Audio CD review:
Bad Company - Shot Down on Safari

Bad Company - Shot Down on Safari

Band: Bad Company Title: Shot Down on Safari Rating: Release Date: 28 January, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Mo' Fire (Radio Mix) 2: The Hornet 3: Wednesday 4: Dogsploitation 5: Torpedo 6: Dr. Shevago 7: Snow Cat 8: Dosage 9: Jellybean (Instrumental) 10: Dogs on the Moon 11: Mo' Fire - feat. Rawhill Camp 12: 4 Days 13: Breathe 14: Rodeo 15: Ladies of Spain 16: Thin Air 17: Space-Walk 18: The Hornet 19: Planet Dust 20: Innocence 21: Trick of the Light 22: The Voice 23: Nitrous 24: Seizure 25: Colonies 26: Brainscan 27: The Pulse 28: The Nine 29: Tumpa (Flashback) 30: Rush Hour

Editoral Review They have achieved digital domination of the genre's dance floors by merging bellicose basslines with sounds of the apocalypse and a production sheen that's so polished you can see your face in it. Bad Company (Michael Wojcicki, Darren White, Jason Maldini and Dan Stein) have managed to set the jungle scene ablaze with a consistent barrage of drum & bass tunes. Shot Down on Safari shows a more diverse side to the crew. Tracks such as "Dogsploitation" (a splicing of Swift's "Blaxploitation" and their own "Dogs on the Moon"), "The Hornet," and "Snow Cat," show that the quartet are still prone to the odd hard-as-nails headbanger, but there is much more besides. The opening track "Mo' Fire" (featuring vocals from $pider and Navigator) is a pretty nostalgic roller, boosted by potent ragga basslines and adrenalin-fuelled percussion. There are guitar licks and soulful vocals on "Wednesday" and even a little samba on "Dr Schevago. " BC have never sounded so versatile, and they are all the better for it. --Paul Sullivan .. You can see a complete list of all Bad Company discography, or go back to the Bad Company tabs