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 Surprisingly Good
Steve Marriott attempted a late seventies reunion of the Small Faces, with generally awful results, followed by an early eighties Humble Pie reunion, with even worse results. The first surprise is that Marriott even attempted another Small Faces reunion, the second is that this fully completed album wasn't released for almost two decades, and the third (perhaps not so surprising to Lane fans) is that this is far superior to Marriott's last four Small Faces/Humble Pie reunion albums. Lane is funny, insightful, and melodic; Marriott is funny, soulful, and rocks. In addition, Mick Green is a terrific guitarist and the whole band is very good. It's a shame Ronnie couldn't play bass, or guitar, and a shame Ian McLagan (touring with the Rolling Stones) and Kenny Jones (touring with the Who) couldn't contribute, but the album offers plenty of fun just the way it is.
Joyous, Fun, No holds barred.
Marriott and Lane put aside all their personal baggage and just let er rip on this reunion. Lane is in strong voice on this effort. Marriott kept the Brandy flowin. "That's the Way it Goes" is a legendary giggle, shades of "Lazy Sunday".
This is a must for Small Faces fans. The duo shopped this to many major labels who were willing to back it, including Clive Davis from Arista at the time, but the labels all insisted on a major tour to support. Ronnie was wheelchair bound due to MS, couldn't tour, and this recording remained in the vaults for years, only to gain legendary status.
I like it.
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