If you want to compare material from Live 1977 & 1979 with the respective studio versions, much of it can be found on Rock ’N’ Roll Fantasy: The Very Best of Bad Company, released on both CD and 180-gram vinyl late last year. This month, the band also travels to Chicago to cut an episode of Soundstage (airdates yet to be determined as of presstime). Ex-Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson will handle the lead duties for the first time, taking over for Mick Ralphs. The live stage is also where you can find Bad Company this summer, as they hit the road with tourmate Joe Walsh in Dallas at Gexa Energy Pavilion on May 12. I requested they master from the original 24-track tapes, not from digital, and they honored that.” “And I have to say, I’m very happy with Rhino Records. “There have been bootlegs all over the place, but this is the first ever official live album release from the ’70s Bad Co.,” confirms vocalist and band co-founder Paul Rodgers. This energetic pair of shows showcases both hits (“Shooting Star,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love”) and deep cuts (“Heartbeat,” “Evil Wind”) alike, with limited overlap between the two sets. The first disc comprises the set at the Summit House in Houston, Texas, in support of that year’s Burning Sky LP, and the second disc covers the Mashow across The Pond in London in support of 1979’s double-platinum juggernaut, Desolation Angels. One group that owned the planks from the minute it first stepped onto them is Bad Company, the British blues-rock collective that further legitimized Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song label upon the release of its mega-selling self-titled debut in 1974.Įven though Bad Company became a hugely successful arena act, they never released a live album to properly chronicle their ’70s heyday - until now, that is, thanks to the double-CD offering Live in Concert 1977 & 1979 (Swan Song/Rhino). Any band can sound good in the studio, but it’s the live stage where artists really have to prove their mettle night in and night out, especially if they’re interested in a little ol’ thing called longevity.
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