Faces

Rod Stewart
Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
5 May, 1973

Ooh La La was the fourth and final studio album released by Faces in March 1973.

Faces were an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of Small Faces after lead singer / guitarist Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie. The remaining Small Faces — Ian McLagan (keyboards), Ronnie Lane (bass guitar, vocals), and Kenney Jones (drums and percussion) — were joined by Ronnie Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (lead vocals), both from the Jeff Beck Group, and the new line-up was renamed 'Faces'. Faces and Small Faces were jointly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

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By the end of 1972, following the critical and commercial successes of Stewart's solo albums, the singer had become increasingly distanced from some of his Faces bandmates, who were frustrated by the fact that by this point they had come to be perceived by the public (and by some concert promoters) as little more than Stewart's backing band for live work. Stewart himself was reportedly distracted enough by his newfound stardom that he missed the first 2 weeks of recording sessions for the latest Faces album. The production of the album would continue to be hampered by the singer's apparent lack of commitment to the project, with Stewart not appearing in any capacity on three of the LP's ten released tracks. As a result of this situation, Ooh La La was, according to Ian McLagan, "Ronnie Lane’s album", with Lane's contributions setting the tone of the LP's quieter, more reflective second side.

Despite the difficult circumstances of the recording sessions, producer Glyn Johns held the group together, helping to placate internal tensions and his efforts enabled the Faces to record a focused, concise. Once the recording of Ooh La La was completed, the album's credits optimistically suggested an intention to work with Johns again in the future, with the comment: "Produced by Glyn Johns (see you in a year)".



SET LIST

Silicon Grown
Cindy Incidentally
Memphis
My Fault
If I'm On The Late Side
Bortal Boys
The Stealer
Angel
Stay With Me
True Blue
Maggie May
Jealous Guy
Too Bad
Miss Judy's Farm
I Wish It Would Rain
(I Know) I'm Losing You
I'd Rather Go Blind
t's All Over Know
Fly In The Ointment




L to R: Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart




Rod Stewart and Ronnie Lane

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