Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit-Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit (1972)

Towards the end of 1971, Free, one of the greatest British bands of all time, succumbed amidst internal disputes and drug addiction, the latter primarily due to guitarist Paul Kossoff. Although initially this separation was for a brief period, its members soon embarked on side projects or solo endeavors. Vocalist Paul Rodgers formed the band Peace, bassist Andy Fraser formed another group called Toby, and the remaining members, Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke, joined bassist Tetsu Yamauchi and keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick. All of these projects shared a common denominator: their short lifespans. This last project resulted in the recording of a single album titled "Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit", on which the four musicians delivered an outstanding album of the best British heavy blues rock of the decade, which, to some extent, followed a similar vein to Free's. Heavy rock tracks like “Just For the Box” and “Blue Grass” alternate with catchier songs such as “Sammy’s Alright” and “Anna”, funk-rock forays like “Fool’s Life” and energetic blues-rock numbers like “Dying Fire”, “Hold On”, and “I’m On the Run”. Shortly after this release, Free reformed, releasing the decent albums “Free At Last” (1972) and “Heartbreaker” (1973), which marked the end of their run and the band’s history. From their ashes rose another legendary hard rock band of the seventies: the indomitable Bad Company.