Drummer reacts to "Tin Soldier" by Small Faces

[@3CatAlfie]

Glad you liked it. Steve was a force of nature. All or Nothing is another great one. As someone also mentioned Black Coffee by Humble Pie live on The Old Grey Whistle Test has Steve's charisma on full show.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Thank you for suggesting this. Small Faces were a brilliant band and Steve Marriott's vocals were stunning. Please keep requesting, I know I will.

[@L33Reacts]

Thanks for suggesting this it was awesome. I definitely want to hear more now lol

[@dellafenton2417]

One of my all time favourite songs. Small Faces were a great band, Steve Marriott in my humble (pie) opinion is the greatest male vocalist the UK has ever produced

[@elisabethaxelsson4736]

Great song and a great voice , Steve Mariot one of the best Singers in the 60,s

[@williamthelast1]

Steve Marriot !! One, maybe the best singer of the swinging london. Unforgotable !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@spursgog835]

RIP Stevie and Ronnie 🤘🇬🇧

[@rickb.4168]

Humble pie, Black Coffee. Live on the Old Grey Whistle Test. Is a total must.

[@TheCornishCockney]

England,and especially London was fucking rocking in the 60’s and 70’s. Guess you had to be there. I was 😁🇬🇧

[@howardgott4946]

@@TheCornishCockney ditto

[@827dusty]

The great Steve Marriott. "Black Coffee" Five Long Years," Thirty Days In the Hole," and a lot more. One of the greatest voices, along with Robert Plant and Paul Rodgers (Bad Company.)

[@Driecnk]

One of the greatest voices in rock

[@Flyfish9111]

What I love most about SF is the spontaneous feeling of the music. Almost like a garage band or taking place in a dance club. Not over produced. The songs are so good that it would be hard for even mediocre artists to fail.

[@jerrypost9651]

Fun reaction. Yes, this is an epic track, from a very good British band. If you haven't heard it yet, "Itchycoo Park" is well worth a listen. 👍😊

[@Peejay1966]

One of my favourite songs of all time.

[@BengtLofqvist]

Always been my favorite Small Faces song, one of my favorite song generally during the years. You know the first break before he sings ( i don't need no aggravation) that stop and rythm i had never heard before back in the day when i first heard this song, maybe in 1969 it really hit home. It was innovative at that time. It is and was so energetic well done and performed.

[@irenedownie6559]

Loved your reaction to this great song! ❤

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

PP Arnold was an unbelievable singer. Totally underrated in my humble opinion !!!!!

[@shemanic1]

Wonderful Small Faces tune, Steve Marriot's singing is the best, & with P.P. Arnold, real gold. "All or Nothing" or "Hey Girl" next please.

[@howardgott4946]

@@shemanic1 oh yeah,I remember buying these singles…had to save up my pocket money which made me appreciate them all the more

[@tomlyons2633]

One of the best rock songs ever recorded. I never tire of it. Steve is the quintessential rock vocalist.

[@claudeproost1286]

« Afterglow of your Love » is another banger!

[@brewstergallery]

Yeah ! The one with the sort of crooner with an acoustic guitar that opens Ogden's Nut Gone Flake !

[@robbielux8353]

Earlier Small Faces is absolutely superb!

[@AceAnnie1-7]

Great choice!

[@grahambatchelor3576]

THAT, is my favourite Small Faces track of all time. Thank you. Humble Pie's 'Natural Born Woman' you'd like. But as you've done with The Zimbies, you really have to do two per reaction as they are short tracks. Say 'Here Come the Nice' plus 'Lazy Sunday'.... then 'All or Nothing' plus 'Universal'

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

Don't forget Ronnie Lane on bass, he was so good as bassist!

[@robbiecarroll5491]

Steve was ahead of his time,a tornado in a storm ❤️❤️❤️

[@JamesBond-lq7bs]

All or Nothing, Afterglow, Song of a Baker, im only dreaming,you need loving...and many more... Including happy days toy town.Great band.

