"Can't get enough" is Bad Company's best Banger. You're done here! Hooray! Time to go back and hit The Allman Brothers dueling lead guitar Classic "One way out." We have to take care of Andy! He's a lead guitar Connoisseur! "Eat a Peach" version or "Live at Fillmore 71" version if you please. Their the exact same recording.
Did you really say Bad Company and "lack of experience?" This band was considered one of the first "supergroups" with each of the guys coming from other very successful bands. Paul Rodgers from Free, Boz Burrell from King Crimson, Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople and Simon Kirke also from Free. Their debut record was also my first ever cassette tape purchase in 1974. "Shooting Star" is still their encore number.
@@mikep6222 Nope. Freddie Mercury had a classical style of singing, which was a novelty in a rock band. Not a great classical voice, but a good one. Nothing special in a rock context, just unusual. Agree about Gregg Allman.
Paul Rodgers is now 71 years old and some how still sounding amazing . I've been listening to him since his days with Free and absolutely put him in the top 5 rock singers of all time .
"What the band at the time lacked in experience...." LOL. Guys, just because this is Bad Company's first album doesn't mean the members aren't experienced. Please research their backgrounds.
Ready for Love has got to be next if you want something different from them. Bluesy, soulful, rich…one BC song I never get tired of. Shows another dimension of the band
Sometimes, a song is just a song; music, one you can sing along to, that is fun and doesn't need to be some technical masterpiece to be enjoyed as a part of one's generation...that 'rotation' that just plays in the background of life and perks up when each of us finds that song that gets them going. Not every song is a 'killer' and just because it's not, does NOT make it a bad song or one that wasn't appreciated as part of an artists' catalogue. Geesh.
Which is fine, we weren’t looking for a technical masterpiece or had that expectation, what you described in your comment sounds like a B/B+ song, which is a good song that served its purpose.
Yeah, it is. Sorry boy's, I love your vids, and please keep them coming, but it's a great tune played well.... Paul Rodgers doesn't do anything that isn't worth doing.
Lack of experience? They were all established already. Rodgers and Kirke were from Free, Burrell was in King Crimson and Ralphs was in Mott the Hoople. I have to totally disagree with you on this song. Personally, I thought you'd not like the second half since it was mostly jam and kind of improvised lyrics (nothing wrong with that). I would take this over Feel Like Making Love any day which was a step for them starting to go commercial IMO. I was a fan from day one, and IMO then and to this day is that each album was not good as the previous. I know a lot of people LOVE Straight Shooter but if I never hear Shooting Star again, I won't be sad, it's a great song but overplayed. On the other hand I could listen to Can't Get Enough, Bad Company, Rock Steady and Ready for Love an infinite number of times. The debut still had the bluesy swagger they had in Free but then started to lose that with each subsequent album. I know a lot of people will hate me for this, but I am a lifelong Bad Company and Paul Rodgers fan it's how I feel. I feel that Can't Get Enough has that macho swagger and is like a sequel to Free's All Right Now.
@@tgforty5 thanks, I thought I’d get some hate, especially for my comments on Straight Shooter. Their debut is by far my favorite, though I do like the rest, however, I really struggle with Rough Diamonds.
B+ is fair. The best thing about Paul Rodgers is that he never stops singing the end of a song. The band is like, okay, we have to wrap it now, and Paul is like, no, wait, I got more to say. Next is Rock Steady.
This is where the art of the R&R "build up" was being discovered. This was also like a "radio song", for them. Sort of a mandatory blues rock single, that the times mandated.
An interesting fact about Bad Company: bassist Boz Burrell was taught how to play by Robert Fripp of King Crimson when Boz was a member of that band (for one album and tour). Boz took that knowledge and experience into Bad Company. Hence, the tasty bass lines. You guys need to check out Good Lovin' Gone Bad next. A Bad Company banger, for sure.
