Gasoline Alley

His voice is bad and this was kind of boring.

Decent southern rock sound, but I can’t get behind his vocals.

4/5

Че-то конкретно этот альбом показался весьма никаким, прошлые альбомы Рода Стюарта мне больше нравились

Not a bad album, but just a bit middle of the road really, don’t think we need two Rod solo albums on the list, so this one gets downrated.

meh

Good album, not my favorite from him but still good

что-то в этом есть

*Хриплым голосом* ну хззз А еще я посмеялся что я отвлекся в какой-то момент и услышал строчку now they don't listen to you (ну или как-то так) и заржал что я дейсвительно перестал слушать Алкоальбом: дешевая разбавленная водка

Ну кстати... не так уж и плохо. Мне даже понравилось, как я на 40 минут уехал куда-то в Техас рассекать на кабриолете.

first listen so good

I liked his work with the Faces, but this album just seems to be retreading that work. Not sure why this list needs both Minstral Wind and Gasoline Alley - both so similar and dated products of their time.

2.5

not his greatest work but ok

This is a great record! I'm going out on a limb and giving it a 5. I wouldn't normally feel like e record with no real memorable 'hits' would be worthy of a 5 but this is just so solid top to bottom and I love the jamming - and besides Rod Stewart is such a fantastic vocalist. I just really loved this. Cut Across Shorty is prob my fave track but the last one You're My Girl is also really stellar.

In the early part of his career, Rod Stewart was part of the band Faces, and recorded solo material. Gasoline Alley is his second solo album, and as Stewart often did, this is a mixture of his songs and covers of others' work. Stewart is a crooner in modern music. He creates a blues-influenced version of rock songs that wander towards country ballads. He a modern Sinatra - a recognizable voice that has recorded an extensive collection over decades.

Fun listen as are most things by Rod Stewart. Nothing too groundbreaking that wasn't already done by his earlier groups

Poprawne, nic ekscytującego. Taki meh Rod Stewart. 3/5

Inoffensive but ultimately boring dad rock. Not Rod's worst but not his best either.

There's better music from him.

it's Rod Stewart so it's fairly weak tea unless he gives you weak knees, which he doesn't

Two songs in. Don't think I like Rod Stewart. 1/5

Really solid. Some excellent tracks. Jos lament caught me in a good way.

I've heard this one enough times.

Rod Stewart has a very unique voice and with the right songs it's amazing. These aren't the right songs. I don't know why this is on the list. Half of the songs are covers for god's sake.

a little bizarre.

I don’t know if I’ll ever let initial reviews not affect me. The day I do is gonna make this whole listening thing way easier. Never heard of Rod Stewart. But I saw that people don’t like this that much, and was immediately like “Ehh, must not be very good”. Don’t listen to what other people say. That’s step number one, and basically the only step to properly hearing new music. This shit slaps. I still really don’t know who Rod Stewart is, and I don’t care very much. Funnily enough that seems to be the consensus with this guy. People don’t really know how he got famous, or what he’s really done. He’s not anything special and he never has been. And somehow I could almost feel that through the music. But why is it all of the sudden you have to be something game changing for your music to be good? Not everyone can be Michael Jackson. There are bands who go decades without ever being discovered, until some random person on 4chan finds their shit (looking at you Panchiko). Rod is who he is, and I dig it. His voice has a nice gravel to it, and the instruments sound nice. All that matters to me for something like this. This album is a mix of softer acoustic songs and more pumped up tracks with electric guitar and bass. Some songs go fully without drums, and I can appreciate how stripped back they feel. But there are also some songs with an undeniable groove, like I Don’t Want to Discuss It or My Way of Giving. Take it as a lesson that you can be looked at as a rather unremarkable figure, and still become one of the best selling musicians ever. But none of that stuff really matters anyways. Just make the music you love. Rating: 8/10

Pretty fun rock album, one that feels pretty genuine somehow cause the recording quality ain’t all there. Rod’s voice too, a bit unrefined but that adds to the charm. 3.2

It's a nice, safe rock album with some really enjoyable numbers but never quite consistently crosses over from good to great for me.

The album was okay. Nothing really interesting, but wasn’t bad either. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again

It's ok. A bit bland, a bit boring.

Sin duda tiene una voz muy particular

Undoubtedly talented, but not my jam.

Good stuff!

Half decent. Such a shame he never found a true rocking place for that voice - and became a sad but very rich standards crooner

Yikes, I couldn’t even remember what last night’s album was so that says it alll. A bit meh if I’m honest. Next!

Stewart's solo debut released just a few months after the Faces debut. And that's exactly what you get. Stewart boogies with the blues just like he does with the Faces, only even more of his gross raunchy vocals and full of lame folk ballads. The first 2 are decent. "Only a Hobo" thinks it's quirky cause it has a fiddle but has nothing of value. "My Way of Giving" sounds like a lame The Band ripoff. "Country Comfort" is pure garbage. "Cut Across Shortly" is lame until the solo in the final lame. The next 2 are garbage. The finale "You're My Girl" is just a dude jamming and showing off his guitar skills, which is impressive but not song worthy. So out of 9 tracks. With only 2 decent songs (not even good enough to return to), and only 2 other songs that only have some decent parts, I don't think this album is worth ever returning to, and thus deserves 1 star. I acknowledge there is some talent there. There is energy. And they do try to get creative. But otherwise this should be dumped in the Mojave.

Have to admit I have never been a huge Rod Stewart fan but he has always seemed ro benin the background for most of my musically aware life. This album was OK background music but I am unsure how this album merits "must listen" status.

Ronnie Wood's guitar playing is the highlight for me on this album.

Funny, I did not enjoy not even a song...

Just cannot do Rod's voice. Honky tonk also just doesn't sound right to me, nevermind from someone our side of the pond. Stones are the only ones to vaguely pull it off imo. All Over Now is alright, the rest of the album was pretty tosh.

Quite countrified. His voice as ever is like a rasping file on a steel bar OK Wouldnt listen often for sure

I really don’t believe this is the best Rod has to offer. And that being said this album is still pretty solid. I personally didn’t have any 👍s even though almost on a couple tracks. Reason being is I heard Rod on Faces albums and other tracks. AGAIN, that being said I don’t believe Rod ever gets enough credit for the music he has put out there. Being a fan of his work I give it a 3.5⭐️ It is a 3.5⭐️ gonna give it 5 to help Rod. He doesn’t get enough love and this is the first album I got on this adventure and like I said, Faces specifically “Ooh La La”⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

I saw Rod Stewart come up today, and the heckles rose on the back of my neck... for I already knew it was a torture album selection today. This is supposed to be folk rock... but it drifts very closely to sounding country.. a genre I hate and despise. Add to that, we also have to endure Rods voice, which is little more than a pub singer. This is simply music for old people swaying in their rockers, tapping their hands and feet to the groovy beat.

