Bad Company - Live At Wembley

Bad Company

Live at Wembley

Eagle Records - 2011

http://www.badcompany.com

Capturing the band's reunion tour of the UK, the 15 track live CD hits all the high notes of the band's highly noteworth back catalog.

The sound on this disc is fantastic. I know the band's shows were reportedly some of the best sounding of their career so I'm hoping that any overdubs on the recordings were minimal at most. Paul Rodgers can still bring it on vocals like few performers have ever been able to manage.

With Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke on guitar and drums respectively, the band never wallows in their age, they just rock and roll all over the place. They get help from guitarist Howard Leese (Paul Rodgers solo band, ex-Heart) and bassist Lynne Sorensen (stepping in for the late Boz Burrell).

The art on the CD itself was nicely done up so that it looked like a vinyl record. There is also an essay about the band from Classic Rock Revisited.com's Jeb Wright. It is pretty good but personally I feel it glosses over the band's success with second vocalist Brian Howe.

The CD is mostly the performance with very little between song conversation. It doesn't really bring anything new to the table but it does capture a band that while career-wise might be long in the tooth, isn't quite ready for the rocking chair. This show is also available on DVD and blu-Ray.

GRADE: B PLUS

01. Can't Get Enough

02. Honey Child

03. Run With The Pack

04. Young Blood

05. Seagull

06. Gone, Gone, Gone

07. Electric Land

08. Simple Man

09. Feel Like Makin' Love

10. Shooting Star

11. Rock and Roll Fantasy

12. Movin' On

13. Ready For Love

14. Bad Company

15. Deal With The Preacher

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Permalink Reply by Scott on September 20, 2011 at 7:02am

Agree regarding the sound quality, second to none for live releases. Real crisp and clear. I have seen and heard parts of this, but own the previous live effort, Merchants of Cool, on DVD so this wont make my purchase list. But if your looking for a great DVD either choice would be a cant miss but this has deeper cuts like Electricland and Gone Gone Gone that may make it a better option!