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There are several bands called The Firm.

1) The Firm were an English rock supergroup comprising former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, ex-Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band drummer Chris Slade and bass player Tony Franklin. Formed in 1984, the band had only mediocre album sales, although they did have sellout tours. Page and Rodgers originally wanted former Yes drummer Bill Bruford and fretless bassist Pino Palladino in the group; however, Bruford was contracted to another label and Palladino had tour commitments with singer Paul Young.

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* Paul Rodgers - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
* Jimmy Page - lead & rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar
* Tony Franklin - bass, keyboards, synthesizer
* Chris Slade - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Both 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. The new songs were heavily infused with a soulful and more commercially-accessible sound, courtesy of Franklin’s fretless bass guitar underpinning and understated song structure. Despite refusing to play old material, the last track from The Firm, “Midnight Moonlight”, was originally an unreleased Led Zeppelin song entitled “The Swan Song”. This caused some critics to believe that Page had begun to run out of ideas. In subsequent press interviews, Page had indicated that the band was never meant to last more than two albums. 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.
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  • CRiiSs7

    Have an open mind, rap has plenty of good artists that make REAL music. RogerBrazil is just some racist idiot who only won't admit it. [2]

    4 Apr 5:10pm Reply

  • SlappyBag9

    Have an open mind, rap has plenty of good artists that make REAL music. RogerBrazil is just some racist idiot who only won't admit it.

    3 Apr 2:47am Reply

  • RogerBrazil

    @ayyynigga The real The Firm has REAL instruments, a REAL singer and make REAL music. Rap is a crap;

    24 Mar 6:12pm Reply

  • ayyynigga

    wtf is dis get these faggots out of the main pic and put the real Firm group

    12 Feb 2:55am Reply

  • mushroomtail

    ah god i can't stand it when people think rock is the ONLY creditable genre

    12 Dec 2012 Reply

  • TheDarkSide73

    I prefer the english rock group The Firm but i'm not gonna bad mouth the hip hop duo The Firm just because they're different..

    24 Aug 2012 Reply

  • albertlespaul

    Paul Rodgers, Jimmy Page: Real musicians playing real music. // THERE'S NO TALENT IN (C)Rap. No real instruments. No real singers. They copy and paste songs. FUCK THEM. [2]

    6 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Saucepan

    each version sucks in its own way. we all lose.

    5 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Reehji

    Foxy, Nas and AZ >> these other dorks [4]

    25 Jul 2012 Reply

  • MarsupialLFM

    shut the fuck up roger

    1 Jul 2012 Reply

  • RogerBrazil

    Paul Rodgers, Jimmy Page: Real musicians playing real music. // THERE'S NO TALENT IN (C)Rap. No real instruments. No real singers. They copy and paste songs. FUCK THEM.

    25 Jun 2012 Reply

  • DeboraSilva

    Foxy, Nas and AZ >> these other dorks [3]

    22 Jun 2012 Reply

  • albertlespaul

    Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers rock, the others suck

    4 May 2012 Reply

  • CRiiSs7

    Foxy, Nas and AZ >> these other dorks [2]

    4 Apr 2012 Reply

  • reort

    Your mum sucks on it all day

    24 Mar 2012 Reply

  • reort

    My dick has more talent than Jimmy Page

    10 Mar 2012 Reply

  • MickxJagger

    okay what is with this picture? thats not the firm im listening too :/ wheres Jimmy fucking Page?

    3 Feb 2012 Reply

  • Agent-Orange93

    I think Nas is trying to pretend this group never happened.

    26 Jan 2012 Reply

  • SmokinWickerman

    IIt's life Jim, but not as we know it. [2]

    14 Jan 2012 Reply

  • aaronWHAT

    rly? this hair metal bullshit? gtfo

    28 Dec 2011 Reply
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