The Firm - Satisfaction Guaranteed

Supergoup from the mid-80s with Paul Rodgers (vocals, Bad Company, replaced Feddy Mercury in Queen), Jimmy Page (guitars, Led Zeppelin), and the journeymen rhythm section of Tony Franklin (bass) and Chris Slade (drums). "Radioactive" was the big hit from their one album, but I always liked this song. In the 8th grade when our parents either trusted us or were a little lazy, they used to let us ride the T (MBTA train) to see shows at the Boston Garden. It was Jake, Jay, Seth, and me, close friends to this day. Among the many shows we saw at the Garden was The Firm. It was Jimmy Page's first post-Zeppelin project. The opening band was Virginia Wolf which had Jason Bonham on drums, son of John Bonham whose untimely death caused Zeppelin to stop playing. The Garden crowd mostly ignored the opener, as crowds do, but when Jason was introduced before the last song, he got a standing ovation. And somehow, from riding the T to Out Of Town Tickets in Harvard Square and camping out to get tickets, we got great seats close up in the loges. Memorable night for a few music-loving teenagers.

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