That's not entirely accurate. Among other musicians of his time, he was considered the best. There's a reason why Jimmy Page wanted to do The Firm with him, and he was the choice of Queen to replace Freddy.
Elizabeth has opened another classic rock door - welcome! Someone once said Paul Rogers is the only rock singer who never missed a note . Wait till she listens to Feel Like Making Love…
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Paul live in 2007, and after my father and I went to buy some merchandise, Paul's wife (who was running the merch table!) invited us backstage after the concert to meet him. Aside from having perhaps the most beautiful voice I've ever heard, Paul is a humble, down to earth man, with a beautiful soul. I will forever remember the way he spoke with 13-year-old me and made me feel special even in just a couple minutes backstage at one of thousands of concerts he's done. The Voice is one of the best human beings in the business.
Paul Rodgers is hands down one of the best rock vocalists out there. He is still performing into his 70's now, will turn 75 the end of this year. He sure deserves being inducted into the rock & roll HOF! I'm 66 years old this year and, hey, we got to see all the cool bands! Bad Co. was one of them. Thank you for analyzing this man's vocals, you won't be disappointed, Elizabeth!
Now you understand why the likes of Freddy Mercury, Robert Plant, and Ann Wilson considered him one of their favorite vocalists. Fun fact about this song is that they recorded it outside and Paul only needed one take to do it. So happy you have discovered him.
One of those, not fancy, not showy, at first even a little boring to me, songs. But something makes you want to hear it again, and it just grows and grows.
I saw him perform just a couple years ago and, as a man in his early 70's, he still was spot on to the sound of the recordings. I was amazed! I've come to expect the singers that I grew up listening to in the 60's and 70's to, understandably, not sound quite like what they did back then and even drop the music a key or two to still be able to perform those songs. However, Paul absolutely defied all logic of aging. If any key changes were made, it was not apparent. Awesome, awesome performance!
Paul Rogers. Free. Bad Co. And sang with Queen after Freddie Mercury's death. Fantastic vocalist and front man. So glad you are reacting to his vocals.
I’m so lucky to have been born in the 60’s and able to share in some great tunes and bands with my dad. He had the biggest vinyl collection. I sure miss my pops. RIP dad…💔
I’m a gen z born in ‘07 and I adore every decade from before my time the 60’s had amazing cars the 70’s had great hair and the 80’s had great music man I hate being born now lol.
"Shooting Star", "Feel Like Making Love", "Bad Company" "Can't Get Enough" and "Rock and Roll Fantasy" are my favorite Bad Company songs, fantastic band with an extraordinary singer.
Absolutely! And Silver, Blue and Gold just pulls tears out of me every time! Seeing him sing All Right Now with Free in his early years is also amazing!
Burning Sky is my favorite Bad Co song. The album Burning Sky was one of their first six albums but when they did 10 from 6, they only used 5 albums. They didn’t include anything from Burning Sky. That’s always bothered me.
"Feel Like Makin' Love" would be my favorite, But yeah "Shooting Star", "Rock And Roll Fantasy", "Ready For Love", "Can't Get Enough", "Rock Steady", "Good Lovin' Gone Bad", "Movin' On", .... Bad Company was always on the radio and charts, They were a mid 1970's staple band. They must have dozens of hit songs. People forget Bad Company was a super-group Paul and Simon Kirke from Free, Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople and Boz Burrell from King Crimson. They were managed by Peter Grant - Led Zep's manager.
Paul Rogers was known in the industry as "The Voice" (yes, long before the television show ever existed). I read an interview with Jimmy Page (who worked with Paul in The Firm) and he said Paul was such a precise singer that he believes that if you took one of Paul's takes and laid it over another take the two would line up perfectly. When he knows how he wants to sing something, he sings it that way, period.
Related topic: freddie mercury actually came as close to this as realistically possible. So close there was sound wave phase cancellation issues as he was only milliseconds off. Very rare for singers. Dont know about Paul but love the voice
I'll never forget watching Paul Rodgers descend from the rafters onto a smoke covered stage, dressed in a white suit, sitting behind a white piano and playing the first few notes to this song. Absolutely mind-blowing. They were on fire that night.
I remember listening to a radio interview with Kate Bush back in the mid-80's. She said that Paul Rodgers had the most masculine voice she'd ever heard. Smoothness, control, tone, bluesy, improvisational, gritty, breathy, sexy. Loving your channel, by the way. I've just discovered it. 💖
I can’t tell you how much joy I feel watching you experience these songs that I grew up loving! It feels almost like I am hearing them for the first time again.
Paul Rogers lives in Vancouver for the last several years, I do believe. I’ve bumped into him a couple of times in Kitolano at the Whole Foods. I instantly recognised him, he’s a rather older Englishman, probably about 5’6” I’m guessing, I’ve talked to him on a couple of occasions as I’m a big fan he’s very personable, very sincere and a real living legend. 👍😊🇨🇦
Apparently a lot of folks have connected with Paul Rodgers on a personal level; so cool how he’s so “ down to earth “ and decent . Long time ago while Paul was touring my chiropractor Steve gave Paul an adjustment, and Paul tuned his guitar. How freakin’ cool is that??!!
I think I can go out on a limb here and say that most of us on channel are probably twice your age and ironically have been listening to Bad Company and all the other grates- Rush. Yes, since probably 1974 I’m still loving it.❤️❤️✌️
I think I am around her age but grew up listening to these with my dad. Bad Company was a favorite band of his when I was a kid. He still has some of the LPs.
