The Faces

The Faces were an early 1970s rock band 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.

Discography

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)

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