Gasoline Alley

Always had a soft spot for Rod Stewart. Very good album

Something about his voice annoys the fuck out of me, and the songwriting is not even close to strong enough to make up for that. Some of his hits are pretty fun songs, but this just ain't it

Not Rod the Mod’s best album, and it falters a little on the back end, but certainly contains some must-hear material.

Every Rod Stewart album makes me want to hop on my motorcycle and ride about 100 miles, so for me, it’s automatically 5 stars.

3.0

Meh, very mid album. Not a fan of Rod Stewart, but this album was very inoffensive. 2*

2.5

It’s possibly my most uncool opinion (among many contenders), but I do have a soft spot for some early Rod Stewart, particularly his work with Faces (who back him on this album), and even some of his solo stuff. I generally enjoy the folksy country/roots rock sound, but the quality is certainly rather inconsistent. There’s a mix of some really nice songs (such as the title track, and his version of ‘It’s All Over Now’), but others are merely decent, and it runs out of steam the longer it goes on. Good enough for a decent 3 stars overall.

Pretty much what I expected but rock solid

Not for me

Honestly thought I'd hate it after the first track but there are a few solid tracks here and it turns into a fairly decent record although I probably wouldn't listen more than once or twice

Not digging' it, man.

Bang average

Colour me surprised at how good this is. The songwriting was the standout over Rod's raspy voice

A voice only a mother could love, and yet Rod has grown on me over my life. Perhaps it's the wistfulness in the voice that reminds me of my own passing age, perhaps it's modern music's auto tuned lack of imperfections. Whatever it is, though not great, this one is good e-damn-nough for this listener. Pretty damn musical, too.

I always wondered how Rod Stewart got so popular. I remember “Forever Young” and his cover of Tom Waits’ “Downtown Train” from when I was a kid wandering around the grocery store with my mom. I remember wondering how such a scratchy throated (a trait that I do actually respect), lesbian-tennis-player-haired, British dude became so popular on the soft rock airwaves. 40 years later, and I still don’t really understand how this guy got so popular. He’s not terrible, and this record isn’t really terrible either, but nothing about either of them really stands out for me. The raspy voice is pretty recognizable, but the music all feels uninspired. Ultimately, I found myself waiting for this record to finally end. 6/10

2,4/5

Glad when it finished. No substance

strange for me but ok

Who was the first guy who heard rod stewart sing and thought "man, we gotta record this guy!"

4.43525

05/10/2026 Found a previous comment that sums this up: I don't know, man. Rod Stewart. He's just... Rod Stewart. He's nothing special and he's never been something special. He's just a dude with a scratchy voice who can play piano but is only so-so when it comes to songwriting. This debut album... it's 110% a product of the time and hasn't aged well. I find it inoffensive with nothing realy exciting to recommend it. A little on the boring side, honestly. Just really middle-of-the-road background rock. Spotify listeners: 16.7 million

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This was quite lovely. A bit too folky.

You can hear premonitions of “stay with me” and germinations of future ballads in this.

I liked the softer ones, I'm not sure his voice holds up to some of the blues rockers.

this was just a whole lot of nothing for me

It’s Rod but it’s not the best Rod. Not really sure why it’s here.

Going into this one, I was a little skeptical, but I actually ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. It’s a nice blend of rootsy folk rock and blues, and the album has a relaxed, soulful vibe throughout. The production is very earthy and organic, with a rustic and unpolished feel that gives it a raw edge. It almost sounds more like a casual jam session than a traditional studio album, which really adds to its charm.

Vocals were kinda rough in the first song; pretty sure this is his debut album & his vocals sound shot & like he’s tryna sing out of his range but it’s getting better

I can't believe this guy is brittish

Man probably sounded 65 years old the day his voice dropped.

Not my type of music, but it was enjoyable.

Kyllä Stewarttia ihan mielellään kuuntelee. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Good Stuff. From before his mid-70's superstar phase, it's the sound of Rod trying a few different styles to see what suited him. And...it's good, but still short of his prime swaggering phase. Well worth a listen.

