Today's LOVE or HATE debate : Rod Stewart

[The Large One]

What do we think of the dumb blonde-obsessed spikey haired failed-footballing pseudo-Jock? A quality talent with a fine voice, or a sad old man who shouldn't be playing with botox any more?

Go.

 

[algie]

I don't hate him but idon't love him either.The younger gereration won't really appreciate his music.He has done some good stuff

 

[CHAPPERS]

Maggie May is DON.

 

[n1 gull]

Hate hate hate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He's right up there with Queen as most hateful music ever.

 

[n1 gull]

I am sailing - what a shockingly shite song.

 

[Goodfella]

His really early stuff with Jeff Beck was quite good but went downhill after that.

 

[Seagullible]

repulsive! (and he's a jock!)

 

[Normal Rob]

Top man in my book - except being Scottish.

 

[Man of Harveys]

In his day (which was a fair old while ago), he had a very fine set of pipes - not many better white blues singers around - and also underratedly good taste in choosing which songs to do - The Killing Of Georgie, Sailing, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy (which shamelessly rips off some Brazilian track my g/f has), that Tom Waits one he did (Train something). But recently his Sinatra-lite stuff is cloyingly dreadful.

So, I could live with his greatest hits without vomiting but can't summon up much more enthusiasm than that.

 

[aftershavedave]

rod stewart circa the faces was f***ing fantastic late 60's eraly 70's rock. top dollar.

then he became naff mid 70's...every picture tells a story time and then descended into crap.

give his early stuff a try!

 

[The Large One]

I reckon some of his early stuff with the Faces was pretty good. 'Mandolin Wind' and his cover versions of 'Reason To Believe' and 'Handbags & Gladrags' were excellent. Of his solo stuff, I can only claim a fondness for 'The Killing of Georgie' - brilliant.

Most of his mid-late 70s stuff onwards was pretty awful, and he is neither a soul singer nor a crooner.

Him playing football with the Faces while John Peel mimed the mandolin piece in 'Maggie May' on Top of the Pops was pretty amusing.

 

[shingle]

Seen him at least 3 times in concert at Brighton centre,

He's class, hot legs, sweet little rock and roller, young Turks, Tonights the Night. Also class when he was with the faces

love old Rod except that he's a pseudo sweaty

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Indifference?

Stay with Me is one of the best rock vocals ever.

 

[Trufflehound]

The Killing of Georgie was top drawer.

Gone downhill a bit in the last 25 years or so however.

 

[Beach Hut]

Top man all his songs are about women and footie

 

[The Large One]

Just remembered 'In A Broken Dream' by Python Lee Jackson (1972). He was only supposed to sing the guide vocals for their singer, but it was so good, they used that instead.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Agree with MoH.

Quite impressed he still gets away with acting like a 17-year-old though.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

I agrre with most of ya. the faces stuff was top banana but the american songbook is a desperate attempt at prolonging his career.

Give it up now rod ...go on ya know ya want to

 

[Trufflehound]

I agrre with most of ya. the faces stuff was top banana but the american songbook is a desperate attempt at prolonging his career.

Give it up now rod ...go on ya know ya want to

My mother-in-law is really into the American Songbook.

But then she's 81, so that about tells you everything you need to know...

 

[BensGrandad]

repulsive! (and he's a jock!)

He was born and bred in England he is no more a jock than Dundee cake. Was on youth terms at Brentford.