More Rod Stewart
More British Blues Rock
- Extremely well-recorded, full of great songs, Rod Stewart was on top of the world when he followed up the brilliant Every Picture Tells a Story with this album in 1972
- The music comes alive on this vintage pressing, assuming you have your volume up good and loud
- 5 stars in AMG, and simply “… a masterful record … He never got quite this good ever again.”
Listen to the percussion on Angel — you can really hear all the transients and the sound of the drum skins. The meaty guitar in the left channel sounds mind-blowingly good. The bass is deep and well-defined, and the sound of the drums is awesome in every way. Who has a better drum sound than Rod Stewart on his two best albums?
Along with Every Picture Tells A Story this is one of the two Must Own Rod Stewart albums. Practically every song here is a classic, with not a dog in the bunch. Rod Stewart did what few artists have ever managed to do: release his two best albums back to back.
And this Hot Stamper, not to overstate the obvious, is clearly the way to hear it. (more…)