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I like the Small Faces (much more than The Faces, but that’s not for now); they were one of the bands my dad’s CD collection introduced me to at a young age. Itchycoo Park was my favourite but Lazy Sunday wasn’t far behind, so it’s good to see that on here in among some pretty strong tracks on side 1. Side 2 takes a bit of getting used to but ultimately I became a fan - the narrator’s playful manipulation of the English language is quite a marvel and the fairytale concept surely offers something unique to the 1001. 3.5
Cooler alter Rock
I signed up hoping to be exposed to new music -- instead, I've been bombarded with mediocre dudebro 60s psychedelia for what seems like album after album. I'm beginning to suspect the author of the 1,001 albums is a boomer.
The opening (and title) track is a glorious, psychy instrumental. I wish there was a bit more of that. Vocals are the issue for me here. More precisely, the tracks sung in full cock-er-neeeeee.
This sort of twee fake salt of the earth Britishness is already insufferable when done better by The Kinks and The Who…
High 7. Low 8. The actual music is great. Too much narration idc about in the second half. Great psychedelic rock.
BBC (Boring British Crap)
Really picks up starting at Lazy Sunday. Good psychedelic rock.
Great psychedelia. Some particularly strong tracks and some filler. The title song is probably my favorite track from the album. Good early concept album.
100% new to me. What an odd little journey of an album.
An interesting listen. Supposedly the first rock concept album from 1968. Love those Britts! Not bad. I've heard of these guys, but have never heard any of these songs. Good time going back in time.
Way too British for me. What a ridiculous country.
DemaPsychedelic rockpsychedelic pop. Muchas canciones repetidas.
What does this album want to be? Cute and comic? Psychedelic rock? It seems like it wanted to be both and it doesn't really work together. There's nothing here that made me want to listen beyond the first 1/2 to 1 minute of a song, I quickly grew bored with it and most of it was not that good. I don't usually listen too carefully to the lyrics on a first listen but some of the lyrics here were pretty hack-y. Pass.
DemaPsychedelic rockpsychedelic pop. Muchas canciones repetidas.
just no
Ample, très 60s, rappelle un Hendrix plus carré
Brilliant psychedelic rock album. I’ve loved the title track of this album for years but never took the time to listen to the whole record, I was blown away by how good this is. The first half has some great psychedelic rock tracks that feel a little more radio friendly, the second half delves into the theatrical with a lot of monologue, it reminded me of the ‘nadsat’ language in Clockwork Orange. It was fun and full of quirky Britishness, overall a great experience and one I’ll certainly return too.
60s shit I hate
Having not really listened to much Small Faces, this is not what I expected. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake is a nice little sampler of Pschodelia and an interesting exploration of the concept album format. 3/5.
Enjoyed Awesome
A perfectly sufficient piece of rock n roll. This was not something I think offers much in the way of replay-ability. I believe that’s from the lack of memorable songs on here. Outside of the opener there ain’t much here.
What a fun album! Interesting music and an early stab at a concept album.
I'll never complain about some more late 60's psychedelia. I like the dichotomy of the two sides - the first half is lots of rocking psych songs, but then it gets super weird and trippy on the back half with the spoken word bits and wild imagery. Really neat.
Psychedelic/progressive combo 3.5
Sometimes this list is very English and this pick feels that way to me today. It was difficult to focus on this record during multiple attempts. There were a few flashes of brilliance of the course of the album that would pull me in but then there were a number of elements (in the music and the skit like voiceovers) that simply didn't resonate with me. One way to rate the music when you are tied between a one star or a two star review is to honestly answer the question of whether or not you were relieved once it was over.
Goofy spoken word between Yellow Submarine era Beatle-ish pop. Not bad!
wildddd I love it. Sounds like an acid trip
Nah not for me
Not a huge fan of 60's folk style rick
I don't think I've ever been more confused after finishing an album. I think I enjoyed it, but I genuinely don't know.
It's like Wanna Be Beatles, but they're actually really good. I really liked the story-telling bit, and will probably re-listen to the whole album again.
Well written. Some surprising best and chief change. Fun. 3 stars
I thought this would be more dusty 60s rock that is only relevant as a step in the development of the genre, but the album actually holds up very well. To me, it illustrates the transition between stuff like the Beatles and 70s hard rock with its more involved guitar melodies. And "Lazy Sunday" is one of the absolute classics from the era.
British men are insufferable and this is proof.
This album split the difference between psychedelic rock and audiobook, and I wasn't much interested in either. I'd leave the quaint and clever storytelling to Terry Pratchett. A 1.5.
Late 60's psychadelia. I was there and this was not the album we listened to when we were trippin'. But whoever put this on the list must have been.
