Tag Archive: Maggie May

KEEP SMILING THROUGH – Rod Stewart & ‘SMILER’ (1974)

[email protected] January 17, 2023

‘SMILER’ (1974): As poignant as ‘Maggie May’ and resonant as ‘You Wear It Well’, ‘FAREWELL’ was another of his great lyrical ballads.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Jeff Beck, Maggie May, Micky Waller, Never A Dull Moment, OOH LA LA, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Smiler

OH NO NO – Faces & ‘OOH LA LA’

[email protected] July 29, 2022

Faces: ‘OOH LA LA’ (1973). On release Rod called it ‘a disgrace’ but over time would put his name to far lesser recordings.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Glyn Johns, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Maggie May, OOH LA LA, Pete Townshend, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Steve Marriott

OCEANS APART: Rod Stewart & ATLANTIC CROSSING…………

[email protected] July 15, 2021

At the suggestion of girlfriend, Swedish actress Britt Ekland, Stewart divided ‘Atlantic Crossing’ into a ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ side.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Atlantic Crossing, Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Maggie May, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Sailing, Samtimonious.com

THE POUR BOYS: smiles return thanks to the FACES

[email protected] September 3, 2019

For aggro and anger it was the Stones or The Who – but for raucous revelry the Faces were the only party in town.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Gasoline Alley, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Maggie May, OOH LA LA, Pete Townshend, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Tetsu Yamauchi

AN OLD ROD ALBUM WON’T LET YOU DOWN – Five reasons to say Cheers Rod…………

[email protected] June 18, 2018

The monumental second side of ‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ stands tall against any side of any album ever recorded.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Bob Dylan, Every Picture Tells A Story, Maggie May, Never A Dull Moment, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Smiler, The Great American Songbook