NODS AND WINKS REVIVE DEAD HORSE
Maybe the best album Stewarts done for Warners.
ROD STEWART Tonight Im Yours (Warner Bros.)
Maybe the best album Stewarts done for Warners. Not an album, really—but a fistful of songs, most of them a relief after Stewarts compost-pile contributions in the last couple of years.
"Tonight Im Yours (Dont Hurt Me): Brisk, bright sounding, light on its feet. Great rhythm guitar way up front in a really appealing mix. Almost a new wave feel (well, he dinked around in disco, too). Lyrically, Rod as unapologetic lothario still looking for kicks without kickbacks (note subtitle).
"How Long: Carracks nowclassic made fresh. Lots of weight and momentum in the rhythm tracks, and Rod (in one of his favorite roles as the player who cant stand to be played on) singing as if he really means it.
"Tora Tora Tora (Out With The Boys): Competently done but so what? Weve known they like to get drunk for years. A Chuck Berry/ Jim Cregan throwaway with one good line:If you cant take a joke theres no point in living.