A weird album for sure. I enjoyed the 60's psychedelia. Everytime the narrator started talking I thought I was listening to Headspace. An enjoyable listen, but not an album I'll revisit.
Quirky one. Like if Sgt. Pepper went straight to VHS. The first track was awesome but the rest was just ok.
Music was alright but didn't like the spoken parts by Stanley Unwin and his nonsensical language
Ok. Decent listen.
Ok
This was pretty cool. I wasn’t in love with the engineering of the recording but it was conceptually interesting and did a lot that I wasn’t expecting.
Always just assumed this was the GTA V theme and composed originally. So it’s hard to escape those vibes from the start. But that says a lot about the timeless flexibility of music in cinema and entertainment. I wish the recording quality was crisper, though I understand that’s a lot to ask of something recorded 55 years ago. It’s great, otherwise.
I enjoyed the first couple of songs then they got weird and I was ready for the album to be over with.
Ok worse than i thought
OK 60s stuff but nothing to write home about.
The opening piano chords of the title track are promising, and futuristic for 1968. I liked Rene and Lazy Sunday. The Happy Stan fairy tale doesn't work for me, if for no other reason that spoken word (especially goofy spoken word) can only be listened to once or twice before you want to move on. Case in point, The Gift by Velvet Underground.
This starts out nicely with the instrumental Ogden's nut gone flake which has a string section led by David McCallum Sr, the father of David McCallum Jr (from the Man from UNCLE) who wrote The Edge, which has been sampled and immortalized by Dr Dre's The Next Episode with Snoop Dog.... but I digress. Unfortunately it goes downhill from there and the rest of the album is very uneven and the narration was distracting. This albums doesn't feature itchycoo park either, boo.
Oväntad bra start. A-sidan trevlig med inspirationer från Hendrix och the Doors. B-sidan haltar mer
Didn't really understand the point of this.
Kinda strange ngl
some alright music frequently ruined by goofs
It was a good little jam but didn’t blow me out of the water - 3
All time favorite
4.0
Started off so strong with the monster opening track and then just straight up whimpered and died. Got my hopes up for a lush psychedelic rock LP and now find myself bitter those expectations couldn’t be realized.
Barely 3. The lowest possible 3. 60s concept albums were all at least mildly insufferable. At least some interesting things happened on it.
Pretty fun
What started out as an interesting surprise, became a solid enjoyable evening with this album.
"I know. Let's make a rock band, that walks in the stylistic footsteps of Wily Wonka's Oompa Loompa's" - Small Faces
Just not for me.
Ach I loved the first half of this record, but then the second half got all cockney whimsical... put me right off, it did.
i wish i liked it more because it's interesting compared to similar bands in a similar time period but im still not crazy about it. definitely better than a lot of other bands so far
Interesting psychedelia. They were definitely stoned while doing this one. I enjoyed listening to this, but it is dated.
Listened twice, wasn't bad, but wasn't my thing. Psychedelic story-telling rock songs is not my cup of tea.
Amazing psychedelic album, felt like early phase Pink Floyd but different. Would listen again. 4/5
En otras épocas quizás lo hubiera apreciado más
Distinctly stylish, delightfully digestible, and distinguishingly British, Small Faces has put together an extremely tight and psychedelic concept album here that I wouldn't hesitate to listen to again. Highlight: Lazy Sunday Lowlight: The Hungry Intruder Surprise Hit: Rene
Weird af
The spoken parts ruined the album for me
Fine
Just a lot of fun honestly, every song on this album was a great listen. Not to be all, "I was born in the wrong generation," but could you imagine an album like this being released today, with just people talking nonsense over half the songs? I couldn't
If you're gonna do British music, do British music, and this was the Britishest music of them all. 3 union jacks out of 5 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
4.3 - Side A features roots rock à la Faces, Rod Stewart’s early band, but with some stronger psychedelic leanings. Side B delves into more Alice in Wonderland territory with nonsense storytelling spoken word interludes and bouncy “Sgt. Peppers” type ditties. Overall a great listen. Standouts: “Afterglow of Your Love”, “Lazy Sunday.”
Really good !!!!
Despite the odd title, many of these songs are right up my alley. It’s a typical 60s rock album... to start. Not a fan of the musical theatre during the last few tracks. Low 3.
