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Rod Stewart - Greatest Hits

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This collection is great, but it really does need to be remastered or something. The sound quality is not the best. A lot lower than other cds, so not a good one to have in a mix and put on random, as you will have to turn up the volume for every song that comes up from this album. Better to be played by itself, so you can turn up the volume and not worry. Apart from that there are some good songs here, great songs even, and I'm sure most fans of Rod would love this cd.

At this point, there are numerous collections out of Rod Stewart. This original "Greatest Hits" has alot of the good stuff, but since it was a vinyl era release, we only get 10 tracks. Even twice the number of songs would still be the basics. This disc also needs remastering desperately. It plays much quieter than most of my other CDs. I wont even begin to mention what's missing here, I'll just say that the most casual fan would still enjoy this. Anyone else should look into "The Very Best Of", or even the "Downtown Train" collection.

Rod Stewart had charted 20 singles when this CD was put out, and in retrospect, the 10 chosen for the album simply don't hold up well. "Maggie May" is the only genuine hit released between 1971 - 6 that makes it onto the CD, leaving out such popular favorites as "Reason to Believe," "I Know I'm Losing You," "You Wear It Well," "Twisting the Night Away," and "This Old Heart of Mine." But that's just one problem: Rod's biggest hit ever, "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)," is trimmed down considerably, ousting the French whispers supplied on the original version by Britt Ekland. Also, some non-top 40 tracks somehow made the cut: "Sailing" and "I Don't Want to Talk About It," which are fine, but certainly not worthy enough to be on a CD bearing this title. Dedicated Rod fanatics should get the originals.

My major complaint is the quality of this CD. The volumn is very low compared to other CDs. After turning the volumn up so I could hear it, I enjoyed the songs. I wish I had read the reviews BEFORE I bought this CD!

The songs and content of the CD are fine. The sound quality is extremely poor. If this CD is playing with others, the sound will have to be significantly adjusted between it and the next CD playing.

Not a bad album, but it is missing a key track, "You Wear It Well". It also might have been nice if "(I Know) I'm Losing You", had been included, but this particular album was released by Warner Brothers, and those songs were on the Mercury label, so, we are lucky "Maggie May" even makes an appearance. In my opinion, there is no truly comprehensive collection available for Rod, unless you go with the "Storyteller Anthology", which can be a bit overwhelming for someone just looking for the hits.

Rod Stewart has evolved throughout the last 30 years to be the consumate performer. At over 50 years of age, he still has it & delivers a gritty sensual driving performance. These tracks are well mixed and bring back memories as well as make new ones. My teen sons even like him! With this CD on your system--"Tonights The Night"--every night.

A great additon to any "best of collection" Thanks--CDS

One of the first reasons that I liked this CD, besides the fact that it is Rod Stewart, is that it has great hits like Maggie May, my absolute favorite song in the world, and Hot Legs. Also, the CD has great sound quality and is definitely a classic.

This is a great CD. One where I love all the songs and can sing along with them all!

Besides the overwhelming pink of the cover which to me is emblematic of Rod's descent into singalong commercialism, my problem with this album is that some of the greatest hits have been omitted. In 1971, Reason To Believe was a huge hit at the same time as Maggie May, so should have been included. Two other authentic rock numbers, You Wear It Well and Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda) are missing too. The good stuff includes his 1979 nod to disco, D'ya Think I'm Sexy, The Killing Of Georgie, a great message song and the two tuneful ballads, Sailing and First Cut Is The Deepest. So although this isn't a bad album, it is incomplete at best. There are many Best Of collections available that contain more of Stewart's good music from his solo career and with The Faces.