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This band are hardly ever talked about on here and they are fucking great. On a good day they are my favourite 60s band, yes, better than the Beatles and the Kinks.

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On a good day I would completely agree with you. Awesome band. Always loved this track and the promo video is great. The tone on Marriott's guitar is freaking awesome and the look Ronnie Lane gives the camera around 1:00 is priceless!

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It is almost definitely Song Of a Baker.
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Wolter wrote:
09 Jul 2018, 7:51pm
It is almost definitely Song Of a Baker.
Which is basically Andy Partridge before Andy Partridge.
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Terrific band, but I don't really listen to much of their stuff anymore, unlike the Faces, who are in constant rotation (cue Marriott vs. Stewart debates :shifty: ).

'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake', however, is one of my all-time desert island top 20 (maybe 10) albums: every song perfect, I love each of them equally (even the instrumental title track), look forward to each one coming up when listening to the album. Can't say that about even most of my other faves.
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I don’t think there is a debate in Marriott vs. Stewart, because anyone picking Stewart does not deserve a serious refutation, as the opinion is stupid wrong.
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Yeah, Rod couldn't lace Steve's boots! I can't stand Rod's voice while Marriott is probably my favourite singer ever. Was never a fan of the Faces at all.
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Wolter wrote:
09 Jul 2018, 10:33pm
I don’t think there is a debate in Marriott vs. Stewart, because anyone picking Stewart does not deserve a serious refutation, as the opinion is stupid wrong.
Comparing two singers from the same band is natural, understandable and plausible, and if anyone says there's a debate, then by definition there is one, whether you choose to engage in it or not. But I've learned not to tussle with the Thought Police, officer. ;)
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Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 1:10am
Yeah, Rod couldn't lace Steve's boots! I can't stand Rod's voice while Marriott is probably my favourite singer ever. Was never a fan of the Faces at all.
I prefer Ronnie Lane's voice to both of them.
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Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 1:10am
Yeah, Rod couldn't lace Steve's boots! I can't stand Rod's voice while Marriott is probably my favourite singer ever. Was never a fan of the Faces at all.
I think Rod has one of the most criminally wasted voices in rock. He's not a bad singer - but he's spent decades making music that isn't so great. Steve was/is an overall superior musician and possessed maybe the best voice in rock history, but I also feel like the Small Faces/Faces comparison isn't as clean cut as some might propose...really two different bands that shared 3 members. I really like some of the stuff the Faces did, but despite being called the Small Faces on the cover of First Step - definitely not the same band... ;)
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muppet hi fi wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 1:26am
Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 1:10am
Yeah, Rod couldn't lace Steve's boots! I can't stand Rod's voice while Marriott is probably my favourite singer ever. Was never a fan of the Faces at all.
I prefer Ronnie Lane's voice to both of them.
I thought I was the certified lunatic on here!
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muppet hi fi wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 1:24am
Wolter wrote:
09 Jul 2018, 10:33pm
I don’t think there is a debate in Marriott vs. Stewart, because anyone picking Stewart does not deserve a serious refutation, as the opinion is stupid wrong.
Comparing two singers from the same band is natural, understandable and plausible, and if anyone says there's a debate, then by definition there is one, whether you choose to engage in it or not. But I've learned not to tussle with the Thought Police, officer. ;)
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(Also, the Faces are kind of dull outside of a handful of tracks)
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WestwayKid wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 6:49am
Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 1:10am
Yeah, Rod couldn't lace Steve's boots! I can't stand Rod's voice while Marriott is probably my favourite singer ever. Was never a fan of the Faces at all.
I think Rod has one of the most criminally wasted voices in rock. He's not a bad singer - but he's spent decades making music that isn't so great. Steve was/is an overall superior musician and possessed maybe the best voice in rock history, but I also feel like the Small Faces/Faces comparison isn't as clean cut as some might propose...really two different bands that shared 3 members. I really like some of the stuff the Faces did, but despite being called the Small Faces on the cover of First Step - definitely not the same band... ;)
Same band, different vibes.
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Wolter wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 7:39am
muppet hi fi wrote:
10 Jul 2018, 1:24am
Wolter wrote:
09 Jul 2018, 10:33pm
I don’t think there is a debate in Marriott vs. Stewart, because anyone picking Stewart does not deserve a serious refutation, as the opinion is stupid wrong.
Comparing two singers from the same band is natural, understandable and plausible, and if anyone says there's a debate, then by definition there is one, whether you choose to engage in it or not. But I've learned not to tussle with the Thought Police, officer. ;)
You’re not owed a debate for saying something stupid, you idiot.
What'd I say that was stupid, you exemplar of civil discourse?
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