Straight Shooter
[Burbank, Calif.] : Rhino Entertainment Company, [2015]
Format: Music CD
Description: 2 sound discs ; 4 3/4 in.
Cut straight on the heels of Bad Company's 1974 debut -- just a matter of three months later; not quite long enough to know how big a success the first LP would be -- Straight Shooter is seemingly cut from the same cloth as its predecessor. It is, after all, a tight collection of eight strong, steady, heavy rockers that never, ever proceed in a hurry, but from the moment "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" kicks off the proceedings, it's clear that Bad Company have decided to expand their palette this second time around. Where Bad Company was stark, minimalist hard rock, Straight Shooter bears lots of different, vibrant colors: acoustic guitars are used for light and shade, guitars are channeled through chorus pedals, pianos and organs alternate with the occasional wash of strings, and the entire thing feels bigger and bolder than before. Sometimes, it is also better: the two big hits, "Feel Like Makin' Love" and "Shooting Star," became classic rock staples due to this expanded aural vocabulary, and even straight-ahead rockers like "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and "Deal with the Preacher" benefit from this additional muscle, while they feel comfortable enough to settle into a soulful groove on "Anna" and "Call on Me." This dexterity compensates for the occasional stumble -- aka, the hamfisted funk-rock of "Wild Fire Woman" -- and shows that Bad Company can sound just as powerful and threatening when they're not concentrating on a heavy guitar crunch. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Contents:
Disc 1, Original album (1975). Good lovin' gone bad (3:35) -- Feel like makin' love (5:13) -- Weep no more (3:59) -- Shooting star (6:17) -- Deal with the preacher (5:02) -- Wild fire woman (4:34) -- Anna (3:44) -- Call on me (6:05) --
Disc 2, Bonus tracks: alternate takes and unreleased songs. Good lovin' gone bad (alternate vocal and guitar) (3:18) -- Feel like makin' love (take before master) (5:42) -- Weep no more (early slow version) (5:07) -- Shooting star (alternate take) (5:32) -- Deal with the preacher (early version) (5:38) -- Anna (alternate vocal) (3:39) -- Call on me (alternate take) (5:42) -- Easy on my soul (slow version) (6:45) -- Whisky bottle (early piano version) (3:42) -- See the sunlight (previously unreleased song) (4:38) -- All night long (previously unreleased song) (4:45) -- Wild fire woman (alternate vocal and guitar) (4:06) -- Feel like makin' love (harmonica version) (5:48) -- Whisky bottle (B-side) (3:46).
Disc 2, Bonus tracks: alternate takes and unreleased songs. Good lovin' gone bad (alternate vocal and guitar) (3:18) -- Feel like makin' love (take before master) (5:42) -- Weep no more (early slow version) (5:07) -- Shooting star (alternate take) (5:32) -- Deal with the preacher (early version) (5:38) -- Anna (alternate vocal) (3:39) -- Call on me (alternate take) (5:42) -- Easy on my soul (slow version) (6:45) -- Whisky bottle (early piano version) (3:42) -- See the sunlight (previously unreleased song) (4:38) -- All night long (previously unreleased song) (4:45) -- Wild fire woman (alternate vocal and guitar) (4:06) -- Feel like makin' love (harmonica version) (5:48) -- Whisky bottle (B-side) (3:46).
UPC: 081227955533
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Reissue of 1975 album; with bonus CD of primarily previously unreleased material.
Program notes, by David Clayton, and full credits on container insert.
Sound recording.
Produced by Bad Company.
Performed by Bad Company (Paul Rodgers, vocals ; Mick Ralphs, guitar ; Boz Burrell, bass ; Simon Kirke, drums) ; with accompanying musicians.
Recorded at Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire, England, September 1974; 2015 reissue mastered from the original production tapes at Close To The Edge, November 2014.
Program notes, by David Clayton, and full credits on container insert.
Sound recording.
Produced by Bad Company.
Performed by Bad Company (Paul Rodgers, vocals ; Mick Ralphs, guitar ; Boz Burrell, bass ; Simon Kirke, drums) ; with accompanying musicians.
Recorded at Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire, England, September 1974; 2015 reissue mastered from the original production tapes at Close To The Edge, November 2014.