybe a drink of water. okay yeah rock steady is acdc braindead dumb but fun brand fun for me lol. okay on ready for love someone gave him a coughdrop were back. like the ambience at the beginning of the track + the big BNNNGG guitar stabs in the prechorus. oh no dude dont strain ur voice again!! bro ur voice isnt sposed to sound like this until youve been singing in concerts for 20yr. in 1974. actually rob halford in Right Now has a healthier sounding voice and hes fucking 73 years old my good man. cant decide if the opening chords for dont let me down sound cool or like their instruments are about to break. god damn now we gotta get a white guy tries to do the blues track. we have GOT to stop letting englishmen get away with this shit. "bad company in their eponymous song on their eponymous album" <-- girl do u hear how goofy ass this sounds. these lyrics are unserious but i dont hate the instrumentals. do def hear that the guitar doesnt come in as GGGGGRHHHH fuzzy distorted as it clearly wants to....let it be louder!! the way i choose is boring as hell we once again have to stop englishmen. wait they actually have a saxophone on this whered you get that! confiscated. okay great we go another track that would be way cooler if somebody actually cool made it. like when u sing WOAHH WOAH WOAH it sounds like what a lame parent in a movie thinks rock and roll sounds like. but like theres some ideas in the guitar that dont suck? but it doesnt feel particularly crunchy or powerful either i want that part more than mr bronchitis. okay the outro is good from 2:50-3:08 like thats VERY cool so where was that energy in the rest of the track. HOW does this music sound so tired and derivative IN 1974?? i guess that has to be truly difficult + innovative yeah! a power ballad abt a seagull the most unromantic + unsympathetic bird of all time? what is this jonathan livington seagull ass shit. this is really like....its all music from a rock n roll movie soundtrack but where they couldnt get the rights to any good songs. its like a 2.3 + a little frustrating bc u can tell its not the worst bones on several songs theyre just being performed by losers. would i buy the physical record: no. standout tracks: rock steady, ready for love, i Want to like cant get enough of your love but its insufficiently....idk. something. cool. fatal flaw: plagiarism should be legal on media like this as long as youre making it less lame
I'm not sure how universal of an experience having Otto the Busdriver is for most people, but it's a pretty mundane fact of life here in Pittsburgh. I grew up on our Classic Rock station 102.5 WDVE. Bad Company is the kinda good songs that you can play on the radio because it would actually suck if they played Don't Stop Believin' every day on the bus. Bad Company is so there's a song that nobody cares if you talk over. Bad Company is so that Sadie Jeffers can tell you about how this band sucks and tell you that The Dead Kennedys are her favorite band and you can stare at her freckles and all the product she puts in her hair to get it to do that. It's disrespectful of Bad Company to put them on this list.
I would give 0 stars if I could. Bad Company makes music for the 60 year old woman at the bar who has consumed entirely too much and is bouncing back and forth between two leather jacketed gentlemen and you’re not sure which one she’s actually with. The answer is probably neither, but those 3 people enjoy Bad Company, but everyone else can see right through this crappy buttrock bullshit.
