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| Allmusic Biography : When Steve Marriott left the Small Faces in 1969, the three remaining members brought in guitarist Ron Wood and lead singer Rod Stewart to complete the lineup and changed their name to the Faces, which was only appropriate since the group now only slightly resembled the mod-pop group of the past. Instead, the Faces were a rough, sloppy rock & roll band, able to pound out a rocker like "Had Me a Real Good Time," a blues ballad like "Tell Everyone," or a folk number like "Richmond" all in one album. Stewart, already becoming a star in his own right, let himself go wild with the Faces, tearing through covers and originals with abandon. While his voice didnt have the power of Stewart, bassist Ronnie Lanes songs were equally as impressive and eclectic. Woods rhythm guitar had a warm, fat tone that was as influential and driving as Keith Richards style. Notorious for their hard-partying, boozy tours and ragged concerts, the Faces lived the rock & roll lifestyle to the extreme. When Stewarts solo career became more successful than the Faces, the band slowly became subservient to his personality; after their final studio album, Ooh La La, in 1973, Lane left the band. After a tour in 1974, the band called it quits. Wood joined the Rolling Stones, drummer Kenny Jones eventually became part of the Who, and keyboardist Ian McLagan became a sought-after supporting musician; Stewart became a superstar, although he never matched the simple charm of the Faces. While they were together, the Faces never sold that many records and were never considered as important as the Stones, yet their music has proven extremely influential over the years. Many punk rockers in the late 70s learned how to play their instruments by listening to Faces records; in the 80s and 90s, guitar rock bands from the Replacements to the Black Crowes took their cue from the Faces as much as the Stones. Their reckless, loose, and joyous spirit stayed alive in much of the best rock & roll of the subsequent decades. Lane was diganosed with multiple sclerosis in the 1970s but continued to work. He relocated to Austin, Texas in the 1980s and worked until the disease claimed his life in 1997. MacLagan also relocated to Austin, where he became an integral part of the citys vibrant music scene. In addition to leading his own group, the Bump Band, he collaborated with musicians--well known and obscure--in recording sessions and on the stage. He suffered a stroke on December 2, 2014, and passed away a day later. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 14 Title: First Step Released: 1970-03-21 Tracks: 10 Duration: 47:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Wicked Messenger (04:08) 2 Devotion (04:56) 3 Shake, Shudder, Shiver (03:15) 4 Stone (05:43) 5 Around the Plynth (05:58) 6 Flying (04:19) 7 Pineapple and the Monkey (04:26) 8 Nobody Knows (04:06) 9 Looking Out the Window (05:02) 10 Three Button Hand Me Down (05:45) |
| First Step : Allmusic album Review : The notorious sloppiness of the Faces was apparent on their debut, almost moreso on the cover than on the music, as the group was stilled billed as the Small Faces on this 1970 debut although without Steve Marriott in front, and with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood in tow, they were no longer Small. They were now larger than life, or at least mythic, because its hard to call an album that concludes with a riotous ode to a hand-me-down suit as larger than life. That was the charm of the Faces, a group who always seemed like the boys next door made good, no matter where next door was. Part of the reason they seemed so relatable was that legendary messiness -- after all, its hard not to love somebody if they so openly displayed their flaws -- but on their debut, it was hard not to see the messiness as merely the result of the old Faces getting accustomed to the new guys. Fresh from their seminal