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DISCID=5507af08
DTITLE=Rod Stewart / The Rod Stewart Album (Dennis Drake Mastering)
DYEAR=1969
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Street Fighting Man
TTITLE1=Man Of Constant Sorrow
TTITLE2=Blind Prayer
TTITLE3=Handbags And Gladrags
TTITLE4=An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
TTITLE5=I Wouldn't Ever Change A Thing
TTITLE6=Cindy's Lament
TTITLE7=Dirty Old Town
EXTD=The Rod Stewart Album (Dennis Drake Mastering)\n\nOriginally Rele
EXTD=ased 1969\nCD Edition Released 1988 ??\nRemastered CD Edition Rel
EXTD=eased March 31, 1998\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: On his debut album (ti
EXTD=tled An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down in Britain, and The 
EXTD=Rod Stewart Album in America, presumably because its original tit
EXTD=le was "too English" or cryptic for U.S. audiences), Rod Stewart 
EXTD=essays a startlingly original blend of folk, blues, and rock & ro
EXTD=ll. The opening cover of the Stones' "Street Fighting Man" encaps
EXTD=ulates his approach. Turning the driving acoustic guitars of the 
EXTD=original inside out, the song works a laid-back, acoustic groove,
EXTD= bringing a whole new meaning to the song before escalating into 
EXTD=a full-on rock & roll attack -- without any distorted guitars, ju
EXTD=st bashing acoustics and thundering drums. Through this approach,
EXTD= Stewart establishes that rock can sound as rich and timeless as 
EXTD=folk, and that folk can be as vigorous as rock. And he does this 
EXTD=not only as an interpreter, breathing new life into Ewan MacColl'
EXTD=s "Dirty Old Town" and defining Mike d'Abo's "Handbags & Gladrags
EXTD=," but also as a songwriter, writing songs as remarkable as "Blin
EXTD=d Prayer," "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down," and "Cindy'
EXTD=s Lament." The music and the songs are so vivid and rich with det
EXTD=ail that they reflect a whole way of life, and while Stewart woul
EXTD=d later flesh out this blueprint, it remains a stunningly origina
EXTD=l vision. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Revi
EXTD=ew\nFreshly split from the hard-edged Jeff Beck Group and about t
EXTD=o join the anarchic Faces, Rod Stewart rocked out on his solo deb
EXTD=ut, but did so largely with the backing of acoustic instruments, 
EXTD=reinventing songs like the Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man" 
EXTD=and Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town" with an appealing mix of root
EXTD=sy, bluesy slide guitars and his own gravelly vocals. Backed with
EXTD= French horn and flutes, Mike D'Abo's "Handbags and Gladrags" has
EXTD= a gorgeous chamber-pop feel, and Stewart contributes five origin
EXTD=al tunes, including "Man of Constant Sorrow" and "An Old Raincoat
EXTD= Won't Ever Let You Down" (the title track of the album's origina
EXTD=l English edition). Clocking in at only 33 minutes, The Rod Stewa
EXTD=rt Album is brief, but it's a brilliant kick-off to the singer's 
EXTD=long and storied solo career. --Daniel Durchholz \n\nAMAZON.COM C
EXTD=USTOMER REVIEW\nRod Stewart's First Album Is A Winner, August 25,
EXTD= 2004\nReviewer: The Footpath Cowboy "rockerusa2002" (Kingston, N
EXTD=Y United States)\nTHE ROD STEWART ALBUM is an exceptional debut f
EXTD=rom the English/Scottish rock singer/songwriter/interpreter. The 
EXTD=songs here and on the next three albums feature lyrics about misf
EXTD=its, survivors, and downtrodden individuals that only cut deeper 
EXTD=as the years go by. "Handbags And Gladrags" features Stewart as a
EXTD= grandfather concerned about his granddaughter's behavior, but al
EXTD=so expresses how I've felt when I saw that friends of mine have e
EXTD=xhibited self-destructive tendencies, while "I Wouldn't Ever Chan
EXTD=ge A Thing" could just as well be me saying that I've done what I
EXTD= felt was necessary to keep myself in good physical condition, ev
EXTD=en if it meant refusing to go back to my old school for food-rela
EXTD=ted functions and thus alienating myself from some of my old frie
EXTD=nds. There are numerous other treasures here, and I heartily reco
EXTD=mmend that you get this album, the next three, and/or THE MERCURY
EXTD= ANTHOLOGY.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nI keep coming back, 
EXTD=March 4, 2003\nReviewer: A music fan\nThere are a few artists of 
EXTD=brilliant natural talent who seem unable to manage their careers 
EXTD=after their initial success. I'm not talking about one-hit wonder
