After their split from Free, Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke joined ex-Mott The
Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and former King Crimson bass player Boz Burrell to
form the no frills Bad Company – taking their name from a western movie Rodgers
had seen the previous year. They released their self-titled debut album in 1974
and, with each member well-known in his own right, it was an immediate success,
topping the US charts. Second album Straight Shooter in 1975 was even more
successful, and included the hit singles Good Lovin' Gone Bad and the blues-rock
classic Feel Like Makin' Love, re...