Gasoline Alley

Nice

Otro disco de enorme belleza y fuerza. Gasoline Alley, con su ritmo blusero y guitarra acústica (mandolina incluida) gana mucho con la portentosa voz de Rod. Nada que ver con otra joya como Gasoline Alley Brred de los Hollies. It´s all over now, el clásico de Bobby Womack es otro con ese ritmo sacado del Stay with me de los Faces. Stewart en estado de gracia, acompañado de varios de sus compañeros de banda. Otro buen cover como My Way of Giving, de otros faces en este caso los Small Faces, con un órgano Hammond (de Ian McLagan, de los propios Faces y Small Faces) acompañando el tema.. Antes Only a Hobo de Dylan y después una estupenda versión del Country Comfort de Elton John. Una de las joyas del disco, de principio a fin. Rayan a gran altura la voz de Rod y el bajo de Ronnie Lane (Faces). Completa el lote de versiones Cut Across Shorty de nada menos que Eddie Cochran, mezclando rockabilly con violín y una serie de guitarras cosa buena oigan! Así que para este álbum tenenos solo 3 temas propios: Gasoline Alley, Lady Day y Jo's Lament. De gran calidad lírica, lejos de sus aventuras posteriores. Cierra con You're My Girl (I Dont Want to Discuss it) de Little Richard previamente grabado por Delaney & Bonnie en calve funk que pese a no ser el tono del disco no desentona. Se nota que lo pasaron muy bien grabándolo y se dsifruta. Es un paso muy bueno en dirección que luego rompió con Every Picture Tells a Story. Pero este álbum no está tan gastado. Se nota mucho la influencia de Music From Big Pink de The Band (68) y ese retorno a sonidos más clásico y folkies. La batería de Mick Waller suena auténtica, aporta seriedad y naturalidad al disco.

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First time I am listening to Rod Stewart. Nice ballads and he is a legend

Fine

70’s Blues ⭐️Country Comfort

Fine

medium enthousiast

Cosplay nonsense

I dunno, it was fine, I guess. Very little stood out to me as particularly enjoyable or interesting until the last track, "You're My Girl", hit. That one was really good.

I forget that old Rod Stewart was good

this album smells like a gas guzzlin hot rod. Respectfully.

Odd music. Part jam band, part rock. Distorted vocals. Odd vocal levels.

Massante. Chato, perdi tempo

This one really surprised me. I'm gonna ad this to my fall album collection.

Rod Stewart has a rough, distinctive voice, but this, his first solo effort after The Faces, makes it clear that he is a solid musician.

I guess I only like a few of Rod’s songs. I mean his other ones not on this album

4 stars after a couple listens

😐

It’s not my cup of tea. But I see it for what it is.

Gonna say 1* to this because I really don't know why it's on the list. An album of mostly covers and doesn't contain any of Rod Stewart's many hits. Absolutely needless inclusion which I also found pretty bland

I like the chill style sounds modern for that period

Good ol Rod stewart

bacano, igua si me gustó mas que el otro que escuché de rod stewart, me gustaron más las vibras, temas un roce más bacanos y bien

A great album from back when Rod Stewart was great.

Sometimes I forget that Rod Stewart used to kind of rock. This was an enjoyable album. I think having songs written by Bobby Womack, Bob Dylan, Elton John (w/ Bernie Taupin) helped. I recognized a couple of the songs, but didn't really know a ton about this era of Stewart's career. Good stuff.

A mix of quieter folky tune, and loose but more energetic folk/country rock that strikes a pretty nice balance of both sides. Stewart’s got an identifiable voice with a notable rasp - it doesn’t stand out to me as having amazing talent, but his sound works and is memorable. Just an all around decent album, some enjoyable numbers, nothing I have a real issue with, but not something I’m likely to seek out much.

not my monkey not my circus

like if the make-a-wish foundation covered adult tracheotomy patients

The title track and “My Way of Giving” are great, and the version of Dylan’s “Only a Hobo” is really nice. Concerning “It’s All Over Now”, though; did Rod have a clause in his contract stating he *had* to cover a well-known rock standard on each album and a) play them *just* slowly enough that it feels unnatural and b) incorporate A BILLION FUCKING CODAS at the end of it? Because he did the same exact thing with “That’s All Right Mama” the very next year on Every Picture Tells a Story and I just don’t understand it at all. They add absolutely nothing of value. With that rant out of the way, I enjoyed pretty much everything else on this record. "I Don't Want to Discuss It" is a bit of a weak closer, but in addition to the other songs I just highlighted, the cover of Elton's "Country Comfort" is solid, and "Jo's Lament" is beautiful. The classic early 70's rootsy production is also right up my *alley* (eh?? EH???). 4/5

Extremely boring? Voice that badly needs a glass of water and to stop reaching? Facile lyrics? Must be Rod! Seriously, why is this clown headlining Glastonbury in the year of 2025? It's madness. This album is barely worth reviewing really. It's got a decent version of It's All Over Now on it I suppose, lifting it just about into the two stars.

Bland and disgustingly Americana

So Rod Stewart was in Faces. Huh! I like the song It's All Over Now here

I could not have foreseen enjoying Rod Stewart this much

I couldn’t have told you what Rod Stewart’s voice sounded like before today. It’s distinct. It’s distinctively annoying. His band is pretty lame too.

I've never enjoyed Rod Stewart's voice, it makes me want to cough and clear my throat. These are all harmless songs that sound like they've existed forever and he just picked them up. It all faded into a generic background Stewartness after a few tracks.

Good ol Roddy 3.5/5

Rod Stewart's 2nd album. It's a mix of covers and originals. The album is good, but there's only one notable song, and none of his top hits. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Gasoline Alley Only a Hobo

I love Faces so I went into this with high expectations. It’s good, but not magical.

Meh

136/1001 First listen. Rod didn’t gain a new fan with this one but there’s nothing here I didn’t like. 4/10

Incredible album! I really enjoyed this one, stood out versus other classic rock albums. I think the folk intergration works really well. 9.3/10

Boring as hell.

I much preferred this version of Rod Stewart to what he became. If only he had stayed in the guise presented in this album instead of tiger skin leggings I would have put him further up my list of likes. Although he has become a national treasure and renowned pop hole filler so cannot be too harsh. Of his early albums this is perhaps the weakest but still a lot to enjoy. The title track being cream of the crop. 3/5 23/2/26

This was actually kinda gas… o… line….all……ey……..

i'm trying to think of a joke about them pumping his stomach cuz there was so much cum in it and say that they also pumped gasoline out... any input would be helpful.