Wrong guys. When we heard this when it first came out, fuck it was great and it still is. Your over analysing the crap out of it. It,s a banger.full stop.
cris corlett • Exactly! Picking it apart like a buzzard. Too bad they aren’t having as much fun as we were when we heard it the first time. Just sitting around with friends and “enjoying” the refreshments. Fun times….
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" is another B.C. tune ya gotta hit. I don't agree with the B+ rating, it's an S tier song for me, but that's my personal taste. You guys still rock!😎
Always preferred Good Lovin'.Love Bad Company but for me Feel Like Making Love and Can't Get Enough are just ok.I know a lot of people who love them but usually (not always) they're the only BC songs they know.
Great Bad Company Song 👍🏻Guitarist Mick Ralph’s wrote this Song when he was in the Band Mott The Hoople Just like Ralph’s also wrote the song Ready For Love and it was on a Mott Album , which Ralph’s brought with him to Bad Company
Tom Petty - You got Lucky - Don't do me like that - Don't come around here no more - American Girl............You Guys really have to get around to listening to these classic songs, way better than the ones we were given to pick from!!!
Have to disagree boys. This song slaps because it builds - the slow start and the buildup is why it works for me. It's ok, you guys get a lot right. Ya can't win 'em all!
Paul Rodgers is an absolute savage behind a microphone. And even when he is fully dressed his voice is nonetheless shirtless. Studies have shown that playing Bad Company in a jungle will cause the trees to grow chest hair. The voice of Paul Rogers has even been shown to induce pregnancy in women who were previously diagnosed as sterile. And yes, that study was peer reviewed.
LOL, interesting comment! 🤣 I really enjoyed his work in FREE with Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser and Kirke. The boys should do more of them! Fraser was kick ass on the bass!!!
Always ready for Bad Company. The Bad Company song I always turn up the volume for is "Gone, Gone, Gone." It's a hit, but an underrated one. Driving guitar with notable lines about how a guy handles a woman walking out.
We get it. Stop picking apart every detail of every song to show how musically adept you are. The whole time during the song your heads were bopping up and down with goofy faces. Who the fuck cares how love was used three different ways in the second verse. The drums were great the guitars were great the bass line was great and the vocals were fucking great. The song is great!
Last time I complained about their criticism, especially at Andy, I almost unsubscribed after Alex replied to my comment defending Andy! They’re getting too arrogant and don’t have any idea that this was our era, not theirs! Besides, I wonder if they will ever have one of their own songs played on the radio?
I understand music is subjective and it's THEIR reaction channel but... Who are they to sh!t on and question the lyrics or the songs pace or structure? It just comes off snarky and pretentious. Being 52, and growing up on this music, I just have a respect for the artists. Even when I hear a "below average" bar band, I still have respect for them for getting on stage and trying. It's something I can't do.
The point of the channel is to explore music from the past and give you an honest take on how guys our age feel about it, not jerk off everything we hear, we get there’s a lot of nostalgia involved and it can come off rude giving out opinions but what’s the alternative? Only saying the positives and leaving out any points of disinterest? Seems not genuine and loads of other channels are already doing that.
@@andyandalex Everyone gets a bit p-d off when you don't like one of their faves, it's natural. I thought you dropped the ball on She Sells Sanctuary - at the same I see why you thought what you thought, and I'm cool with it. In the end you're right - you have to be honest, and the rest of us simply have to learn to agree to disagree when that happens.
@Mea Dish Yeah and it’s definitely more fun when “the stars align” and we just totally gush over a song and really have that classic moment but being straight up and honest is the only for those moments to be REAL when they do happen, appreciate your response
You're wrong again A&A, this has all the right ingredients, in all the right order. Write me one like this please, show me kick ass drums, driving beat, twin guitar solo, unsurpassable vocal talent, vocal impro. Simple, crafted, and immeasurably superior to all the neck tapping turbo driven poodle rock that came in the following decade.
1974 banger. That’s all there is to it. To me it is far too catchy and head boppy to criticize it’s complexity. It’s just a great simple little rock song that’s perfect for what it is. I want these songs in my life along with the deep stuff. I want both. I must have the variety
@Michael Waldrep: Agree 100% Songs that build that way were probably at the ascendant in the 1970s. Masters of the art include Three Dog Night and Styx.