I don't know about most of us being twice her age. Elizabeth will be 38 later this month, so most of us would have to be 76 or older this month. I'm still just a young lad at age 65, though 2 of my 3 daughters are in their 40's 😆
The thing to remember is, this is the first song on their first album, as a brand new supergroup. Expectations were high, and this is what they came out of the box with. I still remember when this was new.
I enjoyed that special look on your face when Paul started singing, immediate joy. He doesn't have the greatest range or the roughest growl but his voice is sooo soothing, it kinda makes you feel comfortable and warm, like a velvet glove. His tone, his musicality, hard to describe what it is that made him the idol of so many singers and one of my all time favourites.
Did you know Led Zeppelin actually owned Bad Company? After their 4th album, Zeppelin left Atlantic and formed their own label, Swan Song. After that they signed Bad Company to their label. Later, after Zeppelin broke up, Page, and Paul Rodgers the singer from Bad Company formed the short lived super group called The Firm. I think they had two albums and they were my favorite of the post Zeppelin groups that had ex memebers of Zeppelin in it.
@jdorffer, that's so true about Led Zeppelin. When you consider that almost every music act has been influenced by LZ somehow. Great White to Heart to P. Diddy to even Dolly Parton!!&! I wonder who Paul credits his beginnings to?
@@jdorffera naturally spawned super group. Most of, if not all, the other super groups cherry picked the best from other groups. Zep had the best from the start no cherry picking needed
@@jdorfferZeppelin, while being one of the best bands ever was not a supergroup Plant & Bonham were only known regionally, they were unknowns. While Jones was well known in the studio world, but not much beyond that Page was in the Yardbirds (and studio work, where he knew Jones) 1 or 2 out of 4 is not a Supergroup Bad Company was a supergroup Rodgers and Kirke from Free Ralphs from Mott the Hoople Burrell from King Crimson
If this is her first exposure to Paul Rodgers, she in in for a treat. As good as this song is, it is one of their more subdued tracks. I think she will be be thrilled by his vocals, unique phasing and improvisations.
@@chuckhutton5087 Speak for yourself, I refuse to get old. I recently had the 21st anniversary of my 39th birthday 😅 We grew up in the best Era of music imho. I will be glad to enjoy the journey into more Bad Co absolutely love it. 💯🤘
That is an awesome song and when I was at University and I had friends who volunteered for the AM radio station, I had a friend who would play that song at the beginning of every session!
Right on . Paul Kossoff on guitar pushed Paul’s voice to become what it is here. The Steeler, Ride on a Pony, I’m a mover . Just a few of my favorites.
This is the most enjoyable thing I've seen on RUclips for months! I'm soooo glad you covered this number... To my mind it's one of the greatest pieces of songwriting in rock history. Paul Rogers and the rest of the band arranged it and played it so perfectly. Timeless music, and so much soul! Your reactions and comments were spot-on!
Bad Company, one of the first hand full of albums I bought in 1974 at the age of 14. Where I lived in far Southeast Oklahoma, there was but a few radio signals I could pick up on my stereo, in the mountains. They were all country stations, so all I could do was go by the way the album covers looked and the listed songs, of which I had not heard of. I got so lucky!!! First albums, Zeppelin, Bad Company, Deep Purple, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and on it goes. Awesome time to be and grow up as a teenager.
I remember going by album jackets to pick a new album and group I never heard of. That's how I discovered Black Sabbath in 72' - the self entitled 1st album. Still listen to that and consider it the most underrated heavy album.
Ever get a skip signal from hundreds of miles away? Waiting with your finger hovering over the record button on your cassette player/recorder to ‘rip’ that song off the radio? Kids this day will never know
@@CorePathway yes sir I have. Chicago radio at night on AM. Can not remember the call letters. I did also become a licensed General Class Ham Radio Operator. De KB5JHT
Free, the band Paul Rodgers was in before Bad Company, were incredible, well worth checking out any of their albums. I saw a documentary recently by Brian Johnson where he meets some iconic singers. You could see how excited he was to meet Paul Rodgers, he calls him The Voice and it sounds like that's what lots of other musicians call him too.
I am 71, I saw Free and Paul Rodgers on the Isle of Wight Festival. The best bluesrock singer of all time, with James Dewar, Mike Harrisson, Gary Wright and Michael McDonald. After 50 years still my favorites.
I haven't seen our host this excited about a vocalist since she first discovered the incomparable RJD. This is SUCH a good thing & it truly warms the cockles of my old heart. The moniker of living legend has never been more aptly applied than to Paul Rodgers. Thank you Elizabeth. 😊
Paul Rodgers recorded an all Blues album in 1993, Muddy Waters Blues. It was fabulous, and he toured with it. My birthday present was tickets with a gang of friends to see him and his touring band in a club show here in Cleveland. Of course he performed Free and Bad Co. songs as well. One of the best shows ever! BTW, Neil Schron played guitar that night.
You aren't wrong about the remix. I have listened to this song hundreds of times since it was new and have never heard it sound so good. I have no idea who did the remaster, but it was pure joy to listen to.
Brings back a great memory. It's June 1974, this album is coming out TODAY, and my music junkie buddy just HAS to pick it up on 8-track for his truck TODAY. We go to 3 or 4 record stores, all already sold out! Finally he finds one with ONE copy left in stock, buys it, returns to the truck, slides it into the player, and seconds later, as was common with 8-track and cassette tapes - the player munches the tape and it's destroyed.He was SO mad! But he was so right in being so anxious to want this debut album - it was incredible.
First concert for me was Bad Co in ‘74 and still one of the best. Paul is part of a small group of singers from 60/70s that can still cut it. Sadly many rock vocalists have lost it either through substance abuse or just plain aging. Paul the Voice, No 1 and still at the top.