Gasoline Alley - 4/5 It's All Over Now - 3/5 Only a Hobo - 3/5 My Way of Giving - 3/5 Country Comforts - 3/5 Cut Across Shorty - 4/5 Lady Day - 3/5 Jo's Lament - 3/5 I Don't Want to Discuss It - 3/5 Average score: 3.2/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Not his best effort.

I'm evidently in the minority, but I love the raspy voice (but I also love Tom Waits).

16# I know a lot about Rod Stewart. Like that his name is Rod Stewart and he is a musician. Oh that's it. The first one that i found nothing special at all. It's ok blues, I like his raunchy smokey voice. The free jazz record (Spy vs Spy) from yesterday made a lasting impact that this is kilometers from making. Would play beautifully on the Turning Point USA show for sure. I dont know the political views of rod stewart but i imagine him being protrump, sry dud After a quick search he demanded an apology from Trump for something false he said about Nato, soo, yeah the contrary of what i imagined basically.

I like Rod Stewart but not this LP per se. And for the love of Pete do we really need yet another version of "Cut Across Shorty", or any version of it at all?

1.5 stars. This was really bad. Boring musically and his voice is really grating. Hard pass.

Rod Stewart gasoline alley: Sounds really good after listening to The Who and Slade. Maybe a 3 but a 4 in comparison to some other recent albums.

Really refreshing to hear something decent. He has a unique and cool voice. Its maybe not something i would listen to often but i enjoyed it and it was a breath of fresh air

Very fun to listen to!

For a Rod Stewart albums, this is alright. I mean... I'd rather listen to this again than to any Springsteen album. So two out of five, but it feels weird.

I wrote you off before, Rod Stewart, I didn't know your game. Some of your songs suck balls but you have a sex to your voice. I get it.

I do think this album is good but every picture tells a story is just so much better that i can't give this album more than a 3

Terrific. Rod Stewart is underrated. 5 stars.

Love all Stewart. This is an odd choice. 4 *

Enjoyed. I don’t know that I’ve ever listened to an entire Rod Stewart album before this.

I did not think I would like Rod as much as I did although his voice and inflections tend to be the same on each track which can grate the ears after a while.

My 2nd Rod Stewart album. I've never been into his music but was shocked to find how much I really liked Every Picture Tells A Story. This album was...fine. Probably wouldn't listen again. His voice isn't my favorite, but at least there's mandolin.

Listening to this album going round and round while working this morning. The fact that I *can* listen while working means one of two things, I'm so in flow with what I'm doing that the music doesn't cut through, or much more likely, the music is 'inoffensive'. I.e. isn't demanding my attention. The track that cuts through most is 'It's all All Over Now', it being familiarly made famous by the Rolling Stones. I enjoyed this rendition and was distracted momentarially to check who recorded it first. Interesting that Rod Stewart's raspy voice can be so nuanced - capable of producing strained screams and tender storytelling. He does convey lyrics and not just sing along. The album is a comforting 3, might listen again, but not lighting any fires for me. Total number of tracks: 9 (surprised it's that long - I must be immersed in my work after all). Fave track: err...It's All Over Now, or Only A Hobo 17/02/26

Good

For a random Rod Stewart album, this is really good. Nice mix of hard blues rock and more rootsy folk rock. Will listen again.

This was pretty solid. A few catchy songs, a few boring songs. Nothing outstanding, but very competent.

Album 51 Top 3 favorites off the album: Jo's Lament, Only A Hobo, Lady Day He cooked with the variety of string instruments on this one. Big fan. Also a big fan of folk and bluesy sounding things, so this hits pretty well. I also enjoyed the storytelling in some songs. Not much else to say, though. It's good, not great. It was fine to listen to. I could revisit it, but I probably won't.

Well-written album with good execution and form. Maybe a little bland, but it’s a solid, cohesive project.

Fun, for sure.

Better than I was expecting it to be.

This was not bad! Unfamiliar with this list of songs. I think his songwriting changed quite a bit nine years after this was released. Apparently this guy performed oral sex on sailors or something had to get his stomach pumped? I could see how that would change a guy. Also, the ending track has some cool rock n roll attitude; “you’re my girl!”

Not too bad.

Good stuff

All of these blues rock dudes just sound the same to me

This really just seems so middle of the road, nothing super exciting. It's fine, but really all blends together. It's likely just not for me.

Good, just not my vibe

Two Rod Stewart's in a week? Ok. Again, I don't dislike the music. I think there's a lot I would like if I listened more to it. I just can't stand good voice.

Album started good with It's All Over Now, but not a lot happened after that. Not coming back to the rest of this album.

I mean, I understand why my mum liked Rod Stewart so much

The definition of mid. Low risk mediocre rock for middle aged women trying to get back in touch with their youth. Nothing to see here. 2/5

Man i just liked his voice. Album started strong then lost me at the end

I mean, it’s an album. Kind of fake country.

This is the type of things that would attract angry reviewers shouting “LESS BRITISH ALBUMS PLEASE WE NEED MORE DIVERSITY” , well as I’ve said before, if you need a “must-listen” list with diversity go do a fucking census and create it yourself. But yeah it’s quite mid. And I’ll go back and continue thinking that rod stuwart is the “do ya think I’m sexy” guy. 3/5

Not really the biggest fan of Rod's raspy voices - especially when the songs are fairly pedestrian / MOR. They also feel quite low in the mix - which feels a bit odd as Rod's raspiness is giving big song energy so it should be the most dominant element.

Gasoline Alley I’m pleased Rod’s early solo period, when he made his best music, is well represented on the list, with this and Every Picture Tells A Story. EPTAS is probably my favourite, but all of his first four albums are great, when he was making his best music, before his mega stardom arrived. It’s obviously similar to the music he was making at the same time with the Faces, with Ronnie on every track and the others making significant contributions. But it has a more subdued and melancholic edge, which is when I think his voice works best, and is built around acoustic guitars with noticeable folk and country accents, rather than the laddish, more raucous sound of the Faces. Gasoline Alley is a lovely opener and his take on Its All Over Now is great, although it is a song I’ve heard so often that I have fallen out of love with it. Only a Hobo shows that Dylan is a touchstone for the country-folk feel of the album, and it's a superb vocal. My Way of Giving is a great song, and this is probably the best version, and the take on Country Comfort suits the down home feel of the album, I absolutely love his take on Cut Across Shorty, amplifying the country feel in the original with the fiddle and giving it a great groove. Lady Day is a lovely tender little tune, although with a slightly odd mix, and Jo’s Lament carries on with that feel and is another great tune. You’re My Girls ends things on an uptempo note, a great bluesy-funk track. It’s a little loose around the edges, but that’s part of its unpretentious charm, and although of course it's not an absolute top drawer album, it's still a fantastically warm and easy going listen, with great vocals and playing, landing comfortably in the mid to high 4s. ⛽⛽⛽⛽ Playlist submission: Cut Across Shorty

Pretty much a Faces side project, this is a real sweet spot before Rod became a purveyor of disco and commercialised soft balladry. Ronnie Wood's influence is evident, not better demonstrated than on the title track. It's a great furrow, a confluence of folk, country, rock, and happy to stick to it's own doggedly relaxed tempo. Surprisingly, it's a consistently outstanding album.

