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Five Guys Walk Into A Bar... (4CD) [Box set] [Original recording remastered]

~ Faces
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Product details

  • Audio CD (5 Jul 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Rhino
  • ASIN: B0001Z2R96
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 47,350 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Flying
2. On The Beach
3. Too Bad
4. If I'm On The Late Side
5. Debris
See all 17 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Faces - Pool Hall Richard
2. You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It) (Live BBC)
3. Glad And Sorry
4. Shake, Shudder, Shiver (Rehearsal Summer/69)
5. Faces - Miss Judy's Farm (Live BBC)
See all 17 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. You're So Rude
2. (I Know) I'm Losing You (Live BBC)
3. Love Lives Here
4. I'd Rather Go Blind (Live @ Swing Auditorium, San Bernadino, CA)
5. Hi-Heel Sneakers / Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. The Stealer (Live BBC)
2. Around The Plynth / Gasoline Alley (Live BBC)
3. You Can Make Me Dance
4. Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Short Comings)
5. I Wish It Would Rain
See all 17 tracks on this disc

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
Five Guys Walk Into A Bar serves as a reminder that The Faces were once considered the saviours of rock&roll. As a live act, they provided a sense of empathy with their audience at a time when rock acts were becoming characterised by a hauteur. While their records were never as consistent as their stage prowess, their four albums from 1970-1973 contained many fine moments, inevitable considering the band was made up of the gravel-throated emotionality of Rod Stewart, the fat, rasping guitar work of Ron Wood and the pop craftsmanship of the nucleus of the Small Faces.

This set has been compiled by Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, who has not gone for the complete oeuvre approach but the hits-and-rarities method. Consequently, this is a treasure trove of neglected B-sides and previously unheard rehearsal tapes, live versions and outtakes. Of most interest to many, artistically and symbolically, will be the inclusion of a stage rendition of "(I Know) I'm Losing You". The Faces' thunderous version of this song was probably their greatest ever studio performance but mysteriously turned up on a Stewart solo album. Rod often overshadowed the Faces but this spiffing box-set proves they were collectively as deserving of attention as their frontman. --Sean Egan

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Released at a time when lead singer Rod Stewart was exploring the Great American Songbook, the music presented on FIVE GUYS WALK INTO A BAR... reinforces the arguement that the Faces were one of rock's great overlooked bands. The quintet'sease around a bar never diminished the organic musicianshipthat found them easily melding their love of rock & roll, blues, and soul.
Fueled by Ron Wood's stellar guitar work,Ian McLagan's fluid keyboard playing, and the rock-solid rhythm section of Ronnie Lane and Kenney Jones, the Faces shared space with Stewart's burgeoning solo career, but still managed to crank out four excellent studio albums in less thansix years. Not only are these records all included in theirentirety in this four-disc collection, but the band's official output is practically doubled here by way of numerous live BBC performances, alternate versions, and rehearsal tapes. Along with the soaring passion of "Flying", fall-down raucousness of "Stay with Me", and unheralded Lane-penned classic "Debris" are loving covers of tunes by John Lennon, LutherIngram, Free, and Robert Johnson. Words can't do justice tothe wealth of musical manna to be found in this wonderfullyannotated and compiled package.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars ****½. A find for Faces fans, 22 Aug 2004
By Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews
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Rhino Records have an impressive track record as far as compilations and box sets go, and this lavish five-hour Faces box is as good as it gets. Said the reviewer and gave it four stars out of five.
Yes, well, there is no four and a half, is there? And for a "semi-serious" Faces fan like me, five hours of Faces is a little bit too much...most of this music is just great, but there is a little bit of second-rate stuff which only the true diehards will appreciate, and three discs would have been perfect for someone like me.

But if you are a diehard Faces fan, go for this box set right away. It perfectly sums up what the Faces were about, and it genuine adds to their legacy by including no fewer than 31 previously unreleased recordings and another 12 non-LP tracks.
The Faces were a rowdy bunch, they played raw, ragged rock n' roll (and the occational countryish ballad), and their looseness sometimes spilled over and turned into sloppiness, but when they were at the top of their game (as they are on the vast majority of these 67 songs) they could go toe to toe with anybody...the Kinks, the Stones, the Beatles, you name 'em.

The 60-page booklet is thoroughly illustrated and includes recording information, essays, and comments from box set producer and Faces keyboardist Ian MacLagan. There are twenty live tracks here (concert recordings or "live-in-the-studio" BBC sides), including covers of songs by John Lennon ("Jealous Guy"), Paul McCartney ("Maybe I'm Amazed"), Hendrix ("Angel"), Robert Johnson (a slightly odd "Love In Vain"), and Big Bill Broonzy (a tough rendition of the classic blues "I Feel So Good").
Rod Stewart was never better than in the early 70s, but this is not just "The Rod Stewart Show"...it's a group effort, and bassist Ronnie Lane contributes some of the most beautiful songs.

The Faces' best and best-known songs are all here, sitting next to lesser-known (and sometimes completely unknown) recordings like "Pool Hall Richard", Ron Wood's "Take A Look At The Guy", a live "I Can Feel The Fire", and the wonderful outtake "Wyndlesham Bay (Jodie)". And those unknown sides are often quite as good.
An alternate "Cindy Incidentally" is at least as brilliant as the LP version, and singles like "As Long As You Tell Him" and "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything" turn out to be some of the Faces' best songs. It's a wonder why they never turned up on any of their LPs.
There's a bit of material from Rod Stewart's solo career here as well, like the live versions of "Cut Across Shorty" and "Maggie May", but they fit in seamlessly with the rest of the material.

A little bit too much for more casual Faces fans, but a real find for serious ones, "Five Guys Walk Into A Bar" is one of the most impressive and certainly most thorough box sets of the decade.
4½ stars. Great stuff.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great but could have been better, 31 Jul 2004
I agree with most of the reviews but I have had to take a star off for the failure to include their classic version of Memphis, which they beat to a pulp for a five-and-a-half minutes, as well as Pineapple and the Monkey, Nobody Knows and Wicked Messenger. Instead you get two versions of some songs and three of Miss Judy's Farm and the sound quality of some of the bootleg versions is as good as you feared. Minor - though significant - quibbles aside, the music on this set is fantastic. Rod the Mod was never better than in this era (I think the simultaneous Mercury solo albums are the best of all his stuff) and although his voice continued to be great for years, the quality of the material was only occasionally at such a high level with his best post-1975 albums having 4 good tracks and most managing between 0-2.
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At long last, 19 Jun 2004
By Anthony D Wilkinson (Chelsea, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
The Faces are now duly represented by a 5 star box set. I've had a copy of this for about a month, and it's everything a Faces fan could want. This Boy's and Girls is why Rod was so great and the Faces were the best live band.

Ian McClagen deserves all the credit in the world for his persistance in getting Rhino to finally give the Faces their just rewards.

The Highlight's are to numerous to mention, truth be told its all a highlight. 4 discs of great playing and singing. This will make you forget the crap that Rod is turning out now.

Run to your nearest cd emporium and purchase this magical set.

Tony a Faces fan for over 34 years.

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