Jimmy played songs from the Death Wish II soundtrack, which featured his trademark playing of the guitar with a violin bow while beneath a laser pyramid. This included Paul Rodgers gliding onto stage seated at a piano to sing “Live in Peace” from his earlier solo album. In addition to Firm songs, the band played solo material by Paul and Jimmy. The band played only two UK concerts on this tour: one at Middlesbrough Town Hall, and one at the London Hammersmith Odeon. The Firm Live at Hammersmith 1984 (1984) (limited release video)Įurope (29 November 1984 – 9 December 1984) Tony Franklin – fretless bass, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocalsĬhris Slade – drums, percussion, backing vocals Jimmy Page – lead & rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar, violin bow, backing vocals Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano After the band split, Page and Rodgers returned to solo work while Chris Slade joined AC/DC and Franklin teamed up with guitarist John Sykes in Blue Murder. In subsequent press interviews, Page had indicated that the band was never meant to last more than two albums. Also find the BPM and key of any song or a deep. This caused some critics to believe that Page had begun to run out of ideas. Find all of the information about The Firm Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (OST) by Various Artists. Despite refusing to play old material, the last track from The Firm, “Midnight Moonlight”, was originally an unreleased Led Zeppelin song entitled “Swan Song”. The new songs were heavily infused with a soulful and more commercially accessible sound, courtesy of Franklin’s fretless bass guitar underpinning an understated song structure.
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The Firm were a British rock supergroup composed of former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Jimmy Page formerly of The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin, and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and Uriah Heep drummer Chris Slade and bass player Tony Franklin.īoth Page and Rodgers refused to play any material from their former bands and instead opted for a selection of Firm songs plus tracks from both their solo albums.