A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Good album. Stay With Me good as is Love Lives Here. Very "driving down route 66 in a big car" kinda thing. Or truck driving...

Was cool

not too bad but not really my thing

Very good, Rod Stewart vibes

Sounds a lot like Rolling Stones.. maybe likeable.

The music is good if you're a fan of rock from the 70s. Although I can appreciate the quality of the music, I can't help but relegate it to being generic background "dad rock." A fine listen, but I won't go out of my way.

Good bluesy rock. "Stay With Me" is a classic track off this album.

3.5/5

A pretty fun rock and roll album if somewhat unremarkable. No doubt there are some very good songs and performances and it makes for an enjoyable listen from start to finish. 3.5 🌟

The album was alright. Stay With Me was recognizable. Some of the songs were for the most part pretty short as the album was only 35 minutes. Apparently Rod Stewart is a member of Faces. I still dont think I would listen to this album again but it wasn't a bad album.

Pretty standard, middle of the road classic rock I grew up hearing at family BBQs. Nothing special but not terrible.

I know it seems like no album gets below a 3, but that is my honest to goodness reaction. I don't think that I have ever heard of this band before. I may have heard songs by them and not realized it, but for all intents of purpose this was all new to me. I enjoyed the album, definitely had the sound of the time and that is alright. I will consider giving some of their other albums a try!

Good

We'll, first things first - Stay With Me is an undeniable classic. A rare instance of Rod Stewart improving a song with his presence. The album is otherwise a good Ricky album... But when compared to Marriot era Small Faces it feels insubstantive and thin. A bit too simple. Still some good songs on here, and there's no way you could call this bad. But it definitely feels like a demo for all of them to move on to their next job. Except Stay With Me. That's solid gold.

Standout Tracks: Miss Judy's Farm, You're So Rude, Debris

Another band that I have never heard of before today. Good classic music, easy to listen to and enjoy. I'd listen to their other albums. This one was merely ok, I may listen to it again but I'm happy to have heard it at least once.

Pretty good album, enjoyed the listen and would listen again. Early70's rock with good riffs and vocals

Prolly one of the best that this page makes me hear

Some good relatable songs here about being a Top Shagger

fav track: Memphis, Tennessee

Cool, but not standout.

Pretty good stuff, but I can see why Rod branched off on his own. This band was holding him back.

I liked the heck out of this. Stay With Me is the high point, but I listened to this twice through and didn't get tired of it. Even the stuff that hangs in the background still has enough meat on it to keep it interesting. Simultaneously sounds old-fashioned and cooler than a lot of newer music. Funny thinking Rod Stewart was once not middle-aged.

Imagine being the co-vocalist in a band with Rod Stewart. While Ronnie Lane is a great bass player, often underrated and overlooked among the other classic rock players, he’s not that great of a singer. Ringo Starr was generally allowed one song on each Beatles LP, and while he’s not that great of a singer either (especially in relation to the other lads in the band) at least he’s in on the joke, and certainly not taking himself very seriously. Everyone knows that Ringo knows that he cannot sing like Paul McCartney. More importantly, the ‘Ringo’ song never interrupts the movement of the whole LP. ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ still sounds like the Beatles and Sgt Pepper’s. I wish I could say the same about Ronnie Lane’s singing on 'A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse'- ‘You’re So Rude’ or the boogie-woogie ‘Last Order Please’ or even his best of his three, ‘Debris,’ set to the accompaniment of Allman Brothers sounding acoustic guitars. They’re not bad songs, just songs badly sung. Lane’s lead vocals are only average, and that’s being generous. The joy of a Ringo vocal is utterly absent from Lane’s repertoire. And allotting more than one song- a third of the album- does interrupt the movement of the whole. One listen to a Ronnie Lane lead vocal followed by a Rod Stewart will tell you all you need to know. Lane clearly needs to stick to bass duty, and singing back up only. Rod Stewart’s voice is just too unique, too good, the perfect rough and ready but at the same time melodic style befitting a swaggering early 70s British rock n’ roll/soul band. And the Faces do know how to put the roll in the rock on the Stewart numbers: the loose, ‘Miss Judy’s Farm’ or the Stones-like ‘Too Bad’ (actually, badly in need of a Mick Taylor lead guitar solo) or especially the rollicking ‘Stay With Me,’ this LP’s big hit. This is quintessential Faces. But, alas, this rock n’ roll train stopped in too many stations, even derailing on Chuck Berry’s ‘Memphis.’ I’m not generally a fan of a guitar played through a Leslie effect, not finding the sound particularly pleasant, no matter how well it’s played. This is not a knock on Ron Wood, who is more than competent on his guitar. He’s in his comfort zone all over this LP, opting for mostly rhythm, interspersed with lots of nice chops and hooks, rather than scorching, flashy leads, very similar to the technique of his good mate, Keith Richards. Oi, it’s good ol’ fashioned, down and dirty, early 70s pub and cock rock. Hoist a few pints along with this listen, maybe attend to the bathroom or have a smoke outside during the Lane numbers, and don’t take it too seriously. Save your intense listening for the next Stone’s album that followed, 'Exile On Main Street.'

I liked it

Enjoyed Rod Stewart’s songs

3/5 nice but not enough

Sounds like a more rock-and-roll Rod Stewart, go figure

I think learning about the band was more interesting than the album itself. Love Lives Here, Stay with Me, and Memphis were the standouts.

stay with me is solid, rest is fine

Perfectly bland middle of the road. 2.5/5

Entertaining bluesy rock album, not shaking trees but a bunch of decent musicians finessing their craft.

Its a decent album, an example of rod stewards style of rock songs stay with me is a great song and the others are decent

A Nod's As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse was the first time I'd heard of Faces, then to find out that in it was Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood was a nice surprise. A very succinct album that hit all the right notes for a country/blues rock album. Best: Stay With Me Worst: Last Orders

I liked this album. Stay with me is a classic and knew of the faces prior to this. The whole album is pretty good. It’s relatively short but brings plenty of energy. It’s fun and the instrumentals seem good. Rod Stewart is a classic musician. 7.2/10

Fine Rod Stewart

I like dad rock. This was textbook definition of "dad rock" and if you expected anything more you're not going to get it. 3.5/5

Bom.

