- TWO FACES ALBUMS IN DISGUISEBeing 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 the rest of the Faces. They would have had a larger impact by of course selling more copies and at the same time extending the Faces cannon. After all, both albums were very similar in style and feel to what the group recorded during that…
- 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 was a definite advance over the previous years less than enthusiastic response to FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR. Surprisingly, TONIGHT was given mostly very positive reviews by most music critics. As a matter of fact, it is Rod’s strongest and most accessible effort since 1977’s FOOTLOOSE & FANCY… - ROD’S THIRTY-SECOND STUDIO ALBUM FROM 2021… ANY GOOD?
As a long-standing enthusiastic Rod Stewart devotee, I deeply look forward to any new Rod material, but I seem to be more and more in the minority. It appears that most Rod fans nowadays only want to see him live, and they are more than happy just to be fed nothing but the big hits (sadly this is not exclusive to Rod, it’s the same for all big-name performers). But unlike the masses, when I go to the shows I want to hear some brand new stuff – just like the good ol’ days. So I get disappointed when a… - RECORD STORE DAY (FALL 2023)
It was a bitingly cold early November morning, the 24th to be exact – Record Store Day on Black Friday! With my third cup of coffee in hand (I can quit at any time, but I choose not to!), and a mission to accomplish, I stood outside in line behind 32 (yes, I counted) other vinyl junkies waiting for the store open to get my hands on a copy of the newest Faces product: HAD ME A REAL GOOD TIME AT THE BBC (In Session & In Concert 1971-1973) – a limited edition record album (just 5,000 copies pressed) in… - HOW TO “BEST” BRAND THE FACES WITH THE PROPER BAND FONT/LOGO
The corporate-sanctioned Faces font over one that works… - MANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENNEY JONES ABOUT HIS SESSION WORKS FROM 1970-75
KENNEY JONES: SESSION MAN - COLLECTOR’S SHOWCASE #16
The exclusive Ark Royal single - ROD STEWART’S SMILER – TARTAN REDO
An in-depth analysis of the SMILER album - COLLECTOR’S SHOWCASE #15
The bawdy NOD poster - Rod’s ’86 album re-evaluated
One of Rod’s most underrated albums has got to be 1986s ROD STEWART, which was curiously also released as EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART.
It was late ’77 shortly after the passing of Elvis who was his childhood musical idol, that Dan Perreira first heard Rod’s “distinctive voice”, singing “Tonight’s The Night” on a television comercial for a K-Tel various artists LP. Lucky for him and his curiosity, located at his local library were two books about Rod which would educate him very well on both Rod and the Faces. He was completely intrigued, especially by the Faces years and became an instant fan. From then on he would buy and collect anything he could get his hands on and still continues to do so to this very day.