Every Picture Tells A Story

Ok rod let's hear it. I don't really like this. I mean it's not that bad it's just not my favourite I suppose. Ok two minute long banjo outro. Amazing grace?? Really?? Ok girl. What are we doing? Not we actually what are you doing Rod. Tomorrow is a long time in a way. You did your big one with that Rod. Maggie girl run. Ok wrap it up. Favourite: Mandolin Wind Least favourite: That's All Right

I respect the Rod but just not a fan.

Eh, pretty bland and safe for my liking, and it's not like the massive track off this thing, 'Maggie May' took my breath away or anything. Rod's obviously a talented vocalist; there's a raw power in that raspy howl, but still a very imperfect human edge to him that makes his voice all the more soothing, welcoming, and easy to follow along with, especially on the very sincere closer '(Find A) Reason to Believe,' maybe my favourite song. It's just the songs themselves don't do much for me; it's like with every song that came up, I'd think to myself about how I'd rather be listening to the Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen. Not that he sounds terribly similar to them, but those artists could scratch the same itches for me. I sort of disavowed it earlier, but honestly, 'Maggie May' and the slower ballad 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' were probably still my other favourite cuts; at least they were somewhat memorable. Still, though, I was very mild on this album by the end.

Do.we.think Maggie May is in her 40s? I like that song even more the older I get.

I'm waiting for the Rod Stewart biopic or documentary to come out that shatters our memories of him prancing around in tight pants and leopard print to cheesy sexy music in the 90s. This guy was a rocker with a real sense of music history and a singular rattly voice.

This is a first…I wish that album was longer.

when i was a kid i remember thinking that Rod Stewart was the epitome of "VH1." i put that in quotes bc growing up obsessed with whatever was on MTV, VH1 seemed old, boring, dated - not for me. 90's Rod Stewart was a plastic-looking crooner. later, i discovered the faces and THIS Rod Stewart. Maybe the best voice in rock and roll. Not every song on this album hits the same but as I myself become a plastic looking crooner, I like Rod.

Just because of his remarkable voice in general and "Maggie May" in special I give it the weak three stars. But overall the album don't convinces me at all. 2,5

Another wish I could give half stars. I’d give this 3.5. Good og Rod Stewart before he married supermodels and became adult contemporary

The little intros/outros on basically every song got on my nerves a bit

3,5

Favourite Songs: That's Alright

Did I like this? I did! It gets a bit good at the end but it's still middle of the road for me ultimately I think

No matter how cheesy or sleazy his records may get, I love Rod Stewart's voice so much that still I look to find a reason to believe. This is the album that justifies my faith - it has a rocky sound and some great songs, and he sings the hell out of them.

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I will say i didn’t get tired or bored of this. Lots of different unique sounds. Him singing amazing grace was pretty fucking funny so he earned a 4

Some fun rock and roll tunes here. Maggie May was good. I liked That’s All Right until the Amazing Grace cover, not sure what that was about lol.

A very good single-side album but unusual that it is side 2. 4 stars or B+.

Very old but very good. I liked it.

Sneaky front to backer.

Cracking album from Rod's early solo years, the Faces are featured heavily and Ray Jackson plays that signature mandolin part on Maggie May. Later Rod donned some leopardskin leggings and asked if we thought he was sexy, of which the less said the better,

Very enjoyable album with quite a wide variety of styles and nice slide guitar tracks

I think it’s a pretty solid album, kind of generic rock but enjoyable. It was good to hear some classic hits on here, but I think the second half is good enough to get a three star stars.

It was an ok album.

Entertaining enough I suppose

I don't actually mind Rod Stewart. It's fine but I'm not going to run out and listen again.

das letzte lied war sogar nicht schlecht

Maybe the best of Rod's great first for solo albums, he produced some fantastic music here and with the Faces. All downhill after Smiler, but this is him at his peak.

Honestly really liked this - fun blend of rock and country. Short and sweet, very good!

Only Rod Stewart I’ve ever heard is when he’s featured on “Everyday” by A$AP Rocky (great tune). Really enjoyed this album!

Ok you go from sad sappy fake gospel singing to some righteous guitar playing. Then back to too long songs. I'm grateful to be in an era where you can listen to "Maggie May" and not have to buy a whole record.

High 3 I liked this more than I thought I would - liked the mandolin

I don’t like the hits on this album, but there are otherwise some great tunes here. I didn’t think much of what he did after this album. I think Small Faces First Step was a great album. After these albums his albums got steadily worse.