First exposure to the band with this album, the lead vocalist was strangely familiar. After a little research, it is somewhat surprising to learn of Rod Stewart, seeing that his solo career sort of puts a damper on the impact of Faces as a band, asking people to instead see how its individual members fared. The album is a solid 70s rock album. Rod Stewart as a rock vocalist, as long as one can ignore that it is Rod Stewart, can still insist that this album is a well-done, and consistently good production. While none of the songs stand out in particular, this actually may be a good thing. Start to finish, the album is what it is, and that is a solid 70s rock album. An honorable mention is the end track "That's All You Need" --- because that is what this album seems to give.

Pub rock, rockin' the pub.

Pretty good rock

Moving on from the mixed response to their early work and still under the shadow of their bandmates' earlier incarnation as the Small Faces, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood penned this nine track album together. It seems to have been carried by the momentum of its hit single, "Stay With Me": most of the rest is solid, if unremarkable, 70s rock. The line-up and musicianship here is fairly rudimentary with a few chances for each member to shine: there's a heavy blues inflection to most of the songs (including some harmonica), no shortage of distinctive guitar licks from Rolling Stone-to-be Wood, and welcome interjections from Ian McLagan's distorted electric piano and organ. Drummer Kenney Jones is reasonably restrained, playing in locked beats but often letting loose towards the end of some songs. When he leads the band in letting rip slightly more (the accelerandos towards the end of "Miss Judy's Farm" and "Memphis") it's a good time, but not transcendent. "Stay With Me" is of course the high watermark here: the band's biggest hit and no doubt the reason this album is on the list. It boasts a riff dripping with bravado, a concise chord progression, and Stewart's trademark rasp in full singalong mode. The rest of the strongest moments are in the album's second half: "Too Bad" is the biggest rocker on the record, with a big Stones vibe in the trebly rhythm guitar. The closer "That's All You Need" is the closest the band get to matching Zeppelin, with its Delta-blues style slide riff. It then kicks off into a rollicking rock number, shooting for "You Can't Always Get What You Want" style epiphany with a bit of an underwhelming steel-drum coda. While it's perfectly enjoyable and often great rock music, the main problem I've had with this album is that with every passing track, it becomes impossible not to compare Faces with their litany of contemporaries who have stood the test of time and attained "legend" status. The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, T. Rex, Deep Purple… the list goes on. Comparison is often an unfair beast, but it's hard to avoid when the curators of this list insist on piling in so many early 70s rock bands (many of whom also worked with producer Glyn Johns and produced much better results). Up against the towering work of their peers, Faces come across as ready-salted, meat and potatoes, vanilla rock. "Love Lives Here" is a run-of-the-mill ballad, "Last Orders Please" is a hokey blues shuffle and "You're So Rude" is so plodding it almost runs itself into the ground. It also has to be said that the songs with Ronnie Lane on lead vocals suffer for a lack of Rod Stewart (and I never thought I'd write that). It's good unabashed rock, sure, but I'm not going to die grateful to have heard it.

I've always found Rod Stewart to be particularly difficult to like, but it works on this early, glam, stomper of an album. It nips along and doesn't outstay its welcome, but feels a bit meat-and-potatoes. It's kind of a steady plod from start to finish.

Rod Stewart's voice is perfect for this type of music. It was a good listen!

First half was really good, fell off dramatically after that.

Ok

Enjoyed it way more than I thought I Wood.

Rod Stewart!

The classic "Stay with Me" is the iconic song from the album. The rest isn't bad either. I prefer the songs that feature Rod Stewart on lead vocals. A strong classic rock album. Standouts: Stay with Me, Love Lives Here Others: Miss Judy's Farm, You're So Rude 3/5

Good band. I did'nt know it. His songs are nice. Well, in this album, there is a cover "Memphis" of Chuck Berry.

Ok

Was never a fan of Rod Stewart’s voice

everyones favourite singing nan. he's looked like a bingo regular for the past 40 years. The small faces were a tremendous band so its a bit of a shame they turned into the rod stewart backing band. I'm not really that arsed about Rods singing voice so its nice to hear some flashes of the old small faces every now and then.

Gostei, mas não é tanto o meu gênero.

3.5

Did not know Rod Stewart was once part of a band. Good sound.

Don't know what I expected with this, all I can say is, nice I guess

3, very listenable. I hadn't heard of them by band name but then of course recognized a couple of the songs.

A lot of the tracks are well-paced, good originals, but wears out a tad before it's conclusion. The 5-minute Chuck Berry cover in the middle seems to come out of nowhere.

It's a nice album and can appreciate it. 7/10.

A classic rock band sounded like Rod Stewart

Thanks Rod!

Stay With Me slaps. The rest is listenable but generic. Generous 3.

Enjoyed it a lot

Yeah. It's OK.

I wasn't too familiar with Faces, but knew Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood had some sort of connection, so this makes sense now. The album was alright, bit dated and lacked consistency (of the band's "identity"), it was either "this is a Rod Stewart song" or not. Stay With Me is a good old sing-along.

A proper boogie-woogie album. A bit of a classic but I'd happily listen to it again.

my one and only fun fact relating to this album: one day back in the early 00's, out of nowhere rod stewart followed me on twitter. i have no idea why, but when i checked a good while later, he was still following. apart from that, the only experience i have with rod stewart is distinctly not liking his music. so this has been fun. on the other hand, i have a thing for covers - and i have always loved the song memphis, which i knew via johnny rivers (see: https://open.spotify.com/track/5QqdnAVnNCfWp9CZ3pi5a0). the original is, of course, also fantastic: https://open.spotify.com/track/3UYtylPa55RqHS1YDGZoLs and...ok, fine, the guitar tone on that's all you need is pretty damn nice. i am a sucker that growly slide thing, and homey rips it up on that track but i still don't like rod stewart, dammit.

6/10

faces... LEGENDARY

Far too much Rod on this list. Celtic bastard

Album caratterizzato dalle sonorità rock "classiche" che si sposano bene con la voce quasi gracchiante di Rod Stewart. La mia preferita è 'Miss Judy farm' e trovo molto simpatica, anche nel testo, 'Memphis'. Al contrario 'Last orders please' mi sembra fuori contesto. In generale molto godibile, anche se forse non memorabile.

Fine for what it is but could not get past two songs. Just not my cup of tea. Very 70's style white people rock.

Pretty fun bluesy rock album. Unfortunately I immediately compared it to Led Zeppelin in my brain and it just doesn’t hold up to that comparison. 3/5

Rock and roll de la vella escola. Una banda que sempre m'ha semblat sobrevalorada. No tenen res de dolent, i fins i tot alguns temes que estan força bé, cas de 'Debris' o 'Stay With Me' en aquest disc, però cumpleixen a la perfecció tots els clitxés del génere i cap de les seves obres m'ha semblat mai memorable, sent aquesta un bon exemple de tot plegat

decentttt some good ones some boring

Average

Rock clásico, cercano al blues, muy buen sonido. Tuvo que ser genial verlos en directo en su época. Me han gustado: "Stay with Me" y "That's all you need".

Cultura general. No sabía que Rod Stewart estuvo en este grupo

3.8 - Solid classic rock record with heavy guitar licks. Rod Stewart sounds convincing on lead - this was probably before he started making questionable career choices.

3rd September 2021 Listened on my phone, had my first class at Nuffield and went to see Tim key in the evening with woody. Sounds like Ross Stewart is having a blast.

Slower easy to listen to rock. Very 70s

A good album. Didn't blow me away but grew on me a lot after a few listens. Liked how short it was too - made this an easy thing to come back to Saved: Stay With Me, That's All You Need*

Ad oggi questo disco suona un pò come un ottimo gruppo da pub, ovviamente a 50 anni di distanza l'effetto non può essere lo stesso di quando è uscito e pochi pezzi stupiscono e sorprendono. Generalmente è anche divertente ma per me è un 3 abbastanza scarso.

'Stay With Me' had me moving, but other than that, the album felt rather bland. Good for some background listening.

mmmmm this is ok. A bit too 70's for me I think

My first real listen of this band. Solid classic rock sound expected from this era. Nothing really stood out. Favorite song: That’s all you need.

Yes

Never heard of them before, pretty decent background music.

The boys doing what they do best

Rod Stewart's band? 1. I love how this starts. Great chugging distorted guitar and bass---sick tone. Honestly went a little bit downhill when Rod's voice came in though. 2. Feel-good song. Sounds familiar (but I don't think I've heard it before) 3. Ballad. I actually like Rod's voice here. Some nice organ, a fun riff. Chord changes are meh. 4. Honky tonk. 5. Famous song: Stay With Me. Fits here. It is a highlight. 6. Another ballad. Sounds like Wild Horses. 7. More honky tonk, but better. 8. Upbeat. Familiar sound. Pretty ok. But the piano jam at the end is kind of fun. 9. Nice guitar tone---sounds like ACDC at the beginning. Once it gets going though, it sort of sounds like they're confused about the song's key? Nice guitar solo in the middle, sounds like Jimmy Page. Woah---steel drums??? This is actually probably my favorite song on the album because it's so weird... Not really sure if it's actually good haha. Score: 3. good, solid effort.

Funky blues riffs. British sensibilities. And Rod Stewart? I do recognize one song - Stay With Me. This album is... okay. I'm not a fan of Stewart's vocals

I recognised 'Stay with me' but I found the voice a bit whiney over all. Country rock kind of vibes.

Stay with me is a good song, not sure about the others

6/7 out of 10. feels very of /that/ era. i liked the first half, but the second half started dragging a bit for me. a good album for car rides. OKAY nvm i have one song left and a 6/7 out of 10 rating is too generous. i'll give it a 4/10.

Cool rock record. Last track had a rad chunky groove.

Not really my type but a fun album. I loved the lead singer's (Rod Steward) voice.

This album reminded me how different recoding styles have changed over the years. How looping and re-recording vocals wasn’t a thing because you basically had one take. And a lot of the time, the instruments were in the booth with you when they were being recorded

Some real nice numbers that stick in your head.

This is a solid blues rock album. Not a huge fan of Rod Stewart, but the instrumentation and mix is pretty solid. I can totally understand how someone might love this album. 3 stars.

Ich finde es als Ganze betrachtet sehr stimmig, sehr passend in sich, schon fast zu sehr - es fehlt so das herausragende etwas.

A cracking wee album, focused and tight. The guitars sounds fantastic, Rods voice is, we’ll Rods voice and some really good songs on here. Not sure there are any really ‘great’ tracks and couple of duds on here too so it s 3 for me

Cut and paste 70's sound with some amazing riffs. Plus Rod Stewart supports Celtic🇬🇧 Maybe being overly negative due to genre fatigue.

Really enjoyed this - will explore more but can’t stretch to a four

So far four songs in. It’s... ok. Definitely not bad. But not mind blowing yet. Surprised how rod stewart only sounds like what I think of rod Stewart occasionally. Ok “stay with me” is pretty solid. I think I’ve heard it before. But yea cool song. “Debris” is pretty cool. Maybe the second half of the album picks up. The vibe I’m getting from a lot of this album: if I was still going through my classic rock phase or if I was around when this first came out, it would be a very top notch album. But I think I’m just kinda “over” classic rock a little. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great genre, but it now takes a lot to blow me away within the genre. Pretty dope slide guitar on the last track though.

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Alternative and different.

Rod Stewart lead vocals. I thought Stay With Me was a solo hit. Good rock and blues feel.

Enjoyed listening to it while I was, but wouldn’t rush back to listen again.

Always a fun listen. Nothing ground breaking, but I always enjoy this one. An easy “toss on in the background” album

I liked it for sure, but i don't know if it's one of the best albums of all time. It wasn't as memorable as others to me.

Dece. Never heard of these guys before, nice folky rock music. 3***

It was alright for what it was, kind of fun rocky thing.

