Every Picture Tells A Story

Sounded like a dollar store Bob Dylan record. Really repetitive at times. Musically mostly uninteresting despite incorporating a range of instruments. Standout is "Mandolin Wind."

I had a friend who loved this album back in the early 70s. I didn;t, but now it seems to have gained a certain nostalgic value.

Not for me really, but a couple decent tracks. Just a bit of a bluesy snoozy album.

Not great.I don’t like rod stewarts voice as it comes off as more of a shriek to me.The songs were all middle of the road with nothing memorable about them.I didn’t like how the acoustic guitar sounded either.

Unsurprisingly, this is not for me. Rod Stewart is about as plain and inoffensive as it gets. Just basic blues rock stuff. It's fine I guess.

I love the vocals and I think that there is probably more potential here. Will have to check out more to know.

Was not a fan of the album.

Maggie May is alright, but he's got a voice more suited to taking a constipated crap than singing, hasn't he? Probably the most narrowly a two album yet. Probably should be a 1. Won't get these 40 minutes back, and given the entirety of music history, I find it hard to believe this is one of the best 1001.

Die amazing grace hoefte niet

Not sure I needed to hear two Rod Stewart albums in one week. This one seems very similar to the last one, so it’s getting a similar review: Some good moments but generally a bit dull and uninspired. His own writing is decent so why waste so much time on mediocre covers? etc etc

Mostly annoying

Rod the God - some great, some meh

This is peak boomer rock. Not for me.

Near the end of the record, I realized that Rod Stewart reminds me of a lower-pitched Robert Plant. Never been the biggest Zeppelin fan, and never been the biggest Rod Stewart fan. Maybe it's all correlated. Not for me. Favorite tracks: "Maggie May", "(I Know) I'm Losing You"

In genom ena örat och ut genom de andra, kanske mitt fel sorry Rod. Hans röst påminde mig om album #447 Fisherman's Blues av The Waterboys så efter att albumet tog slut lyssnade jag på låten Fisherman's Blues o de va kiva vibes, Kjell Westö skrev om Fisherman's Blues i en bok!

Bleh

The musicianship is quite impressive when it’s doing more than the dull boomer-blues/Americana roots-rock nonsense (see the intro to Maggie May). But even at its best, the instruments are overwhelmed by Stewart’s voice. The result is… annoying.

no offense man, i just find this album and rod's voice really grating there's a lot of special special rock music in this world. rod stewart does not have a hand in making much of that special rock music. the title track is alright, maggie may is alright, the rest i could really have lived without hearing, basically ever. eh.

Tylsää ja junnaavaa. Ehkä American barbequen surullisilla kaljanjuontijatkoilla.

Rock, med lidt blues og folk-ting kørende, hyggeligt nok, men ikke helt deroppe

Some people have a soft spot for Rod Stewart, particularly his early rock years. He evokes a certain nostalgia with his sentimental lyrics and roots rock sound. Stewart's raspy vocals are instantly recognizable, making him an icon in his own right. It is no small wonder why he's on this list. I am not so fond of his work. In much the similar way that I recognize Janis Joplin's place in music history, I can see why Every Picture Tells A Story is that landmark rock album. I simply do not wish to listen to it again. As hard as it may rock and as well-written the songs may be, I cannot find it in me to like these songs. They irk me.

To me it’s an album carried by Maggie May. The rest are ok to listen to but like so many albums of the time it had a hit and a lot of b-tracks.

The songs were good but they kept reminding me of different artists. It didn’t feel fully like its own thing. I don’t like when a big chunk of the song is just singing one line over and over again.

2.6

The hits were good, the rest of ok

Like CCR, but less good

Notes - Bluesy rock album with folk elements - Includes no 1 hit Maggie may - First Half of the album? Not a fan - Second half is way stronger - The songs all blur together quite a bit other than Maggie may and mandolin wind - Lots of raw live energy - Wasn’t a huge fan of this album, found it a bit shrill and grating, distracted me from enjoying the songwriting Fav - Maggie may - Absolute classic least fav - thats all right - Its an Elvis cover that feels like goes on for quite a while 2.5/5

meh

Maggie May is great, Rod Stewart has a incredible voice, but the rest of the album consists of mediocre songs and covers.

