The Faces were formed from the ashes of The Small Faces after Steve Marriott
left to form Humble Pie;
new members Ron Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (vocals)
joined Ronnie Lane (bass), Ian McLagan (keyboards) and Kenney Jones, (drums).
Their most successful songs included "Stay with Me", "Had Me a Real Good Time",
"Cindy Incidentally", and "Richmond". As Rod Stewart's solo career became more
successful than the Faces themselves, the band became subordinate to their lead
singer. The Faces' final studio album was Ooh La La and the band broke up in
1974.
The members of the band had varied post-band career: Wood joined the
Rolling Stones; Lane formed Slim Chance and had a modest solo career; Jones joined
the Who after the death of Keith Moon; McLagan became a session musician and later
joined Billy Bragg's band The Blokes; and, of course, Stewart's solo career was
massively successful.
Key Albums
First Step (1970)
Long Player (1971)
A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse (1971)
Ooh La La (1973)
Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (live) (1974)
