a.miller Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 So, Badfinger is pretty good. I never listened to them before and never knew they had quite the tragedy-laden career. Anyway, I think they're pretty cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Macca wrote one of their hits (Come and get it), but this is my fave, which another Beatle played on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dclISza-DJ0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 So, Badfinger is pretty good. I never listened to them before and never knew they had quite the tragedy-laden career.A great band screwed over by an asshole business manager, resulting in two suicides. Stan Polley will rot in hell. I think that fucker is still alive. This is my favorite of theirs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T29-VNiC3Qg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 When I first started collecting vinyl about 10 years ago, I really got into Badfinger. One of those bands that we all know a few songs, but don't realize that we should have known so much more. Their second album, it is self titled right? Is unbelievable. Anyway. Sad story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 One of those groups where the songs you hear on the radio are the best ones. Great songwriters, pure pop gems that I never get tired of listening to. Don't forget "I can't live" which Nilsson later made famous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 One of those groups where the songs you hear on the radio are the best ones. Great songwriters, pure pop gems that I never get tired of listening to. Don't forget "Without You" which Nilsson later made famous. (Sorry, I had to do that.)But yeah, they wrote great song after great song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (Sorry, I had to do that.)But yeah, they wrote great song after great song. Thanks, I often need correction. Guess I need to google more before I speak. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 badfinger-iveys.com/Tom Brennan's Badfinger LibraryBrando's Badfinger Pages 1969 Maybe Tomorrow (as The Iveys) 1970 Magic Christian Music 1970 No Dice 1971 Straight Up1973 Ass 1974 Badfinger1974 Wish You Were Here 2000 Head First Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 One of the truly great power pop bands...ever. A classic story of a band getting sodomized by the industry/manager. One band member suicide is tragic...two speaks volumes about the depths of despair this band was pushed to. For my money No Dice, Straight Up, Ass and Wish You Were Here are as good as 70's power pop/rock get.Meanwhile Back At The Ranch/Should I Smoke, Apple of My Eye, Baby Blue, Day After Day, Suitcase, No Matter What, Without You, Name of the Game...damn great songs. Plus, what other band would have the guts to write a song called Blodwyn in an English folk song mode. Great fucking stuff. Pete Ham was one of the great songwriters of the Rock era; however, Joey Molland, Tom Evans AND Mike Gibbons were all capable songwriters. Their radio hits keep their legacy somewhat alive...but you can't go wrong if you get the four records I mentioned above... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somnambulist Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 One of my favorite bands. Read this biography on them a few years ago and it really goes into how much they were screwed over. Pete Ham's estate put out two albums of demos and unfinished songs that are really good. It's a shame the group didn't record a few of those: George Harrison had a freindship with Pete Ham over the years. His version of "Here Comes the Sun" with George at the Bangladesh concert was superb. It goes to show how much George thought of his playing and singing to accompany him on that stage with that song. (Not to mention Georges involvment in some Badfinger recordings.) The biography goes into their friendship a bit and it seems after Pete died, George would never really talk about Pete when asked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Excellent, excellent band just a rung behind Big Star in my favorite Power Pop bands of that era. --Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Their early records were really great. I usually pull one of those out every few months or so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Baby Blue, Day After Day, No Matter What, Without You, Name of the Game these in particular are simply among the best songs i've ever heard and i'd add Take it All and We're for the Dark to that list at their best, badfinger - and pete ham especially - was as good as any band ever, even the beatles, stones and kinks phenomenal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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