I'm not sure what it is about young Rod Stewart that repels me so. These days it's the creepy old man thinking he's sexy thing. For 1970s Rod Stewart I think it's a feeling that his soulful and rocker stylings are not for real. I may be doing him a big disservice, but I just get the impression that Rod's career has been very calculated. This is a perfectly adequate rock, folk, blues record, but to me it just seems faux. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Maggie May Date listened: 02/11/22

The bones on this are fine as far as folky rock goes, but the songs go on way too long for how simple + repetitive they are, and not much variety between them.

So, I was never a fan of Rod Stewart. Having listened a couple of times through, I'm afraid that's still the case. I could nitpick about aspects of the songs, or the arrangements, but I think it's mostly just his voice. (I will add, though, that the mandolin playing on "Mandolin Wind" is exactly the kind of sound that made me not want to play this lovely instrument for decades, until I heard Chris Thile and other leading players of the 21st century.)

At least he has a good band playing behind him

I've always heard of Rod Stewart but never really knew what kind of music he made or what era he was popular in. My sense going into this was that I wouldn't like him but I didn't have a solid reason. Sad to say my suspicions were confirmed! So many of the songs repeat the same lines over and over again and are way longer than they need to be. The sound of the band is uninspiring and bad. And his voice, eh, it's fine. I'm so confused by all these people on the internet saying he has one of the best voices in rock history. It's just...raspy. Doesn't make him a good vocalist. A couple lovely moments with Amazing Grace and Mandolin Wind. Maggie May is a great song but Melissa Etheridge sings it better check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGv3LTgpRrU

It's definitely not an album that I thought I'd be into, but I found things to love in it after giving it more listens. I like the more 70's folk elements of the songs, and the more tender moments. Rod Stewart is kind of a force on all the songs, and I wish the songs were a little more dynamic to go along with his singing.

Not for me.

I wanted to like this album. My brain thinks Rod Stewart is good. This album proves my brain is full of shit. I was able to listen to the whole thing, so it's not 1 star. None of the songs resonated with me, and his voice is not great. Maggie May is supposed to be some amazing single, but it's disappointing.

so fucking repetitive

Not a Rod Stewart hater really, but this album started as a cluster, didn't have a pace, and kinda went all over. Every Picture Tells A Story (1st track) showed its high quality 1971 production. The band must have been on drugs and the theme just followed through the rest of the album.

Enjoyed listening to this project, Rod has got a great voice, but the lack of variety and risk taking starts to drain on you when listening through it all. I wish this project had more going for it, but everything I hear here has been done better somewhere else. Best bet is to pick a couple good songs and never listen to the whole thing again.

Listening to this record was a confusing ride. Everything I've known about Rod Stewart since being a kid in the late '90s has led me to believe that he's made all this incredible music throughout his career. I think that illusion was just shattered today? Don't get me wrong, he's talented and I enjoyed the raspiness of his voice but... this album is surprisingly just okay. I may have expected The Rolling Stones, only to receive a pebble making a single splash in a small puddle. I did enjoy Maggie May, Mandolin Wind, and (I Know) I'm Losing You. Otherwise, I'm shockingly whelmed? Oh well, I'm still happy to add this to my Rod Stewart memory bank, along with his many American Idol appearances and the 10,000 versions of Maggie May that contestants on that show have performed during the 2000s.

Bluesy, but ultimately kinda boring

I really wanted to love this album, as I am a fan of Rod. But it just didn't do it for me. Apologies.

2.5 I’ve heard this album before but it didn’t leave much impression tbh. I absolutely adore Maggie May and it’s iconic bass line but sadly, despite being perfectly serviceable 70s rock, the rest of the album didn’t quite stack up. The gospel influences were nice to hear (I love gospel vocals) but they were too few and far between with an inch too much country twang for me. That’s All Right was almost unrecognizable in a good way but I still prefer the original. Some okay stuff here but not much I’ll be clamoring for any time soon (except for Maggie May) Favorites: Seems Like a Long Time, That’s All Right, Maggie May, (I Know) I’m Losing You

2.5 Don't feel like I have a ton of thoughts here. Never been much of a Rod Stewart fan, but this is a serviceable classic rock record. Maggie May is a decent song, not much else stuck out. Could see myself owning and listening again on vinyl, but likely because I'm more in the mood for classic vinyl rather than Rod Stewart himself. Favorite song: Maggie May

pretty inspired by blues just made so white 2.5

Beetje zeikerig

The music is good but his voice ruins it

Sorry,just not a fan of rod,just feel kinda boring

Sounds like The Rolling Stones for retired people

I love his first solo album, but this is just plain boring classic rock.