I can see how generational attention span is a major issue with classic rock. We were willing to let songs develop - in fact sometimes really we loved it. I can see how younger people would want instant gratification. But if you want to really get into great compositions from that period you need to develop a longer attention span - or smoke lots weed, like we did. LoL :-)
I mean Echos is my favorite Floyd tune and that’s like a 23 minute song that develops beautifully and has no spots where I lose interest, this song “changed gears” more than it “built”. Doing the same thing for 2 minutes isn’t necessarily building, Freebird is a good example of a song that builds where the intensity goes up every time we pass a verse through. I get what you mean and for a lot of younger people sure but here with this song it’s not really a matter of attention span.
@@andyandalex I guess I was referring to listeners other than yourselves but of your same gen, such as your sister or girlfriend. I know you two don't have an issue with long buildups. 👍
@@andyandalex I can understand liking "Echoes" but if you want 23 minutes (ish) of pure Floyd genius, listen to Atom Heart Mother, which is the title track.
I forgot how epic this song is. Mick Ralphs is on fire! The pacing of classic Bad Co is a slow burn that keeps getting more intense as the song moves forward.
If that's "on fire" to you...fine. I saw them play this with Ariel Bender and ..well...no comparison. When your guitar player's on fire, you don't give the meatier solo to a session sax player. Just sayin'
BadCo ….. every song is the song….. true musical genius. Sing a long to, dance to, listen to, reminiscence to, meditate to, make out to. They were the band to set the bar high to!😊👍😎
"The way I choose" and "Don't let me down" Are some GREAT lessor known songs from BAD CO. But the have many to choose from...! Their debut album is up there with Boston's....
Dudes. You did a version of Summertime by Janis Joplin. It's the most recorded song in history. Every great singer from the1920s to today has attempted it. It kicks off the opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin.
Paul Rodgers is such an underrated singer. Been doing it since he was a kid in Free ("All Right Now") and his voice is still going strong; he's even toured with David Gilmour and was recently part of Queen! I love how he sings "off the beat", like Ella and other great jazz singers. One of the great lead vocalists of all time.
@@scottingram7634 To you and me. However, I think if you asked the average rock fan, especially younger ones, who the five greatest or most famouos rock vocalists are, I doubt his name would come up (versus more obvious names like Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, David Bowie or Mick Jagger). Still, perhaps "underappreciated" would be more accurate.
Still Crazy is a great comedy/rock music movie about an old British rock band trying to reform and hit the big time again. Well worth a watch/reaction.
Totally agree with B+. They were played to death on 70’s radio. Paul Rodgers the lead singer was the best part of the band, but I’ll take All Right Now by Free, which you played before any day. Better transitions and dynamics
Yeah Bad Company was always a B+ for me, just straight ahead rock, nothing groundbreaking Paul is excellent, band is tight but I tend to like more complex bands better.
Bad Company is one of those bands that are so much better live! They open it up live by taking artistic feedoms which is right up Paul Roger's alley. The dude sounds just as great today as back then- is a master of Rock/Blues vocal technique. Paul Rogers rules!
Dance tune - perfectly prescribed. I played this in bands when it came out (both drums/guitar) and was a bit underwhelmed.... UNTIL.... we played it live the first time. Crowd went freakin' nuts - top-3 tune every gig.
I've got to agree with a lot of other people, the first part of the song was essential for it to develop and climax. I grew up listening to Free on the radio and then when they split to Bad Company. Overall I would have to say that I preferred Free but Paul Rodgers voice was a constant between both bands. And it really is a great voice. When he toured with the remnants of Queen my reaction was that they'd probably be blown off the stage by him. One of my wife's claims to fame is that she went to a Convent School with his sister. I don't know if you believe in coincidence but hard rock? Girls School? Someone is definitely telling us something. And when you take into account the fact that Girlschool's "C'mon, Let's Go" does not build at all, it's a 24 carat banger all the way through it seems like a crime that you haven't played it yet, all three minutes thirty four seconds of it. On the other hand, Fanny's "Ain't That Peculiar" does build throughout and that song is all the better for it. Chicago were great friends of the band as were many others. With the movie "Fanny: The Right to Rock" just being released you'll want to play them before the bandwagon starts to move.