I like a few Rod Stewart songs but those songs aren't on this album

I found this one to be pretty forgettable. It took me 2 days to get through because I kept forgetting I was doing it. Nothing wrong per se, but nothing super great either.

Perhaps I'm just not in the right mood this morning, but this album largely washed over me. I can't recall anything that made itself known within it - a playful riff, a memorable vocal inflection or a thoughtful piece of lyricism. It just did its thing and then it was done. Bland.

meh

Couldn't get into it

Siento que he escuchado Gasoline Alley en alguna parte pero ns JSKWJS, Primera vez que escucho un album tan country como este y las canciones mas lentas son las que mas me pudieron llegar a atrapar.

I'm familiar with Rod, but I don't think this is his best work. It's not bad but it's not really noteworthy.

Not sure how to feel about this album. Honestly probably the first time I’ve felt stumped in this challenge. At times it felt like a 2, 3, and 4 star album. I did go in to this album expecting boomer mom rock, and it happened occasionally, but there were other redeeming qualities to the album, among the sleepers. Safe to say there’s more to Rod Stewart than what he’s famous for, but I don’t know how much…

This was a good bluesy rock listen. I like the gravely voice, it has a lot of whisky in it. Not sure why this got so much hate. 5 stars, it is not, but surely not a bad album

Don’t really have anything to say. Fairly inoffensive. Not Rod Stewart at his best but not at his worst either I guess.

From a period when Rod was turning out great stuff. Some really good tracks on here. Cut Across Shorty is fantastic. 4

After 5 minutes his voice is so grating

I have never understood why people like rod. Never gotten why someone hears that voice and thinks oh that’s great. One song in and all I can hear is that grating sound, would call it rasp but that I feel people use as I endearing term, and I don’t have a positive to say about it. Give it to him, he’s the definition of a rock star; the look - hair and clothes of an American gran, the wives and girlfriends, casual drug use. The music is maybe ok, for early 70s rock/folk n country but I can’t hear past rod. No thanks, 2 Star

Well, I like Rod Stewart's voice. But in some ways this is really a Faces album, and sounds a bit like a bunch of mates who've got together in a bar somewhere. Nice enough, but with the majority of tracks cover versions, I don't really see this as an indispensable album. Very much of its time, I think.

Ok. Not my favorites of his…2.5

2.5

Rod Stewart, great voice, proper rockstar - but just a bit of generic rock innit? Never really cared for him, not that I dislike him or anything.

Lo escucho y lo escucho y no llena

Rod Stewart doesn't really click with me, kinda dull

Objectively awesome voice. Crazy ass voice. But once again, the blues-y, classic rock n rolling style is just not my thing. I guess it’s the style of storytelling and imagery that feels too obvious or specific or corny or just super white lol - like these songs all about the hobo or the country girl named Lucy or the country boy or old grandma. All stories to some extent, which I think is a large part of distinctly “American” music, are quintessential American themes and stories which cannot be separated from the music, in addition to the very direct folk and blues influences like on this album - country fiddle, blues piano, western guitar. Also really like the unassuming, well balanced mix, and hard panned instruments. The thin mix in many tracks isn’t much to my taste but it really works - thin ass steel guitar and drum tone. And yooo the last song is fire. So different than the rest of the album. Tight funky groove hard rock. Vocals are awesome in this track too, hard panned right, everything is super clean.

Bog standard pub rock

Fun album by Hot Rod.

Sounds like something a fan of Rod Stewart would like

I was whelmed. Didn't grab me at all, felt very generic. Did have some interesting stuff happening musically at times, but the vocals put me off mostly.

Voz rouca foda. Gostei da Only a Hobo, me traz espírito de aventuras com os parceiros. Letra filosófica. Dava pra comer uma tangerina enquanto ouve. Álbum bom, adicionei uma música na playlist. Média de sempre, 3*

This is another 3.5 stars for me. Rod Stewart's voice sound very good, and the songs are done well, but most are covers, and I just don't think this is more than another good classic rock album.

Rod Stewart knows how to make rock n roll. There are some nice folk-rock songs on this album too, but his craggy wail is built for rock. Even on the mellower songs, he can’t help but go for it on the mic and add some drama. The mixing on this album is a little funny. Sometimes, Stewart’s vocals sound a little muddled in the mix, as if they’re too far back. His energy shines through no matter what, but I thought it was a surprising choice.

I grew up thinking Rod Stewart was a bit of a meme of a performer and that he is really only known because older women thought he was hot, but he is a really great singer with such a unique and awesome voice. This was a nice listen. It's not really jam packed with show stoppers, and I would hope that the record that has "Maggie May" on it would be on this list (I haven't checked), but it's a nice record either way. Interesting production choices. I can't get over how loud the spanky bass on "Country Comfort" is. If you turn down your speaker volume as low as it can go, you'll hear it just as loud as Rod's voice.

All I knew about Rod Stewart was that he had signature haircut, a plethora of flamboyant, bordering on tasteless, suits, and a couple of disco hits. It turned out Stewart wasn't so simple. Firstly, he launched his solo career while still being in the Faces, under two contracts. Secondly, on this album, almost entire band plays with him, yet it was released as a solo album. And thirdly, in keeping with the fine tradition of the 60s and 70s, two-thirds of the album consists of covers of songs by other, already established artists. There's the secret to his success! As for the sound, there's no hint of the disco that would follow a decade later — it's upbeat rock 'n' roll with an acoustic guitar and a bluesy edge. "Dylan-esque," I would have said, if the lyrics weren't mostly about past and current women. I don't really like Dylan, but this would offend him.

His voice sounds like he's going to croak at any moment. I like some of the instrumentals.

