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Faces
Faces, left to right: Ian McLagan, Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Kenney Jones
Background information
Origin	England
Genre(s)	Rock, blues-rock
Years active	1969 — 1975
Label(s)	Warner Bros., Mercury
Associated acts	Small Faces, The Jeff Beck Group, The Rolling Stones
Website	the-faces.com
Former members
Rod Stewart Ronnie Wood Ronnie Lane Kenney Jones Ian McLagan Tetsu Yamauchi

Faces (sometimes known as The Faces) were a rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie. The remaining Small Faces - Ronnie Lane (bass guitar), Ian McLagan (keyboards) and Kenney Jones (drums & percussion) - were joined by Ronnie Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (lead vocals), both from The Jeff Beck Group, and the new line-up was renamed the Faces. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Warner Bros. ... Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... This article is about the group Small Faces. ... The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Rod Stewart CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... Ron Wood (born June 1, 1947 in London) is a British rock guitarist and best known as a member of The Rolling Stones and The Faces. ... Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed Plonk) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). ... Kenneth Thomas Kenney Jones (born 16 September 1948, Stepney, East London) is a veteran English rock drummer best known for his work in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who. ... Ian McLagan is a British keyboards player, best known as a member of The Small Faces in the 1960s and The Faces in the 1970s. ... Tetsu Yamauchi was born in 1946 in Fukuoka. ... This article is about the type of musical group. ... This article is about the group Small Faces. ... Steve Marriott (30 January 1947 in Upton, East London, – 20 April 1991 in Arkesden, Essex. ... Humble Pie were a rock, rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups of the 1970s. ... Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed Plonk) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Ian McLagan is a British keyboards player, best known as a member of The Small Faces in the 1960s and The Faces in the 1970s. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Kenneth Thomas Kenney Jones (born 16 September 1948, Stepney, East London) is a veteran English rock drummer best known for his work in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Percussion redirects here. ... Ron Wood (born June 1, 1947 in London) is a British rock guitarist and best known as a member of The Rolling Stones and The Faces. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Rod Stewart CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ...

The Faces released four studio albums and toured regularly through the autumn of 1975, although Stewart simultaneously pursued a solo recording career, and during the band's final year Wood also toured with The Rolling Stones, whom he later joined.^[1] Rolling Stones redirects here. ...

History

The first collaboration among the future Faces was in a formation called Quiet Melon, which also featured Art Wood and Kim Gardner; they recorded four songs and played a few shows in May 1969, during a break in Ronnie Wood's and Rod Stewart's commitments with the Jeff Beck Group.^[1][2] Later that summer Wood and Stewart parted ways with Beck and joined Lane, McLagan and Jones full time. Arthur Art Wood (July 7, 1937 - November 3, 2006) was a British blues, pop and rock singer, who led The Artwoods in the 1960s and subsequently became a graphic artist. ...

With the addition of Stewart and Wood, the "small" part of the original band name was dropped, partly because the two newcomers (at 5'8" and 5'9" respectively) were significantly taller than the three former Small Faces.^[3] Hoping to capitalize on the Small Faces' earlier success, record company executives wanted the band to keep their old name; however, the band objected, arguing the personnel changes resulted in a group very different from Small Faces. As a compromise, in the US their debut album was credited to Small Faces, while subsequent albums appeared under their new name.^{[citation needed]}

The group regularly toured Britain, Europe and the United States from 1970 to 1975, and were among the top-grossing live acts in that period;^[4] in 1974 their touring also encompassed Australia, New Zealand and Japan.^[1] Among their most successful songs were "Had Me a Real Good Time", their breakthrough UK hit "Stay with Me", "Cindy Incidentally" and "Pool Hall Richard". 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; one reason given later for his departure was frustration over not having more opportunities to sing lead vocals.^[5] Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed Plonk) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). ...