[@corawheeler9355]

I hadn't heard this in ages ... thanks Lee and those who voted for it. Terrific

[@L33Reacts]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I did too. This community has a wonderful taste in music!!

[@procopiusaugustus6231]

Itchykoo Park is another great song by them. Different style, more psychedelic.

[@geoffboultwood7566]

Iconic Intro , Gives me Goosebumps everytime

[@dawntucker5052]

I love this band so much ❤ thank you for covering them.

[@davidlafond2135]

Always, it's good to hear Small Faces. The took the name because, if I remember correctly, they were all under 5'2" "Itchycoo Park" has already been mentioned, one of the earlier rock songs that used 'phasing' in the recording. "Ogeon's Nut Gone Flake" was their pinnacle album, released a couple of months post Sgt. Pepper's in 1967. Beautifully recorded, there is not a bad track, but some people have found the second side "Happiness Stan" a bit more difficult. It's a kind of psychedilic fairy tale that needs to he heard to understand it. I suggest listening to the whole album - you will not regret it.

[@daseguin]

Humble Pie - I Don't Need No Doctor live with video !!!

[@williamdeypres1122]

I was at school when that came out and it was in my head all day. I was away with the faries.

[@UFOS4]

That song sure takes me back! Nice choice and now it’s added to the 3,000+ songs on my iPod. Many thanks! This channel is a treasure.

[@kenlawless7247]

Steve Marriott with Humble Pie "Thirty Days in the Hole". Love it. "Hot and Nasty" Love it.

[@lynda3860]

I saw him ive in the mid eighties, he was singing in a little club in north london, we didn't know who was playing which was normal it's close to where I live and to our amazement out comes Steve Marriot we were blown away. We had forgotten how great a guitar player he was, no-one ever forgot how great a singer he was it was great night

[@maartenelsing7423]

Itchycoo Park, Lazy Sunday.

[@WILLKMC]

Trivia: Steve Marriot was involved in Oliver's original production as a child. Called small faces because they were all very short. As a schoolboy Marriott's best friend was actor and presenter, Tony Robinson, they were the two shortest kids in school. Robinson was Baldrick on Black Adder. Tony and Steve used to skip school, they'd jump the wall to a private park and mess around, Itchycoo Park.......Tony Robinson once had the privilege of being tossed into the Thames River by John Wayne

[@WILLKMC]

Tony was also in the original Oliver, Tony's favorite band is Genesis, and Phil Collins was also in the original cast of Oliver

[@michaeldowson6988]

The park had stinging nettles, and when they took their girlfriends there for some canoodling, they'd end up with an itchy coo(cul=arse).

[@georgeralph8031]

Had Stevie turned left instead of right in the smoke filled room that night, he'd probably still be with us now...

[@brewstergallery]

Small Face favorites : Afterglow of Your Love, The Autumn Stone, Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am, I Can't Dance With You, Whatcha Gonna Do About It , You Need Love ( which Led Zep turned into Whole Lotta Love), I've Got Mine, Up The Wooden Hills, Itchycoo Park and basically all of the Ogden's Nut Gone Flake LP.

[@Dreyno]

You need to watch PP Arnold singing “To Love Somebody” on French TV. Epic. Live in 1968 in full colour.

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

Others have suggested All or Nothing. I would second that suggestion. Marriot's later band, Humble Pie, is also more than worth a listen. PP Arnold had a solo career that's worth looking at. Great choice.

[@Linda-y9h]

My favorite Steve song is 30 days in the hole. ❤😊

[@jogischulz2576]

A very good choice of this great band, I've been a big fan of the Small Faces since I heard ‘Tin Soldier’ on the radio in 1967 when I was 13, and also followed the individual members after they split up, Steve formed Humble Pie, the others became The Faces with Rod and Ron, these bands are still my favourites today, more of them please! P.P. Arnold also had a great career 😍

[@QuicksilverSG]

On Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, Kenny Jones laid down one of the most iconic drum sounds of the 60's. Not just the unrestrained fury, but the sheer pulverizing smack of the sticks on the drum heads is as close to live as you'll hear on any studio recording of that era.

