Keeping Bad Company - Again!

X-COM - Formerly known as BAD COMPANY

After a sell out show in the Empire last May bank holiday weekend, Bad Company are back are back by popular demand, under the new name of X-Com!

Mick Ralphs (Guitars)
Prolific guitarist and multi hit songwriter Mick Ralphs was one of the founding members of Mott The Hoople and, along with Paul Rogers, the founding member of Bad Company.
Mick’s composition "Can't Get Enough" became an immediate hit and pushed the group's 1974 debut album to number one in the US and onto become an an international hit. In 1975, “Straight Shooter” gave the group another US no.1 album. The album also spawned two hit singles, "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and the slower "Feel Like Makin' Love" both written and co-written by Mick Ralphs respectively.

Robert Hart (Vocals)
Robert Hart fronted and toured with Bad Company for four years. He also co-wrote two of the band's albums, “Company of Strangers” and “Stories Told & Untold”.
Kenny Jones, former drummer of Faces / Small Faces and, more recently, The Who, insists that Robert is one of the best singers in the business.“He’s got one of the most amazing voices I’ve ever heard. I’ve been in bands with the likes of Steve Marriott, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey and Paul Rodgers and Robert has a voice right up there with them”.
Robert was signed to Island Records in the 1980s and writing and co-writing several projects including the soundtrack for the Whoopi Goldberg film, The Burglar. Robert’s band, The Distance, gained success in a worldwide market with particularly high sales in Japan.
After leaving the band he moved to Atlantic Records as a solo artist, releasing his first album, Cries and Whispers. He then became the first English artist to be signed by Disney-owned Hollywood Records and worked with Russ Ballard on Robert’s self-titled album, “Robert Hart”, which charted in more than 18 countries.
It was while touring following the release of the album that Robert was approached by Mick Ralphs and asked whether he would be interested in fronting Bad Company.Robert has also fronted Company of Strangers with ex Whitesnake members and is also frontman with the Jones Gang which he formed with former Who drummer, Kenny Jones. The Jones Gang had a US number 1 hit with the track “Angel” which was co-written by Robert. It stayed at no.1 for 12 weeks.

Dave Colwell (Guitars)
Dave is the longest ever serving 'lead guitarist' to have performed throughout the history of Bad Company, appearing on nearly every one of their recorded albums. He has been a member of a multitude of world-class rock bands including Humble Pie, The Jones Gang, The Quireboys, FM and ASAP (with Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden).
He co-wrote several tracks on the Bad Company albums, “Company Of Strangers” and “Stories Told and Untold”. Dave also wrote the song “Reach Out”, performed by Iron Maiden and was used as a B-side on the “Wasted Years” single. He produced the Humble Pie “Back on Track” album and wrote seven of the ten tracks featured on it.

Jaz Lochrie (Bass)
Jaz had a springboard success with eighties white-soul band Go West. A high profile session career ensued followed by a move to Japan to form Psychedelix with Cher resulting in four albums. He toured with Pete Townsend, Alice Cooper and Roger Daltrey efore being approached by Paul Rodgers to tour and record with Bad Company / Paul Rogers which he did from 1995. Jaz played bass on the Merchants of Cool tour with Bad Company and on the live DVD and album, Merchants Of Cool. He also plays bass on the hit musical, Mama Mia and also on the movie soundtrack!

Harry James (Drums)
Known also for his work with Thunder and Magnum, Harry is one of the most respected drummers on the rock circuit. Harry has contributed to work with Don Airey, Russ Ballard, Graham Bonnet, Shadowman and Paul Young. In 2006 he played with The Ian Gillan Band at The Royal Albert Hall.
Empire Music Hall
Saturday 2nd MayDoors 8.30pm£15.50