EXTD=s, but genuine talents who get sidetracked somehow. Elvis is defi
EXTD=nitely one of them, and so is Rod Stewart. Rod's 80s stuff might 
EXTD=be terrible (some of it is at least as bad as Elvis's "movies") b
EXTD=ut maybe the intelligence and emotion in "Handbags" or the self-a
EXTD=wareness and humor of "Every picture tells a story" are still the
EXTD=re somewhere. So I find myself continually defending Rod to my fr
EXTD=iends: "You just don't understand, he used to be SO good." I stil
EXTD=l predict a late-career comeback for Rod, a la Solomon Burke's "D
EXTD=on't Give up on Me."\nMaybe Rod's early succes had something to d
EXTD=o with his supporting cast. After all, Mick always had Keith to k
EXTD=eep him musically focused. Ron Wood could have played that part f
EXTD=or Stewart, but that did not come to pass. For whatever reason, R
EXTD=od opted for superstardom, and oh the difference to us. (For a fi
EXTD=ve-star album, check out "Every Picture Tells a Story").\n\n\nAMA
EXTD=ZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nRod The Mod's Debut, April 4, 2001\nRevi
EXTD=ewer: Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA)\n\nRod Stewart's debut is a pleasin
EXTD=g mix of songs varying between rock and blues. Mr. Stewart had ju
EXTD=st left The Jeff Beck Group, so some of the songs like "Blind Pra
EXTD=yer" and "Dirty Old Town" have a blues sound. But he was starting
EXTD= to lay down the groundwork for his future album with songs like 
EXTD="Man Of Constant Sorrow", "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Dow
EXTD=n" and "Cindy's Lament" that are more in the acoustic based rock 
EXTD=that he would be known for. He also covered The Rolling Stones "S
EXTD=treet Fighting Man" which he does a nice version of and also set 
EXTD=a trend of doing a few covers per album. One nice surprise is "Ha
EXTD=ndbags & Gladrags" that has an almost baroque sound to it. A very
EXTD= solid and impressive debut.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nTwe
EXTD=nty-five years ago, Rod Stewart HAD IT!, March 18, 1999\nReviewer
EXTD=: Edward A. Lorah "edlorah" (Seattle, WA USA)\nTwenty-five years 
EXTD=ago, before he squandered his talent and reputation, Rod Stewart 
EXTD=had an extraordinary gift for songwriting and for selecting other
EXTD= songwriters' material that showcased his vocal abilities. The so
EXTD=ngs on this album are some of the best he ever produced-powerful,
EXTD= sensitive, and nuanced. He also knew how to pick a band-the rhyt
EXTD=hm section of Ron Wood and Mick Waller (from the first Jeff Beck 
EXTD=album) provided the incredibly tight but slightly boozy-feeling r
EXTD=hythm section that would carry the next several albums. This albu
EXTD=m rates four stars-there are very few five star albums-but you mi
EXTD=ght also check out Gasoline Alley, Stewart's masterpiece and argu
EXTD=ably a five star record.\n\n\nHalf.com Details \nContributing art
EXTD=ists: Ian McLagan, Keith Emerson, Mike D'Abo, Ron Wood \nProducer
EXTD=: Lou Reizner\n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel: Rod Stewart (vocals, gui
EXTD=tar); Martin Quittenton (acoustic guitar); Ron Wood (electric & s
EXTD=lide guitar, bass); Martin Pugh (guitar); Ian McLagan (piano, org
EXTD=an); Mike D'Abo (piano); Keith Emerson (organ); Micky Waller (dru
EXTD=ms).\n\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered.\n\nIn between 
EXTD=their departure from the Jeff Beck Group and their joining the Sm
EXTD=all Faces, Rod Stewart and buddy Ron Wood went into the studio to
EXTD= record THE ROD STEWART ALBUM (aka AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET
EXTD= YOU DOWN). Within the span of eight songs, Stewart used his soul
EXTD=ful rasp to dismiss any ideas that he was merely Beck's singer. W
EXTD=ith Wood riding shotgun and playing potent bottleneck guitar, Ste
EXTD=wart's talents were demonstrated on mostly self-penned material.\n
EXTD=The only exceptions were a rollicking "Street Fighting Man," a ba
EXTD=roque reading of Mike D'Abo's "Handbags And Gladrags" (featuring 
EXTD=D'Abo on piano) and folkie Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town." Stewa
EXTD=rt's own material showed off a love of sweeping storytelling ("Bl
EXTD=ind Prayer"), and even a bit of proggy experimentation ("I Wouldn
EXTD='t Ever Change A Thing" with Keith Emerson on organ).\n\n\nROLLIN
EXTD=G STONE REVIEW\nRod Stewart, lead singer with the off-again on-ag
EXTD=ain Jeff Beck group, has come up with a superb album of his own. 
