It's good to keep Bad Company....

Good afternoon Rawkers. Maybe we should spend a lazy Sunday afternoon talking about one of rock's classic supergroups, one of the coolest bands to come out of the 70s, none other than Bad Company. And yeah Rawkers, these boys is bad ass!

Comprised of former Free members Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke, Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, Bad Company made rock the way god intended -- massive guitars, great hooks and killer vocals.

Pick up the Original Bad Company Anthology (two-disc collection) for one of the most amazing greatest hits packages you'll ever hear. Flat out rocks from front to back. Tired of classic radio cuts like "Can't Get Enough" or "Feel like Makin' Love"? Give a listen to the following powerhouse blues jams:

Burnin' Sky

Smokin 45

Too Bad

Whiskey Bottle

Deal with the Preacher

Good Lovin' Gone Bad

Some of the best combinations of gritty vocals and crunchy guitar you'll ever hear in rock.

Bad Company -- one of the reasons classic rock has staying power.

Go in peace....

G.O.T.

Get Stoned....

Good morning Rawkers. Not much needs be said... The Stones.

Let's hear your favorite cuts -- Mine include "Paint it Black", "Midnight Rambler", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" and "Gimme Shelter".

Oh, and best album? Without a doubt, Let it Bleed. Critics always love Exile on Mainstreet, but Bleed's the better offering.

Go in Peace....

G.O.T.

When Elton rawked....

Good evening Rawkers. Good to be with you after a semi-long new year's absence. So how best to celebrate a return than by celebrating one of the best rockers, musicians and songwriters (along with Bernie Taupin) -- Sir Elton John.

The guy is flat-out a genius. You don't like him? Jump off the wuss cliff. You are dead to the G.O.T. You don't have to like the new stuff, i.e. anything after 1974s Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (Elton's last great album). God knows i don't. The nearly 30 albums released since that date are mostly suckage, excluding greatest hits combinations and the rare song that is great (tell me you don't get warm and fuzzy to "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from the Lion King....).

But if you haven't listened to the early stuff, shame on you. The material transcends most of the superlatives you can offer. Consider these consecutive albums:

Elton John

Tumbleweed Connection

11-17-70

Madman Across the Water

Honkey Chateau

Don't Shoot Me....

Goodbye Yellowbrick Road

Caribou

Captain Fantastic....

If you're ANY kind of fan, there's way more than one favorite on every album. And if you're not, then your taste is rock leaves something to be desired.

And his band....Nigel Olsson on drums, Dee Murray on bass and Davey Johnstone on guitar, along with Elton, made up one of the best rock outfits ever to lay grooves on vinyl.

This stuff rawks, people. Don't get hung up on duets with Kiki Dee, donald duck costumes, homosexuality or any other light-weight, worthless drivel. Elton -- in his day -- was one of the best rockers on the planet and wrote some of the best material of all time.

I -- for one -- celebrate, honor, respect and thoroughly enjoy this one-of-a-kind rock superstar. Long live Sir Elton.

Go in peace....

G.O.T.