An album that sounds like it is from 1968. I do enjoy the split stereo sound that many artists used back then. I have always heard of the band, and I know a couple of their songs. Going in to this one, I didn't recognize any of the song titles. Lazy Sunday was somewhat recognizable... Of all the songs on the album, it really stands out as the 'funest' / best track on the album. Standouts: Lazy Sunday Others: Afterglow of Your Love, Mad John, Song of a Baker, Rollin' Over, Rene, Happiness Stan, Ogden Nut Gone Flake It was a fun listen. I'd throw it in a playlist of other late-60s bands like the Kinks. 3.5 / 5
This album starts out really cool: heavily psychedelic with a bunch of guitar effects. If the rest of the album was as good as the first track, it would have blown my mind that I had never heard this album before. The album gets a little more normal after the first track. It's still good throughout, just less revolutionary. I'll say that I don't love this late 60s British style of concept album, but I found the music really good overall. They do a lot to keep it interesting 4/5
Groovy. Austin powers vibes
Meh, I heard foxy lady in one of the songs
Odd
way back as a teen when I discovered nuggets and British psych and stuff this was an all timer in my head and probably even something I would post about on message boards but I’ve never really loved it compared to some other small faces stuff nor as much as other Faces records, and mostly that’s because I find the second side a complete miss.
For langt
It's not really my jam, but I can see how it would appeal to those for whom it is.
generellt charmigt och kul/coolt med det experimentella. Tycker första låten, happiness stan och afterglow of your love utmärkte sig! Texterna med massa mat och typ recept i song of a baker och the hungry intruder är väldigt real. Dock blev jag lite rädd
Typ Beatles fast lite mer goffy. Coolare instrument och jag gillar
Roligt o bra album
Oikeasti en inhonnut tätä, mutta en yhtään tiedä, mikä tää on. Ja ärsyttävä konsepti.
Se, miltä kuvittelemme isiemme musiikin kuulostavan, kun toivomme, ettei meidän tarvitsisi antaa sille mahdollisuutta.
This record is as if the Oompa Loompas were given a record contract and THIS was their first album after getting stoned and being inspired by the cover of a Tobacco label. Part of it's great, part of it is weird English 60s psychedelic rock.
Ok for what it was
I enjoyed this album. The opening instrumental was excellent and was a prelude to the fine playing displayed throughout. The Novella that was played out on what I guess was side 2 with the spoken word narration between the songs was enjoyuable and maybe would become even ,moreso if I followed along with the narrative. I understand why it has a great reputation. 4 stars
I don’t know. Kind of boring, generic psychedelic music. Meh.
Rene and Mad John are standout songs, but the rest of the album is endemic of the place and time it was recorded: loud, distorted unnecessarily, uninspired.
INCREDIBLY dated. Sure this made people laugh back in the day, but today its just cringe. A very generous 2 for not completely sucking
Really weird but in a fun way
The jangly 60s stuff was tolerable but the quirky storytelling stuff was utter garbage.
I liked this in places but the wacky psychedelic stuff grated. Probably the worst example yet of talking between tracks.
The opening track is phenomenal, then it devolves into a kind of poor man's version of The Kinks. Listenable but very same-ish.
Rock
This is very good- quirky and very well produced. Rock (not heavy) and psychedelic yes. As some others have said the 2nd half is more of a concept whereas the opening tracks are more rock/pop. Still, it's well worth repeated listenings to full get into.
This was certainly had some decent late '60s sounds to it, and got kind of cute at moments, but I'm not exactly hungering to hear it again.
I didn’t really connect with the second side, but the first side had a groovy vibe of the 60s to it that I liked.
Fun and whimsical.
Recently a friend added Small Faces’ Itchycoo Park to a shared playlist and I enjoyed hearing that song. I was content to consider the group a one-hit wonder and move on. Again 1001 comes to the rescue to expand my knowledge of this group. I do believe I have heard Lazy Sunday before because it is quite familiar. I’m not sure why I am not more familiar with it because it is quite fun and seemed like it should be better remembered. The variations among the songs on the first side of the album were great. The second side is a series of songs connected by narration and goes full 60s nut-flake. I love it! Experimental, nutty fun! This earned its place on the list.
cortito y al grano, esta sicodelia se escucha muy bien
I'm not mad at giving this album a listen, i've always liked the charm of a lo-fi production. I think my main issue here is the extended spoken word passages in the second half, along with the fact that a lot of the tracks feel like interludes on the way to something that never quite arrives. The songs themselves though are nice enough to listen to, there's plenty of variety throughout to stop any boredom creeping in, but I don't think i'll be returning to it anytime soon.
Well I absolutely loved this. Was a complete array and Afterglow blew my mind. It was lots of things I love about The Band, lovely harmonies and full music. Some of the more cockney ones weren't so much my bag. But overall loved it!
This was great. Really interesting, never heard of them or the album but it was cool
Weirdly rather fun. Nice surprise.
psy rock. not the worst. not the best. 5.5/10
kind of a weird album. british rock interspersed with narration tha seems to tell some sort of story. different, but would have been better without the narration.
It's like I went back and made a list of all the things about 60s and 70s music that I didn't like and this band used it as their inspiration. It's definitely music, but yish.
I liked the music on this album but the spoken parts got pretty old pretty quick.
