FOOTBALL, FILMS and FABULOUS MUSIC AT THE DOMINION OF OPINION
During the early 1970s it was a rare occurrence for a major rock artist to leave a couple of years between each new album. Due to their massive and devoted worldwide following Led Zeppelin managed it with ‘III‘ (1971) and…
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Faces: ‘OOH LA LA’ (1973). On release Rod called it ‘a disgrace’ but over time would put his name to far lesser recordings.
Brimming with wit, wisdom, purpose and poignancy, ‘PIPEDREAM’ (1973) is the great ‘lost’ masterpiece of 70s British rock.
NEVER A DULL MOMENT: At the end of ‘True Blue’ Rod revs his Lamborghini and drives home – which at this point is still closer to Holloway than Hollywood
At the suggestion of girlfriend, Swedish actress Britt Ekland, Stewart divided ‘Atlantic Crossing’ into a ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ side.
‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ is a work of true and lasting resonance – and a quintessential 70s album if ever there was one.
‘Handbags & Gladrags’ now sounds even more affecting as Rod approaches 75.
For aggro and anger it was the Stones or The Who – but for raucous revelry the Faces were the only party in town.
Regular readers of this blog will not be surprised to learn my completest tendencies with regard to rock music cover The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Kinks and The Who, to which could be added near as dammit near full collections…
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The monumental second side of ‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ stands tall against any side of any album ever recorded.
