True Blue/Los Paraguayos/Mama You Been On My Mind/Italian Girls/Angel/Interludings/You Wear It Well/I'd Rather Go Blind/Twistin' The Night Away
Never A Dull Moment was the last album Rod Stewart released whilst still a member of The Faces. As a result his music would become progressively blander. Includes the UK No.1 hit single You Wear It Well. (US:2 UK:1)
“Not as good as Every Picture Tells A Story, but still great. True Blue is easily one of his best songs, and even the standard covers are solid. It's not The Faces by any means, but it'll do. Sadly, this was the last real rock 'n’ roll album he made before making his jump to contemporary pop.”
“The thing about Rod's early recordings before he took the Atlantic crossing, is that he sounds as if he's enjoying himself, he's the band leader calling the shots, but still one of the boys. Unfortunately there was no bigger casualty of corporate rock.”
“Stewart and his band borrow many of the same elements from Every Picture Tells a Story: a mixture of acoustic rock and folk tunes and a nice combination of original and cover material. There's more electric guitar here, and a country influence creeps in from time to time.”
“Some of the greatest, most honest, soulful songs you'll hear. Before Stewart became more pop orientated, here he's just laying it all on the line and baring some of the most emotional music ever played. The instrumentation is top notch, with Ron Wood's signature chunky guitar licks and a thumping rhythm section, along with some folk styles.”
“Rough and rugged rock & roll mixed with Rod’s raspy vocals made some great rockers and great ballads. After this release the quality of Stewart's work went downhill, making one realize how important the members of The Faces were to the success of Stewart's early work. While this is not a Faces record, they are all over it.”
“I really appreciate the unbeatable Faces style mix of electric and acoustic that Stewart brings to perfection on this and his other early releases. Every cut is strong. Half the album is covers, but what covers they are.”
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