This record is a piece of shit. There is nothing remotely good about this record. And I am being fair. Even Rod would acknowledge that this record is a steaming pile of tuneless pitchy nonsense. If he thought this was good he would have stayed the course and not felt compelled to turn into disco Rod in 1978 when the turd ripened into Do Ya Think I’m Sexy - of course fucking not. This is miserable shit. No reasonable person would want to listen to this tepid folk rock sung by a gravel voiced eunuch. Take me back to Gasoline Alley starts this off with its repetitive chorus that doesn’t make this cover more vital or interesting. The record grows tiresome quickly because the covers are not that interesting. Consequently this record grows old quickly. I used to love her but it’s all over now. Is it distinct? Sure. But so were the Faces but they were way better musically and this record is just not them because these are uninspired covers and not a stab at being creative - although I note that several Faces play on this record which is really a set of uninspired covers with a couple of Rod’s attempts buried on side 2. Is the playing competent - certainly. These guys can play. The problem is Rod. So if you like Rod’s vocals then you’ll like this. This would be great for background music at an assisted living facility. 1/5

Just not a fan of Ron’s voice

Der mit der Reibeisenstimme

I know that he writes better songs and has better albums. This is not bad but it doesn’t showcase his abilities.

Alright time, resonated with a few songs

I'll take 70s Rod over 80s Rod any day of the week. Okay listen; good bluesy voice, some good drumming on there and the guitar, obvs. Nothing offensive. Noice.

I listened to this 3 times. First two were not good experiences. The third times is when my energies were drained the most. This album is just incredibly bland and tasteless folk-blues rock, lacking of any type of emotion. The only variety this album has it switching between rock cuts to acoustic ballads. I firstly thought his voice had a nice timbre, but with time, I got very bored of it. Also, why does it sound so low in some of the songs? It gets buried under the guitars and makes it harder to understand. And that is about it. There's not really anything to comment on something so standard and boring.

3.5 / 5 stars for this one. I wish Rod Stewart had stuck with the blues rock / roots rock vibe a lot longer than drifting to pop and what not, but whatever, dude had to make some scratch, and he got knighted so good for him. This album hits in a lot of good spots. Nice cover of The Valentinos with It's All Over Now and Elton John with Country Comforts. Ends on a super strong note with You're My Girl.

Grandpa rock

It’s okay. Somewhere between folk, country, and rock

why is this album considered so good? I didn’t really enjoy it - not the worst so far, but ultimately not going to get another listen from me.

annoyingly surprised how enjoyable that was

This is an incredible classic rock album. Songs themselves, the singing, the instrumentation, everything is perfect. 5/5

Banal comme anal: sans grand intérêt.

Yeah I guess

Old school Rod Stewart is great, this is right in the sweet spot.

Just didn’t care for this. Talented people all around, but the songs went on too long with too much repetition. They became mini jam sessions. There were a few bright spots, but all in all this was a bit of a slog.

I’m on a roll with these mediocre albums lately. Damn early Rod Stewart is so uninteresting. At least his later stuff is more palatable, but this was just bland. Another one of those albums on this list that halfway through I ended up just tuning it out. 2.5 / 5

Didn't love it. Didn't hate it.

This sounds like a Faces record, which I'm all about. This does feel like it drags on a bit. Not sure if we'll have later era Rod Stewart on this journey, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Until then, this is a decent starting point

p210. 1970. 2 stars. Rod Stewart was a decent vocalist, and the Faces were great live band. Sadly they're let down by weak originals and redundant covers here. Not their best work by any means.

I'm having a hard time understanding why people like Rod Stewart. The lyricism is fine, but I can't take his raspy voice and the songwriting is pretty boring. Nothing to see here

This album didn't really hold my attention.

The most 3 star album of all time

The only thing memorable about this guy is how bad his singing is.

Classic

Oh joy another white guys transformative rock album. What could he possibly do that's so groundbreaking. I do like this it's just not that different from every other 70s rock album on this list. I'm just being a hater. He really is just hootin and hollerin all over the place huh. Just screaming into that microphone. Wait why is this kinda cute it's not just rock. Favourite: Only A Hobo Least favourite: I liked them all there was no standout bad track

This is #day525 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here we are with my second and final Rod Stewart album, thank God. As I've mentioned before, his vocals just don't work for me. This is another 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day526.

Scotch Music. Rhod Stewart has a really entertaining best hits but can’t say he’s that great over an album here. Im glad he found a career from having the voice of a 75 year old man since he was 17, and then a second career as a drunk.

Just not a fan. English wanna be rocker with a scratchy voice. Never been convinced of any real talent. Occasionally fun to listen to, but so is Meatloaf... 2 Max.

Classic early 70s rock album with country and blues influences. Rod Stewart is charismatic and has a very distinctive voice, the music itself is really inoffensive and none of the songs stood out. It's not bad but nothing too special. The production doesn't sound dated, at least compared to many other albums that came years or decades afterwards. It's an okay album, 2.5 stars, but I round it down to 2.

Not for me this one. I said on Saturday with the Faces album I got that I’ve never really liked Rod Stewart and this album confirms it. I just find his music quite boring.

Not bad, kinda rock/folk.

Wow, what a voice Rod Stewart has. Not a good voice, but certainly a voice.

6.2/10 - I like the rock elements, and it’s not country enough to make me dislike it. Cool album.

For me, a pretty forgettable album. Not bad, but not memorable enough for me to seek it out again. 3/5 stars, also not a very good album cover.

5/10 Best songs: Gasoline Alley, Cut Across Shorty Some songs are catchy, but I don't think I really like his voice, and I feel like he never pushes the boundaries very much. Like, if he really rocked tf out at the climax of some of the songs, I could see this album being outstanding. As is stands, it's just okay.

I am excited to listen to this. Immediately, I am loving the sound of track 1. Track 2 has a very groovy, upbeat vibe and I am enjoying it. The vocals remind me of Mr. Big. I like the storytelling, especially in track 3. I caught the reference to America's "Horse with No Name." The guitar in this track is actually heavenly to listen to, this song was amazing. There are no lyrics posted for track 4 so we shall see. I really like the guitar riffs in this song. I just fact-checked, and Rod Stewart became the lead singer of Faces in 1969 after the first guy left, which means he did in fact sing on "Ooh La La," the album I am most familiar with. Track 5 is good but it is nothing super impressive or notable to me, it's quite repetitive actually. I feel like this album falls off as it progresses. It started out really strongly and the more I listen, the less I enjoy it as a whole. Overall, the album was pretty okay. I think maybe if I was in the mood for music that really sounded like that, I would put it on.

I liked it but no song dared to compare to Stewart’s untouchable classic do ya think i’m sexy?

It was ok. I do like some Rod Stewart songs, but I didn’t know any on this and none of them stood out.

super fun album

The only song I really know by Rod Stewart is I Am Sailing. It has been played so often on certain occasions that it has become overplayed. Otherwise, Rod Stewart always struck me as a slightly drunken chav who you would rather be left alone with in a harbour pub. This album does not change that impression. Overall, it exudes a slightly annoying boredom. 2/5

Not my style too scratchy

kinda shitty but the last song had a nice rhythm Will I listen to again: 0%

Rod Stewart was a great straight ahead rock singer with Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. As a solo act he started with this softer rock/blues/country style. Not sure why this album would make this list, it's okay, but his next Album, Every Picture Tells a Story is his masterpiece, so much better, and after that he started making huge money with worse and worse music. I guess maybe I'd take the money too.