work with Jeff Beck, Rod and Ron bring a healthy dose of Becks powerful bastardized blues, bracingly heard on the opening cover of "Wicked Messenger," but theres a key difference here; without Becks guitar genius, this roar doesnt sound quite so titanic, it hits in the gut. That can also be heard and Rod and Woodys "Around the Plynth," or "Three Button Hand Me Down," which is ragged rocking at its finest. Combine that with Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan finding their ways as songwriters in the wake of the Small Faces mod implosion, and this goes in even more directions. Lane unveils his gentle, folky side on "Stone," McLagan kicks in "Looking Out the Window" and "Three Button Hand Me Down." All these are moments that are good, often great, but the record doesnt quite gel, yet that doesnt quite matter. The Faces is a band that proves that sometimes loose ends are as great as tidiness, that living in the moment is whats necessary, and this First Step is a record filled with individual moments, each one to be savored. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 14 Title: Long Player Released: 1971 Tracks: 9 Duration: 45:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Bad N Ruin (05:27) 2 Tell Everyone (04:22) 3 Sweet Lady Mary (05:51) 4 Richmond (03:05) 5 Maybe Im Amazed (Live) (05:34) 6 Had Me A Real Good Time (05:54) 7 On The Beach (04:18) 8 I Feel So Good (Live) (08:54) 9 Jerusalem (01:54) |
| Long Player : Allmusic album Review : On their second album Long Player, the Faces truly gel -- which isnt quite the same thing as having the band straighten up and fly right because in many ways this is album is even more ragged than their debut, with tracks that sound like they were recorded through a shoebox thrown up against a couple of haphazardly placed live cuts. But if the album seems pieced together from a few different sources, the band itself all seems to be coming from the same place, turning into a ferocious rock & roll band who, on their best day, could wrestle the title of greatest rock & roll band away from the Stones. Certainly, the sheer force of the nine-minute jam on Big Bill Broonzys "I Feel So Good" proves that, but whats more remarkable is how the band are dovetailing as songwriters, complementing and collaborating with very different styles, to the extent that its hard to tell who wrote what; indeed, the ragged, heartbroken "Tell Everyone" sounds like a Stewart original, but it comes from the pen of Ronnie Lane. The key is that Stewart, Lane and Ron Wood (Ian McLagan only co-write "Bad N Ruin") are all coming from the same place, all celebrating a rock & roll thats ordinary in subject but not in sound. Take "Bad N Ruin," the tale of a neer do well returning home with his tail between his legs, after the city didnt treat him well. It has its counterpart in "Had Me a Real Good Time," where a reveler insists that he has to leave, concluding that he was glad to come but also glad to get home. These are songs that celebrate home, from family to the neighborhood, and that big heart beats strong in the ballads, too, from the aching "Sweet Lady Mary" to the extraordinary reworking of Paul McCartneys "Maybe Im Amazed," which soars in ways Maccas exceptional original never did. Then, theres there humor -- the ramshackle "On the Beach," the throwaway lines from Rod on "Had Me a Real Good Time" -- which give this a warm, cheerful heart that helps make Long Player a record as big, messy, and wonderful as life itself. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 14 Title: A Nod Is as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse Released: 1971 Tracks: 9 Duration: 36:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Miss Judys Farm (03:40) 2 Youre So Rude (03:43) 3 Love Lives Here (03:07) 4 Last Orders Please (02:35) 5 Stay With Me (04:40) 6 Debris (04:37) 7 Memphis (05:28) 8 Too Bad (03:14) 9 Thats All You Need (05:06) |
