Every Picture Tells A Story

Everything I expected this to be. Nice and bluesy with a touch of pop.

love the strings and drums, good vibes! not bad, I enjoyed it :)

The mandolin industry really owes Rod quite a great debt. Dude absolutely owned that sound. Also every Rod Stewart song on this album is secretly two to three Rod Stewart's songs - it's a secret to everybody.

decently nice album with some interesting elements to complement the rock ballads,

Decent, liked the instrumentation and Stewart's raspy voice. A bit commercial-sounding though.

Supremely enjoyable, this.

Much better than I expected; definitely different from the Rod Stewart I’ve known over my life.

Maggie was abusive to Rod

Classic rock

I liked it! The non-hits we're still great. Loved his cover of Elvis. Still a bit to folky for a perfect score

If you grew up in the 80s, Rod Stewart could be (was) looked at a cheesy clown - boring middle of the road soccer mom music - and it even got a lot worse after that. And I definitely slagged on him a lot - for most of his video "hits" and even some in his recent past (e.g. disco stylings of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"). Good god no turn the station now please. But goddamn if there wasn't about an 18-24 month period in the early 70s where Rod Stewart wasn't the Man. And this is in that sweet spot - right off the bat from the first song, the title track (which makes me think of one of my favourite movies "Almost Famous" as it was used in a scene). The album vacillates between driving rock and mellow folk, from guitar-based to country violin and mandolins. I believe "Maggie May" was his biggest hit, in North America at least. To today's ears it surely sounds, well, old. But gritty blues-based rock has to start somewhere and if it didn't start here it was refined (in a year - 1971 - that had an absurd and historic amount of amazing music released) or distilled on this album to near perfection, backed by The Faces who for some stupid business reasons couldn't all be credited. Personal favourites are the title track and "I'm Losing You" It's not perfect (e.g. the weird Amazing Grace bit seems a little out of place and I wouldn't have minded a little more of the better up-tempo material) but it's a great snapshot and an easy ~40 minute listen - a perfect example of all the musical creativity exploding everywhere in 1971. 8/10 4 stars

its ok. 3.5 would be my grade. round up to 4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uufIBy8VWOU

was aightttt

Rod sounds great, sounds like it was a lot of fun in that studio.

There is a deep part of me that links back with Rod Stewart. In a way his music has always been a part of my life. This album is just another thread in that web. It’s fantastic and touches on folk, rock, and even a hint of soul. His raspy voice and picked guitar are timeless. Some of these songs will be played at my funeral.

I enjoyed this! Rod seems to put a lot of heart into his singing. I used to not like his voice, but it has grown on me and I do like it now.

Practically a Faces album in disguise and easily his best solo work. Has a wide range of emotions throughout but on the whole is a very warm and enjoyable record. He certainly has a very distinct and soulful voice which is balanced well in the mix.

Used to listen to this record as a kid as my mom had a lot of his albums. Hot Rod doesn’t get the credit he deserves. This album balances nicely his rockier side with his crooner stylings that we saw a lot of in his later career. Really enjoyed the backing vocalists and a lot of the band jams here. Mandolin Wind, in particular features some fantastic instrumentation. Could have done without the Amazing Grace rendition at the end of “That’s All Right”. Not that it was a bad rendering, I just found myself asking why it was there? Fave tracks: “Maggie May” (Obviously) “Seems Like A Long Time” “Mandolin Wind”

Solid

-"Every Picture Tells A Story" and "That's All Right" pick up nice towards the end after starting bluesyish. -Nice bluesy rock. If it had a little more intensity it probably would get up to 5 stars

Музыка, но мне было тяжело сконцентрироваться на альбоме в целом. Хотя конец приятнейший. Слушается легко.

Great voice

Surprised how much I liked it

Surprisingly good dad rock

Pretty solid

Love me some Maggie May

I've never been a fan of Rod Stewart's voice, but this album was surprisingly great as a whole.

Rod Stewart has such a great voice!

Great reminisce...some top quality tunes mandolin wins, every picture, Maggie,

A mix of country and classic rock that I liked. Very pleasant to listen to. (7/10) Favorite Tracks: Maggie May, Mandolin Wind

Pretty good album including his most popular song.

The Maggie May album :)

Not really my thing - mastering was ok. Rhythms are great tho! I liked the tempo change on track 1

Not totally surprised this is as good as it is after the way Nick Hornby talked about old Rod Stewart in his novel 31 songs. (I know) I'm Losing You being my favourite.

I liked it

I know I listened to this, and I thought I rated it, but I guess not. I like it, thought it was something that dad would listen to.

Sounds like an album good for a backyard get together with friends on a hot summer evening

not as bad as I was expecting.

You dont have a friend in me

Brilliant. Even know a lot of the words.

Really nice surprise. One of the best albums here so far. Some songs are maybe unnecessarily long though.

this was alright. it was a little boring but a nice listen and the songwriting was decent. 7/10

Great album.I loved Rod in this era before he became a ''pop star''

I’ve not heard this album before and I’m not a Rod Stewart fan. This combined with the lyrics of the first song were guaranteeing a low score, but then Maggie Bell’s vocals kicked in near the end and saved the day. I hear he’s also re-written the lyrics. I like the rambling, rootsie, guitar-jam, gospel-feel to the album, especially the slide & violin. Fortunately, only a few tracks are credited to Rod. The last two songs are great covers. I couldn’t bear to listen to Maggie May one more time but the acoustic intro on the album version is nice.

