A Mick Ralphs Sampler – Definitive Listening

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Curated by Vintage Guitar’s Willie G. Moseley, this playlist showcases the evolution of Mick Ralphs’ sound through various songs he wrote or co-wrote. Included are tracks from Mott the Hoople, which Ralphs sang, along with selections from Bad Company featuring all three lead vocalists: Rodgers, Howe, and Hart.

Mott the Hoople

“You Really Got Me” – (eponymous first album), 1969

“Thunderbuck Ram” – Mad Shadows, 1970

“”Darkness, Darkness” – Brain Capers, 1971

“The Journey” – Brain Capers, 1971

“Ready For Love” – All the Young Dudes, 1972

“I’m a Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso” – Mott, 1973

Bad Company

“Can’t Get Enough” – (eponymous first album), 1974

“Movin’ On” – (eponymous first album), 1974

“Feel Like Makin’ Love” – (eponymous first album), 1974

“Dead of the Night” – Holy Water, 1990

“Down and Dirty” – Company of Strangers, 1995

“Seagull” – Live at Wembley, 2011

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Don’t miss Vintage Guitar magazine’s monthly playlist on the music-streaming service Spotify. Each month, Karl Markgraf curates a playlist featuring artists and songs mentioned in the pages of VG, arranged in order to play along as you read the issue, or just enjoy on its own! Karl holds a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Guitar from the University of Northern Colorado and works as a performing and recording artist, producer, and educator in New York.


 

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