A classic record from the Small Faces and I'm glad I own a vinyl copy. Apart from the narrator cutting in and out of the music, the music is excellent and though there are only a couple minor hits on it, it's consistently solid with strong songs. I must hear or at least, must see, as the album jacket is very cool!
Sounds like a BBC teleplay interstitched with psych rock. The music is neat and I like the idea but fuck me is it hard to understand the narrated portions haha. (2.5/5)
An entertaining rock album that could not be more British. It also sounds a decade ahead of their contemporaries.
This was quite a surprise. Entertaining album/music, catchy, good vibes....
How has this album almost been lost in musical history, but so many of its peers are still revered. This is absolutely amazing and should be a standard of the style of the time. Before listening to this album I honestly only knew the single, and that's by far the worst song on the album.
Started off ok, but got progressively worse as it went on. And holy shit the spoken word "stories" annoyed the shit out of me.
I've listened to this album twice in a row. And I just don't "get" it. The narration on the second half for the concept is such a cockney accent, and the songs are so "look at us being goofy" that I can't really take the musicality seriously AT ALL. Psychedelic albums are always a problem because the songs themselves are more about giving an image and not meaning a lot in a literal sense. Listen to Cream's "SWLABR" or "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and you'll see what I mean. It was the same here for the Small Faces, they were meant to give some kind of imagery and I was just.... not seeing it. The first couple of songs are good, but even songs like "Rene" is just... it sounds like something you sing when drunk at a bar. "Song of a Baker" sounds a lot like The Who. Yeah, the accents, I just... can't get past it. Next.
Meh. Disc one was decent, with very different styles from song to song. Afterglow, Long Agos and Worlds Apart, and Song of a Baker were the best, in my opinion. The fuzzy guitar sounds in the title track are admirable too and Lazy Sunday is cheeky fun (feels like an inspiration for Blur). Disc two was strange. Without disc two would this album be on this list? I'm not sure. I didn't mind the strange narration and splicing of songs; it's creative I guess. I don't think it's all that noteworthy though. So an eclectic and admirable mix on disc one and a kooky theme on disc two. On the strong side of 3 but still meh.
Fun album that reminds me of Monty Python songs. Very amusing.
This was a very strange but very I trifling album. There were lots of good psychedelic and folk rock elements with some punctuated harder overdriven rock elements peppered throughout. The second half is a whimsical proto mini rock opera that fully leans into its absurdity. I’ve noticed a trend in British music of the late 60s and 70s that take an almost dreamlike approach to certain narrative elements in their albums. I think this album succeeds on that count.
A great album of storytelling that uses many musical elements.
Cool that the Great White song “Afterglow” actually came from Small Faces. 2/5 for poor Spotify recording.
Op eoa manier is dit net op de verkeerde manier oud geworden voor mij. Te belegen allemaal.
Die 60's Britse rocksound mag ik wel. Maar waarom die luisterboek-bullshit stukken er dan steeds tussendoor? Jammer dat de producer destijds niet zei: "jongens, kom op, dit is écht heel suf".
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Aucune de ces small faces n'a baisé la mienne en tout cas.
Rien de fantastique à raconter sur cet album, tout ce que je souhaite c'est rattraper mes deux jours de retard causées par des vacances sans générateur bien méritées.
this seems bad but we will see? I think could be 1 star but I'm feeling generous.
Pass
Psych old euro rock? sure, its alrite
A concept album that waits proportionally long to cohere, in nonsense-English style guaranteed to tickle certain ears. It's rather short to teach one anything about Small Faces; The spin on psych requires only a gentle push. Tasty.
Cool concept album but maybe not the best for commuting
Another very forgettable psychy folky thing
Hmmm... Iconic cover, but I really didn't enjoy the album as much as I hoped I might. Not going to listen again, so it's 2 stars.
Started off pretty solid, but then my interest started to fade a bit. Probably a 3, but giving it a 4 because I want to hear it again and I feel nice today.
I was actually surprised when I knew Lazy Sunday. Enjoyable album
Good music, the spoken word less so.
Weird but catchy. Lazy Sunday was a recognizable one but can't really see myself seeking this one out again
Psychedelic and relaxing, doesn't massively stand out but enjoyable overall. 3.2
Sample heavy!!!!!!
Entertaining if a little dated. Doubt that side two would hold up on repeated plays.
Quirky and odd but still very catchy. A great example of British music in the 1960s
Good 60s rock with excellent organ. Crazy as a box of frogs narration by Stanley Unwin of side 2s psychedelic quest story.
Some of it sounds great, some of it sounds horribly dated
This grew on me, particularly through the second half. The narrative element is pretty superfluous but I liked having it there. The music itself is fairly simple but I like this era in rock because it isn’t super overproduced.