Because of you, I just spent 2 hours wandering through the woods, teaching myself this song. In addition to everything you illustrated, I think its brilliant how vivid a scene and plot are set and told with relatively few words. I love singing good 'story' songs the most. Thanks again!
Absolutely!!! I forgot who it was, but someone back in the 70's called him "The Voice" and for very good reason. I rate Paul Rogers and Ian Gillan the best male vocalists in the 70's and 80's.
@@jeremymerrifield219 yes I know that very feeling too, then I saw Paul Rodgers shopping in the French Quarter of New Orleans and under his arm next to his body he had music composition writing paper. That trumped it all.
Rock N Roll Fantasy was the first one that got me hooked in my youth. Never got heavily into them, but always respected the restraint and class of their sound.
I love that song too. I had to make up a routine in HS in the band front to try out and I used that song 😊👍 I spent 2 or 3 yrs of HS in the band front. 💯 I like to think the song helped.
Check out the earlier Bad Company stuff. That album was when they were starting to lose interest. The first two were the best followed by run with the pack.
So you finally got to one take Paul. Simply the best singer in rock. Mercury and Stewart once reference that they weren’t Paul Rodger’s. And they weren’t. Even at an old age he can still do it. Enough said.
All that you say can be summarized by saying that his voice has so much expression. This is what connects the listener to the artist, and he has a gift for this.
I just seen him for the first time when he was pushing 70 years old and as a life long fan my jaw was on the floor the entire concert. Total power, like you said tone which he has plus he has a mean raspy voice also! He hasn’t lost anything!
So glad to see you do Paul Rogers. I knew you would enjoy his voice. He is a favorite of many great singers and well deserved. He is one of the greatest to hear live.
This album came out 50 years ago in 1974. "Can't Get Enough", "Feel Like Makin' Love", and "Shooting Star" are the hits off of it. Back then, they had incredible recording engineers and great recording equipment. They were on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label.
Elizabeth, you are preeminent and incomparable! I goof around on RUclips and listen to reactions by others. There are even a few voice teachers and coaches, the occasional opera singer, and a whole "buncha" people just listening and trying to hustle a few bucks. You are the ONLY one I can count on to deliver a true critique every single time. You have no peer that I have ever discovered. You don't approach it as one who is telling us whether you like any particular genre or style. You offer an honest critique, complete with technical observations and explanations that are 'waay beyond my ability to know or judge. Nor do I pretend to know. I'm not a musician or a singer. Like most folks, I know whether I like to hear something or not. But YOU know your craft inside out and I really admire you for that. You're one of a kind and I thank you!
I'm very familiar with most of the Artists Elizabeth reacts to. She is the only "Reaction" channel on YT where after each recation or analysis I feel like I've learned something new about the songs I've been listening to for years. . She definitely has the technical prowess to add value to every single video she releases. Always an education with Elizabeth.
This is why we all love her.... I've learned so much from her and my singing has gotten better because of Elizabeth. I now get all kinds of people in the different karaoke joints I go to and say man your voice is a lot better... I owe it to Elizabeth
You make me remember what it was like hearing this stuff for the first time growing up. Idk how you made it so long without hearing all this music but it sure makes for good content.
I've always appreciated Paul's voice with Free and BadCo but after watching her reaction I appreciate him even more thank you for appreciating the sound track of my life
“ Tone quality indulgence “ Elizabeth is awesome. Paul Rodgers has a distinctive voice, one of the greatest in rock history. Soulful and powerful. “ Burning Sky” was an underrated hit for this outstanding British rock band.
One of my favorites vocals from Paul Rodgers is "wishing well", waaaaay back from the free days. The man is AMAZING and still runs circles around singers a third his age.
I am amazed that these guys have not yet been added to the Rock Hall Of Fame (what a rip....) Welcome to the Bad Company rabbit hole! Love this classic rock song that I've been rockin to since I was a teen. Thanks for bringing this and as always, great reaction/analysis!
Paul Rodgers has said in an interview that he has been asked to go in multiple times and turned them down. Probably why both he, individually, and Bad Company aren't in.
I saw him in concert a few years ago (well, pre-covid) and he was absolutely perfect. Dead on every single note, it was amazing. They were a dream come true.
I have been a fan of the 70s and 80s since I was a teen in the 70s. I have always wondered why I loved that era so much. Elizabeth, you define why those sounds and moments are so delicious to our ears. I knew from the first time I heard many of these vocals that they were amazing but I didn't know why until I started hearing you analyze what was happening. Thank you so much for putting into words what so many of us knew but couldn't articulate for that era. I would LOVE to hear you analyze more Pat Benatar, especially from her early albums (79-82). She was the first concert I saw live and her style, delivery and grit are tattooed on the front of my brain!!! Thank you for what you do.
You MUST listen to his ballads that are more soul searching, love songs. I dug this voice first time I ever heard it but didn’t know who it was, in the band Free. First time hearing Bad Company - first few seconds - instantly I knew it was the same guy. Very soulful, very manly and smooth, but with a grit expertly placed exactly where it works, great story telling voice. Best man’s voice ever. Still has it even today!
Paul is one of the most under rated voices in rock music history. He definitely belongs in the HOF.
In the industry he is known as The Voice
I remember reading an interview with Rod Stewart in 1971. He said Rodgers was the best rock singer, with modest Rod in second place.
He's widely recognized as the gold standard of classic rock.
Underrated? I don't know about that. The guys from Queen chose him to take Freddie's place after he died.
That's not entirely accurate. Among other musicians of his time, he was considered the best. There's a reason why Jimmy Page wanted to do The Firm with him, and he was the choice of Queen to replace Freddy.