Classic Rock classic! Not a masterpiece, but an astounding strong record, with some of best rock tracks of the decade: Maggie May, Mandolin Wind... It would be 4.5 stars if possible

En su línea. Ameno y con ritmo

One of those albums that is probably on the list because of its most popular song. Maggie May is classic and some others are alright but it got kinda boring by the last 3 songs. 7

“Maggie May” and “(Find A) Reason To Believe” make it pop

Un álbum agradable, nunca había escuchado un disco completo de Rod Stewart, pero la pasé bien, aunque no sea tanto mi género. La voz me gusta mucho y todo el álbum me da vibras gringas, aunque él sea británico, pero pues son los sonidos, ¿no? Medio folk y esas cosas. Creo que no hay canción que me aburriera, tienen buenas variaciones, suenan bien, pero "Every Picture Tells A Story", "That's All Right" y "Mandolin Wind" me gustaron más. En fin, 8.5/10

Classic rock is classic. My wife would give this 10 stars.

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No voy a dar explicaciones 😡

I think this one might be Peak Rod Stewart. While the voice is clearly an iconic element, there is also tons of understated, subtle mastery in how the music is produced and engineered.

God Bless Rod Stewart!

Great crooner

Good stuff

7.5/10

Album 250. Every Picture Tells A Story (https://open.spotify.com/album/4h1e47X26VQHXCjNZZ5P3v?si=wp8lM0GZReSzSXO22GQEhg) — Rod Stewart (1971) omg, Rod Stewart again, okay. This one is less enjoyable for me. 3/5 Liked: — Maggie May — (I Know) I'm Losing You

With his distinctive voice, he made beautiful songs.

Rod is a good singer and songwriter, and I enjoyed this, but I dunno, it felt a little... Okay I'm not young but it felt like old people music. I'm sorry.

Maggie may is brilliant, the rest is mostly better than I would give Rod Stewart credit for. He's got a kinda indie scene haircut from the 2000s on the cover, so fair play to him. I think 3 is fair

Didn’t mind this, but probably wouldn’t listen to again. Cool to put a sound to the name.

'Maggie May' is the highlight and the rest was fine. I'm not Rod's demographic but nothing specific to dislike

When I was younger, Rod Stewart was only played with a few songs on the radio, which was my main source of music back then. And that was just fine. One of those songs was “Maggie May.” It was nice to hear it again. But that’s enough for a long time to come. 3/5

Every picture tells a story - 3 Seems like a long time - 3 That's all right - 3 Tomorrow is a long time - 3 Maggie may - 5 Mandolin wind - 3 (I know) i'm losing you - 4 (Find a) reason to believe - 3

A bit too country but ok. 6/10

Very torn here. I didn't NOT enjoy the album, but I just don't like Rod's voice--sort of like listening to Lemmy. However, the songs (aside from a couple) are good songs. Overall a 2.5 for me, but bumping for Reason to Believe which is an all timer

I like Maggie May, but don't get how this album topped the charts. Sounds fine but average to me

I always think I dislike Rod Stewart and then I listen a bit and I'm like "nah, he's alright".

My girlfriend walked in on me listening to Rod Stewart singing Amazing Grace. Thé relationship is now over.

Siento que lo escuché porque me tocó, pero no lo voy a volver a escuchar nunca más. Linda letra, aburrida melodía.

Lots of fun. I’d never listened to a full Rod Stewart album before but the tracks hold up and he certainly isn’t just a man of the hits. That said, Maggie May is a track that speaks for itself and it’s famous for a reason.

Standard blues/pub-rock jams featuring Stewart's iconic raspy singing. Has the classic Maggie May single, but the rest is not particularly remarkable.

Quite nice

I like me some Rod every now and again

Good

People who listen to folk music probably think this is what rock sounds like

3/5 Really only heard Maggie May before listening to the whole album today. That song rocks. The rest is alright, nothing that really sticks with me though. Mandolin Wind is probably my other fav track

Arrancamos la semana con Rod Stewart, otro de tantos músicos que sólo ubico por canciones sueltas. No puedo agregar más que es un álbum tranquilo, para música de fondo. Gracias y hasta mañana

Not too bad but nothing special either. Hot Rod baby.

A very spotty first half, the covers I didn't really care for except "Amazing Grace". But man that second half is all bangers, songs so good I really don't mind Rod's voice as much. High 3

Osaahan tuo laulaa, mutta ei oikee oma pala kakkua. Mutta ei kyllä huonoakaan

Hyvinhän se Rodi hoilaa. Kuitenkin aika geneeristä meininkiä, niin ei pääse kolmosta ylemmäs.

Oho tää riki sorsan tuotoshan on ihan kova kokonaisuus. Helppo kolkki viivan takaa.

Weird. Couple of bangers, couple of stinkers

Hello again Rod. I don't hate this but also don't quite get why it's considered significant enough to show up in a list like this.

Surprisingly not rubbish. Some nice songs, a bit of bluesy rock with some good guitars mixed in with the crooning songs. Not the most memorable but certainly a pretty solid album.

There are some great hits on here. I've probably heard them a few too many times from the days when I had to ride around in a crew van for many hours a day with the same radio station tuned. I like the folksy sound of a lot of the tunes..

It is fine

i think i have 70s rock fatigue. this was ok

Its alright Its rod man

Hotrod

Just not that special

From this vantage point, the album’s pretty standard-issue fare. I’ll always love his voice. But these songs don’t really challenge him—or the listener. The one, obvious exception: “Maggie May.”

fine

Good album! Love the guitar in this!