3.75

Raspy Rod impressed me on this one. Starting strong on the title track, Country Comfort took us on a feel good journey. Excellent release, simply a great, warm listen. 4 stars

Lots of covers in there but generally enjoyable.

Not my thing so did not listen

This album’s production feels several years ahead of its time on some select songs. Otherwise, the lyrics tell great stories.

Virtually no song called out to me on this album, but it was pleasant enough.

Goodalbum! I liked

This was actually really nice, but I'm not sure anything really stood out to me.

Just behind Every Picture as the best thing he ever did ... rocks convincingly and mellowly, suggesting that he should have stayed in the rootsy-folkie vein. He was never gonna be a mystic like Van the Man, but Hot Rod has such a distinct voice and uses it to much greater effect than he would in the disco and/or American songbook vein. "Country Comfort" "Lady Day" and "Jo's Lament" show his ability to articulately talk his way through a song in actorly fashion. Title cut and "My Way of Giving" are also strong.

Loved this album. Dope sounds!

Nice american music

What a great album. Rod was the best before he decided he was a sex symbol. The great rock critic Greil Marcus once said about Rod Stewart that “ Rarely has a singer had as full and unique a talent as Rod Stewart; rarely has anyone be­trayed his talent so completely.” This was a great album. Too bad he stopped making albums like this a few years later.

I didn't mind it, though not sure I would bother going back to it. Favourite tracks probably My Way of Giving or It's All Over Now

Was okay.

Sorry Rod, I feel obligated to like this but I just don't. I don't know if it's the instrumentation or your voice, they don't blend together smoothly for me. I'm weird, sorry. 2 stars because you are a legend.

Classic rock. Rod Stewart is an iconic rock vocalist whose funky, sexy rasp is instantly recognizable. Gasoline Alley is a collection of song vehicles for his voice -- mostly covers -- and they do a fine job of showcasing it. The musicians around him are very good but it's clear what the focus is. Gasoline Alley, Cut Across Shorty and You're My Girl are the best of the bunch.

It is a well-done blend of dynamic, folksy instrumentation and raspy yet gratifying vocals from Rod.

I don't know, it's not bad at all, but also I won't listen to it ever again probably. 3.5 stars if I could

El puto este va eixir de caçalles la nit antes de grabar el disco per que menuda veu de rebentao. Una vergoña. Damun canta rarillo rollo fen escales en la veu. La portada fea de cojones, el nom bien. Famoso de prestadillo, pa fer el featuring en algún disco nou de dua lipa i retirarse.

Meh

Good album. Didn't realize it was mostly covers but still good.

Only a week after getting "Every Picture Tells A Story" we're back to Rod Stewart with the album that came right before it. To get right to the point, I didn't think this one was as good. This is basically a cover album, 6 of the 9 songs here are covers (including Bob Dylan and Elton John covers). It starts out ok, "Gasoline Alley" is a pretty strong start, it's upbeat and has a strong guitar running through it. After that though most of the album was just pretty "meh" to me. EPTAS had a few stretches like this, but had a lot more standout songs. This was just fairly unremarkable throughout. I think Rod Stewart's raspy voice is pretty interesting and he still brings a bit of musical style variety here, but this just fell a bit flat to me. Perfectly ok, but not a real standout. Favorite song: Gasoline Alley Other: Country Comfort 3/10/24

Полагаю, это отличная возможность установить систему оценки, ибо по этому альбому, 50-ому для меня здесь, мне сказать нечего (скука смертная). Когда подходишь к спискам, вроде этого, очевидно воспринимаешь всё в него входящее как сливки, лучшее. Я не оцениваю альбомы здесь по какой-то объективной шкале, и не пытаюсь поставить ту или иную звездочку альбому на базе всего опыта прослушивания музыки. Я не сравниваю альбомы Deep Purple с музыкой Арианы Гранде, которую активно не люблю. 1 для Deep Purple в этом списке имеет смысл только в рамках этого списка. Вне 1001 это было бы 3/5, 5/10 или вроде того, тогда как Ариана Гранде в местных оценках вообще за границами хуевого. Поэтому, когда я влеплю 1 или 2 альбому Рода Стюарта, - это не значит, что это невозможно плохая музыка. Но на основании ожиданий и других альбомов в 1001, я чувствую, что альбом этот довольно слабый. Лучшая песня - Country Comfort.

Of all the times I've been subjected to Rod Stewart throughout these 600+ albums, I've only appreciated Every Picture Tells A Story. This album was okay. It kind of just became background noise while I was stuck in traffic but I wasn't itching to turn it off.

“Rod Stewart’s success and popularity is the greatest mystery of our time.” - Grover Cleveland

Some string instrument that I cannot name is annoying me.

I didn’t NOT like it

seemed ok

Was hoping to like this more than I did. It's fine but nothing great.

My brother was into Rod Stewart back in his disco days. That influenced me to hate Stewart for a long time. It was much later that I discovered his early days. Better music, better musicians. This album was a good listen.

Love his voice as well as Wood’s guitar. Overall, there is a late 60’s blues rock feel that doesn’t make it incredibly unique.

Solid Record! but it didnt had me exciting to hear something specific that felt new or different. 3/5

This is a good showcase for his voice and delivery, but otherwise isn't really unique in many ways. Country Comfort is a well done song, but there aren't really any super memorable songs here.

I like Rod Stewart as a soulful rock singer. Country Comfort stands up as the most compelling to me on the album though his version of It's All Over Now is also strong. The rest deliver his sound, though none really are hits that i'd go back to. I could have lived without You're My Girl (the approach doesn't quite work 50 years later, and the song has nothing to say other than that).

It's a man and a piano

It's fine, Rod Stewart is fine, I really don't have much more to say about this or him really

More bluesy than I expected. I always associate him with 80s pop. I kept hearing Stay With Me in a few songs, even though those songs were not SWM. Overall, I tired of the sound after 2 or 3 songs.

It’s not a hard listen, in fact it was quite pleasant for a lazy Sunday morning, but it rarely rises above quite pleasant, and some of the songs are actively bad. You’re My Girl felt actively out of place, especially coming off the back of the gorgeous and subtle Jo’s Lament. And it really made me question why this album I’d never heard of before by an artist better known for their late career soft rock cheese is on the list when there isn’t any Jackson Browne, a fantastically talented songwriter who did the folky, country-ish, melancholy much better than Stewart ever did

Ein schönes Album, das facettenreich ist und mit Rod Stewarts unverwechselbarer Stimme geprägt wird.

