Five Guys Walk into a Bar... [Box set] [Original recording remastered]

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England's Faces (1970-1975) wound up playing stadiums, but they always had a compact, pub-band feel. They were proud boozers, tuning up wasn't a major obsession, and Rod Stewart (in pre-disco prime) always sounded like he'd sung himself hoarse the night before. They kept the mood light, but ensemble work was deceptively tight, thanks to drummer Kenney Jones (later Keith Moon's replacement in the Who) and guitarist Ron Wood (post-Jeff Beck, pre-Stones), who'd switch between raunchy lead and raunchy rhythm roles between beats. Wood's blues-drenched slide work snuffed most of his rock competition, and helped define the band's wiry sound. But Faces offered more than teapot blues. Tuneful bassist Ronnie Lane's sweet voice and countryish melodies--think "Ooh La La," revived as the movie Rushmore's closing theme--both lightened and deepened the texture. Keyboardist Ian McLagan picked and sequenced 67 tracks, programming them out of chronological order, to flow like concert sets. Included are abundant rarities--out-takes, b-sides, rehearsals, BBC-broadcast excerpts--including live takes of songs Faces recorded under Stewart's name, like "Gasoline Alley" and "Maggie May." (A few tunes are heard in live and studio versions.) It's a very good selection of music that wears remarkably well. --Kevin Whitehead

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From 1969 to 1975 the Faces - Rod Stewart, Ian McLagan, Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane, and Kenney Jones - played their loose and joyful blues and soul-inflected rock 'n' roll with reckless abandon, consummate skill, and immeasurable charm. For those few years they were arguably the greatest band on the planet, and their influence has resonated ever since through the music of countless acts, from the Sex Pistols to The Replacements to The Black Crowes, and on and on. After the Faces dissolved in 1975, Stewart went on to solo superstardom, Wood to the Stones, Jones to The Who, McLagan to world - class session work and his own recordings, and Lane to acclaimed solo projects before he succumbed to multiple sclerosis in 1997. Greater than the sum of its parts, the Faces made now - immortal music for which there will never, ever be a last call.

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Five Guys Walk into a Bar... [Box set] [Original recording remastered]

Average customer rating: One of the best rock'n roll box sets ever Oh La La! Five Guys with Rod alcohol, blues, cigarros, rock, trasnoche, funk, fiesta, soul y mujeres galopando.... a drummer for a long ago opening band

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Tracks:

1. Flying
2. On The Beach
3. Too Bad
4. If Im On The Late Side
5. Debris
6. Jealous Guy
7. Evil (Rehearsal)
8. As Long As You Tell Him
9. Maggie May (Live/BBC)
10. Cindy Incidentally (Alternate Mix)
11. Maybe Im Amazed (Live/BBC)
12. Insurance
13. I Came Looking For You (Rehearsal)
14. Last Orders Please
15. Wyndlesham Bay (Jodie)
16. I Can Feel The Fire (Live)
17. Tonights Number
18. Come See Me Baby (The Cheater)

Tracks:

1. Pool Hall Richard
2. Youre My Girl
3. (I Dont Want To Discuss It) (Live/BBC)
4. Glad And Sorry
5. Shake, Shudder, Shiver (Rehearsal)
6. Miss Judys Farm (Live/BBC)
7. Richmond
8. Thats All You Need
9. Rear Wheel Skid
10. Maybe Im Amazed
11. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Dont Want To Be Right
12. Take A Look At The Guy (Live)
13. Flags And Banners
14. Bad N Ruin (Live/BBC)
15. Around The Plynth
16. Sweet Lady Mary
17. Had Me A Real Good Time
18. Cut Across Shorty (Live/BBC)

Tracks:

1. Youre So Rude
2. (I Know) Im Losing You (Live/BBC)
3. Love Lives Here
4. Id Rather Go Blind (Live)
5. Hi-Heel Sneakers/Everybody Needs
6. Somebody To Love
7. Gettin Hungry
8. Silicone Grown
9. Oh Lord Im Browned Off
10. Just Another Honky
11. Open To Ideas
12. Skewiff (Mend The Fuse)
13. Too Bad (Live)
14. Rock Me
15. Angel (Live/BBC)
16. Stay With Me (Live/BBC)
17. Ooh La La

Tracks:

1. The Stealer (Live/BBC)*
2. Around The Plynth/Gasoline Alley
3. (Live/BBC)*
4. You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything(Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Short Comings)
5. I Wish It Would Rain (Live)
6. Miss Judys Farm (Live/BBC)
7. Love In Vain (Live/BBC)
8. My Fault (Live/BBC)
9. I Feel So Good (Rehearsal)
10. Miss Judys Farm
11. Three Button Hand Me Down
12. Cindy Incidentally
13. Borstal Boys
14. Flying (Live/BBC)
15. Bad N Ruin
16. Dishevelment Blues
17. Stay With Me

