Rough Diamonds

Rough Diamonds is the sixth album by rock band Bad Company released in August 1982. Rough Diamonds, like its predecessor, Desolation Angels, was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, England in late 1981 and early 1982 and engineered by Max Norman (famed for his work with Ozzy Osbourne). It was the last album by Bad Company's original lineup. The sessions were rough going from the beginning. First, their manager, Peter Grant, withdrew from vi... more

Rough Diamonds is the sixth album by rock band Bad Company released in August 1982. Rough Diamonds, like its predecessor, Desolation Angels, was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, England in late 1981 and early 1982 and engineered by Max Norman (famed for his work with Ozzy Osbourne). It was the last album by Bad Company's original lineup. The sessions were rough going from the beginning. First, their manager, Peter Grant, withdrew from view after the death of Led Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham in 1980. That same year, the murder of John Lennon made the band change their way of thinking. Then, on another occasion, a fistfight broke out between Paul Rodgers and Boz Burrell, only to be restrained by Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke. The album's opening track, "Electricland", written by Rodgers, was the album's biggest hit. Rodgers' "Painted Face" also received substantial airplay on rock stations. The album became the original lineup's worst selling album, reaching a disappointing #26... less