Tag Archive: OOH LA LA

KEEP SMILING THROUGH – Rod Stewart & ‘SMILER’ (1974)

[email protected] January 17, 2023

‘SMILER’ (1974): As poignant as ‘Maggie May’ and resonant as ‘You Wear It Well’, ‘FAREWELL’ was another of his great lyrical ballads.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Every Picture Tells A Story, Faces, Jeff Beck, Maggie May, Micky Waller, Never A Dull Moment, OOH LA LA, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Smiler

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

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