An open letter to Mr. Rod Stewart....
Dear Mr. Stewart,
A month or so ago, I made a post here in this blog, that was somewhat criticial of your last release - "Still The Same...Great Rock Classics Of Our Time".
At the time, I had listened to it a couple of times, and felt that it was...well...for lack of a better word - lame.
Mr. Stewart, some time has passed since then, and I've dropped that CD into my player a few more times. I have to say, it's begun to grow on me...
Rod (may I call you Rod?), there were a few songs on that disc that I thought really should never be covered. Like that song by The Pretenders, "I'll Stand By You". Well, after a few more listens, you really do that song proud, Rodster! My humble apologies.
Roddie, I thought that you had done a bit of a lifeless version of Van Morrison's "Crazy Love", but I'm going to go with "subtle" instead now. However, this does bring up a point - The Great Rock Classics Of Our Time sure seems to have a lot of ballads....
Sorry Rodd-o. Just thinking out loud. You do in fact "rock out" on...on...
Oh, blast it, who am I kidding?? There are NO ROCK SONGS on "The Great Rock Classics Of Our Time"!!!!!!!!!!
Rodsky, check out your own old albums, there are many great rock songs there. Certainly there has to be something better than "Missing You"...
Chow for now!!
2 comments:
Worse yet were thsoe 3 or 4 godawful Stardust classics. Great songs butchered by a singer who could do them jsutice. I love the old Rod: Jeff Beck, Faces and early solo career.
He cannot sing those stardust memories and I cannot believe it sold like it did. Then again millions of people watch American Idol and it's ilk.
Not to mention making Michael Jackson the freak that he now is.
I think Michael Jackson has to take some responsibility for his own Dr. Frankenstein efforts in self-freakiness...
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