[@frankyrubful]

Imo Tin Soldier is the best rock song of the 60s! I was lucky enough to have seen the Small Faces when they toured with the Who and Paul Jones (Manfred Man) in 1968 at the old Sydney Stadium, Australia. I was 16

[@barryderby]

The Small Faces were a great band. Steve was up there with Freddie and Paul Rogers. Listen, PLEASE to Humble Pie, Black Coffee, live on the Old Grey Whistle Test. Incidentally, the show got its name from how the music publishers knew they had a hit if they heard the old grey-haired janitor whistling a new song they had been playing!

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

I love seeing some one in the younger generation discovering this brilliant band. Although they were only together a little over three years, they really blazed across the scene cranking out hits and tearing around Europe doing kick a** live shows. Unfortunately, we in the US never really got to hear them as they did not come across the pond with the other British Invasion bands and "Itchicoo Park & Tin Soldier" were the only songs ever played on the radio. On New Years eve '68/69, Steve got fed up with the screaming teeny boppers and his his hated "teen idol" tag and quit Small Faces. He formed HUMBLE PIE with Peter Frampton and started down a new brilliant trajectory doing killer blues rock and roll! Rod Stuart and Ron Wood were brought in to replace the huge hole left by Steve., and they became FACES. Steve Marriott was hugely respected by his peers and should not be forgotten as he was one of the greatest soul/blues/rock singers Britain produced. Although I loved Humble Pie and Faces, the mother group SMALL FACES will always be my favorite. I recommend you listen to "You Need Lovin". If you love Led Zep, you will be very surprised. Both Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were huge fans of Steev Marriott. Thank you.

[@leewalker6371]

Stevie doing black coffee ,, awesome

[@standbytogo123]

They did an album probably their last that was a bit of a concept album, called 'Ogdens Nut Gone Flake'. The title was also the name of a brand of Tobacco and the record came in a mock tobacco tin made of cardboard. Some really good songs on there. Try 'The Song of a Baker'.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

The final released album was called "Autumn Stone" and is basically a compilation of songs recorded for their next album, plus some older songs never released and a couple live ones thrown in too. It contains some of my favorites. Brilliant - if only Steve hadn't quit, I'm sure they would be ranked right up there with the greats.

[@brewstergallery]

Ned stopping by for the legendary Mod and Psychedelic East End lads The Small Faces ! Each one of them were wonderful in their own way but Steve Marriott was a supreme powerhouse and only 5 ft 3 in. A friend saw his later band Humble Pie soundchecking and Steve could be heard clearly over the Marshalls and everything with his mic OFF. Small Faces were huge in the UK only a few months after forming and produced a huge amount of singles. Humble Pie started as a rootsy band kinda Hippie and acoustic on the Immediate LP's but Marriott couldn't help but crank it up and cut loose when they moved onto A&M. You played " Gilded splinters" from Performance / Fillmore LP but the hair raising blasters are " Four Day Creep" " Stone Cold Fever" and the mighty " I Don't Need No Doctor". Both bands have a lot of gold n silver for you to dig into so grab a big shovel brother ! Cheers from Spain !

[@thescrewfly]

THE mod band, with a whole slew of classy hits in the 60s (in the UK). Steve has soul, for sure. I think the band and P.P. were touring as a package, she was the opening act with the Small Faces backing her. They were on the same label. She had a couple of hits in her own right too.

[@Dreyno]

Man, the bass is epic in this. How did you not hear it?

[@franksullivan1873]

You see now ,that us old people once had a very amazing,young life.The passion of living in those days survives in the music that we experienced and I hope it allows you to understand the nature of our moment in time.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Well said !

