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Post by Vienna on Feb 25, 2016 21:49:21 GMT
Formed in London in 1965 by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Jimmy Winston (Winston was replaced by Ian McLagan in 1966), this English rock band were hugely influential in the mid to late 1960s. With hit singles such as 'All Or Nothing', 'Itchycoo Park' and 'My Mind's Eye', along with three studio albums before disbanding in 1969, their British mod and later psychedelic music still sounds fantastic all these years later.
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Post by Del Boy on Feb 25, 2016 22:26:33 GMT
A fantastic band that output some brilliant stuff and yet never reached their full potential. Their early career was dogged with issues with their management and first label Decca. They subsequently found a home on Andrew Oldham's Immediate records but after the Ogdens Nut Gone Flake concept album they decided to split in 1969.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Feb 26, 2016 0:20:21 GMT
One of the best bands of the 60's that never really got their due, overshadowed by The Beatles, Stones, Who, etc. like so many other groups that never 'broke America'. You can't argue with their songs or Marriott's singing voice & charisma. What's impressive about them is they were only in their early 20's when they were writing all those classic songs.
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Post by Windy Miller on Feb 26, 2016 12:04:31 GMT
A brilliant band that achieved so much in the four years that they were together. My favourite of theirs is "Itchycoo Park" - a record so good it was a hit twice, in 1967 and 1975, and it broke the US Top 20. On its release, the BBC immediately banned the song because of overt drug references in the lyrics - "What did you do there? - I got high" and "I feel inclined to blow my mind, get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun, They all come out to groove about, Be nice and have fun in the sun." So the band made up a plausible lie to say it wasn't about drugs, the BBC unbanned it, and the rest is history. In 1985 M People released a cover version, transforming the song into an interesting dance-oriented modern psychedelic dance/gospel song. Itchycoo Park does actually exist, although maybe not as described by the song in the cold light of day. Not that far from York Road station is the inspirational Little Ilford Park in Church Road, Manor Park, Essex, right next to the North Circular.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Feb 26, 2016 15:24:07 GMT
Odd that the BBC missed the blatant drug reference in their previous single 'Here Come The Nice', 'he knows what I want, he's got what I need, he's always there if I need some speed'. Later of course they made what some have called the first 'concept' album 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake', half of which was stoned out nonsense narrated by Stanley Unwin who even mentions drug use himself ( 'absolutely smashing flaked he was' )!
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Post by Vienna on Feb 26, 2016 19:51:06 GMT
'Lazy Sunday' is a favourite of mine, partly because it was the first of their singles I owned. It's more of a cockney music hall sound apparently based on Steve Marriott's feuds with his neighbours.
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Post by Del Boy on Feb 26, 2016 20:16:27 GMT
Small Faces musical - All Or Nothing Good timing with this thread Vienna as there's a new musical about the band called All Or Nothing. The show is about to embark on a month long showing at The Vaults Theatre - Waterloo
from the 31st of March until April 30th 2016. Brief outline of the story from the All Or Nothing website: This exciting, poignant, and bittersweet tale is the stuff of Rock n Roll legend. The story of four charismatic young kids whose humour ‘attitude’ passion and, above all talent, rockets them into the ‘big time’; only to discover the path to fantastic success is heaving with exploitation, corruption, betrayal and ultimately tragedy. Their roller coaster journey in the music business is as vivid and colourful as their music. Their raw, soulful music inspired a whole new generation of stars including; Paul Weller and The Jam, Oasis, Blur, The Verve, Ocean Colour Scene, and The Arctic Monkeys. Not to mention millions of fans.Click the link for full details ALL Or Nothing- Small Faces Musical
I like the sound of this so I'm booking some tickets for the 31st of March which is a Thursday Anyone care to join me ?
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Post by Del Boy on Feb 26, 2016 21:33:22 GMT
I'm booked in only £25 for a ticket.
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Post by Steve Austin on Feb 26, 2016 21:53:07 GMT
Yes!!! One of my favourite bands. All of them fantastic: Steve Marriott was a superb front man and vocalist, Kenney Jones a superb drummer and would go on to drum for The Who and Ronnie Lane, Lord of the Wapping North Launderette!! Two of my absolute favourites are The Autumn Stone & Wham Bam Thank You Maam:
I Feel Much Better is another cracker and Paul Weller is a fan of Get Yourself Together. Their split was a big surprise on the eve of 1969 just 4 short years after they formed but what a legacy they left. They would go on to form The Faces (with Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood) while Steve Marriott formed Humble Pie with Peter Frampton. Sadly Steve Marriott died in a house fire in 1991, he was a true force of nature and I often wonder how a small fella like that could produce such a big vocal. Hope you enjoy these two less well known tracks that show that they were not a one trick (psychedelic) pony.
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Post by Ministrone on Feb 27, 2016 21:24:35 GMT
I have to agree with the comments above, the Small face were a fantastic band. I adore the Ogden's Nut Gone Flake album with narration by Stanley Unwin. An underrated but favorite song of mine is E too D. Shame I can't find a live video of this performance
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