Bad Company-Run With The Pack (1976)

Bad Company's third album, released in 1976, is a truly prodigious classic rock album. While it doesn't include radio hits like "Can't Get Enough" or "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" from their first two albums, it's a subtle fusion of funk, blues rock, and British rhythm and blues. Recorded at the Rolling Stones' Mobile Studios in a medieval castle outside Provence, France, it was produced by the band's singer, Paul Rodgers, resulting in an excellent, precise, and crystal-clear production. Songs like the energetic "Live For The Music" give way to the intense "Honey Child", a powerful track driven by Mick Ralphs' guitar riffs. The arrogant rock and roll "Sweet Lil' Sister", the audacious "Live For The Music", the bluesy "Simple Man" or the southern-flavored R&B ballad "Love Me Somebody", make up an admirable work that, like the two previous releases, would achieve platinum status in the North American market and gold in the British market.