Eh, not my cup of tea

Did not care about this in the slightest

Favourite songs: It's All Over Now, You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It), Country Comfort, Cut Across Shorty, My Way of Giving, Jo's Lament, Lady Day Least favourite songs: if forced to pick.... Only A Hobo 5/5

Weirdly hard to evaluate Rod Stewart as an actual musician and not just like an object my uncles were into. Will have to come back to this one, three stars for now.

Very nice and chill album, I had it playing in the background and enjoyed listening to it.

Not particularly good, not particularly bad. Very middle-of-the-road and I wouldn't pick this out of a folky/rock lineup. Fav track: You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)

This album has a lot of the things I dislike. Kept looking for even just one halfway decent song. No. Not here. This is shit. Steaming hot crap. I tried, but this is terrible.

This is non-music to me, with that roots rock blues that go in one year and out the other, with no in-between. I can recognize instruments, singing, even lyrics, but to me this is the bare minimum in which music can be. Stewart's voice is that high pitched gruffness that you find a lot in music like this, but otherwise it is completely unnotable to me as a record. No bad moments (save for his voice in the beginning when you're getting used to it) but certainly no good moments, and isn't that a worse offense than something being so bad its entertaining? Maybe so.

I really enjoyed this album! I wasn't expecting to enjoy much Rod Stewart but this early stuff is pretty good! Fun country rock blues almost album.

Our second from Rod I believe. Once again, I find myself wondering when or how Rod became a ladies man type of artist, or why I have that impression in the first place? I said it before, in my mind he was like a rock Michael Bolton. But the music we've heard doesn't match that perception. This is just pretty solid rock music, Rod has an interesting, pretty high pitched voice. The raspiness reminds me of Janis Joplin. Pretty good. The title track and "Cut Across Shorty" are fun. Favorite tracks: Gasoline Alley, Cut Across Shorty, Only a Hobo, Jo's Lament. Album art: What appears to be a close up of a manhole on a brick street. Is this this titular gasoline alley? Could be. Not bad art by any means. 3.5/5

Not super my thing but I get it. Dad rock

Don't really feel strongly one way or another, to this album's demerit. Favorite track is "My Way of Giving," I guess?

Ei aiheuttanut merkittäviä tuntemuksia ja pari kertaa kiepsautti ympäri. Rodilla on kyllä vekkuli ja uniikki ääni. Sen suuremmin hänen tuotantoon pureutumatta voisin kuvitella sieltä löytyvän parempiakin levyjä, mutta viihdyin matkassa.

Oikein kuunneltava ja ehjä kokonaisuus

It was okay

Maybe I just wasn't in the mood but damn this is really boring. No energy at all and Rod's solid voice can't keep it interesting all on it's own.

Musically sound album with no soft spots. Not any huge hits, though

Gasoline Alley: 4/5 It's All Over Now: 4/5 Only A Hobo: 5/5 My Way Of Giving: 5/5 Country Comfort: 4/5 Cut Across Shorty: 4/5 Lady Day: 4/5 Jo's Lament: 4/5 You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It): 3/5 Avg.: 4.1

Rod Stewart is best for my taste on the radio. One good song, then don’t hear from him for a while again. A whole album, especially when many are lesser covers, gets old for me.

Meh, middle of the road boomer fodder.

The cover songs are better than the originals, which makes me want to listen to other songs by the original artists instead of more Rod Stewart. Top tracks: Only a Hobo, Country Comforts

Much better as I have expected. Early years - good stuff. I have to keep it in mind. Safe 4 stars!

what ever! 2.5. giving a 3 rather than a 2 because i feel like i came into this a little biased — i don’t particularly care for rod stewart.

Jesus. Ok, so I don’t have anything against Rod Stewart. He’s fine, whatever. But wtf was the obsession with honky tonk back then? There’s a reason I chose to eliminate country music from this generator. It’s unbearable and grating. This album has a lot of the things I dislike. Kept looking for even just one halfway decent song. No. Not here. This is shit. Steaming hot crap. I tried, but this is terrible.

Straight forward rock and roll from a time when everyone played everyone else's songs and used everyone else's band members.

Blues und schottischer Western-Rock?! Angenehmer als seine späteren eher schmalzigen Stücke. Wieso ist er mit der Stimme eigentlich nicht im Hard-Rock gelandet?

Lite osäker varför det här albumet finns på den här listan. Basic rock n roll inget speciellt och inga märkvärdiga låtar

hate hate his voice. music is nothing special either but has some highlights, however soon as his voice comes in it destroys the song. half the songs seem like an English guy doing country and western. 1.3

I just am not the biggest fan of his voice. In some songs it works for me, in others not so much. One day after listening to this there's nothing special about this album that I can remember.

Solid album. Not ground-breaking.

I feel like Brenda from Bristol - "not another one!". I didn't mind this, and possibly preferred it a bit to the previous one. Certainly seemed a bit more cohesive. But I am surprised one of Rod The Mod's albums is on this list, never mind two of them (so far).

This has a real ragtime feel to it. Rod can't half belt them out. The rawness makes it sound like a busking session. Only a Hobo is even better than Bob's effort. Overall it comes across as more of a Faces album than a solo Rod effort. It's all the better for it.

Moronic

A sighed when I saw this album, I'm not much of a fan. Rocket Rod was alright on this one.

Rod at his godliest. He didn't write much but he can growl a good tune, and I loved the louche ruggedness of his backing band.

not the worst, but none of the songs are good or memorable. i’ve already forgotten what i just listened to and i don’t like his voice.

This is a tough one for me to rate because, while I don’t enjoy Rod Stewart, I respect him and his place in rock history.

Started out not really vibing with it, but the back half of the album grew on me

4.1 - This record is another nail in the “Rod-Stewart-sucks” coffin. Extraordinary roots rock on par with CCR.

Better than expected

no, sorry, but no

Rod Stewart sounds like shit

This is classic early Rod Stewart.

Never heard the album before. I enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’m likely to revisit anytime soon.

you can’t tell the story of rock music in the 70’s and 80’s without mentioning rod stewart. great voice for rock and roll. solid album. highlights: “it’s all over now”, “cut across shorty”, “you’re my girl “i don’t want to discuss it”.

