Good Lovin' Gone Bad/Feel Like Makin' Love/Weep No More/Shooting Star/Deal With The Preacher/Wild Fire Woman/Anna/Call On Me
Straight Shooter was the follow up album from the British rock group Bad Company and was even more generic than its predecessor. Features the US top ten hit Feel Like Makin’ Love. (US:3 UK:3)
“With Straight Shooter there is not much drop off from their debut. Was there ever a better ice breaker than Feel Like Makin Love, straight ahead, well played minimalist blues rock. A joy to listen to and sing along to all these years later.”
“Mostly it's workmanlike blues R & B, with macho lyrics invariably about good women, bad women or hot women, with one other clichéd effort about stardom. It's not unpleasant, but even with occasional added strings, keyboards or backing vocals, there's not a great deal of variety here.”
“The main difference between Straight Shooter and the debut album is that the sound has definitely moved more towards the stadium/arena rock sound, and away from the lingering Free influences which were evident on the debut.”
“This is it the definitive album that represents the classic line up at the peak of their collective prowess. The classic songs, the mood and the feel that epitomises everything that was great about the band is evident on every song here.”
“Bad Company continue on their quest to further their career without ever having to innovate or develop a single original idea. Still, if any Bad Company album is considered essential, it would be this one, holding as it does their two finest moments: the oft-covered Feel Like Makin' Love and Shooting Star. After that, aside from maybe Good Lovin' Gone Bad, the rest are duller than a rubber knife.”
“Straight Shooter is superb example of well played hard rock. Melodies and lyrics are working perfect together and give you an unforgivable sound and feeling of the 70s.”
“Nice, solid, radio friendly mid-70s rock. Not a work of art, but enjoyable enough. I like Shooting Star even though it's incredibly clichéd and a bit dumb.”
“Without the musical inspiration they had in the debut, their combination of macho attitude and generic rock is a torture.”
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