[@klauswyatt1050]

Lee great discovery in Small Faces & Steve Marriot. Try Itchycoo Park , video. So powerfull grear performance. Also you gotta know, Steve Marriot went on to form Humble Pie with Peter Frampton, heavier version of Small Faces , but same soul. Try: I dont need no Doctor , from live at the Philmore. When Marriott left Small Faces , Rod Stewart jioned cause they wanted that gravelly vouce, then they added Ronnie Wood on Guitar. It was a great band , Ronnie went on to join the Stones , and Rod went Solo , and the rest is History!! Great work you do!! Thxs

[@Kerazen123]

Such a forgotten but great band.

[@shiannesmith6877]

Oh my! That was amazing❤❤

[@michaelwebster8389]

Steve Marriott was such a talent, as was Ronnie Lane, and the rest are also great. But Steve was such a great singer, and they really had some great songs.

[@michaelwebster8389]

They started off as a mod band, playing R&B, but this is kind of their second stage - pscyhadelic pop music that really made them more of a mainstream act.

[@coreymerrill1383]

The autumn stone and red balloon are two very good songs by them

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

I agree. "Autumn Stone" is my favorite SF's song. A beautiful love song for his beloved Jenny. Red Balloon is a wonderful Tim Hardin cover also.

[@thunderspike1892]

Steve Mariott died in 1991. He had just returned from the US after finishing some recordings with Peter Frampton for a new album. He flew back with his wife. He was drinking heavily on the plane and they argued. After arriving in the UK they met up with a friend and went out to dinner. Steve continued drinking and they returned to a flat owned by his wife. They continued to argue. She fell asleep and when she woke up he had taken a cab back to his house. At 06:30 AM a passing car saw that the roof was on fire. He had lit a cigarette in bed and died of smoke inhalation. His blood showed traces of valium, alcohol and cocaine. The fire brigade found him between the bed and the wall. They said the he had woken up and tried to escape. Because of the inhalation of thick smoke he was disoriented and went left instead of right towards the bedroom door and safety. He was 44.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Horrifying and tragic.

[@diogenesagogo]

That was in a thatched cottage in Arkesden, a chocolate-box village about 10 miles from me. Apparently he was known to turn up in his local shop wearing pyjamas. R.I.P. Steve. Unforgettable voice & legendary performer..

[@TheNordicharps]

​@@diogenesagogo It makes you shudder. Such a waste.

[@jeffjohnson9911]

PP Arnold was an American singer who was a member of the Ikettes with the Ike &Tina Turner Revue. While they were touring the UK, she quit and stayed there. She was very popular in the UK and was the first to record the song "First cut is the deepest" written by Cat Stevens. She also sang backup on the Small Faces "Itchycoo park" and they backed her on the song "If you think you're groovy" which they wrote. The Nice (with Keith Emerson) was her backing band for a time.

[@mikemicrael5749]

Thanks. I didn't know of her work with The Nice.

[@jonathanpoole5316]

If you are having a smash night out Happy Boys Happy while you are finishing getting ready is going to put you in exactly the right mood.

[@dgator3599]

My first time hearing and seeing this one...thanks for sharing! Steve was one heck of a performer!

[@Colin-1964]

TUNE‼️ Not forgetting the Most Beautiful Miss.P P Arnold!✌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@stpnwlf9]

One of their best songs. Always liked this one a lot. FYI Todd Rundgren does an excellent cover of this song, too.

[@tannadice1000]

First single I ever bought. Great song. Great band.

[@36karpatoruski]

Steve also did the song when he left faces to form Humble Pie. Both versions are very similar. Hard to pick one over the other.

[@terrycunningham8118]

1967... that was my favorite band.

[@jonathanpoole5316]

You have to do Afterglow of Your Love as well.

[@BritIronRebel]

Song of a Baker live on British TV on KZbin is a great one! Steve Marriot is a legend! And Kenny took Keith's place in The Who. Totally a MOD band....

[@johncollier9280]

In order to qualify to be a member o' The Small Faces you had to be a great musician 'n very short! Here are some future recommendations: Itchycoo Park, Afterglow, Talk To You 'n Here Come The Nice.