OK now we’re in the real dregs of dad rock. Bad Company was always a band that just felt a little too safe and tame for me with classic rock radio. That said, I’ll soldier through a new listen here to see what comes up. “Can’t Get Enough” is such a classic rock standard it’s almost cliche to play it now. Everything about this guitar tone is the most generic sound you’ve ever heard. This song is literally only for teenagers in 1978 smoking weed in their trans am outside the Dairy Queen. Because no one would actually be seduced by this song. Maybe make out to it. God this song is so unsexy. “Rock Steady” loses any momentum immediately after the cowbell kicks in. These dudes think they’re so cool and they sound like such dorks. It’s pathetic. Led Zeppelin I’m ashamed of you for making this band part of your label’s repertoire. “Ready for Love” is actually a pretty good song, which is funny learning IT WAS ALREADY A MOTT THE HOOPLE SONG. Gee, wonder if maybe you four shouldn’t have been writing songs. Some of this hate is absolutely the production. It’s as though they recorded this album and said “let’s make everything sound like it’s played into a wall of carpets and make sure the guitars aren’t too loud so we don’t make our mom mad.” There’s no attack on the guitar, no punch to the drums, no nothing. It’s really frustrating for rock songs that should be dynamic to get absolutely leveled to nothing by bad 70s production. “Don’t Let Me Down” is actually a solid ballad, would be better if the first couple of songs hit harder. Didn’t hate it. “Bad Company” is the one song I actually love from the band. The structure and minor tones are cool as hell, and it feels super cinematic. Plus they actually let the guitars rip for once, which makes it the most rocking song. They’re redeeming themselves a bit after some rough patches to start. Although, my god, there’s so much reverb. Please, stop the reverb. “The Way I Choose” is…OK. I don’t really love it as a weird dudes in a garage ballad, nor with this guitar chorus. But as a song, there’s a lot good here. Would love a more stripped back version with less overproduction. “Movin’ On” is the first song I’ve heard that feels like an actual early 70’s classic rock jam. Guitars are bright and up front, drums are tight and grooving. Rodgers voice is nice and pointed, and the mix is just a little rough around the edges. If this is what the first half of the album sounded like, this would be much more tolerable. “Seagull” is here, a folky ballad that would’ve been better served for someone else’s album. This is the problem with supergroups - too often they’re just throwing shit at the wall because it’s dudes jamming and feeling good and not thinking about a cohesive product. It’s not as bad as it could be but it’s not great. And mostly, it’s what sounds like a killer live band ruined by squashed production. I love “Bad Company”; hate “Can’t Get Enough”; and find the rest just kinda blech. 1.5/5 but it’s rounding down.
their namesake describes them perfectly generally inoffensive but i'm giving it a 1 on premise. grateful it's only 30 minutes & that it's not the one with Shooting Star enough of this please
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.
Such a great album and Paul Rodgers has a fantastic rock and roll voice. Always loved the song Bad Company. The album is a bit slow at times, but overall a great listen.
Pretty good
What a terribly boring album.
This album makes me realize that the selection committee is full of boomer dads (now grandpas).
It's pretty safe standard rock, but it's a pleasant listen. Probably no real genre altering choices made here, but just good ol rock. Definitely nothing wrong with a dash of that from time to time.
Bad Co is a great debut album! Surprised this band didn’t make it bigger. Album is short and sweet with a lot of diversity. L’s favorite band through high school. Title cut carries it for L = (4.5*s) The slower, thought provoking Seagull brings Bad Co in for J = (4.4*s)
Have always loved this album and the simple text-based cover art, a bold choice for the early 70's (that I appreciated even as a kid). I never really thought about this being their debut, makes it even better really. But how the hell did I not know they're British? Paul had me fooled, this man really be singing like a full-blooded American and he's actually from Thornaby Ingleby Barwick. To my defense, they toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd so I can't be the only one. This album is Rock Steady, no skips. 4.0.
Bad Company is a worthy debut. Not a bad song on it...top being title track. Just pure classic rock. So weird to hear Paul Rodgers in interviews with a heavy British accent and sing with a smooth American voice though. They might get another album on the list and I won't be mad about it. 3.65 stars for this one.
Big fan of Paul Rodgers and Bad Company (the band). Bad Company (the album) is such a solid rock debut. Both side A and B are solid with 3 bangers and 1 "miss" but even that is probably too harsh as neither of the off tracks deserve a skip. If I could I would remove 2 songs but it doesn't mean that it's not still a great album. Bad Company (the song) and Seagull remain a couple of my favorite songs and get regular play outside the album. Hoping Bad Company has at least one more entry on this list. I've always enjoyed them and they hold a special place for me as one of the premier acts to come from Swan Song Records. 3.98 stars
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.
4 out of 5. Good ol' fashioned dad rock.
NGL I knew "Can't Get Enough" and was fully prepared for the rest of the album to be pretty weak. I was surprised! Most of the songs range from good to genuine ear candy, with "The Way I Choose" and "Seagull" being less memorable cuts.
Such badass Rock songs almost all hit the bullseye
#459. Quintessential dad rock. 4/5: hell yeah Song added to playlist: Bad Company I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Awesome
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.