| A Nod Is as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse : Allmusic album Review : The Faces third album, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...to a Blind Horse, finally gave the group their long-awaited hit single in "Stay with Me," helping send the album into the Billboard Top Ten, which is certainly a testament to both the song and the album, but its hard to separate its success from that of Rod Stewarts sudden solo stardom. In the mere months that separated Long Player and A Nod, Rod had a phenomenal hit with "Maggie May" and Every Picture Tells a Story, his third solo album, something that would soon irreparably damage the band, but at the time it was mere good fortune, helping bring them some collateral success that they deserved. Certainly, it didnt change the character of the album itself, which is the tightest record the band ever made. Granted that may be a relative term, since sloppiness is at the heart of the band, but this doesnt feel cobbled together (which the otherwise excellent Long Player did) and it serves up tremendous song after tremendous song, starting with the mean, propulsive "Miss Judys Farm" and ending with the rampaging good times of "Thats All You Need." In between, Ronnie Lane serves up dirty jokes (the exquisitely funny "Youre So Rude") and heartbreaking ballads (the absolutely beautiful "Debris"), the band reworks a classic as their own (Chuck Berrys "Memphis") and generally serves up a nonstop party. There are few records that feel like a never-ending party like A Nod -- the slow moments are for slow dancing, and as soon as its over, its hard not to want to do it all over again. Its another classic -- and when you consider that the band also had Long Player to their credit and had their hands all over Every Picture in 1971, its hard to imagine another band or singer having a year more extraordinary as this. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 14 Title: Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners Released: 1973 Tracks: 9 Duration: 53:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Its All Over Now (06:23) 2 Cut Across Shorty (03:52) 3 Too Bad / Every Picture Tells a Story (07:48) 4 Angel (04:32) 5 Stay With Me (05:04) 6 I Wish It Would Rain (05:02) 7 Id Rather Go Blind (06:04) 8 Borstal Boy / Amazing Grace (09:56) 9 Jealous Guy (04:43) |
| Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners : Allmusic album Review : Throughout the first half of the 1970s, attending a Faces gig was one of the best things you could do with your time. So, when news of the live album Overtures and Beginners first hit the streets, the sense of anticipation sky-rocketed -- only to be brought tumbling back to earth once the album was released, and it was discovered that even gods could be human sometime. From the ghastly cover on in, a lackluster performance, a dodgy selection of songs, and so on. If ever an album had "contractual obligation" written all over it, then Overtures and Beginners was it. (And it was one, by the way.) The band had always possessed a reputation for sloppiness, but most nights that was allayed by their sheer sense of style. Not here -- its sloppy from start to finish, and the worst thing is, it really didnt need to be. The groups latest B-side bore a phenomenal live version of the old Temptations number "I Wish It Would Rain." The album packed the same song, but from a different show -- and guess what? It was so markedly inferior that it could have been a different group altogether. Which it may have been. The Faces most recent U.S. tour was beset by bad moods, squabbles, and alienation, with every show walking a knife-edge around the shifting alliances and tempers of the musicians. One word out of place, one mistimed gesture -- the most insignificant thing could wreck an entire show, and thats apparently what happened the night they recorded this album. Unfortunately, posterity has little time for explanations. The Faces never made a worse record than this one. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 14 Title: Ooh La La Released: 1973 Tracks: 10 Duration: 30:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Silicone Grown (03:07) 2 Cindy Incidentally (02:38) 3 Flags and Banners (02:02) 4 My Fault (03:07) 5 Borstal Boys (02:55) 6 Fly in the Ointment (03:50) 7 If I’m on the Late Side (02:38) 8 Glad and Sorry (03:07) 9 Just Another Honky (03:34) 10 Ooh La La (03:31) |