Liked some of the songs here and the roots heartland rock sound is pretty cool. But I just find rod to be kind of boring as a vocalist and as a songwriter. 6/10 Favourite: Every Picture Tells a Story Least Favourite: Thats All Right

I guess my opinion of Rod isn’t super high because when I saw this album cover for today I think I winced a little, but I enjoyed listening to this album more than I expected to. On the spectrum of “British guy(s) go bluesy”, we have on one end the hokey caricature done by The Rolling Stones and on the other, the saccharine and soulless stylings of the early Beatles. On ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’, Rod manages to land somewhere squarely in the middle in a good way, with a sound that clearly is tipping its cap to blues and folk music and retaining some real character from those styles while also maintaining a completely distinct identity. The mandolin on “Maggie May” makes a lot more sense contextually when you listen to the whole album. Interestingly, Stewart only has writing credits on three of nine songs on this album—the opening title track, “Maggie May”, and “Mandolin Wind”. The latter two are both excellent and form an emotional and musical high point for the album in my opinion. The intro to “Mandolin Wind” weirdly reminded me of “Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star? But the covers included on the album are smartly chosen, well-executed, and woven with the original songs to form something of a meta-narrative in a way that works really well. Also a big fan of the steel guitar on this album. My biggest gripe about this album is that almost none of these songs need to be longer than four minutes (I’ll give a pass to “Maggie May” and “Mandolin Wind” for five minutes) and quite a few of them are. Overall I’d rate this a 3.5 ⭐️ if I could, but considering the low likelihood that I will listen to the full album again, I will round down.

3.5 vinyl cop

its ok, its fine

algum bar no sul dos estados unidos tem esse em loop

Not a great fan of Rod's music

Every picture tells a story. A great title track that led into this album. It didn’t feel like a 5 minute track which I appreciated, it also had a good narrative aspect to it, casual racism aside. I’ve been enjoying the guitar in this album! Maggie May especially has some nice acoustic in the intro and throughout! Mandolin wind was very sweet and folky. (I know) I’m losing you had some lovely driving drums and some good piano moments. (Find a) reason to believe was an apt closer. Overall, enjoyed most of this album, but I wasn’t overly impressed by it. 3/5 ⭐️ 119/1089

surprisingly ok lol

Blues, folk ja kantri rokkia. Aika keskivertoa, ei sillein säväytä. Aika semmoista terassi musaa. Parhaat: Maggie May, (Find A) Reason To Believe

Some great songs on here

6/10

yeah that’s all right

This is actually pretty good. His voice is really good on here - and Maggie May is a banger, but there are actually other songs just as good on here

err nice lyrics tho.

dá pra entender pq ele lotou a praia de copacabana.. rock n roll !!

there’s something incredibly off putting about this opening song. yea this isn’t doing it for me.

Álbum con mucho estilo y sello propio. Se sienten reales las historias. La mejor: Maggie May.

I liked this. Good mix of blues rock

It’s a pretty middle-of-the-road album. It’s not bad and I can enjoy it, but nothing really stands out. It just kind of goes by

Rod I’ve heard of you, you’ve been mentioned many times but I actually Gita chance to sit with your work and brother, this was some solid work.

Þetta hækkaði álit mitt á Rod Stewart aðeins. Skemmtileg plata að mörgu leyti.

Highlights: (Find a) Reason to Believe, (I Know) I'm Losing You. In a nutshell: folk rock, featuring mandolin. Overall: 5/10

5/10… classic - soft rock / *1971

Standing on the shoulders of giants, Rod has some decent tracks here. It's a total mixed bag, though.

Rod Stewart grates on my nerves after awhile. Which is why it really surprised me that I like the second half of this album. Everything from Maggie Mae on was pretty good.

It was okay.

A low 3 … it was very Rod Stewarty.

Nothing really stood out to me, didn’t hate listening to it but it didn’t really do much for me

Its... okay. It is a very dated album. This is amplified more by lyrics like "slit-eyed lady". But it is still dated other than that. All of the songs are very similar, they all have a similar build up and a similar instrumental. It isn't unenjoyable by any means though.

Eh, some of this was cool.

I was not looking forward to this - I've long considered Stewart overrated and a bit of a buffoon. So I was pleasantly surprised to find that, beyond just "Maggie May," there are other worthy efforts here - the lush guitar work on Dylan's "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" and Stewart's own "Mandolin Wind" are particularly welcome, and Stewart's Faces' version of "(I Know) I'm Losing You" stands up to the Temptations' original. But the clunky moments are particularly clunky, whether its Stewart's ode to a "slit-eyed lady" who doesn't believe in birth control on the title track (Orientalism much?), or a version of "Amazing Grace" tacked onto "That's All Right" that feels deeply out of place. Still, this was better than expected, although I continue to think he's overrated and a bit of a buffoon.

Isn’t he the one that Michael Jackson cringed at in the we are the world video?

I liked this more than I thought I would. Have always thought Rod Stewart was cheesy, but this album was catchy and fun. 3.4

During my listen, I had the thought multiple times, “this kinda slaps.” And yet now that it’s over I can’t remember any of it. Except to say that his voice is very unique. 6/10 Pretty Good

Pretty basic rock album. Sounds too dusty to me...

Maggie May is undeniably an exceptional song. The rest is so so and feels repetitive. Then again I am an unapologetic Rod Stewart hater.

Fine, but nothing special.

Albums like these make me want to find out how many Bob Dylan covers there are on this list in total. I think I've found at least 10 so far, four of which are from the same crappy Byrds album. The version of Amazing Grace at the end of one of the songs is great. I feel like the album as a whole is doing a lot with a little. Most of the songs use a 12-Bar Blues progression or similar, they're pretty much all of the songs are love songs in one way or another. Some of the songs are really dragged down by that, like I though Maggy May was gonna be a really unique folk tune, but it just turned into something similar to the other stuff on the album. Mandolin Wind finally did something different from the rest, until the last 30 seconds when they needed to give the song a big ending for some reason. The album should really dare to be different for more than 30 seconds like it did in the first 90% of that song. All of my favorite parts of the album were when some of the instruments got taken out and left the song with just a few guitars.

