When it comes to rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest tragedy, there’s really no contest. Badfinger — those power-pop pioneers and Beatles heir-apparents — take the sweepstakes every time. The group’s out-and-out sacrifice and destruction on the altar of greed resulted in the twin suicides of Pete Ham and Tom Evans, Badfinger’s gifted singer-songwriters. But before they took their exit from this corporeal plane, the duo made one last stab at greatness in the form of "Head First."
Five decades after the album’s original production, Ham and Evans’s surviving bandmate Bob Jackson has deftly prepared a new mix for "Head First." Working with Andy Nixon, Jackson has remixed the album for new generations of listeners. While the Welsh band’s story is pocked with despair and unmet potential, their remarkable achievements during their heartbreakingly brief time together continues to attract new fans, year after year.