Loved rod stewarts vocals

Bluesy feel. Easy to see why Ronnie Wood ended up with the Roling Stones. Nice that Rod Stewart didn't sing in three songs.

Nothing special, but a good album to know something of this important band

Too bluesy for my taste

Another album that I would never be exposed to were it not for this website. I think the songs that Rod sings on are vastly superior to the ones featuring Ronnie Lane. Stay with me is most definitely the killer track here with a raucous bluesy guitars and piano.

This made perfectly palatable background listening for me as I sorted out my financial affairs today!

Good fun.

Had no idea about Rod Stewart pre-solo career. An enjoyable listen, but didn't come away feeling that this was an all-time great record or anything.

2-3

Eh, not massively my thing, but it grew on me as it went on. Fave track - "Memphis, Tennessee" - this song sounds like the template Elvis Costello mutated into the manic kaleidoscopic "Tokyo Storm Warning", which has long been a personal fave...

A little samey at times but some fun riffs and nice vocal performances by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Lane. 6/10

Good bluesy 70s rock

Pretty cool

The latter half of this album is more enjoyable to me than the beginning. The whole thing is decent, though

Classic Rod Stewart(before listening i wasn't aware Rod Stewart had a band before his solo stuff). His vocals and lyrical storytelling are very present.

It's okay, musically it's pretty good. Pretty solid 70s rock and roll, but it doesn't do a ton for me personally.

Flitted between 2 and 3 in my brain for most of the album. I suppose it would be 2.5 if there was such a thing. In the end Stay With Me, Debris and Thats All You Need made me go for 3. I do wish Ronnie Lane sang more than Rod though.

Nice album. Was nice to listen to. I am a fan of Rod Steward. You could recognize his voice.

Alternative and different

Rod Stewart was in a band before he went solo!

Übberaschend guter Rock nice Guitars

2.7

Rob Stewart’s solo stuff is better.

Hat mir gefallen! Rockig! Konnte man gut zuhören. Hat mich aber auch nicht umgehauen. Möchte ich nicht nochmal hören. Moving on!

Good stuff, never heard of them before liked it a lot.

Lepposaa menoa ja muutama koukuttava biisi

Klassisk rock n’ roll, simpelt, charmerende

Tää oli hyvä! Toimivaa seiskytlukua, viihdyin koko levyn ajan ja voisin kuvitella, et Steven on ottanut tästä vahvoja lauluvaikutteita.

Did not know Rod Steward did decent blues

Good fun

Stay With Me och Memphis är bra grejer!

I’m tired of old rock. I used to love it but it’s just so… old now. Half a century.

Well at least I now know where “the Dogs” (D’amour) got their jangly guitar/raspy singer sound from. But at least they where interesting/great for 2 and a half albums For every “Stay with me” there is a “Debris”

Oh good. Another 70s rock album. It’s been three whole days, so I was worried — I thought maybe the server had broken.

More generic pub rock by average white dudes. Completely unnecessary and forgettable, hardly essential.

Thankfully straight to the point, and while Rod Stewart doesn’t have the most annoying vocals of all time, I think this album doesn’t really stand out to me for its time. I think if you like Stewart this is amazing to you. I don’t think it goes toe to toe with truly iconic pop rock and blues rock from the 70s. Idk maybe it’s just me

I just had an album by Small Faces which was the iteration of this band before this one. Small Faces didn't have Rod Stewart though, which I think made this a little better. I knew this was Rod Stewart's band before he went solo. I didn't think I knew any songs by Faces, but I knew Stay With Me.

Ronnie wood is holding this together with all of his power. Without him this would be unlistenable and Rod Stewart would be just another pub drunk saying how he could've made it to the big time

I tried listening to this yesterday but I was travelling and actually just wanted to listen to the bands I'd seen live the night before. So it's a day after, stray thoughts, review. - I do like Rod Stewart's voice, despite thinking he's an arse. - I also enjoy songs that gradually increase (or decrease) speed (Miss Judy's Farm). - The beginning of You're So Rude reminded me of Sweet Transvestite from Rocky Horror Picture Show for reasons I can't describe. - I don't like Ronnie's vocals as much but am unsure if he was an arse (it does sound like he, and the rest of the band, were majorly screwed over by their management/label though). - Love Lives Here was dull. As was Last Orders Please. - I do like Stay With Me, although it was the only song from this album I already knew, and it has seriously questionable lyrics. - This is another album my Mother loves. There's been a lot of them recently. - Debris also dull. - Wow, a lot of people have covered Memphis. - Too Bad and That's All You Need were alright. Just not for me. 2/5

Didn’t know rod stewart had a band that did american blues music a la the rolling stones. And frankly I don’t care

5/10

Still don’t care for Rod’s vocals-with or without a band

This project has made me listen to way more Rod Stewart stuff than I ever would have liked

Good but didn't grasp my attention

Groupe inconnu, mais second album avec Rod Stewart (Every pictures tells a Story) que j’avais plutôt apprécié (noté 3.5/5). Blues/rock pas mal dans cet album, mais rien de vraiment original. Même si j’aime bien la voix de RS (malheureusement pas dans tous les morceaux) je n’ai pas vraiment envie d’écouter l’album une seconde fois. =>2/5

Meh.

Every time I have an album from a band I have never heard of, I think "This might be the one. This might be the hitherto unknown album which becomes my new favourite." Well, this ain't it. Blues and rock, middle-of-the-road and dull. Oh, this has Rod Stewart in it? Well, that partly explains my opinion, I also found him just sort of fine on his solo records. I found myself nodding along to Stay With Me, but then I caught myself thinking: Is this actually good, or is it just that I recognise it? I have noticed that reviewers on this project tend to rate well-known songs highly and things they don't know lower. Am I in the same position here? Just for this song, I think it's a little of both - I can enjoy it because I know what to expect, but also it's a better song than most on this album.

