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Green Day, busking in disguise
"We got a good crowd here!" Watch a heavily-disguised Green Day busk a hard rockin' cover of Bad Company's Feel Like Makin' Love on a New York subway platform

By Paul Brannigan Published

Who had 'Green Day jamming on a Bad Company classic' on their 2024 Bingo card? Not us

Bands & Artists
Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers onstage in the 1970s
“I don’t mean to sound arrogant, but we had the goods. We knew what we were doing”: how Bad Company conquered in America in the ’70s

By Joe Daly Published

Bad Company played their first US gig in July 1974. Within 12 months, they were one of the biggest rock bands on the planet

Interviews
The Swang Song Records logo surrounded by Bad Company, Robert Plant, Maggie Bell and Jimmy Page
The guide to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records in 10 essential songs

By Joe Daly Published

Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, The Pretty Things, Maggie Bell – Swan Song Records was one of the great maverick labels of the 1970s

Bands & Artists
Bad Company in Japan in 1975
“I never liked it. I never understood it. And it made no difference to the way we played, not for a second”: how Bad Company defied punk to make their classic third album Run With The Pack

By Max Bell Published

In 1976, punk was on the verge of exploding. But rock was far from done – and Bad Company were making a stand with Run With The Pack

Albums
Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs onstage
“I don’t mean to be arrogant, but we had the goods. We knew what we were doing”: how Bad Company hit the bullseye with their classic second album Straight Shooter

By Jon Hotten Published

Bad Company’s second album, Straight Shooter, was the one that sealed their superstardom

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Bad Company in 1973
“Peter Grant had tears in his eyes. He gave a little speech and then said, ‘Now get the f**k out of here and knock them dead’”: how Bad Company‘s classic debut album won over the US and turned them into the next Led Zeppelin

By Jon Hotten Published

Spooky houses, supergroups and the patronage of Led Zeppelin – how Bad Company became one of Britain’s biggest musical exports in the 70s

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Bad Company in 1974
“Peter Grant put us right where Led Zeppelin were... We went into the arenas overnight”: Paul Rodgers on the meteoric rise of Bad Company

By Niall Doherty Published

Singer Paul Rodgers on the glory days of travelling on private jets and arriving at gigs in limousines

Bands & Artists
Paul Rodgers seated at a grand piano wearing sunglasses
Paul Rodgers announces first album of new and original material this century

By Fraser Lewry Published

Paul Rodgers' Midnight Rose will see the light of day in September - listen to new single Living It Up now

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The 20 best albums of 1975
The 20 best rock albums of 1975

By Classic Rock Magazine Last updated

The classics just keep on coming. Welcome to the year of Physical Graffiti, Born To Run, Blood On The Tracks, A Night At The Opera and many more

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The 290 greatest rock albums of 1979
The 20 best rock albums of 1979

By Classic Rock Magazine Last updated

The 1970s crash out in style with AC/DC, Pink Floyd and The Clash producing some of their best work, and Led Zeppelin’s last hurrah

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