I really don't think we needed multiple Rod Stewart albums on this list. I can't remember what it was about Gasoline Alley that made me give it a 7/10 - maybe just the whims of whatever mood I happened to be in that day. Those same whims mean I can't really give this one any more than a 6.

Some great little instrumental bits on here but overall pretty average.

This is way better than Gasoline Alley. His voice is working better on this album, and the "abrasive" backing vocals really do a good job supporting him. There's a bit too much Country music in here for my taste, but it seems to work for him.

was a great album at the time; hasn't aged quite as well for me. I've never been in love with Rod's voice, always seemed forced and not even close to the quality of his backup singers, who as usual deserve more credit. Maggie May will always have a soft spot in my heart.

Não me conquistou, não achei nada de especial. Talvez seja um bom álbum para se ouvir durante uma viagem de carro ou num sítio tranquilo com uma boa vista. Mas hoje, na minha cama e com fones, não achei nada de especial. No entanto, percebo o porquê de haver tanta gente a gostar da música do Rod.

Stonesy, country, folky, bluesy and largely successful, though a fair few of the songs stretch out a little longer than strictly necessary. Nevertheless it reads well as an album. The singles (an excellent Temptations cover, the title track and of course Maggie May) are doing the majority of the heavy lifting, but other covers and self-writes aren’t just filler. It’s fun to see that when Rod picks up the pen he can deliver on down-home monogamy as well as his own swaggering (and toy-boy) lifestyle. There’s something just not quite hitting home for me though; I’m probably longing for fewer acoustic instruments and more rocking, so I guess I just want Faces🤷🏽‍♀️.

(4/7) nothing especially good, nothing especially bad

I wasn't expecting this to sound so vintage. I quite like the sonic quality of the band, reportedly the Faces for a large part. I can imagine this going hard in the pub scene...sort of in the same realm as AC/DC with that gravelly vocal and up-tempo rock. Didn't know Rod Stewart had such a rockin' early career...my familiarity with his music was his soft-pop ballads from the 90s lol.

3.5

I feel like a basic bitch but I relatively enjoyed this album. I don’t know why he just randomly cut to Amazing grace at the end of one of his songs, seemed like he was trying to hard to incorporate country into his songs that makes it feel a little forced. Lyrics were also pretty meh in some songs (looking at That’s All Right) Overall an enjoyable listen though. Fave songs: Maggie Mae and (find a) reason to believe 3/5

not unpleasant, and quite nice ballads. Folk music I'd call it

Didn't enjoy it as much as Faces, but it wasn't bad.

i liked maggie may

Like Springsteen, what a great voice! I prefer Stewart’s songs, so call this a 3.5 to Springsteen’s 2.5, but I rounded them the same because I probably won’t relisten to either. But with Stewart it’s more likely.

Two all timers on an album of decent blues/folk tunes and I'm right between a 3 and 4

A very bluesy album. While the album includes several instruments, its composition is very simple and most tracks sound to just be a collection of guitars and drum beats. Stewart’s raspy voice is unique and works well in this format. Maggie May is the shining star on this album for me, but the other tunes were enjoyable as well. Stewart’s songs all tell a story and do it well enough that you can envision his plights. This is a justifiable addition to this list of 1001.

Every picture tells a story … And most of those stories are really boring and end up sounding exactly the same.

Average

I don't know, man. I feel like I could allllmost like Rod Stewart. I just wish he wasn't so.....Rod Stewart.

It's not really cool to like Rod Stewart. Somewhere along the line he became the leopard-print-clad, wedding DJ favourite, "Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?" version of himself. But, it's important to remember that back in the day he was part of the Jeff Beck Group and Faces, two well-respected bands of the late 60s. Saying that, I do admit that my eyes rolled when I saw this album pop up. But maybe I was too quick to judge... "Every Picture Tells a Story" kicks off with a jangly acoustic guitar, and rough bass line that immediately steps back into Faces territory. I mean, it should, seeing as most of the band are playing on the album. The songs on the album are rough around the edges, but in a good way. Acoustic strumming sits alongside decent rock riffs, and the guitar work throughout is genuinely great. I think it's mostly Ronnie Wood, so it's not a crazy statement to say that at times it reminds me of 70s-era Rolling Stones. It might lack the bite or grittiness of the Stones, but it does share the same country honky-tonk blues tone throughout. When it's not bluesy, it's folky. You've got mandolin (a lot of mandolin), slide, and some really great acoustic guitar moments. Special mention has to go to the acoustic slide guitar of "That's All Right", the medieval intro of "Maggie Mae" and just everything about "Mandolin Wind", a genuinely great song. There's nothing groundbreaking going on, but the folky, bluesy melodies are properly impressive, and the musicianship is far better than I expected. It's an easy, enjoyable listen throughout, and certainly didn't deserve the eye roll I initially gave it.

It was Ok. Never been much of a fan of RS.

A very basic and uninspired rock album. It sounds dated even for the 70s. It’s completely inoffensive, so I definitely didn’t hate it, but at the same time, there’s just nothing to point out. Very mid, very forgettable.

Typical 70s rock with a little sexism and racism that seems to have been necessary for a real guy in those years. Musically inoffensive, if you can stand his raspy voice over a whole album.

I actually enjoyed the blend of genres in this, fun album

Maggie May is fantastic and I suspect on listening to this album more I’d like it more, but I can only think of my Nan and her obsession with Rod

I really like his voice. Maggie May is a great song

Pretty nice

Way better than expected

not really my style

Not mind blowing but kept me pretty entertained. I didn't realise Rod Stewart was a musician so this was quite a surprise (I thought he was a football manager)

I actually enjoyed this more than I expected, maybe because I feel that some songs were slightly reminiscent of Bon Jovi (who I love). Sure, the album wasn't extraordinary but it was solid and I had a good time listening to it.