Am not sure this is a claim to fame…but Paul Rodgers lives just down the road from us here in British Columbia after marrying a local girl years ago. He has a great place on Lake Okanagan..(the lake that has had weird sightings of a creature called Ogopogo…with stories going back to local native bands.). He has had Robert Plant up there and there are regular sightings of him at a few karaoke bars in the area. My understanding is unfortunately…that Paul has had some fairly serious health issues within the last couple of years.
If my memory serves me you ditched Paul & Simon's previous band (Free) after hearing 'Alright Now', however you've missed some gems. Check out 'Wishing Well', 'Mr Big', 'Come Together In The Morning', 'Heartbreaker', or 'Fire & Water'.
How many punk songs have they actually reacted to, *in comparison to* mainstream '70s radio rock? I like both classic rock and punk, so I'm not trying to complain. However, one or two punk songs, for every *fifteen* classic rock reactions, seems like a percentage that wouldn't bother classic rock fans too much, *unless* they just expected to hear *nothing but* classic rock.
@@donnievick3076 well like I said, top 5 or 6. I can name the 4 songs that are definitely ahead of this one. Bad Company Shooting Star Feel Like Makin' Love Rock n Roll Fantasy Then there's a tier of songs that fit into that 5 and 6 slot, including this song: Can't Get Enough Ready for Love Good Loving Gone Bad You can dice 'em up any way you like, but Can't Get Enough is definitely in the conversation for top 6. As far as it being an A, that just speaks to how good Bad Company was. They made a lot of A grade songs. No apologies there.
@@gw2955 I think R&R Fantasy is the worst song on Desolation Angels. As for Can't Get Enough, solid song, but I like every song on their first LP better than that one too. And I haven't even begun to get into Run With The Pack, Burning Sky, and Desolation Angels. There are two you mentioned that really hold up for me, Bad Co, and Good Lovin' Gone Bad. The rest of those songs, I've heard so many times from FM radio back in the day, that I don't really care to hear them. Every few years is enough. My two cents
@@donnievick3076 I guess we're going to have to agree to disagree. I don't think we can use a standard of how a song held up over nearly 50 years. I think about how I felt about the song when I first heard it and in those ensuing years. For example, Rock N Roll Fantasy had a cool vibe in the 70's. Maybe it sounds aged in 2021, but I can't discredit it now for that. If I did that, there are a million songs I would have to write off. Hell, I get tired listening to classic rock stations all the time. Even my favorite bands can get tiresome. That doesn't mean they weren't great back in the day. It just means I've heard it a million times and I need something new for my ears.
@@gw2955 I hear ya, that's why I said my two cents. I haven't been able to listen to the radio for decades for the exact reason you stated. As for R&R Fantasy, I never cared for it that much, but the deeper cuts on their LP's that never got played on the radio still sound great to this day to me. On a side note, the first time I heard Can't Get Enough was when I was 11. I was helping my parents at a gas station that my uncle owned while he was on vacation. A cool looking van with some abstract painting on the side pulled in. A long haired dude got out and left his door open and CGE was blasting out of the van. I was already listening to R&R by then, but asked him who it was. He told me, and I bought the LP the next week with allowance money. Thought that dude was cool as all get out. After I bought the LP, I knew he was. Damn, those days were fun! Peace!
You guys should listen to The Tragically Hip, a Canadian band that occupies a very special place of honour in our country. Seriously, they are members of The Order of Canada, which is (essentially) the highest civilian honour Canada can give. Gord Downie (the lead singer) was something inexplicably special. When Gord was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, the band embarked on a final tour across Canada. The last concert of that tour was broadcast live, for free, all across Canada. Over 1/3rd of our entire population was watching it, they interrupted the Rio Olympics in primetime to air a concert.