Nothing to write home about here. The album isn't bad, but none of the songs really grabbed me.

No complaints here really.

English blues mush from a singer that shouldn't have gone solo. I like the Small Faces a lot more, more soul and more action. All I knew about Rod Stewart was the stomach pumping story. This album, while not bad, doesn't change my mind.

Kinda mid

Largely meh on Rod Stewart. He definitely has better songs than the ones on this album though. No stand outs.

fuck woke culture, I'm doomed to enjoy albums that nobody likes this is kinda fire??? if it wasn't his voice, it would be five stars, because the instrumentals are amazing

I thought I knew enough about Rod Stewart that this would just be some bland classic rock ballads, but apparently he was making weird honky tonk folk music. I also didn't remember being a bad singer, but man I couldn't stand his voice. This still isn't a terrible album, just a bad one... and a bland one. Mid 2.

Pretty good. The hoarse voice somehow works. Makes me want to listen to more of Rod Stewart’s tracks. Favorite song: “My Way of Giving”.

3.5/10 - I thought Rod Stewart was a crooner/lady rock/ballad musician but that was not quite the vibe I got from this album. It felt to me like a Family Dollar Rolling Stones in a lot of places. The album started on what might be my least favorite song on the album.

It's not offensive but it's boring. I'm starting to think these listmakers don't know ball. 4/10

Well! I don't know about anybody else who participates in this project, but I for one have no problem listening to Rod Stewarts voice for ten or more tracks, or even twenty. And the drumming and other musicianship on this album is superb, as far as I'm concerned. I want it in my collection.

Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley [1970] Quite frankly Rod Stewart's first four solo albums and Faces albums from this era is absolutely my favorite era of Rod Stewart. His blend of acoustic folk and just straight up rock attack gets me every time. This and *Every Picture* is the top tier of the era... *Picture* gets a slight edge, but here in the *Alley* everything is still rockin' cool. (9.6) ★★★★½

The songs are too repetitive and tretchez out too long. 3 stars

I don't think this is quite the masterpiece his next album is, but I still enjoy Rod's rootsy rock from this era. I think his originals are the weak links here, but everything else is really good. I especially like the covers of Elton John's "Country Comfort" and Little Richard's "I Don't Wanna Discuss It". 4 stars.

“Rodders you plonker! What do you think you are doing?! You already have one solo album on the list with Every Picture Tells A Story and it wasn’t exactly a pretty picture now was it… except for Maggie May who I guess was a bit of alright. You also were on Truth by The Jeff Beck Group which was another bloody boring album to tell you the truth! This one doesn’t even have anything as good as Maggie May or any of her other viable females relatives, just a bunch of bloomin lousy, cut rate covers and even lousier originals. Country Comfort?! More like Country Claptrap. Not one of Elton John’s best, let me tell you. You could have renamed it Southern Comfort and gotten yourself into advertising Southern Comfort drinks for a big load of dosh. You could have covered Skyline Pigeon, dressed yourself up as a giant pigeon and made yourself a nice novelty hit. But no, you just had to wheel out this tired old dross! What ever would your mother think!” - Derick “Del Boy” Stewart, older brother of Roderick Stewart.

Can't go wrong with a raspy voice, I guess? But I just listened to it and I've pretty much forgotten it.

This was the most “fine” album. No reason for it to be on this list in my opinion.

It's Rod Stewart, it isn't bad, just classic rock

I don't hate Rod Stewart, but his music is just grocery store white noise to me.

“Excuse me, sorry, but can you take this guacamole away. It’s a little too spicy” - Rod Stewart fan, probably. This is when the list really needs that 2.5

I’m not sure how I made it this far knowing who Rod Stewart is but never hearing a single second of his music until now. It’s pretty good. Much better than what I would have thought

This was good. Fav song was Country Comfort. It made me feel some type of way

Great voice, but all the songs are very samey.

This gets off to a strong start. The opening track is an entertaining folk tune with mandolin that really suits Rod's raspy vocals. "It's All Over Now" may be the biggest rocker on the album, with a really fun piano throughout. It goes on for far too long though; a couple minutes could be removed from the end without losing anything. After those songs it starts to feel like the album is unsure what it wants to be, with a mix of ballads, country tunes, and one more rocker (which also goes on for too long). The ballads are alright, but they don't feel like Stewart brings anything unique to them. The Dylan and Elton John covers in particular are snoozers. The music here is nice enough - the musicians all do a great job - but the material they're given is lacking, and it feels pretty anonymous next to other rock from the era.

Decent. Lady Day and Jo's Lament are pretty good.

Inoffensive background dad rock is the perfect description for this album. It's not awful, it certainly isn't great either, but it sure is forgettable.

I know hes an icon but was never really into Rod Stewart. I felt like I needed to go put on some mom jeans (no offense to mom jean wearers) while listening to it

Rod has a remarkable voice, but it's too "thin", if that makes sense to you. Then, this album consists mainly of covers, and not very good ones. This might have worked 10 or 20 years earlier, but not in the '70s.

Like it

A tad better than his following album "Every Picture..." but still mostly middle-of-the-road rock 3.3

I like some of his tunes. Overall a good album.

I was honestly very pleasantly surprised! I don't think I'd heard any Rod Stewart songs before this. I don't love his raspy voice and some of the lyrics I'm like eh, but the music was really intricate! I really enjoyed the music.

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this album is if you took the median average music of 1970 and put it in an industrial blender to create the audio equivalent of chicken nuggets

To be 100% real, the only way I’ve ever heard rod stewart was from an American idol episode maybe back in 2009 where they did songs from his discography. I had low expectations. This was better than I thought but it did not stick with me whatsoever

I liked Ronnie Wood's guitar playing but given most of the songs were covers and that I don't much like Rod's voice, I just had to give this a 2.

No ubico demasiado a Rod Stewart más allá de ser un señor que siempre me ha dado grima. Es cierto que no es la mejor forma de entrar a valorar un disco. Bastante sin más. Tampoco le presté la atención debida. Me ha flipado el descubrimiento de que su grupo, los Faces, son básicamente los Small Faces y él. Los Small Faces sí que son un buen grupo que había estado escuchando últimamente siguiendo el rollito mod, así que me hacen pensar en volver a darle una escuchada a este disco que pasó por mí sin dejar la más mínima impresión.

surprisingly decent

Ok

I've never been a fan of the rasp in his voice, but I'm loving the instrumentation! Nice mix of styles too.