Cough Rod! I think you have something in your throat...boring.................

Damn, Rod Stewart is such a basic bitch. I enjoy his raspy vocals when I hear Maggie May on classic rock radio, don't get me wrong. I just had no idea the songwriting in his broader catalogue was so full of sappy poor-man's witticisms and cliches. "Nighttime is only the other side of daytime" and "War time is only the other side of peace time" *eyeeeeeee rollllllll* Also, peep the lyrics on the album's titular track, just rampant misogyny and racism. It's hard to listen to some mediocre old white man talk so much shit about women.

As the first song hit I thought this would be a 3, but it's not. I admire Rod Stewart's voice in a way - it's pretty unique and he's kept doing it for a long time now. But this is a covers album and it's really obvious after a few songs. All over the place. And Christ, piss off with Amazing Grace. That song just gives me the creeps. The rest just descended into folky crap and so final score is 2/5.

Solid blend of blues and even a little English folk. The tracks drive, and several of them are classics - unforgettable parts of the canon. I've heard many of the songs plenty of times, but can still listen to them, although probably not often. It's honestly not an album I would download. Some of the songs are dull, and it's not really my cup of tea. But it's damn solid work.

Who doesn't love the first song on this album? Well...2022 me, that's who. I was cool with it until the 7th and 8th line when he sang about "a woman stealing his bread." Given that this was written in the early 70s before the passage of Title IX in 1972 (which forbade sex discrimination in any educational program that received federal financial assistance), the suggestion of women on the prowl for men's "bread" just doesn't sit right. And then whoaaa Rod...the Asian slur was just too much. But yeah yeah I get these were different times. I did enjoy the mandolin mixed into some tunes and I was excited to hear Rod cover Bob but Rod's version of "Tomorrow is a Long Time" just didn't have the gentleness of Dylan. Maggie May still hits me right. That's a tune I've carried as a fav since I was a pre-teen. I'd say it saves the album for me but now 55-year-old me hears and recognizes the inappropriateness of the situation and I would love to know how old Maggie was to a young Rod. I did not know Rod could rock so hard on (I Know) I'm Losing You. By the time I got to (Find a Reason) to Believe, I was done with Rod's vocal fry. Finally, I think the cover art could be so much better.

Rod, this was all over the place, and honestly, a bit boring. That 2nd to last hard rock track really felt out of place up against the folk-based tunes preceding it.

Music good, Rod bad

3 or 4 songs that I liked rest was just ok to me

Instrumentation... not for me. Voice... really not for me. I appreciate his vibe and some of his lyrics, but as an enjoyable listen... nope.

Rod s'est pris pour un américain on dirait

Lost me at Amazing Grace.

Overall the album's not horrible, but I won't listen to it again. Toughts: It's weird hearing him sing the song "That's All Right", which was made famous by Elvis. I just listened to the original of "That's All Right" by Arthur Crudup and it FAR surpasses both Stewart and Elvis. But the Elvis version is good too. Stewart can't hold a candle to either of them. And why the hell did it transition to Amazing Grace?! That did not work at all! Why does "Maggie May" start with a classical sounding chamber piece? This album is trying too hard, and comes across as pretentious for no reason. I just realized that almost all these songs are cover songs done bady! Look up the song "(I know) I'm Losing You", the Temptations sang it, Gladys Night and the Pips AND The Jackson Five. This version by Stewart sucks! And on a weird note I know most of the words to "Reason to Believe", and I had no idea until I listened to this album. My parents were Rod Stewart fans so I blame them. I don't recognize this version, so I guess I just know the unplugged version.

I have now listened to a full album by the famous Rod Stewart. And for that cost of admission? I no longer have to report that I don’t know his music at all. Instead, I can now report that I just don’t care for him!

i can't quite pinpoint why Rod does my head in as much as he does. his music isn't even that offensive, but i just cannot be arsed with him or his shtick.

Slit eyed lady, eh Roddders? Bold. There's a lot of shit on here. Maggie Mae is good though, eh?

Let's have it right, this is the only Rod Stewart moment anyone cares about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xPDBA2mSHI. We'll gloss over his singing about a slit eyed lady here.

