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Essentially a harder-rocking reprise of Every Picture Tells a Story, Never a Dull Moment never quite reaches the heights of its predecessor, but it's a wonderful, multi-faceted record in its own right. Opening with the touching, autobiographical rocker "True Blue," which finds Rod Stewart trying to come to grips with his newfound stardom but concluding that he'd "rather be back home," the record is the last of Stewart's series of epic fusions of hard rock and folk. It's possible to hear Stewart go for superstardom with the hard-rocking kick and fat electric guitars of the album, but the songs still cut to the core. "You Wear It Well" is a "Maggie May" rewrite on the surface, but it develops into a touching song about being emotionally inarticulate. Similarly, "Lost Paraguayos" is funny, driving folk-rock, and it's hard not to be swept away when the Stonesy hard rocker "Italian Girls" soars into a mandolin-driven coda. The covers -- whether a soulful reading of Jimi Hendrix's "Angel," an empathetic version of Dylan's "Mama, You Been on My Mind," or a stunning interpretation of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" -- are equally effective, making Never a Dull Moment a masterful record. He never got quite this good ever again.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ron Wood, ComposerLyricist - Ian McLagan, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Lane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ROD STEWART, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Woody, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ron Wood, ComposerLyricist - ROD STEWART, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Quittenton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Bobak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Woody, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE BUTCHER, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Waller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - ROD STEWART, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Quittenton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Powell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brian, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Bobak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Huntley, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE BUTCHER, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Waller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Heatly, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ron Wood, ComposerLyricist - ROD STEWART, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Quittenton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Powell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Bobak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Sears, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Woody, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE BUTCHER, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Waller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ian McLagan, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Lane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimi Hendrix, ComposerLyricist - ROD STEWART, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Bobak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Woody, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE BUTCHER, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Waller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
ROD STEWART, Producer, MainArtist - Art Wood, ComposerLyricist - Mike Bobak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Woody, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE BUTCHER, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ian McLagan, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - ROD STEWART, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Quittenton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Bobak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Woody, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE BUTCHER, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Waller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ian McLagan, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Foster, ComposerLyricist - Ellington Jordan, ComposerLyricist - ROD STEWART, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Bobak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Sears, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Woody, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE BUTCHER, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Waller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ronnie Lane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - ROD STEWART, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Bobak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Woody, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE BUTCHER, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Waller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Horovidtzz, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Essentially a harder-rocking reprise of Every Picture Tells a Story, Never a Dull Moment never quite reaches the heights of its predecessor, but it's a wonderful, multi-faceted record in its own right. Opening with the touching, autobiographical rocker "True Blue," which finds Rod Stewart trying to come to grips with his newfound stardom but concluding that he'd "rather be back home," the record is the last of Stewart's series of epic fusions of hard rock and folk. It's possible to hear Stewart go for superstardom with the hard-rocking kick and fat electric guitars of the album, but the songs still cut to the core. "You Wear It Well" is a "Maggie May" rewrite on the surface, but it develops into a touching song about being emotionally inarticulate. Similarly, "Lost Paraguayos" is funny, driving folk-rock, and it's hard not to be swept away when the Stonesy hard rocker "Italian Girls" soars into a mandolin-driven coda. The covers -- whether a soulful reading of Jimi Hendrix's "Angel," an empathetic version of Dylan's "Mama, You Been on My Mind," or a stunning interpretation of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" -- are equally effective, making Never a Dull Moment a masterful record. He never got quite this good ever again.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:21
- Main artists: Rod Stewart
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1972 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1972 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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