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{{Infobox Album | {{Infobox Album | ||
|name = Mean Business | |name = Mean Business | ||
|image = | |image = Image:MBalbum1986.jpg]] | ||
|caption = | |caption = | ||
|type = Studio album | |type = Studio album | ||
|artist = | |artist = The Firm (band)|The Firm]] | ||
|released = 3 February 1986 | |released = 3 February 1986 | ||
|recorded = <small>November - December 1985 at<br>the Sol Studios, Berkshire<br>Mixed at the Sol Studios, Berkshire.</small> | |recorded = <small>November - December 1985 at<br>the Sol Studios, Berkshire<br>Mixed at the Sol Studios, Berkshire.</small> | ||
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|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|catalogue = Atlantic 81628-1 (US), Atlantic 781 628-1 (UK) | |catalogue = Atlantic 81628-1 (US), Atlantic 781 628-1 (UK) | ||
|producer = | |producer = Jimmy Page]], Paul Rodgers]] and Julian Mendelsohn | ||
|engineer = Stuart Epps | |engineer = Stuart Epps | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Mean Business''''' is a studio album by | '''''Mean Business''''' is a studio album by The Firm (band)|the Firm]], released by Atlantic Records]] on 3 February 1986. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The album's title was intended to have a double meaning: that the music business is a hard one, and that the band was serious about its music ('The Firm mean business'). ''Mean Business'' however did not achieve the same level of commercial success as the | The album's title was intended to have a double meaning: that the music business is a hard one, and that the band was serious about its music ('The Firm mean business'). ''Mean Business'' however did not achieve the same level of commercial success as the The Firm (album)|debut album]], and the subsequent tour to promote the album had decreased ticket sales. Jimmy Page]] continued to experiment with his guitar tone introducing new effects pedals like chorus and volume units as well as his Roland guitar synthesizer. One of the album's tracks, 'Fortune Hunter' is a re-working of an instrumental track from Page's previous XYZ (band)|XYZ]] sessions. 'Live in Peace' was first recorded on Paul Rodgers' first solo album, 1983's ''Cut Loose]]''. The differences between the two versions was that Chris Slade played the drums meno mosso than the ''Cut Loose'' version and Page added a bluesy pentatonic guitar solo at the coda. Jimmy Page]] and Paul Rodgers]] decided to mutually disband The Firm (band)|the Firm]] within four months of this album's release. Rodgers explained: | ||
{{Quote|Jimmy [Page] had been off the road and was very keen to get back, so we kind of compromised and said we'll make two albums and tour with them and see how we feel at the end of that time. At the end of the two years it was 'Okay, well, that was great, let's move on''. | {{Quote|Jimmy [Page] had been off the road and was very keen to get back, so we kind of compromised and said we'll make two albums and tour with them and see how we feel at the end of that time. At the end of the two years it was 'Okay, well, that was great, let's move on''. | ||
<ref>{{cite book|last=Rosen|first=Steven|year=2001|title=Free at Last: The Story of Free and Bad Company|location=London|publisher=SAF Publishing|pages=122|isbn=0-946719-74-8}}</ref>}} | <ref>{{cite book|last=Rosen|first=Steven|year=2001|title=Free at Last: The Story of Free and Bad Company|location=London|publisher=SAF Publishing|pages=122|isbn=0-946719-74-8}}</ref>}} | ||
The album peaked at #22 on the | The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard Music Charts|Billboard]]'s Billboard 200]] album chart and #46 on the UK Album Chart]], and the single 'All the King's Horses' spent four weeks at the top of Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart. | ||
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Mean Business is a studio album by The Firm (band)|the Firm]], released by Atlantic Records]] on 3 February 1986. OverviewThe album's title was intended to have a double meaning: that the music business is a hard one, and that the band was serious about its music ('The Firm mean business'). Mean Business however did not achieve the same level of commercial success as the The Firm (album)|debut album]], and the subsequent tour to promote the album had decreased ticket sales. Jimmy Page]] continued to experiment with his guitar tone introducing new effects pedals like chorus and volume units as well as his Roland guitar synthesizer. One of the album's tracks, 'Fortune Hunter' is a re-working of an instrumental track from Page's previous XYZ (band)|XYZ]] sessions. 'Live in Peace' was first recorded on Paul Rodgers' first solo album, 1983's Cut Loose]]. The differences between the two versions was that Chris Slade played the drums meno mosso than the Cut Loose version and Page added a bluesy pentatonic guitar solo at the coda. Jimmy Page]] and Paul Rodgers]] decided to mutually disband The Firm (band)|the Firm]] within four months of this album's release. Rodgers explained:
The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard Music Charts|Billboard]]'s Billboard 200]] album chart and #46 on the UK Album Chart]], and the single 'All the King's Horses' spent four weeks at the top of Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart.
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