Music: What the hell happened to Rod Stewart?

Two of the greatest rock voices of all time are: Paul Rodgers (of Bad Co. fame) and Rod Stewart.

But what the hell happened to Rod Stewart?  Rodgers at least continues to make bluesy rock 'n' roll music or works with Queen.  Stewart on the other hand took off to record "standards".

While they may have sold well (since he had more than one volume of standards), they are a complete waste of this man's great raspy rock voice.  Even his latest batch of cover tunes leaves so much to be desired (Great Rock Classics of Our Time-sorry, just can't link to this let down)--which includes a Bread softy, 80s Jon Waite...even Fooled Around and Fell in Love, while a great Elvin Bishop song, it's a song for Mickey Thomas not Rod Stewart.  Great rock classics?--Rod what have you been smoking?

Alas, we are faced with our rock legends growing old. Unfortunately, I can't say all with grace.  The blues legends could keep doing what they did until they died, but I'm sorry, it's just sad watching Mick Jagger try to still sexually slink his way across the stage when he's only several years younger than my father.  This past summer's Rolling Stone's cover of Led Zep was just plain sad to look at.  Jimmy Paige looks like someone's grandfather--at least Robert Plant went off with Alison Krause rather than continue to squeal "ooooh, yeah, yeah" at his age.