This seemed really short. I have it in my head I don't like Rod Stewart as a person and that his music was... bigger? I dunno, this album was fine but it didn't really stand out.

I like some early Rod Stewart stuff (not as much as his Faces stuff), but some of these songs just didn’t know when to end. So I gotta dock a star.

Boring old rock, rods annoying ass voice doesn’t get any better on this one.

Ik ken Roede Rentmeester alleen van naam en gezicht en wellicht dat ik wel eens een hitje heb gehoord. Dit album kende ik dus nog niet. De eerste helft is een Crazy Piano's achtige Saloon-act waarbij de stem van Roel van Velzen is vervangen door een soort kleine kettingzaag met een tabakgewoonte. De stem van ome Hengel is redelijk schurend, wat gaandeweg het album ook wel weer went. De tweede helft heeft zeker wat aardige rock-n-roll momentjes en het album is gelukkig geen ellendige huiswerkopgave waar je je met een machete in je hand en een stel lieslaarzen aan je benen doorheen moet ploeteren. Het is kwalitatief gezien best een hoogstaand album. De productie is dik in orde. De instrumenten klinken prima, er staat niks op wat er niet op thuishoort, ik kan geen nummer ontdekken wat de plank echt mis slaat. Toch ben ik er niet kapot van. Het komt allemaal wat gemaakt en te gelikt over. Een 3 haalt het wel.

OK-ish album, "Gasoline Alley" and "Cut Across Shorty" being the stand outs, but they also sounded much better when he did them unplugged some 20 years later...

A classic with Rod Stewart before he switched to pop rock in the 70s. A must listen.

Super -

Annoying

Not a bad album, but not really a good album either. Most of it was not very gripping, background music that I didn't enjoy. Jo's Lament was alright though.

Best songs: Gasoline Alley and Only a Hobo Overall OK album, grew a tad tiresome by the end honestly. You're My Girl feels like the most traditional Rod Stewart sound.

2/5 naaahh

Nej nej...

Although as sick of rod stewart on this list as I am of the who, this is probably my favorite of all of his stuff I’ve gotten on this list. I’m still not a huge fan of his voice but there were some solid blues rock type tracks on here. Not super memorable on first listen but still good.

Decent, not my favorite.

Ihan jees! Kuvittlin että Rod on ihan lällyy tahnaa mut täähän iha jytäs! 3/5

En paljoa odottanut, mutta oikeastaan ihan kiva. Toimivat instrumentaatiot ja Stewartin ääntä jaksaa ehkä just 40 minuuttia.

Melkein pääsi neloseen, sen verran pätevää rockia. Ei kuitenkaan ihan yltänyt, ehkä sen takia, että tällä listalla on aika paljon kilpailua kyseisessä kategoriassa. 3/5

Didnt expect to like this but love the musicianship and each song-cover or not- is good. not a bad song on here. all star line up backing him. 4 stars.

The album feels like a bit of a hodgepodge, mixing some acoustic and rocking stuff together. I keep coming back to "Every Picture Tells A Story," and how that song would have fit so well on this album. The last song was a really good rocker, and I was actually surprised at it; it seemed a lot different from the other pieces, like it was a holdover from something else. Not a slight against it, it was probably my favorite track off of the whole thing. Hard to believe this was 1970, I thought this was at least 5 years later. Although there are a number of covers on this, I only knew two songs: "Cut Across Shorty" (from a later Rod performance) and "All Over Now" (from a Rolling Stone cover). Favorite track(s): "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)" and "Cut Across Shorty"

You know, Rod Stewart has done some pretty good covers/cover albums in his time. This is solid, and the few originals (title track, Lady Day, Jo's Lament) are pretty good too. Kudos to the Faces for all their musical contributions on the album. It's All Over Now is the best cover. Country Comforts might be the worst, and that's only because I like Elton John's version so much. But I do have a soft spot for that raspy Stewart voice - it must be why I like the Stereophonics so much (similar vocals). Ironic that they both have covered Handbags and Gladrags?

Never heard this before - in fact, I never listened to Rod Stewart outside his hits - damn, what an album. Lots of great rockers (It's All Over Now, My Way of Giving, Cut Across Shorty, You're My Girl) and some nice chill tracks (Gasoline Alley, Only a Hobo, Lady Day, Jo's Lament). Six of the nine tracks are covers and I think each sounds better than the original. Plus, the musicians are top notch and Rod Stewart sounds great. Easy 5.

I'm not even sure there will be enough room for *Every Picture Tells A Story* in my list. So, *more* room for this other LP out the year before? I highly doubt it. Musically, both albums are pretty derivative, as sweet as some of the cuts in it are. In *Gasoline Alley*, I like the title-track and the Bob Dylan cover played in a very *Astral Weeks* fashion ("Only A Hobo"). This sort of Van Morrisson-inspired instrumentation is also found in "Lady Day", but Rod Stewart's composition is not as good, as can be expected. "Cut Across Shorty* lively drive and lush violin sound good, though. And some other tracks have nice vocal hooks, but they're often... "cut short" indeed, at least before they can build up to something truly memorable. Honestly, it seems to me what we mostly have here is a great singer having fun recording "stuff". A lot of individual cuts are endearing, but it rarely goes beyond than that. There's no clear "vision" in this album. Not that all albums need to have one. But for "essential" records, it's different. Their tracklisting most often tell a very precise story. And it seems to me that the "pictures" in this Rod Stewart LP, and also the one after, are not telling a "story" that is that clear. 3/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential albums". Which translates to a 8/10 grade for more general purposes. Number of albums left to review: less than 400 (I've temporarily lost count here) Number of albums I'll include in my own list: half so far, approximately Number of albums I *might*  include: a quarter, approximately Number of albums I'll never include: another quarter (including this one, many others are more important to me)

I quite like Rod Stewart's voice here; it quite suits the material. Some of the songs on this album are pretty good. It's quite bluesy for several. A high 3.

A lot more twangy/country than I expected from Rod Stewart.

just okay to me, it was fine, but did not seem significantly distinct for the list.

Surprisingly good. Catchy, unique, kinda weird.

The whiplash from Limp Bizkit to Rod Stewart is severe. At least this album is mostly pleasant if not to my liking. My report is similar to the last Rod Stewart record I heard through 1001 albums; if the lyrics had been better I would've rated it higher overall. That critique aside, it's fine. I'll put it on for my elders, grandma will love it.

For raspete

Good, not great.

