danasgoodstuff Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 (edited) I wasn't sure whether to post this in Box Sets, Reissues, or here; or, for that matter, whether anyone here would be inhterested. But, this 4cd's worth should be out in June and is apparently heavy on the previously unissued, live and otherwise rare. My feeling is that this was a great band, whose excellence was somewhat masked by the odd arrangement with Rod's ongoing solo career on another label stealing their thunder and some of their best performances. That and hteir own inebriated inability to quite get it together 100%. Nonetheless, this could be great, or a big stinking mess. I would have prefered an overall approach including the Small/Marriot years, but that's what CDRs are for... I read about this on www.icemagazine.com, but they don't have a full contents listing online. Rhino doesn't have anything on their site, perhaps because the date's been kicked back at least once... Edited May 17, 2004 by danasgoodstuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 It's actually "Five Guys...", which makes more sense but I just assumed it was some kinda inside joke. The full track list is at www.the-faces.com/5guys.htm. Looks good but I still think Micky Waller (drummer on Rod's solo records) was who Petey should've got for the Who... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kulu se mama Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 i have been listening to the collection "good boys while their sleeping" ever since i read about this box set in ice. they could be the most underrated band of all time. i have all of the individual cd's, but anyone who does not own this collection is doing themselves a great disservice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Anyone else here see the Faces live? I hitch-hiked from Saskatoon to Edmonton (by way of Calgary) to see them over spring break in high school, got caught in a snow storm, got an ear infection, got high on prescription meds, almost got picked up by two girls in North Battleford on the way home... All in all, it was well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I LOVE Faces. Ron Wood was a KILLER guitar player (played a pretty mean bass, too). Pity he wound up being overshadowed by Keither Richards in the Stones. Listening to those Faces albums, he was ten times the guitarist Keith is. "Long Player" and "A Nod's As Good As A Wink..." are my two favorites. The Small Faces, the group that morphed into Faces, was an awesome band too. "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" is a psychadelic classic. Right up there with the Zombies' "The Odyssey and the Oracle." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 alexander, Much as I like Ogden's, I like their earlier work even more--it's like the My Generation era Who made a bunch more records (OK, not quite, but almost). I've read that there's a way to get all the Mariot (the guy, not the Hotel) era stuffs on two boxes, but I just can't remember which ones (same prob with the Move and the Heptones)...any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 My understanding is that this has been set back yet again, this time to July... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 I'm totally up for this one. Hope they don't push it back anymore. I was a freshman at UW-LaCrosse in 1975 with no car when they played Oshkosh, WI. Couldn't get there and still regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted May 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 For what it's worth, according to the-faces.com (where most of the posters do bad imitations of Rod's anecdotalese), AMG has given it 5 stars and is threatening to put it at the top of their (forthcoming?) best boxes list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 The Rhino site has no info. Amazon says release date is 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Barnes & Noble has the release date as 2025. Looks like it's on hold indefinately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 The Faces box set is out. I've picked it up, but haven't had a chance to listen yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 I saw this thread right before going to lunch. I went to my local music store and bought the set, with a coupon I already had. I have to say I hate kulu for starting this thread and peter for bringin it up again and every damn person on this friggin board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wallet is a walking zombie from having been bled dry so many damn times! I'm leaving this forum!!!!!!!! The first cd is wonderful, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 I'm a big fan, saw them live in the early 70s and got the box, have just heard the first 2 discs and so far, so good. I think they were one of the greatest bands in rock, very underrated,as is Rod Stewart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 Finished listening to the set last night. This is the best rock box set out there. Not in chronological order, which is damn refreshing, tons of BBC live tracks, smoking rehersal sessions (which frankly blow away some of the heavy stuff that Led Zeppelin was doing), and even a bunch of Rod Stewart solo tracks. Big thumbs up on this one!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Back in high school I loved Rod Stewart's Mercury recordings (rain coat, gasoline, alley, every picture, never a dull moment and yes even smiler). Of course he was GREAT with Jeff Beck. Completely wore-out A Nod is as Good as a wink. Five Guys . . . is about 30 years late but still (of course) very WELCOME. A critic (don't remember who) said sonething to the effect that never has such a talent been so completed wasted (do you think i'm sexy). So after decades of crap from one of the best voices ever its GREAT to hear some top notch stuff again. And what's the story on Rod's voice?? Was he born that way?? Of course Ron Wood is also great. A unique coarse raw slide player. Makes 3-cord rock 'n roll sound soooo good. And the occassional Ronnie Lane tune makes for the perfect change of pace. Now lets hope they release MORE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted August 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Bought it the day it came out, working on a long review which I'll post on my website if I ever get one...I think this is a fine box, maybe 2 tunes away from perfect (given it's scope as a given, i.e. no Small Faces, no Stewart solo stuff (what the previous poster refered to as such are live/BBC renditions of tunes Stewart did on his solo albums, not quite the same thing...)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Naaah Dan, this is as perfect a box set as it comes. I haven't loved listening to every bit of music since the Mosaic Larry Young and James Brown's Startime. Classic. As for the solo stuff, sure they are live renditions. So? They never appeared on the Faces lps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted August 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 (edited) Stefan, Of course the live renditions of Stewart solo stuff never appeared on Faces albums...except the live album which did have some live renditions of tunes originally appearing on Stewart solo albums. The point is that, with the exception of certain cuts which were, the solo albums were not Faces albums in all but name, most of the cuts had a distinctly different band on them. But when they toured the Faces were pretty much obligated to play some of that stuff, making for an interesting comparison with the studio versions... as for what I find less than perfect, three versions of "Miss Judy's Farm" is at least one too many and while "Dishevelment Blues" illustrates a v. funny story, it is exactly what it was meant to be, bloody awful. If cut, there would be room for two more staples of the live rep: "All Over Now" & "Memphis". Near perfect is more than close enuff for me. Dana Edited August 10, 2004 by danasgoodstuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 The Faces were a group I recall mainly from their singles in the early 70s. Wonderfully, infectious, good-time, lurching music. I can still see their 'Top of the Pops' appearances, kicking footballs around and having DJ John Peel miming on mandolin. I have the single disc anthology of a few years back but suspect I'll fall for this box eventually. What really attracts me is 'Maybe I'm Amazed'. I recall hearing this on the radio in the very early 70s, possibly in a live version and being overwhelmed by it. The version on 'Long Player' seems quite undercharged by comparison with my memory. Looking at the tracklist of the box I notice a version from the BBC in 1971. That might well be what I heard back then. Tracklist: http://www.spincds.com/old/facesbox.html I love those early Stewart albums too. The slightly folky, mandoliny colouring to those discs gave them a real distinctiveness which connected with my folk-rock inclinations. A pity he was swallowed by his celebrity/sex-god image and went on to make much slicker and, to my mind, extremely dull recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted August 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 clem, the sound is OK but a little on the dull side. Would I be overly cynical to suspect it's that way on purpose to avoid jarring transitions between the studio stuff and the stuffs from the BBC and genuine live? By the way, it has one cut from Mahoney's Last Stand (the only cut w/out proper credits!), how's the rest of the album? Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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