| Ooh La La : Allmusic album Review : It wasnt all over but the shouting, but the Faces sure werent thriving when they released their last album, Ooh La La, in 1973. The problem, of course, was Rod Stewart, who had turned into a superstar, causing innumerable tensions within the band. He had yet to decamp to America, had yet to turn to pop instead of rock & roll, but he was on the cusp of that sea change. Nevertheless, on the record at least, it didnt seem like being with the Faces was a strain on him; it still seemed that he enjoyed a good night out with the boys, and Ooh La La is precisely that: a good night out, one thats blessed with some very memorable moments. If theres not quite as many as on the past two Faces platters, chalk that up to circumstance perhaps. On Long Player and A Nod Is as Good as a Wink, they were a well-oiled machine at the peak of their powers. Here theyre trying to rev up -- they get there, but its possible to hear the effort, as some of the songs fall just a little bit short of memorable. But there are some extraordinary moments here, including Rods "Silicone Grown" and the wonderful "Cindy Incidentally," a sweet, easy pop song. But the heart of this album really belongs to Ronnie Lane, who dominates the second side of the album, starting with the Stewart collaboration "If Im on the Late Side" and running through the sweet, soft "Glad and Sorry" to "Just Another Honky" and, finally, to the raucous yet bittersweet "Ooh La La," as great a song as they ever recorded and an appropriate drawing of the curtain on this tremendous band. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 14 Title: Snakes and Ladders (The Best of Faces) Released: 1976 Tracks: 12 Duration: 49:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Pool Hall Richard (04:26) 2 Cindy Incidentally (02:37) 3 Ooh La La (03:32) 4 Sweet Lady Mary (05:47) 5 Flying (04:13) 6 Pineapple and the Monkey (04:22) 7 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (04:23) 8 Had Me a Real Good Time (02:54) 9 Stay With Me (04:38) 10 Miss Judys Farm (03:39) 11 Silicone Grown (03:05) 12 Around the Plynth (05:50) |
 | Album: 7 of 14 Title: Amazing Grace Released: 1993-05-21 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:06:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Reason to Believe (04:08) 2 Dirty Old Town (03:39) 3 Thats Alright (04:03) 4 Handbags & Gladrags (04:25) 5 Street Fighting Man (05:07) 6 Sweet Little Rockn Roller (03:46) 7 Cut Across Shorty (06:30) 8 Sailor (03:39) 9 An Old Raincoat Wont Ever Let You Down (03:06) 10 Pinball Wizard (03:11) 11 Its All Over Now (04:49) 12 Jealous Guy (04:32) 13 Stay With Me (05:02) 14 Amazing Grace (10:03) |
 | Album: 8 of 14 Title: The Best of Faces: Good Boys… When Theyre Asleep… Released: 1999-08-17 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:19:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Flying (04:18) 2 Three Button Hand Me Down (05:45) 3 Wicked Messenger (04:08) 4 Sweet Lady Mary (05:50) 5 Bad n Ruin (05:25) 6 Had Me a Real Good Time (05:53) 7 Debris (04:32) 8 Miss Judys Farm (03:39) 9 Youre So Rude (03:44) 10 Too Bad (03:13) 11 Love Lives Here (03:06) 12 Stay With Me (04:39) 13 Cindy Incidentally (02:38) 14 Glad and Sorry (03:07) 15 Borstal Boys (02:55) 16 Ooh La La (03:34) 17 Pool Hall Richard (04:25) 18 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (04:22) 19 Open to Ideas (03:59) |
