BAD COMPANY : LIVE ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA-1976

 

Disc One (51:38)

  1. Live For The Music
  2. Good Lovin' Gone Bad
  3. Deal With The Preacher
  4. Ready For Love
  5. Wild Fire Woman
  6. Young Blood
  7. Sweet Little Sister
  8. Simple Man
  9. Shooting Star
  10. Seagull

Disc Two (40:05)

  1. Run With The Pack
  2. Feel Like Making Love
  3. Rock Steady
  4. Honey Child
  5. Can't Get Enough
  6. Bad Company

Label : Angel Air

Venue : Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Recording Date : March 10, 1976

Release Date : August 8, 2006

Quality : Soundboard recording (A+)

Review (AllMusic) : How is it possible that an arena rock band like Bad Company never left a legit live album in their wake? It certainly wasn't due to lack of touring; beginning with their live debut in Frankfurt, Germany, the group regularly played across Europe, their native U.K., and the States, graduating swiftly from support act to headliner. In 1976, riding high on the success of their Run with the Pack album, Bad Company embarked on their third U.S. tour, a 52-date trawl through the nation's stadiums that spring. The Albuquerque gig fell early in their itinerary, so the band was still fresh and raring to go. The recording itself was made by Mick Ralphs, who regularly taped the group's shows, utilizing them as a tool to more finely tune their set and performances. Which means, of course, that not only is the sound quality excellent, but you get Live in Albuquerque 1976 in its entirety spread over two CDs. Bad Company power through 16 songs, drawn from all three of their albums, although not all their hits, "Movin' On" being a notable omission. But fans were treated to fabulous versions of "Can't Get Enough," "Good Lovin' Gone Bad," "Feel Like Makin' Love," "Young Blood," and, of course, the group's eponymous theme song. On record, Bad Company were an unadulterated, hard stompin' band, whose sound was built on unquenchable beats, thick bass, hefty rhythm guitar, and Ralphs' mortar fire leads. On-stage, the band added another level of excitement, which fed to and from the crowd. Two decades after the fact, the Bad boys of rock finally add a live album to their canon, a potent reminder of classic rock's enduring legacy and the Company's own.

Review (Wikipedia) : Live in Albuquerque 1976 is a live album by the English hard rock band Bad Company featuring all four original members. The recordings were made by Mick Ralphs, who regularly taped the group's shows in the 1970s, so the band could use them to finely tune their set and performances. The album was released on Angel Air Records in 2006, 30 years after it was recorded. The band did not release an official live album in the 1970s. Mick Ralphs also supplied photos from the 1970s and 1980s for the booklet, taken from his personal archive. It would be the last Bad Company release to feature original bassist Boz Burrell, who died from a heart attack on 21 September 2006 in Spain. Due to legal objections, Live in Albuquerque 1976 was withdrawn shortly after its release.

Review (TUBE) : This first-ever Seventies live album from Bad Company is a two-disc set recorded on 3 Oct 1976 in Albuquerque NM on the band's Burnin' Through America tour. The set comes with a 20 page booklet full of photos from Mick's own archives, as well as liner notes by Keith Smith. A live Bad Company CD was due from Angel Air in the summer of 2006. Live In Albuquerque 1976 (UK Angel Air SJPCD 221), as the name suggests, is a two-disc set recorded during the band's 1976 Burnin' Through America tour. It is the first-ever live Bad Company album to capture the group at the peak of their powers in the Seventies. Unfortunately, the album was withdrawn just before release, and the few promotional copies that slipped out now command top dollar in collector circles. Live in Albuquerque, 1976. This is an officially made CD that was deleted before it was released in 2006. It is very unlikely that it will ever be released now. A very small amount of copies slipped out and are in the hands of collectors. Excellent soundboard stereo. Most Bad Company Fans have been waiting 30 years for a live album from the original band line up, so when the reunion tour happened in 1999 and Mick Ralphs in an interview stated that he was going to sort through his private tape collection with the intention of releasing a full live show on CD, fans had something to get excited about at last. It took another five years coming then just as it was about to be released, it was deleted, due to a contractual dispute from other members of the band I've been told, claiming they did not give their permission for the release. A very small handful of copies of this CD did slip out and I was very fortunate to lay my hands on one, even if it did cost me a small fortune. I must say it was worth every penny. The sound quality is spot on and with loads of mixing desk tapes to choose from, Mick Ralphs is able to pick what he thinks is the best show from the tour. I think he's made a great choice. Bad company's first three albums are generally regarded by most fans as the best and that's exactly what you get here. The best of the first three albums, Live! It's to be hoped that this album can be released sometime because every fan deserves to hear it, but unfortunately this is unlikely. It's also a shame the band just like many other bands could not put the fans first for once, instead of their petty squabbles. This is possible as there are so many fakes around, some have added extra bonus tracks and one I know of has even added an extra disc of Paul Rodgers live material making a 3 CD Set. There are so many fakes and so few originals around that the version in the database may be a fake. This one is definitely a genuine original silver pressing, it cost me a fortune at the time. I've run this by the staff who say it's OK to post.