Elizabeth has opened another classic rock door - welcome! Someone once said Paul Rogers is the only rock singer who never missed a note . Wait till she listens to Feel Like Making Love…
Rock Steady is my favorite but then again its Bad Company I'll listen to whatever they sing.
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Alice Cooper called Paul Rodgers "The Voice", because he could sing Anything. Just superb.
Amen
Great choice. I’m down for Holy Water myself…
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Paul live in 2007, and after my father and I went to buy some merchandise, Paul's wife (who was running the merch table!) invited us backstage after the concert to meet him. Aside from having perhaps the most beautiful voice I've ever heard, Paul is a humble, down to earth man, with a beautiful soul. I will forever remember the way he spoke with 13-year-old me and made me feel special even in just a couple minutes backstage at one of thousands of concerts he's done. The Voice is one of the best human beings in the business.
Paul Rodgers is hands down one of the best rock vocalists out there. He is still performing into his 70's now, will turn 75 the end of this year. He sure deserves being inducted into the rock & roll HOF!
I'm 66 years old this year and, hey, we got to see all the cool bands! Bad Co. was one of them.
Thank you for analyzing this man's vocals, you won't be disappointed, Elizabeth!
He declined being inducted into the HOF; presumably he recognized it for the rubbish it is.
He doesn't WANT to be in it - he knows it's a joke.
Not only BadCo; Free, the Firm, Queen I(for a time), Solo, deep catalog.
He's already in the only HOF that means anything. That of the fans and fellow musicians.
Yeah... I'm 65, and seen BadCo, multiple times in the 70s :D ... just wish I could have seen Free!
Now you understand why the likes of Freddy Mercury, Robert Plant, and Ann Wilson considered him one of their favorite vocalists. Fun fact about this song is that they recorded it outside and Paul only needed one take to do it. So happy you have discovered him.
You stole my little fact! Cheers mate. 😂
Oh, cool I'd never heard that, cheers for sharing
@@davecarter1047 Thx. I heard it on the Professor of Rock channel. He does music trivia vids.
@@snjstr I'll look him, partial to some rock trivia
He and Mick Jagger inspired Ronnie Van Zant to be a lead singer and band leader after he saw thier bands live.
Silver, Blue and Gold is where Paul voice really shines..You can tell his whole voice range in that song.
One of those, not fancy, not showy, at first even a little boring to me, songs. But something makes you want to hear it again, and it just grows and grows.
He was called, "The Voice" for ever. I saw them live in 1978 and it was just as clear and beautiful as the record.
I saw him perform just a couple years ago and, as a man in his early 70's, he still was spot on to the sound of the recordings. I was amazed! I've come to expect the singers that I grew up listening to in the 60's and 70's to, understandably, not sound quite like what they did back then and even drop the music a key or two to still be able to perform those songs. However, Paul absolutely defied all logic of aging. If any key changes were made, it was not apparent. Awesome, awesome performance!
Jealous mate. I was born in 72 and they are my favourite band. My Dad had their Cassette tape and I recon I wore it out.
Yes but now British singer SteveOverland is called like that.. they sing very similar !
Paul’s voice is in a class of its own
I saw them sometime around '90, and yes, many bands sound muddy live, but they were beautifully crisp.
Paul Rogers. Free. Bad Co. And sang with Queen after Freddie Mercury's death. Fantastic vocalist and front man. So glad you are reacting to his vocals.
The Firm
Queen was a big mistake Paul can't and shouldn't be someone else
@@larrynelson4909 Paul was fine. The songwriting sucked.
@@larrynelson4909He didnt try to be someone else. Paul sang as Paul.
Went to The Firm concert in Austin.@@csphoenix9
I'm 80 years old I've been a fan of BAD COMPANY FOR YEARS
,,,👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Not eighty but 69 and I remember when it was it released.
I am age 68 and on Oxygen 24/7, Congradulations Larry
75, and I hear ya, Mr. Fisher
His vocals with Free on Wishing Well along with Fire And Water are simply stunning!
Those are 2 of my favorite Free songs.
Good call, as much as I enjoy Bad Company I think I prefer Free
Agreed. However, anything from Free is amazing. 💜
My top Free track would be the Hunter from Free Live (recorded in my home town). There is a fairly good version on RUclips from German TV
Listen to The Firm. Amazing!
This is one of the most underrated bands in the history of music. All there song rate listening to over and over ...good reaction
Hall of Fame worthy for many years and overlooked for far less talented groups and individuals. Yes, completely underrated in the history of music.
Underrated? Lmao
Free ! Was great
Paul Rodgers Underrated ??? Because RRHOF ignored him
That’s its folly
Better underrated than overrated , overestimated or overexposed
I’m so lucky to have been born in the 60’s and able to share in some great tunes and bands with my dad. He had the biggest vinyl collection. I sure miss my pops. RIP dad…💔
I’m a gen z born in ‘07 and I adore every decade from before my time the 60’s had amazing cars the 70’s had great hair and the 80’s had great music man I hate being born now lol.
"Shooting Star", "Feel Like Making Love", "Bad Company" "Can't Get Enough" and "Rock and Roll Fantasy" are my favorite Bad Company songs, fantastic band with an extraordinary singer.
Absolutely! And Silver, Blue and Gold just pulls tears out of me every time! Seeing him sing All Right Now with Free in his early years is also amazing!
Burning Sky is my favorite Bad Co song. The album Burning Sky was one of their first six albums but when they did 10 from 6, they only used 5 albums. They didn’t include anything from Burning Sky. That’s always bothered me.
I believe Shooting Srar was originally a Free song.