What the hell, Rod? Guy's got a great voice, straining at the seams to get something out, and then the rest of the music just does not have that same urgency. Just put this guy in a mid-90s post hardcore band and you've got yourself a winner. Instead it's this kind of standard southern rock type stuff that's just boring.

I have a new found respect for Rod Stewart. Everything I've heard from him seems to be pretty good.

It's alright I guess

A bit to country for my taste, but I can appreciate the artistry and guitar work.

this is an album

It's like Bob Dylan but shitter

This is just an old country boy singing folksy songs about his troubled life in Arkansas. No wait - this is Rod Stewart, of "Hot Legs" and "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" fame. This is not one of his famous works, and I don't think I'd heard any of these songs before. As a snapshot of where he was in his career at the time, it's surprisingly intimate.

Only a Hobo is excellent

Trodde faktiskt det skulle vara lite bättre. Det är inte dåligt. Det är habilt, utan det extra. Rätt skön röst. Men inget jag går igång på. Hade det spelats i bakgrunden hade jag inte reagerat.

Landar i ungefär samma slutsats som efter förra skivan av Rod: det är stabilt och ett gediget hantverk, utan att man för den skulle är i närheten av att bli golvad. Förra plattan hade åtminstone Maggie May, medan den här helt saknar låtar som verkligen sticker ut. Så många covers ger inga pluspoäng heller.

Raspy

I like Rod Stewart's voice, his music is just average though.

This has some of Rod Stewart's worst vocal efforts in my opinion, and I'm generally a big fan. It's a good album, but not one I would come back to.

It was ok but I have pretty much forgotten it already. I kinda like Rod though, he’s really into trains and building city models, that’s cool

Not his best work, kind of forgettable.

3 1/2 Stars: Ol' Rod always seems to be the forgotten voice of 70s and 80s rock music. I mean, does anybody ever ask the person in charge of the music while driving in the car to throw on some Rod Stewart?! But, don't tell me when one of his songs comes on that you can't jam to it. That voice and some catchy hits over the years, it all works especially on a great mixtape. 'Gasoline Alley' is perfectly fine. A little bloated by the end of its runtime, but overall catchy and pretty unoffensive.

A solid, but unspectacular folky rock album of it's time. I don't think there was any problem with any of the performances, and I can stomach Rod Stewart's voice, but I wasn't blown away. Only a Hobo was the song I liked the most. 3 Stars.

Eh, it was fine.

Cool

Not as good as every picture tells a story but still a fantastic album

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart left me wondering how it made this list. Yes, Stewart’s voice is unmistakably great, but the album itself leans heavily on fairly standard covers and a handful of original songs that don’t land at all. Overall, it’s a boring, pedestrian and just very dull. Musically, it just never gets out of first gear, and I won’t be revisiting it any time soon. Favourite track: The cover of It’s All Over Now is genuinely enjoyable. Least favourite track: Most of the album—so much of it just drifts by without impact. Album artwork: At least the cover is nice.

"Gasoline Alley" is the second solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. The album is a collection of covers along with three Stewart compositions. Stewart was, of course, on lead vocals as well as acoustic guitar. Stewart received significant contributions form other members of his band Faces. Musicians and the album included Ronnie Wood (guitars, bass), Martin Quittenon (acoustic guitar), Stanley Matthews (mandolin), Ronnie Lane (bass), Peter Sears (piano), Ian McLagan (piano, Hammond organ), Mick Waller (drums), Kenney Jones (drums), Dennis O'Flynn (violin) and Dick Powell (violin). Commercially, it reached #62 in the UK and #27 on the US Billboard 200. The album was critically well-received. The self-titled and Stewart-Wood penned "Gasoline Alley" opens with an an acoustic guitar overlayed with a lovely electric guitar melody riff. Stewart's raspy vocals emotional and longing to go home. The mandolin comes in. It's folksy, country and one of his best songs. The next song, Bobby ad Shirley Jean Womack's "It's All Over Now" takes on us a bluesy romp. Slide guitar. A rollicking piano. Wood with a fuzzy guitar solo. The mandolin and acoustic guitar open the Dylan cover "Only a Hobo." A more melancholic, subdued vibe as the death of a hobo seems to diminish humanity. A soft-loud-soft dynamic throughout. The violin also gives a more traditional feel. The cover of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's "Country Comfort" goes in a bluesy ballad direction. Piano and an upfront melodic bass. A song about getting back to simpler times. The album closes with rockin' "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)." Start-stop drums and bass. A great groovin' guitar. Stewart confident struttin' his stuff and letting her know she's his girl. ZZ Top must have been in the recording room. This is what Rod Stewart can be. His raspy, emotional and strained vocals fluently leading and working in folksy, country, bluesy, rock, traditional and ballad songs. The musicianship is top notch. There's also a looseness and comfort vibe with the band just jamming out and having fun. This is a great album to put on and listen to. A very high recommendation.

Unnnnfortunately I just really don't vibe that well with it. It has some instrumentation that is cool to my ear in the beginning, and then sparsely throughout, but that's really it.

Rod Stewart's vocals are... interesting, to say the least. Very throaty and scratchy, which worked fine for his guest appearance on Jeff Beck's Truth, but doesn't really serve this rootsier music as well. The instrumentation is pretty good though, so I'm giving this one a 7/10.

I honestly didn’t find him as bad here as the Jeff Beck Truth album but Rod Stewart just does not do it for me.

I hated Rod Stewart on Jeff Beck's Truth, so he really surprised me on this one. I expected the raspy voice to get old quick, but he manages to not be overly present, and to balance it out with excellent instrumentation for the most part. Pretty good record overall, despite a few misses here and there (You're My Girl's bassline is so freaking good and would belong on a much better song than this 🥀) Standouts: My Way Of Giving • Country Comfort • You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)

Some of the okayest music ever. EDIT: There is a reason I always listen twice because on my second listen I found this to be without merit.

My first Rod Stuart. Not to bad but no real standouts. He definitely has a distinct style and sound- the song subject matter was a little sappy for my taste. Overall- decent album

It was ok. Nothing bad, but nothing particularly great. Standout songs: Its all over now youre my girl

After possibly the worst produced album openers I've ever heard, with a guitar line that Rod Stewart had to shout to be heard over, this album really redeemed itself. Some real jams in here. Does high energy very well (It's All Over Now, Cut Across Shorty), with the scrappy drums and crazy instrument solos, but the low energy tracks are very nice too. Definitely an album that feels immersed in the culture of its time, showing the back alleys of 1960s Britain in a light that only those who were there could fully appreciate. On the other hand - the production isn't great, the band is sloppy at times and Rod Stewart voice is an... acquired taste. And the first and last song are absolute trash. So 6 / 10 feels fair to me. Best track/s: It’s All Over Now, Country Comfort

It’s like someone learned their chain smoking aunt could hang with The Rolling Stones. The songs are descent, the band is great, and rod is raspy.

