Rod Stewart......love him or leave him?

newyawker99

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:46 PM
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Rod Stewart......love him or leave him?

I sorta liked him but I think he got
stale in the 1980s. Now he is singing
old standards. :puke:

My favorite song by him is "Maggie May."

How do feel about him? :-)

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NightTrain

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:48 PM
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1. Love his early stuff, but he hasn't recorded anything worth a damn...

...at least since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in 1979.

Talk about jumping the shark....

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CrownPrinceBandar

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:51 PM
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2. Liked him with the Faces...

Edited on Wed Apr-14-04 03:53 PM by foamdad

and some of his 70's stuff, but he's stunk it up since the 80's. However, I did like his version of "People Get Ready" (mainly cause of Jeff Beck's playing).

edit: It was the Faces, the Small Faces was Steve Marriott's band.

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livetohike

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:51 PM
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3. Absolutely loved him

when he sang with the Jeff Beck group back in the late 60's. He was awesome to watch live back then (sigh).

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chelsea0011

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:53 PM
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7. He played a late afternoon summer show in Boston one year....

and then we walked down the street to see The Who at night. What a summer night that was.

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livetohike

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:58 PM
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8. The Good Old Days

sounds like a great way to spend a summer day :-).

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chelsea0011

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:51 PM
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4. "Gasoline Alley"...on my desert island list

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ihaveaquestion

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:51 PM
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5. I loved him in the 70's and ..

I like his 'new' old standards too. But I like swing dancing and they are great for that.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Wed Apr-14-04 03:52 PM
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6. He seems to love himself enough for both of us

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phillybri

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Wed Apr-14-04 04:37 PM
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9. Leave him rotting in a sewer...I can't f*cking stand him!!!

:grr:

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Whitacre D_WI

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Wed Apr-14-04 04:38 PM
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10. "Rarely has anyone ever betrayed his talent so completely"

--Lester Bangs

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mvd

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Wed Apr-14-04 04:58 PM
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11. Very good in the 70s..

sporadic in the 80s (staples like "Some Guys Have All the Luck" were released then,) and in the 90s, he lost me completely. He has a good voice for rock, but not for standards. His raspiness detracts from the mood of the standards.

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newyawker99

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Wed Apr-14-04 05:42 PM
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13. I agree. I thought he sounded out of place

when I heard him singing a standard song.
I guess even he has to pay the bills.

:shrug:

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Canuckistanian

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Wed Apr-14-04 05:09 PM
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12. I've hated him since "Tonight's the Night"

I thought it was crude, insensitive to women and I heard it EVERYWHERE when it came out.
His earlier stuff was OK, "Maggie" being the best.

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