EXTD=Imagination pervades the music, in the choice of material, in the
EXTD= frequent use of beautiful bottleneck guitar work to draw out the
EXTD= subtler aspects of many cuts (Ron Wood is responsible here), and
EXTD= in the range Stewart himself displays on virtually every vocal.\n
EXTD=\nBritish albums are often over-done, with good ideas transformed
EXTD= into gimmicks; on this record the music sustains itself through 
EXTD=innumerable listenings. A bass solo is not an indulgence here but
EXTD= a perfect lead-in to striking piano; the bottleneck is so sparin
EXTD=g that you simply hunger for more of that brilliant sound. What i
EXTD=s more amazing is that the musicians make their statements with t
EXTD=he same sort of friendly sympathy that recently has been displaye
EXTD=d only by the Stones and by the three geniuses of Traffic. Their 
EXTD=soul is in their timing.\n\nStewart opens by taking the big risk,
EXTD= with "Street Fighting Man." And, like Johnny Winter's "Highway 6
EXTD=1 Revisited," Rod's performance shows no self-consciousness, no w
EXTD=orry about the "right way" to do it. He starts in the middle, bra
EXTD=kes with a crash, and then a familiar "We Love You" riff on the p
EXTD=iano carries the song back to the Stones' beginning. Rod's ending
EXTD=. It's just a fine piece of music, not a cover.\n\n"Man of Consta
EXTD=nt Sorrow" is next; Stewart's own guitar is up front, while Wood'
EXTD=s bottleneck creeps in from the other channel, adding depth to a 
EXTD=vocal that is just about the definition of English soul. The rich
EXTD=ness of this album begins to suggest itself here--this is not jus
EXTD=t another solid Joe Cocker LP, but something more. You don't hear
EXTD= Ray Charles or anyone else looking over Stewart's shoulder, but 
EXTD=an echo of lessons well earned.\n\n"Handbags & Gladrags" clinches
EXTD= it. It will remind most of the Stones' "No Expectations"; the sa
EXTD=me soft despairing heart-breaking Floyd Cramer-style piano played
EXTD= by Mike D'Abo, and again, the sort of restraint and timing that 
EXTD=makes the listener wish the song would never end. It's a very sop
EXTD=histicated composition, a brief story that's full of emotion but 
EXTD=which never slides into dull sentiment. Like the rest of the song
EXTD=s Stewart is singing here, it's not going to get old.\n\nStewart'
EXTD=s LP is perhaps the only album released this year that reflects s
EXTD=omething of the feeling of Beggars' Banquet, aside from Let It Bl
EXTD=eed. And, unlike so many of the records of 1969, issued with a fl
EXTD=ood of hype and forgotten after a dozen playings, this one is for
EXTD= keeps. Many LPs are a lot flashier than this one, but damn few a
EXTD=re any better. (RS 51 - Feb 7, 1970)  -- GREIL MARCUS
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