I'm no superfan, but having heard his greatest hits album dozens of times I'm sure, this one came as a bit of a shock. It's just so surprisingly bad compared to some of the songs he would go on to write and perform. I couldn't point to a single song here and say, "But that one is terrific". Just a lackluster album that is amazing in that he would later burn so brightly!

It's hard to imagine another artist who's spent their entire career being washed up. At lest for us American's Rod Stewart has has always had to fight to become relevant. By the time Faces had gained attention in the states, they had already given way to Stewart's solo career. Gasoline Alley doesn't pique my interest as anything special. Instead, it's the background music at some sandy beach tourist bar where all the ladies are attractive and styled for Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. The music plays, but does it doesn't do anything to keep you entertained.

I liked Rod Stewart's "Gasoline Alley" better than the album that preceded it, "Every Picture Tells A Story." I think. "Every Picture Tells A Story" didn't really make much of an impression, but looking back on my review I wasn't a fan. And I still think of "Maggie May" every time I hear Stewart's voice. Though on "Every Picture Tells A Story" I didn't like that song as much as I thought. But I quickly forgot that impression and went back to my idealized false impression of the song. Nothing on "Gasoline Alley" gives strong impressions of any kind though. It's fine, but nothing memorable. Stewart's voice is very recognizable as always, but these songs don't stick. My favorite Rod Stewart on the list remains his work on Jeff Beck's "Truth."

Not a crooner, best when faster, more upbeat.

I don’t quite get the whole Rod Stewart thing. His voice sounds like recovering from a killer soar throat. Always. The music sounds disjointed at times, like there are 1 or 2 too many parts that distract from the rest. And the mix is way off sometimes too…like the title track, I can barely hear him. All that is to say I think there is a lost opportunity here.

Nothing special, nothing band.

Definitely was not thrilled about pulling this up, but at least it's short and relatively harmless. Pretty grating honestly, but it fades in to the background decently.

Too limp for me.

Gasoline Alley - 7.5/10 It’s All Over Now - 7.5/10 Only A Hobo - 7.5/10 My Way of Giving - 7.5/10 Country Comfort - 7.5/10 Cut Across Shorty - 7.5/10 Lady Day - 7.5/10 Jo’s Lament - 7.5/10 You’re My Girl - 7.5/10 TOTAL - 67.5/90

If I had to describe this album in two words, those words would be "nothing special." This is certainly an album that exists. It's not horrible or anything, but it's not particularly interesting. The most interesting thing about this album is Rod Stewart's singing, which is interesting, but not exactly for the right reasons. I don't like it. It sounds like an elderly Chris Rock trying to be a mediocre folk artist. The other parts of this album are just kind of fine. The lyrics are okay, the instrumentation, while somewhat varied, doesn't stand out that much. This album kind of suffers from what I call "Long-Ass Song Syndrome", where an album has a fairly low song count, but most of the songs are way longer than they need to be, so the album kind of drags a bit. Think about it. Why does "Come Across Shorty" need to be 6 and half minutes long? More importantly, why is this album on the list? Rod Stewart had 10 number-one albums in the UK. Gasoline Alley was not one of them. This album has little to no cultural significance whatsoever aside from being one of the first albums of a pretty popular artist. Overall, this is a forgettable album that has no real reason to be on this list. 2/5. I sure hope the next album I get isn't another 70s rock album. EDIT: Like the Billy Bragg album that I recently revisited, I think I was a little harsh on Rod Stewart's vocals. I'm still not huge on his style, but it did grow on me through the other albums with his vocals on this list. This is still probably the weakest of the bunch, but it's not nearly as bad as I once thought. It's decent. 3/5.

#61. Rod Stewart has always been, and always will be. When our forebears climbed from the primordial ooze, there was Rod Stewart. When our great grandchildren's great grandchildren are old and grey, there Rod Stewart will be, making inoffensive music flavored music until the end of existence as we know it. 3/5: acceptable Song added to playlist: It's All over Now I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

This is a relic of the past. Yes, this album has great songs and Rob Stewart's voice and singing style are unusual, but now you can see that this is an ordinary album that does not stand out in any way

great voice but overall very slow, lyrics/songs are not exciting topics, music sorta puts me to sleep, folk music 3

like ok

Yeah sure why not? Sounded pretty good. He's got a very raspy voice. I like the bluesy almost ragtime sound to some of the tracks. Not world changing, but a nice listen

3.22. Other Stewart album quite a bit better but this is alright.

Hm

Pretty cool!

a serve tbh, i love dad music

like a lot of rod stewart music, his gasoline alley is a pleasant listen. particularly, the mandolin on the title track is so calming. stewart's take on folk rock isn't as bare bones as bob dylan's, but it has a simplicity that's lovely. this album didn't feel as noteworthy or remarkable as his next album, every picture tells a story, but i had an enjoyable afternoon listening! i was struck by his voice, which isn't clean necessarily. it isn't nasal-y like dylan, or gravel-y like tom waits. i'd put his voice similar to alice cooper's: decent enough but not beautiful, holds a tune, but somehow manages to convey a tone, which makes up for any imperfections.

In trying to figure out why this album was included, I'm still left wondering. This was Stewart's sophomore solo album, as well as the foundation for his successful solo career (which would really come into play in the next album or so), but really it feels pretty unremarkable when put up against the greatest in his catalog. It's certainly listenable, and I can't deny my enjoyment of Rod Stewart's absolutely scratchy vocals, but I really just did feel pretty underwhelmed by this album. I was torn between a 2 or a 3, but I guess it's closer to a 3 on my personal scale than it is a 2, so I am going to offer it a 3, albeit a very weak 3.

Some excellent tracks in here. Rod’s husky vocal took some time to warm up to (knowing that there was an entire album ahead of me), but once my brain accepted it, it really was a blast to listen to. Six covers that easily improve upon the originals, and three new compositions that expand on the blues-folk scene. The tracks It’s All Over Now, Cut Across Shorty, and especially You’re My Girl are the standouts; the latter is funky and rocking, approaching a perfect array of sounds that I’ve come to adore from bands like Zeppelin and the Velvet Underground (among others). The remaining tracks don’t stand out nearly as much. The rhythmically clumsy harmonies, fairly typical of the folk genre, are also really fun. The instrumentation isn’t particularly grabbing (excluding the final track) but it’s passable. This is very close to 5 stars, but there’s something missing from the sound.

No esperaba un disco así de Rod Stewart pero me ha gustado bastante. Una grata sorpresa: "Gasoline Alley", "Country Comfort", "Cut Across Shorty" y "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)". Imprescindible.

Rod.

