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[Amor de Cosmos]

Ian McLagan R.I.P

[Jon]

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Sad news. Saw him a couple of times as part of The Blokes, Billy Bragg's backing band. He was the least drunken Face, wasn't he?

[Calvert]

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Oh fuckity fuck.

Worked with him a couple of times in the late '90's and he was the sweetest guy. I was torturing him to play the music from Sale Of The Century on the Hammond at soundcheck so I could say 'and now, from Norwich - IT'S THE QUIZ OF THE WEEK!! ' but he explained that he'd been living in the States for years and had no idea what i was on about.

Fuck it anyway.

[Amor de Cosmos]

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Jon wrote: Sad news. Saw him a couple of times as part of The Blokes, Billy Bragg's backing band. He was the least drunken Face, wasn't he?

I don't know. Maybe. He was the oldest by a year or so, and the only one with much of track record as a musician before The Small Faces. So perhaps he was a bit more mature. Along with Stevie Marriott's voice he also defined their sound I feel. Especially in the first couple of years.

[MsD]

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We shared a birthplace (Hounslow) and The Faces were one of the great bands for my generation, so I will raise a glass and have a flick through "Last Orders Please" in his honour.

RIP.

[Ray de Galles]

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I'd have gone for an alternate title:

"I was glad to come, I'll be sad to go. So while I'm here, I'll have me a real good time."

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[MsD]

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The Faces looked like they really did have a good time. I'd hate to live downstairs from them (they played pissed football in hotel corridors late at night) but they were great fun to watch and I actually liked their boogie woogie piano, with Rod jumping all over it.

[Amor de Cosmos]

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Harry Truscott wrote: I'd have gone for an alternate title:

"I was glad to come, I'll be sad to go. So while I'm here, I'll have me a real good time."

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If I was ten years younger maybe so. But the Marriott led band will always have pride of place in my heart.

And soul:

One of my favourite clips from the period (with P.P. Arnold — a massive bonus)

[Land Waster]

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Calvert wrote:

Worked with him a couple of times in the late '90's and he was the sweetest guy. I was torturing him to play the music from Sale Of The Century on the Hammond at soundcheck so I could say 'and now, from Norwich - IT'S THE QUIZ OF THE WEEK!! ' but he explained that he'd been living in the States for years and had no idea what i was on about.

Nor do I. Did he write the music for it or something?

[ad hoc]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jPOT4mP8c8

[Duncan Gardner]

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Long agos, Worlds apart. RIP.

I applied unsuccessfully to be on SotC.

[Jah Womble]

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RIP - Small Faces and The Faces were both great bands, of course. McLagan also played some sterling stuff with Dylan and The Stones in later years.

[Elvis Wilbury takes a turn]

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Sad news. A genuine good bloke by all accounts. I'll raise a glass and pass around a tin of Ogdens. RIP

[Amor de Cosmos]

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Reliving his past with the Bump Band in Austin earlier this year.

[Reginald Lorenzo]

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Two left surely?

Would love to have seen the Faces live.

Very sad news.

[Duncan Gardner]

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Stewart and jones still with us?

[Amor de Cosmos]

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Reginald Lorenzo wrote: Two left surely?

Would love to have seen the Faces live.

Very sad news.

Only Kenney Jones remains of The Small Faces.

[The Inner Light]

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It has always amazed me how little credit was given to the Small Faces. There songs were Superb. I mean The Afterglow and Son of A baker. Also how good was Marriott as a Vocalist!

[Ron Stringer]

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I'm pretty sure that Jimmy Winston (Small Faces original organist)is still alive.

[Andy C]

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Duncan Gardner wrote: Stewart and jones still with us?

And Wood.

[Andy C]

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And Tetsu Yamauchi.

[adams house cat]

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I did see the Faces live. Got roaring drunk. The Small Faces are one of those bands that everyone likes but never seem to get credit.

RIP.

[Amor de Cosmos]

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You're right. I think because they were so young, didn't really have the lineage/connections of other London bands, and always seemed to be in it mostly for giggles. They only started to be taken seriously just before Stevie M left.