{"id":1523,"date":"2008-06-26T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T03:59:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-02-07T10:46:33","modified_gmt":"2009-02-07T10:46:33","slug":"battle-royale-round-8-rod-stewart-vs-the-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/battle-royale-round-8-rod-stewart-vs-the-1976\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle Royale, Round 8: Rod Stewart vs The Stones, 1976"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kDZHMvBPYsI?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis is the moment you&#8217;ve been waiting for: judgment day &#8211; and more importantly the end of the painful, pathetic, final rounds of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/18\/rod-stewart-vs-the-stones\">what started out, just a week ago,<\/a><\/strong> a fierce Battle Royale of possibly mind-blowing proportions. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I feel completely drained, wasted, like Rod and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/26\/battle-royale-round-7-rod-stewart-vs-the-1975\">nipple slip<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nIn 1976, the Stones release <em>Black and Blue<\/em>, a solid rock album with a little bit of play in it, a foreshadowing of the band&#8217;s 1978 kick in the pants, <em>Some Girls<\/em>. The album showed traces of the energy that <strong>Ron Wood<\/strong> was bringing to the band as well as the band&#8217;s growing interest in reggae and funk. &#8220;Hand of Fate&#8221;, &#8220;Hot Stuff&#8221;, &#8220;Fool to Cry&#8221;, and &#8220;Memory Motel&#8221; are some of the most refreshing, if mediocre, tracks on this album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_block\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/anightonthetown.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rod Stewart releases <em>A Night on the Town<\/em>, featuring the smash hit &#8220;Tonight&#8217;s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)&#8221;. By this point, even the most diehard Stewart sympathizer was tiring of his randy sap routine&#8230;<em>but the little girls understood<\/em>. The album also featured his cover of <strong>Cat Stevens<\/strong>&#8216; &#8220;The First Cut Is the Deepest&#8221;, a song I think most young guys could tolerate only if there was the promise of copping a feel later that night. <\/p>\n<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gtZzTcSvlF0?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\nNo longer able to depend on his last remaining collaborator, new Stones&#8217; hire Woody, Rod turned to a new collaborator. Working mostly behind the scenes, she did agree to appear at the end of the <strong>above video<\/strong>. She would make an occasional &#8220;live&#8217; appearance as well. Watch the <strong>following video<\/strong> closely at the <strong>3:11 mark<\/strong>. I&#8217;ll have to warn Rod backers that there are some moments throughout this performance that will break your heart, but Rod does show off another nice scoop neck top with a teardrop cutout.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3YibugYfDXU?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I believe the next track, <strong>&#8220;The Killing of Georgie, Part I and II&#8221;<\/strong>, was a minor hit, but I don&#8217;t recall ever hearing this song before. It shows a newly sensitive, empathetic side of Rod. We&#8217;re used to him waxing nostalgic over some hooker with a heart of gold who showed him a good time when he was making his way in the big city, but this song&#8217;s a reminiscence about a gay friend who was murdered. The backing track and Rod&#8217;s performance are something else. Imagine an uncharacteristically saccharine <strong>Dylan<\/strong> song from <em>Desire<\/em> or <em>Street Legal<\/em> with a light, proto-disco beat and pantomined dance sequences worthy of an appearance on <strong>Mel&#8217;s Rockpile<\/strong>. The song is oddly endearing, like Georgie, but this a performance time had no choice to forget.<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TsHnEHf0sW0?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I think we&#8217;re safe in declaring a winner in this Battle Royale. Before we make it official, check out this backstage footage of primarily Keef, in 1976, with glimpses of the Stones on stage.<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyJm7XJ-TJI?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis is a band of grizzled veterans. This is a recipe for <strong>Winner Rock<\/strong>! They may not have had two Hall of Fame songs on <em>Sticky Fingers<\/em> to get them over the hump in their battle vs Stewart and the Faces 1971, but they&#8217;ve been led by two Hall of Famers and a dedicated supporting cast. Jagger and Richards, Jordan and Pippen, Malone and Stockton&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>Stewart, on the other hand, abandoned every possible  Hall of Fame sidekick who came his way. Even that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinquittenton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Quittenton<\/a><\/strong>, the bespectacled guitarist and occasional cowriter on most of his solo albums had a lot to offer but was left behind. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinquittenton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Whatever became of that guy, anyhow?<\/a><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;ve only been following along to see which artist would &#8220;win,&#8221; you can rest assured that the Stones held on through the worst of times. They have taken this Battle Royale 5 rounds to 3. If you were more interested in helping us test the initial <strong>hypothesis<\/strong>: <em>From 1969-1976, Rod Stewart, including his work with Faces, released music on par with or better than the Stones<\/em>, you can rest assured that he did. He did not release as much music on par with or better than the Stones during this period, but he performed better than I bet most of you expected. Thanks for your patience, objections, and sportsmanship throughout this examination.<\/p>\n<p>How &#8217;bout we let this happy Stones&#8217; fan take us out? Well done, Stones! Way to hang tough!<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-akHoBkrUo?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>ROUND 8:<\/strong> Stones!<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL SCORE:<\/strong> Stones, 5; Stewart 3<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed this thread, reports from previous rounds follow: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/26\/battle-royale-round-7-rod-stewart-vs-the-1975\">ROUND 7<\/a>&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/26\/battle-royale-round-6-rod-stewart-vs-the-1974\">ROUND 6<\/a>&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/25\/battle-royale-round-5-rod-stewart-vs-the-1973\">ROUND 5<\/a>&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/25\/battle-royale-round-4-rod-stewart-vs-the-1972\">ROUND 4<\/a>&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/24\/battle-royale-round-3-rod-stewart-vs-the-1971\">ROUND 3<\/a>&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/22\/battle-royale-round-2-rod-stewart-vs-the-1970\">ROUND 2<\/a>&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/06\/21\/battle-royale-rod-stewart-vs-the-stones-1969\">ROUND 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<nav class=\"page-links\"><strong>Pages:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/battle-royale-round-8-rod-stewart-vs-the-1976\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">1<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/battle-royale-round-8-rod-stewart-vs-the-1976\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">2<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/battle-royale-round-8-rod-stewart-vs-the-1976\/3\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">3<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/battle-royale-round-8-rod-stewart-vs-the-1976\/4\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">4<\/span><\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the moment you&#8217;ve been waiting for: judgment day &#8211; and more importantly the end of the painful, pathetic, final rounds of what started out, just a week ago, a fierce Battle Royale of possibly mind-blowing proportions. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I feel completely drained, wasted, like Rod and his nipple slip. <a href='https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/battle-royale-round-8-rod-stewart-vs-the-1976\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[342],"tags":[42,149,45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}