It’s looking more and more like there will be a Faces reunion. According to drummer Kenney Jones, he, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood have been recording in the studio this summer.
Jones says, “We’ve done about 14 songs, it’s a mixture of stuff we never released which is worthy of releasing and there’s some new stuff, which is really wonderful. Rod is writing the lyrics and he’s really keen on it.”
Asked about touring, Jones says, “Whether or not we’re going to go on a big extended tour remains to be seen. What we have decided is to do some really big gigs like [London’s] The O2, Madison Square Garden, some other big venues in America.
“Nothing elaborate on stage, just bring back the Faces live.”
The Faces first formed in 1969 when Steve Marriott left the Small Faces (“Itchycoo Park”) and Stewart and Woody joined Jones, bass player Ronnie Lane and keyboardist Ian McLagan.
They recorded four albums up to ‘Ooh La La’ in 1973.Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan have since passed away. The surviving members
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