@@streganona8185it was a Bad Company song.
Shooting Star!!!!!
This band has a song called Shooting Star. It's amazing.
Yes! Shooting Star, great great song.
@@haughtongal Absolutely
Also Silver, Blue and Gold
@@88wildcat Never heard those ones.
"Feel Like Makin' Love" would be my favorite, But yeah "Shooting Star", "Rock And Roll Fantasy", "Ready For Love", "Can't Get Enough", "Rock Steady", "Good Lovin' Gone Bad", "Movin' On", .... Bad Company was always on the radio and charts, They were a mid 1970's staple band. They must have dozens of hit songs.
People forget Bad Company was a super-group Paul and Simon Kirke from Free, Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople and Boz Burrell from King Crimson. They were managed by Peter Grant - Led Zep's manager.
Simply the finest blues/rock singer there's ever been.
One of.
@@AndrewBlacker-t1d I would have to toss in there Robert Plant and a few others. But yeah, one of the absolute best.
@dbf1dware think Plant is fantastic, but sometimes I feel like his singing comes across as whiny almost.
Elizabeth, you should have been born in the 60’s !! You are definitely a classic rock chic. Pure music. Real singers. Real instruments. No auto tune
Women should always be like this. Unfortunately many have poor taste.
Paul Rogers was known in the industry as "The Voice" (yes, long before the television show ever existed). I read an interview with Jimmy Page (who worked with Paul in The Firm) and he said Paul was such a precise singer that he believes that if you took one of Paul's takes and laid it over another take the two would line up perfectly. When he knows how he wants to sing something, he sings it that way, period.
Thanx for this piece of history 👍
Related topic: freddie mercury actually came as close to this as realistically possible. So close there was sound wave phase cancellation issues as he was only milliseconds off. Very rare for singers. Dont know about Paul but love the voice
I'll never forget watching Paul Rodgers descend from the rafters onto a smoke covered stage, dressed in a white suit, sitting behind a white piano and playing the first few notes to this song. Absolutely mind-blowing. They were on fire that night.
Seeing Paul Rodgers sound amazing well into his 70's is something to behold. I never get tired of his voice.
probably one of the best debut albums ever. every song is a banger, paul rodgers is also one of top singers ever
I've said the same before. Even one of the best rock albums ever. Every song!
Exactly. A work colleague never heard of them and when I shared this album he said exactly the same thing. Every song is a banger.
I remember listening to a radio interview with Kate Bush back in the mid-80's. She said that Paul Rodgers had the most masculine voice she'd ever heard. Smoothness, control, tone, bluesy, improvisational, gritty, breathy, sexy. Loving your channel, by the way. I've just discovered it. 💖
My all time favorite rock make Vocalist. Insane tone, soul and effortless delivery. He’s even better live in his 70s!
I forget how "old" I am until you hear these bands for the first time. I love it!!!
I can’t tell you how much joy I feel watching you experience these songs that I grew up loving! It feels almost like I am hearing them for the first time again.
Paul Rogers lives in Vancouver for the last several years, I do believe.
I’ve bumped into him a couple of times in Kitolano at the Whole Foods. I instantly recognised him, he’s a rather older Englishman, probably about 5’6” I’m guessing, I’ve talked to him on a couple of occasions as I’m a big fan he’s very personable, very sincere and a real living legend. 👍😊🇨🇦
I think he’s in the Okanagan now. Apparently lived in White Rock
He lives in the Okanagan, as for a few years
Apparently a lot of folks have connected with Paul Rodgers on a personal level; so cool how he’s so “ down to earth “ and decent . Long time ago while Paul was touring my chiropractor Steve gave Paul an adjustment, and Paul tuned his guitar. How freakin’ cool is that??!!
I believe Paul Rogers is about as pure a rock singer there has ever been. Great talent.
@@davidblantz as well as Bob Seger.
I think I can go out on a limb here and say that most of us on channel are probably twice your age and ironically have been listening to Bad Company and all the other grates- Rush. Yes, since probably 1974 I’m still loving it.❤️❤️✌️
guaranteed at least double her age.
Looks like at least 17 of us are. Lol
absolutely! ;p
I think I am around her age but grew up listening to these with my dad. Bad Company was a favorite band of his when I was a kid. He still has some of the LPs.
I don't know about most of us being twice her age. Elizabeth will be 38 later this month, so most of us would have to be 76 or older this month.
I'm still just a young lad at age 65, though 2 of my 3 daughters are in their 40's 😆
The thing to remember is, this is the first song on their first album, as a brand new supergroup. Expectations were high, and this is what they came out of the box with.
I still remember when this was new.
I remember the day I bought the vinyl in New Zealand just after it was released !!
There's not a single weak song on that album.
It's actually the first song on side two of their first album. The album opener is "Can't get enough."
This was Bad Company's first album, but not Paul's. Paul was the lead vocalist on Free. As in All Right Now.
I had the 8track the first weekitwas released
"Seagull" is the song that I believe would stun you Elizabeth, and even bring a tear or two...
Agreed. Seagull is a timeless beauty.
My favorite
This!
Oh yeah, I agree. Just a guitar and that voice - magical.
Yes yes yes and yes 🎉🎉🎉
When I saw that Elizabeth was doing an analysis of Paul Rodgers, I knew that she would be drooling over his voice
Right I think she is having multiples at times.
Greatest male singer in my opinion. Just love that voice.
You might get as good but you can't get better. PR is the Goat.
I enjoyed that special look on your face when Paul started singing, immediate joy.
He doesn't have the greatest range or the roughest growl but his voice is sooo soothing, it kinda makes you feel comfortable and warm, like a velvet glove.