Simple lyrics for a simple man and a simple album. Why is Amazing Grace just thrown in at the end of one of the songs, kinda weird. On another note Rod Stewart's hair cut reminds me of an emu

I think it's better than Gasoline Alley. That's it. That's the review.

Country rock. Good fun. Would listen to again

Solid album. More intricate guitar work than I anticipated!

aquelas musicas que o refrão é o nome da música algumas me fizeram lembrar daqueles momentos em que o protagonista do filme americano percebe que as coisas estão mudando a title tem uma letra legal se fecho os olhos enxergo a galera de moicano lançando aquele passinho do pulp fiction

Ik was enthousiast toen ik zag dat we naar Rod Steward gingen luisteren vandaag, een bekende naam waarvan ik de muziek nog niet goed kende. Ik heb veel snaarinstrumenten langs horen komen 12-strings, mandolines slide gitaar etc. Als gitarist vind ik dat persoonlijk altijd leuk om te horen ook omdat het allemaal erg vakkundig is gedaan. Ik was gecharmeerd van de productie van dit album, het geheel klinkt warm en droog. Over het algemeen vind ik de liedjes niet zo bijzonder, het is niet echt blijven hangen en is beetje vlak, daarom geef ik dit album drie sterretjes.

Some good songs here. He always used to annoy me, but I do like some of these. And you have to admit it’s a great line, “knowing that you lied straight faced while I cried.”

Maggie May >>>>>>> Rod Stewart has such fun music overall

I think I figured it out. This is a safer alternative to the Rolling Stones. As such, despite being competent rock and roll, it's just not as interesting. At worst, Stewart and company almost feel they stretch things out on purpose to fill time. At best, this has good energy that sounds live.

This gets a +1 because Sir Rod is a Celtic supporter. Hail hail.

Maggie May is easily the stand-out, did I ever heard a Rod Stewart song before this morning? Couldn't tell you, likely I'd say. ...ye

A solid contender for potentially appearing in the as-yet-unwritten book 'Another 1001 Albums You Should Hear Before You Die'.

Lyssnat två vändor nu och mycket är ju bra här. Tomorrow is a long time, Maggie may och i know I’m losing you är höjdpunkter. Det är en jävla pipa han har! Men det är nåt som inte når fram, i långa stunder lyckas liksom inte roddan fånga mig. Är man för präglad av att han känts så jävla bingo lotto-rock hela ens liv? Han ska i alla fall ha ett varmt tack för att hans platta ”spanner in the works” var tröjspons för Bajen säsongen 95. Blev några hundra tuss in på det krisande kontot! För den goda insatsen för svensk fotboll avrundas den starka 2an uppåt till en svag 3a.

Man får inte glömma hur bra Roddan faktiskt sjunger. Otrolig

Absolutely no one sounds like Rod Stewart. What a voice! This is fine... if a bit ignorable.

I was enamored with Rod Steward when I was younger because of his voice. Musically, this is fine, but definitely nothing special. I still love his voice, though. Mandolin Wind is my favorite on here, followed by Maggie May and (Find A) Reason To Believe.

do ya think i’m sexy? no i don’t. my unresolved hatred of rod stewart may be negatively affecting this review but it negatively affected my experience of this album. it’s fine. three stars.

better than I expected

Rod Stewart is OK. And this album is better than good. Lot prettier in spots than I was expecting. Definitely here Stones influence. Am I gong to reach for it again, probably not, but a decent listen.

I'm disappointed that this early Rod Stewart album held only one song that I dug. The music is fine, the voice is unique but the album doesn't engage me.

Nice one I liked it

I liked Maggie May and that one cover of an Elvis cover. 3.5

Yesterday, we had The Who’s “Tommy” album. It was full of instrumental passages that simply felt arranged & executed. At least on “Every Picture Tells a Story”, Rod Stewart puts some level of passion into his performances. By the end of the opening title track, which crescendoes into that group chorus, I knew I wouldn’t be able to fault Stewart of what The Who fell so short of yesterday. As for the rest of this album beyond a hopeful opener? Eh. Not bad. Not amazing. “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” was a much-needed switch up right when things started sounding repeated. “Maggie May” does show how needless some of the other songs on here, it’s just the best in its class. “Mandolin Wind” was pretty solid, taking the kitchen sink approach to its arrangement, with a bit of everything over its longer runtime. I’ll still take Gasoline Alley” which Stewart made a few years before this one, it had a bit more pop to its melodies and is sincerely impressive for something out of the late 70’s. 3/5 on this one

Surprisingly liked this a good bit for a Rod Stewart album. Sure beats Gasoline Alley from a month or so ago. 3.5/5

It's totally fine. Just not really my thing.

Ok, zanimiv. Kle res poznam sam ene dva komada od njega in oba sta kasnejša od tega albuma. Ha, že od nekdaj je mel ta glas? So far nism neki navdušena, nič posebnega. Zakaj je kr naenkrat "Amazing Grace" po najbl bluesovskem komadu? Ampak, k da je vse en komad? "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" se sliš, da je napisal Bob Dylan. "Maggie May" naj bi bil njegov breakout hit? Ok. "Mandolin Wind" je kr kul. In suddenly na konc albuma drug vajb -z "(I Know) I'm Losing You", k mi je dejansko ful všeč. (Ha, lol. Glih gledam, originalno je to The Temptations komad, katere mam pa ful rada, tko da, ni čudn, da mi je všeč.) Veselim se, da spet kdaj dobim album, ki me bo navdušil. Še zmer lovim ta high od prvih petih zvezdic, ko sem šla v Paranoid od Black Sabbath s ful površinskim znanjem o bandu in je blo prijetno presenečenje kok je fakin hud album. Kle mediocrity Stewarta rešujeta dva komada.

