Bad Company Mick Ralphs Shares His Concerns in 1974

[@ShawnTeece]

Paul Rogers is simply a great vocalist. I had the privilege of seeing Queen with Paul Rogers and was totally blown away by how he interpreted those songs and made it work. Truly one of the greatest shows I've ever seen.😊

[@littlebird2276]

This is a nice narrative and interviews with Mick are always good value. The writer is a little off target with the details around the recording of the debut and introduction to Led Zeppelin. Peter Grant went to see them rehearse and took demo tapes back to Jimmy and they made a handshake agreement that G would manage the band. He offered them the recording spot with Ronnie Lane’s studio at Headley Grange which had been reserved for Zeppelin.

[@g-pa-Rok-n-Tok]

I got the first album as soon as it was available at Tower Records. I got American Band the same day. I had been a fan of Free, and I had dabbled a little in Mott. I was all in for those first two albums, but started losing interest by the time Running With The Pack came out. I was leaning towards a harder edged sound by then. Another good episode brah. 🤙

[@zeppearl]

Other supergroups with decent staying power that come to mind are Asia, Cream, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Crosby Stills & Nash, Humble Pie, Alter Bridge and Mad Season (yea so they only did one album but its better than most) 😁

[@jamessator5564]

I always thought that “Shooting Star” was for Paul Kossoff

[@littlebird2276]

@@jamessator5564 it wasn’t. It was released before Kossoff’s death.

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

My brother jake and wishing well by free sound as if they could have been wrote with Paul kossoff in mind

[@littlebird2276]

@DavidBroadley-tw7ks wishing well maybe, My Brother Jake-not.

[@Charles-e8e9m]

Never did get to them,never bought a tape or record by them but tape snob let me start recording his records so i had a nice BC variety after all. My late cousin got me listening to them also,he liked knapsack song.

[@Charles-e8e9m]

He was zep and BC super fan,he was five years older than me and fifteen older than you I think. Talking bout tape snob.

[@micolsen9824]

Cream, Bad Co. & ASIA The big three supergroups. ASIA's productive reunion tips the scale in their favor for being supergroup king.

[@Charles-e8e9m]

⭐⭐⭐⭐3/4

[@delorangeade]

I think Bad Company might have been the quiet stable life Rodgers and Ralphs were looking for, but ultimately they were a lot less interesting than either Free or Mott the Hoople. I did see the band live, but it was when Brian Howe was the singer. Good, but a bit bland.

[@NorthBayRepublic]

Neither Free nor Bad Company were half the band of Mott The Hoople.