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| name = Faces
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| caption = Faces in 1970. Left to right: Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones
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| origin = London, England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[blues]]}}<!-- Please see Talk Page (archive) -->
| years_active = {{hlist|1969–1975|2009–2011|2021–present<br />
| label = {{hlist|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Small Faces]]|[[The Jeff Beck Group]]|[[The Rolling Stones]]|[[The Who]]}}
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'''Faces''' are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 by members of [[Small Faces]] after lead singer and guitarist [[Steve Marriott]] left to form [[Humble Pie]]. The remaining Small Faces—[[Ian McLagan]] (keyboards), [[Ronnie Lane]] (electric bass, vocals), and [[Kenney Jones]] (drums and percussion)—were joined by guitarist [[Ronnie Wood]] and singer [[Rod Stewart]], both from [[the Jeff Beck Group]], and the new line-up was renamed Faces.
The band had a unique arrangement, as Rod Stewart had signed a separate solo recording contract with the Mercury label shortly before joining the group, which was signed to Warner Bros. Band members often contributed to Stewart's solo albums as contract players, and Faces live shows of the period would feature as much of Stewart's solo material as that of the band, which later fuelled tensions amongst them when they began to effectively be viewed as Stewart's 'backing band'. The group lacked a single main songwriter as from the beginning each member would work in tandem to offer songs for each of their albums (Stewart and Wood most often wrote together as a duo, as did Lane and Wood, while Lane would usually contribute at least one solo composition per album). While Stewart was the primary lead singer, both Lane and Wood would also sing lead vocals on several tracks (Lane usually sang lead on his own solo compositions). Their first two albums, ''[[First Step (Faces album)|First Step]]'' (1970) and ''[[Long Player (album)|Long Player]]'' (1971), lacked a hit single, but their third album, 1971's ''[[A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse]]'', bolstered by the success of Stewart's solo work, became a worldwide hit, peaking at number 2 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and number 6 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart and spawning the band's first hit single, "[[Stay with Me (Faces song)|Stay with Me]]".
Tensions in the band came to a head during the recording of their fourth (and final) studio album, 1973's ''[[Ooh La La (Faces album)|Ooh La La]]''. Ronnie Lane, who was a founder member of Small Faces, left over his diminished role in the band in 1973, and was replaced by [[Tetsu Yamauchi]] on bass. The band continued to tour throughout 1974 and 1975, releasing a live album, ''[[Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners]]'', in 1974 that was jointly credited to Rod Stewart/Faces. Ronnie Wood also began to drift from the group over this period, releasing two solo albums of his own, and appearing as a guest musician on two [[Rolling Stones]] albums and joining them on tour in 1975. He was briefly
A greatest hits collection, ''[[Snakes and Ladders / The Best of Faces]]'', appeared in 1976, and additional retrospective albums would appear over the subsequent decades. Stewart would continue his successful solo career, while Ronnie Wood would formally join the Rolling Stones as a permanent member in 1976. Kenney Jones joined [[the Who]] as a replacement for the deceased [[Keith Moon]] in 1978. Ian McLagan would go on to work as a session and touring musician with a number of acts (including his own bands) throughout the 1970s until his death in 2014, while Ronnie Lane's activities in the music business (which included 1977's critically
The original Small Faces would have a reunion during the mid to late 1970s with Marriott, Jones, and McLagan joined by [[Rick Wills]] on bass guitar, as Lane withdrew early due to his illness. A number of partial reunions of the Faces were rumoured throughout the 2000s, with various one-off performances involving surviving members occurring. In
Faces and Small Faces were jointly inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2012. Stewart was scheduled to perform with the rest of the band, but was unable to do so at the last minute due to illness; he was replaced by Hucknall.