I had previously knew the title track from Grand Theft Auto IV's main rock station, and I always can't help but sway my head along to it when it comes on. So I was pointing at my screen thinking 'that's the song that I like.' Not really, but I was excited to get another excuse to listen to that song. Boy, did the album fell of a cliff after the first two songs and it turned into classic slop rock. Stewart's raspy voice makes him sound quite old, like he is singing about the good ol' days or something but in reality he was 25/26 at the time of the making of this album. I do admit that the title track is carrying a lot of the rating if the title track wasn't on this one, this would be easy 2/5. But alas it is on here, so 3/5. Highlight Song/s: Every Picture Tells A Story

Cracking rock and roll album

Very good.

Better than I thought a Rod Steward album would be. The "Slint-Eyed Woman" thing is weird, but whatever, it was 1971.

Maggie May is great, the rest is...fine I guess? Apart from the "That's All Right" cover anyway, which I thought was not very good.

Now I know why Rod Stewart, always seemed old. Clearly Old Rod must have found a way to time travel into his own Young Rod body. No young man sounds like this. Maggie May gets a full bonus star for this album.

I first listened to this album a few months ago, just before Glastonbury 25, and it made so little an impression that the only songs I remembered when listening again this time was Maggie May, which I'd already heard to death! Mandolin Wind is a decent song, the opening title track doesn't let the album down and (I Know) I'm Losing You rocks out nicely, but it's just too unmemorable and in a few months I'll have forgotten that I listened to it again. 3 stars - average score for an average album.

I only know Rod’s crooning era. This is a rollicking good time. Some blues. Some folk. Slide guitar. Those raspy vocals. I enjoyed this much more than I expected. Not my thing, and I won’t be seeking out more Rod. Solid 3/5.

This is at its best when it opts for a more light-hearted, straight rock and roll type of vibe - Stewart really does have that slightly gravelly, alcohol/nicotine weathered voice to match up perfectly with the music. Every Picture... comes flying out of the traps with the sort of swagger and grit I've also come to expect from Faces. The various shifts towards folk rock from the album's midsection onwards, in the vein of Simon & Garfunkel, were slightly off-putting; not due to any gripes with the quality, but the jarring comedown-like manner in which they were introduced. It really disrupts the momentum built during the album's early exchanges.

Solid folk rock album, easy for listening and nothing more than that.

Some classics but not my style

Good album

It’s the one with maggie may on it

Better than anticipated, but not really my kind of thing.

3/5

Sehr OK würde aber nicht kaufen

Good old man album.

Maggie May alone puts this above average - didn’t remember the chamber music intro to it though.

I actually enjoyed this more than I thought. Rootsy, folk-rock songs and a great cover I Know I'm Losing You stood out.

Pas mon album préféré, j'ai pas détesté non plus mais bon

Tranquille

Ok tier

Ganska ointressant även om det är bättre än jag förväntade mig

Seems Like A Long Time // Maggie May // 3.5/5

La première moitié me disait rien pentoute, la 2e était clairement meilleure avec Maddy Maggie May, Mandolin Wind et I Know I’m Losing You. Ça reste de 3 étoiles par contre. Pas un chanteur si intéressant il me semble, comment expliquer sa carrière si longue?

ved ikke om jeg vil kalde det et godt album, men bedre end jeg forventede. vild nok frisure rod

Synes faktisk den var meget fed, høj standard, selvom jeg generelt ikke er fan af hans stemme

Ok. Not especially memorable.

it was okay.

Meh. I thought it would be better. Few standouts

Folky

Not really my cup of tea, but pleasant background music.

Rod Stewart feels a bit like a meme, hard to take seriously but everyone knows a few of his songs. This album proves that he is quite competent. His raspy vocals worked really well on this album. The mandolin driven rock sounds surprisingly fresh and modern. The peak of this of course being “Maggie May” which is just a great song which I think most teenagers can connect with (not in real life but fantasy at least). Mandolin Wind is also a good song which I hadn’t heard before. There are a few covers. “Tomorrow Is a Long Time” is a cover that has ended up on this list before. Rod doesn’t bring anything new to the table with his interpretation, but I think it was ok. His cover of “amazing grace” is tactless and outright bad. I think this falls just shy of a 4 star and ends up being a strong 3.

Folky/Bluesy Rod Stewart.

Solid

The forced quality of his voice almost makes it hard to miss the sweetness of these songs. Was pleasantly surprised to hear Tomorrow Is a Long Time

Hearing Rod from the start is something. He chose a path, didn't he.

Some good songs, some I just tuned out for.

Very good album.

This was fine. Nothing special.

Maggie May is a great song, and Reason to Believe is a good one, but the rest of this is pretty basic. I’d give it a 3.5, but don’t think I can get up to 4. Footloose and Fancy Free is a better Rod Stewart album, but I don’t think it made the list.

Not sure how his raspy voice works so well but it does, however this album was pretty damn boring

For Rod Stewart, it was better than usual. However, I am still just not a huge fan.

He did alright

I like Rod Stewart's voice, but Gasoline Alley was better than this. Lyrics were solid but he just kinda repeats the same refrain over and over for many of the songs (which gets quite tedious after a while). Decent album I don't think he should get all the hate he does.

Enjoy album.

I think Every Picture is my favorite track but this is a very good record. Ronnie Wood is top and somehow Stewart’s gravelly vocals work on just about every song. Could have lost the Amazing Grace bit in my opinion.

