Fan Voting for This Year's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Nominees →
…and Small Faces/Faces are way back in the pack. They need YOUR help to defeat Donna Summer and Guns ‘n Roses in this internet poll that will have no actual impact on their actual induction.
The Faces got nominated for entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. →
Three brief points:
- You are probably like “what? They’re not already in the Hall of Fame?” They are not. And that is a shame, though not a surprise, as this was something me and the dudes figured out during 2009’s epic All Faces Weekend.
- Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood are both already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - twice (both for their work with The Jeff Beck Group, and Stewart of his solo stuff and Wood as a Rolling Stone). Kenney Jones might be in if you count his stint with The Who. As Dave pointed out to me in IM, this leaves only Ian McLagan and Ronnie Lane out, and they won’t be quite the draw for voters. And this is sad because both of those dudes deserve to be in there - Ronnie Lane on his own merits and McLagan not only for The Faces, but also in light of the cool work he’s done with other acts (including the Stones).
- While you might hate to admit it - since he turned into a giant cartoon version of himself - Rod Stewart really does deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times.
Anyway, despite the odds, I’ve got my fingers crossed.
Bob Dylan Cover:
Wicked Messenger- Faces
Sent in by Ben- http://allfacesweekend.tumblr.com
“Sweet Little Rock’n’Roller” featuring Keith Richards, from the The Final Concert film
Back to Bad ‘n’ Ruin
We’ve had a lot of fun here this weekend.
We wondered why our heroes have been overlooked by rock’n’roll’s “governing body.” We uncovered some Minneapolis connections. We celebrated the heart and soul of Faces. We forced strangers to join us. We listened to a lot of music. We only made a little fun of Rod Stewart.
Unfortunately, all good things gotta come to an end. We hope these three days of bleary-eyed tall tales, booze-drenched mischief and endless I-IV-V progressions opened your eyes to or gave you a new appreciation for the rollicking boogie circus that was Faces. We hope you keep this rock’n’roll spirit alive for days, months, years.
But, we don’t want to send you back to the dull work week on a melancholy note—Cheerio! Turn off the lights! Tuck in early! Enjoy the old grind! No, we want to leave you with one last piece of Faces glory and a bit of hope to whet your rock’n’roll exploration appetite.
We’ve decided to host another “All _____ Weekend” sometime in the near future and hopefully many after that. We have a few new ideas simmering that we think will be pretty cool. Now, we’ve already picked our next subject (hint ahead!) but what other artists should we dig into?
Jessika: “This is the best walk home from the Palamino ever!” Any walk to “Stay With Me” is the best walk. That’s a pretty solid Rod impression.
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Neil: “Ending the weekend the right way” with some “My Fault.” Sassy!
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By way of “end credits,” your All Faces Weekend hosts say ‘Hi!’
Tony: “Studying in a Rod Stewart rocker wig helps to squeeze more sweet juice from my mind grapes.”
Ben: “Welcome to ‘Hangover Morning (Afternoon)’ at All Faces Weekend HQ-West.”
Neil: “Maybe you can’t tell but that’s a proper pint and some Faces playing.”
Dave: “…aside from musical tales of debauchery, [my All Faces Weekend] mostly just involved a lot of tea and writing about information access and retrieval.”
Raina*: “All Faces Weekend has been heavy on music and drinking, but seriously lacking in the hot babe department. I guess I’ll have to do in a pinch.”
Also, thanks to Ed Ackerson, yimmyayo, Michael Gillman, and David Futernick for the additional Faces ephemera we picked up along the way.
The sun is beginning to set on All Faces Weekend, but don’t you worry! We’ve got a recap and a great sendoff track coming down the pipeline…as well as a hint of things to come. Thanks for drankin’ and swangin’ with us!
*Raina has been pumping the All Faces Weekend spirit into Facebook, which is why you haven’t noticed her on this Tumblr. In regards to her above photo, she would like to add:
Fwiw, “Stay With Me” is on the iPod. Because, for me, it’s one of those early childhood “OH MY GOD THIS IS ABOUT SEX” songs. This is the sort of education that one gets from hippie parents with a small, but high-quality record collection.
For the record, we still feel like that whenever we crank the Faces.
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All Faces Weekend is a loosely-assembled celebration of England’s premiere boogie-rock band. Follow the AFW action here, read our unofficial manifesto or submit something.
I’ve always wanted a time machine.
Betting on sports, killing Hitler, meeting my ancestors—those are empty pursuits.
I’ve always wanted a time machine because I have a dream. In that dream I visit 1976, strike up a casual relationship with a flighty but intelligent Los Angeles lass, and make her wear this t-shirt.
It’s a simple dream. I’m a simple man.
Photo: Nodium on Flickr
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All Faces Weekend is a loosely-assembled celebration of England’s premiere boogie-rock band. Follow the AFW action here, read our unofficial manifesto or submit something.
Dave’s Random Thoughts on the Faces #2
Click play on this video. Close your eyes. Nope, that’s not the Faces, but the mostly-forgotten 70s/80s Cleveland power-pop band, Artful Dodger. Not all of their stuff sounds quite this much like Rod, Woody, Ronnie, Kenny, and Ian, but it’s well worth checking out if you can track it down (it’s mostly out-of-print). Obviously, Ben and Tony haven’t come even close to scraping the bottom of the Faces discography on this site, but I submit this as an amusing curiosity, nonetheless.
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Dave points us to some great Faces-esque tuneage. I’m dancing. Are you? Read his Random Thoughts on the Faces #1 here.
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All Faces Weekend is a loosely-assembled celebration of England’s premiere boogie-rock band. Follow the AFW action here, read our unofficial manifesto or submit something.