3 great songs, the rest are a bit tedious
full of classics. pretty good.
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 ⭐⭐⭐
Oh my god, this album has absolutely no place on a list of albums one MUST listen to. I disagree with the inclusion of a lot of records so far, but this feels the most egregious, weirdly. Bad Company by Bad Company is the single most generic 1970’s rock album ever made. It’s so so boring. If you asked AI to make the most generic 1970’s rock album, this is exactly what you’d get. It’s not soulful, it’s not funky, there’s no exciting aspects or neat musical sections, it’s just.. straight forward, monotonous, and dull. Hard pass on this one. 1*.
This sounds like the soundtrack to a movie I absolutely do not want to watch. Incredibly boring, though I did kinda like "Movin' On". Thankfully it was a short album. 4/10
This was surprisingly good.
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
Hard Rock? Ich weiß nicht, eher Progressive Rock. Aber recht gut!
5/10…hard - southern rock
Classic blues rock.
Bland Company. Short average dad rock. Not bad but not memorable. 3⭐️
I love listening to the radio, always have. The problem with that is less the songs they play you don't like but the songs you do like and they overplay. 2/3rds of this album was massively overplayed. The songs are great but I just don't want to hear them again. As for my preference, I'd give it a 3.5/5. For the world, it's a 4.5 because it certainly should be heard by evryone.
A solid effort with a couple of classics- pure 70’s. Paul Rodgers is a fantastic vocalist.
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.
If you are working on your 1974 Trans Am, this better be on.
One of best rock voices of the era, or frankly of all time. And musically, just pure classic rock beauty.
i've never bad co'd before. nonie glost, immer gmeint es seg us de 2000er es isch nöd. cant get enough isch recht geil, zweistummigs gitarremesolo nochem refrain isch suuper. rock steady findi chlii lahm. aso s tönt immerno cool aber schleppt au chli. ready for love gfallt mer seehr bass und schlagzüg sind suuper schön. dont let me down seeehr schöne aafang. uuuh und denn riesse bgvs uuuh geil. seeeehr sehr geile song. bad co uf bad co vo bad co isch sehr geil. passiert afoch nöd esoo viel.
omg isch das e smoothi stimm ahh supergroup moment hahaha fuck isch das guet bin bi ready for love und es isch bis jz uuhuere guet gsi würkli huere guete, simple, aber doch abwechsligsriche hard rock dont let me down chli klavier fokussierter mmh ich lieb ja sax aber han gfunde daa hets jz nöd so passt joo hani jz guet gfunde aber nöd glich wie die andere hahahahaha bad company kenni sot ich 15i bin vomene fucking cover vo five finger death punch, hans original nanie ghört huere schön movin on chli ccr-core? seagull kenni au vo iwo?? ja also das eird es herts 5i
Bad Company is as mid-tempo classic rock as it comes. It’s not bad but it’s certainly not great. Don’t Let Me Down might be my favourite. 5.7/10
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Classic Classic Rock
If I could give this 15 stars I would
MOR and pleasant
👍🏼
Relatively competent, but a little soulless for some reason. I don’t believe he can’t get enough of their love and I don’t believe he’s ready for love, or he feels like making love either… The Coldplay of Hard Rock Super Groups? Also disappointed because I got them confused with BadBrains who I was quite looking forward to listening to
Rock supergroup. It’s well put together and some decent songs, but it all sounds too middle of the road for my tastes. Straight forward meat and potatoes blues based rock without anything particularly inventive to make it stand out.
Awful dad rock.
Super mid. No ha habido nada que destacara ni interesante en todo el álbum, ha sido como verlo pasar.
og butt rock
It's like if someone gave AI the prompt "Make a 70s rock album."
Good old fashioned rock n roll
BadCo BadCo
weno muy weno
They're not bad, I just find them incredibly corny. Not my table.
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.
