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'Some Guys Have All The Luck' showcases Rod Stewart's varied but illustrious career from the early days with The Faces right up to the more balladic but equally compelling Stewart of the 80's and 90's. 'Some Guys Have All The Luck' maybe but, Rod Stewart made his own luck with his originality, charisma and wonderfully full-on take of what popular music should and could be!
What the hell can little old Toxic Pete say or add to everything that's written and known about this iconic performer? Am I worthy? Who knows but, here goes anyway!! 'Some Guys Have All The Luck' is a thirty-two track compilation for the stalwart Stewart devotees and the uninitiated younger followers of rock music. Stewart's signature whiskey soaked, gravely offerings are unmistakable; no-one has ever quite managed to get close to this rock'n'roll machine either in gutsy power or electrifying believability, Stewart managed to bring followers of often opposing musical persuasions together under one roof - he mixed and messed with popular genre and made pop music for the masses as he stamped his authority on whatever he touched. I well remember hearing Stewart when he was the relatively unheard of frontman for Jeff Beck and was blown away by his creative blues offerings. But, even that wasn't the actual start of things but it was possibly the first real springboard that led to The Faces calling him in to their fold and then launching Stewart on the popular trail. So, The Faces grabbed him from the progressive blues scene and with them the name Rod Stewart started to become a household name, slowly at first maybe but indelibly later. Stewart took the Nation and the World by storm and didn't stop there. Stewart went from strength to strength as he cast aside genre limitations and made himself the favourite artist of millions with his ballsy and often controversial and confrontational exploits. But, Stewart had the attention of the World and he didn't half 'wear it well!' Success after success, hit after hit, front page news, media exposure that wasn't always helpful, he could so easily have blown it all! But he didn't; the World stood by Rod Stewart and his career grew and flourished - exploded. Stewart didn't have to be prolific in the true sense of the word, the World was prepared to wait to see what he would come up with next. And, no matter what direction he took, he always seemed to be able to turn it on and make it work for him and his millions of followers. The sign of a great musician!!
So, now we have 'Some Guys Have All The Luck', two discs of breathtaking rock'n'roll music from the man with the golden touch. Offered in chronological order, disc one features tracks from The Faces and other early solo ventures - disc two features Stewart 80's and 90's stylee - when the great man had settled down by comparison to his rather transient and storm-raging early days. Here we have just a touch of the blues wailer, the iconic pop star, the chilled and unplugged crooner, everything, all in one compilation. And, there's also a Deluxe version of 'Some Guys Have All The Luck' being offered which will include a third disc in the form of a DVD featuring fourteen, rare and never before seen, music videos - what more could anyone want!!
'Some Guys Have All The Luck' by Rod Stewart is a sensational back-catalogue of Rod Stewart's fantastically successful musical career. Everything it should be and all it could be, 'Some Guys Have All The Luck' is an amazingly varied yet tantalising double ender that lays Stewart's performing career before you and allows you to sample the stunning work he's done over forty, successful genre blurring, years in the fickle and often grubby music world. The mutt's nuts!! A must-have anthology for anyone even half interested in modern musical history and/or the giant of Rock'n'roll that it Rod Stewart.
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