Rod Stewart Returns To Making Mind-Numbing Adult-Oriented Rock
The formerly brilliant Rod Stewart (see Faces) ends his 20-album mangling of The Great American Songbook and has instead returned to stale, turgid cover songs by other artists who haven’t squandered all of their talent: namely Bob Dylan (“If Not For You”), Van Morrison (“Crazy Love”), John Fogerty (“Have You Ever Seen The Rain?”) and Bob Seger. Well, okay, Bob kinda squandered most of his talent. Have you listened to “Breakdown” lately? Yeesh!
The album “Still the Same,” named after the Seger song, will be released October 10, but you know what? Save your money and just buy the Faces boxed set, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar. You’ll be glad you did.
And, no, I haven’t heard the new album. I’m just psychic, that’s all. Trust me.
October 7th, 2006 at 5:12 AM
Well, I loved “Hedrix and the Angry Inch.”
And I love Van Morrison.
Yeah, Rod IS great. That’s why it’s so painful to hear him release such complete dreck. I wouldn’t write at all if I didn’t care.
September 26th, 2006 at 11:55 PM
Go to rodstewart.com, you worm. Rod is a great, living legend of our time. You probalby worship dead people (Hedrix? Morrison?) You all sound the same with your f**kin’ whinin’ about Rod. If you hate him so much, why bother with this blog?