Se mitä ihmiset haluavat - ja pelkäävät - Rollarien olevan. Ready For Love ja (jostain syystä) The Way I Choose ovat aika tehokkaita.
dad rock, assemble
This album doesn’t reinvent the wheel or do much of anything special. It’s basically a half-hour does of classic rock. These aren’t the most amazing songs I heard. But for what it is, Bad Company works well. There is a nice variety and I enjoyed a little more than I thought I would. So at least it’s consistent. Favorite track: Bad Company Other hits: Seagull, Movin’ On, The Way I Choose
A solid, though very short, album. I'll never not be amused saying 'the song Bad Company, by Bad Company, on the album Bad Company.'
Pretty solid. Glamourous rock and roll with a variety of inspiration. Executed well. I thought Seagulls was a weak closer but the rest are solid with some being downright good with some wicked guitar. Pleasantly suprised.
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.
A pretty nothing rock album with some decent moments scattered throughout. 2/5
Nice rock from the 70s. But not really any big highlights even after listening a few times.
super solid rock album. had some eagles vibes now and then
Doesn't do much for me I'm afraid. Don't even think I could recognise a Bad Company song of it came on in the wild. They just have very little going for them that stands them out from the rest. Best Track: Movin On Worst Track: Don't Let Me Down
Best Song: Can't Get Enough Worst Song: Don't Let me Down
Don’t know much about Bad Company, apart from the big track on this album, so again this will be a new experience. This album didn't disappoint. There was probably a time in my younger days that I'd have rejected this sound out of hand, but with advancing years I find I quite enjoy this classic 70's heavy rock sound. I can totally understand why this is on the list. Definitely a good album.
Just doesn’t quite hold up anymore. A few good songs, but mostly just filler
OK, I Suppose Company.
There are quite a few classic bangers on here but even the rest that I didn't know at all was great!
Solid classic rock!
Decent, but generic 70s dad rock.
I like Bad Company, the song. Bad Company the album was fine, nothing special. Bad Company the band I think I always thought were Bad Religion
Poop
Quite the fan of this album and bad company in general. I’m glad they made it on here because I feel their work goes unappreciated sometimes - the talent made me smile
"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 Track: "Bad Company".
the slower Blues/Folk numbers are pretty nice
That Paul Rodgers, he can sing. This isn’t the album though. You need Paul kossoff- as great as mick Ralph’s is. Another band where a greatest hits would have led listeners to glory. Bad company is a great song.
Generic, marginally better than competent, early 1970s hard rock. It's got a bit of boogie, it's got a bit of rock. The singles (Can't Get Enough and Movin' On) are fun enough. But all I can think about is Stillwater from the film Almost Famous; a competent band, struggling to make it in the big time (and I know Bad Company sold a metric shit-ton of records and filled stadiums for most of the decade). But really, this is a collection of ham-fisted musical and lyrical hard-rock cliches. Fun for what it is, but is it groundbreaking or historically noteworthy in any way? (Spoiler: no, it isn't)
A nice surprise
Good. Didn’t really jump out at me though. Feel like we’ve had a lot of albums like this
Didn't realize how many of these I know. Anyway this is pretty good. Better than I used to like it probably since I haven't been bombarded with it in the radio in years.
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
In another of my lives, this would’ve been five stars.
Ready For Love // Don’t Let Me Down // Bad Company // The Way I Choose //
La verdad se me queda corto. No es malo pero tampoco me deja mucho. Es un rock and roll medio aburrido
I think we had some bad company at the house where I grew up at some point in time. This definitely feels like music my POP would've had on when he wasn't blasting something better. "I take whatever I want and baby I need you..." So some of these lyrics have not aged particularly well and yet they also seem quaint by comparison to more current lyrics with questionable sex and gender politics. Speaking of quaint, mid-tempo blues played by thoroughly competent British rockers now seems to sit in that territory as well. Though props to Bad Company for writing a song about themselves / name checking the band. All notions of "Badness" in Bad Company have all but vanished into Boomerdom. Although to be fair it could just be in hibernation and will come back as it once did (a la Bon Jovi's Wanted Dead or Alive and similar sounding songs).
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.
A classic rock radio tier band that I would never go out of my way to listen to unironically (2.5/5)
So-so workman-like R&B.
it's aight
Ugh. Good time blues rock. Soundtrack of a million bar scenes in bad films. Has the verse opening melody in the title track been sampled or simply stolen elsewhere? I recognise it but nothing else. Utterly unmemorable from start to finish. What a strange inclusion. Hard rock? Don't make me laugh.
