Follow TV Tropes

Following

History YMMV / TheSmallFaces

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Disambig’d


* FaceOfTheBand: Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane are the best-known members.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* StuckInTheirShadow: Ronnie Lane, who had contributed greatly to the catalogue as well as essentially coming up with the idea for the "Happiness Stan" storyline on ''Music/OgdensNutGoneFlake'', was largely overshadowed by the larger-than-life persona of Steve Marriott. This continued into the Faces, where Lane remained a lesser-known member than Stewart and Wood, despite writing many of the band's best-loved songs. And later his solo work was, and continues to be, very highly regarded by those who listened to it, but was not particularly successful (which was perhaps affected in part by the onset of Multiple Sclerosis, which prevented Lane from touring).

to:

* StuckInTheirShadow: Ronnie Lane, who had contributed greatly to the catalogue as well as essentially coming up with the idea for the "Happiness Stan" storyline on ''Music/OgdensNutGoneFlake'', was largely overshadowed by the larger-than-life persona of Steve Marriott. This continued into the Faces, where Lane remained a lesser-known member than Stewart Music/RodStewart and Ron Wood, despite writing many of the band's best-loved songs. And later his solo work was, and continues to be, very highly regarded by those who listened to it, but was not particularly successful (which was perhaps affected in part by the onset of Multiple Sclerosis, which prevented Lane from touring).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* StuckInTheirShadow: Ronnie Lane, who had contributed greatly to the catalogue as well as essentially coming up with the idea for the "Happiness Stan" storyline on Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, was largely overshadowed by the larger-than-life persona of Steve Marriott. This continued into the Faces, where Lane remained a lesser-known member than Stewart and Wood, despite writing many of the band's best-loved songs. And later his solo work was, and continues to be, very highly regarded by those who listened to it, but was not particularly successful (which was perhaps affected in part by the onset of Multiple Sclerosis, which prevented Lane from touring).

to:

* StuckInTheirShadow: Ronnie Lane, who had contributed greatly to the catalogue as well as essentially coming up with the idea for the "Happiness Stan" storyline on Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, ''Music/OgdensNutGoneFlake'', was largely overshadowed by the larger-than-life persona of Steve Marriott. This continued into the Faces, where Lane remained a lesser-known member than Stewart and Wood, despite writing many of the band's best-loved songs. And later his solo work was, and continues to be, very highly regarded by those who listened to it, but was not particularly successful (which was perhaps affected in part by the onset of Multiple Sclerosis, which prevented Lane from touring).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AmericansHateTingle: One of the most infamous examples from UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. They had six Top 10 hits in their native Britain, with "Itchycoo Park" even making the Top 10 twice (#3 in its original 1967 issue, then #9 in a Christmas 1975 reissue). Meanwhile, in America "Itchycoo Park" was their only Top 40 hit, getting to #16 in ''Billboard''. A lot of this came down to the band not being able to do much touring in the States because of work visa issues (partly because of restrictions deliberately targeting less successful British bands, and compounded when Ian [=McLagan=] got busted for drug possession).

to:

* AmericansHateTingle: One of the most infamous examples from UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. They had six Top 10 hits in their native Britain, with "Itchycoo Park" even making the Top 10 twice (#3 in its original 1967 issue, then #9 in a Christmas 1975 reissue). Meanwhile, in America "Itchycoo Park" was their only Top 40 hit, getting to #16 in ''Billboard''. A lot of this came down to the band not being able to do much touring in the States because of work visa issues (partly because of restrictions deliberately targeting less successful British bands, and compounded when Ian [=McLagan=] got busted for drug possession). But oddly, the two later offshoot bands, Music/{{Faces}} and Humble Pie, both did extremely well in America.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AmericansHateTingle: They had six Top 10 hits in their native Britain, with "Itchycoo Park" even making the Top 10 twice (#3 in its original 1967 issue, then #9 in a Christmas 1975 reissue). Meanwhile, in America "Itchycoo Park" was their only Top 40 hit, getting to #16 in ''Billboard''.

to:

* AmericansHateTingle: One of the most infamous examples from UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion. They had six Top 10 hits in their native Britain, with "Itchycoo Park" even making the Top 10 twice (#3 in its original 1967 issue, then #9 in a Christmas 1975 reissue). Meanwhile, in America "Itchycoo Park" was their only Top 40 hit, getting to #16 in ''Billboard''. A lot of this came down to the band not being able to do much touring in the States because of work visa issues (partly because of restrictions deliberately targeting less successful British bands, and compounded when Ian [=McLagan=] got busted for drug possession).

Added: 290

Changed: 64

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AmericansHateTingle: They had six Top 10 hits in their native Britain, with "Itchycoo Park" even making the Top 10 twice (#3 in its original 1967 issue, then #9 in a Christmas 1975 reissue). Meanwhile, in America "Itchycoo Park" was their only Top 40 hit, getting to #16 in ''Billboard''.



* SignatureSong: "Itchycoo Park," though the band would likely have preferred it to be "Tin Soldier."

to:

* SignatureSong: "Itchycoo Park," though the band would likely have preferred it to be "Tin Soldier."" Both songs oddly overshadow their only UK #1, "All or Nothing".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FaceOfTheBand: Steve Marriott died in a house fire in 1991 and Ronnie Lane died of complications of multiple sclerosis in 1997, ending the possibility of a reunion.

to:

* FaceOfTheBand: Steve Marriott died in a house fire in 1991 and Ronnie Lane died of complications of multiple sclerosis in 1997, ending are the possibility of a reunion.best-known members.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FaceOfTheBand: Steve Marriott.

to:

* FaceOfTheBand: Steve Marriott.Marriott died in a house fire in 1991 and Ronnie Lane died of complications of multiple sclerosis in 1997, ending the possibility of a reunion.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* SignatureSong: "Itchycoo Park," though the band would likely have preferred it to be "Tin Soldier."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FaceOfTheBand: Steve Marriott.
* StuckInTheirShadow: Ronnie Lane, who had contributed greatly to the catalogue as well as essentially coming up with the idea for the "Happiness Stan" storyline on Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, was largely overshadowed by the larger-than-life persona of Steve Marriott. This continued into the Faces, where Lane remained a lesser-known member than Stewart and Wood, despite writing many of the band's best-loved songs. And later his solo work was, and continues to be, very highly regarded by those who listened to it, but was not particularly successful (which was perhaps affected in part by the onset of Multiple Sclerosis, which prevented Lane from touring).

Top