Now in stereo! They really lean into the stereo panning effects. Weird story telling. The fanciful language is a nice balm after the fucking brutal beatdown that was yesterday's album but this is weird.
Typical 1960s nutty psychedelic madness. I honestly thought that Eric Idle was the narrator on side 2. Monty Python meets The Kinks. Lazy Sunday is still a brilliant song and stands the test of time. Side two was a crazy concept, but fun if you could ride that silly wave. Admirable but I don’t feel I need to listen to it again..
Itchykoo Park is my Small Faces go to. I was not familiar with this album. I like this 60s vibe and playing on this album. The "concept" album narrative is okay at first but I think it took up too much time away from the actual music. Put it in the liner notes and I'll follow along if I feel the story line is necessary to follow along. Too much talk.
No thank you.
How the hell do I not know about this band? This is great. I was going to go on about how the band, and the drummer in particular, had some influence by The Who (and in a good way), then I read that the drummer is Kenney Jones, who replaced Keith Moon after he died (they were apparently at the same party that Moon died after). But, what a wild ride. Love the music, playing, singing, hilarious interstitials. I'm going to dig into this band. Somehow they missed the boat of the British Invasion. Too bad. This is good stuff.
I wonder why they chose this album as the sole representative on this list. I mean, I get that it was a hit, back in '68. But I just don't understand the love. Even Allmusic gives it 5 stars. Frankly, I find the second half of the album unlistenable. But the first half is cool, with a couple of great tracks, so straight down the middle. I love The Small Faces. Their first two-and-a-half albums (their discography is confusing, due to various label shenanigans) are brilliant. Their first one is better than the early Who and their song "You Need Lovin'" inspired "Whole Lotta Love." (When I say "inspired," I mean, Plant ripped off Steve Marriott's vocal stylings outright.) And There Are But Four Small Faces has one glorious track after another. Well, whatever. It's good to hear any Small Faces, but this one's popularity has always confounded me.
This hit right as I walked through a new city.
goofy brit psychedelic rock energy, featuring a happy-go-lucky vibe and some nonsense lyrics. modestly pleasant, even with antiquated mixing and an overall musty smell
For the first time ever, I 💚ed track number one on an album. The rest is a bit dated and bawdy though.
There seems to be a big contrast between the first and second sides. The second side of the album hugely lets the album down. First side was strong and I was quite impressed by 'Lazy Sunday'. Could've easily been a 4 star album if second side wasn't so bad.
Enjoyable.
Mods.. quite nice
really nice. I like this 60s English sound so much
Ok prog/ psych rock
Are you all sitting comftybold two square on your botty? Then I'll begin... God bless Stanley Unwin. I had a strong free association urge to go listen to Nilsson's The Point after this finished. So I did.
Jur zei leuk album maar ik vond ‘m prima tot vervelend. Weinig behoefte om dit nog een keer op de zetten maaarrr mis weer de 2,5
Het eerste nummer kwam heel bekend voor, het zou zo op Innerspeaker van Tame Impala passen! Wat een leuk album, de narration vond ik grappig, al hier en daar een tikkeltje té. Zou dit prima vaker luisteren
Oké, maar niet super. Ik voelde weinig bij het luisteren van dit album
dumb name
Look you can't like all musical styles, so I expected there would be a few albums I struggled with. But I've been listening to rock my entire life with a particular fondness for 60's rock. Not familiar with the Small Faces, but no the Faces. Anyways the album starts and it's not too bad, I can see why they needed to add Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. Then Happiness Stan came on and I couldn't listen anymore. Get outta here with that Ren Faire, Shire of Frodo reject. Not an album I needed to hear before I die.
Back and forth between thinking “poor man’s Kinks” and “as good as a Kinks album.” Love the genre but may need more time with this one to enjoy
Nah
Very good pychedelic, early prog rock album from 1968. The opening song is stunning, and there are a lot of typical British pychedelia on it (Lazy Sunday Afternoon is one good example of it). Steve Marriott was such a great frontman. Overall it was a very enjoyable record. 4.25-4.50/5.0
Strong 4
I feel like there was some really special stuff in here, but I was too distracted and didn't listen intently - as I feel concept albums need. The music never really fully grabbed my attention, but I was still enjoying listening to it. I feel like this needs a second listen.
Some good songwriting but I found Happiness Stan to be tedious and not that enjoyable.
PREFS : Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, Afterglow (of Your Love), Rene, Song of a Baker, Lazy Sunday, Rollin' Over, Happydaystoytown MOINS PREF : Happiness Stan
We are the Village Green Head Injury Society
tri massa o som, contemporaneo beatle e tal
Interesting listen. I was kind of digging it. May have to listen to it again.
This was very odd and quirky
I know this is considered an early concept album, but it just wasn’t very good.
