Desolation Angels - BAD COMPANY***

Rock & Roll Fantasy/Crazy Circles/Gone Gone Gone/Evil Wind/Early In The Morning/Lonely For Your Love/Oh Atlanta/Take The Time/Rhythm Machine/She Brings Me Love

The uneven and lacklustre Desolation Angels was the final big seller from the British blues-rock band Bad Company, helped by the US No.13 hit Rock & Roll Fantasy. (US:3 UK:10)

“The album kicks off with a great track in Rock & Roll Fantasy followed by another beautiful song Crazy Circles, but then fades away. I feel there are too many slow songs where the band lyrically is trying to be bluesy, but the music doesn't match it and there is lack of consistency in sound.”

“The rot is starting to set in. Very middle of the road mediocre blues hard-rock is what you get here. That great touch that they once had is pretty much gone.”

“Rock & Roll Fantasy and Gone Gone Gone are all time crankin' party tunes. As for the rest, it was a good attempt to stay in the public eye in those dark days of disco and punk. But you can only go to the well so many times. Not enough here worth recommending.”

“A decent hard rock/blues rock album. All of the songs are pretty good, but the problem is that none of the songs are great. However, If you like Bad Company I think you would like this album as well. Guitar work is decent, Rock & Roll Fantasy is a great opener and starts this album right. Rhythm Machine changes it up a bit with a disco-ish vibe going on here.”

“Most of the praise for Desolation Angels is due to the huge success of Rock & Roll Fantasy their biggest hit in a long time. The production is more crisp and radio-friendly than the muddiness of the last two albums, but it also reeks of late 70s arena rock.”

“As the 1970s dragged toward their inevitable close, Bad Company slowly began their downhill slide with Desolation Angels. Not to say that it is a totally bad album, but there are more turkeys on this set than diamonds.”

“Desolation Angels is a return to form for the band. Containing the standard heavy-blues rock the band give some of the tracks a more pop feel that was needed back in the late 70s. Rock & Roll Fantasy starts the album out in style and gives the rest of the songs a high standard to shoot for which they easily achieve.”