Could you do "Go Down Gamblin'" by Blood, Sweat and Tears? BS&T does a really great job of mixing Jazz, Blues, and Rock together to make some really great stuff. Underrated band
I think they ought to do Blood Sweat and Tears for sure...but how about the album with the founder. Al Kooper who without him, there would be no BS&T. I love you more than you'll ever know should be done first.
Bad Company had album tracks and B-sides that blow other bands out of the water: Little Miss Fortune, Easy On My Soul, Deal With The Preacher, Wild Fire Woman, Simple Man, Fade Away, Morning Sun, Like Water, Heartbeat, Too Bad, Smokin' 45, Untie The Knot, Nuthin' On The TV, Kickdown, Old Mexico, Downhill Ryder, Racetrack, among others.
So, that's 2 in a row where I couldn't disagree with you more, but I can sort of see why. The Smiths, you need to get into the rest of their stuff for How Soon Is Now to stand out as the outlier. Context is everything. This one, the second half stands out more because the first half is relatively restrained and straightforward. If you start like a hurricane, it's tricky to build from there.
love Bad Co. -- Simon Kirke with the money groove on drums, and Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals... Time to come back around to Thin Lizzy's bangers: "Cowboy Song," "Emerald," "Black Rose," etc...
I love this song. I love how it builds and doesn't start at a ten and go to...ten. But I gotta tell ya boys, I saw Queen & Paul Rogers live and they did this song... Roger Taylor, Brian May & Paul Rogers. Took a very good song and made it an absolute showstopper. I love B.C. but the power of that drummer & frickin' Brian May made it outstanding. Rogers had a great chemistry with Queen as well. He was definitely not just sitting in for Freddie. What a voice! Like Ian Gillan, Paul Rogers has a rare quality to his voice that makes even the very highest notes still sound very masculine.
I love that you guys are passionate about music. I usually enjoy your reactions. But I'm getting to the point where I can't listen to the criticism. In my head I know everyone has their feelings about how music hits them. But then I watch you listen to a stone classic and give it a B. And suddenly I just can't get around the feeling of 'Listen to these internet reactors telling Paul Rogers how to sing'. It's def my problem, but it's real, LOL.
My fav BC song, Mick Ralph's guitar is so smooth like heavy velvet I love it. I think inspired by Paul Kossoff's epoch-making power chord style with Free, which largely became BC.
Paul Rodgers is one the absolute great singers in rock history. From Free to Bad Company to The Firm, he even did a brief stint with Queen after Freddie Mercury's passing. He's been one of my biggest influences as a vocalist. This song and Rock Steady were two of my audition songs for the first rock band I joined.
I requested a song for you guys about a year ago its called simple man by bad company, not sure if it ever got any air play possibly a deep cut, and its not the skynyrd song, but i think you guys Will dig it. One of those rare treats.
This was the very first song my brother and I ever tried playing. He had a guitar and amp and I had a set of drums. We didn't get far but I remember that feeling of jamming' for the first time. So cool. Thanks for the memory.
Ah memories of dancing to this song in a local bar/lounge called Fat Fingers back in the 70's. Saw them a few years back with Lynyrd Skynrd. Great show!
Great Band! Paul Rodgers is my favorite Rock Singer. You need to listen to? Silver Blue and Gold, Rock Steady, Ready for Love, Rock n Roll Fantasy, Seagull, Good Lovin gone Bad, Run with the Pack and Movin On. Great BAND! Thanks guys
It's a good "neutral" rocker....the rhythm is good; love the singer's vocals. The guitar solo does nothing for me....but eh, it's still a classic. B+ is a solid rating.
I agree with your assessment, but even a B+ is a little strong, IMO, I give it a B. And probably the main reason is that I know Bad Company can bring it so much harder...
Great song. Great reaction. Now..please react to Office Space. The movie. (Sorry, I know this is irrelevant to this reaction but i had to get it in there.)