2e écoute de cet album. Voici ce que j'en avais dit: "Décidément, je connaissais très peu Rod Stewart et il semble tellement actif au début des années 70. J'ai été marqué par la façon dont l'album est mixé. Pas vraiment cool avec des écouteurs. Pas trop sûr non plus des lignes de basses qui ont l'air improvisées en studio. La reprise de That's All Right est mauvaise. Maggie May et Reason to believe sont ok, mais je ne suis définitivement pas un fan de Rod. À date, c'est avec Faces que je l'ai préféré."

This album generator is a real roller coaster...yesterday I was treated to a sublime mix of funk, soul and gospel in Curtis Mayfield's 'There's No Place Like America Today.' Today, I've been sucked back to earth by Rod Stewart. I'd pesueded myself he'd started off promising and gradually lost his way in a puff of 80s white powder and spandex. 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story, shows a more consistent awfulness, where despite a pretty good backing band, Rod manages to ruin nearly every song with his lechery, casual racism, terrible lyrics and braggadoccio. A particular low point was Seems Like Long Time, where he seems like he's in a competition to see how many times he can rhyme time with time...Maggie May is a high point, but even tales of his teenage sexual exploitation fail to redeem this preening pile of cack...

I almost liked this more, definitely some fun moments but it really felt long for no reason. Like this transitional period in rock was just about making the same kind of song but longer? Still glad I listened and a couple of the songs were nice. Is he good at the guitar? I feel like these solos are bad. Strong 2

Found this so boring

Not sure rod can sing

Not for me

Décidément, je connaissais très peu Rod Stewart et il semble tellement actif au début des années 70. J'ai été marqué par la façon dont l'album est mixé. Pas vraiment cool avec des écouteurs. Pas trop sûr non plus des lignes de basses qui ont l'air improvisées en studio. La reprise de That's All Right est mauvaise. Maggie May et Reason to believe sont ok, mais je ne suis définitivement pas un fan de Rod. À date, c'est avec Faces que je l'ai préféré.

Very Mediocre

You know, I honestly just don't care for Rod Stewart's music. I don't hate it nor do I think it's bad, it's simply not for me. There are some moments that I liked, but it's just not interesting at all. I prefer his singles over his albums.

Boring. Maggie May est la seule pièce mémorable et même là.

Roger Taylor sounds JUST like this guy; see "Fight From The Inside" by Queen The album was fine; nothing wrong with it. But I didn't find it very interesting or memorable to be honest. By my personal rating system this one is a 2: where I put the ones I didn't enjoy much but didn't dislike much either. Favorite song was "Mandolin Wind". The last 2 songs weren't too shabby either

Maggie May plus wallpaper. Songs are fairly long for no apparent reason

I am finding this pretty boring and slightly irritating. I love a bit of classic rock and roll, a lot of songs on this album have a country twang like That's Alright, and I'm not so into male country singers. I just find myself getting bored and wondering when each song will be over. I do enjoy the mandolin and the band is tight as heckkkk so that's nice and impressive. Mostly I'm excited to stop listening to this and figure out what to listen to next...

I do appreciate how talented Rod Stewart is but I don't really love his music.

Meh

He pulls it all together on this one. …but it’s still Rod Stewart. Bleh.

I don't have a rational reason for saying this, but I don't buy anything this guy is trying to sell. He seems skeezy. Probably not fair to the dude, but how I feel is how I feel. Best track: Maggie May

I did not care for the album. I was somewhat familiar with Rod Stewart before but I never listened to a whole album before and there is not reason to. No need to listen to this album again.

Eh. Only really care for Maggie May. 5/10

Overwrought vocals and uninspired bland rock backing track.

Rod Stewart's always been a confusing figure to me. He just rides the train of whatever's popular, and so the vast, vast majority of his discography is trash. But not all are misses. He shifted away from rock with his pop hits "You're in my heart" (riding on Fleetwood mac I guess) and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" (with huge resent among anti-disco fans), went into New Wave territory with "Young Turks" (probably my favorite Stewart song), then into R&B and adult contemporary, and there are like 3 songs from then that I enjoy. His pop obsession may have started when he dominated the 1976 charts with "Tonight's the Night," but honestly it sounds like it was always there. I mention all this because I can hear it in this album, with his soft, easy-listening sound that screams commercialization, just like the Eagles, that many would consider "dad rock." It's "roots rock" in the sense that it sounds like he's trying to appeal to everyone: rock fans, country fans, pop fans. It's probably his best album. Certainly the most consistent. And it is well-polished. But that's all it has going for it. A pop hit, some half-decent tracks I only like cause it's easy to listen to, and a whole ton of duds. Fortunately, it's only 8 tracks so nothing is extensively drawn out. But nothing is fantastic. I probably only like "Maggie May" because it's nice to listen to, I heard it a million times, and that mandolin is unique. I'm not a fan of his voice, although I admit it stands out ten miles away.