His tone, his musicality, hard to describe what it is that made him the idol of so many singers and one of my all time favourites.
Yeah, I thought she was going to take a panty change after that. Don't worry Elisabeth. You aren't the only lady whom Paul did that to.
Did you know Led Zeppelin actually owned Bad Company? After their 4th album, Zeppelin left Atlantic and formed their own label, Swan Song. After that they signed Bad Company to their label. Later, after Zeppelin broke up, Page, and Paul Rodgers the singer from Bad Company formed the short lived super group called The Firm. I think they had two albums and they were my favorite of the post Zeppelin groups that had ex memebers of Zeppelin in it.
Ironic cause zeppelin is a super group themselves
@jdorffer, that's so true about Led Zeppelin. When you consider that almost every music act has been influenced by LZ somehow. Great White to Heart to P. Diddy to even Dolly Parton!!&! I wonder who Paul credits his beginnings to?
@@jdorffera naturally spawned super group. Most of, if not all, the other super groups cherry picked the best from other groups. Zep had the best from the start no cherry picking needed
Radioactive had many spins at my place in its time 🤩
@@jdorfferZeppelin, while being one of the best bands ever was not a supergroup
Plant & Bonham were only known regionally, they were unknowns.
While Jones was well known in the studio world, but not much beyond that
Page was in the Yardbirds (and studio work, where he knew Jones)
1 or 2 out of 4 is not a Supergroup
Bad Company was a supergroup
Rodgers and Kirke from Free
Ralphs from Mott the Hoople
Burrell from King Crimson
This is what I admire most about Elizabeth-- she absolutely loves, digs every single 🎨 artist they put in front of her !.And we benefit!
If this is her first exposure to Paul Rodgers, she in in for a treat. As good as this song is, it is one of their more subdued tracks. I think she will be be thrilled by his vocals, unique phasing and improvisations.
Was thinking the same thing. Somebody never heard Bad Company before?🤨Lol
@@LHeyden-o6iWell, Elizabeth is a lot younger than many of us classic rock older curmudgeons 🤣
@@chuckhutton5087 Speak for yourself, I refuse to get old. I recently had the 21st anniversary of my 39th birthday 😅 We grew up in the best Era of music imho. I will be glad to enjoy the journey into more Bad Co absolutely love it. 💯🤘
I really hope she looks at Free, that was when Rogers was at his raw best. Bad Co were much tamer.
All Right Now..
Paul rogers was the lead singer for a band called free. Allright now is a song which most would recognize. Fantastic band
Fantastic song by a great band!
That is an awesome song and when I was at University and I had friends who volunteered for the AM radio station, I had a friend who would play that song at the beginning of every session!
Right on . Paul Kossoff on guitar pushed Paul’s voice to become what it is here. The Steeler, Ride on a Pony, I’m a mover . Just a few of my favorites.
This is the most enjoyable thing I've seen on RUclips for months! I'm soooo glad you covered this number... To my mind it's one of the greatest pieces of songwriting in rock history. Paul Rogers and the rest of the band arranged it and played it so perfectly. Timeless music, and so much soul! Your reactions and comments were spot-on!
Bad Company, one of the first hand full of albums I bought in 1974 at the age of 14. Where I lived in far Southeast Oklahoma, there was but a few radio signals I could pick up on my stereo, in the mountains. They were all country stations, so all I could do was go by the way the album covers looked and the listed songs, of which I had not heard of. I got so lucky!!! First albums, Zeppelin, Bad Company, Deep Purple, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and on it goes. Awesome time to be and grow up as a teenager.
I remember going by album jackets to pick a new album and group I never heard of. That's how I discovered Black Sabbath in 72' - the self entitled 1st album. Still listen to that and consider it the most underrated heavy album.
@@MsThebeMoonI don't think it's underrated, it's considered one of the cornerstones of heavy metal
Saw Bad Co. 1975 at 15, then soon Boston, Heart, and Kansas as a teen.
Ever get a skip signal from hundreds of miles away? Waiting with your finger hovering over the record button on your cassette player/recorder to ‘rip’ that song off the radio? Kids this day will never know
@@CorePathway yes sir I have. Chicago radio at night on AM. Can not remember the call letters. I did also become a licensed General Class Ham Radio Operator. De KB5JHT
Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) and Steve Winwood (Traffic) during this era were both epic.
A couple of the greatest rock singers of all time.
Dude's work with Free is unequalled.
I love the heartbreaker album one of my favorite
Free, the band Paul Rodgers was in before Bad Company, were incredible, well worth checking out any of their albums. I saw a documentary recently by Brian Johnson where he meets some iconic singers. You could see how excited he was to meet Paul Rodgers, he calls him The Voice and it sounds like that's what lots of other musicians call him too.
Elizabeth, Ready For Love, is perhaps Paul's best performance. A MUST listen for sure.
Always forget about that song. So amazingly good!
YES.
Yes!!!! I agree!!! The best of the best!!!
I am 71, I saw Free and Paul Rodgers on the Isle of Wight Festival. The best bluesrock singer of all time, with James Dewar, Mike Harrisson, Gary Wright and Michael McDonald. After 50 years still my favorites.
I haven't seen our host this excited about a vocalist since she first discovered the incomparable RJD. This is SUCH a good thing & it truly warms the cockles of my old heart. The moniker of living legend has never been more aptly applied than to Paul Rodgers. Thank you Elizabeth. 😊
Paul Rodgers recorded an all Blues album in 1993, Muddy Waters Blues. It was fabulous, and he toured with it. My birthday present was tickets with a gang of friends to see him and his touring band in a club show here in Cleveland. Of course he performed Free and Bad Co. songs as well. One of the best shows ever! BTW, Neil Schron played guitar that night.
