By the time Bad Company released its third album, Run With The Pack (released 1/30/75), a half-century ago, the group had already achieved the goals they set for themselves upon formation in 1973. Pragmatically speaking, bassist Boz Burrell’s most notable contribution to Bad Company was his history of membership in King Crimson. Jon Astley’s remastering for the 2017 reissue did not result in the polish and punch of the previous Bad Company longplayer. All that said, mainstream audience(s) heartily embraced the music of Bad Company, even as founding members came and went overthe ensuing years. In fact, by the time Kirke was the only original member left in the lineup, amid a constantly shifting roster, ‘Bad Company’ was little more than a brand name, a state of being fully in keeping with its mercenary origins.