My uncle gave me his copy of this in my youth. I liked 'Stay With Me' its got a great intro, quality guitar work by Ronnie Wood and has a real swagger about it, like many of the tracks on this album. Sadly none of the other tracks are of the same calibre, but its a solid effort. When I still had my uncles copy I used to play that track every now and then, its great. But the grooves on the rest of the record were in pristine condition. It says a lot. Steve Marriott, why did you leave the Small Faces? I wish some humble pie had been eaten and you could have returned to the fold and enjoyed many more lazy sunny afternoons with your old mates. But no, your old mates waved goodbye to you and were seduced by some dodgy Scottish bloke who thought he had too much sex appeal while sailing on a boat - oh that comes later. The end.

Rocko albumas. Ką žinau, neskambėjo labai ypatingai.

Stay With Me is pretty decent and it makes sense it was the only song I’d heard before. The rest of it is pretty run-of-the-mill, bland and unoriginal blues-rock. I could hear them trying to emulate the Rolling Stones on a couple tracks, but they just don’t have it in them to write or play at that level. There is a ton of better and more interesting music from the era, both on and off this list. I don’t see how this is essential.

⭐⭐+ Bluesrock. Inte direkt dåligt men samtidigt kan jag inte se hur detta albumet hamnade på listan, framförallt då från ett år fullt av fantastiska album. Musikaliskt och Rods sång är bra men varför har man en en andra sångare? Resultatet är dock generiskt utan riktigt stora spår och inte särskilt spännande, det är bluesrock utan grit. Enda gången som jag får lite intresse är med steelgitaren på That's all you need. Det får bli en stark 2a. Bäst är Miss Judy's farm, Stay with me, That's all you need

British rock acts from the 60s/70s try not to rip off American blues artists challenge: impossible I guarantee Faces had never stepped foot in Memphis when they wrote that song and only knew the city exists because of an Elvis record. Fuckin’ cornballs.

Rod Stewart impressed me a few weeks ago, and now we're back to uninspired 70s snoozefests.

Oh boy classic rock!!! Snooze but liked the steel drums at the end and it’s short Barely a 2

Ah, for fuck's sake. I don't know the genre of this album just yet, though I don't need to pontificate too hard since it's blatantly obvious that this is yet another 70s butt rock album. I am fuckinggg tired of these things, man. I've given the 90s electronic and 2000s/2010s pop albums a rough go of it in my other reviews, though I can at least defend them on the grounds that they fit into a definitive musical canon and timeline. I have no clue where 70s rock is meant to slot into the music chronology since it's uber commercialised and heavily apes the style of music from previous decades. Oh well, let's just get through this one. Yeah. Lameass music with an appropriately lameass album title. Okay, perhaps not. This was alright and I commend the concise runtime, though I've heard this style of music a million times over at this point. Blues is just so boooooring to me. It's very difficult to break the mold or create challenging, intricate music when these albums all have the exact same shitty blown out guitars on every track. Fortunately, the guitar performances are competent, the music is mastered well and Rod Stewart is able to deliver a decently spirited performance, though other than that I struggle to really say anything about this music. I've said it all before: blues just ain't my thing. All in all, this was a tepid and uninspiring listen, though one that I content with enduring. Book time. The entry is just one big history lesson about the band, though it says that the quality of Faces' successive albums faltered once their star player (Rod Stewart) left the group following this release. Wikipedia says that this album was the band's most commercially successful release, is widely considered to be Faces' best release and was liked by the small number of critics that reviewed it. The album had a respectable chart performance in the seven countries where it charted. It notably peaked at No. 2 in the UK, No. 3 in the Netherlands, No. 4 in Australia, No. 5 in Canada and No. 6 in the US. It made the year-end charts in the Netherlands, where it was the 75th and 20th best-selling album of 71/72. I suppose Rod Stewart is an important musical figure, so I don't mind getting a musical education with this album. I cosign this inclusion.

Tiresome. Yes, I know thats Rod Stewart. Don't care.

En el mood correcto quizás me guste más. Me aburre un poco el sonido tan bluesero, me gustaría más rock. Igual estuvo bien.

Is there some passable quality music? Yeah. Is this deserving of a spot? As is often the case, no. It’s very forgettable, you can just keep one Rod Stewart record on this list and be fine. I am thankful to build a mental library of all these old records, even if they’re repetitive, even if it’s a grind. I can confidently work past the “music was better in X decade” argument, with the data of having listened to all these albums. It definitely wasn’t better - just a different time when you were likely younger/more impressionable. I yearn for something more modern and impressive. So I will suggest the new album “?” by Bassvictim. It’s short, quirky, just as raw as any classic rock album, but not nearly as woefully masculine and cliche. 2/5

I have no opinions on Rod Stewart. Seriously, his name conjures no feeling at all for me. I am true neutral, blank, no thoughts either way. That being said, this sort of stuff really, really, really bores me.

Have a complete normal one and listen to this.

211. ok

This was okay!

howdy

Grand

Had listened to it already. Alright, not loving the Rod Stewart's voice.

I didn’t hate this, but hearing it for the first time in 2026 feels a little pointless. It’s absolutely great for what it is but what Faces do is absolutely catered for me elsewhere, so I wouldn’t revisit it. It’s executed well though, and I did enjoy it. They sound like a lot of bands that followed, which says a lot. Even though I missed the Faces boat, it’s apparent that many didn’t.

very basic rock

Vaikka bändi ja Rod on tuttuja, ei oo hirveästi tullut kuunneltua. Soitto on just sellaista mistä tykkään, mutta Rodin laulusoundi on hivenen liian rouheaa mulle. Aika tasapaksuja biisejä, ei jäänyt mitään erityistä mieleen.

NOTA: 2 musicas fav: YOU'RE SO RUDE, LOVE LIVES HERE

entretenido

I’d rather be listening to the Rolling StonesStones.

Me aburrió un toque, no sé si es malo necesariamente pero no tiene nada muy interesante para mostrar.

I feel this era and genre of music are wildly overrepresented in the 1001 albums. Unfortunately for me, I find this sort of music exceptionally boring and samey. 'That's all you need ' has some cool guitars and steel drums.

classic rock radio fodder. who give a shit

Pretty good, sort of boring. Good album to throw on but it didn't engage me too much.

