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Rod Stewart - Live At Royal Albert Hall (2004) DVD9 PAL Untouched
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Rod Stewart's various incarnations Rod the Mod, Rod the Rocker, Rod the Crooner, and so on--are on display on Live at Royal Albert Hall. In what amounts to a 90-minute singalong with his adoring fans, the raw-voiced singer (now huskier than ever) reprises selections from throughout his long and fruitful career, from his early '70s solo albums, including the best of the lot, 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story, through his surprisingly skillful (and successful) new millennium emergence as an interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Despite his having released three CDs of standards by the time of this good-looking, great-sounding concert, only five of the 17 tunes come from them, including a version of "As Time Goes By" with Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders (lush orchestration notwithstanding, there's no disguising the fact that both singers are more at home singing rock or pop than jazz, big band, or cabaret material). Much more emphasis is put on early Stewart material like "You Wear It Well," "Reason to Believe," and "Maggie May," songs that were and are beautifully limned by acoustic guitars, violin, and mandolin. Good buddy, former bandmate (in the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group), and current Rolling Stone Ron Wood plays guitar on a couple of numbers (including a raucous "Stay with Me"), and while Stewart does insist on giving "Hot Legs" a spin, at the age of 59 he at least has the good sense to keep "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" under wraps. A brief tour documentary is the principal DVD bonus feature.



Starring: Rod Stewart, Chrissie Hynde
Format: PAL
Language: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Sony Music Canada Inc.
Release date: December 7, 2004
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Playing time: 93 minutes

Tracklist:

01. You Wear It Well
02. Some Guys Have All the Luck/Addicted To Love
03. Handbags & Gladrags
04. Reason To Believe
05. Stay With Me – Featuring Ron Wood
06. Rhythm Of My Heart
07. Hot Legs
08. First Cut Is The Deepest
09. You’re In My Heart
10. The Can’t Take That Away From Me
11. Blue Moon
12. What A Wonderful World
13. As Time Goes By – Duet with Chrissie Hynde
14. For Sentimental Reasons
15. I Don’t Want To Talk About It – Duet with Amy Belle
16. Maggie may/Gasoline Alley – Featuring Ron Wood
17. Sailing


Video: MPEG-2, PAL, 8340kbps, 720x576, 16:9, 25,000 fps
Audio: English, AC-3, 2ch, 256kbps, 48 kHz
Audio: English, AC-3, 6ch, 448kbps, 48 kHz
Subtitle: -
Playtime: 1:33:00s