I quite enjoyed that. It wasn't anything really ground-breaking but it was fun and skillful. A bit of a weird concept but executed well.
Classic rock album. It was just nice to listen, I added it to myself so that I could listen to it a couple more times in the future. Among the disadvantages - the overload of the instrumental part is inherent at that time. However, this does not interfere with listening. Definitely a good album, the best version of the Beatles.
Boring
This at least sounded like music but I didn’t really care about it. Was fine.
I liked Rene, this album has some good vibes and it was fun. The stories towards the end of the album are strange and I didn’t care for those.
Didn’t hate it. I felt like watching Austin Powers after I listened to it. I’m not sure if that’s insulting or not. I don’t think I’d listen to this again.
Enjoyed this album overall. Psychedelic Beatles vibes. Afterglow was my favorite song.
Hmmm
A couple of enjoyable songs, but really not my sort of thing. The Stanley Unwin tracks were just excruciatingly bad.
It's alright, nothing more really. Lazy Sunday is a banger tho
This is very much my shit and I don't know why I hadn't heard it before (beyond a couple of well-known tracks).
The two and a half songs I didn’t skip were OK, I guess.
Fine, I guess
This album might (?) have been something back in its day, but it definitely fails to rise to the occasion today, offering only mundane gibberish. And Lazy Sunday is not enough of a track to save it.
fantastic! the concept section is so well done. Doesn’t sound like it’s from 1968. The mixing is exquisite!! Best tracks: ogdens nut gone flake, lazy Sunday, Rene
What a fun album The poetry was a trip, the music vintage Small Faces
This is okay for me. Not revolutionary or anything, so not sure it has a place in the 1001 list. Some enjoyable songs, but Faces outshines Small Faces for me.
Disappointed - Blur’s grandads.
This album is more psychedelic and far out than I was expecting, so that in and of itself made it a bit more interesting than I was expecting. That being said it didn't really resonate or make an impression on me at all. Seems fine.
An album once could describe as "silly" 😂 humourous lyrics throughout and I'm sure they would have been a joy to have seen live. I'm not so sure this was a top album to listen to before I die, but nonetheless I appreciated the variety!
Pretty fun
Tramsigt och skojigt!
Likably slapdash and rootsy-groovy, and sorta proto-Kinks. Album gets sillier and less interesting as it goes along, feels like an overreaching, like they wanted to get into something like high concept, when the playing is quite sufficient on its own. Spoken word stuff is total waste of time and disrupts the flow.
This album is not for headphones. The stereo image is very weird. The songs are great. This band is underrated. When talking about 60s British rock, people mention the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, maybe the Kinks and the Who. This record is on par with them. Favorite song: the Journey.
Don't know enough to have an informed opinion about this, but. OK, interesting.
The music was good, I liked the psychedelic pop style. Had a bit of a folksy twinge to it which I appreciated as well. First track pulled me in, had a hazy vibe going on. I may rate it higher but the Happiness Stan fairytale on the second half didn’t do it for me, too much storytelling on an album for me, just give me tunes. 3 stars
Mad as a fly sharing a sandwich. Fun though.
86 / 1069 Starts out strong, Lazy Sunday I knew and had played to death many many years ago. Other than that not overly exciting. Worth a listen, but tracks 1, 2 and Lazy Sunday are the ones you need to hear. Second half doesn't come off how I think they wanted it to.
Not too exceptional, but I enjoyed Rene and Lazy Sunday. Fun and over the top british
Never heard of these guys before. Some decent 60s psych rock. Songs like The Hungry Intruder and The Journey were solid.
It went medieval music halfway through. This era is so hit or miss.
When I’d listened to this before I’d thought it was unbearably twee but it’s actually pretty rough around the edges Works brilliantly as a cohesive body and was fantastic start to finish
Psicodèlia anglesa en el seu punt més refinat. Dos grans clàssics a la cara A com 'Lazy Sunday' i 'After Glow' i una segona cara espatarrant, una volada psicodèlica influenciada pel recent 'Sgt. Peppers', però amb la qualitat que tenia la banda, la cosa funciona
Fun psychedelic rock concept album. Great group filled with great musicians.
I really liked the first side, but the second side was too wacky for me, especially the narration. Favorite song: Afterglow of Your Love.
It really is a shame that the small faces decided to align themselves with the 'Mods'. This had the unfortunate effect of meaning that they had almost no fan base outside of the UK as the Mods were a very UK centric group. Had they stayed unaligned (and found a better manager earlier) they would have been a much bigger success than they were. Musically they were easily as good as The Who, and probably more inventive - certainly more varied in style. This album is worth listening to, even though the storytelling part towards the end really doesn't work that well. If you ignore the spoken word passages and just pay attention to the music it is high quality throughout.