Well, that was dull. Rod isn't really a bad singer and the instruments seem good in terms of proficiency but together they don't really make memorable songs. Maggie May was the lone song that I enjoyed and I've been familiar with that song for ages. The song where he broke into Amazing Grace was memorable for being unexpected/weird but nothing else stuck all. It just existed. Not terrible, but I wouldn't really want to hear it again by choice.

This album kind of passed me by. It’s alright. ‘Maggie May’ is an obvious highlight and ‘(I Know) I’m Losing You’ ask great. Disappointed with the Dylan cover as that’s one of my favourite songs - no where as good as the original and the Elvia cover is a bit lazy. Cannot for the life of me understand why they stuck ‘Amazing Grace’ at the end of one of the songs - awful. It just sounds a bit dated. Does it touch anything the Stones were releasing at the time - Sticky Fingers/Exile - nowhere near.

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Tomorrow Is A Long Time Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: 40+ minutes for 8 folk rock songs sure Seems Like A Long Time to me

Didn’t really do much for me

Was OK. Maggie May is a good song. I can't see me listening to the whole album again.

he has a great voice and there were some decent tracks.

Un artiste très respectable Un album un peu chiant Every picture tells a story cool

I did not enjoy listening to this album, although I might have had it not been for Stewart's voice, which grates on me.

Скучно

// Favs: – Score: Decent 2

A little pedestrian and somewhat samey from track to track

2.5 stars

booo

Extreme ehs

Solid. Again, nothing I found exciting but it was a decent listen.

Boring

an ok album but not for me, wouldn’t listen to it all again

Some classics.

I’m finding I really don’t like Rod Stewart’s voice. This is my second album of his and it’s like nails on a chalk board to me. “Maggie May” is tolerable.

I have always liked Maggie may, but aside from that pretty boring in my opinion :/

It was fine. Not terrible, but not particularly enjoyable.

oké, niet zo wauw. stem stoorde me soms wat

Alright

Kwee nie, vind het eigenlijk wel wat saaiig

Ik had vroeger een cassettebandje van Rod waar ik met plezier naar luisterde. Deze plaat vond ik beduidend minder.

Rod Stewartin nimi on tuttu, mutta en osannut nimetä yhtään biisiä. Musatyyli oli aikalailla sellainen, kuin olin arvellutkin, ehkä vähän kantrisävytteisiä rokkiballadeita. Kahdesta kuuntelukerrasta ei jäänyt tarttuvia biisejä mieleen, tunnelmalta ehkä kaipaus ja menetetty rakkaus. Varmaan toimii mammoille.

Sympathischer Typ, super Stimme, gute Gesamtstimmung auf den Werk; nur ist das wenig prägnant geblieben. WDR2‘hafte 2.0

Nada que ver por aquí dígase derecho

2 - Mag ich nicht so, aber Maggie May ganz nice.

Sicherlich gutes Album, aber hab nicht gemerkt, als es aus war. Erst als Spotify mir den Song "Summer of '69" vorgeschlagen hat, habe ich gemerkt, dass ich wohl schon im Shuffle-Mode angekommen bin. Naja. Hat mich anscheinend nicht genervt. Also passts.

Not really feeling it

I do not like Rod Stewart’s voice

A step too far for me. Rod Stewart is fine I guess.

Meh

I guess it's early rock and country blend. It's got maggie may. Inoffensive. Every song... doesn't tell a story. Little distracted by heavy machinery outside. I'm losing you is a jam, dig the honky tonk piano

Tylsä ja mitäänsanomaton levy laulajalta jonka äänestä en erityisemmin välitä.

meh

ugh

I didn't think this project would lead me to hating Rod Stewart. I always thought of him as the Maggie May and Handbags and Gladrags guy, nothing special, but perfectly serviceable. This is my second album of his in a few weeks though and both of them have been bad. Every Picture Tells a Story isn't as shit as Gasoline Alley, but it's still really poor.

