Consumer Guide Album

Rod Stewart: A Shot of Rhythm and Blues [Private Stock, 1976]
Either Stewart hadn't learned how to communicate tenderness and passion when these tracks were cut a decade or more ago, or no one was encouraging him to bother. I like one over-familiar riff tune, and only rarely is anything actively unpleasant, but Long John Baldry's band and arrangements are as ordinary as you always knew they would be. Even collectors should think twice before investing in this--it'll be in the bargain bins soon enough, I hope. C−