Silver, blue & gold is another great song showcasing his voice in my opinion
You aren't wrong about the remix. I have listened to this song hundreds of times since it was new and have never heard it sound so good. I have no idea who did the remaster, but it was pure joy to listen to.
I like the original Vinyl-LP-Version more ! But this needs a good , I mean a very good HiFi equipment .
I wonder if Elizabeth will listen to Five Finger Death Punch's cover of this song...
Hope not, its a disgrace@brianknapp6215
Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson, two of the best I've been listening to since the 70's. None better.
Brad Delp
Ann loves Paul's singing.
Damn right
I also love Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Burton Cummings of The Guess Who, Melanie and Cindy Lauper.
Thanks for doing this. That whole album is great. I listen to it a few times a year, since it came out until today, at 65.
Elizabeth discovering Paul Rodgers... Great way to start the day. :D
Brings back a great memory. It's June 1974, this album is coming out TODAY, and my music junkie buddy just HAS to pick it up on 8-track for his truck TODAY. We go to 3 or 4 record stores, all already sold out! Finally he finds one with ONE copy left in stock, buys it, returns to the truck, slides it into the player, and seconds later, as was common with 8-track and cassette tapes - the player munches the tape and it's destroyed.He was SO mad! But he was so right in being so anxious to want this debut album - it was incredible.
Many memories for me too, same year. 1974 was awesome, miss this time.
First concert for me was Bad Co in ‘74 and still one of the best. Paul is part of a small group of singers from 60/70s that can still cut it. Sadly many rock vocalists have lost it either through substance abuse or just plain aging. Paul the Voice, No 1 and still at the top.
Yep, I hated that!😂
Glad I bought the album. Never had good luck with 8 tracks. Did have one in my car though!
I so remember 8-track tapes! My Dad had one in his vehicle till 1988, and this era always brought me back to my childhood. 💜
Morning Sun, Midnight moonlight.....the list could go on forever with Paul's iconic voice...
Very good Elizabeth, you correctly identified the sound as a bullet going through you. Mission accomplished.
Bad Company was the soundtrack of my teenage years back in the early 80’s. Awesome band, phenomenal singer!
Because of you, I just spent 2 hours wandering through the woods, teaching myself this song. In addition to everything you illustrated, I think its brilliant how vivid a scene and plot are set and told with relatively few words. I love singing good 'story' songs the most. Thanks again!
Seagull has ALWAYS been my favorite Bad Company song! So haunting and Genuine that EVERYONE can relate with!
Absolutely!!! I forgot who it was, but someone back in the 70's called him "The Voice" and for very good reason. I rate Paul Rogers and Ian Gillan the best male vocalists in the 70's and 80's.
"Seagull" is great. I play that solo acoustic pretty often. It took a lot of work to even get in the same county.
written in 10 minutes after seeing a gull on the wing while walkin on the beach.
I remember buying this album the day it was released. Vinyl 33 under my arm. Walked quickly home and then I heard this track... Love it more than ever
Same here 😎
@@TernaryTrout there was something very cool about having an album under your arm
Guys me too but I had the 8 track tape of it
I think it was 50 years ago 😅
@@andrewbrennan4311 oh hell the memories. The first cassette. They were 5p more expensive that vinyl in UK 😂
@@jeremymerrifield219 yes I know that very feeling too, then I saw Paul Rodgers shopping in the French Quarter of New Orleans and under his arm next to his body he had music composition writing paper.
That trumped it all.
Silver, Blue and Gold… one of Bad Company’s very best. Paul brings to it the emotion only he can. Moves me every single time I hear it!
Saw him live a few years ago. Even at his advanced age, his voice is astounding. Especially live. My favorite vocalist since my teen years.
I saw them way back in the day with another fantastic band, it was a great show.
I enjoy watching videos of Paul Rodgers on stage. He seems to constantly control how far he is from the microphone, being his own compressor.
Ann Wilson does the same thing. Singers with power learn this of necessity! Shows true understanding of their instrument!
What a beautiful Era for music. I love his voice.
Rock N Roll Fantasy was the first one that got me hooked in my youth. Never got heavily into them, but always respected the restraint and class of their sound.
I love that song too. I had to make up a routine in HS in the band front to try out and I used that song 😊👍 I spent 2 or 3 yrs of HS in the band front. 💯 I like to think the song helped.
Check out the earlier Bad Company stuff. That album was when they were starting to lose interest. The first two were the best followed by run with the pack.
Enjoyed this.
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" really showcases Paul's voice. Lots of dynamics.
That's my favorite song
So you finally got to one take Paul. Simply the best singer in rock. Mercury and Stewart once reference that they
weren’t Paul Rodger’s. And they weren’t. Even at an old age he can still do it. Enough said.
I knew she loved it when she didn't pause for a long time at the beginning. She makes me happy.
Bad Company was one of the top played songs on the jukebox, playing pool and drinking good suds! Memories!
All that you say can be summarized by saying that his voice has so much expression. This is what connects the listener to the artist, and he has a gift for this.
Paul Rodgers is a legend , one of the great rock singers :)
Ah... the quintessential Elizabeth eargasm. Haven't seen that in a while. Glad you found this band. They have a great catalog.
I just seen him for the first time when he was pushing 70 years old and as a life long fan my jaw was on the floor the entire concert. Total power, like you said tone which he has plus he has a mean raspy voice also! He hasn’t lost anything!
Elizabeth would have loved growing up in the 70's. Such good music and no autotune. She's a classic rock girl.. we can tell!