Couple of good songs. Rod still has a weird voice.

It's pretty! I enjoyed it!

not bad per say but not something i frankly gave a flying hoot about either

I grew up hearing all of Rod Stewart's 80s hits, and the big 70s hits. I liked a few songs, but overall was never a fan. So I wondered why there was a lot of praise for his early albums. I'm glad I finally listened to this one. It's definitely more interesting and varied than the later pop hits. There are some good grooves, great guitar lines, and lyrics that resonate with the ups and downs of young love. I don't know that I'll come back to this album much, but if someone else puts it on I'll be happy to hear it again.

This had some great moments and some really shit moments.

Kind of a heartbreaking album. Whoever he was hung up on really got him strung along. Despite the interesting subject matter, I need more interesting musical hooks.

Not a fan of his vocals personally, too rough and raspy sounding for my taste. I honestly loved the instrumentals in his songs more than his actual voice. Some of the earlier songs were annoyingly repetitive in their lyrics.

A decent enough effort from Rod and crew! His voice is just amazing.

A solid album, I love the raspy-ness of his voice. It is a tad boring at times, but overall not bad. Standout Songs: Every Picture Tells A Story Seems Like A Long Time Mandolin Wind

All I knew about Rod Stewart before this is there is a character named after him in the show Hannah Montana — a 16 year old character played by a man in his 30s. Likewise, Rod Stewart was supposedly 26 when this album came out, but he sounds like a 60 year old smoker. Still liked it though.

Not my favorite of his. A few songs I like. The others are meh.

Better than expected

Enjoyed it but not sure why its on the list, are there better Rod albums?

Mid

Rod Stewart je laka meta za zafrkavanje. Ali izgleda da je i relativno vješt muzičar. Ako je on išta radio. Pjevati nikad nije znao. A ovaj album je skroz ok, ništa manje ništa više.

Nice. The blues influence is there but its not quite so bold. Feels more evolved. Something added. Nothing corny.

Rod Stewart is a total cheeseball. I'm giving this a solid three stars because I happen to know from experience that The Man puts on a great live show and gives it his all. But no, this is not getting added to my library.

While I'd prefer fewer covers, this is fun. And "Maggie May" is a classic for a reason.

Es un buen álbum, pero no conecté mucho con el material o la voz de Rod Stewart. Los ritmos son enérgicos, y toma algunos elementos del country, pero sin llegar a caer demasiado en el estilo. La duración del álbum es apropiada y la es experiencia de escucha es bastante sólida a lo largo de todo el álbum, aunque cabe destacar que los temas en si mismos son un tanto largos.

As an album is bordering a 2 but it's Rod and he's a legend and I did enjoy it !

Ok

As with all Rod Stewart’s stuff, great voice, but pretty average songs. Maggie May is the most familiar and therefore perhaps the best but overall, there isn’t much that would drag me back to this album.

His best album. Which means it’s fine. The title track is terrific albeit with questionable lyrics. I’m Losing You thumps. Never cared for Maggie May. A bit too folky at times but overall decent.

Tbh, I didn't hate it but I felt like I was left wanting just a bit more. Also Maggie May is overhyped and not even the best song on the album.

It shows rock and roll influences and from pop songs of the time as well, I'm not a huge fan, but it was easy to listen to, and a gateway into more of his music. It was okay.

Give Farage a chance, eh Stew? Well I just gave you a chance and it was bang bloody average at best.

Maybe this was cool and groovy in 1971 - but it isn't now, unlike a lot of other albums on this list from even before that year. It's ok enough to have in the background but I'll be happy never to have to listen to it again.

Sympa, instrus chouettes au piano avec d'autres instruments qui ressortent parfois et donnent un peu d'originalité, mais bof fan de la voix et un peu répétitif malgré tout. Ambiance un peu Bob Dylan, bien sans plus, "sur la route des vacances" comme dirait Camille mdrr

Je connaissais pas cet album mais j’aime bien cet artiste ! Pas grand chose à dire : c’est chouette à écouter !

J'ai un peu l'impression d'entendre le même album tous les jours, ça m'a pas marqué de fou, mais c'était sympa a écouter en faisant la cuisine 3/5

Hearing early Rod Stewart was a fascinating experience, esp since I love his later works a bunch more. I thought it was good but nothing too special, I have no clue why Maggie May is as popular as it is tho cause it didnt really get any real reaction out of me haha.

Great background music. Solid music to listen to. Really interesting vocals in a good way. Pretty good songwriting. Nothing to dislike here, just not exactly for me.

Thin mix, but it lets Stewart's voice do most of the work. I get it. Not my fave, but this record helps set context for Rod's career.

Familiar vocals and overall pretty good. Too country for my taste. Amazing grase was odd

3 stars I honestly didn’t know that Rod Stewart was ever anything but corny cheeseball stuff. Just the way he looks makes me feel that way. As a collector of vinyl I’ve come across many dusty and scratched copies of his records, including this one, but never felt the need to throw it on. So here I was, giving it a go for the first time. I knew “Maggie Mae” but never thought anything of it. But the album really had a rocking vibe to it I was digging. I wouldn’t say it went beyond mild interest, but there were moments of promise. I won’t completely write him off anymore. But I won’t put too much energy into listening to this again. It’s fine.

Yeah, I don't like Rod Stewart, "Maggie May" does my head in. I don't hate him though, this isn't a terrible album, but I didn't really like it. it's listenable, I can just about tolerate it.

A good artist with a unique voice. This album has one or two great songs but the rest are very bland to me. Another of his albums might have gotten a higher score.