One summer in college, my buddy and I had this pad of diner checks and we used to ask people to write their top 10 albums on it, then hung them on our wall. One night we got a guy who worked at a bowling alley to write his for us and #10 was this album. Most people wrote pretty standard fare, Dark Side, etc., so this choice stood out and I've always thought about that guy when listening to this album. Because of course, by the 90's Rod Stewart was not a guy my generation thought of as a rock god, exactly. No offense to bowling alley guy, but this is a not a top 10 album all time. It's pretty good though. It has a rollicking, ramshackle quality that is endearing and effective.

3-4 very high quality tracks but some that don't hits the heights, so a 3

Bit of a forgotten gem of 70s soft rock. Rod has a weird reputation these days, but his work with Jeff Beck, the Faces and indeed this album show he was really great for a while. I love his version of the Dylan track on here.

3.5

Фигня какая то. Кантри худший жанр

Usually love Rod but found this quite monotonous. Maggie May is fab as always though.

Well-made and interesting enough. I didn't hate as much most generic 70s rock.

Oli ihan hyvä levy, osa biiseistä oli tuttuja, vaikka en oo Rodia oikeastaan kuunnellut. Tykkäsin Mickey Walkerin rumpujen soitosta ja se jäi päällimmäisenä mieleen. Se oli ”tight but loose”.

Raspy voiced geezers singing classic rock with this sorta swagger just isn’t for me. The folk component of this is by far my favourite element, and I think with a different vocalist and bit more emphasis on harmony I could probably enjoy this. But that’s not what’s here, and no amount of wishing is going to turn it into CSN&Y, so I’ll just give it 2.5 stars and move on.

it started out alright but somewhere around the middle when amazing grace started playing, became not a huge fan of the front and center acoustic guitar sound i guess

Talk about an album that hasn’t aged well.

solid

Had this one at 4Ex and it got some heavy play. This is back in the day when people listened to entire albums, and Every Picture Tells A Story is one you could listen to and enjoy both sides. All the songs are good or better, Mandolin Wind has always been my favorite Rod song and is perhaps his finest work. Maggie might have gotten overplayed across the years. (5.0*s) The album has a tinge of sadness, it was a great album back then and still is.

A softer side of Rod and a great side at that. This is the top album by Stewart in my opinion. Has his best track, "Maggie May", with some other string forward ones that swoon you like "Reason to Believe" and "Mandolin Wind." Surprised he got so deep only 3 albums in. Could drop the America the Beautiful tribute but doesn't bring the album down much. The record tells a story, but the album cover does not. I don't hate it, but could have got a little more creative. Glad Maggie broke Rodney's heart and he found a rock and roll band that needed a helpin' hand...3.91 stars.

It's becoming clear that I'm Rod Stewart fan. Something about his gravelly vocals resonate with me which held true again on Every Picture Tells A Story. Title track and Maggie May are the runaway singles but the rest of the album is still pretty good. Rod has just enough of a rustic southern feel while still bringing some of the urban rock tones to elevate this folk album from a pedestrian effort to something worth the listen. It's not at the top of any lists, but I still enjoyed it. Rod seems to have a solid range within his catalog from C- to B+/A-. At his worst I don't mind it, and at his best I rather enjoy it. I guess Rod Stewart is just another thing that Grammy and I had in common. 2.88 stars

Another weak spot in my music listening. I once had the opportunity to attend a Rod Stewart concert for free in the early 90s I almost declined, based on being way too cool to attend a Rod Stewart concert. I'm so glad I went. I turned out to be one of the best concerts I had been to!! There is a place for cheesy misogyny. It's not a big place, but it exists!

I am not going to swoon over Rod, or his music.

Played twice to see if I could hear what all the positive reviews were about. It didn’t happen

Okay, some of the 70s stuff in the lyrics hasn't aged well, but this is such a likeable album.

A lot better than I expected. He does have a distinctive voice

Pretty good!

Other than the major tracks, there's not too mush to say about this. It was ok, never really been much of a fan. The cover of that's alright was a surprise, and tagging amazing grace onto the end was rather weird. But overall, I'm not sure..... I do feel giving it a 2 would be a bit mean spirited, but is it really worth a 3? Oh go on then, I'm feeling generous. No I'm not!

