New Dion Bayman single ’Waiting For That Day’. And even if you have heard it then maybe it is time to revisit this classic album and listen to these excellent songs again. By this point you have all likely heard this record, or at least songs from it, but if you have not then most definitely check it out. The songs are all great, catchy and just plain good rock ‘n roll. The vocals, as stated, are utterly superb. The band is fantastic here, as they always have been. The song has more of a folk vibe to it as well but is still a good track. The last song, ‘100 Miles’, was written, and is performed by, drummer Simon Kirke whose voice is quite different from Howe’s and has a more folksy, James Taylor vibe to it. Songs like the title track, ‘Walk Through Fire’ and ‘If You Needed Someone’ are outstanding examples of melodic rock at it’s best, though there really isn’t a bad song in the mix. Howe channels a lot of Lou Gramm vocally and comparisons in the two voices are undeniable. Sounding incredible throughout the record on both the ballads and the rockers he delivers a perfect vocal each time. Click on the link at the top of the page to see the music video and you will understand why, it is one of the band’s best tracks. The title track itself went to number one and stayed there for two weeks. In fact the album reached platinum status and gave us four tracks that made it on the Billboard charts. The album is full of radio friendly songs that were dying to be hit singles. However, two years later the band came back with the best album of their career, 1990’s ‘Holy Water’. I realize many people will disagree with this and that is fine, but in my opinion ‘Holy Water’ stands as the band’s strongest album and it produced many a great song. Returning again in 1988 with a stronger album, ‘Dangerous Age’, that produced a huge song for the reformed band, ‘No Smoke Without A Fire’. Again, a good album with some great songs, but not an outstanding album was a whole. Reformed in 1986 with new singer Brian Howe, who had previously been with Ted Nugent providing lead vocals for the 1984 ‘Penetrator’ album, the band released ‘Fame And Fortune’, giving such singles as ‘This Love’ and ‘That Girl’. The album was decent enough but not outstanding. While some folks dismissed Bad Company after Paul Rogers left the band, the remaining members were far from being finished after that 1982 fiasco. Tina Egan – Backing vocals on ‘If You Needed Somebody’. Terry Thomas – Guitar, Hammond organ, percussion, backing vocals. Acoustic guitar and vocals on ‘100 Miles’.
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