Paul Rodgers is an essential
vocalist for any person who enjoys
70's guitar driven music (aka
butt rock). He rose to fame with the band
Free in London in 1968 - their claim to fame is the
song found on all 70s compilations you can buy off TV -
All Right Now. He went on to form
Bad Company with drummer
Simon Kirke of
Free in 1974. Bad Company was almost a junior version of a
supergroup- their bassist was from
King Crimson and their guitarist from
Mott the Hoople. They were signed to
Swan Song and released six albums, which were all moderate hits. Bad Company is known for such garage shaking gems as
Shooting Star,
Feel Like Makin' Love,
Can't Get Enough(of your love), and
Rock Steady. Rodgers left Bad Company in 1983 and has since been trying to make it as an aging butt rock solo artist, with the exception of the mid 80's
disaster The Firm, which featured
Jimmy Page on guitar and former
AC/DC drummer Chris Slade. The Firm had 2 decent radio hits with
Radioactive and
Satisfaction Guaranteed. A good primer for anyone interested in this sort of
music is the album
10 from 6 - Bad Company's basic greatest hits set.