Rod Stewart - Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Vol. III
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Music Reviews of Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Vol. III
Music Review: Rod does it--again! Three times in a row--wow! GRIN
Rating: 5 Stars
Rod Stewart is back--again--for his third CD in his Great American Songbook series. And wow, he doesn't miss a beat, performing these songs to perfection! The sound quality is excellent and Rod is exquisitely able to use that voice of his to express the range of emotions that come with love: lust, longing, sadness, happiness and ecstasy.
On this CD Rod starts out with the beautiful and romantic "Embraceable You." A strong start! He also got several highly talented performers to join in with him here: Eric Clapton sings with Rod on "Blue Moon," for example. Dolly Parton teams up with Rod for "Manhattan" as well. Other performers include Stevie Wonder on the moving "What A Wonderful World."
I highly recommend this CD for fans of this type of music, duets, and of course for Rod's fans, too! I can only hope that we get our hands on a fourth CD for this series ASAP! GRIN
Music Review: Another one?!
Rating: 1 Stars
Talk about milking it...One would think that mixing a great singer (Rod Stewart), with great songs ("Stardust"), would be an unbeatable combination. This is not the case here. Rod Stewart is a prototypical blues/rock singer, one whose voice seems to have aged well. Unfortunately, this does not automatically qualify him to sing these songs. These productions sound mechanical, bordering dangerously close to American Idol quality, with a hint of kareoke bar. You want to hear Rod Stewart at his peak? Listen to his early solo albums, or better yet, listen to him on Jeff Beck's first solo album, "Truth." His vocals are amazing. Meanwhile, Clive Davis might want to spend more time looking for new talent, instead of milking the classic rockers (Rod Stewart, Santana). And if baby boomers must listen to someone from the rock era singing standards, check out Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now."Music Review: When will it end?
Rating: 1 Stars
I guess when you get older and don't want to make the effort to cultivate new material, or simply haven't the talent to do so anymore, an easy way to "eek" out a living is to either release a greatest hits cd (with one or two new songs on it so your loyal fans will have to buy it for the new material), or when that's already been done several times over, you can always reach into the old bag of standards and record a cd of other people's songs. And when the latter formula proves to be such a sucess, why stop with just one CD when you can ride that gravy train into the sunset.
If it's updated versions of "the standards" you're looking for, you can do much better than this cd, including Linda Ronstadt's recordings done with Nelson Riddle (this is really good stuff), Natalie Cole covering her father's songs, and even Ann Murry's "Croonin' CD.
Music Review: Steve Tyrell's Influence is Apparent
Rating: 3 Stars
Rod Stewart just cannot accomodate this music. His voice, as wonderful as it is, just does not inspire you lose yourself in the moment. Stardust would have been just another attempt to jump on the standards wave if it were not for the magical touch of the CD's producer, Steve Tyrell. Steve's influence and intimate understanding of the magic of this music is evident throughout. Tyrell "gets it" in a way that no other producer or performer does. When Steve performs, you "feel the music and are lose yourself in it" - over and over again. It is almost magical. But... I only listened to Stardust twice - each time - tuning out Rod's raspy voice and focusing on the beautiful arrangements and the enchanting Tyrell touch. I am a huge Rod Stewart fan, but Dear Rod, move me with "Tonight's the Night" and leave the Stardust melodies to Steve Tyrell.Music Review: Personal Favorite of the 4 Standard Albums
Rating: 5 Stars
When I first heard that Rod Stewart was going to do an album of standards, I was skeptical. Rod has a very raspy voice and the original crooners all had very smooth, olive oil voices.
Well, in total Rod did four albums of standards and they are all great and they were all successful.
All 4 of the albums have the same steller sound, production and arrangments. The 3rd volume is my personal favorite because of the song selection. For Sentimental Reasons, Blue Moon, Manhattan, Isn't it Romantic, A Nightingale Sang.... They're all beautiful.
I recommend this album (and all 4 volumes of standards) to anyone who appreciates the quiet times. The albums should've been packaged with a bottle of wine, a few candles and perhaps a few scented oils, but not I'm getting off the subject...