BAD COMPANY: DESOLATION ANGELS
By the time Bad Company released Desolation Angels, it was evident that even Rodgers and Ralphs were getting tired of their '70s-styled, conveyor-belt brand of rock & roll, so they decided to add keyboards and some minor string work to the bulk of the tracks. Although this change of musical scenery was a slight breath of fresh air, it wasn't enough to give Desolation Angels the much added depth or distinction that was intended. What's impressive about Desolation Angels is less the quality of the music than the kind of music the band has now chosen to make. Fully half of the new album consists of medium-tempo ballads, songs as garrulously melancholy as the Jack Kerouac novel from which the LP's title is taken.
Tracklist:
1.Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy 2.Crazy Circles 3.Gone Gone Gone 4.Evil Wind 5.Early In The Morning 6.Lonely For Your Love 7.Oh Atlanta 8.Take The Time 9.Rhythm Machine 10.She Brings Me Love
Lineup:
Paul Rodgers - vocals, guitar, piano, synthesisers, Mick Ralphs - guitar, keyboards, Boz Burrell - bass, Simon Kirke - drums