Lane's role as bassist was taken over by Tetsu Yamauchi (who had replaced Andy Fraser in Free). Released at about the time Lane left, the Faces' final studio album was Ooh La La. Tetsu Yamauchi was born in 1946 in Fukuoka. ... Andy Fraser (born on 7 August 1952, in London) is an English musician, best known for his songwriting and bass playing with Free. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Ooh La La is the final studio album by the rock and roll band Faces. ...

A live album early the following year, Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners, was criticised by reviewers for being poorly recorded. They recorded a few tracks for another studio album, but had lost enthusiasm and their final release as a group was the late 1974 UK Top 20 hit "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing, or Anything". In 1975 Wood began working with the Rolling Stones, which brought differences between Stewart and the others to a head, and in December the band announced that they were splitting. Coast To Coast: Overtures and Beginnings was a December 1973 live effort by the British group The Faces, recorded with Tetsu Yamauchi on bass, replacing departed member Ronnie Lane, who had left soon after the release of Ooh La La, fed up at The Faces increasingly being presented as Rod... This article is about the rock band. ...

Post-Faces

All members 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 he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Lane also worked on an album with Who guitarist Pete Townshend. Jones joined The Who after the death of Keith Moon; Townshend also considered asking McLagan to join the Who,^{[citation needed]} but McLagan was touring as a Rolling Stones sideman at the time. McLagan moved to the United States, where he formed the Bump Band, with whom he continues to tour and record; he also works as a session musician.^[6] Stewart's solo career was extremely successful. There was also a Small Faces reunion in the late 1970s (without Ronnie Lane) that resulted in two albums; and in 1981 Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott collaborated on the album The Legendary Majik Mijits.^[7] The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... Pete Townshend (born Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend on 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and writer. ... The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he is not formally a member. ...

The Faces reformed for the encore of Rod Stewart's Wembley Stadium concert in 1986. Ronnie Lane was on stage to sing in his wheelchair, but was unable to play bass; Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones filled in for him. The same lineup reunited once more (minus Lane) in 1993 when Rod Stewart was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at the Brit Awards. Ronnie Lane made his final concert appearance in 1992 at a Ronnie Wood show with Ian McLagan on keyboards; Lane died in 1997. For the new stadium, see Wembley Stadium. ... Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936) was the bassist for the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from its founding in 1962 until 1993. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ...

In 2004 a 4-disc Faces box set entitled Five Guys Walk into a Bar... was released by Rhino Records, featuring many of the band's most popular tracks as well as several previously unreleased songs. Drummer Kenney Jones formed the rock group The Jones Gang, together with singer Robert Hart, Patrick Walford (formerly of Bad Company) and guitarist Rick Wills (formerly of Foreigner); in 2005 their first single "Angel" reached number 1 on the US Billboard "hot singles sales" list.^[8] Robert Hart (Born 1st November 1958)is an English rock vocalist and successful songwriter. ... This article is about the English rock band. ... Foreigner is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then-unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). ... It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ...

During 2004 and early 2005 the surviving Faces had several near-reunions, none of which featured more than three members at the same time: In May 2004 Kenney Jones and Ronnie Wood joined Ian McLagan on stage at his concert at The Mean Fiddler in London. In August 2004 Wood and McLagan joined Stewart at the Hollywood Bowl; Wood also appeared at several other of Stewart's 2004 gigs, including New York's Madison Square Garden, the Royal Albert Hall and a street performance in London for an audience of 80,000.^{[citation needed]} In March 2005 McLagan joined Ronnie Wood's band at a London show, which also featured Kenney Jones on drums for the final encore; and in December 2005 Wood joined Ian McLagan & the Bump Band for three numbers at a concert in Houston, Texas.^[9] Hollywood Bowl in 2005. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City. ... Albert Hall redirects here. ... Houston redirects here. ...

On 11 June 2008 Rod Stewart announced that the surviving Faces are discussing a possible reunion, envisioning making a recording and/or performing at least one or two concerts.^[10] is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Influence on music

Although they enjoyed modest European success compared to contemporaries such as The Who and The Rolling Stones, the Faces have had considerable influence on latter-day rock revivalists. Their good-natured, back-to-basics (and frequently liquor-laden) concerts and studio albums connect them with such bands as The Damned, as well as Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols.^{[citation needed]} The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... This article is about the band. ... Stephen Phillip Jones (b. ... The Sex Pistols in 1977. ...