I’m not a fan of Rod Stewart. Listened to the whole thing. Felt like an achievement.

I think the reason I don’t like Rod Stewart is that his singing voice sounds like an old woman. All the covers just make me want to hear the original - or in the case of It’s All Over Now, the original cover. Ronnie’s Wood and Lane are great, as is Kenny Jones on You’re My Girl. There are just very few highlights on this one.

This album rocks. The blues, the rock, the folk and country elements. Is Rod Stewart underrated or just overshadowed? I listened to this 3 times in a row and loved every song. I remember thinking that Rod Stewart was lame like Barry Manilow when I was a kid. My mom loves Barry Manilow and she told me that Rod Stewart was a "hard rocker and not like Barry Manilow." And.. I wouldn't call him a "hard rocker" but he freakin rips the blues. He's homaging so many folk and blues songs, but putting his own spin on it and doing it with perfection.

I always like Rod Stewart’s strange, endlessly raspy voice, and as a solo artist, he had such a particular sound. This album doesn’t capture me the same way “Every Picture Tells A Story” does, but it’s still a good listen.

It’s okay, probably never gonna listen to it again, but hey.

I'm generally a fan of Rod Stewart, and this one has some of my favorites. Gasoline Alley, It's All Over Now, Only A Hobo, Cut Across Shorty, all gems. A few others are kinda mid but overall it's a fun listen.

Lotta Rod this but found it generally enjoyable. Hobo song a highlight

Rod Stewart has such a distinctive voice. I don’t know that I was familiar with any of the songs but I still liked the album overall.

Ja ganz okay, sehr Stimmungsvoll. I.wie zieht Rod als Interpretenstinme bei mir nicht so, obwohl das Gesamtbild stimmig ist.

This is now the fourth--and hopefully final?--Rod-Stewart-related album in this collection (including Jeff Beck's "Truth" and Faces' "A Nod Is As Good As a Wink"), which seems like three too many albums filled with his distinctive yet strangely underwhelming vocals. And among those four, this is probably the cellar-dweller of the lot, mainly because of how many forgettable-to-painful cover tunes are included on the album (although the nicely done cover of Dylan's "Only a hobo" does somewhat offset clangers like the cover of Elton John's "Country comfort"). Fine, I suppose, but nothing to write home about or, for that matter, to die over. And his voice is similar enough to Joe Cocker's that I'm once again very frustrated that we get this cornucopia of interchangeable Stewart numbers, and yet not even a little help from our "1001 Albums" friends to get Cocker into our eardrums.

This was fine--I wouldn't turn it off. I also wouldn't turn it on. Not sure why it's on this list.

Just can’t get there

A nice collection of songs, but nothing exceptional though

Banger intro track the electric guitar and the vocals make it a perfect track Really fond of the multiple layers of instrumentals It's kind of what you expect from a country album a certain tone and pattern Overall a really energetic and passionate album would recommend

Great middle of the road album. Nothing really too special here.

Not a fan of rod Stewart at all. Not a good album. Do not recommend!

Not sure how many blues-rock albums I need to hear before I die, but I’m hoping that this is among the last. Either this list is extraordinary skewed toward 70s rock white guys doing blues impressions (without including their blues predecessors) or it’s just a fluke of the generator. Here’s hoping it’s the latter.

Certainly not my favorite album or songs from Rod Stewart but for a great artist like this even the low points are good. His voice and the smooth music is just comforting.

Always had an aversion to Rod Stewart, but I listened to Every Picture Tells a Story for the first time last year and didn't think it was too bad. This isn't as good as that though. Has it's moments, but kinda dull overall.

It's a shame this album is mostly covers because I wanted to make a comment about him writing a bunch songs about relationships struggling, him and his woman failing to stick to eachother, only to then make a song fictionalizing an alternative protagonist called "Shorty" and having that be the one song where the singer and the love interest have actual undivided passion for one another But instead I guess all I've got to say is, uhh, he's sure got a voice on him and these songs are rockin' and rollin' and whatnot Dunno if they're so amazing they warrant a mostly-cover album being on this list along with another Rod Stewart album and a Faces album, but it sounded fine enough at least, and there's worse things to be had than this

A bit trite, didn't find it that special. Maybe I didn't listen too carefully to it

Was fine. Didn’t hit me as hard as others for this era.

I didn’t realise that this was a partial covers album until Country Comfort and, even then, it was only Bernie Taupin’s tell-tale awkward Bumpkin schtick that gave it away. Stewart and cohort do manage to create a homogenity across the whole thing (nice rhythm section, recorded badly; sloppy slide guitar over folk acoustics), but, listening closer, it is obvious that the songs are by different authors: sometimes sweet, sometimes basic, sometimes clumsy, frequently dumb as a sack of rocks. Stewart’s raspy voice is doesn’t make much sense to me as an interpreter of these different characters, but he certainly gives it a lot of phlegm. 2 This is certainly boring. Whether you think it is ‘pleasant enough’ to compensate for that depends on your enthusiasm for Rod Stewart’s voice, which is the only distinctive feature here. I am not a big fan. Well done on the ugly album cover though. 1.5/5

I can only handle his voice for a few songs.

Rod Stewart songs are fun even if most of them sound the same.

Some great country, blues and rock.

It's a great vibe and some good songs, but it's not something that knocks your socks off and it's also not... no amazing top tier songs.

The quality of Rod's vocals is debatable, but for me it's just on the sweet spot . Great, creative album and a pleasure to listen to.

Nothing says excitement like Rod Stewart playing a bunch of covers.

A bunch of songs I don't know that sound weirdly recognizable. Good on ya Rod, I'll prob still only ever remember Maggie May as this all kinda sounds the same even though it's pretty good. The final track is the only one that feels and sounds different.

Muito bom, loco canta muito e banda top rock n roll

Blind album, know the artist from another album on the project. I liked the roughness of this album more. The grit and emotion.

Listened to first half. Was alright

Starts badly (REALLY badly) with the title track. It’s fucking woeful. Picks up with some honky tonk bluesy rock with “It’s All Over Now” which is rather enjoyable. Then it all sort of fades off into unremarkable guitar rock. It’s perfectly enjoyable as an album, but doesn’t light any fires in me.

