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BigmanPigman

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5. I have read a couple books about The Small Faces

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 24, 2022, 01:49 AM

Oct 2022

and that seems to be what happened to the band. Poor Ronnie ended up spending all his money on a traveling musical circus in a bus that kept breaking down. After that his MS developed and he couldn't make music anymore.

If they had been on the show The Stones would definitely have been upstaged by both The Who and The Small Faces (in my opinion).

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Thank you for posting this. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #1

This is on the very 1st LP I ever bought, Happyjack yonder Oct 2022 #2

It does have the rock opera quality to it, BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #3

Well, if Mick hadn't wanted to risk being upstaged, I don't know what the hell he'd been thinking highplainsdem Oct 2022 #4

I have read a couple books about The Small Faces BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #5

I wish I had more details about the initial plans for that show with just the three bands. highplainsdem Oct 2022 #6

They should have stuck with the original idea BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #7

I agree. And I'm so sorry to hear about your weeks-long migraine. A relative of mine has also highplainsdem Oct 2022 #8