The songs I don't know sound generic. The songs I do know, It's All Over Now and Country Comfort he does an abominable job. Quite an abysmally boring album. Congratulations to Jack Reynolds for the worst backing vocals of all time.

Having enjoyed The Faces more than expected when they've popped up on this journey, I was also pleasantly surprised by the title track here, a lovely wistful little song. Then the Womack/Stones cover belts in and I'm resetting my expectations, not in a particularly great way. Not sure why there's a small faces song on here especially since it's just done in small faces style. Band covers own song. The opening to Cut Across Shorty was sounding refreshingly folky Led Zep but that didn't last and went straight ahead rock pretty soon. I definitely enjoyed this more than I expected to enjoy a Rod Stewart album, but it still wasn't loads.

Non male, belle canzoni

Just some solid classic rock n roll weren't it.. I don't have much more to say than that. It was pleasant enough but it didn't move me or leave a big impression. Would be a solid driving soundtrack

Pretty good. Rod Stewart has a great voice and this was fun

Meh

It's ok! The music just doesent quite click with me

Jeg ved ikke hvorfor jeg gik ind med lave forventninger til det her album, men jeg synes det var pisse godt. Det vil jeg lytte til igen

Yet more aggressively fine stuff from Rod

pretty good

As much as I love Rod Stewart, with his easy of manner and show biz abilities, I can see why this is not his most decorated album. He is showing potential here, which he definitely reaches in the soon future. I get this may be an important listen to understand where he comes from, but I am more interested in he became to be. Good album anyways.

M'agrada molt Rod Stewart, i tinc molt respecte per la seva obra, però aquest àlbum no m'ha acabat de fer el pes. Les cançons són boniques, és un artista i l'àlbum dura exactament el que ha de durar, deixant-se escoltar molt bé, però trobo que li falta alguna cosa per ser genial.

Great album

Meh

Really good album but too many songs go on too long. Close to a four but I think a strong three is right.

I can see why Rod Stewart is a magnet for women of a certain age. There is definitely something in that husky voice that would continue to appeal to this day. A classic example of mainstream blues/roots rock that kept my interest for the majority of the album. Best: It's All Over Now Worst: Cut Across Shorty

Pretty guid. Almost a cliché but I suppose it's only that way because it was popular in the first place. On the fence between a 3 and a 4

A rootsy mix of covers and originals deftly mixing folk, blues and even soul into a nice stew.

It's okay but not really my vibe

Okay but not memorable

liked it! not sure id run to relisten but for no particular reason, giving it three but wish i could give 3.5

What I like about Rod Stewart is you really get the feeling like whenever he came up with a little riff or a little ditty and thought, “I like this!” he just used it. If it was good enough for Rod, it was good enough for whoever was going to buy the albums. Whether I think Rod rocked or not, Rod fucking knew every second that Rod fucking rocked. Would that I had nine percent of that confidence. Also, give me the steel string on Joe’s lament.

I’ve been trying to use my album a day as an exercise in optimism and to go into each album with the excited spirit of a fan to be able to give the album the best shot it could have. I didn’t want to when I saw it was Rod Stewart though. I’ve always thought he was annoying. I’m still a little perplexed that it made the list, but I’m pleasantly surprised by how good this album is and am now willing to reconsider my position on how annoying Rod Stewart is. The first two songs were especially kick ass!

Really hope there’s no more Rod Stewart on here tbh, he’s got some good stuff in places but three albums is more than enough. The opening track is actually really good and there is some nice guitar work throughout the record, but it’s mainly just standard uninteresting Rod stuff, including the ending of the second track going on way way way too long. The closer is funky and fun and something a bit different until the lyrics ruin it. Also the album cover is ugly and Rod only wrote 3 of the songs on here the fucking poser

Not the Rod album I’d have chosen - every picture tells a story is a stronger contender. But Rod had and has the best voice of his generation - a generation that includes Plant, Tom Jones, Elton, Freddie, Joe Cocker. What he’d sing is a whole different thing. I liked Elton’s country comfort and bobby Womack’s ‘it’s all over now’. Rod is a fine songwriter and his Lady Day is solid. For a man who, being told he could sing the phone book kept singing it, it’s easy to forget his early stuff is excellent. Some of his later stuff is too. But his fascination with soccer and model trains probably distracts him. But early Rod, surrounded by good musicians, with an earned arrogance is well worth listening to. Again maybe not this album. But you could do worse by digging into the Rod Stewart discography than this one.

never the rod stuart man. background music to me... i always found it cliched.... i missed the opportunity to connect with it emotionally or in relation to "moments" so regrets to all those who find this deeply moving. time to chnage the oil.

The album that set Stewart up to top the charts (on both sides of the Atlantic)with the follow-up, Every Picture Tells A Story. As usual, a mix of originals & covers, it opens with the title track, an original written by Rod & Ronnie Wood, which has always been my favourite track on the album. The guitars & mandolin mix are to die for, as will prove crucial on the next album. It’s All Over Now follows & Stewart’s version is good, although I still think the Stones’ version is the defining version of a great song that the songwriter, Bobby Womack, never really did justice. The compulsory Dylan cover follows - Only A Hobo - & this was the first time most of us, including me, ever heard this song. It missed the cut for Dylan’s third album, released in 1963, & did not appear on an official Dylan release until 1991, although I have it on 3 different bootlegs issued before then, most notably the double album, Great White Wonder, according to Wiki “the first notable rock bootleg album, released in July 1969”. Rod’s version is terrific, a little slower & with a backing that outdoes Dylan’s acoustic guitar & harmonica. Side 1 ends with a full-voiced cover of The Small Faces’ My Way Of Giving (Lane/Marriott), again slightly slower & stretching the 1:58 original out to 3:55. The Small Faces/Faces were so lucky to have such great frontmen as Marriott & Stewart. I think Steve’s original version is still definitive but again Stewart’s backing by Faces members is terrific. Side 2 carries on with a cover of Elton John’s Country Comfort, & a rousing cover of Eddie Cochran’s Cut Across Shorty. Cochran was probably more revered in the UK than the US, because he died there in a car accident when only 21 & this was supposedly the last song he recorded before he died. Two Stewart compositions follow, both ballads, the latter featuring Stewart on acoustic guitar. The album ends with a song first recorded by Little Richard in 1966 & Rod & the band do well with it. Side 2 not quite as riveting as Side 1, but, overall, a fine album.

Quite enjoyed the rough and ready recording, and Rod's vocals at the height of his powers. The band (largely the Faces) are that great mixture of tight and loose, and really digging in. I like the rockier tracks particularly, with the closing 'You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)' a favourite, despite the hackneyed and somewhat sexist lyrics.

