Ralphs was out the door shortly thereafter to form Bad Company
I guess it worked out for him for a bit, though Bad Company wasn't nearly as interesting as Mott was. Rodgers was a great singer, but the music was a perfect cure for insomnia. I don't mind a BC record coming on every once in a while, but there's no way I could listen to an entire album anymore - too much sludge.
Are sludge songs their slow ones? I listened to a BC album all the way through recently when they were brought up. It was their debut album, which doesn't have a bad song on it. The slow songs have always been my favorites on the album. Without saying their names, they are songs 3, 4, 6, and 8. They are slow soulful/bluesy ballads, with the last being acoustic, and song 4 has a gospel feel to it. Those songs do have a late night feel to them, but I love stuff like that.
I wouldn't be surprised if a specific one of those songs is on zam's list. I also like song 2 a lot, but it is a faster bluesy song. Tim said something about Rodgers' greatest vocal song was on All Right Now, but his vocals are just as good on some of the songs on this album. He always sounded great.