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England's Faces (1970-1975) wound up playing stadiums, but they always had a compact, pub-band feel. They were proud boozers, tuning up wasn't a major obsession, and Rod Stewart (in pre-disco prime) always sounded like he'd sung himself hoarse the night before. They kept the mood light, but ensemble work was deceptively tight, thanks to drummer Kenney Jones (later Keith Moon's replacement in the Who) and guitarist Ron Wood (post-Jeff Beck, pre-Stones), who'd switch between raunchy lead and raunchy rhythm roles between beats. Wood's blues-drenched slide work snuffed most of his rock competition, and helped define the band's wiry sound. But Faces offered more than teapot blues. Tuneful bassist Ronnie Lane's sweet voice and countryish melodies--think "Ooh La La," revived as the movie Rushmore's closing theme--both lightened and deepened the texture. Keyboardist Ian McLagan picked and sequenced 67 tracks, programming them out of chronological order, to flow like concert sets. Included are abundant rarities--out-takes, b-sides, rehearsals, BBC-broadcast excerpts--including live takes of songs Faces recorded under Stewart's name, like "Gasoline Alley" and "Maggie May." (A few tunes are heard in live and studio versions.) It's a very good selection of music that wears remarkably well. --Kevin Whitehead

Album Description

From 1969 to 1975 the Faces - Rod Stewart, Ian McLagan, Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane, and Kenney Jones - played their loose and joyful blues and soul-inflected rock 'n' roll with reckless abandon, consummate skill, and immeasurable charm. For those few years they were arguably the greatest band on the planet, and their influence has resonated ever since through the music of countless acts, from the Sex Pistols to The Replacements to The Black Crowes, and on and on. After the Faces dissolved in 1975, Stewart went on to solo superstardom, Wood to the Stones, Jones to The Who, McLagan to world - class session work and his own recordings, and Lane to acclaimed solo projects before he succumbed to multiple sclerosis in 1997. Greater than the sum of its parts, the Faces made now - immortal music for which there will never, ever be a last call.

Customer Reviews:

One of the best rock'n roll box sets ever.......2007-05-29

I wasn't terribly familiar with the Faces, but a friend got this and I was blown away. Booze and blues. Great stuff. A four discs are fantastic. If you like British blues this is for you.

Only negative is the packaging is the typical nonsense these days. It is a book format with four overlapping CDs. What should come is four jewel cases with a separate book. The book here is epoxied to the binder and weak and anything resembling a digipak sucks and scratches the discs.

Put the discs in jewel cases and enjoy the book.

Great stuff.

Oh La La!.......2007-04-19

Always had a soft spot in me heart for Ronnie Lane and the Faces...best show I ever saw matter of fact to this very day...what I remember of it that is...Woody's slippin' and slidin' up against Mac's snortin' B-3 (can't forget his Wurly too) and a singer (what's your name again?) that didn't require a mike...would recommend this box set w/ several thumbs up.

Five Guys with Rod.......2007-01-15

Great CD. Had 1 skipping track but other than that defect the best
collection of Rod and Faces that I've yet to hear together in one package.
Great info too on the band with an included booklet.
Truly the best from Rod's rocking era.
The best thing about these selections is that they are from a member of the band : Ian McLagan, the pianist/organist.
Very little known tracks that made the band's personality come to life are featured. Some rehearsal tracks are not too intriguing. They are rehearsals. By and Large this CD collection is well worth the money for any Faces fan who saw them live in concert in the 70's.

alcohol, blues, cigarros, rock, trasnoche, funk, fiesta, soul y mujeres galopando...........2006-10-24

gran edicion de rhino, excelente box que encierra el legado de una maravillosa banda que pudo haber sido mas grande, desprolija y sucia que los STONES!!!!!!!!! sonido muy bueno, versiones en vivo, ensayos, tomas alternativas....ademas sin las repeticiones comunes de este tipo de ediciones.....hermoso booklet, una caja de tamaño original apta para el bolsillo del caballero y la cartera de la dama....un poco incomoda la forma de guardar los cds pero en fin..UNA GRAN OBRA PARA FANS Y OYENTES CASUALES!!!!!!

a drummer for a long ago opening band.......2006-09-27

Never think for a moment that THE FACES were not the epitome of sincere & home grown good guys. They were a force in rock that could not be challenged.At 53 yrs now I wish those wonderful days could be known to a musically inept bunch of cretans

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