 | Album: 9 of 14 Title: Changing Faces: The Very Best Of Released: 2003-10-20 Tracks: 36 Duration: 2:30:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Maggie May (05:14) 2 Stay With Me (04:38) 3 Reason to Believe (04:08) 4 You Wear It Well (04:22) 5 In a Broken Dream (03:40) 6 Cut Across Shorty (06:31) 7 Had Me a Real Good Time (02:54) 8 Miss Judys Farm (03:39) 9 Angel (04:06) 10 Oh No Not My Baby (03:39) 11 What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser out of Me) (02:51) 12 (I Know) I’m Losing You (05:23) 13 Mandolin Wind (05:33) 14 Every Picture Tells a Story (05:58) 15 I’d Rather Go Blind (03:53) 16 Twistin The Night Away (03:13) 17 Sweet Little Rock ’n’ Roller (03:45) 18 Bring It on Home to Me (03:56) 1 Handbags and Gladrags (03:56) 2 Its All Over Now (06:21) 3 Cindy Incidentally (02:38) 4 Pool Hall Richard (04:25) 5 Street Fighting Man (05:05) 6 Gasoline Alley (03:57) 7 Let Me Be Your Car (04:58) 8 That’s All Right (03:59) 9 My Way of Giving (03:57) 10 Italian Girls (04:57) 11 Lost Paraguayos (03:59) 12 True Blue (03:34) 13 Hard Road (04:29) 14 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man (03:53) 15 An Old Raincoat Wont Ever Let You Down (03:06) 16 Jodie (03:07) 17 Man of Constant Sorrow (02:33) 18 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (04:22) |
 | Album: 10 of 14 Title: Five Guys Walk Into a Bar... Released: 2004-07-20 Tracks: 67 Duration: 5:07:31 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Flying (04:18) 2 On the Beach (04:19) 3 Too Bad (03:15) 4 If Im on the Late Side (02:39) 5 Debris (04:36) 6 Jealous Guy (06:44) 7 Evil (Rehearsal) (06:38) 8 As Long as You Tell Him (04:19) 9 Maggie May (live BBC Recording) (05:32) 10 Cindy Incidentally (alternate mix) (02:46) 11 Maybe Im Amazed (live BBC Recording) (06:12) 12 Insurance (04:04) 13 I Came Looking for You (Rehearsal) (03:16) 14 Last Orders Please (02:36) 15 Wyndlesham Bay (Jodie) (03:08) 16 I Can Feel the Fire (live) (05:38) 17 Tonights Number (03:14) 18 Come See Me Baybe (The Cheater) (04:19) 1 Pool Hall Richard (04:25) 2 Youre My Girl (I Dont Want to Discuss It) (live BBC Recording) (05:21) 3 Glad and Sorry (03:07) 4 Shake, Shudder, Shiver (Rehearsal) (03:39) 5 Miss Judys Farm (live BBC Recording) (04:38) 6 Richmond (03:03) 7 Thats All You Need (05:06) 8 Rear Wheel Skid (04:44) 9 Maybe Im Amazed (03:39) 10 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Dont Want to Be Right (04:54) 11 Take a Look at the Guy (live) (04:53) 12 Flags and Banners (02:02) 13 Bad n Ruin (live BBC Recording) (05:25) 14 Around the Plynth (05:52) 15 Sweet Lady Mary (05:50) 16 Had Me a Real Good Time (05:53) 17 Cut Across Shorty (live BBC Recording) (06:25) 1 Youre So Rude (03:43) 2 (I Know) Im Losing You (live BBC Recording) (07:07) 3 Love Lives Here (03:06) 4 Id Rather Go Blind (live) (06:03) 5 Hi-Heel Sneakers / Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (05:08) 6 Gettin Hungry (05:12) 7 Silicone Grown (03:07) 8 Oh Lord Im Browned Off (03:50) 9 Just Another Honky (03:34) 10 Open to Ideas (03:59) 11 Skewiff (Mend the Fuse) (05:17) 12 Too Bad (live) (05:53) 13 Rock Me (04:41) 14 Angel (live BBC Recording) (04:16) 15 Stay With Me (live BBC Recording) (05:50) 16 Ooh La La (03:31) 1 The Stealer (live BBC Recording) (03:17) 2 Around the Plynth / Gasoline Alley (live BBC Recording) (07:34) 3 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (04:32) 4 I Wish It Would Rain (live) (04:45) 5 Miss Judys Farm (live BBC Recording) (04:00) 6 Love in Vain (live BBC Recording) (08:22) 7 My Fault (live BBC Recording) (03:23) 8 I Feel So Good (Rehearsal) (06:27) 9 Miss Judys Farm (03:39) 10 Three Button Hand Me Down (05:45) 11 Cindy Incidentally (02:38) 12 Borstal Boys (02:54) 13 Flying (live BBC Recording) (03:58) 14 Bad n Ruin (05:25) 15 Dishevelment Blues (04:57) 16 Stay With Me (04:39) |