My Rod Stewart and James Taylor appreciation goes up the more my dad energy goes up

Sure, Rod Stewart is the only man that can still sexually excite your septuagenarian aunt, but what value is he providing the rest of us? It's nice that Aunt Laverne quivers at the very thought of his large chin and very androgynous features (she deserves to quiver at her age!), but it does very little for me.

Reminds me of my mom.

I have no reason why, but Rod Stewart gets on my last nerve.

i didnt expect this to be this good honestly, but this thing rocks and rod has a very distinct graspy to his voice. also beautiful and groovy piano lines.

I know this is his second album, but it feels like a debut. He’s still finding his sound, style, and groove. Personally, I don’t believe he ever did find it, but, if he did, it certainly wasn’t on this record. It feels choppy and dashed together. Lyrics are weird and jumbled and don’t flow properly. The range and instrumentation is good. So are the vocals, I suppose, if that’s what you’re into. It’s fun at best and boring at worst. Nothing exciting here, but I enjoyed most of it. 3/5

My Mom was obsessed with Rod Stewart while I was growing up. I'm not sure if that is biasing me here, but this album felt pretty nice. Again, I wouldn't seek it out on my own but it was pretty enjoyable.

Oldies, kind of boring unless you feel nostalgic

I'm not sure I would listen again. I liked some songs a lot but others I can't remember enjoying.

was pretty good wouldn’t listen through again probably

Too many covers

Absolutely hate it. I just can't stand his voice and he sings like he is reading a poem. The looping instruments and the repeatitive style/rhythm of his singing is plain annoying to me. I could only listen 1.5 songs and then I gave up. I personally just can't stand his singing.

He's got a great voice, there is some good songwriting here, but I didn't find this all that compelling and I don't think it's necessarily aged all that well. The production seems really thin, and there's a lot of material from this time period I'd rather listen to.

My papa loves Rod Stewart and I’ve enjoyed listening to Rod with him. So this album has been great. It’s also has a sound that feels like his early years.

Pretty good

Didn’t think I’d like Rod Stewart but that was pretty dope

2/5. Sure, Rod Stewart can sing but it would be nice if there were some great songs on here. Unfortunately, it feels like there might be some interesting lyrics here if the production was good or the music didn't overpower his vocals. Plus, the songs are just okay, most of them covers anyway and none of them great. Not terrible to listen to so not a 1 but close.

Delightfully jammy and informal without losing the polished production of a mainstream artists. That tone on “My Way of Giving” is tasty.

Not baaaaaaad

Pretty boring and forgettable,it’s not completely awful or anything but I can only remember Cut across shorty.

Upon first glance, there was little to no desire to listen to this album. However, had that urge taken hold, I would have prevented myself from becoming positively delighted by the short and sweet yet well traveled collection of performances Rod Stewart gave here. Amongst these songs, there is a lot of genuine feeling spread across; the kind that is heartfelt and swells through the listener. Favorites: Gasoline Alley, It's All Over Now, Only a Hobo, Country Comfort, Cut Across Shorty, Lady Day.

40 minutes of forgettable boomer rock

Couldn’t get into this. Couple of good tunes however.

Bluesmaista country rockia. Aika menevää. Paljon myös tosi folkkimaista soundia

I like Rod and this is a solid easy listen but it doesn't move me very often.

4.5 Love it

Awesome

Not his best.

An album of mostly covers that showcase Stewart’s raspy vocals, but also the fantastic guitar playing of Ronnie Wood. The covers are well chosen, some obscure, some contemporary, all demonstrating Stewart’s unique ability to envelope his voice around the sentimentality of a song. The handful of originals are strong in their own right, especially the title track. Not a classic, but still a good collection of tunes.

It was fine good music nothing spectacular 3/5

No hits on the album, and no songs I recognized, yet a gem of a record.

You know what this list really doesn't have enough of? British men from the 70's doing shitty blues impersonations. Nope, that's really just the one genre that we really seemed to have overlooked here. Rod sounded like he was really struggling singing these songs, like he was gonna lose his voice at any minute. I struggled equally as much listening to him, and the entire time was hoping that he'd finally lose his voice and put both of us out of our miseries. 1 cough drop out of 5 🍬

Album 184 of 1001 Rod Steward - Gasoline Alley Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Track : My Way of Giving I surprise myself with this rating. Had listened to this in the playlist about 550 albums ago and just gave it a 'meh'. Was listening in the area of 10 albums a day at that time, so that isn't really giving one enough time to give it the attention intended. Today, I listened to it during an early morning drive and then, when I started yardwork, it was stuck on repeat and I just didn't bother changing it as I listened through it twice more. This is a really top notch album. With Ronnie Wood backing and Ronnie Lane on a couple of tracks (whose base just kicks ass on 'My Way of Giving', it is practically a Faces album....and I like a Faces album. Good bluesy tunes with excellent musicianship and arrangements. This is one to keep.

+ gasoline alley

I have a hard time believing that this is anyone's favorite album. It's so incredibly middle-of-the-road, bland. Everything it does well, a thousand other artists have done better and more interesting. It's generic background music. It's fine, I guess.

Another album that’s nothing special, and probably never really was. To the curators here, I’d say: Fifty something years later, it’s time to move on.

Really thought it would be better

Nice, 4 starts

I always thought of Rod Stewart as an old man who tries to look young and who sings boring ballads. It was a revelation when I realized that nah, dude's a rocker! While this album doesn't necessarily have any hits per se, it has some great numbers that blur the line between rock and folk. Rod's hoarse voice gets a little old in time, but minor quibble. It's fun!

well what can we say. she’s a drag she’s a bore she’s occasionally mildly offensive but she’s so boring you barely notice. occasionally, a strong guitar breaches the surface. 2/10.

Appallingly bad. The song Gasoline alley is one of rock's finest moments, but the rest of the album is awful. Ron Wood's guitar is fab, and Rod's voice is wonderful, but his consistently poor choice of songs is a constant source of amazement to me. The title track aside, none of this collection even remotely suits his voice or vocal style. What a terrible waste of talent.

