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Episode: 1985 - February - The Firm - The Firm
Description: February 1985 — “The Firm” by The Firm
If you're forming a rock group for success in the 1980s, you can't go wrong with Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) on lead and Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) on guitar. Throw in Tony Franklin on bass and Chris Slade on drums, and you have the supergroup known as The Firm. Their self-titled debut album was propelled to the top of the charts on the strength of their hit “Radioactive” and “Satisfaction Guaranteed.” Chris Slade suggested the name of the group, initially as a joke based partially on the fact that Rodgers’ previous group was “Bad Company,” and...