I like his earlier stuff but didn’t love this

This never really locked me in. He had that Robin Hood song with Bryan Adams when I was a kid and I couldn't stand his voice. Ruined that song for me. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Every Picture Tells A Story - Maggie May - (Find A) Reason To Believe

Dad- 5 Mom- 6 Mike- NA Lori- 5.5 Michael- 6.5 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 5.75

A fun listen, just not something I feel like I'll return to often. His voice is also just kind of terrible?

Enjoyable and solid. Doesn't really break any new ground or try anything too adventurous but I enjoyed this more than I expected.

Enjoyable listen and solid album but kinda forgettable and doesn’t really resonate emotionally for me

It was alright, if a bit unmemorable. His voice is pretty cliche folk/country and he sang fine. I did kind of forget to pay attention to what he was singing most of the time, but I did find it a kind of odd choice to end one of the songs with some silence, then an instrumental lead up and finally ending with a verse of 'Amazing Grace'. Now that I think about it in retrospect I guess it could have been a song of the entire life of a person, and the silence followed by 'Amazing Grace' could be death and funeral... But as I said I didn't listen enough to the lyrics to be sure Standouts Maggie May Mandolin Wind 3/5

5/10

Not my type of dad rock. Maggie May is an awesome song though

I get an e-mail from SPIN magazine every week and it has a "5 albums I can't live without" feature that I usually enjoy reading. A week or two ago, the featured artist was Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) and he listed this album as one of his 5. Interesting coincidence to get this album soon after reading that. The only original track name I recognize is "Maggie May," which is of course a classic, but I didn't know he had also covered Dylan. Reading the description of this album, it sounds like something I should like. Let's see... I liked the title track but it went on a little too long. Liked the Dylan cover. I enjoyed this. Easy 3 star.

Good

Rod has a very distinctive voice and sound and that makes his music interesting. I don't think I have ever sought his music out and this album didn't change that but it didn't make my opinion of him worse.

Huh. There’s more to him than mom rock. Color me pleasantly surprised.

A nice, easy listen. The songs are really pleasant on the ears and Rod's voice is simple and raspy. 6/10

Kanye sampled

Decent. Some classic songs. Not overly in the mood for it.

Rod Stewart... we meet again. I haven't been the most positive towards Rod in the past, but I've been open to seeing if he's got the goods for a solid album for some time. Sure I didn't really enjoy Gasoline Alley much, but that's just one album. Besides, this is one of his most iconic albums! I mentioned in the Gasoline Alley review that Rod Stewart had 10 number-one albums in the UK, with Gasoline Alley not being one of them. Fortunately, Every Picture Tells A Story actually happens to be the first of them! Cool! Anyways, I can see why that was. This album's quite good. I'm still not huge on Rod Stewart's singing. It's just not my thing. Raspy singing can work, but I feel like Rod Stewart is like the extreme of raspy singing. The songs here are good though. I enjoy how the songs sound, so I can somewhat ignore the weird singing. I mean, the album has "Maggie May" on it. That's his biggest hit, and for good reason. It's pretty great. The others aren't bad, but I don't think they hit the high of "Maggie May." Still, the album is mostly consistent. I'm liking the sounds I'm hearing. You've got this bluesy vibe that works well. I can't exactly call myself a Rod Stewart fan, but I guess I can see the appeal now. This album's good. High 3/5.

I did not expect to like this. Some good songs on this album. Some less good as well

Previously on Rod Stewart, we landed on "this sounds like generic oldies". The album cover tells the story "buckle up for more of the same". But actually this was more rock-focused than my recollection of his previous album, and that's a negative for me (though probably a positive for most people). The track 'Every Picture Tells a Story' certainly does tell a story, but the story is boring. Consider The Decemberists -- they have a song, 'The Mariner's Revenge Song', which also tells a rambly story, and I like their sound and enjoy the song. But I still don't want to listen to it more than once every few years. So we're not looking good after track 1. 'Seems Like a Long Time'? Yes, that track sure did. As before, Stewart didn't write most of these tracks, which is probably for the best. But none of them are that great, except the 1min of 'Amazing Grace' leading into the Bob Dylan cover 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' (which seems quite familiar, maybe someone else on here covered it too (not that I remember who)). I know 'Maggie May' is famous, but it's just alright with me (like Jesus in a way). Ostensibly it's a song about dating an old(er) lady (which I support), but in practice it seems a lot like that long story in track 1. (Maybe hypocritical of me to judge this, but my rambly album notes aren't in the "1001 reviews to read before you die", now are they?) Still, by this point on the album we've settled back into jangly oldies mode (vs rockin' guitar mode), which is a positive for me. 14 mentioned in 'Mandolin Wind'! Alas, raspy guitar mode comes back for '(I Know) I'm Losing You', another cover. Finishes with a decent mellow raspy pianoed cover of '(Find a) Reason to Believe'. Squares up to be a nice ol' boring 3. + Something nice about Roddy is that his prized model train setup was featured in at least 6 issues of "Model Railroader" magazine. It's good to have a hobby. 🚂

A good album but nothing exceptional besides the hit Maggie May. Rod's got a unique raspy voice that I like. Would listen to any of these songs again. 6.5/10 (3.25/5)

Good stuff

On this album Rod Stewart continues to prove that he has an interesting voice and some very ok songwriting. Also the weird fragmented bits like the intro to Maggie May and the version of Amazing Grace tacked onto the end of That’s All Right seem kinda pointless. Favorites were Tomorrow Is A Long Time and Maggie May.

Oh no. This was way better than I thought it would be. :(

Rod Stewart has a distinctive sound. And this album put that on full display. “Maggie May” is an all-timer. And “Mandolin Wind” is deeply under appreciated.