2.5 Theoretically should have been better to me but I don't like the themes or vocals and the production can get boring. Added half a point for: Favorite song: stay with me

This really isn’t for me. 𝘈 𝘕𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘈𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘬… 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 has that loose, rowdy pub-rock energy, but the whole thing feels a bit too sloppy and unfocused to hold my attention. I can see the charm the band is going for, just not enough to make it work for me over a full album. And after a while, Rod Stewart’s voice starts to get on my nerves, which makes the album even harder to get into.

Is this a tweet by Donald Trump?

2.5/5

This is the sort of thing your gran has on vinyl; not awful but pretty boring

Mostly dumb rock bullshit but there were some cool riffs at times. Pre-Stones Ronnie Wood showed me more here than all of his tenure with that band. Not saying it was good, just slightly more interesting. I’m not a fan of Rod Stewart’s voice by any means, but if you have him why would you let the other guy sing any of the songs. It must have been his band. Rod’s voice sounds terrible trying to sing harmony. Pass.

A mostly forgettable album. Rod Stewart’s voice always sounded that way.

This was okay

Meh. The quality is all over the place, as in, truly differing sounds, and the tracks have no real depth.

Heard Before? Only "Stay With Me". Notes: - if Rod Stewart is in your band, why are you also trying to sing? Not that I've ever truly enjoyed a Rod Stewart song, but I'm amazed at how he sings them. - actually loved all the organ and piano parts (harpsichord on "Love Lives Here"!), but that's my usual jam. - tried to tune out all the wanky blues guitar, but again, that's my usual feeling. - awful lyrics, competent song structure. - production very typical of the era, which is, for me, a big plus. great sounding drums, good use of stereo, everything separated but not too dry. - side two really fell off for me. Verdict: It's classic rock, folks, no more no less. Great if that's your thing. Listen Again? I'll pass.

I mostly found this being from 1971 the most interesting part. Pretty bland, standard rock by today’s standards so didn’t resonate too much.

I’m not a big rod stewart fan, and actually I never knew he was apart of faces or who they were. So actually I’m glad this came up. Obviously stay with me is the hot track on here. But if I’m honest. It’s just music you’d have on in matalan or the range, it’s not really catching my attention in anyway shape or form. While I actually think it’s only rod Stewart’s voice that ruins this and the music is good, it’s still not helping knowing that

4/10

nah

His voice was not for me sorry ;-; and the instrumentals were too repetitive for my taste. I wonder if I would prefer a remastered version?

more dull, misogynistic, white-man-singing-the-blues drivel for this list. awesome. favorites: stay with me

There was nothing wrong with this, I just found it boring.

Booooooooring as heck. Cool that Rod Stewart was in this band but damn there’s gotta be a million albums from the same era that sound exactly like this.

Listened. Unfortunately this record contains elements of Rod Stewart. Which is for me an immediate fail, can't get past it sorry. It’s somewhat irrational but very real, he takes that raw vocal style that someone like Otis does so well, removes all emotional nuance and control into something unbearable and grating. Otherwise it would be a pleasant entry into white Brits do RnB rock, Stewarts vocals just bug me to point can't hear the song, and Lane ain't no singer. A vocal record where can't listen to vocals is at best 2 Star

Stay with me Debris Love lives here

Not quite a 2, but def not 3

Too much boomer energy for me. I listened to Small Faces Ogden Nuts Gone Flake accidentally before this which was way sillier/had a distinctly British sound I found lacking from this facsimile of white trying to sound southern. I do love Rods voice

The Faces were celebrating or stealing music of black origin in this album, you decide. This album is not a direct honky-tonk blues album. But all of the elements are there: 12 bar blues in the bass, jangly piano and blues vocal from both Rod Stewart and Ronnie Lane. Add to this that "Memphis" was written by Rock and Roll legend Chuck Berry and I come back to my original question. When a band of white guys from London put out an album that is so heavily influenced by music of black origin, is it a celebration or is it stealing? I am inclined towards the latter. But I dont know if this is because I am not a Rod Stewart fan and I find the lyrics to this album leaning towards the misogynistic. Not that I haven't found albums of questionable gender equality enjoyable (See Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle). I just feel like Rod and the boys seem to display a sort of laughing contempt for the girls that they so want to sleep with and kick out of their life. I'm just not into it. (1.900)

Nope

Album 138. A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse (https://open.spotify.com/album/3mvdHEE56sgj1NtTnTF8qK?si=hZ3ZBt1tRRajqhrhg1x_UQ) — Faces (1971) Wtf is the title of the album. Good, but pretty mediocre rock+blues. I enjoy listening to it, but it's definitely not enough to be added to my playlist 2/5 No liked songs

No thank you

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Doesn't feel essential. Stay With Me is decent. Did not need a 5 1/2 minute cover of Memphis.

- In 2025, "Stewart added that his long-time friendship with US President Donald Trump is on the rocks due to Trump’s support for Israel." Good, but he was friends with Epstein's best friend the whole time he has been raping people and eating babies, so... Also, he defied the BDS Israel boycott in 2017, keeps blaming only the PM for the genocide, and calling it a "war". Sounds like a liberal Zionist to me, so I'm boycotting until proved otherwise. - Also, he assaulted a security guard, punched him in the ribs, because he wouldn't let him and his family into a party. "Stewart even performed what appeared to be a Hitler salute with his right arm extended above his head while fingers of his left hand made a Hitler-style moustache." - Well, that was forgettable. - The instruments felt mashed together (other than the keys, and a few guitar riffs). Something about the levels of everything was off to me. Maybe it's just because nothing really stood out. - Rod's voice sounds hoarse and strained here. I don't hate his voice, typically, but maybe it's not strong enough to compete with the wall of instrumentation. - The other guy's voice sweeter, in general, and his songs felt more inviting (esp. Debris) instead of the paint-by-numbers blues of the others songs. - The lyrics were unremarkable, too. - The cover is the coolest part of the album to me. I like the font, and the composition of the photo is interesting (kind of hints at how mashed together everything is in the album, actually), and it's ironic that you can only see the band members' backs and almost no detail in the faces of the crowd - this on an album by a band named "faces", with the word "faces" at the top of it.

