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
TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE – 20 great albums amidst the changing times of 1977….. [email protected] January 28, 2020 Twenty great albums of 1977: RUMOURS – a smart, clever, high-calibre rock record. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bee Gees, Bob Marley, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Pete Townshend, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Ronnie Lane, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, The Band, The Clash, The Ramones
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