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===Post-Faces===
The members have had varied post-band careers. Rod Stewart's solo career continues to be extremely successful. Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones and later became a full member with the departure of [[Mick Taylor]]. He remains a member of The Stones to this day and enjoys a parallel career as a portrait artist. Within months of leaving the band in 1973, Ronnie Lane formed Slim Chance and
There was also a Small Faces reunion in the late 1970s (without Ronnie Lane) that resulted in two albums; and in 1981 Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott collaborated on the album ''The Legendary Majik Mijits''<ref name="majikmijits">{{cite web |title=Room for Ravers: The Legendary Majik Mijits |publisher=MakingTime.co.uk |url=http://www.makingtime.co.uk/rfr/mijitscd.htm |access-date=29 February 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213165405/http://www.makingtime.co.uk/rfr/mijitscd.htm |archive-date=13 February 2008}}</ref>.
Faces reformed for the encore of Rod Stewart's Wembley Stadium concert in 1986. Ronnie Lane, by then seriously debilitated by multiple sclerosis, appeared on stage in a wheelchair. He sang, but was unable to play bass and [[Bill Wyman]] of the Rolling Stones filled in for him. The same line-up (minus Lane) reunited once more in 1993 when Rod Stewart was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at the [[Brit Awards]]. Ronnie Lane made one of his final concert appearances in 1992 at a Ronnie Wood show with Ian McLagan on keyboards; the progression of Lane's multiple sclerosis finally forced his retirement from music by the mid-1990s and he died in 1997.
In 2004 a 4-disc Faces box set entitled ''[[Five Guys Walk into a Bar...]]'' was released by Rhino Records, featuring many of the band's most popular tracks as well as several previously unreleased songs. Drummer Kenney Jones formed a group called the Jones Gang, together with singer [[Robert Hart (musician)|Robert Hart]] (formerly of [[Bad Company]]), Patrick Walford and bassist Rick Wills (formerly of [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]).
During 2004 and early 2005 the surviving Faces had several near-reunions, none of which featured more than three members at the same time: In May 2004 Kenney Jones and Ronnie Wood joined Ian McLagan on stage at his concert at The Mean Fiddler in London. In August 2004 Wood and McLagan joined Stewart at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]; Wood also appeared at several other of Stewart's 2004 gigs, including New York's [[Madison Square Garden]], the [[Royal Albert Hall]] and a street performance in London for an audience of 80,000.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} In March 2005 McLagan joined Ronnie Wood's band at a London show, which also featured Kenney Jones on drums for the final encore; and in December 2005 Wood joined Ian McLagan & the Bump Band for three numbers at a concert in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref name="nzentgraf">{{cite web |last=Zentgraf |first=Nico |title=The Complete Works of the Rolling Stones 1962–2008 |url=http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm |access-date=14 June 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319105527/http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm |archive-date=19 March 2008}}</ref>
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On 24 September 2009, it was announced that the Faces, minus Rod Stewart, would reunite for a one-off charity show for the [[Performing Rights Society]]'s Music Members' Benevolent Fund, at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. "This will be so special for us, staging a reunion for such a wonderful and prestigious event," said Ronnie Wood when the announcement of the concert was made. "Sadly Ronnie Lane can't be with us, but I'm sure he will be there in spirit, God bless him." Lane's ex-wife, Katy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/rock-stars-pay-tribute-ronnie-2440155|title=Rock stars to pay tribute to Ronnie|last=WalesOnline|date=7 April 2004|website=walesonline.co.uk|access-date=2 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517233230/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/rock-stars-pay-tribute-ronnie-2440155|archive-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> is one of many to receive assistance from the charity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8273681.stm |title=Entertainment | Faces to reform without Stewart |work=BBC News |date=24 September 2009 |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> The event was held on 25 October. Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan all took part, with various vocalists, including [[Mick Hucknall]], replacing Stewart, and [[Bill Wyman]] filling in for the late Ronnie Lane on bass guitar.<ref name="facesbenefit">{{cite web|last=Fortnam |first=Ian |title=Holding Back The Jeers: Hucknall Sings With Faces |url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/holding-back-the-jeers-hucknall-sings-with-the-faces/ |date=26 October 2009 |publisher=Classic Rock |access-date=31 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031094057/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/holding-back-the-jeers-hucknall-sings-with-the-faces/ |archive-date=31 October 2009}}</ref>
