FANCIFUL – Rod Stewart & FOOTLOOSE & FANCY FREE
The punks broke through and disparaged Rod for making complacent music, Stewart meanwhile broke the bank with sales of FOOTLOOSE & FANCY FREE (1977).
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THIS NIGHT WILL LAST FOREVER – Rod Stewart & A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
A NIGHT ON THE TOWN (1976): The slow side is a match for anything recorded by anyone in 1976 – and represents the last truly great four song cycle of his career.
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.
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.
WEARING WELL – Rod Stewart & ‘NEVER A DULL MOMENT’
NEVER A DULL MOMENT: At the end of ‘True Blue’ Rod revs his Lamborghini and drives home – which at this point is still closer to Holloway than Hollywood
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.
STEVE MARRIOTT ‘ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL’ biography review
‘Marriott is presented in all his flawed glory, a man, who despite flashes of brilliance had a tendency to frustrate and annoy.’
ALLEZ VOUS – Rod Stewart & ‘GASOLINE ALLEY’
No other album from 1970, not even ‘Moondance’ has the warmth and charm of ‘GASOLINE ALLEY’.’