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The Firm were a rock group comprising ex- Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, former Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, ex- Uriah Heep drummer Chris Slade, and Roy Harper bass player Tony Franklin. Formed in 1984, the band—although having a distinguished pedigree (and thus qualifying as a supergroup)—had only mediocre album sales, although they did have sellout tours. Page originally wanted former Yes drummer Bill Bruford and fretless bass virtuoso Pino Palladino in the group however Bruford was contracted to another label and Palladino had tour commitments with singer Paul Young.

Both Page and Rodgers refused to play any material from their former bands and instead opted for a selection of songs from both their solo albums and new songs which were heavily infused with a soulful and more commercially accessible sound, courtesy of Franklin's fretless bass guitar underpinning and understated song structure. 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.

1 Members

• Jimmy Page -- Lead guitar
• Paul Rodgers -- Vocals, guitarnylon strings. steel strings and more guide dots on the fretboard. A guitar is a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers or a plectrum ( guitar pick). The sound is produced by vibrating strings. Guitars have a body (which is hollow for acousti
• Tony Franklin -- BassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument similar to the electric guitar, but larger in size and with a lower range. It is also closely related to—and inspired by—the double bass, and shares things in common with a range of bass instruments. It is, keyboardsA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played with a musical keyboard. Keyboard instruments can be wind instruments, string instruments, percussion instruments, or electronic instruments. The most popular keyboard instruments are probably the piano
• Chris Slade -- Drums and percussionPercussion instruments are played by being struck or shaken. They are perhaps the oldest form of musical instruments. Some percussion instruments play not only rhythm, but also melody and harmony. Classifications Most percussion instruments have a distinc

2 Discography

• The FirmThe Firm is a studio album by The Firm, released by Atlantic Records on March 2, 1985. Songs ranging from the epic "Midnight Moonlight" based on a previously unreleased song by Led Zeppelin called "Swan Song", first tinkered with during the Physical Graff (1985)
• Mean Business (1986)

3 Films, DVDs

• The Firm Live at Hammersmith 1984 (1984) (limited release video)
• Five From the Firm (1986)

4 Official tours

• Europe (November 29, 1984 - December 9, 1984)
• United States (February 28, 1985 - May 11, 1985)
• United Kingdom (May 18, 1985 - May 22, 1985)
• United States (March 14, 1985 - May 28, 1985)