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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | True BlueRod Stewart, Ron Wood | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Lost ParaguayosRod Stewart, Ron Wood | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Mama, You Been on My MindBob Dylan | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Italian GirlsRod Stewart, Ron Wood | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | AngelJimi Hendrix | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | InterludingsA. Wood | Rod Stewart | Play | 00:42 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | You Wear It WellMartin Quittenton, Rod Stewart | Rod Stewart | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I'd Rather Go BlindBill Foster, Ellington Jordan | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Twistin' the Night AwaySam Cooke | Rod Stewart | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Bobak | Audio Engineer, Consultant, Engineer |
| 2 | Brian | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 3 | Brian | Piano |
| 4 | Joel Brodsky | Photography |
| 5 | Mike Butcher | Assistant |
| 6 | Ed Caraeff | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 7 | Sam Cooke | Composer |
| 8 | John Craig | Cover Design, Design |
| 9 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 10 | Bill Foster | Composer |
| 11 | Suha Gur | Digital Remastering |
| 12 | Spike Heatley | Acoustic Bass Guitar, Bass, Bass (Upright), Main Personnel |
| 13 | Jimi Hendrix | Composer |
| 14 | Jimmy Horovidtzz | Arranger |
| 15 | Gordon Huntley | Guitar (Steel), Main Personnel |
| 16 | Jim The Easwig | Graphic Supervision |
| 17 | Glyn Johns | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 18 | Kenney Jones | Drums |
| 19 | Kenny Jones | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 20 | Ellington Jordan | Composer |
| 21 | Ronnie Lane | Bass, Guest Artist, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 22 | Ian McLagan | Main Personnel, Organ, Piano |
| 23 | Dick Powell | Main Personnel, Violin |
| 24 | Martin Quittenton | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Main Personnel |
| 25 | Pete Sears | Bass, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 26 | Joseph Sia | Photography |
| 27 | Speedy | Congas, Main Personnel |
| 28 | Speedy | Congas |
| 29 | Rod Stewart | Audio Production, Composer, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 30 | Desmond Strobel | Art Direction |
| 31 | Mickey Waller | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 32 | A. Wood | Composer |
| 33 | Ron Wood | Bass, Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Main Personnel |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |