Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Great album.

First of all, the extreme stereo mix is too much for me which doesn't help! The first half is alright, nothing to set the world alight. Second half is...interesting. I now have an odd craving for tobacco.

Hilarious nonsense

Some decent music here, but quite a bit of talking. I came for music. Not for an audio-book.

jahas ja toinen kerta kuin unohtui aikamääreessä kuunnella albumi jahas... no ehkä kerran vuodessa ei haittaa..... EI NÄIN!!! ja alusta alotetaan.... uusi projektin nimi: smith... ok mikä vittua on tuo url... 8 albumia ja ei kuunnellut yhtäkään.. average noista olisi noin 4.5 wtf... anyweiss... albumi haisee .. vittu käy suihkussa... britti haisee niin vitun pahalle... nimikkobiisin olen jo kuullut, se tuleekin ensimmäisenä vastaan. ensimmäinen puolisko onkin aika ilahduttavaa tavaraa.. ongelma on toisessa puolessa.. mitavittua tapahtui???? kaikissa biiseissä yhtäkkiä jotain vitun monologia puolet ajoajasta, kerran osataan niitä soittimia käyttää niin kirjottakaa sitä vitun musiikkia ei hyvä luoja.... ogdens nut flakes

# Album Name: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake # Artist: Small faces # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Good guitar solo in son of a baker. Lazy sunday is an absolutely cracking song. Too many interludes. People talking shit. Reminds me of a crap rap album. Or even a good rap album with shit interludes on it. Is interludes even the right name? i duno. Anyway, a few good tracks with one banger. Was an OK album. # Top Tunes: After glow / Long Agos / son of a baker / lazy sunday # Would I listen to it again? Not in its entirety. Ive added a couple of songs to my playlist.

Part of me likes what they are trying to do here with this “concept” album, but the rest of me has listened to over 1000 albums on this list and many have sounded just like this one.

Bringing an end to our cold streak (four albums in a row that I rated below a 3/5, and all of them I'd boot from this list). The first track gave me a Jimmy Neutron brain blast, and I realized it's because I know it from GTA5. Also "Happiness Stan" was a cool journey of a track. Decent enough album that I'm glad I listened. Favorite tracks: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, Song of a Baker, Happiness Stan. Album art: I've been intrigued by this one for quite a well, once I saw it was on this list somewhere I had to know what it would be like. Looks to be an old-fashioned label for a tobacco can or something, I really love the aesthetic. Very cool. 3/5

Over the course of listening to this album, I have come to terms with my mixed feelings for it. While there are songs peppered throughout that are pretty good, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake appears and feels half-hearted in its execution; it is as though Small Faces were obligated to put out a hippy-dippy psychedelic concept album in an effort to be with the times. It is apparent in the sides, with side A being just a collection of songs and side B being about some guy named Happiness Stan whose backstory I couldn't comprehend. Although there will be a time where I may have to come across this album again, confronting it in both its mono and stereo configurations may have been too much for me and such a situation may put me off it for some time. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake simply exists, that's all. Favorites: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, Afterglow, Rene, Song of a Baker, Lazy Sunday, Rollin' Over, The Journey.

4.4

5.5/10

huh

Listening to today's album, I ended up playing both the mono and stereo mixes of the first side. Basically, there was some small talk in the group about the general difference between the two kinds, and I figured it'd only be right to give them each a shot. In short: they're both fine. Generally for albums released in the 1960s, I tend towards the mono mixes, since the ones in stereo were usually an afterthought, but they both do the job fine. I understand the remark from one of my colleagues that the mono mix is a bit muddy, but, personally, it sounded just fine to me. Kinda made the songs sound a bit more powerful, honestly. And boy howdy, I'm glad I got so familiar with side one, 'cuz that shit's great. Amazing psychedelia that rocks like hell, front to nearly the back. My group hasn't gotten far enough in the list yet to be sick of 60's psychedelia, and I'm glad we aren't, 'cuz I'd've hated to throw this aside just because we got a bunch of mediocre ones. And this stuff's actually not even just psychedelia; there's a whole lot of garage rock and even some proto-punk tones in here, which is for sure probably why I like it so much. Like, seriously, draw some attention to "Son Of A Baker" and the guitar thing it has going on there. Goodness! There's only one song I wasn't all for, "Lazy Sunday" (it's nearly a bit too cheeky for my tastes), but regardless, I feel like I could give this whole album a 5 just for this first side alone. But then there's the second, and... Look, I like a bit of narrative in my stories. I love concept albums and even a bit of musical theater. And, heck, even the songs on this side are pretty good. Nothing **quite** on the level of the first, but nothing that'd drop the album down a point (and even still, I'd put it back up just for some of its organ sounds). It's—wuff, it's just the narration. It's just... Dumb. With all of its made-up British words, sounding like it's meant to be read to young lil' lads n' lassies. And, I mean, I regularly engage with young peoples' media, but this sounds like it's for **young** people. Kindergarteners or preschoolers, really. I mean, I'll put it like this: I have a lot of love and respect for BLUE'S CLUES as **the** show of shows I watched growing up, but even on my most nostalgic days, I don't think I'd go out of my way to rewatch any of it. (I **am** an **adult**, after all—I watched THE IRISHMAN and nearly fell asleep!) I'd be a real dummy to mark this album just for a little bit of narration on the second side, though. In the grand scheme of the record, it's more a nitpick than anything else. The music here is still incredibly stellar. Like I said, my group luckily hasn't gone too far that this would be lost in the shuffle aside a billion "Who gives a shit?" albums from this decade, although I still wanna believe even if we were, I'd still be able to recognize this material as stand out. At the very least, it's the best album I've ever heard packaged in a metal tin—yeah, that's right, PIL's catching another stray. How about that, eh? Now **that's** nut-gone, innit?

Just some pretty damn good psychedelia altogether. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I’m at a 4.5, and I enjoyed this enough that I’ll bump it up to a 5. This is pretty good, but it does feel like two distinct albums sort of merged into one. That’s not a bad thing, but they’re so tonally different from each other and it makes for a really interesting experience. The first half is pretty traditional, and you won’t get many complaints for me – it’s pretty solid rock that leans into a bit of prog and does it rather well. The only track from the first half that I wasn’t feeling as much was “Rene,” and it’s partially in the lyrics. It’s not a bad track though, and it’s a fun listen with a really good instrumental to close out. I’d say all the instrumentals on the first half are pretty good – the psychedelic intro title track, the 70s rock vibes of “Afterglow” (a little ahead of schedule for 1968), the sort of space-y feel to “Long Agos and Worlds Apart”, the electric guitar that drives “Song of a Baker”, and the rather goofy happy tone of “Lazy Sunday”. They all clicked for me, and they had a really nice variance. If I had to give the first half of the album a rating by itself, it’s a pretty strong 4. The storybook portion of this album is gonna be what divides people – for my money though, I found it charming. I’ve been playing The Plucky Squire, so my brain is a little attuned towards “silly goofy storybook tale,” and I thought the instrumentation and lyrics throughout were rather nice. I loved the spoken monologues between certain songs – it gave it an audiobook feel, and his voice felt comforting during it. I could totally see this entire half being adapted into a real book, or some kind of made-for-TV 30 minute special. It’s charming, and while it’s rather obvious in its plot, for some reason, it just gave me a nostalgic kind of vibe. It may sound weird, but just on the strength of its execution, I’d give the back half a 5. Obviously, that balances out to a 4.5, but if I enjoyed this much of the album, I’d be remiss to not give it the bump. This is a rather fast 38 minutes, and while it’s not for everyone (trust me, someone will find the back half immensely boring, or think some of the first half tracks drag a little), it hits just right for me. I’m happy this is on the list – these are the sorts of albums I like. Pretty nice 5.

Points for uniqueness I guess. I’ve never heard a fairytale unfold song by song in an album before. Very British, really too British at times. Best track is def lazy Sunday. This one’s hard to rate, didn’t hate it but glad its over lol. 2 1/2 if that was possible.

There's some decent music buried on this album for sure, but the the goofiness just over whelms it. As far as being groundbreaking, it's very similar to The Who Sell Out, which was released the year before, buthas stronger songs. It hurts to give a Steve Marriott album such a low rating but here goes.

Started off pretty good with groovy 60’s vibe but ended on a bummer of trippy children’s story spoken word.

Got real chatty. Maybe it was funny at the time. The rest of the record is generic 60s.

With some editing this could've been a good album. There's good stuff here. But there's a lot of bad, too. Probably wouldn't bother to listen to it again.

Bland.

A bit wobbly in the second half. High 2s I guess.

Syre ting.. Musikken var som sådan fin nok.. Men der var lagt pisse itteterende musse stemmer ind over i et forsøg på at formidle en historie.

Der er få gode elementer smidt rundt her og der. Men det drukner i latterlige druksange og højtlæsning af eventyr. Som helt album er det et ulideligt lyt

A dream pop, psychedelic classic! I love this album, not everyone will but I implore people to really dive into it! Absolutely tremendous!

2.5

Pretty experimental for it it’s time. Can definitely see the sgt peppers comparisons

A very fun and silly album that owes a great deal to the Beatles and even more to the Kinks. The Small Faces always had the ability to blend melody with power. There are certainly hints of their signature sound, but this album is clearly more rooted in a playful melodic orientation. Not my favorite of theirs', but I'm glad to have given it a shot. 3.5

Why did I move here? I guess it was the weather. Or the… Ah, I don’t know, that thing. That magic. You see it in the movies. I wanted to retire. From what I was doing, you know? From that, that… line of work. Be a good guy for once, a family man. So, I bought a big house. Came here, put my feet up, and thought I’d be a dad like all the other dads. My kids, would be like the kids on TV. We could play ball and sit in the sun. But well, you know how it is. Anyway, first song slapped, went downhill from there.

Lazy sunday bäst. Fanns ett par schyssta spår till som gör att plattan blir godkänd.

Good music. Especially for the time. I don't love concept albums or rock operas or whatever usually. Just seemed unnecessary

I liked the first half, which is a strong collection of 60s British rock. I wished the vocals were a little more prominent in the mix but the band sounds great. The second half lost me though. It’s some kind of storybook mini concept album with spoken word interludes but it didn’t grab my attention as much as the first half did.

Interesting album with a lot of interesting (and at times frustrating) panning/production ideas. I liked listening to it and felt like at times it droned on a bit, but I understand that is the jammy nature of this sort of sound. Not really really wow'd by anything in it though and for this reason I'm not totally sure it warrants a spot on this list. I think ultimately that is the true filter or test that I need to hear when I am listening to an album on this list; I need to stop and say "wow" at something. There exist many great albums that should be heard in your lifetime, but I think the 1001 best of the lot should each contain some kind of "wow" factor. Whether that's vocal performance, guitarring, drumming in a tight pocket, production or songwriting moments... it should have something. 2/5.

I have this one a few tries, but nope just didn’t seem to click and got progressively worse’s

Ok

Pretty ridiculous but an enjoyable album Standout songs: Afterglow Lazy Sunday

Never heard of these guys. Omg right off the bat gives me early-Tame Impala vibes. Interesting. Very oldies. Not my style. Very psychedelic.

Really unusual album I wasn't expecting. Some folks have described it as early proto punk, which I can kind of hear. Everything starts somewhere.

Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake, Long Agos and Worlds Apart, Rene, Lazy Sunday, Afterglow of Your Love Too much talking..

not for me

I listened to this album when I was a teenager, it was nice to revisit as an adult. I appreciated both the music and the poetry more this time around, afterglow’ is a great track, although there are other albums of theirs with better songs

A gem that captures the fell of it's time.

Lazy Sunday Afternoon is a classic. The rest of the album less so. You’d be seriously annoyed if you bought this based on that one song.

Impressive for 1968. The front half was better than the back half though.

Why is this album on this list?

The nuts and bolts are good All the talking stuff is so bad, unforgivably horrendously bad. Annoying, cringey, waste of time At times it sounds like B Sides from Fagans gang in oliver twist. Turning things up and down and panning instruments alone doesn't make something experimental. I think the biggest factor in the rating will be.. when it finished, the idea of playing it again turned my stomach slightly Its a 2 or a 1

2 stars. Some interesting early psychedelia moments, but mostly not that fun to listen to.

Honestly wasn’t sure I wasn’t going to like this album but I’ve been pleasantly surprised and like it a lot - good 60’s almost 70’s vibe to it - would revisit it

Disappointing. Small Faces were one of those bands I should love in theory but it hasn't jelled. This sounds like people playing at being psychedelic without actually being psychedelic.

What a curious--and almost bipolar--album. I don't think I've ever heard a "Small Faces" album before (and really not much of them at all), and while this is likely *not* a very representative album by them, it's a fascinating mix of styles and songs, at times reminding me of the Kinks in that regard ("Rene" and "Lazy Sunday" in particular made me think of them). I enjoyed the title track, "Afterglow" and "Song of a baker". I'm not sure I can say the same for the Happiness Stan suite on the B-side, but I'd give them an A for effort, taking what sounds like an incredibly offhand comment by a stoned-out band member and making it into an entire side of a vinyl disc.... Also, a helpful hint to anyone who hasn't yet listened to the album: the stereo version of this album is a *far* better way to appreciate the songs; I quickly realized this when it seemed really flat and muddy with the first couple of mono songs. And the Wikipedia entry really helps fill in some of the blanks, especially about the Happiness Stan suite's intention (which I'm not convinced succeeds, at least for me).

Wow, this one really lives up to the name. Never heard it before and I admire their commitment. For those who like the Bonzo Dog Band, this one is even "better"!

I'm not sure how to feel about this. It's got moments that are pretty good, but sometimes it feels lost.

a good concept

There's a difference between having goofy music and being annoying, this album is the latter. It has some redeeming qualities from the music. I mean I guess the music does match the style of the album cover. Being from the late 60s is very fitting though.

Completely new to me. Had some nice moments musically, especially in the first half. I’m definitely not afraid of some whimsy, but I think the second half with its narration took it too far and felt distracting to me rather than enchanting.

This is what Jimi Hendrix would sound like if he wasn't cool.

Fun

Subpar compared to the rest of the era and genre

Not really into this album. The first track is OK. Some other tracks reminded me of CCR, in a good way. But the album lost me with the talking tracks. I think I wasn't in the mood to listen to a story and didn't get into this concept.

Sort of hurts to give this a 2. The actual songs are a lot of interesting 60's Brit rock, with lots of fuzzy guitar, moogs and baroque flourishes... but the spoken word Cokney/jabberwocky words parts between all the songs just tank it. Remove those amd thos is at least a 3.

Thought this was just bog standard 1960s Brit rock (a little bit of a Beatles feel to the song-along sound of Rene). & then the story time started and I was a bit like - is this a music listening exercise or a spoken word exercise? No thank you.

Very flower-childy. It has that summer of love in San Francisco sound even though the provenance of Small Faces is across the pond. Long Ago and Worlds Apart is a happy, beachy number even though the lyrics are pretty dark. Nice example of the genre and year with hi-hat heavy percussion and chanty vocals throughout.

This was very much how I'd imagine a Small Faces concept album to sound. Raggy and British and a bit silly

Very of its time. Seems very quaint and nostalgic now.

An album I've always avoided. I want songs, not a soap opera. I approached this mainly as background listening, paying little attention to the narrative. It was all the better for this. Tell It Like It Is, etc. Plucky, with a certain amount of attitude. Gawd knows what it's all about. Stanley Unwin was a one.

Very close to 4 stars. Would easily be at least that without all the side 2 narration. The actual music is awesome. 3.5/5

Not what I expected. Pretty interesting different 60s sound. Somewhat progressive and very british

60's psychadelic rock similar to The Who or Sgt Pepper era Beatles. Interestingly, after Steve Marriott left Small Faces, the 3 remaining members brought in Ron Wood on guitar, and Rod Stewart on vocals, and became the band Faces. Favourite songs: Rene, Afterglow (Of Your Love), Lazy Sunday, Happy Days Toy Town, Rollin' Over Least favourite songs: The Journey 4/5

Kinda like a Monty python episode Goes kinda hard Reminds me of the Beatles Very different than Eminem’s stan

Loving the full psychedelic drip on the titular opening track. Can certainly see the reverberations of such reflected in modern psychedelia (Tame Impala, etc.). Flipped over to the stereo version on Rene -- worth the investment and will absolutely go back through the first few tracks to see what I missed in the production. Stereo manipulation on Happiness Stan was a little obnoxious imo. Enjoy the song otherwise though, so it is forgivable. The spoken word outro is pretty bizarre and hilarious, but I guess it is a continuing theme throughout. Intro riff to Rollin' Over sounds just like Foxy Lady. The two songs came out so close to each other, I'm unsure who to blame. Never listened to Small Faces before, but this was some quality 60s psych infused rock. Somewhere between a high 3 and low 4. Ultimately going with the 3 here because I don't expect to be back any time soon, and while this was indeed fine, it rarely went above that boundary.

Rollin' over has Jimi Hendrix sound to it. Whole album has a 60's/70's rock vibe. Not a bad listen. Some weird song in the mix. 3 stars

Not sure what Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake means, but it sure is provacative. Fuzzzzzy to start this album. I listened to the Stereo version and they went a bit too hard on the stereo effects at some points, but for the most part it was well done. Overall felt like a mix of Beatles, Jimi, and even Led Zep at points. This felt like a 3.5, but a round down because it never truly captured my attention. I would give this a relisten though to see if it improves.

The title song to start was a great psychedelia beginning. That was a trip. The narrating that lead into the songs on the back half of the album was lunching me out. The music to go along with it was perfect as well. All around great psych album.

I feel for Ogdens nut. Getting a couple Glyn Johns produced records recently. Not mad about it. The title track was great. Sonically all around your head with sick drums. This started out really sick and was trending for a high 4, but fell off a bit. Still solid.

cool psychedelic rock

The opener, Afterglow, and Song Of A Baker are fine, but I prefer Faces.

A mixed bag. Some cool songs that fit in well with the time, but also some strange talking sections that don't make much sense. It seems to get stranger as it progresses. Highlights: Rene Song of a Baker Rollin' Over

It's fine psychedelia but not really for me

Cool stuff. Mono version was rough. Too much

Stereo version is a must!

Really liked Song of A Baker. A mix of folksy and British-y accents in almost a commercial (particularly the last HappyDaysToyTown)

A very interesting, but cool listen for me

This was fine. Nothing really grabbed me. Just an album playing in the background on a long drive.

The songs aren't terrible but why on earth would they add a narrator?!? Especially one that sounds like an 18th century British officer. Almost gave one star on that basis alone.

Weird but fun. Did know Lazy Sunday but not any of the other traxks.

A tale of two halves, the first side being a pretty good slice of 'beat group gone psychedelic' from 1968. The second side a pretty bad slice of 'psychedelic concept album from 1968'. The narration is super annoying, the story unintelligible. Did Pete Townsend listen to this and think 'No worries those waiting for a good concept album - I got this' First side 3, second side one.

The drumming of Kenney Jones stands out throughout. I usually like psychedelic music, but this was a little too psychedelic for me. Honourable mention for Song Of A Baker, one of the greatest rock songs ever...especially about baking! Liked songs added: - Song Of A Baker

Yikes, this one is pretty bad, (but so is the album cover so I am not surprised). A lot of people are defending side 1, but it is sooo cheesy, his singing just isn't good, and the production sounds really fuzzy. There is a good idea every now and again, but it is quickly followed by something cringy or annoying. The only positive I can say is that nothing overstays its welcome. low 2

Charming, robust, engaging, eclectic, exciting. What a rare specimen for an album from 1967. Production sounds brand new on this album. Like it came out yesterday. Negative points for inherent british humor and the weird side bits within the album. Doesn't contribute anything to anyone who isn't up to speed on the bits and culture of the time.

besser als erwartet aber würds nit nochmal hören

It’s not horrible, but man, there’s a lot of 60’s psychedelic rock on this list - and this one doesn’t really stand out from the crowd. Maybe I’ve just had it front loaded, but at this point, I could do without any more for a while.

I did not think I would enjoy it at all but I really did. I did not care for the speaking parts and it got more annoying and irritating as it went on. 3

Beatles sind besser

A bit strange and very British but fun. 4

Heard of Small Faces before, but never heard them. Thoroughly enjoyed this quirky little album, made all the better by Stanley Unwin's excellent contribution. Favourite tracks: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, Lazy Sunday, Happiness Stan.

Barely skating by to a 2 rating on the strength of its first couple songs. Never have I seen an album absolutely crater so quickly. This dude can sing too! Shame he doesn’t do it after track 2!

not too bad

MEh I couldn’t get into this album

I usually enjoy weird psychedelic shit like this, and I’ve enjoyed parts of it, but I’m struggling to stay interested in this one. It’s not bad, but I keep tuning out.

Classic

Spielerisch und interessant.

This is a great 1968 psychedelic album, and a bit of a game of two halves. The second side is a bit weird, and I'm in the camp that thinks Stanley Unwin's narration benefits the record.

Had it's moments

Didn't like this skits in this

Quanto mais tempo passa nesse desafio, mas genérica começam a soar as músicas. kkkkkk

In my mind I was listening to a theater show. First act...Our protagonist comes to big city in the psychedelic 60's. Cue beginning songs: singing and big production sound. Second act: protagonist goes to a party and drops acid; ends up talking to a mushroom that narrates the rest of the album songs. Very different but I liked it.

I feel like I should like this more. The narration is kind of amusing but I feel like there is too much of it.

This album is as extravagant as its title. Every time I get to listen to these psychedelic 60's albums, I fantasize I am second in line in front of the record store, money in hand, to buy it on its release date. Then, I go home and drop the needle, sit on the fluffy '60s couch in my "clockwork orangy" living room, and relax, thinking about how avant-garde the present we live in is. Then, I flip the record, listen to the side b, and laugh.

Better than Captain Beefheart

It’s no captain beefheart, but it’s close

No

I preferred when they didn’t sing. That first song is a 5.

Had its moments and I presume the interludes were nods to Sgt Peppers (as is the cover) but it kind of just drifted by, I didn't really connect with anything.

Нет икринки, которая бы меня задела Но и хуетой не пахнет

3.5

Interesting.

interesting album, had a psychedelic feel. Would like to listen some more.

Psychedelic rock, pretty fun

Everything you need, a story and good music.

Fucking hell, more psychedelia, though it's of the British kind it doesn't make it any more interesting. God it's interminable. It's like you're stuck in a cockney pub where everyone has taken acid previously and is now telling you about their previous trips while having a good ol' singalong round the ol' Joanna. You're then shoved into a terrible story which is like a mini-rocj opera. Want to listen to Stanley Unwin talk nonsense at you? Thought not. It's the kind of stuff that people who think Carry On movies are funny would like. All this is proof of is that they must've had some top drawer drugs in the sixties if it could make this interesting. Best Tracks: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake; Afterglow (Of Your Love); Lazy Sunday

weird and fun

Another great new discovery for me. Peak 60s psychedelic rock. In the rotation

2.5

It was whimsical but a bit too hippie for me.

There were more songs I liked on this album, than songs I didnt like! 4/5

Never heard of this band or any of their songs before so it was a good surprise! The talking bits took me out sometimes, it felt like an audiobook put to music.

The spoken word stuff is good once but the songs slap!

Waaaay too many bits in this album. The music is fine. But holy hell there is a lot of filler.

This is one I am familiar with as it’s among my father in law’s favourites. Very interesting concept album for the time. Some classic Small Faces tunes.

I enjoyed most of this album. You never knew what style the next song would be. Some of the songs reminded me of Herman’s Hermits or the Monkees. Others sounded kind of like Three Dog Night or something. There really wasn’t a cohesive sound to the album, but that kept things interesting. Overall I thought it was pretty original and quirky.

Never been too big a fan of 60s music. This is not bad but all the British hippie slang was a bit much 😂 Track 3 is my favorite and I wish it wasn't so short.

Never heard of them before but I enjoyed it! Perfectly fine but not terribly memorable for me which is the only reason it looses points.

Weird stuff. But I like it.

Ehh

I wish I could watch a video of my face while listening to the entirety of the last song on this album.

This is what happens when you rent a studio and then drop too much acid on the bus ride there. Musically, it’s not their best work. The last track (Happiness Stan) sounds like their attempt to outdo Edward Lear. It fails

The album that made Stanley Unwin a star

This isn't complete garbage, but man I'm really getting tired of all this late 60s psychedelic rock. At least this album spices it up a bit with the spoken word interludes, as much as I didn't enjoy them at least it was something different.

1.5 - I thought maybe I'd like it because it's psychedelic rock, but this was boring and annoying.

Some of the songwriting is decent but it’s all phased to shit and the ‘fairy tale’ that runs throughout the second half was absolute nonsense garbage

No. 190/1001 Ogden's Nut Gone Flake 3/5 Afterglow 4/5 Long Agos And Worlds Apart 4/5 Rene 3/5 Song of a Baker 4/5 Lazy Sunday 4/5 Happiness Stan 3/5 Rollin' Over 4/5 The Hungry Intruder 4/5 The Journey 2/5 Mad John 3/5 HappyDaysToyTown 3/5 Average: 3,42 Really enjoyed the first half. Sadly the second half fell off a bit for me a bit.

why is shit moving round my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head unironically shit was fire until bro got his quirky mood on... shit just got weird it peaked at lazy sunday and then the flies got involved.... 3.1/5

Surprisingly fun and fresh album

Kinda loved this. Was just so insanely charming!

ça se laisse écouter 3/5

Love the album cover. Did not like the music at all. Aggressively British skits breaking up generic late 60s rock music and that was it. Cutesy at first but just got annoying honestly.

Some good tracks on here, but I'm not sure the narration has survived the test of time.

Heard of them. I know a couple of their songs. But, listening to this was meh... it was fine. Nothing wrong with it, but I think it has to be something you were into when it came out to really get the most out it. 3.5

Particolare, non ho finito di ascoltare

I’m confused. What is this?

A hippy trippy ride.

The title track sounds pretty modern. Some good music here, although the (affected?) cockney delivery is a bit grating, and I could have done without the Stanley Unwin bits. A bit overly English twee.

I can see why they never hit in America

meh. Usual '60s proto-psychedelia.

How have I never heard of this before, Kevin Parker eat your heart out

This was kind of weird, but not really weird enough to be interesting. Some tracks were pretty annoying, but i also appreciated that it didn’t take itself seriously. I guess I have mixed feelings about it. 2.5 rounded up

Silly at times but pretty catchy. Singer's pretty good too. Not something I'd add to the rotation, but I didn't mind it either.

I do not like the name of this album but it was weird in a funnish way

Fun little thing. I'll need to listen more closely sometimes.

I liked the classic rock/ blues inspired songs as well the experimental instrumental stuff. The goofy Brit stuff was a bit lost on me. That said, Ian McLagan lived in Austin later in his life and had a standing Tuesday night gig at a bar that’s since closed. He spent an hour or two chatting with me and a friend one night. Great guy. RIP. 3.4

Definitely of its time, but ambitious and fun. The narration and concept of the B side is a little much, but the music is still pretty good. I enjoyed it - probably not routine re-listens, but maybe the stereo version on a long drive. 3.7

60s psychedelic pop is fine by me but nothing exciting here

Better than I expected. Some of it still sounds like cheesy old people music, but a lot of it is pretty progressive for its time! Standouts are Afterglow and Rene.

At times it felt like I was listening to Monty Python, which is a weird experience with a music album. Apparently the back half of this is a story time concept album. It couldn't be more British if it tried. But I have to say I enjoyed it

If I didn't know better I would think the album name and art were AI generated. Brightest? Immediate? Tobacco? Anway, the music starts out as just what you would expect given the title of the album and vintage of the music. Song of a Baker and Lazy Sunday start to trend weird and then side B is, of course, wackadoodle. Points for ambition but this album won't be going into rotation for me. It could be argued that it belongs on this list, though I'd be on the "no" side of that discussion.

A strange record. Side 1 is an unusual mix of psychedelia, pop rock, and cockney knees up. Side 2 is a concept album about Happiness Stan on a quest to find the missing half of the moon. It comes complete with a spoken word narrator progressing the story between each tack. Its a bit odd and quite dated, but somehow endearing. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Lazy Sunday Date listened: 06/05/24

surprisingly, never heard this, or any other Small Faces album before. Great example of late 60s London music.

Pretty meh to me. I enjoyed the whimsy and there are some cool ideas, but basically, it just made me want to listen to The Kinks.

Rock psicodélico sesentero. En algunas canciones recuerda a los Beatles. Un 4.

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Some fun tracks on here. Was surprised about the energy and wasn’t sure what to expect at all from this group. I think it may be worth a listen to a couple times or more.

Lazy Sunday is so fun and peppy, again better than rolling stones... The first track was such a banger.. I liked this one a lot

Really good. Steve Marriott has a fantastic voice and the interludes from 'Professor' Stanley Unwin were a special treat from the past.

What the fuck did these lads put in my tobacco tin and why am I kinda okay with it?!?!?!?!?! 🫨💨🌀🌛😵‍💫

Listened on a hot Wednesday morning and it fits perfectly. Had some fun showing my friends videos of the mods and rockers fights too. I'm glad I got to hear this, had never heard of them before

Bizarre clockwork orange style interludes

Started out sounding like early Tame Impala, but kinda descended into some weird mid-century British humor audiobook. It was fine.

Ok 60s rock pop

Mjög skemmtilegt, enskt á góðan hátt og mjög flott sjöundatugar sound. Marriot og Lane eru fínir söngvarar og hljóðfæraleikur allur til fyrirmyndar. Hef svo sem heyrt áður en er nú á fimmtu hlustun. Held ég hendi í fullt hús.

The music was good psychedelia, but man, that narrator was annoying.

I was expecting to hear Rod Stewart's voice, but I guess he wasn't in this band. This sounded sort of like the Guess Who and the Kinks. I don't know if any one track stood out, well except for the 19 minute one of course, but that was really several tunes with narration in between, but I kinda liked the whole thing (I could take or leave the narration parts). Good, fun drumming too. I'll definitely give it another listen in the future.

This is not a Rod Stewart album, but it is the album of a band that would later reform with Rod Stewart. It isn't good, but it is better than anything Rod Stewart did.

Fuckin 60s brit rock. No.

Loved it!!!

Pleasant enough. Not particularly memorable.

Normally, if I like the most popular song on an album, I wonder if I only like it as much as I do because it’s popular. But this is one of the times where I loved a song before realizing it’s very popular at all. Good album. 7/10 Top 3: 1. Lazy Sunday 2. Rene 3. The Journey

Listened to the mono versions, 2018 remaster at work. I actually like this. Pretty standard, British invasion, ever so slightly psychedelic. Songs that stood out: Lazy Sunday

Nice and groovy. Enjoyed the early rock.

The whole vibe of this album makes me feel like I’m watching a Monty python film. It’s enjoyable but a little strange.

Good first half with some nice tunes. Classics 60s rock. But what the hell was that 2nd half, weird stuff with not even good songs

Whoaaa, first 5 seconds was just straight Tame Impala. 1968! Hell yeah. Lol ok from there it got real hokey and dull real quick. The music at least. The bits of content/narration were magic. Extra star for absurdity.

Kinda cool ig, but I don't really get it

My favourite track from this album wasn’t even on this album. It was the first track of the Spotify radio playlist that started after this album finished. It wasn’t even by this band. It was by The Monkees and I hate the Monkees. So let’s recap 1. Totally forgettable album 2. Best Track Isn’t Even On The Album 3. Best Track isn’t even by Small Faces 4. Best Track is by a band I hate 1.2

The Willy Wonka band? Happiness Stan has to be a willy wonka song.

That was pretty good

Like being held hostage by a bunch of wannabe teen musicians with no talent, who will just keep playing for you until you finally admit that you think they're talented and could really go somewhere. And I do not want to admit to anything! It’s over 2 hours of obscure and unrenowned psychedelic crap rock. Who caved and actually gave them a record deal?? They were trying way too hard to come off unique and quirky and steered straight into lame desperately contrived territory instead. Torturous listening.

Perfectly enjoyable, perfectly forgettable.

It was fine, 3 stars

One of the best Psych album of all Time , with a mix of heavy guitare, orchestrations and distorsion, always love IT a lot,

The second half of this album feels like a dirty, stupid trick.

Honestly never given them a real listen. was more psychedelic than i thought but overall pretty forgetable. You ask: "Who do the Small Faces sound like?" and most people would scrunch their face and quizzically respond "the who???" and they'd have no idea how right they are.

would've been 4 without some of the lame shit

A couple of decent songs. Wasn’t too fussed on the cockney ramblings, but there a few tasty bass lines

Quite irritating but an interesting artefact and shows the influence of quirky British comedy on 60s pop music which influenced Lennon, Bowie and evidently the Small Faces.

This experiment worked out about as well as my Stoneham grown pumpkin lager. But my lager didn't earn me any money. It did give me a decent amount of enjoyment.... now speaking of making things. Song of a Baker is inadequately formed. He left out the yeast. And if there's a metaphor in there somewhere, it's stupid. The song that is streamed 85% of the time on this album is an instrumental.

I really enjoyed this album when i was in college. Definitely captures that late 60's psychedelic rock that is largely melodic and engaging. Afterglow is still stellar. Pretty much every up to Happiness Stan can be appreciated if you can accept the 60's vibe. It then just gets a bit too weird and given that we have 19 minutes of Stan... I can't quite endorse this as much as if i were just reviewing the first half. Enjoyed revisiting it.

I don't know didn't do much for me, maybe a second listen would have it make sense or is it not supposed to. They're like The Kinks but intentionally far weirder or something

Really unique psychedelic sound. I really felt like I was in a field with a bunch of hippies.

Started of quite nice and interesting, but they lost me at the fairy tale part.

Starting great, towards the end all the little stories at the beginning of every song started to annoy me

Really strong opener and reasonably fun afterwards

Surprising, has some cool sounds. At time feels very modern for it's age.

Not as bad as most psychedelic rock.

Side one... This a very good album, interesting stuff going on here. But personally I'm not really loving much except the title track and Song of a Baker. Side two... This is an album I needed to hear before I die. Fantastic psychedelic tracks. The narrator is an awesome element, but fuck if I could follow what he's talking about (I'm American 🤷‍♂️). But I love it all dearly. I don't understand the divide of the two sides of this album at this point. I'll need to revisit this one some more to get a better understanding. Thank you for the introduction to this band!

2.5

TBH started off strong. To me i loved the beginning but it kinda turned it background generic rock to me to be honest. I dig the idea of a concept album. I think maybe i need to revisit it with more context. Mucho respect tho.

'es split 'is noggin in twain, 'e 'as, 'e 'as. Blimey

it’s an album

I wish I could like this album more than I do, but the gibberish-sounding narration is really distracting for me, and not in a good way. Which is a shame, a number of the songs appeal to me quite a bit otherwise. Favorite track would be "Mad John" if it didn't have the narration.

Favorite Tracks: Song of a Baker Afterglow Happiness Stan Suite

the album art carried this to the top of the charts.

Pretty interesting album documenting a turning point for British "pop-rock" music. Many psychedelic flourishes on the first side, and a proto-prog rock "conceptual" atmosphere on the second side. Not every song was exactly memorable in terms of the music played on them, though. Few people remember it now, but there was a huge promotional machine behind this LP (plus that whole thing about the off-kilter "package" in which the record was distributed). Hence why said LP might still be a little overrated today... 3.5/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential albums", rounded up to 4. Which translates to a 8.5/10 grade for more general purposes. Number of albums left to review: 252 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 326 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 187 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many other records are more important to me): 240

Very 60s. Very whimsical but a tad annoying especially on side 2.

Interesting for sure. Loved "Afterglow." The adlib talking sections were too much for me. I'll continue to explore Small Faces but I don't think I'll play this album again anytime soon.

this is SO beatles, so that endeared me to it no end. loved the jaunty wee numbers, v melodic and cohesive. good shit

Nothing spectacular. Only really nice song is Lazy Sunday. The rest partly ok, partly quite funny but it simply isn't anything more.

Album kinda sucks fr.

This was pretty fun. I'm surprised I'd never heard of this album before. They fit right in with the 60s British prog rock along the lines of the moody blues, Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, traffic, etc. Concept albums are definitely a relic of a bygone Era, and this feels dated, but worth the listen.

One quarter English audiobook, three quarters eclectic 60s rock album

My rating kept dropping as the album progressed. Only the sheer audacity kept my floor at 2-stars.

Absolutely terrible.

Not for me, it has its moments of charm but was glad when this ended. 2/5

Actually thought this was kind of funny. You know what, I chuckled. Three and a half. Fave track: Long Agos and Worlds Apart

What a wild ride of feelings. Loved the opener - a winning combination of psych conventions with playful drumming and a hypnotic groove. And then everything kind of fell apart. Even the next track is decent albeit cheesy, but the more the album delved into the cockney spoken-word narrative quickly, any charm or cuteness really dissipated for me. Should have stayed with the instrumental jams. Two stars. Fave track: Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake

Good squishy psychedelia for the first half but woof that back half is no bueno

Not a fan

this is an album i have grown to love over the years. i didn't like it at first - it's one of those albums that people rave about but i think the goofy second half really gets to people, me included. i'm still not a fan of the narrator, but if you can get past him, it truly is a great psychedelic rock album that has some really killer songs and sounds great to this day. high energy, great riffs, just an all around great album. not to mention, the title track into 'afterglow' is a truly killer one-two punch to open an album. the small faces really fit my musical sensibility so this one is definitely up there for me.

I can tell this band had fun recording the goofy storytelling songs and singing the LSD lyrics, but does anyone over the age of 20 actually enjoy hearing it?

It was a bit much at times though. I think the wackiness sometimes surpassed the actual quality of the music,

Bjarak

Ok, but noting to move you.

Loved the bass on this one

Another album (and musical group) I had never heard of before this came up in the Generator. Sonically, some pleasing things are going on throughout this album. The instrumental title track kicks things off with a sweeping audio track that shifts between the left and right channels to disorient the listener a bit, and plays around with a wah-wah pedal connected to a piano. Volume crescendos are also featured at the end of Long Agos and Worlds Apart. Coincidentally, the Generator served this album up to me a day after sending me Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" -- another album that features a concept album on Side B. Like with Hounds of Love, I grew tired of the six-song "Happiness Stan" concept album content (especially with the odd spoken-word narration sprinkled throughout). I appreciated the first half more - particularly the poppy, jammy Song of a Baker. Learning that Small Faces split and created two more famous groups as a result--Marriott forming Humble Pie with Peter Frampton and the other members forming Faces with Rod Stewart--was a neat piece of musical history. Ultimately, I won't be revisiting "Ogden's Nut..." again. The vast majority of quirky, 60s-era Brit-rock albums just ain't my thing, man. Interesting Wikipedia factoids: *The opening title track is an instrumental re-working of "I've Got Mine," a failed single from 1965. This recording uses a piano treated with a wah-wah pedal and orchestral flourishes from a string section led by David McCallum Senior. *Side two of the LP is based on an original fairy tale concept about a boy called Happiness Stan, consisting of a musical suite of six songs interlinked with narration provided by comic monologuist and performer Stanley Unwin in his unique, nonsensical private language of "Unwinese." *The album was originally released on vinyl in a circular novelty package of a metal replica of a giant tobacco tin, inside which was a poster created with five connected paper circles with pictures of the band members. This proved too expensive and not successful as the tins tended to roll off of shelves and it was quickly followed by a paper/card replica with a gatefold cover. *The title track was played during the debut trailer for the video game Grand Theft Auto V and was later featured on the in-game Los Santos Rock Radio station. *"The Song of a Baker" was inspired by both a book of Sufi wisdom given to Ronnie Lane by Pete Townshend of The Who that addressed "how hard you’ll work if you’re hungry," and also by Lane's visits to Ibiza where a neighbour used to bake bread in his traditional Balearic bread oven. *To promote the album, Immediate Records issued an advertisement that parodied the Lord's Prayer. This caused an uproar in the British press, and outraged readers wrote in to voice their anger. It read: Small Faces Which were in the studios Hallowed by thy name Thy music come Thy songs be sung On this album as they came from your heads We give you this day our daily bread Give us thy album in a round cover as we give thee 37/9d Lead us into the record stores And deliver us Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake For nice is the music The sleeve and the story For ever and ever, Immediate Regarding the advert, (Small Faces frontman) Steve Marriott said, "We didn't know a thing about the ad until we saw it in the music papers. And frankly we got the horrors at first. We realize that it could be taken as a serious knock against religion. But on thinking it over, we don't feel it is particularly good or bad. It's just another form of advertising. We're not all that concerned about it. We're more concerned in writing our music and producing our records." Standouts: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, Song of a Baker, Lazy Sunday

ganz cool

narrator gotta shut the fuck up

Interesting title, but I can see why they didn't catch on in America.

Only knew one song on the album. I can see where The Police got the idea for Be My Girl Sally, sounded like the same bloke too.

Some really nice songs, But something really weird tracks.

That was some weird ass shit but not bad

3.5/5. Good. This was new to me. Very similar to other brit pop/rock from the time. This has a little psych aspect as well.

I'm familiar with that cover - from second hand record shops perhaps, it is pretty distinctive. This record is pretty mad, some bits rock, other bits are trippy, then there is the weird narration. 1968 I guess

Never heard of these guys before, but this album is right up my alley. In terms of folky, British psychedelic rock this is at the top of the game. It doesn't suffer from the common psychedelic music issue of jarring dissonance and comes with a whimsy all it's own. The narration on the second half is a gem in itself. A true shame the lyrics to this album aren't available on Spotify.

Psychedelic happy-go-lucky campy songs

A different genre of music then I'm used to. Took a few listens to appreciate the sound, but I came to really enjoy it

Entertaining and a fun mix of music and story.

Intersting

Should have listened to this on a Lazy Sunday instead, but that was Long Ago and Worlds Apart.

Never heard of this band or album. Typical hippie music of the time, nothing special.

I liked the first half, had a lot of forward Momentum and nicely arranged, second half with the story was not as interesting other than it felt like pre-prog and too cute.

The first side is amazing. 5 without a doubt. The B side gets grating really fast with the nonsensical narration. All in all a 4.

Progressively got more and more psychedelic. Very interesting experience, 3/5. Favourite song(s): "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake".

Weird stuff, almost felt like it was trying to hard to be weird.

Really didn’t like this, which included several tracks of narration. I can only give this 1 star.

I remember these guys but not really impressed with their music. Typical 60s British psychedelic stuff.

Rip Bert, released from his lumbago at last.

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake not only showcases the Small Faces' underappreciated brilliance but also serves as an inspirational precursor to bands like Blur and The Jam. Often dismissed as a novelty album, it defies expectations with stellar R&B tracks like Rolling Over. Stanley Unwin's narration adds a whimsical charm, setting the stage for the creative storytelling seen in later acts. This album, and the Small Faces as a whole, deserve recognition for their innovative sound, paving the way for the musical influences felt by subsequent bands in the British music scene. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 6 STAND OUT TRACK - Afterglow (Of Your Love)

Weirdest thing I think I’ve ever heard in this genre. Loved the weird guy telling stories between songs. Felt like listening to Lydia telling a story or a Spag Cool guitar fx and riffage Giving 5 cos my mind is melted Recognised the neighbours song

Not bad.

Coming from an American, this album is the most British psychedelic album I’ve listened to ever since I listened to Rubber Soul. I hadn’t really heard of Small Faces before this, but I did hear that someone made a Broadway show based on their legacy. The songs on this album are a treat from my past listening (mostly had 2000s albums for a couple of days). The thing is that this band seems like an oddity. Not in a Captain Beefheart way, but in a way of their own. Also, it’s kind of weird to have a 19 minute closer. I’m not in the mood for long songs. 4.3/5 Fav: “Afterglow (Of Your Love)” Least Fav: “Happiness Stan”

Meh

Average, I liked the story telling tie ins between songs; that was kinda fun

Wtf man. Cute. British. Alice in Wonderland on drugs. Feels like a record that I will find on some beach with no sign of origin. Weird.

Tale of two sides. The A side sounds like a fairly good psychedelic rock album. Excellent bass tone, drums sound like every other psychedelic drummer of the era. B side is striking if you’re not prepared for it. A long, bouncy ballad about a boy befriending a fly for 20 minutes… lost me. 2.5/5

Pretty alright, I thought the story telling stuff at the end was fun.

Nice flow!! I liked it a lot until the second half. Was not a fan of the monologues. Last part of the album tried to be weird but forgot to try to be good. The highs were high but the lows were low enough to bring down my would have been 4 star rating to 3 stars. Favorites: Song of a Baker, Lazy Sunday

Unusual, but good album

That narration was starting to drive me crazy after a few songs.

First I didn't thought I like this album but endet up listening two times during cleaning and it was fun! A lot going on and somehow has a Monty Python feeling and the talking bits are nice.

Folkrock, 60s, male, mid, smiling faces, but did not catch me. Too much talking, not a lot that lasts for me.

The second album I have never heard of before taking this on, and an almost lethal dose of British-ass whimsy. I have no complaints, but it's easy to see how many better artists built off of this framework.

Interesting. Not quite sure what to make of it, but I like it!

I could listen to this over and over again.

I like it. It's an interesting cross between The Who, Cream, and a hint of The Beatles.

Daté

I've been meaning to listen to this for a decade - what a wait for such a strange thing!

Quite enjoyable late 60s rock. The first half has some diverse tunes. The second half is so interesting. For some an absurdist concept it could fall flat but it’s good. The skits will likely hurt replayability.

Ok. Some good sections but not inspiring.

Das hat was... Und "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" ist ja recht bekannt!

Folkiest psych rock I've ever heard and it's fun.

"Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" is the third and final studio album by English rock band Small Faces. The music covers a variety of styles including hard rock, pyschedeia, soul-influenced, ballads and music hall. The second side is a concept album involving a fairy tale involving Happiness Stan who goes on a quest to find the other half of the moon. The narration is done by comic performer Stanley Unwin. Believe me, more on this later. Small Faces are Steve Marriott (vocals, guitars, piano, bass), Ronnie Lane (vocals, bass, guitars), Ian McLagan (organ, piano, harpiscord) and Kenney Jones (drums). The album title and packaging design parody the tobacco tinned product, Ogdens' Nut Gone Brown. Commercially, the album hit #1 in the UK. The self-titled instrumental "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" opens the album. A wah-wah piano pedal start. The drums and bass and a pychedelic vibe. A string section comes in. "Afterglow" is a soul-influenced power ballad and a great one at that. Whistling, hand clapping and a more full rock sound. Great vocals by Marriot. This was very Beatles "White Album" and the Who-sounding. They get the rock groove going on "Song of a Baker." Great, massive drumming by Jones. The first single "Lazy Sunday" adds a Cockney accent. A rollicking song that goes in a music hall direction. And we head to side two to meet Happiness Sam in "Happiness Sam." Music begins the song with harpiscord and heavy organ. Folk. The drums are added. The music stops and we are introduced to Happy Sam who wonders why half the moon is missing. So begins his quest. Over the next three songs, musically, we get more rock, the flute, acoustic guitar and pyschedelia. Stan meets a fly who takes him to a person who can answer his his question. Stan used a lot of words and confusion to get us to this point. But, he gets his answer, I think, in meeting Mad John in the song "Mad John." The song is slow rock and was released as a single. From what I could tell, Mad John told Stan that the sun will eventually become whole. The album ends with the stomping rock of "HappyDaysToyTown." The band rocks and jams and goes pyschedelic. A good way to end things. The randomizer was again not so random as I just did a sync listen to this album on Sunday. This is really a album of two sides. The first side was great giving us variety with a big sound. Pyschedelia, hard rock, music hall, a power ballad. And then we have to deal with Stan on the second side. The music was still great similar to side one. Stan can be very annoying. I had trouble following the story even after I knew the story. It is kind of comical, I guess. Overall, the music is terrific which outweighs whatever you may think of Stan.

The drums were groovy. I'll definitely check out their other stuff, but this album didn't move me in either direction.

Psicodelia divertidad, a veces recuerda a Jendrix, a veces a los Beatles.

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This was odd. Really odd. It’s alright but it just has a weird vibe to it. The beats were great, it’s just the lyrics. And they do this weird fade out then back in toward the end of the song. Just odd.

eh. Starts off well, then fades

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Starts off ok, the gets progressively worse track by track

8/10. This was some pretty charming psychedelia, I can definitely see why these guys never got popular in the US, though.

It was about what I expected, perhaps a little more whimsy than necessary. 6/10

Very British