Comments on: Rod Stewart’s Country Dreams Denied By J Records, Devil

By: Julie J

Julie J — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:32:41 +0000

I’ll tell you what I’d love to hear from Rod – a cover of a song by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle. His apparent reluctance to record their material may be due to their connection with the late Ronnie Lane, with whom he fell out after the recording of The Faces’ album “Ooh La La”; Ronnie subsequently left to form Slim Chance, which included Gallagher and Lyle. In 1986, however, Rod and Ronnie – by this time confined to a wheelchair with multiple sclerosis – were reconciled at a Faces reunion concert at Wembley.

“Stay Young”, “Dan” and “I Believe In You” are just a few G & L compositions that would suit Rod’s voice.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:49:11 +0000

I can’t really hear Rod doing country – he can’t belt’em anymore and that would really limit his choice of songs: “Ain’t It Funny How Time Slips Away”, maybe a couple of other things from the Willie Nelson or Roger Miller catalogs…Hank, Waylon, Eddy Arnold, Charlie Rick are all out of his current range, and he would sound ridiculous covering Johnny Cash or Buck Owens.

Now, an album of Tim Hardin covers, perharps joined by Ron Wood – THAT I would like to hear.

By: coolfer

coolfer — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:36:13 +0000

J’s strength is not country music. It’s not a surprise they don’t want to touch this idea. If Rod released it through a Nashville-based label it could do well, but putting it out through a New York-based label like J would probably be a disaster.

By: The Illiterate

The Illiterate — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:35:15 +0000

@Captain Wrong: Yeah, 'cause everybody knows you don't need a decent voice to sing those things. Sheesh.

By: Captain Wrong

Captain Wrong — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:08:54 +0000

The big problem is Rod’s voice is about one serious rock tour away from being shot. The standards and country make perfect sense as he just doesn’t have the pipes anymore.

By: Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:41:49 +0000

Black Dice, Rod Stewart, and James Murphy — TOGETHER AT LAST

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:34:36 +0000

The inexplicable success of those standards albums should suggest that Rod’s fan base will truly buy *anything* he put out.

By: Anthony Miccio

Anthony Miccio — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:27:02 +0000

@Gnosis: lol, fixed.

By: Gnosis

Gnosis — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:22:07 +0000

Er, you mean The Black Keys. Now a Black Lips collab would be REALLY interesting!

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:43:00 +0000

I hate those stupid standards albums, but shouldn’t 40+ years of making money for labels entitle you to make whatever kind of record you want?