Solid
I can see why it was popular in its time. No fault of the band or this album, just the passage of time and the countless bands and albums that sounded like this, it really just doesn't do too much for me.
This was not for me.
La musique est bonne, du bon psychedelique que je n'avais jamais entendu. Mais les parties narratives à partir de la moitié de l'album sont vraiment non nécessaires et un major turn off
3.5/5
Je suis fatigué patron
qualité dégressive
it's been a while since i've listened to this so i got the mild fear about it being really shit and i lose another (half) album that i once loved. luckily this was better than i remembered. The first half of this album is really fucking good and it's really nice of them to put all the good songs on the first side so once that fucking weird storytelling shite starts you can just fuck it off and not have to suffer. imagine if they hadn't bothered with that wank and just ploughed on with a full album like the first half. we could have had a world where steve marriot never left, the small faces continued and we would never have had to put up with that smug grottbags looking cunt who fronted the faces.
The idea that our knowledge has limits depresses me. How do we know that anything is real? How do I know that Small Faces really made this record? Suck my tits, you utter sex syringe. My French girlfriend shrugs.
Lamb chops for breakfast.
Small Faces try to gone done did a Sgt. Pepper. And fail.
This was fun. Interesting mix of that classic Small Faces sound, with wanderings into psychedelia and prog. Well made album, quirky and full of creativity and charm. I was less of a fan of the conceptual bits of the second half, but it grows on you if you give it a chance. Fave Songs: Song of a Baker, Afterglow, Long Agos and Worlds Apart, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, Rene, Rollin' Over
That was a pretty fun listen, the opening track was impressive by just how 'big' the sound was. For an album recorded in 1968 it had a feel of something more (relatively) modern but with a good dose of swinging 60s spirit
Interesting listen, especially the back half with the spoken word nonsense. This was a decent album but probably not one I'll ever feel compelled to revisit.
Good fun album. Really enjoyed Lazy Sunday, Mad John, and Happydaystoytown.
The first half of the album felt like store-brand Kinks to me, but I warmed up to it once the "Unwinese" narration started. Quite enjoyable overall! Fave track - apart from the narration bits, "Lazy Sunday" is quite fun.
Surprising. Trippy vibe not too far from Tame Impala.
This album is ok. The first few songs are good, but the songs later in the album fall off for me. The weird commercial interludes at the beginning of songs don't work for me either, maybe because I wasn't paying attention to them and I didn't really hear what they were saying. Also what a weird album name. Favorite song: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake Worst song: Lazy Sunday
British early experimental prog rock
Obviously, a weird album but great musicality and tone
The album was ok. Best song for me was Lazy Sunday which kinda reminded me of Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett doing Beatles music experimentally. Other than that nothing really stood out to me as memorable.
November 4th, 2022. Alright. Some really good songs there. Some sleepers. Ruined a bit by the weird mixes (both mono and stereo).
yk i got the mashy
I guess there are some good moments here, but overall it's just kind of "meh" to me. Maybe it's my shitty computer speaker, but it didn't sound great, like the production was just so-so. In summary, it's not bad but also not super interesting. 3 stars.
Personally I loved the storytelling especially the interstitial bits. For 1968 what an innovative album.
Its psychadelic and over the top british, I did not enjoy it particulary much but it has some charm to it
Kind of lost in the era and genre. Nothing really jumps out to me.
Started strong...kind of ended weakly. Not my cup of tea. 2.5/5
started strong, fell off
Honestly I have nothing to say anymore another average album that I didn’t love and nothing stuck out to me. But I liked the intros of the hungry intruder, the journey, etc.. It was fun.
cool psych but i can't hack that second side with the narration
A brilliantly innovative album.
This is nuts, kinda dig it
"Nut Gone Flake" is a phraseI don't want to see, say, read, or think about. This album isn't bad, tbh. Pretty unremarkable..
The title track is the music from the excellent trailer to GTA 5. Everything else I really didn’t connect to.
Nice albulm and very different for rock.
So fun. Solid classic rock album, good drum solo, and those delightful narrations throughout. I think Mad John or lazy would be my favorite.
This album was fun. I can't say much more about it. I have no real critiques or compliments. It was just fun.
songs tell lil stories before getting into them Mad John was good
3, I like
This is a tough one. That opening sounds way more modern than I expected. If Fat Boy Slim never sampled that, then he's lost a step. None of the tunes stuck with me, but I enjoyed listening to all of them. I liked the exact level of weird humor here. It never took itself too seriously, but it also wasn't a parody - at least not a parody of anything I could recognize. The production is over-saturated and carries a great groove most of the time. If the songs were just a hair more catchy, this would be an essential album for me.
Very much of its time, but charming for all that. Really thought the chirpy Cockney hokum on the big single would bug me more than it did. Decent variety of styles on display here too. Yeah, I can dig it.