| Five Guys Walk Into a Bar... : Allmusic album Review : There has never been a better box set than the Faces Five Guys Walk into a Bar.... There has never been a box that captures an artist so perfectly, nor has a box set taken greater advantage of unreleased and rare material, to the point where it seems as essential and vital as the released recordings. Simply put, theres never been a box set as necessary as this, since it tells the bands entire tale and explains exactly what the fuss is all about. Unfortunately, some explanations are in order, since the Faces never made it big, resigned to cult status in America and Britain alike. Nevertheless, if you love rock & roll with an all-consuming passion, you may consider the Faces the greatest rock & roll band ever. And youd be right. Other bands were certainly bigger and plenty wielded a stronger influence, but the Faces were something unique, an endearingly ragged quintet that played raw, big-hearted rock & roll as hard as the Rolling Stones, but with a warm, friendly vibe that would have sounded utterly foreign coming from the Stones. At the turn of the 60s, that warmth was unusual in rock & roll, since most of the big bands were larger than life; even the Kinks, the quaintest and quietest of the titans of the late 60s, had a theatrical bent that lent them a mystique. In contrast, the Faces were utterly without mystique. They were unpretentious to a fault, coming across like the lovable lads from the neighborhood who were always out for a good time, whether it was before, during, or after a gig. They were unassuming and mischievous, with their raggedness camouflaging a sweetness that flowed throughout their music; they were charming rogues, so endearing that even the infamously cranky, trendsetting British DJ John Peel had a soft spot a mile wide for them. That raggedness resulted in exhilarating music, but also made the Faces inconsistent on-stage and in the studio. At their peak, nobody could touch them, but even their greatest albums were sloppy, never maintaining their momentum. They would also throw away great songs on non-LP singles, and their live performances -- including BBC sessions for Peel -- often had a raucous energy not quite captured on their albums. All of these elements taken as a whole add up to a great band, but no single album, not even the first-rate 1999 compilation Good Boys When Theyre Asleep, captured each of these elements. Five Guys Walk into a Bar... does. Produced and sequenced by their keyboardist, Ian McLagan, the set throws all conventional rules of box sets out the window. Its not assembled in a chronological order. A grand 43 of its 67 tracks are non-LP cuts and rarities, including a whopping 31 previously unreleased tracks. It has all the B-sides never released on CD. Several songs are repeated in alternate live or studio versions. Such a preponderance of rarities would usually mean that a box set is only for the devoted, but thats not the case here -- these rarities are the very reason why Five Guys Walk into a Bar... succeeds in a way none of their original albums do, since they fill in the gaps left behind on their four studio albums. This does mean that it features several Rod Stewart solo cuts that worked their way into the Faces repertoire (partially because the band backed him on his solo albums, too), but that was an important part of their history (plus, the BBC version of "Youre My Girl [I Dont Want to Discuss It]" is blistering hot), and while this showcases Stewart at his best -- he never was better than he was in the early 70s, whether it was fronting the Faces or on his solo records -- he never overshadows his mates on this box. The focus is on the band as a whole, which means that the spotlight is shone on the late, perpetually underappreciated Ronnie Lane numerous times on each of the four discs, and that Ronnie Wood has his turn at the microphone on a wonderful live "Take a Look at the Guy." McLagans song sequencing may appear to have no logic behind it, since it doesnt group recordings together by either era or scarcity, yet his seemingly haphazard approach makes musical and emotional sense, flowing like a set list yet remarkably maintaining