A high 2 stars. Never been a fan and never will be. But this wasn’t the ‘drunken uncle at a wedding’ he’s turned out to be nowadays. This was almost entirely listenable. Except for the weird ‘Amazing Grace’ just randomly tagged on to the most mediocre song on the album.

Not for me. Roots rock done by a young Rod. Horrible stuff. But there are two exceptions 'Maggie May' and the one track which stuck out like a sore thumb '(I Know) I'm Losing You' what a belter. It stands out in the same way as 'Stay With Me' did on 'A Nod is as Good as a Wink ...'. The rest of this is utter toilet. Just for those two tracks, it deserves a two star score.

Better than I thought it was gonna be. I do like his raspy voice. The Amazing Grace cover was kind of weird but I didn't hate That's Alright. Rod gets a bad rapp but I didn't think this was so bad.

Forhonor breo

Accidentally listened to this on shuffle because my laptop's Spotify client defaults to shuffle for some God forsaken reason. This is certainly notes. If someone told me this was their favourite album ever I would block them

Great voice but mediocre songs

really beautiful album with gorgeous acoustics. his voice is rough and raspy, there are a lot of songs on this album that i could really happily listen to. like mandolin wind, seems like a long time, and (find a) reason to believe. sexy 70s rock with some random country and irish vibes in there hmmm

Not a fan but not a bad album

I always thought Rod Stewart albums were music strictly for old-timers, but I was surprised by how good this was. Stewart doesn't have the most beautiful voice in the world, it's a little rough around the edges, but he makes it work in his own unique way. There wasn't a single song I disliked, and I might check out some more of his most popular tunes; I don't really want to listen to more full albums of his, but I'll look into the rest of his hits. That'll put it at a low 4/5 for me.

all i'll say is thank god this album was short

This Rod Stewart was actually sick. Maggie May and find a reason were standout tracks but there was some cool grooves on this. Honestly 4.5. Shoutout Rodney Stewartship.

This is the second Rod Stewart album we've gotten this week in my group. It's pretty much exactly the same style and sound as Gasoline Alley; I think either set of songs could be on either one. This one does seem to make use of a little more instrumental variety like the mandolin or whatever that is in Maggie May (and you know, Mandolin Wind). It's a nice little touch to an otherwise classic ensemble of rock music instruments. Better than the last one but not that much.

3.5

Really good album and I’m gonna round up. To be fair I think it’s more a 3.5 than a 4 but it’s close. It’s just a good Sounding album and “Maggie May”’is one of the greatest singles of all time. Gonna rate 4 but it’s more like 3.8. It’s Just not all there for me

This sure did seem like a long time, despite only being ~40 minutes long. I have no reason to believe I'll be listening to this again, he lost me... but that's all right.

In a crowded field, there is much better

Decent album that feels like a bunch of musicians just hanging out and making something happen. I discovered Reason to Believe by Vagabon and Courtney Barnett is a cover, and one I prefer to Stewart's version which incidentally is also a cover. So it lead me down that rabbit hole if nothing else. If this somehow slipped into the record player I wouldn't turn it off, but I doubt I'll go back for another helping.

This album sounds like it was recorded in somebody's basement, a late-night impromptu session after the bars had closed and all the musicians still wanted to play. (Given that the liner notes include references to "the mandolin player in Lindisfarne" since Stewart couldn't remember Ray Jackson's name, that may not be too far off.) It's rough around the edges and a little sloppy in places, but the band is good enough that it sounds good regardless. Stewart's lyrics tend to be long and rambly in a way that doesn't really appeal to me (particularly when he talks about his "slit-eyed lady" in the title track). Solid album, not really my style.

These three stars are in no way a validation of Rod Stewart or his antics. He is still an absolute bell end.

Very forgettable. Never understood Rod Stewart’s being considered up there with the other British blues greats. Maggie May is a fine song, but there’s nothing here that can hold a finger to cream, the stones, Fleetwood Mac, etc…

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In the words of Steven Van Zandt: "You're not gonna believe this, but Rod Stewart is white!" 7 keepers in 8 (88%). 1 banger (13%). 101

It's all fine playing, but I really don't like the sound that's strung together. Not a fan of the voice either. Great bass playing.

This starts off super strong--I really like the title track. Mandolin Wind is a good track. There were some forgettable tracks but I might go back to this. High 3/5.

interesting guitar sections on most of the intros. I'm not a fan of Rod (in British that means I dislike him, but I'm not a hater either). 1 song is familiar as I'm old enough...