Aside from punk rock related bands, other bands representing an assortment of genres, ranging from The Replacements and The Quireboys to The Black Crowes and, groups such as Oasis, The Charlatans, Ocean Colour Scene, Supergrass, BRMC, Primal Scream, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Jet, Whiteout and Stereophonics have all acknowledged the Faces' musical influence.^{[citation needed]} Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... A genre is any of the traditional divisions of art forms from a single field of activity into various kinds according to criteria particular to that form. ... For other uses, see The Replacements (disambiguation). ... The Quireboys are a hard rock band formed during 1984, in London, England with strong ties to Newcastle. ... The Black Crowes are an American, blues-oriented hard rock jam band that has sold over 20 million albums. ... Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. ... The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are a British alternative rock band. ... Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English rock band from Birmingham. ... For the witnesses who betray information about associated criminals, see Supergrass (informer). ... Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are a rock and roll band from San Francisco, California. ... For other uses, see Primal Scream (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... This article is about the rock group. ... For other uses, see Jet. ... Whiteout were a Glasweigan rock group active during the 1990s. ... Stereophonics are a rock band from Wales with members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Javier Weyler. ...

Discography

Albums

The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... First Step, alternatively titled Small Faces due to a miscommunication in the United States, was the first album by the British group The Faces, released in early 1970, a few months after they had formed from the ashes of the Small Faces (from which Ronnie Lane, Kenny Jones and Ian... Long Player, from 1971, was the second album by the British rock group the Faces. ... Track Listing Miss Judys Farm (Stewart-Wood) Youre So Rude (Lane-McLagan) Love Lives Here (Lane-Stewart-Wood) Last Orders Please (Lane) Stay With Me (Stewart-Wood) Debris (Lane) Memphis, Tennessee (C. Berry) Too Bad (Stewart-Wood) Thats All You Need (Stewart-Wood) Group Members The Faces... Coast To Coast: Overtures and Beginnings was a December 1973 live effort by the British group The Faces, recorded with Tetsu Yamauchi on bass, replacing departed member Ronnie Lane, who had left soon after the release of Ooh La La, fed up at The Faces increasingly being presented as Rod...

Compilations

• Rod Stewart and the Faces (1972)
• Snakes and Ladders / The Best of Faces (1976) #25 UK
• Best of the Faces (EP) (1977) #41 UK
• Good Boys... When They're Asleep (1999)
• Five Guys Walk into a Bar... (2004)

Snakes and Ladders / The Best of Faces was an October 1976 best-of album by the British rock group The Faces, an attempt to collect all of the popular songs from the group that had disbanded the previous year. ... Good Boys. ... Five Guys Walk Into A Bar was a four-disc retrospective of the British rock group The Faces from 2004, collecting sixty-seven tracks from among the groups four studio albums, assorted single A- and B-sides, BBC sessions, rehearsal tapes and one track from a promotional flexi-disc...

Singles

Miscellaneous

• The Faces song "Ooh La La" was used in the ending scene of Wes Anderson's film Rushmore and the opening scene of Without a Paddle (2004). It's also been used by Mitsubishi for a commercial spot advertising the Lancer. The song has also been covered in concerts by Will Hoge and the jamgrass band Yonder Mountain String Band.
• "Ooh La La" was also used on the TV show Blackpool (TV serial)
• "Stay With Me" was used in the final scene of David Dobkin's film Wedding Crashers, and during the end credits of the Breck Eisner film of Clive Cussler's "Sahara" (2005).
• "Bad 'n Ruin" was featured in an episode of HBO's series The Sopranos.

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References

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External links

• The-Faces.com
• The Faces discography at MusicBrainz
• Video of Stay With Me
• Video of I'm Losing You