by talkfromtherockroom | Apr 21, 2024 | Reviews
During recording sessions for the Faces 1973 Ooh La La record, bass player and songwriter Ronnie Lane was approached about contributing music for a film titled Mahoney’s Last Stand. The timing was perfect as Lane had recently grown frustrated with singer Rod Stewart...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 1, 2021 | Reviews, Take One
One Valentine’s Day 1974, English folk legend and musical oddity Roy Harper officially released his seventh LP, the aptly titled Valentine. Supremely talented and stunningly lyrical, but equally underrepresented in the UK and virtually unknown in the US. On his...
by talkfromtherockroom | Sep 1, 2020 | Reviews, Tools of the Trade
When I think of the rock and roll legends, ‘Faces’, I think of a heavy rock and roll swagger and a musical celebration. Substantial images of Rod Stewart’s flamboyant stage dress, Ronnie Wood’s poofter hair style, Kenney Jones powerful stick hits, Mac’s tickling...
by talkfromtherockroom | Nov 20, 2017 | Now Playing, Reviews
The legendary Faces were comprised of the remnants of the Jeff Beck Group and the Small Faces, becoming one of the premier bands of the 1970s. Drunken shenanigans and fiery stage performances by Ian McLagan,Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane and Rod Stewart...
by talkfromtherockroom | Oct 2, 2017 | Reviews
The perfect soundtrack to a resplendent Fall day, Ooh La La: An Island Harvest from the late Ronnie Lane and his ironically named early-1970s group Slim Chance is today’s rock room soundtrack. Lane, founder of both the Small Faces and its follow-up group the...
