NODDING TERMS: Faces – A Nod Is as Good as a Wink….to a Blind Horse (1971)
At a time when rock was taking itself seriously the Faces brought back a sense of fun, always more likely to engage with a cocktail cabinet than concept album.
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KEEP SMILING THROUGH – Rod Stewart & ‘SMILER’ (1974)
‘SMILER’ (1974): As poignant as ‘Maggie May’ and resonant as ‘You Wear It Well’, ‘FAREWELL’ was another of his great lyrical ballads.
OH NO NO – Faces & ‘OOH LA LA’
Faces: ‘OOH LA LA’ (1973). On release Rod called it ‘a disgrace’ but over time would put his name to far lesser recordings.
OCEANS APART: Rod Stewart & ATLANTIC CROSSING…………
At the suggestion of girlfriend, Swedish actress Britt Ekland, Stewart divided ‘Atlantic Crossing’ into a ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ side.
PICTURE PERFECT – Rod Stewart & EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ is a work of true and lasting resonance – and a quintessential 70s album if ever there was one.
SOME ALBUM – the Rolling Stones & ‘SOME GIRLS’
‘SOME GIRLS’ (1978) contains songs that are forceful, expressive – and at times highly provocative.
ALLEZ VOUS – Rod Stewart & ‘GASOLINE ALLEY’
No other album from 1970, not even ‘Moondance’ has the warmth and charm of ‘GASOLINE ALLEY’.’
GHOST STORY – 2020 finds the Rolling Stones ‘LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN’
With enormous satisfaction it is a pleasure to report ‘LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN,’ the first new Rolling Stones song since 2012, is a pertinent slice of reggae-infused rock.
STRINGS ATTACHED: Two Rod Stewart albums and 50 years in between…………
‘Handbags & Gladrags’ now sounds even more affecting as Rod approaches 75.
THE POUR BOYS: smiles return thanks to the FACES
For aggro and anger it was the Stones or The Who – but for raucous revelry the Faces were the only party in town.
