- SMILER magazine 105
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Including from sinus infections to Dock of The Bay..Rod at his dizzy best - This week’s news and gossip
Including Rod’s back in Vegas
SMILER magazine 105
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- An even better alternate ATLANTIC CROSSING
By 1975, Rod Stewart’s recording career was at a crossroads; his last album, SMILER, was not as successful as his previous efforts had been, especially on the artistic side – he wasn’t musically moving forward. Later, Rod would admit or confess that SMILER was a “shitty” album, and put some of the blame on the… - Taking a fresh look at A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
Rod Stewart’s first solo outing after breaking up the Faces (and yes, he did!) was 1976’s A NIGHT ON THE TOWN. Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, from December 1975 – April 1976 (except for one cut), A NIGHT ON THE TOWN, as expected, hit big in both the UK at #1 and… - TWO FACES ALBUMS IN DISGUISE
Being a lifelong Faces enthusiast (those who know me would say fanatic) I have often thought (and wished), that the two Ronnie Wood solo releases while he was still a member of the group, 1974’s I’VE GOT MY OWN ALBUM TO DO and 1975’s NOW LOOK, two very solid efforts, should have been recorded with… - TONIGHT I’M YOURS OR CRUEL BUT FAIR?
1981s RELEASE WITH A NEW TITLE, COVER, AND RUNNING ORDER. TONIGHT I’M YOURS, Rod’s second studio album from the 80s, and arguably his best of the decade, almost hit a bull’s-eye creatively if it wasn’t for two disposable cuts, “Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With The Boys)” and the regrettably titled “Sonny”. Critically and commercially it…
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