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| Nellcote |
Rod Stewart to Release First Rock Album in Over 8 Years, STILL THE SAME ... GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR TIME Set for Release October 10th on J Records
NEW YORK, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Rod Stewart returns to his roots with
the release of STILL THE SAME ... GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR TIME, a
landmark recording of great rock songs and Stewart's first rock album in
over 8 years, scheduled for release October 10th on J Records. STILL THE
SAME ... GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR TIME comes on the heels of the
unprecedented success of the four volumes that comprise his Grammy-award
winning "Great American Songbook" series, the biggest selling ongoing
series of new music recordings in history, with a total of almost fifteen
million copies worldwide.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart has been lauded as having one
of the greatest and most distinctive rock voices in history. STILL THE SAME
... GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR TIME is an incredibly strong and passionate
return to form. Stewart takes ownership of these thoughtfully selected
tracks crafted by some of the best songwriters of our time, including Bob
Dylan ("If Not For You"), Van Morrison ("Crazy Love"), Bob Seger ("Still
the Same") and John Fogerty ("Have You Ever Seen the Rain" which will be
the first radio single from the album). Several of Stewart's other
selections sound like they were written for his signature, inimitable rasp
in the first place, like Bonnie Tyler's "It's a Heartache" and "Fooled
Around and Fell in Love," a 1976 hit for Elvin Bishop.
Produced by John Shanks (winner of the 2005 "Producer of the Year"
Grammy award, who has worked with such artists as Sheryl Crow and Melissa
Etheridge) and Clive Davis, STILL THE SAME ... GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR
TIME features a lean band of top notch session musicians including Kenny
Aronoff and Dean Parks. The versatility of its production is displayed in
sounds ranging from the soaring Badfinger hit "Day After Day" to the most
contemporary song included, the Pretenders's 1994 ballad "I'll Stand By
You." (See track listing below.)
Rod Stewart became a household name in 1971 with the release of Every
Picture Tells a Story and the smash hit "Maggie May." The album and the
single held the Number 1 spot in both the U.S. and the U.K. simultaneously,
a chart first. His discography includes numerous other hits such as "Do Ya
Think I'm Sexy," "Tonight's the Night," "You're In My Heart," and "The
First Cut is the Deepest." Stewart is currently one of the top grossing
musical artists in the world, according to both Forbes and Rolling Stone;
his "From 'Maggie May' to the Great American Songbook" tour was completely
sold out for three years in a row.
STILL THE SAME...GREAT ROCK CLASSICS OF OUR TIME
Track listing in formation:
Day after Day
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
It's a Heartache
Father and Son
Love Hurts
If Not for You
Still the Same
Crazy Love
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
I'll Stand by You
Everything I Own
SOURCE J Records
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| Soldatti |
4th Rod album in five years no new material though, but a lot of success in comparison with his own albums. |
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| glencar |
No Stones covers? What a chump. |
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| pdog |
His fanbase is collecting Social Security! |
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| glencar |
Do they still think of him as "Rod the Mod" in their dotage? |
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| M.O.W.A.T. |
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glencar wrote:
Do they still think of him as "Rod the Mod" in their dotage?
More like "Rod the Mod-erate" |
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| Jumacfly |
"it s a heartache" a rock song??
I predict a cover of "you re beautiful" on his next rock album!!! |
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| ListenToTheLion |
"Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
Rod's life in a nutshell |
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| FotiniD |
Sigh, I thought it'd actually be an album of NEW rock songs by Rod. What has gotten into him? |
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| Nellcote |
Clive Davis.
Go back a few years, right before Rod's battle with throat cancer, he released Human, a soft rock lp which tanked bad.
He had surgery, thankfully successful, joined up with Clive Davis about the time Clive was getting booted at Arista Records.
Clive formed J Records, Rod was the 1st artist signed.
The rest is history.
By now, Rod must worship the ground he walks on.
Clive has made Rod millions with the last three lp's, dvd releases, tour sales.
Rod will reclaim some of the rock base he deserted with
this new lp. He probably will tour next year behind this lp, and do moderately well. He never completely deserted his rock base in concert, as he would still cover the hits that made him famous, however, probably this next tour will have more rock than his most recent trips.
He will then go on to release a cover lp of
Sam Cooke/Otis Redding soul tunes, which will do better than the rock lp, as that genre is bread & butter for
Rod the Mod.
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| Factory Girl |
Rod will sell his talent for a pint of guiness.
He and Clapton are very similar in this. |
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| Ronnie Richards |
if Rod Stewart had died in 1975 both his musical legacy and the world would be better off |
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| F505 |
quote:
Ronnie Richards wrote:
if Rod Stewart had died in 1975 both his musical legacy and the world would be better off
That applies for 80% of the entertaining business. |
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| Saint Sway |
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FotiniD wrote:
Sigh, I thought it'd actually be an album of NEW rock songs by Rod.
or even just actual rock songs. Not "Day After Day" and "I'll Stand By You"
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| jb |
embarrassing. |
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| Saint Sway |
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jb wrote:
embarrassing.
Alfie-esque! |
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