Always great to hear childhood albums. Didn’t realize that this was likely an influence on the Black Crowea

Another Rod Stewart album. Another solid rock-and-roll album, with some nice folk and mandolin. It is a pitty that it does not contain more original songs. For me, this is between 3 and 4 stars. I especially enjoy the original tracks: "Every Picture Tells a Story", "Maggie Mae" (clearly my favourite), and "Mandolin Wind". Among the covers, I think "Tomorrow Is A Long Time", or "(Find A) Reason To Believe" are ok. Overall, I think this is 3,5 stars. However, irt is better than Gasoline Alley for me, so I'm awarding 4 stars here.

I just didn't need more dad rock. 3/10

Oh the torture of repetitive lyrics (I skipped That's All Right halfway through) but other songs were okay. I'm only familiar with Maggie May.

Just good fun. Rod's voice is in top Faces form. And yes, I enjoyed the little slide into Amazing Grace at the end of That's All Right. Just some solid singing, songwriting, and covering. Exacltly what you want in a rock and roll album.

This album was my introduction to Rod Stewart. I know it wasn't his debut but for me it was. I wore the grooves out on the vinyl copy that I had. I fell in love with that gravelly voice and I have seen him at least a dozen times since then. Even once with the Faces on Ronnie Wood's farewell tour with them right before he joined the Rolling Stones

Full disclosure: I have NEVER liked rod stewart, so this album was going to have to fight one hell of a battle to change that opinion. It didn’t achieve that. The musicianship is fine, but outside of a few songs, they don’t seem particularly well constructed, rod’s lyrics and vocals have never been my cup of tea. “Maggie Mae” is well constructed, as is “Reason to Believe” but it’s not the version I was most familiar with, not better or worse, per se, but it didn’t sound quite right. Anyhoo, long story short it isn’t god awful, but it doesn’t seem good to me either. If you like it, cool, but it’s not for me.

Lyrics are problematic but I love dancing to the title track of this album. Get a little jag on and pretend I’m in Almost Famous lol I feel like this one hosted a lot of living parties with stubby beer bottles.

This has a clip I wasn't expecting. Amazing Grace being there was kinda weird but fine

I can't get excited for Rod Stewart. Maggie May is pretty good. I do think Rod is ruined for my generation to a certain extent.. like he's Michael Bolton-ified

This is a good album for the most part. There are a few misses, but somehow this album kind of rocks. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did, but there's a great mix of rock, folk, and blues that gives it a lot of character. Definitely one of the better Rod Stewart albums I've heard so far.

This was okay. I find his voice a little grating in all honesty, but I’ve definitely heard worse. Won't rush back, but wasn't ready to rip off my ears either.

not bad

I have not heard this before. I’m not a big fan of Rod Stewart but that’s based entirely on his radio hits, which range from great to abysmal. I used to hate Rod Stewart which I think was based on oversaturation on both oldies radio with his old songs and and pop radio with his 80s output, and then mtv playing his unplugged session over and over again when I was in high school. I’m grown up to admit that Maggie May and Reason To Believe are great songs now. The covers of I’m Losing You and That’s All Right are both my favorite versions of them by a long shot but they’re an interesting take. The rest of the album is a decent mix of hard rock and folk that’s nothing special but it’s fun. I like Rod Stewart just fine I guess.

Fine but boring and repetitive. I kept thinking a song was ending only to find there was half of it left.

Time makes fools of us all I suppose. My impression of Rod Stewart was as a bit of a 'lame-o' by the time I was coming into consciousness; Da Ya Think I'm Sexy being the touchstone. Hard to square his reputation as a hard drinkin' blues man, full of soul at this point in 1971 with the picture in my mind. This album is full of very competent twangy, bluesy rock; nothing I feel is mind blowing. The mandolin is star I think - even the mega hit Maggie May feels pretty straightforward until the mandolin at the end, which I admit is sublime. I prefer the Faces record from this same year, which has a bit more oomph.

Instruments are decent, his voice is okay on the couple tracks he’s not rasping and shrieking

first time listening to rod stewart.

Another one I wanted to like more than I did. Rod has a classic rock voice, but the songs just aren't that good. Some decent musicianship, but qlso some lyrics that have NOT aged well. Didn't lead me to hate it but I really can't see why it's here. Scrapes a 2.

I could've passed on this one. I was underwhelmed. Hopefully if another Rod Stewart album appears it will be a better one.