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Smiler
Rock · 1974 · 1 track

Smiler

Rod Stewart

Loose, mandolin-flecked folk rock and rowdy pub anthems. A warm, analog snapshot of Stewart's final days before his move to high-gloss pop stardom.

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It's Rod and his mates having a loose, mandolin-soaked party in the studio before he moved to LA.

A warm, slightly rowdy collection of songs that feels like a nostalgic farewell to the artist's folk-rock roots.

Smiler · vs · Rod Stewart
Playful+1.3σ

Playful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 1 Track
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I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
1:34
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the brief acoustic 'Lochinvar' into the sweeping, melancholic mandolin lines of 'Farewell'.
Rod and Elton John trading high-energy vocal lines over the driving piano riff of 'Let Me Be Your Car'.
The soulful, gravelly delivery of the Sam Cooke medley that captures a raw, live-in-studio spontaneity.
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