Rod Stewart - It Had to Be You... The Great American Songbook
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Free Music Review: Warm, Whiskey, Mellow Memories
Hit: 5 Stars
I for one find this Cd most enjoyable and relaxing.. The songs evoke such wonderful memories in my soul. Yes, you hear the weary, time-worn, and whiskey tinged vocals of Rod...but I think that is what makes this CD so wonderful. it wouldn't have worked when Rod was younger... as the very songs themselves lend to lost loves, longings, beautiful memories, you can just picture Rod sitting there remembering his lost loves and longings. When he sings "The Very Thought of You" and "Nearness of You" --I feel the hunger and longing, sexuality and that is exactly what the songwriters wanted you to feel when they wrote these songs and Rod successfully interprets that---If I can feel that..then I say the CD works!!!..I play those two songs over & over again.. I am so glad that Rod finally did this and can't wait to hear his new CD that is supposed to be more of the same. I hope more singers take the hint and do some CDs like this --and maybe, just maybe we can instill appreciation of this music in the younger generations to come after us.Free Music Review: I love this CD
Hit: 5 Stars
I Love this Cd.. But then again I have been a big fan of all Rod Stewart's work for many years...I have heard these songs song by other singers before, but there is something about the way that Stewart sings them, not that his voice is prefect, but he pulls this off really well.
This is a romantic Cd, so if you want to put a Partner in the mood, this is it!
If you want to score some points with a special person, this is a great gift to give ..
My Husband even likes this Cd, although its certainly not his favorite...
I would really like to see Rod Stewart do more Romantic Cd's like this one. He picked some really good songs to sing here, I like them all...
I Don't think you can compare this to other singers that have song these songs before, as Rod Stewart has a style all his own.
Just have to say, its one of my favorite CD's, and if you like Rod Stewart,or this type of music, then you will like this CD also..
Buy it , Ya'll like it...
Free Music Review: The most romantic album of 2002
Hit: 5 Stars
No, this isn't Smiler, Gasoline Alley, Every Picture Tells A Story, or even Vagabond Heart or Human. This is a mature Rod Stewart who has reached back into his youth for songs that those of us who began listening to him when he was with the Faces have never heard before. It's a different kind of song, sad and romantic at the same time, especially when taken in the context of World War II.Releasing this album was a very shrewd move on Stewart's part. His music has cut across the generations his entire career (ever notice the age range of the audience at his concerts?) and with It Had To Be You he has picked up yet another generation of listeners. I gave this album to my 86 year old aunt for Christmas; she'd heard his name before, but didn't know any of his work. Her response to It Had To Be You is that it makes her want to get up and dance around the living room. And he has a lovely voice, too. I agree with her completely. As much as I like his rock 'n' roll, this may be the best album Stewart has recorded to date.
Free Music Review: Rod Stewart
Hit: 5 Stars
As a Rod Stewart aficionado dating back to 1971, I was highly suspicious of this product, even dismissing it at one early stage as "drivel" ! However, I chanced upon a listen one evening at a dinner party and I have to say it is a recording of the highest quality. The music is immaculately played by session musicians of considerable experience and Stewart's vocal delivery is clear and appealing. Unlike many contemporary artists who have delivered a "swing album", Stewart goes back in many cases here, to the 1930s for his songs and produces something special.
"Every Time We Say Goodbye", "It Had To Be You", "We'll Be Together Again" and "The Way You Look Tonight" are timeless classics given a really good run-out by Stewart, although whisper it quietly but "You Go To My Head" and "These Foolish Things", although done wel here, were both the beneficiaries of superior covers by Bryan Ferry in the 1970s !
This album is a triumph, something different and very relaxing after a long, hard day. Love it.
Free Music Review: Unbelievable
Hit: 5 Stars
First off to avoid any conflict of interest claims I admit that I an a huge Rod Stewart fan. That being said, I just wasn't interested in hearing him do the old American classics(which I also love). I just didn't see how he could do them justice, that is, until I saw his DVD "Live from Royal Albert Hall" in which he did several of the songs from his first "Great American Songbook". I was just blown away. These songs were now his. I went to the computer to order one of the CDs but my wife talked me into getting all three and I am surely not sorry. I believe that there are very few CDs available with no weak tracks(there are some) but here are three that just don't have a weak track(IMHO). He has made all of these great songs his. My all time favorite song is "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael. I had never heard a version that I thought could top his, until now. If you love the old standards you should really give these 3 CDs a listen. They'll melt your heart!!!!