Faces was an early 1970s rock band formed in 1969 from the remaining members of Small Faces after Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie; new members Ron Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (vocals) (both from The Jeff Beck Group) joined Ronnie Lane (bass), Ian McLagan (keyboards) and Kenny Jones (drums). The name The Faces refers to well known people about town, and the band's previous incarnation as the Small Faces also referred to the diminutive stature of the band members. Rea…

Claude says:Faces were the scrappy, soulful bridge between mod Small Faces and the arena rock excess of the '70s—Rod Stewart's gravelly swagger and Ron Wood's loose-limbed guitar work made them feel like your mates getting gloriously hammered, not rock stars. You keep coming back to "Ooh La La," that bittersweet closing track that sounds like a band already knowing they won't last forever.