Pretty generic Brit Rock, nothing outstanding.

Rod steward being rod steward, but also some good classic rock riffs, an enjoyable album.

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Rob Stewart singing on this album cannot save the mediocrity of this blues rock album, like this is just so borrrinnggg

Decent

Not very interesting. But I like the album title!

Great bluesy guitar riffs, nice growly singer voice, but the songwriting isn't compelling. I wanted to hear some clever lyrics or interesting caterwauling, but the songs themselves are unimaginative.

toujours de la country vibe mais un peu en mode rock

Nothing worth remembering.

Cool....

A bunch of uninteresting Americanisms. Sounds like the dudes just wanted to play around with riffs and melodies, and the lyrics were a completely afterthought. But even the melodies do not sound good or impressive.

Entirely forgettable rock album that I honestly don't remember anything about whatsoever, writing this review weeks later. I think that says what it needs to say.

I just don't think I enjoy Rod Stewart

I like his rough voice. It works with the instrumentals. He can even do a slow song and still make it sad and thoughtful

Rod Stewart has a raspy voice that works for some songs but not all. I never heard of the other singer. Don’t care to.

2.5 Wavering between 2.5-3. This is one of my least favorite genres, British white guys do the blues, but I like Faces more than some of those other bands, but I think ultimately I’m going 2.5 bc I don’t really have a desire to return to this in a significant way. Also, I like Rod Stewart (great voice!) but this is like the fourth Rod Stewart album on this list. Rod Stewart is not THAT important to the history of music. One entry is plenty!

Feels like a lot of effort to be this mediocre. How did this do anything influential? Surely this isn't anyone's favorite; it's so forgettable and formulaic. Just so...forgettable. Good, but nothing about this stands out whatsoever. The whole first part of it's description on wiki is that it came after a better solo song by the singer

Decent folk rock, some strong songs but some slow burns I feel.

2.5 kinda forgettable

meh

para ser 36 minutos se me han hecho eternos, no veas

Favorite Track: That's All You Need

This kind of raw rambling bluesy rock doesn’t excite me. Since Stay With Me is probably the best thing on this album that’s not necessarily a good thing, considering how many much better songs Rod Stewart wrote. Mediocre.

Love the Small Faces. But the Faces...rod Stewart...hmmm. nope

Good

I had no idea Rod Stewart was ever in a band, so this one snuck up on me. It felt like Rod Stewart put together a band and tried to do George Thorogood. I'm not going to say it was a bad album, because I found myself getting into a couple of songs, but there was nothing that made me want to come back to it. My rating: 2/5 blind horses

On dort un peu quand même, j'avoue je comprends pas trop la hype. C'est pas mauvais, mais on s'ennuie quoi. Les paroles sont au mieux superficielles et légères, au pire balourdes et un peu misogynes. Petit big up à la voix rocailleuse du frérot, à certains riffs marrant mais dans l'ensemble je vais jamais réécouter. Sympa d'avoir écouter du rock un peu OG néanmoins.

Nytt band for meg. Boogie rock (en form for blues rock). Rod Stewart som frontmann. Fremstår solid, men ordinært. Stay With Me er den soleklare eneren her, og den eneste sangen som er VIRKELIG god. Skal innrømme at jeg strevde litt med å finne tredjevalget til top 3. Ikke så mye mer å tilføye, utover det. Top 3: Stay With Me, Debris, Love Lives Here

Play Maggie Mae

A couple of good songs but nothing else stood out and felt a bit flat.

The voice reminds me of Rod Stewart

A shame the strongest track Stay with me was spoilt with orchestration. Otherwise generic.

Tough to choose between high 2 and a low 3 for me, genuinely enjoyed a couple of tracks but disliked the stomping ones and often disliked the vocals, going to settle on a high 2

Rod Stewart lead singer... very Rod Stewart. Meh.

Stay With Me is a good song but I'm not that interested by the rest, just didn't grab me. Rod Stewart's vocals are great and it's cool to hear him doing the bluesy rock and roll, when I suppose I associate him more with the cringey disco stuff from later in his career. But yeah, I wasn't super engaged by this

I'm too old to be introduced to another band that sounds like this.

2.5/5 - Stay With Me and Debris are good songs. The rest of the album, while short, doesn't do much at all for me. Exile on Main Street was produced the same year and does all the same things here much better.

Kinda a less memorable Doors for me—the band has chops, some of the songs really move, but it doesn't light my fire, as it were. Miss Judy's Farm and Stay With Me actually go a place.

These guys sure could play. And it’s a shame they chose to play the most generic rock music of the 70s. Sorry dad, but I don’t think Rod Stewart is my guy

ok list, that’s enough rod stewart

Nothing to write home about

Do like one track but the rest faded away for me

It's fine. Straight forward 70s pop rock. 5/10

An album is as insignificant as any other proto-butt rock released in this decade

Rod Stewart & Faces is echt van die muziek waarbij ik niet echt bezwaar heb als het op staat, maar waarbij het ook geen enkel moment m'n aandacht grijpt. Zelfs niet echt bij een bekende hit als 'Stay With Me'. De eerste helft van het album was hoogst oninteressant, maar vanaf die song begon het wel wat lekkerder te lopen. Maar ook kantje twee kon nét niet echt op mijn aandacht rekenen. 6/10 Highlights: Debris That's All You Need

De plaat is echt lang me heen gegaan. Pas toen de stem van Neil Young uit mijn speakers kwam door de autoplay van Spotify werd mijn interesse weer gewekt. Veelzeggend. De stem van Rod Stewart doet me blijkbaar niet zoveel met me. De afzonderlijke nummers heb ik dan ook niet van elkaar kunnen onderscheiden. 5/10

I'm starting to believe 1001albumsgenerator is called that because it literally generates these albums. I don't think this was made by humans

I can see how this album might have been a big deal in 1971, but it’s basically the same note all the way through. A couple good songs, but we knew that already. Nothing spectacular here.

unmemorable

Rod Stewart sneak attack. This had its moments but was generally very middle of the road soft rock for people who aren't massively into music. The late 60s harmonies got particularly old by the end.