Incredibly boring and uninspiring roots rock. I hated "Gasoline Alley", so I hoped for this album to be an improvement. Turns out is the same crap. Maybe better produced, but still incredibly tame and without substance. Actually, from what I can remember, "Gasoline Alley" at least had more folk moments, while in this projects all the songs are incredibly similar: bland guitar riffs and solos, piano melodies and singing, with nothing interesting to say. I can't digest this album, it is painfully mediocre.

4/10 - I'm all for a raspy singer. But I just did not like Rod's voice on this project :( If I was at a concert with a mob of fans and someone had this voice, I'd live it up. But I'm at my desk with a donut... Fav Tracks: Maggie May Heard before? ---–- ❌ Saved a Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? --–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? -- ❌ Album Cover ------- hairgel rod. Hair. Gel.

my first time indulging in a bit of rod stewart and my final verdict is … m m m m mid

Not my cup of tea

Se me ocurren pocas cosas más genéricas, insulsas y aburridas que esta mierdita.

Rod, in all of his various forms, is a sack of crap. This record was an early instance of when people bought records on the advice of critics because if they had heard this shit before they would not have bought it. Worse, those who actually purchased this record lied to people telling them this is fucking great so they would not be the only ones stupid enough to buy it. How do you know a record is not good? Shortly after it is released it fades from memory. Show me anyone today who would say this Rod Fucking Stewart is the greatest ever, and I’ll show you an idiot. This is terrible. I listened to the entire thing and it is the first time I have truly regretted that I committed to completing each record each day. Regret is a terrible feeling and this is a terrible fucking record. Maggie May is a terrible song. This is unimaginative music. Somehow Rods vocals do not make it better. At least it’s not Do Ta Think I’m Sexy bad, but it’s bad. Avoid at all costs. 1/5

Oh I'm going to have an attitude about this. I didn't sleep, I'm cranky and I've never liked 'Maggie May' - it's just so blechhhhh. Never liked '(Find A) Reason to Believe' either. Normally I give albums multiple plays before I settle on a rating, and maybe it's just the massive attitude I woke up with today, but I don't wanna'. I don't like Rod Stewart and 1.5 plays of this album have not changed my mind. It's an interesting album and maybe I'd like it if I hadn't heard other artists do everything Stewart is doing but better. Also the casual racism and misogyny are ... not helping. I'd like to give him a fair shot but ... see: attitude.

Geen reed aan, wel helemaal afgeluisterd en soms beetje binnensmonds overgeven. Waarom laten deze mensen de blues niet met rust. Waarom zou je er kak van maken? Kan nog wel even doorgaan maar zal stoppen op deze lesbienne te haten. Niet voor mij.

Stark känsla av att halka in på en bar där det spelar ett coverband med en entusiastisk lokal sexikon. Alltid kul, men kanske inte exakt det jag vill ha av min inspelade musik. Kan nog ha mycket att göra med att jag har exakt NOLL relation till Rod, men känner heller inte ett jättestarkt behov av att skaffa en.

well even if one were to ignore that rod stewart is a racist tory bastard, which one should not, he also has a voice that sounds like RFK Jr with how strained it is. it is physically upsetting to hear his voice. truly a sensory nightmare. some people have a voice fit for miming and they just should not make music. even if i were to strain myself to put attention towards the rest of the production, it's simply not good. anyways again about the racism part which you shouldn't ignore, the title track includes some gross anti-asian racism. yuck. there is nothing redeemable about any of this.

Rod Stewart is tory scum and I hate his singing voice. I really don't get it, it just felt like a dull album made worse by a singing voice that actually kinda grates on me. It has the same effect as listening to fingernails scrape on a chalkboard, I can't focus on anything else and I viscerally do not like it.

Umm… more background music, even the radio hit is mostly forgettable, safe rock. Or pop with a rock edge but the edge is blunted for safety

Whew! Haven't had a real stinker of an album in a while. Thanks, Rod. The songs all feel formulaic. Like he wrote one line for each song and then repeated it until time was up. And then on top of that, you gotta listen to Rod Stewart's voice. Also: Listening to the whole album made me like Maggie May (which is a good song!) less. :(

I’ll stick a pitchfork in your eye

This was agonising. Rod Stewart seems cool but his music is utter wank

pretend to be of Scottish descent to MAYBE get into this album.

Not for me. 1/5

Margekjedelig. Et helvette å komme seg gjennom.

Amazing career spanning the decades. Not a fan of this album.

That Guy Grover Cleveland was right.

A story about nothing.

