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SEAGULL LOVEFeb 25, 2010 I just want to say that this is my favorite Bad Company album because of the
song Seagull.I don't think that there is more beautifully recorded song in
this whole world!The pure spirit of it lifts you as if you were on wing,
lifting high then shot down grace and all from life's brutal lessons.Light
and dark this will always be my favorite.
BAD CO.Nov 27, 2009 This the 25th copy I have purchased of this album, I have literally worn out 3LP's, 3 8Trakcs, 10 casettes and this is my 3rd CD, all the ones not accounted for are lost copies. And this album is still getting almost daily play. Nuff Said!
Essential.Nov 10, 2009 Distills the carefree 70's AOR sound into 40 minutes of pure rock, complete with solid guitar and acoustic piano work and Paul Rodgers' genuine, gritty vocals. An absolutely essential album.
A Band Who Got it Right the First Time AroundNov 03, 2009 As one who finds it somehow disheartening when a band reaches their peak potential on their very first album, it pains me to admit that Bad Company's self-titled 1974 release was their greatest record. Grouped with anything else released by 70s hard rock bands, it doesn't stand out as stunningly innovative, which is a shame; that's not to say the guitar approach or even the lyrics are anything mind-blowing. But it's the sheer attitude and genuineness of the material that makes it so special.
True, 'Cant' Get Enough' and 'Ready For Love' are the reasons we have classic rock radio, but if Sabbath or Ted Nugent had included a song like 'Seagull' or 'Don't Let Me Down' on an album, it would be often overlooked in light of the more straightforward guy's-night-out songs. The title track is one of the most realistic hard rock songs from the 70s, its use of piano and haunting Old West imagery contradicting the "hey baby let's go groovin' and have a doobie" lines that plagued so many other songs from this era.
Paul Rodgers proved himself to be one of rock and roll's most gifted voices, even if he's often slighted when paired next to the Robert Plants and Freddie Mercurys of the time.
"Straight Shooter" may have been the solidifying album that staked Bad Company's claim as a major concern in the 70s, but this debut was their best work. An essential piece for the 70s rock and roll student.
Has It Come To This?Oct 27, 2009 Has it really come to this? For $7.92, you can buy an MP3 download of this DCC Gold CD. Doesn't that sort of, kind of, a little bit, you know, defeat the purpose of a carefully remastered Gold Disc to compress it to MP3?
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