Not my fav, but hard not to at least enjoy Rod Stewart

Not my thing but he was talented

Meh. Maybe some of Rod's later stuff I can listen to. This ain't it.

rod steward has a nice voice, but the songs are bland. and most of them in this album aren't even his.

Hhmmm, where to start. Never really been a Rod Stewart fan, even though he's a National Treasure (I think?). I kinda enjoyed the songs, without ever "believing" them, if that makes sense. Rod singing these bluesy, country laments in his Scottish raspy voice. I couldn't get into it. I found a couple of the tracks dragged as well, and skipped to the next. So, I think I'm talking myself into a 2.

I haven’t heard too much from Rod Stewart outside of Forever Young and this album was a very different sound. I think it’s an awesome blend of country and rock, akin to Lynyrd Skynyrd which I love. Big fan of most of the album, a bit indifferent on one or two songs keeping it a 4 for me. But love the cohesion of the sound from each song. Tops are Gasoline Alley, Jo’s Lament, You’re my girl

Some good arrangements, I just wish they were sung by someone else. Not a fan of his voice singing in this genre and the whole album just felt quite medium, it put me in mind of a bunch of demo tapes in different country rock styles to see what fitted best. That said some lovely backing musicians on it. A very mediocre 2.

Dislike his singing voice.

Awesome, who new the IF YOU THINK IM SEXY guy could pump out some country JAMS

Rod Stewart is already known for simple minded, horny lyrics, and his music is generic. His voice has a charm to it, but he's never going to blow you away with anything revolutionary. On top of this, he had the audacity to make his second studio album a cover album? Nah, we don't need to listen to this before we pass on to the otherside. Favorite Track: "My Way Of Giving".

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Country music sung badly by Rod Stewart! Gross! I hate Rod Stewart. This only fuels that fire.

It’s good! I like it. Rod Stewart in general is good. I wasn’t familiar with this album or any of the songs on it, but it was an easy listen front to back. Rock with a bit of 70’s flair to it. Also curious is that this album made the list with no recognizable songs on it. (4)

It's fine.

As much as I love Rod's voice, there's too much fodder in the albums

Great raspy albums

Undeniably and without a doubt one of the albums of all time.

This wasn't terrible it just wasn't quite what I was hoping it would be. It was in the vein of the Faces, but just a little watered down. I wouldn't mind a song or two being played here and there but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again.

Average at best. Fell below expectations. I was expecting better.

Very average album in my opinion. Only two songs worth listening to over again. And one of those is country comfort written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, which means he redid it and it wasn’t even his.

An enjoyable Rod Stewart album

It felt kind of bland, even his raspy vocals could not really save it from being uninteresting.

Pretty solid rockish album

Really great if songs were shorter

Der er nogle rigtig fine sange, men også noget jeg får totalt spat af (I used to love her).... 2.5

"Only A Hobo" synes jeg var meget nice. Resten rimeligt meh

*47 Alt i alt var det lidt for intetsigende.

Super forglemmeligt. Det gør ingenting 2.0

måske ikke lige mig, men det er da fint nok. Kan dog ikke se, hvad det skal på den her liste.

Iv never been a massive Rod Stewart fan as I find a lot of his stuff just okay, it doesn’t massively interest me. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Some catchy tunes. Not amazing, not terrible.

I'm still not sure why these two Rod Stewart albums are on here, especially given this is a collection of covers. "Only a Hobo" has not held up well.

many of the songs felt like they would never end due to ridiculous 1-2 minute outros

Easy listening, but to be honest, when it comes to Rod Stewart I only want to be listening to Maggie May

I feel like this just isn't particularly my kind of music, sorry rod

I feel there are better Rod Stewart songs and albums. This one was just a bit meh for me.

