May 30, 1979 (45 years ago) Capital Centre Landover, Maryland, United States
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Stewart Rocks Out By Eve Zibart — The Washington Post Thursday, May 31, 1979
"What with all the disco-oriented songs," Rod Stewart said to a sold-out Capital Center crowd last night, "I think it's time to make my statement." With that, he pulled out a harmonica and ground into a bump-and-blues version of "I just Wanna Make Love to You."
Stewart's recent multimillion selling work in the disco field has caused plenty of consternation among his longtime rock 'n' roll fans who saw Rod the Mod becoming the king of Studio 54. But Stewart has not defected; aside from the obvious disco numbers like "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy," Stewart's 90-minute show last night was a masterpiece of powerful, bawdy rock 'n' roll.
Stewart's singing career stretches back before disco through rock and pub rocks to the blues-weighted British rock of the '60s, and last night he set out to remind the audience of that history. The song list ranged from "Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" to "Maggie May" and "Get Back." The hardest hitting rock piece was a medley which careened from "I'm Losing You" to "Standing in the Shadows of Love" to "Layla" and finally an exhausting drum solo by Vanilla Fudge founder Carmine Appice.
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