momentum through its four lengthy discs. While it may sound like hyperbole, theres never a dull moment here, not a bad track among these 67 songs -- its consistent in a way the Faces never were when they were together. Its a joyous, addictive listen, too. It sounds like a party, one where everybodys invited and where the music doesnt stop playing until the break of dawn. That makes a perfect tribute for a band that never got the respect they were due, and never made the great album they should have made. With Five Guys Walk into a Bar..., the Faces finally have that great album and not just that, they have a box set thats as infectious and satisfying as any classic rock & roll album and a box set thats quite possibly the greatest box set ever made. Plus, its just one hell of a good time. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 14 Title: The Definitive Rock Collection Released: 2007 Tracks: 30 Duration: 2:03:09 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Wicked Messenger (04:08) 2 Shake, Shudder (03:16) 3 Around the Plynth (05:52) 4 Flying (04:20) 5 Pineapple and the Monkey (04:26) 6 Three Button Hand Me Down (05:45) 7 Bad n Ruin (05:25) 8 Sweet Lady Mary (05:50) 9 Had Me a Real Good Time (05:53) 10 (I Know) Im Losing You (05:24) 11 Maybe Im Amazed (03:39) 12 Miss Judys Farm (03:39) 13 Youre So Rude (03:43) 14 Love Lives Here (03:06) 15 Last Orders Please (02:36) 1 Stay With Me (04:31) 2 Debris (04:36) 3 Memphis, Tennessee (05:28) 4 Too Bad (03:15) 5 Silicone Grown (03:07) 6 Cindy Incidentally (02:38) 7 My Fault (03:09) 8 Glad and Sorry (03:07) 9 Borstal Boys (02:54) 10 Just Another Honky (03:34) 11 Ooh La La (03:31) 12 Jodie (03:13) 13 Pool Hall Richard (04:25) 14 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (04:32) 15 Open to Ideas (03:59) |
| The Definitive Rock Collection : Allmusic album Review : When Warner issued The Best of Faces: Good Boys When Theyre Asleep in 1999, it was a triumph, the very best single-disc issue of the Faces to date, capturing all of their barroom craziness, tattered elegance, good-time rock & roll hedonism, and droll English wit. In short, it was unbeatable -- until now. Rhinos The Definitive Rock Collection goes one better, actually 11 better on its 30-cut double-disc set. There are more cuts from the early days, such as "Around the Plynth" and "Shake, Shudder," and more middle- and late-period cuts, including two by Rod Stewart & the Faces, "(I Know) Im Losing You" and "Jodie." Thank goodness they kept Ronnie Lanes sublime "Debris," "Stay with Me," the bands killer rip of Chuck Berrys "Memphis, Tennessee," and "Just Another Honky." Despite the terrible cover art and slipcase, this baby replaces the previous collection in sound and content. Sean Egans liners work well, too. Add this to the amazing box set Five Guys Walk into a Bar... and you have everything you need. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 14 Title: Stay With Me: Faces Anthology Released: 2012-10-01 Tracks: 36 Duration: 1:15:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Stay With Me (04:40) 2 Miss Judys Farm (03:40) 3 Cindy Incidentally (02:37) 4 Youre So Rude (03:44) 5 Flying (04:18) 6 Thats All You Need (05:07) 7 My Fault (03:07) 8 Had Me a Real Good Time (05:50) 9 Richmond (03:06) 10 Too Much Woman (live) (05:28) 11 Love Lives Here (03:08) 12 Debris (04:36) 13 Just Another Honky (03:34) 14 On the Beach (04:17) 15 Wicked Messenger (04:08) 16 Too Bad (03:13) 17 Rear Wheel Skid (04:44) 18 Love in Vain (live) (06:22) 1 Ooh La La (?) 2 Maybe Im Amazed (?) 3 Memphis, Tennessee (?) 4 Pool Hall Richard (?) 5 Bad n Ruin (?) 6 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Short Comings) (?) 7 Last Orders Please (?) 8 Around the Plynth (?) 9 Three Button Hand Me Down (?) 10 As Long as You Tell Him (?) 11 Glad and Sorry (?) 12 Pineapple and the Monkey (?) 13 Flags and Banners (?) 14 Sweet Lady Mary (?) 15 Silicone Grown (?) 16 Shake, Shudder (?) 17 Borstal Boys (?) 18 Gasoline Alley (live) (?) |
