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A long-forgotten classic
Back in the early seventies, when Rod Stewart had not yet abandoned his own artistic path in order to become a spiky-haired, glitzy pop singer in pink outfits, he wrote some of the best folk rock songs, turned out some of the best cover tunes, and worked with one of the best backing band ever.If you prefer the Rod Stewart of the 1980s, "Blondes Have More Fun" and all, this might not be your thing. Teenagers will generally look bewildered if you play them this kind of music, and look at you like you're from another planet if you profess to enjoy it.But never mind them, what do kids know?! To me, the four primarily acoustic albums that Rod the Mod turned out between 1969 and 1970-something, remain the best items in his entire catalogue. Tough, organic folk, gritty blues, swaggering rock, and melodic country blended together and stirred with a drumstick...and, to me, "Gasoline Alley" is the best of the lot, alongside "Every Picture Tells a Story"."Gasoline...
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July 28, 2003
(Vita scholae) | Helpful Votes: 26 | Rating: 5
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Rod Stewart upped the ante on his second album, Gasoline Alley. He took the basic folk sound of acoustic guitars and juiced it up by adding mandolins and electric instruments to create an unique sound. The album doesn't contain any hit singles, but many of the songs have become staples in Rod Stewart's repertoire. Songs like the title track, "Cut Across Shorty", "Lady Day" and "Jo's Lament" are filled with vivid lyrics and Mr. Stewart sing them in that signature whiskey-soaked voice. He does fine covers of Bobby Womack's, by way of The Rolling Stones, "It's All Over Now", Bob Dylan's "Only A Hobo" and Elton John's "Country Comforts".
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April 4, 2001
(NJ, USA) | Helpful Votes: 14 | Rating: 5
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Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) paper sleeve pressing. Includes one bonus track. Universal. 2009. Top to learn more
Working in what was not then called an "unplugged" format, Stewart mixed acoustic guitars, mandolin, and piano with a hard-rock attitude to create a distinctive sound that seems as fresh today as ever. Building on the success and innovations of
The Rod Stewart Album,
Gasoline Alley contains unfettered, laddish takes on Bobby Womack's "It's All Over Now" and the bluesy "Cut Across Shorty," plus a definitive version of Bob Dylan's "Only a Hobo" and the brilliant, nostalgic title track, a Stewart original. The singer is very near the top of his game here.
--Daniel Durchholz Top to learn more
Rod Stewart has become such a clown prince of rock & roll that it's sometimes hard to remember that at one point in his career he was making some of the best music on the planet.
Gasoline Alley, Stewart's second solo album and his first after joining the Faces, was but one of four brief, brilliant records he issued in the early 1970s. All of its sure-handed tracks, the ballads and the burners, still sparkle and crackle today--especially the gorgeous autobiographical title track and his definitive takes of Elton John's "Country Comforts" and Bob Dylan's "Only a Hobo." Stewart's magic rasp invests every word with passion, making even a simple rockabilly chestnut like "Cut Across Shorty" into a lover's anthem. Great, great stuff.
--Michael Ruby Top to learn more
good boy gone bad
Believe it or not, at one time Rod Stewart was one of us. A quick glance at the songwriting credits for this, Stewart's second 'solo' effort, reveal where Rod's head was at: covers of Bobby & Shirley Womack's 'It's All Over Now' (more famously, and somewhat more enjoyably covered by The Rolling Stones), Bob Dylan's 'Only a Hobo', Elton John and Bernie Taupin's 'Country Comforts', and Steve Marriott & Ronnie Lane's 'My Way of Giving'. I've tried to keep my record collection pure of disco, and with composers such as these I don't believe anyone can accuse me of harboring anything as defiling as 'Hot Legs' or 'Do Ya' Think I'm Sexy?'. Unfortunately for me, each time I hear Rod's voice, a bit of the 'Hot Legs' overplay corrupts my capacity to concentrate on his earlier (and better) sensibilities. Rod's raspy vocal cords made him one of rock's premier vocalists before career decisions became of more immediate concern than the art. His defection to 'the other side' was perhaps the most...
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January 12, 2005
(Clinton Twp., MI) | Helpful Votes: 30 | Rating: 4