[@konradv7]

Band name-dropped in The Byrds’ Eight Miles High.

[@troidva]

I recommend as your next Small Faces number either 1) "I've Got Mine," an amazing ahead-of-its-time hard R&B song written by Steve Marriott and bassist Ronnie Lane in 1965 that sounds more like something Cream or Led Zeppelin would have come up with years later. It's all the more amazing as it was just the second single released by the group and was intended for inclusion on the soundtrack of a cheesy B-movie diamond smuggling caper (the band makes a cameo appearance in the film performing the song); or 2) the trippy 1968 psychedelic tune "Song of a Baker" written and sung by Ronnie Lane. There is a wild TV recording of Lane singing lead on this song in front of a French studio audience the night before Marriott walked out on the band for good. The band was obviously lip synching over a recording and an inebriated Marriott badly fumbled his part in the performance. You can see in the audience behind the stage the Who's Keith Moon and Peter Townsend bopping along with song and Jeff Beck stonily standing still in a corner. Linda Eastman (Paul McCartney's future wife) is supposedly there as well. After the band broke up, Marriott formed Humble Pie with Peter Frampton, and the rest of the band renamed themselves the Faces joined by Rod Stewart as lead singer and future Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood. Drummer Kenney Jones and keyboardist Ian McLagan later joined The Who and the Rolling Stones, respectively.

[@John-et9yl]

Brilliant band.

[@MrJimithee]

Weirdly underrated band... I've always loved the Faces Steve Marriott would have to be in the debate about ALL TIME GREAT rock singers (and the drums on this song are TOO cool, I've nicked a few of those fills!)

[@louise_rose]

Superb r'n'b classic, and I remember this as one of the first songs that gave me a real idea of what grown-ups mean when they talk about desire. There is so much passion and turn-on captured in this music, in the dramatic groove and in his vocals. The idea had been that P.P..Arnold should sing it but they decided to have Steve do it himself instead and the rest is history... (Arnold is looking absolutely great in this video too, and they were a pair (or at least lovers) at the time). P.P. is a very good soul singer too and she later worked as a backing vocalist for both Pink Floyd (in the late 1980s) and Roger Waters. She can be seen on a superb concert dvd, "In the Flesh", filmed by Waters and his band at two shows in Portland, WA in the summer of 2000.

[@jogischulz2576]

Hallo, as a big fan of this band from since the late 60s I congrat for your great comment and thank you for the P.P. Arnold infos, keep on rockin🎸 kind regards from Berlin😊

[@L33Reacts]

You are so right about the passion. This was awesome . Such intensity yet not too intense that it might be off putting to the masses. I can see musicians loving this and just regular folks too.

[@louise_rose]

@@L33Reacts Wow, I just saw that somebody has had the good taste of uploading the entire Waters dvd to the Tube, in great quality! 👍💗 I'll post the link later, but here is a highlight from that show - three epic guitar solos from "Money" by Doyle Bramhall II, Andy Fairweather-Low and Snowy White. Andy's solo is the best one, IMO, his attack makes the guitar feel like a machine gun, you can totally hear the connection between corporate greed, exploitation and war in his brilliant solo. P P Arnold is one of the three backing singers... :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2exhmqeg790fbc

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

@@L33Reacts The passion was real. Steve wrote this song for Jenny Rylance who he was totally smitten with. Unfortunately she was Rod Stuarts girlfriend at the time ( ironically). PP Arnold has written "Steve and I were lovers at this time, but he wrote this song for Jenny Rylance. She was the love of his life." After she and Rod finally broke up, Steve won her over with much wooing and this song. Jenny claims that Steve told her "All or Nothing" was also about her, but so do other girls - LOL! Jenny and Steve were married for 5 years before Humble Pies constant touring, Steve's cocaine addiction and erractic behavior caused her to leave him, breaking his heart (see video of Humble Pie's "Say No More". It's heartbreaking). Says Jenny "cocaine killed our marriage".

