Steve Marriott, the Singer/ Guitarist was a force of nature. He eventually left the Small Faces which morphed into the Faces with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood who later joined the Rolling Stones. Steve Marriott formed Humble Pie with Guitarist Peter Frampton. RIP Steve Marriott 😢
"Tin soldier" classic video. Steve Marriott was maybe the greatest white UK soul/blues singer, at least of his time. Later he sang in Humble pie. "Black coffee" another you-should-have-heard song.
I believe this was one of those songs that was written partly as a parody of the songs which were then typical of the "flower power" hippy era of the 1960s. Of course, Marriott and co were such accomplished musicians and songwriters that the song held up in its own right, and the parody element was often overlooked. As a result, it was embraced as much by the flower power devotees themselves as it was by those who got the joke. Very clever song.
This guy was probably our best rock vocalist comparable to Paul Rogers. A note of interest he began his career as a child star actor/singer in the musical Oliver. Then he changed direction; you may like his powerful version of All Or Nothing which really demonstrates his powerful range or Natural Born Boogie with Humble Pie. He was quite down to earth and the music was his main thing. When he lost popularity and was playing just pub gigs it was still the same for him and he always gave his all even when playing cover songs like My Girl. He's revered by his peers but under rated by the public and he was a very tasty guitar player. His death was horrific and tragic.
Steve Marriott, the singer/guitarist, went Solo. Please listen to 30 days in the hole and Black Coffee and many, many more. He is one of the best Blues/Rock Guitarists and Vocalist ever, sadly missed
"Tin Soldier" would be a good follow-up to get a flavour of his great voice. Its said he was approached as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, but the shyster manager of the Small Faces wouldn't release him. That may be true or not, but it's Robert Plant was a real admirer of Steve Marriot's style. He died young in a house fire.
In the late 60s, I was a teen air force brat and we were stationed at RAF Feltwell in England. My two besties were English girls, Leslie and Jackie. One evening our parents sent us out to get Corona colas at a pub named Syd's. You could do that back then. We walked in and saw several beautiful flower children dancing to this song blaring. We were totally enchanted. My mouth was agape and my gum fell on my shoe. Lol
As I always point out what I post Steve Marriott, when most bands in that year, were couching drug references in metaphor, Steve Marriott emphasized it.
It's always exciting for me to see some younger person discovering Small Faces, my favorite (behind the Beatles) sixties group. Sadly they never came to America during the British Invasion of the 60's, so most in the US never heard of them. They were shortlived, but HUGE in Europe. ITCHICOO PARK is a very sweet pop/rock song, but it is no where near indicative of their sound, although it does show off STEVE MARRIOTT's flawless voice. They considered themselves a soul/rock band and it just killed them that management pushed them to make pop friendly songs for hits. Please dig deeper into Steve Marriott, whether with Small Faces, Humble Pie or his solo work. You won't regret it if you appreciate soulful singing. Those suggestions in the comments are all good, but I might add some early stuff if you'd like to hear their more wild R&B style before the greedy music executives forced them to be more commercial by making them churn out pop hit after hit and making them appear to be a teeneybob which indeed THEY WERE NOT! SMALL FACES: "Tin Soldier", "You Need Lovin" which fans Robert Plant & Jimmy Page later copied with "Whole Lotta Love" HUMBLE PIE : Two very popular songs were "30 Days in the Hole" and "I Don't Need No Dr" live either at the Fillmore in 1972 with Peter Frampton on guitar, or the wilder version from the album "Live at Winterland (or Live'73)" which features Clem Clempson on guitar and the Blackberries singing backup. This version is fun for the audience participation that Steve was famous for - he had them eating out of his hand! I have just subscribed in anticipation of more good music and analysis. Thank you
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I like their pop stuff far better than the soul stuff.
It was AM radio in the mid-late '60s, and drug reference lite was all over the airwaves. We didn't take it that seriously. When this song came on, we just wanted to find a girl and dance with her.
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Steve Marriott, the Singer/ Guitarist was a force of nature. He eventually left the Small Faces which morphed into the Faces with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood who later joined the Rolling Stones. Steve Marriott formed Humble Pie with Guitarist Peter Frampton. RIP Steve Marriott 😢
The 60's ( and the 70's ) was where it was at , man................Greatest rock music of all time !
