I Don’t Like Them As Much As I’m Supposed To - The Small Faces
I Don't Like Them As Much As I'm Supposed To
Every man and his dog loves The Small Faces. All the ingredients are there. They looked cool. They dressed in killer threads. The sound is rough and filled with nods to soul 45s. In Steve Marriott they had one of the biggest voices ever to pop out of a weedy white man’s frame. They had the moves… the attitude… so why do they generally leave me wanting?
The Small Faces are not a band without merit. I can see why they’re important and popular… but to me, they’re pale and wan next to bands like The Yardbirds and The Kinks (and more obscure groups like The Creation and Fleur de Lys). They lack the killer punch that knocks me over. They lack that secret ingredient that makes me want to scream “Gaaaawd! I wish I was in that band!” For me, beyond the great haircuts and tailoring is a mod band by numbers who occasionally fluked a winner (like Itchycoo Park, Sha-La-La-La-Lee and The Autumn Stone). For a band with such high praise, I need a bit more…
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