[@louise_rose]

Link to the full show with Roger Waters and band at Portland, WA in 2000 - this is one I suspect many followers of this channel would appreciate. Many Floyd classics in great versions, and Roger's choice from his own post-Floyd songs is also very good. P P Arnold is one of the three backing singers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHW3iKarrqmMiK8

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

A couple other songs that were album cuts, but unique from the "hits" I would recommend: "I Feel Much Better" This is a very quirky but fun song with PP Arnold "shoop, shoop, du waddying" in the background, and a surprise ending so wait for the end! Also one of my favorites: "Call It Something Nice" which is really pretty heavy for the times and has deep lyrics. Steve and Ronnie alternating vocals.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Also "Song of a Baker" by Small Faces. It's great and possibly the first flour power song? I'll get my coat...

[@FrancesThompson-e3m]

Steve Marriott was fantastic! He was also in Humble Pie with Peter Frampton!

[@iangerrard321]

In my opinion, this is part of the birth of heavy rock. Just my opinion ❤

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Steve Marriott was a powerhouse! Started both Small Faces and Humble Pie. Have you done "Itchykoo Park?" A bit later they had Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, shortening the band to "The Faces." One last Small Faces album, though, is called First Step and it's amazing. Please check out "Flying", "Wicked Messenger" and "Around the Plynth."

[@user-ph9wt3ue7c]

Play something from their Ogden;s Nut Gone Flake album.

[@3CatAlfie]

@user-ph9wt3ue7c Happy Days Toy Town always makes me smile. And lovely video available for that too.

[@wezselecta9929]

Loved this tune as long as I can remember. Great culture clash with Steve losing it and PP cool as ice.

[@grahamjeffries4566]

Humble pie

[@V7avalon]

No No No you needed to do Lazy Sunday by the small faces 😂, it was their biggest hit 🫡

[@sukie584]

Tin Soldier is a fantastic choice. No no nos about it.

[@kweile4339]

I missed out on this one back when. Never too late!

[@ramonagomez4022]

Omg, listen to Itchycoo Park next, won’t be disappointed

[@jean-marcevans1439]

Sreve Marriot was a force of nature. Such a sad ending, he and an Ronnie lane. Check out Itchikoo par.

[@roypries2387]

Check out "humble pie " with Steve marriot,

[@beverlyoyarzun3326]

So, you had Cat Stevens the other day. He wrote “The First Cut Is The Deepest”. P.P.Arnold released it several months before Cat recorded his version and a decade before Rod Stewart covered it.

[@tomlyons2633]

Listen to Small Faces "You Need Lovin", and then to Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love", and you will see where Zep got that song. Small Faces version was years befor Zep.

[@robbarton2391]

itchychoo park is another gd one. i play that on guitar

[@MichaelBall-uu5lg]

If one band got me shaking on the floor it’s small faces

[@Driecnk]

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[@runningsuperska]

'Sha la la la lee' is a good song by Small Faces.

[@billhawkins1236]

You want to hear something really incredible, check out " You Need Lovin" by the SF,s. Robert Plant was a Small Faces groupie and after you hear it, you will understand where Whole Lotta Love came from.🤠

[@axelpenn2131]

Steve was the man a stick of dynamite originally he was asked to sing for Led Zeppelin, the band got ripped off by their notorious manger! Sadly Steve died at his house in a fire completely broke!

[@cindyp1033]

Only one thing would have made this better. Turn up Steve’s mic❤🔥

[@stevenspringer1599]

"Itchycoo Park" !!!

[@jackyhughes793]

I still have the ordinal single. You must try What changes Gonna Do About It next, you'll LOVE it X

[@jackyhughes793]

Watcha Gonna Do About It - blooming auto correct

[@dean-i5x]

checkout 30 days in the hole by humble pie

[@eturfrey]

The late great Steve Marriott. Find the actual live version from Bouton Rouge, your can actually hear PPs vocals.