Faces, The

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Faces were an early 1970s rock band formed in 1969 from the ashes of The Small Faces after Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie; new members Ron Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (vocals) (both from The Jeff Beck Group) joined Ronnie Lane (bass), Ian McLagan (keyboards) and Kenney Jones, (drums).

Their most successful songs included "Stay with Me", "You're So Rude", "Had Me a Real Good Time", "Cindy Incidentally", "Debris", "Pool Hall Richard", and "Richmond". As Rod Stewart's solo career became more successful than that of the group, the band became overshadowed by their lead singer. A disillusioned Ronnie Lane left the band in 1973, replaced by Tetsu Yamauchi (who had replaced Andy Fraser in Free). Faces' final studio album was Ooh La La, which Stewart disparaged in the musical press, much to the anger of the others. A live album, "Overture and Beginners", was criticised by reviewers for being poorly recorded. In 1975 Wood began working with the Rolling Stones, which brought differences between Stewart and the others to a head, and the band split.

The members of the band had varied post-band careers. Wood joined the Rolling Stones as a full member; Lane formed Slim Chance and had a modest solo career that ended prematurely when Lane was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; Jones joined The Who after the death of Keith Moon; McLagan was being considered by Pete Townshend to join the Who as well, but was touring with the Rolling Stones at the time.[1] He married Keith Moon's ex-wife, moved to America, formed the Bump Band [2] (which tours and records to this day), and also became a very successful session musician; and Stewart's solo career was massively successful.

Although they enjoyed relatively modest success compared to contemporaries such as The Who and The Rolling Stones, Faces played a vital role in the birth of what would eventually become punk. Their good-natured, high-octane (and frequently liquor-laden) live performances and studio albums gave direct rise to groups such as The Damned, New York Dolls and in particular The Sex Pistols, who have cited the Faces repeatedly as a massive influence on both their music and devil-take-all personas. Following the collapse of the punk movement, the influence of the Faces gave rise to rock-revivalists ranging from The Replacements to The Black Crowes and, more recently, groups such as Pearl Jam, The Charlatans, Whiteout and Stereophonics.

Discography

• First Step (1970)
• Long Player (1971)
• A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse (1971)
• Ooh La La (1973)
• Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (live) (1974)
• Snakes And Ladders / The Best of Faces (best-of) (1976)
• Good Boys... When They're Asleep (best-of) (1999)
• Five Guys Walk into a Bar... (2004)

External links

• The-Faces.com

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