Small Faces

This collection of late-period Small Faces is all the better for its thrown-together, off-the-cuff quality, which matches the feel of the band. Classic tracks such as "Here Come the Nice," "Tin Soldier," and "Itchycoo Park" join live songs, covers, and rarities. Steve Marriot's aching, heartfelt title track shows another facet of this much loved, underestimated band.

Behind the kings of rock and roll stand the workers who make up the boredom and
blarney, the fervour and humbug of pop. They are usually dwarfed by it all, and looking
back it is surprising how much enjoyable music they have given us. The Small Faces are
part of this crowd -- they broke up in 1969 after three years of English hits and the most
indifferent sort of success in America -- and Amamn Stone is a final English "Best... More >