History Music / TheSmallFaces

* TheRival: The chief rivals to the Who in the British mod scene. This also doubled as an East vs West London rivalry, with the Who representing the more artsy, intellectual pretensions of the west while the Small Faces were the upbeat, cheeky cockneys from the east. After 1966, this largely ended, as both bands had abandoned the mod scene for a more psychedelic sound--not to mention that the members of the two bands got along well, with Ronnie Lane and Pete Townshend in particular establishing a strong friendship based on their mutual interest in the teachings of Meher Baba.

* VocalTagTeam: Though Marriott is often regarded as the lead singer of the band, Lane's backing vocals are often prominent and he sang lead on a significant number of songs, often those he wrote (for example, on the band's 1967 self-titled album, he's the featured vocalist on five out of the fourteen tracks). Ian [=McLagan=] also sings lead on his compositions "Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire" and "Long Agos and Worlds Apart," although this is more of a case of StepUpToTheMicrophone.

* AllOrNothing: Literally so: this was the title of a classic ObsessionSong which was a hit in 1966 where the narrator stakes everything on one last try at getting the girl.

* BritishRockStar: All four were rock stars, and all four were British, but Steve Marriott fits this trope most clearly.

* TheRival: The chief rivals to the Who in the British mod scene. After 1966, this largely ended, as both bands had abandoned the mod scene for a more psychedelic sound.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Music/{{Faces}}
* VocalDissonance: Steve Marriott was 5'5" and had soft boyish features, but he is commonly regarded as being one of the most powerful rock singers of all time, so much so that a great deal of hard rock and metal singing can be traced back to him in some way, as Robert Plant was a huge fan and the influence of Marriott's style is clearly audible in his vocals on Music/LedZeppelin's early albums.
* VocalTagTeam: Though Marriott is often regarded as the lead singer of the band, Lane's backing vocals are often prominent and he sang lead on a large body of songs, often those he wrote (for example, on the band's 1967 self-titled album, he sings five out of the fourteen songs). Ian [=McLagan=] also sings lead on his compositions "Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire" and "Long Agos and Worlds Apart." However, since Marriott did sing the majority of the material, this could also be considered an instance of StepUpToTheMicrophone.

With the ConceptAlbum ''Music/OgdensNutGoneFlake'', the band introduced [[PsychedelicRock psychedelic]] elements to their music, resulting in their [[OneHitWonder most memorable song and biggest American hit]], "Itchycoo Park". However, their success didn't last, and the band disbanded in 1969 (after Marriott infamously quit on New Years Eve 1968), and Lane, Jones and [=McLagan=] joined up with [[Music/TheRollingStones Ronnie Wood]] and [[Music/RodStewart Rod Stewart]] of The Jeff Beck Group to form a new combo called Music/{{Faces}}, while Steve Marriott teamed up with future superstar Music/PeterFrampton in Humble Pie. They did partially reunite from 1975 to 1978 (with Rick Wills of Music/{{Foreigner|Band}} and Jimmy [=McCulloch=] of Music/{{Wings}} participating), though that didn't last. Somewhat ironically, considering their rivalry, Jones would become Music/TheWho's drummer after Keith Moon's death. Both groups became successful in TheSeventies and are now counted as important innovators in the BluesRock genre. [=McCulloch=] died of a heroin overdose in 1979, Marriott died in a house fire in 1991, Lane succumbed to complications from Multiple Sclerosis in 1997, and [=McLagan=] died from a massive stroke in 2014.

* TheBandMinusTheFace: When Steve Marriott left, Ronnie Lane, Ian [=McLagan=] and Kenney Jones replaced him with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. However, the new-look band had such a different sound that they elected to change their name to simply the Faces, partly because as Stewart and Wood were 5'10", they were no longer all "Small." Ironically, though, the band's first album, First Step, was still credited to the "Small Faces" as it was felt that the name recognition would help sales.

With the ConceptAlbum ''Music/OgdensNutGoneFlake'', the band introduced [[PsychedelicRock psychedelic]] elements to their music, resulting in their [[OneHitWonder most memorable song and biggest American hit]], "Itchycoo Park". However, their success didn't last, and the band disbanded in 1969 (after Marriott infamously quit on New Years Eve 1968), and Lane, Jones and [=McLagan=] joined up with [[Music/TheRollingStones Ronnie Wood]] and [[Music/RodStewart Rod Stewart]] of The Jeff Beck Group to form a new combo called Music/{{Faces}}, while Steve Marriott teamed up with future superstar [[Music/PeterFrampton Peter Frampton]] in Humble Pie. They did partially reunite from 1975 to 1978 (with Rick Wills of Music/{{Foreigner}} and Jimmy [=McCulloch=] of Music/{{Wings}} participating), though that didn't last. Somewhat ironically, considering their rivalry, Jones would become Music/TheWho's drummer after Keith Moon's death. Both groups became successful in TheSeventies and are now counted as important innovators in the BluesRock genre. [=McCulloch=] died of a heroin overdose in 1979, Marriott died in a house fire in 1991, Lane succumbed to complications from Multiple Sclerosis in 1997, and [=McLagan=] died from a massive stroke in 2014.

* [[Music/{{Foreigner}} Rick Wills]] - bass, vocals (1976-1978)

* ThePeteBest: Jimmy Winston, the band's original organist, never fit in particularly well with the group--Winston was older and taller than the other members, and occasionally tried to steal the spotlight from them. Ian [=McLagan=], his replacement, fit the band's overall image better--McLagan was 5'5" and even looked like he could have been Ronnie Lane's brother--and was a stronger keyboardist to boot (the dismissed Winston was actually more proficient on guitar than keys).

* VocalDissonance: Steve Marriott was 5'5" and had soft boyish features, but he is commonly regarded as being one of the most powerful rock singers of all time, so much so that a great deal of hard rock and metal singing can be traced back to him in some way, as Robert Plant was a huge fan and the influence of Marriott's style is clearly audible in his vocals on Led Zeppelin's early albums.

* NewYearHasCome: The band infamously fell apart after Steve Marriott stormed offstage during a show in Paris on New Year's Eve, 1968. He played a few shows with them in the early months of 1969 due to contractual obligation, but after the Paris show, all of the members knew that the Small Faces were finished. Marriott went on to form Humble Pie with Peter Frampton, while Lane, [=McLagan=], and Jones teamed up with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood to form the Faces.

* FormerChildStar: Averted. Marriott had had success as a child singer, starring in a production of the musical Oliver!, and went on to become one of the most renowned rock vocalists of his generation.

* 1967 - ''From the Beginning'' - A compilation album released without the band's consent by Decca after they [[Channel Hop moved to]] Immediate Records, featuring tracks that had not been included on their first album as well as early versions of songs that would be included on their second.