| Stay With Me: Faces Anthology : Allmusic album Review : The Faces were unanthologized on CD prior to 1999, but ever since Rhinos corking single-disc Good Boys...When Theyre Asleep..., the group has seen a number of different compilations of different sizes, of which Rhino U.K.s 2012 set Stay with Me: Anthology is the fifth. At two discs, this has 2007s The Definitive Rock Collection as its closest cousin: theyre both double discs that cover a tremendous amount of ground, but Stay with Me has a slight edge, weighing in at 36 tracks compared to Definitives 30. Of those 30 tracks, 27 cuts are present and accounted for on Stay with Me -- the missing numbers are "Open to Ideas," "Jodie," and "(I Know) Im Losing You," the latter two cuts from solo Rod Stewart albums where he was backed by the Faces -- and those other nine songs include some of the Faces very best, including the roaring rocker "Thats All You Need," Ronnie Lanes sweet, plaintive "Richmond," and the gloriously shambolic "On the Beach." Serious fans should pony up for 2004s Five Guys Walk into a Bar..., which is one of the great rock & roll box sets, but this double-disc set is like that box in miniature, containing the essence of the Faces in all their messy glory. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 14 Title: 1970-1975: You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything… Released: 2015-08-28 Tracks: 64 Duration: 4:29:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Wicked Messenger (04:08) 2 Devotion (04:56) 3 Shake, Shudder, Shiver (03:15) 4 Stone (05:38) 5 Around the Plynth (05:52) 6 Flying (04:18) 7 Pineapple and the Monkey (04:26) 8 Nobody Knows (04:06) 9 Looking Out the Window (05:02) 10 Three Button Hand Me Down (05:45) 11 Behind the Sun (outtake) (05:28) 12 Mona - The Blues (outtake) (05:05) 13 Shake, Shudder, Shiver (BBC session) (02:44) 14 Flying (take 3) (04:41) 15 Nobody Knows (take 2) (04:42) 1 Bad N Ruin (05:26) 2 Tell Everyone (04:23) 3 Sweet Lady Mary (05:50) 4 Richmond (03:04) 5 Maybe I’m Amazed (05:34) 6 Had Me a Real Good Time (05:53) 7 On the Beach (04:18) 8 I Feel So Good (08:54) 9 Jerusalem (01:55) 10 Whole Lotta Woman (outtake) (03:13) 11 Tell Everyone (take 1) (04:01) 12 Sham-Mozzal (instrumental, outtake) (03:12) 13 Too Much Woman (for a Henpecked Man) (live - Fillmore East, New York 11/10/70) (05:27) 14 Love In Vain (live - Fillmore East, New York 11/10/70) (06:21) 1 Miss Judys Farm (03:39) 2 Youre So Rude (03:44) 3 Love Lives Here (03:06) 4 Last Orders Please (02:36) 5 Stay With Me (04:40) 6 Debris (04:36) 7 Memphis, Tennessee (05:28) 8 Too Bad (03:13) 9 Thats All You Need (05:06) 10 Miss Judys Farm (BBC session) (03:31) 11 Stay With Me (BBC session) (05:18) 1 Silicone Grown (03:07) 2 Cindy Incidentally (02:38) 3 Flags and Banners (02:02) 4 My Fault (03:07) 5 Borstal Boys (02:55) 6 Fly in the Ointment (03:50) 7 If I’m on the Late Side (02:38) 8 Glad and Sorry (03:07) 9 Just Another Honky (03:34) 10 Ooh La La (03:31) 11 Cindy Incidently (BBC session) (02:27) 12 Borstal Boys (rehearsal) (02:46) 13 Silicone Grown (rehearsal) (03:05) 14 Glad and Sorry (rehearsal) (02:41) 15 Jealous Guy (live - Reading Festival, Reading, UK 8/25/73) (04:45) 1 Pool Hall Richard (04:25) 2 I Wish It Would Rain (live) (04:45) 3 Rear Wheel Skid (04:44) 4 Maybe Im Amazed (03:39) 5 Oh Lord Im Browned Off (03:50) 6 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (04:32) 7 As Long as You Tell Him (04:19) 8 Skewiff (Mend the Fuse) (05:17) 9 Dishevelment Blues (04:57) |
 | Album: 14 of 14 Title: An Introduction to Faces Released: 2018 Tracks: 10 Duration: 46:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Stay With Me (04:40) 2 Around the Plynth (05:55) 3 Wicked Messenger (04:08) 4 Maybe I’m Amazed (05:34) 5 Three Button Hand Me Down (05:45) 6 Had Me a Real Good Time (05:53) 7 Cindy Incidentally (02:39) 8 My Fault (03:07) 9 Miss Judy’s Farm (03:40) 10 That’s All You Need (05:06) |