NODDING TERMS: Faces – A Nod Is as Good as a Wink….to a Blind Horse (1971) [email protected] May 23, 2023 At a time when rock was taking itself seriously the Faces brought back a sense of fun, always more likely to engage with a cocktail cabinet than concept album. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Faces, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
OH NO NO – Faces & ‘OOH LA LA’ [email protected] July 29, 2022 Faces: ‘OOH LA LA’ (1973). On release Rod called it ‘a disgrace’ but over time would put his name to far lesser recordings. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Glyn Johns, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Maggie May, OOH LA LA, Pete Townshend, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Steve Marriott
OCEANS APART: Rod Stewart & ATLANTIC CROSSING………… [email protected] July 15, 2021 At the suggestion of girlfriend, Swedish actress Britt Ekland, Stewart divided ‘Atlantic Crossing’ into a ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ side. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Atlantic Crossing, Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Maggie May, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Sailing, Samtimonious.com
PICTURE PERFECT – Rod Stewart & EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY [email protected] February 1, 2021 ‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ is a work of true and lasting resonance – and a quintessential 70s album if ever there was one. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Gasoline Alley, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Never A Dull Moment, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood
STRINGS ATTACHED: Two Rod Stewart albums and 50 years in between………… [email protected] December 9, 2019 ‘Handbags & Gladrags’ now sounds even more affecting as Rod approaches 75. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Every Picture Tells A Story, Gasoline Alley, Ian McLagan, Jeff Beck Group, Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart and the Royal PhilharmonicOrchestra, Ronnie Wood
THE POUR BOYS: smiles return thanks to the FACES [email protected] September 3, 2019 For aggro and anger it was the Stones or The Who – but for raucous revelry the Faces were the only party in town. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Gasoline Alley, Ian McLagan, Kenny Jones, Maggie May, OOH LA LA, Pete Townshend, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Tetsu Yamauchi