On 25 May 2010, it was announced that the Faces had officially reformed with Hucknall taking on vocal duties, and [[Glen Matlock]] of the [[Sex Pistols]] on bass.<ref name="mickandthefaces">{{cite web |url=http://www.simplyred.com/mick-and-the-faces/ |title=Mick and The Faces |publisher=Simply Red |date=2010-05-25 |access-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101941/http://www.simplyred.com/mick-and-the-faces/ |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> The band played festival dates in both 2010 and 2011, with dates in the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and Japan.<ref name="2010reunion">{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2010/05/26/14092831-wenn-story.html
The Small Faces/Faces were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rod-stewart-ill-definitely-make-myself-available-for-a-faces-reunion-20111207 |title=Rod Stewart: 'I'll Definitely Make Myself Available' for a Faces Reunion |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2011-12-07 |access-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905210603/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rod-stewart-ill-definitely-make-myself-available-for-a-faces-reunion-20111207 |archive-date=5 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rock Hall Inductees 2012: Guns N' Roses, Beastie Boys Make Grade|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/42280/rock-hall-inductees-2012-guns-n-roses-beastie-boys-make-grade|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2015-09-05|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906032546/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/42280/rock-hall-inductees-2012-guns-n-roses-beastie-boys-make-grade|archive-date=6 September 2015}}</ref> On 23 March, the Faces announced that they would reunite with Rod Stewart to play at the induction ceremony for the first time in 19 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/03/rod-stewart-faces-reunite-rock-hall-induction-stage/|title=Rod Stewart, Faces to Reunite on Rock Hall Induction Stage|work=Spin|date=23 March 2012|access-date=2015-09-05|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104172901/http://www.spin.com/2012/03/rod-stewart-faces-reunite-rock-hall-induction-stage/|archive-date=4 January 2016}}</ref> However, on the eve of the ceremony, Stewart bowed out owing to a bout of influenza and Hucknall was asked to sing in his place.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/devastated-rod-stewart-skips-rock-hall-ceremony-220024898.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416031653/http://news.yahoo.com/devastated-rod-stewart-skips-rock-hall-ceremony-220024898.html|date=16 April 2012}}</ref> In June 2013, speaking in an interview on YouTube, Kenney Jones confirmed the band's intention to reunite with Stewart for a tour in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|first=Spike|last=Webb|title=Kenney Jones (The Faces/The Who) – Interview with Spike|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY_k6VAFzgo&feature=player_detailpage#t=678s|publisher=Mad Bad & Dangerous|date=12 June 2013|access-date=1 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712170904/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY_k6VAFzgo&feature=player_detailpage#t=678s|archive-date=12 July 2014}}</ref> However, Ian McLagan died on 3 December 2014, putting this reunion in doubt.
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A further reunion occurred in 2019 at a private event. In 2020, Rod Stewart reunited with Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones to perform "Stay With Me" as the finale of that years [[Brit Awards]] Ceremony.
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===Influence on music===
Although they enjoyed only modest success compared to contemporaries such as [[the Who]] and [[the Rolling Stones]], the Faces have had considerable influence on latter-day rock revivalists.<ref name="Allmusic"/> Their
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/small-faces-faces|title=The Small Faces/Faces|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
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=== Current and former members ===
*[[Kenney Jones]] – drums, percussion (1969–1975, 1986, 1993, 2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2020,
*[[Ronnie Wood]] – guitar, vocals, bass (1969–1975, 1986, 1993, 2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2020,
*[[Rod Stewart]] – lead vocals, harmonica, occasional banjo and guitar (1969–1975, 1986, 1993, 2015, 2019, 2020,
*[[Ian McLagan]] – keyboards, backing vocals (1969–1975, 1986, 1993, 2009–2012; died 2014)
*[[Ronnie Lane]] – bass, vocals, guitar (1969–1973; died 1997)
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