What an odd, fun bird. Genuinely loved “Afterglow” and the drum sounds on most of the straight ahead rockers. The hard turns to cockney drinking songs and spoken word intros gave the whole thing a feel like I was flipping through the channels on a UK tele back when there were only three channels. I felt like it didn’t finish strong but the journey was interesting.
So 60s it would sound like a parody if it came out now. The whole second half, with weird narration and short songs, showed a whole different way of making an album.
What rubbish
Very modern sounding for the sixties, the recordings are good and jolly. A nice album by the Small Faces.
Enjoyed it.
It was wierd but good
More generic 60s rock,but nothing bad about it
Briish af, stupid but good
It is a good album, but certainty a very interesting and strange album. I got a little overwhelmed at times, but was very intrigued at others. I though enjoy other psychedelic albums and other concept albums from the era better.
DemaPsychedelic rockpsychedelic pop. Muchas canciones repetidas.
Weird album, but cool
What the hell is he talking about
It seems like everyone knows and enjoys the title track, but I admit I had never heard the full album before it came up in 1001 albums. Its not a great album, with some rock-opera style stuff filling out 7 tracks. 2/5
yes!
Ah, the psychedelic 60s. An extra star for the poetic ballad on side 2
Too psychedalic for me and in my opinion outdated.
Good 60s rock, but pretty standard 60s rock (when they actually play). The story time pieces of the album are bizarre, and not in a good way.
Groovy stuff
holy shit, every song is a 10/10 honestly, this album is too good for this 5 star scale, jesus christ, I love this
Bello, parte subito psichedelico.
was a bit annoyed with the voicing at first but towards the ongoing album it became quite endearing including the narration elements
The fucking narrator 😒
Pretty ok
Weird but cool vibes
Great, but slightly mad.
Nada relevante
Psicodelia conceitual, mas sem impressionar muito.
weird
The first disc was forgettable. Nothing special, just regular psychedelic-ish rock. The only good song on that half was "Lazy Sunday". The second disc absolutely saves the entire album and carries it to a 4/5 for me. I love stupid concepts and a guy riding a giant fly to locate the other half of the moon is something I can get behind. It was strangely nostalgic and reminded me of old fairy tales (something they were probably going for). Best songs: "Lazy Sunday", "Happiness Stan", "Mad John", "HappyDaysToyTown".
One of the best albums ever. One of the best intros ever and Stanley Unwin's narration makes the whole second half a joy. Every track is a summery classic, and Steve Marriott is an amazing frontman - I love singing in a natural accent. I loved it before, and listening today I love it even more.
A mixed bag, reqlly enjoyed some of it. The narrated bit was up and down though, but i did enjoy the giant fly being tickled.
So good, could've been released yesterday and I wouldn't have known the difference (except for the wild stereo mix which I love to hear in albums of this time). Heaps of comedic writing, doesn't take it's self too seriously and the loose concept is engaging.
Weird psychedelic nonsense. The parts without the talking sound damn good. Best track: Afterglow
The more quaint and quirky British tracks I’m getting on here the less appealing I’m finding it. Some great music on here, in parts but knocked back down by the silly little spoken word stuff and messy use of faze and effects.
En tant qu’amateur de rock progressif et de psychédélique, je ne peux que me réjouir de découvrir cet album. On entend bien, par exemple, ce que « Supper’s Ready » doit à « Happiness Stan ». Les Petites Faces n’ont pas la finesse de Genesis, mais c’est bien correct comme ça.
Bizarre. Psychedelic. Electronic. Interesting. This album is very experimental, and includes some production techniques I have never heard on a record this old. I was very intrigued by the first half of the album, but got fatigued/bored through the second half. I was also not a fan of the spoken gibberish towards the end of the album. Very cool and inspiring, but not a keeper for me. Fave tracks: Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, Rene
I had never heard of these guys. Pretty fun psychedelic-rock album. The flanger/fade effect on the title track keys/synth sounds very modern, kinda reminiscent of Tame Impala. Afterglow is a surprise banger, super digging that one. The rest of the first half is basically standard psych-rock from that era. The concept/story through the second half is pretty silly, but points for trying. I don't think I've even seen a half-concept record before, so that's something of note. Overall I find the recording quality to be not great, the cymbals are quite washy and a lot of the big hits sounds echo-y, especially in the acoustic sections like Rene or Mad John. But it's an old album, I'll give em a pass. Fav tracks: Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, Afterglow
04/19/2022 Wild opener; thought my headphones were fucked, lol. Was really digging this until the bizarre narration begins. Wish I could have listened without all that!
2.5*
Crazy album! I actually really liked it. Very cool psychedelic rock experience. The narration between tracks is a bit bizarre, but that only adds to the wild experience.