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- 🤣😭💯👀🤓🍻🥵😘🫢🥰😨🤮🙄😔😢🤌🏻😬💅🙊💀🫤😈👈🏻❤️🙈😏🤦♂️🫣👉🏻😎
Me gustó!!! disco de rock clásico setentero muy bien configurado.
classic 70s rock estereotipo
Es de esos discos de los que escuchás los primeros 10 segundos y ya sabés que te va a gustar
Ok
Generic prog rock
****A really good album I really enjoyed
2.9
Boring
First time listen. Highlights: can’t get enough, don’t let me down, the way I choose
Bad Company's self titled album was remarkably successful for a debut album. The band was a "supergroup," of sorts, comprised of former members of King Crimson, Mott the Hoople, and Free. Their previous work certainly gave them some notoriety, but their bluesy, guitar heavy hard rock is what really made them famous. This album includes some of their biggest hits, like "Can't Get Enough," "Moving On," and "Bad Company." These songs feature Paul Rodger's soulful vocals and Mick Ralph's screaming guitars. Together, they made a sound that helped define 70s popular music, and had since become staples of "classic rock" stations.
Meh.
Love that this was included. What a debut album! It's a bonafide killer from start to finish, six of the 8 songs were constants on rock radio when I was a kid in the 80's. Hard to beat the intro with "Can't Get Enough", then you roll into "Ready For Love", "Movin' On" & the ultimate classic "Bad Company". Fully loaded classic rock album. Even the ballads "Don't Let Me Down", "The Way I Choose" and "Seagull" are memorable and adored. The band itself is awe worthy... Paul Rodgers could sing the phonebook (and make it sound good), Mick Ralphs is a vastly underrated guitar god, Simon Kirke has some of the best drum fills ever & Boz Burrell is a legendary bass virtuoso. My parents know these songs, that has to say something about the prowess & staying power this album has had. Hit songs, influence, longevity on the radio, this one has it all. If you're a real fan of this album try the Deluxe version and hear how the songs morphed into what was ultimately released in 1974, along a few great B-sides. It's hard to believe they could leave "Little Miss Fortune", "The Way I Choose", "Easy On My Soul" or "Superstar Woman" on the cutting room floor!
I liked it
Exceptionally average 70s rock. Consistent, if unexciting. Best song: Bad Company, by Bad Company, on Bad Company
Bored. Slow dad rock.
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
There’s no better experience in life than listening to the song Bad Company by the band Bad Company on the album Bad Company while I’m playing the game Battlefield: Bad Company and I have my rude friends over (they are bad company) who all work for Amazon (a bad company)
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
Confession: I bought my first Bad Company album, this one, in 1983. I thought it was from around then. Yesterday I discovered it is early 70's. Why does that matter? Because it still does not "feel" 70's per se. In fact it has a kind of timeless quality to it that makes it quite easy to still enjoy. I have not really listened since those early years. Now that has some significance as I thought they were quite good but not someone I would continue to follow forever. So I would give three stars for sure. NOW! The idea that this was a debut album and it was from around ten years earlier than I would have guessed... This must have been amazing when it dropped! So add a star for that alone.
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
Was a bit apprehensive because I did not recognize any of the members of this "supergroup." But it was better than I was expecting. Low 4.
booooooring
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
I'm familiar with Bad Company as a '70s hard rock supergroup. The title track of this self-titled debut album is still a staple on classic rock radio stations. The rest of this album is on par with that title track. It is a collection of blues-influenced rocking tunes, carried largely by Paul Rodgers' bold tenor vocals. Sure, the lyrics aren't as deep, as is typical for this territory, but it has a charm, especially with the mellow closer "Seagull" that mixes it up at the end with the acoustic guitar. It's certainly worth a listen.
Bad memories of 70s overplay make this hard to listen to. Puerile, lyrically and musically. Simplicity masquerading as profundity. Notice how many songs rely on overplaying the chorus? No.