Some songs really long and repetitious. But good sound.

Jäklar vad bra han var här Roddan! Det folkrockiga anslaget på hans tidiga soloplattor passar honom så fint och musikerna är svinbra (men ofta okrediterade, det är betydligt fler med och lirar än som uppges på konvolutet). Förutom att det blir lite väl mycket "Allan i dalen" i öppningsspåret för min smak så är det kanon hela vägen. Den härligt lössläppta versionen av "It's all over now" låter sådär som Bruce & E-street band gör när dom är får som mest feeling live, hur jävla gôtt som helst. Dylantolkningen förpassar Bob till skräphögen och Elton måste önska att han haft Roddans sångkvalitéer. Min personliga favorit är nog annars smygfunkiga avslutningsspåret (vem gjorde originalet på den?). Den är så lös i kanterna att den knappt hänger ihop men alldeles underbar just därför. Fyra i de lägre regionerna men en bit ifrån nedflyttningsstrecket

Ytterligare en påminnelse om vilken bra artist Roddan kunde vara. Underbar urkrämning av It’s all over now med stökig replokalskänsla. My way of giving och Cut across Shorty i samma stil är också bra. De akustiska folkviseaktiga spåren drar ner betyget ett snäpp.

Det finns en oerhörd nerv i Roddans första soloplatter. Sen är det såklart en definitionsfråga vad gränsen går mellan Faces och Stewart som soloartist. För i mångt å mycket är det trots allt övriga Faces som backar upp honom. Soundet är emellertid både råare och souligare på soloplattorna där Gasoline Alley tillsammans med den följande Every picture tells a story (som trots allt ytterligare ett snäpp upp) utgör konorna på verket. Stewart är definitivt en hyfsad låtskrivare vilket vi hör såväl i titelspåret som i Lady day. Ändå är det tolkningarna som sticker mest. My way of living blir nått helt annat när Roddan får bestämma än i såväl Small faces version som i Chris Farlows. Och sen har vi förstås Womacks It’s all over now. Vilken jävla energi! Kompet sitter som en fläskläpp (här liksom på flera andra av hans tidiga låtar är Micky Waller lysande på batteriet, vilket driv). Pianot, gitarriffen å inte minst Rod själv gör precis allt rätt. Vartenda ooh och yeah sitter där det ska. Rockar fullständigt skiten av Stones aningen mer kända version. Country comfort är hur fin som helst även om den nödvändigtvis inte är bättre än Eltons version (lite märkligt när man kollar utgivningsdatum, verkar rent av som om Rods släpptes först, men här krävs vidare efterforskningar). Det lite lugnare spåren har också sina styrkor även om de inte når samma höjder nät bandet blåser på. En skiva som tål att köras flera gånger om.

Många riktigt bra låtar och Stewart tolkar dem väl. Bobby Womacks It’s all over now gör han bättre än Bobby. Däremot håller jag Eltons version av Country Comfort högre. Roddens egna låtar gör inte heller bort sig i sammanhanget. Inte revolutionerande på något vis men en mycket fin skiva.

arse bumcheeks shit music fuckin tory

mid generic 70s rock

Fine- nothing really caught my ear but nothing was bad

dreadful

It feels very odd to give this album a 4/5. Every song sounds like it was trying to be what would eventually become Maggie May. Yet he does well with most songs on here, both with quick pop hooks and very committed vocal performances. Additionally, there’s a sweet spot of instrumental variation to my ears. The title track and opener is super sweet, great verse, great chorus. Sounds like it was meant for a crowd to sing along with him. “Only A Hobo” was a nice tender moment that gets more quiet as the track progress until he brings it back with a loud, rousing end. Love the violin on here. “Lady Day” had some nice melodies as well. Every song on here is like this, about a love lost or a pursuit of a girl. But each song is varied just enough. Short and sweet album. So funny that I’m giving Rod Stewart a soft 4/5

Rod Stewart had faded out of pop culture relevance before I was born. I knew of him, but had only really heard the song Maggie May, and mostly I was aware of him through jokey references which made him seem particularly lame and old-fashioned. This album completely disintegrated my preconceptions of him. It's just fantastic. His raspy voice is emotive without feeling hammy or affected, the songs run the gamut from rocking tunes that make you want to move (the guitar solo outro on Cut Across Shorty is awesome) to romantic ballads while still having a consistent country-rock vibe. It's not overly long either. Kind of a Van Morrison vibe going on. I listened to this three times in as many days. It just works for me

Ihan hyvää rokkia tämä Rodin levy. Tällä oli pari tuttua biisejä: Rollareitten tutuksi tekemä ”It’s all over now” ja Eddie Cochranin (🥰) ”Cut across Shorty”.

I really don't like his voice, but eventually the album faded into the background.

Was uplifting and enjoyable but not really my jam.

Fun sound but I didn’t fully connect with the album

It's a pretty decent listen if you're a fan of the Faces. Rod's in great voice -- and his particular brand is strong. But it can be a little wandery.

Love Rod Stewart’s vocals on this album. Gasoline Alley was on many a playlist for a time.

Favourite Track: Cut Across Shorty

Ol rodders. On a boring stretch here

Good fun!

Nice groovy riffs albeit slightly repetitive at times. Definitely underestimated Rod, but tails off towards the end. Favourites: Gasoline Alley It's All Over Now My Way of Giving

I had forgotten that Rod Stewart used to be able to sing. This was from a time before he sold out and went commercial. The album feels as though it was played live and the vocals are raw and powerful, much better than his later “top of the pops” era.

My favorite gremlin singer.

solid

Solid Rod, not his greatest but I can always listen to that voice.

Nie wierzę, że spodobała mi się płyta Roda Stewarta, który udaje brytyjskiego Boba Dylana zakochanego w country. Ale niestety tak właśnie jest. W ogóle mi się nie dłużyła, nóżka chodziła i jest jak jest, czyli jest 7/10.

Cool album by Rod

It’s All Over Now // Country Comfort // 2.5/5

La primera cancion me re gusto, la segunda me gusto, y dsp no me gusto nada se volvio country y canciones larguisimas

gasoline alley- 5 its all over now- 5 only a hobo- 5 my way of giving- 5 country comfort- 5 cut across shorty- 4 make it stop lady day- 5 jos lament- 5 youre my girl- 5 this shit is so boring bro

Ok-ish, good vibes.

The songs are solid, and I dig Rod Stewart. But nothing really jumped out at me until the the last song... the bass tone and funky line was cool. But overall, I don't really see choosing to revisit the entire album. But, if somebody else put it on, I wouldn't have a problem with it. 3.5... rounded down.

That voice, eugh.