So glad to see you do Paul Rogers. I knew you would enjoy his voice. He is a favorite of many great singers and well deserved. He is one of the greatest to hear live.
This album came out 50 years ago in 1974. "Can't Get Enough", "Feel Like Makin' Love", and "Shooting Star" are the hits off of it. Back then, they had incredible recording engineers and great recording equipment. They were on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label.
Paul Rogers is among the top R&R singers still to this day, he STILL sounds amazing.
One of THE best rock vocalists ever. Free’s ’Wishing Well’ gets me every time.
Take off your hat, kick off your shoes...
Ooh yes, I was just about to suggest that! ❤
What a joy to see Elizabeth experience this voice.
Elizabeth, you are preeminent and incomparable! I goof around on RUclips and listen to reactions by others. There are even a few voice teachers and coaches, the occasional opera singer, and a whole "buncha" people just listening and trying to hustle a few bucks. You are the ONLY one I can count on to deliver a true critique every single time. You have no peer that I have ever discovered. You don't approach it as one who is telling us whether you like any particular genre or style. You offer an honest critique, complete with technical observations and explanations that are 'waay beyond my ability to know or judge. Nor do I pretend to know. I'm not a musician or a singer. Like most folks, I know whether I like to hear something or not. But YOU know your craft inside out and I really admire you for that. You're one of a kind and I thank you!
I'm very familiar with most of the Artists Elizabeth reacts to. She is the only "Reaction" channel on YT where after each recation or analysis I feel like I've learned something new about the songs I've been listening to for years. . She definitely has the technical prowess to add value to every single video she releases. Always an education with Elizabeth.
Agree. I like Tara Simon as well.
This is why we all love her.... I've learned so much from her and my singing has gotten better because of Elizabeth. I now get all kinds of people in the different karaoke joints I go to and say man your voice is a lot better... I owe it to Elizabeth
I have been SO waiting for your discovery of Paul Rodgers. THE VOICE of Rock.
I appreciate how you can verbalize what you are hearing rather than someone like me that just thinks, that sounds really good, but don't know why.
You make me remember what it was like hearing this stuff for the first time growing up. Idk how you made it so long without hearing all this music but it sure makes for good content.
Paul Rodgers is one of the greatest vocalists of our generation.
I've always appreciated Paul's voice with Free and BadCo but after watching her reaction I appreciate him even more thank you for appreciating the sound track of my life
It’s such a treat to watch you discover some one like Paul Rodgers
“ Tone quality indulgence “ Elizabeth is awesome. Paul Rodgers has a distinctive voice, one of the greatest in rock history. Soulful and powerful. “ Burning Sky” was an underrated hit for this outstanding British rock band.
That's probably my favorite Bad Company song. Ready For Love, Rock Steady, Silver, Blue & Gold and Run With The Pack are up there too.
I'm glad vocal coaches verify my taste in music.
One of my favorites vocals from Paul Rodgers is "wishing well", waaaaay back from the free days. The man is AMAZING and still runs circles around singers a third his age.
I am amazed that these guys have not yet been added to the Rock Hall Of Fame (what a rip....) Welcome to the Bad Company rabbit hole! Love this classic rock song that I've been rockin to since I was a teen. Thanks for bringing this and as always, great reaction/analysis!
Hall of Shame more like…..
Paul Rodgers has said in an interview that he has been asked to go in multiple times and turned them down. Probably why both he, individually, and Bad Company aren't in.
The R&R hall of fame is just a joke. Period. And yes how can bad company not be in there?
One of the Best rock albums of all time in my humble opinion. Still have my original LP bought in 1976. Glad you’re enjoying it.
You can't talk about PR without mentioning one of my all-time favorite songs: "Satisfaction Guaranteed" - The Firm.
I was 13 when this was released. My love of rock and roll started with this song.
I first heard this when I was 15 ..gave me chills ..great memory...loved ur reaction....to this..
FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE
BAD COMPANY
Absolutely!
He’s even better on the Hunter by Free!
One of my all time favorite bands. A great part of the soundtrack of my high school years. They have a great song catalog.
I saw him in concert a few years ago (well, pre-covid) and he was absolutely perfect. Dead on every single note, it was amazing. They were a dream come true.
Paul is amazing ... With free - wishing well ... My gosh, breathtaking
I have been a fan of the 70s and 80s since I was a teen in the 70s. I have always wondered why I loved that era so much. Elizabeth, you define why those sounds and moments are so delicious to our ears. I knew from the first time I heard many of these vocals that they were amazing but I didn't know why until I started hearing you analyze what was happening. Thank you so much for putting into words what so many of us knew but couldn't articulate for that era. I would LOVE to hear you analyze more Pat Benatar, especially from her early albums (79-82). She was the first concert I saw live and her style, delivery and grit are tattooed on the front of my brain!!! Thank you for what you do.
So cool you are talking about Paul. Thank you. Always wanted to hear a pro talking about his singing and voice.
Elizabeth, I have learned so much about voice ,and phonetics, thank you, you keep posting, I'll keep watching. Best wishes
Thank you so much for doing this. I've been hoping, and waiting for some Paul Rodgers - Bad Company, or Free ❤
I love this group and this great song! Your style of explaining the vocal details is fantastic. You’re my absolute favorite singer/reactor! 🎶🔥
You MUST listen to his ballads that are more soul searching, love songs. I dug this voice first time I ever heard it but didn’t know who it was, in the band Free. First time hearing Bad Company - first few seconds - instantly I knew it was the same guy. Very soulful, very manly and smooth, but with a grit expertly placed exactly where it works, great story telling voice. Best man’s voice ever. Still has it even today!