In 1975, Faces mercifully wind down with a final tour. Rod Stewart’s not doing so well. He’s so out of it on this Midnight Special appearance that in his Tara Reid-like stupor he doesn’t have a clue that his nipples have, like, totally slipped out of his scoop neck top!
For reasons of tax problems and romance, Rod moves to America and records and releases Atlantic Crossing with Tom Dowd and the Muscle Shoals rhythm section. Hasn’t this been done before?
Rod’s most significant achievement of 1975 is bedding Britt Ekland, whose back catalog is impressive and whose work with Stewart in 1976 may prove formidable.
The Stones didn’t exactly set the world on its ear in 1975, not releasing an album of new material or even a mediocre live album, but they launched their Tour of the Americas with an unannounced set on a flatbed truck driving through Manhatten. Mick set aside his satin jacket for leather. As the above clip demonstrates, the event reeked of cool and even danger! This event alone is miles ahead of anything Stewart did in 1975, beside bedding Britt Ekland in the privacy of his own mansion, an achievement therefore not eligible for consideration in Round 7 of this Battle Royale.
Some might argue that the Stones’ return to energetic rock ‘n roll is attributable to the addition of Stewart’s longtime sidekick, Ron Wood. Some might even argue that partial credit for the Stones’ revival should be therefore be granted to Stewart himself, for keeping Woody in the limelight through the first half of the ’70s and pimping him out to Keef. This examination, however, shall not even hint at such conclusions.
ROUND 7: Mick dons the leather jacket; Stones cruise through the round, taking a 4-3 lead with 1 round to go.
In the UK, Sailing is considered on par with Let It Be, it was a monster hit there.
Snuh, let the UK speak for itself! They dug Style Council too, like our man Hrrundi. 🙂
What do you think, Townspeople, can the Stones hang on and take ’76?