Very fine

Rod Stewart : Country : : Billy Crystal : Jazz There are some good Rod Stewart songs, but these are not them. You're English, stop singing about hobos. Seeing how badly this mash-up can get makes Exile on Main Street look like an even bigger achievement. Why does the guitar double the vocal melody on Gasoline Alley? Why these songs so long? Dylan, Stones, and Elton John? Yeah those guys did okay, but hold my beer...Ronnie Wood's guitar tone sounds good even if he isn't doing much particularly interesting and I do like Rod's raspy voice. Favorites: Country Comfort (for 2.5-3 minutes, but get out while the going is good!), the violin, 12-string & slide guitar bits on Cut Across Shorty, thinking about how good Young Turks is the whole time

Reliable Rod with an early-career bluesy rocker so typical of his work at the time. It has aged well but is otherwise unremarkable.

rod stewart was ruined for me through his ubiquity on pop radio, but the man has charm and soul

Bit boring

I really enjoy Rod Stewart’s ‘60s and ‘70s music and singing. His work with the Faces and particularly Ron Wood and Ian McLagan is excellent: bluesy, soulful, melodic. Rod’s a superstar for a reason. It’s a pity my generation and younger don’t like him as much for his excellent blues/soul first 10 years work.

Rock. Blues

It sounded like other Rod Stewart albums. It is not good. His voice is annoying and some of the songs were annoying. Better than a one. Not really a two, but I will round up.

Rod Stewart has a distinctive and kind of a comforting voice to listen to. This album is nothing fancy, but a solid listen. The only negative I had was the song where he was singing harmony with another guy. It just sounded off.

So Rod. Very Stewart.

Decent like the other Rod Stewart album on this list. ”Just A Hobo” is a great standout however

Rod Stewarts röst var oftast som sandpapper i mina öron på denna skiva men det var annars helt kool o så

2.5

Maybe a 3.5. I rounded up.

Rien de spécial à dire, c'est un Rod Stewart. Pas grand chose de nouveau. 4/10

Ehhehe... Rod

Some different yet all to recognisable sounds. Enjoyable, if you like Mr Stewart’s voice.

mezcla de roots e instinto comercial. como faces sin ronnie lane, osea sin alma + exceso de sentimentalidad. bonito sonido.

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It's my second Rod Stewart's album, and I have come to the conclusion that he always sounds the same no matter what he tries it is either shout or not so shouty

raspy man makes forgettable, vaguely soulless country-rock. washed out mixing gives the whole thing an "AI generated" vibe. 2.5/5

Pull up to the pump, sailor and welcome to Gasoline Alley! Hope you’ve got the stomach for the adventures that await!

Loved the Elton John cover. Not Rod's greatest work (that's arguably this one's follow up). This one is more of a half assed Faces album. Rod Stewart just wasn't willing to jump in the pool alone quite yet.

The best thing I can say about this is that it’s much better than the stuff he put out in the next decade. The backup band is rootsy and Rod’s compositions have a Celtic feel, which is a bit out of synch with the R&B influence of the covers.

Despite that fact that 6 out of the 9 songs are covers, I must admit that Rod does a pretty good cover. This album doesn't have anything comparable to say Maggie May or Stay with me, but his raw rock n' roll voice and persona are well suited to this format.

This one is a bit decent. I like the band and most of the songs are good, not great. I just don’t like Rod Stewart. I tried with the Faces, a few of his solo albums. Something in his voice just doesn’t work for me. 5,5 out of 10

Enjoyed this much more than I expected to. I always had Rod Stewart pegged as a sort of cringy, poor imitation of Robert Plant. After listening to the full thing though, I can appreciate it for the straightforward rock it is. I was marvelling at how good the guitar playing is, then checked the credits to find that Ron Wood played on every song. Makes sense!

Alright, some Songs are quite long and exhaustive

The country album by The Faces, basically, but better than than that probably sounds. Not the most engaging collection on this list, but pleasant enough. Rod also gets a bonus ⭐ for being Scottish (or Scottish enough!)

Another classic from Rod Stewart.

I wasn't like pumped when I saw the album for today but it wasn't too bad!

Really enjoyed this album. Rod Stewart has a great voice and these were some well written songs.

I just can't get past the geezers vocals.

Gasoline arse just sounded like Rod Stewart which is just annoying to me!

Not bad, not good. Just sort of 'there'

Rod was the Ed Sheeran of his day, I guess.

I think something was up with my headphones, as I could hear every fooking word. Jesus wept!

I just find Rod Stewart's style so bland. It's easy listening rock that I forget about immediately when the album is over. My second album of his and he hasn't done anything to change my opinion on him. 2/5

-1 star for the referee whistle at the end of “It’s All Over Now” & -1 for "Only A Hobo" 3/5

idk not great, a couple okay songs but really not my thing

mon dieu, je pogne tellement de bona lbum desuite ahah mais quand meme si je me base sur every picture tells a story celui en un pe uen dessous 4.75

Poor. Not deserving of selection

Already listened to Faces today... let's see if Stewart maintains his hot streak. The titular opening track is not off to a good start. Even with the guitar overpowering his vocals, they still make me cringe here. Plinky plonky stuff on It's All Over Now doesn't do much for me either. I do actually like Country Comfort. Album ends on another strong note with You're My Girl -- a more aggressive instrumental with throaty bass giving this a solid groove factor. All said, this album was more bad than good for me. A few enjoyable songs are the outliers and I am grateful for their existence. Otherwise, this is more true to the Stewart that I have grown to dislike. 2 / 5

Happy to see a Rod Stewart album pop up. He was one of my favorite artists growing up. I enjoyed listening to some of these songs from my younger days. Really liked his version of “It’s all over now” and “Country Comfort”

Highlights: It's All Over Now, Lady Day, Gasoline Alley Leave Em's: Only a Hobo, My Way of Giving Overall Thoughts: This was my first time listening to Rod Stewart and he strikes me as a hit making artist. His really successful songs seem to be very good and there were three or so songs on the album that I thought were just that; very good. The rest of the songs really didn't stand out, nor did they have much to offer. I enjoyed that there were some slow songs (i.e. Lady Day, Jo's Lament) that served as breaks between the classic rock songs. I wish that all of the songs were on the level that he clearly demonstrated he can reach, however much of the album felt like filler. Rod's voice is raspy and unique and provides a cool sound but it doesn't contain much variation and it becomes somewhat bothersome after 45 min. I likely wouldn't search out this album again, except maybe the couple that I liked. Score Breakdown: 3.489 & 3 ->3.245

Rick like this needs to have a bit of an edge to give it what it deserves; this sounds about as dangerous as a rubber duckie.

Just not my flavor. But not horrific enough to drop down to a 1 for me.

Rod Stewart is unremarkable and I don't care for his sore throat vocals.

Rod Stewart's voice seems to be at home here with the folky instruments of this album. This one grew on me more than I thought it would, especially when there were mandolins and violins.