I feel this really suffered for being given to me the day after BB King Live at the Regal. This is vaguely bluesy soft rock that doesn't compare well to proper blues, rock or pop. I found it quite hard to care about.

I liked it, it was pretty good, a little boring at times and nothing too special, also you’re my girl sucked a lot. This is between a 3 and a 4 for me Highlights Only a Hobo (fav) Country Comfort

Boring!!! Boring boring boring boring boring (sorry rod)

I really liked a lot of this album some of it did not enjoy but overall good. I liked the use of different instruments throughout

Wonderful little songwriting; fun and poetic. His voice is strange, but I think I can get used to it. I really enjoyed this project.

I really enjoyed this album

eeesh it's just fine.

I still do not quite understand why Rod Stewart needs this much space in an essential-albums list. 𝘎𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 has a loose, rootsy sound, and his raspy voice certainly gives the record character, but the songs themselves rarely hold my attention. The mixture of folk, rock, and blues is perfectly competent, yet most of the album simply passes me by. There is nothing particularly bad about it, which may actually be part of the problem: very little stands out enough to make me care. Rod Stewart clearly has personality; this album just does very little for me.

Idk man

I guess Rod Stewart always sounded like an old man. Not sure why this one is on the list.

What a terrible cover, lol. Starts ok, the vocals are sort of mid in the mix. Something very pub rock about the whole thing, ahead of its time I guess. But overall I didn't hate it. 2.5 rounded up Heard before? No Owned: yes, 105/398 (26%) Will I get: Probably not

Rod Stewart’s scratchy voice is like nails on a chalkboard and makes this whole album a sensory nightmare. It’s also bland and generic and incredibly boring. I hate it.

um artista que teve como maior trunfo roubar música do DOUTOR jorge ben. acho o rod stewart chato e esse álbum é cansadíssimo, puta que pariu

a voz rouca é o charme do mano né mas eh bem meia boca. não curti mto não.

Meh

Good stuff.

‘It’s all over now’ really stood out to me, it’s a melancholy theme but he turns it into a really upbeat fun song. The rest of the album was pretty enjoyable too

Just felt a bit meh to be honest. Nothing really stood out.

I was surprised by how much I really enjoyed the opening track. The rest of the album is fine.

Kind of a boring album from Rod.

To be fair, I'm not the biggest Rod Stewart fan to begin with, but I'm really unclear on why this particular nothing of an album made the list.

this gets a one star because i'm tired of this type of sound from this project. and for the overall lower review rate i say: this is pretty much how other old same so-so "soft rock" albums this community praise so much sounds like to me, so it's kind of a surprise.

Rod started spreading his wings and flying in a different direction then the group Faces he was fronting. A couple good tracks here and some good blues/country style songs.

Die Musik passt zum Cover...

Like a lot of the albums in this project, I think this one is very anglo-centric, because as an American I can't imagine anyone NEEDING to hear multiple Rod Stewart solo albums before they die and if you only hear one, I can't imagine THIS is the one. That being said... I haven't dug deep into Rod's catalog, mainly only know his and the Faces' hits. Random reactions: Hadn't heard the Dylan cover before. Ronnie Wood has had a pretty amazing career. This album has several covers, and Rod Stewart has a way of making every song sound like a Rod Stewart song. That about covers it. I liked this OK but certainly do not consider it essential.

2.5. Sir Roderick was never my favorite, personally.

Solid 2.5

Never heard anything by Stewart except "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" This was his 2nd album and not listed as a great one by reviewer standards. It was much more southern/country than I was expecting; perfect 'house band for Roadhouse' vibes. The song "Only a Hobo" really got me, a requiem for the downtrodden and reminder of the dignity all humans cling to. Could do without the multiple 2 minute long codas.

Overall: 4/10 I'll never forgive whoever decided that Rod Stewart should sing for a living, I can't stand that gravelly voice. The songs on here would probably be pretty decent with a competent vocalist. Fav Song: Gasoline Alley

Nice to hear an early album by Rod.