"Tin soldier" classic video. Steve Marriott was maybe the greatest white UK soul/blues singer, at least of his time. Later he sang in Humble pie. "Black coffee" another you-should-have-heard song.
I believe this was one of those songs that was written partly as a parody of the songs which were then typical of the "flower power" hippy era of the 1960s. Of course, Marriott and co were such accomplished musicians and songwriters that the song held up in its own right, and the parody element was often overlooked. As a result, it was embraced as much by the flower power devotees themselves as it was by those who got the joke. Very clever song.
This guy was probably our best rock vocalist comparable to Paul Rogers. A note of interest he began his career as a child star actor/singer in the musical Oliver. Then he changed direction; you may like his powerful version of All Or Nothing which really demonstrates his powerful range or Natural Born Boogie with Humble Pie. He was quite down to earth and the music was his main thing. When he lost popularity and was playing just pub gigs it was still the same for him and he always gave his all even when playing cover songs like My Girl. He's revered by his peers but under rated by the public and he was a very tasty guitar player. His death was horrific and tragic.
Steve best Frontman and singer ever.
I still have the single 45 rpm🔥🔥🔥
Steve Marriott, the singer/guitarist, went Solo. Please listen to 30 days in the hole and Black Coffee and many, many more. He is one of the best Blues/Rock Guitarists and Vocalist ever, sadly missed
"Tin Soldier" would be a good follow-up to get a flavour of his great voice.
Its said he was approached as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, but the shyster manager of the Small Faces wouldn't release him. That may be true or not, but it's Robert Plant was a real admirer of Steve Marriot's style.
He died young in a house fire.
In the late 60s, I was a teen air force brat and we were stationed at RAF Feltwell in England. My two besties were English girls, Leslie and Jackie. One evening our parents sent us out to get Corona colas at a pub named Syd's. You could do that back then. We walked in and saw several beautiful flower children dancing to this song blaring. We were totally enchanted. My mouth was agape and my gum fell on my shoe. Lol
As I always point out what I post Steve Marriott, when most bands in that year, were couching drug references in metaphor, Steve Marriott emphasized it.
It's always exciting for me to see some younger person discovering Small Faces, my favorite
(behind the Beatles) sixties group. Sadly they never came to America during the British Invasion of the 60's, so most in the US never heard of them. They were shortlived, but HUGE in Europe. ITCHICOO PARK is a very sweet pop/rock song, but it is no where near indicative of their sound, although it does show off STEVE MARRIOTT's flawless voice. They considered themselves a soul/rock band and it just killed them that management pushed them to make pop friendly songs for hits.
Please dig deeper into Steve Marriott, whether with Small Faces, Humble Pie or his solo work. You won't regret it if you appreciate soulful singing. Those suggestions in the comments are all good, but I might add some early stuff if you'd like to hear their more wild R&B style before the greedy music executives forced them to be more commercial by making them churn out pop hit after hit and making them appear to be a teeneybob which indeed THEY WERE NOT!
SMALL FACES: "Tin Soldier", "You Need Lovin" which fans Robert Plant & Jimmy Page later copied with "Whole Lotta Love"
HUMBLE PIE : Two very popular songs were "30 Days in the Hole" and "I Don't Need No Dr" live either at the Fillmore in 1972 with Peter Frampton on guitar, or the wilder version from the album "Live at Winterland (or Live'73)" which features Clem Clempson on guitar and the Blackberries singing backup. This version is fun for the audience participation that Steve was famous for - he had them eating out of his hand!
I have just subscribed in anticipation of more good music and analysis. Thank you
I like their pop stuff far better than the soul stuff.
So did many others as they had hit after hit in the charts. I think it's all good..
Arguably the best rock singer the UK has produced. Only Robert Plant and Paul Rodgers come close IMHO.
It was AM radio in the mid-late '60s, and drug reference lite was all over the airwaves. We didn't take it that seriously. When this song came on, we just wanted to find a girl and dance with her.
I'm a 68yo Australian, and Itchycoo Park was the first 'single ' I ever bought. Never thought anyone would ever react to it!!
The best band of the sixties in my opinion.
All or nothing is a great track
Lots of touching the sky back then... not so much nowadays
Goodbye you talk too much
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