From the Late to the Early - Ron Wood, Rowlands, Bruce
Chicken Wire - Ron Wood, Rowlands, Bruce
Chicken Wired - Ron Wood, Rowlands, Bruce
I'll Fly Away - Ron Wood, Wood, Ron [1]
Title One - Ron Wood, Rowlands, Rob
Just for a Moment [Instrumental] - Ron Wood, Rowlands, Rob
'Mona' the Blues - Ron Wood, Grech, Rik
Hey Tumble - Ron Wood, Waller, Mickey [Dru
Woody's Thing - Ron Wood, Rowlands, Bruce
Rooster Funeral - Ron Wood, Wood, Ron [1]
Just for a Moment - Ron Wood, Rowlands, Bruce
Insurance [*] - Ron Wood,
Safety Pin Queen [*] - Ron Wood,
Anymore for Anymore [*] - Ron Wood, Lane, Ronnie
C&W Number [*] - Ron Wood,
My Fault [*] - Ron Wood,
1998 reissue on New Millennium Communications of long lost1972 album by these members of The Faces. Contains fivepreviously unreleased bonus tracks recorded during the samesession: 'My Fault', 'C&W Number', 'Anymore Fo... more »r Anymore','Safety Pin Queen' & 'Insu« less
1998 reissue on New Millennium Communications of long lost1972 album by these members of The Faces. Contains fivepreviously unreleased bonus tracks recorded during the samesession: 'My Fault', 'C&W Number', 'Anymore For Anymore','Safety Pin Queen' & 'Insu
CD Reviews
A brilliant folk/rock recording by 2 of Englands best!
Matt (richardburton@home.com) | Vancouver, CANADA | 07/28/1999
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Great soundtrack album by two distinguished members of the ill-fated 70's supergroup The Faces. Tracks 1-12 go very well together and track 13 is a real touching and solid album ender. The bonus tracks are a little boring, especially for those of you who are already Ronnie Lane fans. Another great archive release from NMC. Ronnie Lane's "Slim Chance" and "Anymore for Anymore" albums are in a very similar vein, but focus on a more stripped down sound,and don't have those unmistakeable bursts of Ron Wood's guitar. If you like old school folk/rock these 3 albums are choice!"
Enjoyable, for completists
T. McCool | Lafayette, IN United States | 04/19/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Nearly all of this CD is instrumental. The music style is somewhere between country and blues. Those familiar with Ronnie Lane's solo work will be comfortable here. Because it's a movie soundtrack, the music is intended to be background music, so it doesn't always grab your attention. There are some vocal songs featuring the usual fine lyrics of Ronnie Lane. However, Ron and Ronnie's Dylanish vocals are an acquired taste. The recording quality is substandard, and that doesn't include the bonus tracks which are the quality you would expect of demos or outtakes. I find this to be a pleasant CD to listen to when you don't want something overwhelming, especially if you are a Ron Wood or Ronnie Lane fan."
The Rons Strum (and Sing)
J P Ryan | Waltham, Massachusetts United States | 06/08/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Don't be deceived: this may be a soundtrack, but it is filled with the sort of country/blues/soul-influenced music that anyone who loves, say "Gasoline Alley," Faces' "Ooh La La," Ronnie Lane's solo material, or "Beggars Banquet" for that matter, will almost certainly enjoy. Yes, only 6 of the 13 songs feature vocals, and I won't pretend that this is as ambitious as the many classics Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane have made in their careers, but that is part of it's enormous charm, and when a song really jumps out at you - "Just For A Moment," heard in both instrumental and vocal versions - it packs such a wallop that one wonders how it could have missed being a highlight on any Faces album. Ron Wood provides the sort of distinctive and splendid slide one will recognize from Rod Stewart's Mercury classics, as well as his fat, rumbling bass and occasional lead vocals - the last, noteably, on the unassuming but blistering slow blues "'Mona' The Blues". Lane's vocals are as soulful as ever, and he too adds his melodic basslines, banjo, and acoustic guitars to the proceedings. "Rooster Funeral," is another strong vocal number, and one of a handful that features (ex-Blind Faith, Traffic, and Family member) Rick Grech on violin. "Hay Tumble," an instrumental again with Grech on violin and ex Jeff Beck Group/Rod Stewart drummer Mick Waller on drums, sounds like a high quality outtake from "Gasoline Alley," (think 'Jo's Lament,' or 'Only A Hobo'). And the countrified boogie-woogie of "Woody's Thing" is all Wood guitars plus the late sixth Rolling Stone Ian Stewart adding inimitable piano. All of the Faces - except Rod Stewart - appear on this set, and one track ("Tonight's Number", with a moody Jim Price trumpet solo) was included on the Faces' box set. The bonus tracks are mostly early sketches of "Ooh La La" tracks (except a brief "Anymore For Anymore," and "Insurance," the latter which appears in better sound quality on the Faces' box), and minor additions to that group's superb body of work, but for anyone reading this far, "Mahoney's Last Stand" (and why could they not have kept the original 1976 cover art?) is highly recommended."
More than just a soundtrack
Trevor Thatcher | St. Paul, MN USA | 12/20/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"True this is a soundtrack, and there aren'r a whole lot of vocals on it, but the music is amazing. Stylistically MLS is similar to Lane's solo career with a little jazz, and wood's unique talents at guitar added. The result is simply perfect. If you are looking for something that is reminicsent of the Faces, then this is not it. Musically MLS is layed back and completely enjoyable, Car Radio, Tonights number, and Title one are medium tempo and jam like with some groove and instrumentals and are the most versatile of the tracks (by versatile I mean they are suitable for listening in most situations). From the Late to the Early and both Just For A Moment tracks (one has vocals, the other does not)are slower, emotional and endearing. Chicken Wire, Chicken Wired and Hey Tumble are fun-loving and 'Mona' The Blues, Woody's Thing and Rooster Funeral are what I like to classify as "drunken times" tunes, where one can easily picture the musicians, or oneself as blatantly drunk. I'll Fly Away is of course a great song but seems to be (at least to me) the least accesible track (meaning it does not stand well alone)on the album. The Five bonus tracks are a welcome addition; Insurance is a sort of slow tempo jam/groove track that features Lane's Base, Safety Pin Queen is a slower track that sounds like something Rod Stewart could have written before he allegedly "sold out" without vocals of course. Anymore For Anymore is of course an astoundingly good Lane number with lane singing. C&W Number is a laid back number and My Fault hearkens back to the sound of the Faces, with Wood singing (either he is extremely drunk or he forgot the lyrics). This "soundtrack" is great for listening to while driving, reading, or just doing whatever. MLS is a display of great musicianship by wood and Lane, and shows that they had a good time making the recordings. Its really a shame that they did not do more collaborations together.