Rod Stewart - The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (2009)
BAND/ARTIST: Rod Stewart
- Title: The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998
- Year Of Release: 2009
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Rock, Soft Rock, Singer-Songwriter
- Quality: mp3 320 kbps / flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 04:55:41
- Total Size: 688 mb / 1.75 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Maggie May [Early Version]
02. Seems Like A Long Time [Alternate Version]
03. Italian Girls [Early Version]
04. You Wear It Well [Early Version]
05. Lost Paraguayos [Alternate Version]
06. I'd Rather Go Blind [Alternate Version]
07. Angel [Alternate Version]
08. Think I'll Pack My Bags [Early Version of "Mystifies Me"]
09. Farewell [Early Version]
10. Girl From The North Country [Alternate Version]
11. [You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Man [Alternate Version]
12. So Tired [Early Version]
13. This Old Heart of Mine (Alternate)
14. To Love Somebody (with Booker T. & the MG's) (Early Take)
15. Sailing (Alternate)
16. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (Early Take)
17. The First Cut Is the Deepest (Alternate)
18. Rosie (Acoustic)
19. Innocent (The Killing of Georgie, Pt. III)
20. Hot Legs (Early Take)
21. You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) (Acoustic)
22. I Was Only Joking (Early Take 4)
23. Scarred & Scared (Early Take)
24. When I'm Away from You
25. Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight
26. Time of My Life
27. TV Mama
28. Maybe Baby
29. Stupid
30. Guess I'll Always Love You (Alternate)
31. The Great Pretender (Acoustic)
32. Thunderbird
33. Dancing Alone (Alternate)
34. I Wish You Would
35. Sweet Surrender (Alternate)
36. Show Me
37. Ghetto Blaster (Early Version)
38. Satisfied (Alternate)
39. Hard Lesson to Learn (Alternate)
40. Heaven
41. In My Life (Piano)
42. Love Is a Four Letter Word
43. Forever Young (Piano)
44. My Heart Can't Tell You No (Alternate)
45. I Go to Jail for You
46. A Good Lover Is Hard to Find
47. Let the Day Begin (Alternate Version)
48. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar (Alternate)
49. Windy Town (Piano)
50. In a Broken Dream
51. This Wheel's on Fire
52. I Wanna Stay Home
53. I'm a King Bee
54. Looking for a Love
55. Kiss Her for Me
56. The Long Journey Home
57. Now That You're on Your Own
58. Dylan's Day Off
59. On and On
60. Rockin' Chair
61. Sugar Lips
62. The Changingman
63. May You Never
The side-effect of Rod Stewart's superstardom has been that few take him seriously as an artist. Rhino's four-disc box, The Rod Stewart Sessions, is designed to prompt re-evaluation, showcasing an artist at work: an artist writing lyrics, stretching out melodies, changing arrangements, anything he can do to get a piece of music to work. This, naturally, is not passive listening; although the differences are often notable, especially on the earliest tracks, it demands attention because so many of these are working tracks, not finished masters. As the set winds to a conclusion in the late '90s -- the last album covered is Rod's Brit-pop homage When We Were the New Boys, tellingly also the last rock & roll album he's made as of this 2009 release -- outtakes begin to outnumber the rough cuts, and there are some good ones, including takes on Paul Weller's "Changingman" and Oasis' "Rocking Chair." Still, it takes a little bit of effort to get there, as the set dips in interest during the mid-'80s, when Rod hit a creative lull, but that is easily overshadowed, as it always is, by the glory of his '70s work. Here, there's an undeniable charge in hearing Rod muck about in the studio, figuring out the words for "Maggie May" and "You Wear It Well," figuring out how to give "Los Paraguayos" a kick, joking around on the music hall romp "My Dad's Trouser." True, this is all the province of the dedicated, but for those curious listeners who decide to wade into these deep waters, they will indeed find a sharp, engaged, interpretive singer and songwriter, the artist who has been obscured in the wake of Rod's superstardom.
01. Maggie May [Early Version]
02. Seems Like A Long Time [Alternate Version]
03. Italian Girls [Early Version]
04. You Wear It Well [Early Version]
05. Lost Paraguayos [Alternate Version]
06. I'd Rather Go Blind [Alternate Version]
07. Angel [Alternate Version]
08. Think I'll Pack My Bags [Early Version of "Mystifies Me"]
09. Farewell [Early Version]
10. Girl From The North Country [Alternate Version]
11. [You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Man [Alternate Version]
12. So Tired [Early Version]
13. This Old Heart of Mine (Alternate)
14. To Love Somebody (with Booker T. & the MG's) (Early Take)
15. Sailing (Alternate)
16. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (Early Take)
17. The First Cut Is the Deepest (Alternate)
18. Rosie (Acoustic)
19. Innocent (The Killing of Georgie, Pt. III)
20. Hot Legs (Early Take)
21. You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) (Acoustic)
22. I Was Only Joking (Early Take 4)
23. Scarred & Scared (Early Take)
24. When I'm Away from You
25. Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight
26. Time of My Life
27. TV Mama
28. Maybe Baby
29. Stupid
30. Guess I'll Always Love You (Alternate)
31. The Great Pretender (Acoustic)
32. Thunderbird
33. Dancing Alone (Alternate)
34. I Wish You Would
35. Sweet Surrender (Alternate)
36. Show Me
37. Ghetto Blaster (Early Version)
38. Satisfied (Alternate)
39. Hard Lesson to Learn (Alternate)
40. Heaven
41. In My Life (Piano)
42. Love Is a Four Letter Word
43. Forever Young (Piano)
44. My Heart Can't Tell You No (Alternate)
45. I Go to Jail for You
46. A Good Lover Is Hard to Find
47. Let the Day Begin (Alternate Version)
48. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar (Alternate)
49. Windy Town (Piano)
50. In a Broken Dream
51. This Wheel's on Fire
52. I Wanna Stay Home
53. I'm a King Bee
54. Looking for a Love
55. Kiss Her for Me
56. The Long Journey Home
57. Now That You're on Your Own
58. Dylan's Day Off
59. On and On
60. Rockin' Chair
61. Sugar Lips
62. The Changingman
63. May You Never
The side-effect of Rod Stewart's superstardom has been that few take him seriously as an artist. Rhino's four-disc box, The Rod Stewart Sessions, is designed to prompt re-evaluation, showcasing an artist at work: an artist writing lyrics, stretching out melodies, changing arrangements, anything he can do to get a piece of music to work. This, naturally, is not passive listening; although the differences are often notable, especially on the earliest tracks, it demands attention because so many of these are working tracks, not finished masters. As the set winds to a conclusion in the late '90s -- the last album covered is Rod's Brit-pop homage When We Were the New Boys, tellingly also the last rock & roll album he's made as of this 2009 release -- outtakes begin to outnumber the rough cuts, and there are some good ones, including takes on Paul Weller's "Changingman" and Oasis' "Rocking Chair." Still, it takes a little bit of effort to get there, as the set dips in interest during the mid-'80s, when Rod hit a creative lull, but that is easily overshadowed, as it always is, by the glory of his '70s work. Here, there's an undeniable charge in hearing Rod muck about in the studio, figuring out the words for "Maggie May" and "You Wear It Well," figuring out how to give "Los Paraguayos" a kick, joking around on the music hall romp "My Dad's Trouser." True, this is all the province of the dedicated, but for those curious listeners who decide to wade into these deep waters, they will indeed find a sharp, engaged, interpretive singer and songwriter, the artist who has been obscured in the wake of Rod's superstardom.
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