Bad night in Europe for The Hoops
On Tuesday night Rod was spotted with his son Alastair cheering on his beloved football team Celtic before they were defeated 2-0 defeat against RB Leipzig at Celtic Park in Glasgow, ending their Champions Leauge hopes.
Transmission Impossible
A new Faces box set will be released by Eat To The Beat in November titled Transmission Impossible
This triple CD collection serves to celebrate and compile some of the Faces finest live and radio session work between 1970 and 1973 – the absolute peak of the group’s short but extraordinary career. • Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Small Faces after lead singer and guitarist Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie, the remaining Small Faces – Ian McLagan (keyboards), Ronnie Lane (electric bass, vocals), and Kenney Jones (drums and percussion) – were joined by Ronnie Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (lead vocals), both from the Jeff Beck Group, and the new line-up was renamed the Faces. • The band had a unique arrangement, as Rod Stewart had signed a separate solo recording contract with the Mercury label shortly before joining the group, which was signed to Warner. Band members often contributed to Stewart’s solo albums as contract players, and Faces live shows of the period would feature as much of Stewart’s solo material as that of the band. The group lacked a single main songwriter as from the beginning each member would work in tandem to offer songs for each of their albums While Stewart was the primary lead singer, both Lane and Wood would also sing lead vocals on several tracks (Lane usually sang lead on his own solo compositions). Their first two albums, First Step (1970) and Long Player (1971), lacked a hit single, but their third, 1971’s A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… to a Blind Horse, bolstered by the success of Stewart’s solo work, became a worldwide hit, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and number 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart; it spawned the band’s first hit single, ‘Stay with Me’. • DISC ONE here features sessions the lads performed in 1970 for the then recently formed Radio 1, at various BBC theatres across London, in March, September and November of that year. • DISC TWO includes more Radio 1 sessions, this time from 1971, and includes the performance the group played for John Peel’s Sunday concert – a weekly feature on the station – alongside a session they recorded for the Sounds For Saturday programme later the same year. • DISC THREE concludes the set with a live show the band performed, while on their 1973 US tour, at Anaheim Arena in California, which was recorded for live FM radio broadcast. Tracks: DISC ONE 1 Flying 3:57 2 Three Button Hand Me Down 3:58 3 Wicked Messenger 2:57 4 Had Me A Real Good Time 4:53 5 Around The Plynth/Gasoline Alley 7:41 6 Country Comfort 6:04 7 You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It) 6:17 8 Wicked Messenger 4:19 9 Devotion 6:28 10 It’s All Over Now 8:19 11 I Feel So Good 8:28 12 Cut Across Shorty 6:29 13 Love In Vain 6:50 14 Bad ‘n’ Ruin DISC TWO 1 You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It) 8:51 2 It’s All Over Now 5:56 3 Had Me A Real Good Time 7:05 4 (I Know) I’m Losing You 6:42 5 I Feel So Good 11:01 6 Three Button Hand Me Down 4:51 7 Maybe I’m Amazed 6:16 8 Too Much Woman/Street Fighting Man 6:42 9 Miss Judy’s Farm 3:56 10 Love In Vain 7:35 11 Stay With Me 6:04 12 (I Know) I’m Losing You 7:05 DISC THREE 1 It’s All Over Now 5:40 2 Cut Across Shorty 3:54 3 Too Bad/Every Picture Tells A Story 7:49 4 Angle 4:31 5 Stay With Me 5:12 6 I Wish It Would Rain 4:50 7 I’d Rather Go Blind 6:00 8 Borstal Boys 10:03 9 Jealous Guy 8:02 10 (I Know) I’m Losing You 7:07
Available to pre order from Amazon
Please note we do not yet know the quality of this recording .
Ronnie Wood unveils his latest artwork at exhibition
Ronnie Wood proudly showed off his latest work with an exhibition at Kenwood House in London on Thursday. He was supported at the recieption by old friend Pattie Boyd
Ronnie’s new art included The Storm on the Sea of Galilee that will go on sale later this month for £1500.
Ronnie revealed he had recreated Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Storm on the Sea of Galilee on a grand scale for the exhibition.
The 1633 oil-on-canvas was stolen from a museum in Boston, US, in 1990 by two thieves posing as policemen in what remains one of the biggest thefts in art history.
Unveiling his homage to the Dutch master, Ronnie joked that he’d like to perform the heist in reverse – by sneaking his version into the empty frame at the museum the original was stolen from.
Also supporting Ronnie was Ali Zayeri who took some great photos on the night and also had a chat with Ronnie, see our main photo.
This weeks Rod Art
This week we feature a great drawing of Rod performing at The Nordoff Robbins Christmas concert last year by UK artist Gabs who told SMILER this week
‘This is a digital drawing I did of Rod. I love drawing celebrity faces and Rod Stewart has such a distinctive look that I knew I had to have a go at drawing him. I normally paint using traditional methods ie oils and watercolours, but I’ve since moved onto digital drawing. I find it harder, but really enjoyable’.
To see more fantastic artwork by Gabs go to https://www.instagram.com/gabz.doodles/?hl=en
It’s a Mystery
Toyah Willcox told The Mirror this week of the time when Rod visited the caravan park she used to go to every weekend with her family near Birmingham, the Wyre Mill Club.
“One day this group of people who used to come here turned up with Rod,” recalls Toyah.
“I was only six at the time, so I didn’t really know who he was. I just remember everybody was going absolutely crazy and the girls were all screaming, ‘oh my god, it’s Rod Stewart!’.
“The club is just that kind of place, where stars come to hide. Paul Weller was here recently and we’ve snuck Kate Bush in here before. When I became famous, I’d go there myself to escape the paparazzi.”
And Finally…Menopause is no joke
Rod and Penny joined Jo Brand, Davina McCall, Lisa Snowdon, Gina Bellman, Lavina Mehta, Jackie Adedeji, Mariella Frostrup, and TikTok sensation Hayley Morris to feature in a new spot by creative agency Dark Horses for not-for-profit menopause organization Menopause Mandate.
The films take inspiration from classic gags, but use punchlines that are deliberately unfunny. The hope is to show that the lack of awareness, understanding and treatment for menopause is laughable, championing the statement end line: ‘It’s beyond a joke.’
Melissa Robertson, chief executive officer at Dark Horses and director at Menopause Mandate, said: “Half of us go through menopause and the other half are related to, work with or are friends with those who will go through it. Yet menopause is still highly stigmatized. We’re going to change that. Using the voices of all these incredible women, we are shining a light on the issue and engaging with more people than ever. Which is only right, because it’s an issue that all of us should be rallying for.”
With World Menopause Day taking place next week, it’s the perfect time to remind everyone about the realities of going through these changes.
Frostrup, chair of Menopause Mandate, added: “The lack of support for women going through menopause really is beyond a joke. This is not just a clever campaign. It’s based on truth, and the joke has no funny punchline. We will not stop fighting for women’s voices to be heard until every single perimenopausal woman has access to a trained expert and HRT is accessible to everyone who needs it.
“This campaign is a step in the right direction. Working with women who are a true force of nature and passionate about this cause has been amazing. But we need to continue to talk, listen and acknowledge the real issues millions of women are facing around menopause.”
See you next week..