This is rubbish.

i loathe Rod Stewart. his cover of Downtown Train is among my least favorite commercially successful pieces of music. many of hits are complete dogshit and the ones that don't suck don't really do much for me either. Maggie May is not an interesting or compelling song. but other than the lattermost, this album is from a different period. Rod still has a thoroughly unpleasant voice, but these songs I can at least understand the appeal of. still sucks though. deserves to be one of the 1001? no but i can get why someone would defend it being here

Nope. Not necessary before death.

One star for Maggie May and a collection of sub standard b-sides

Yikes

Would have been better as a picture rather than a piece of music, because both lyrically and compositionally, this sucks. I am quite sick at this point of mid-tempo piano-rock ballads. Turned this one off 2/3 of the way through the second track. No thanks.

1 star

I dislike this adamantly. It's just blues without the soul, infused with a cheap poppiness, yet still lacking any catchiness.

The bass parts rip on the fast songs, the gritty slide guitars are pretty on the ballads, the mandolins are a fun twist, and his raspy voice brings it a weary world-worn aura, but the songs are just pretty boring blues rock with way too much annoying honky tonk piano and an overall phony Americana feel.

ifuckinghaterodstewartifuckinghaterodstewartifuckinghaterodstewartifuckinghaterodstewartifuckinghaterodstewartifuckinghaterodstewart

a bore

Nah, mate.

Meh. I'm not a big fan. A few were good, but overall, it's lackluster.

No

This shit boring

good thing no one was around when i listened to this because it meant no one heard when i blurted out "oh, shut the fuck up" when he started singing Amazing Grace

Loll this is violently American 😂

bad.

Aside from Maggie May, which is a good tune for a merry sing along, I struggled to muster any kind of enthusiasm for the rest of the album. Even the artwork is beige.

Boring, short, sexist, racist. Some folky bits I liked but probably done better by other artists

I didn’t really like anything on this album.

It's the 70s. An erratic barnet atop matchsticks limbers on stage. It proceeds to plough through 40s and 50s material which I fail to recognise. Whose song is this? I ask. The barnet's, answers a helpful sidekick. I remain confused until the familiar lyrics of That's All Right greet us. I get it! I exclaim. The barnet's a tribute act, but it decided to branch out and create original tunes, with no rhyme nor reason. Chuffed, I bin the gig.

never listened to him before so initial shock 1: ok 70s not bad, lots of beats 4/10 2: repetitive 5/10 3:too country 4:forgot to rate it in the moment 5:not really into the album so 6:huh 7:huh 8:i like the intro - EORNG SONG done

Absolutely horrible and i'll never trust anyone who likes this.

Wish it would've ended sooner

Not now, rod, I'm busy

nah

Parece ser um disco para celebrar o cantor. Só que não me agrada o vocal, de fato a voz incomoda bem na sequência das músicas.

Overrated artist

a fairly dull mix of easy listening pop country retirement home beats with extra raspy singing

Not a fan

Rod Stewart is awful, boomers.

A lot of the notes, specifically the bio about Rod Stewart on Spotify, says that he competes or rivals The Rolling Stones. Whoever wrote that is off their rocker. That take is absolutely nuts. He has nice vocals, but the Stones had much, much better songs than even the best song on this album. The album is fine, it doesn't feel particularly special. "Maggie May" is the obvious highlight of this album, but that really isn't saying much at all. Feels like a worse Joe Walsh, and that's an incredibly low bar. The instrumentation on this album is well done, but it's nothing exciting. In conclusion, this is just another boring 70s album on this list.

Songs needlessly long and really hasn't aged well thematicly. Not a fan

It was so boring and generic. Thank you.

Better than bon Jovi 1

I couldn't get with this album. Music was the only good thing and that's being generous.

Surprising amount of country influence. Still Rod Stewart, though.

Horrible album by a horrible individual.

Not really a fan.

junge

bruh this shit sucks

There is maybe no artist I hate more than Rod Steward. Maybe Phil Collins. It lacks both emotions and creativity. And then it's his voice. This man should really clear his throat before singing.

Tried to listen to more than a few songs and couldn't. I just really don't care for this style of music.

Very poor - overlong songs which don’t go anywhere

No thank you

boring.

Just terrible, amd its probably his best

Cannot deal with it. Definitely not for me.

With 1 exception: boringly boring

I cannot express the boredom this album gave me. Plus the drummer is shit

Aburridoooooo!!