NODDING TERMS: Faces – A Nod Is as Good as a Wink….to a Blind Horse (1971)
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.
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OH NO NO – Faces & ‘OOH LA LA’
Faces: ‘OOH LA LA’ (1973). On release Rod called it ‘a disgrace’ but over time would put his name to far lesser recordings.
OCEANS APART: Rod Stewart & ATLANTIC CROSSING…………
At the suggestion of girlfriend, Swedish actress Britt Ekland, Stewart divided ‘Atlantic Crossing’ into a ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ side.
PICTURE PERFECT – Rod Stewart & EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ is a work of true and lasting resonance – and a quintessential 70s album if ever there was one.
JOHN ENTWISTLE – ‘AN OX’S TALE’ (documentary review):
John Entwistle stood as a musical flak-tower – firing off bass notes like tracer bullets.
WHO’S ASKING – Townshend and Daltrey come up with answers on ‘WHO’
WHO (2019): For them to produce such an impassioned work is testament to their belief rock matters, they being the band that convinced us of such to begin with.
THE POUR BOYS: smiles return thanks to the FACES
For aggro and anger it was the Stones or The Who – but for raucous revelry the Faces were the only party in town.
PEOPLE ARE ON THE PITCH, THEY THINK THE WHO ARE ALL OVER: Wembley Stadium – August 1979
Wembley Stadium – August 1979: With closed eyes, for a few seconds it was if nothing had changed. But opening them brought back the harsh reality Keith was gone.
GIVE ME THE BEAT BOYS – Let’s Hear It For Twenty Underrated Drummers
Twenty Underrated Drummers: DON HENLEY – The Boys A Drummer…….