If you are into this genre it’s probably a good album. I’m just so tired of this kind of rock that it does nothing for me.

"How much longer will apathy rule? They have their hair done and they wear Oxford bags Take their birds to the pictures and spray your Ford Cortinas Talk about football, birds and the telly"

Throw on Miss Judy's Farm, or sure, Stay With Me...I might nod along. But I've done the calculations and have a roughly 5-minute threshold for Rod Stewart yips and yaps.

Reminds me of blind melon

Generic Rock Sounds

Dom må vara britter men här får vi närmast grillrock. Mestadels förhållandevis bra . "Stay with me" är ju en kanonlåt och Roddan sjunger inspirerat. Låtarna med Lane på sång är inget vidare och det finns nån låt som lutar för mycket åt bluesrock. Annars låter det lite som ett fylleglatt Stones som lirar på en backyard bbq vilket är ett positivt omdöme. Stark tvåa

A scene that has never happened: Doctor: I'm afraid he's going. The cancer has spread and surgery was unsuccessful. I think he has time for a few last words before he passes. Dying Man: I wish... I wish I had... listened to more Faces albums before I died... This list can do better. Just listen to the Rolling Stones, the Faces don't need to be here.

eh, not the style i like, didn't even finish

Where have I heard of the band, Faces? That's right. Rod Stewart's band. UGH! I dislike Rod Stewart & this album only helps that cause & fuels it. Silly, cheesy Lyrics, rhyming Judy & Moody, then Rita & sweeta. UGH! The band itself is actually fantastic & the music is impressive but I have to listen to ROD some of the time. UGH! 2.5 Rod Stewart looks like someone put a mullet on a pug & cut off the party in the back. Then squeezed it into tight leather pants & a white collared shirt with the top few buttons undone.

Rod Stewart. Pls. No. This might be alright really but if my ears could punch back they would.

tendria q escucharlo de nuevo.

Jeg kan faktisk ret godt lide sidste nummer, og så passer Rod Stewarts stemme overraskende godt til den her genre i forhold til det, jeg kender ham for (corny 80'er pop). Så den bliver reddet fra 1 stjerne, selvom jeg under ingen omstændigheder behøvede at høre denne før jeg dør

This album captures Faces at their most loose and freewheeling, but that same energy can make it feel uneven. It’s full of swaggering rock and roll attitude, with Rod Stewart’s gravelly vocals front and center and Ronnie Wood’s guitar cutting through the mix. The band’s chemistry is undeniable, yet much of the record leans heavily on barroom charm rather than strong songwriting. “Stay With Me” is the obvious highlight, a punchy anthem that still stands out as one of their best moments. Beyond that, the material often blurs together, sticking closely to a bluesy, good-time formula that starts to wear thin. The rough production suits their style, but it also leaves many tracks feeling underdeveloped. A Nod Is As Good As A Wink… To A Blind Horse is a snapshot of early 70s rock excess — loud, sloppy, and full of attitude. It’s enjoyable in bursts, but it never quite reaches the consistency or depth needed to make it a truly great album.

p249. 1971. 2 stars. Well done pub rock with some decent songs but also unnecessary covers. I suspect this is on the list as a reminder of what a great live act they were.

This is #day423 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… yay, another record with Rod Stewart on vocals. Oh, wait, somebody else (I've learned that's Ronnie Lane) takes a few turns as well. Either way, what we've got here is classic '70s hard/blues rock. I probably wouldn't switch the station if it came on a classic rock radio, but if I were to put on something in a similar vein myself, I'd most likely land on some Rolling Stones. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day424.

Pub blues, and when Lane is singing, there's nothing interesting at all. Rod has a bit of something about him, and makes Stay With Me into a banger. All in all a bit nothing much, then an egregious version of Memphis, Tennersee shows up.

Short & easy listen.

This is kind of like a serving of mediocre French fries. If you’re craving fries it’ll do the job, but otherwise I don’t really need it. But instead of French Fries it’s bluesy rock. These are competently written and played rock songs. Rod Stewart’s vocals are fairly unique, and there’s cool guitar work, but there isn’t a ton keeping me interested here. It’s pretty whatever rock in this style. Palatable, but I’m not really coming back.

Kinda fun to see where Rod Stewart started, and I liked some of the blues influence. Did not turn me into a Faces fan, tho.

Trying my hand at in-depth critical analysi ... oh forget it, I just didn't like this.

Already had this one

it's more dad rock. literally. my father listens to rod steward (but not faces though, first time i'm hearing of them).

Pretty digestible stuff. Nothing really standing out. Fav tracks - Love Lives Here

Unter Durchschnitt. 2,4

Another one of those "why did I need to hear this album before I die?" albums. It was fine, nothing about it seemed groundbreaking or even exciting for the time.

soft rock country vibes. not a fan.

Inoffensive blues rock, like everything Rod ever did.

meh

The dirt poor man's rolling stones.

a strap on is as good as a dick to a pussyless bottom

Look, this album is fine. I’ve not yet read a single review that can justify why it needs to be on this list though, and listening to the album doesn’t offer a convincing argument either. What are they doing that’s new and innovative? What musician is singling this out as their major influence? Help me. Also- when they played live, what was Rod Stewart doing on the tracks where he doesn’t sing, just taking a smoke break? I truly don’t understand the multiple lead singer thing when one or more don’t play instruments. Last thought - after a few beers, you could easily convince me “Stay With Me” was on The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.

Pretty generic classical rock album. Nothing outstanding here.

I've never been very familiar with Rod Stewart, and listening to this album I feel like I haven't missed much. It's basically honkey-tonk rock, with piano riffs that sound like they come from the guy in the corner saloon in a cheesy cowboy movie. Then there is some goofy slide guitar, and plenty of jangles. Some of it has a homey kind of appeal. Memphis, Tennessee is OK, for example. 2/5