| January 11th, 2005 09:35 PM |
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| BILL PERKS |
THIS IS FANTASTIC..THIS IS HOW A BOX SET SHOULD BE.I CANT SAY ENOUGH HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THESE GEMS COMING OUT AFTER ALL THIS TIME.MAC DID A HELLUVA JOB PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. |
| January 11th, 2005 09:42 PM |
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| mac_daddy |
havent heard it - more details please, bp...
tia |
| January 11th, 2005 09:52 PM |
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| time is on my side |
Absolutely agree with you. Incredible music and just loved they way put this whole thing together. This set shows what an incredible band the FACES really were in their prime and how the studio albums really didn't do them any justice (was fortunate to see them live right after Rod Stewart released his excellent NEVER A DULL MOMENT). Great show even if they were the back up band for Three Dog Night (can you believe that!!!). FIVE GUYS WALK INTO A BAR.... gets an A+++++ in my book and may very well be one of the best box sets ever released.
[Edited by time is on my side] |
| January 11th, 2005 10:07 PM |
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| mac_daddy |
is it all studio - like a big greatest hits..? or are there live tracks (or a full live gig)..? studio outtakes..? |
| January 11th, 2005 10:10 PM |
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| time is on my side |
It has it all (live, outtakes, unreleased songs, demos, studio versions,etc). If you like the FACES, it's a must have.
[Edited by time is on my side] |
| January 11th, 2005 10:18 PM |
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| gustavobala |
see...www.the-faces.com |
| January 11th, 2005 10:20 PM |
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| parmeda |
Hey mac, time beat me to it....this set has a nice mix of a taste of everything.
Definately, a must have! |
| January 11th, 2005 10:24 PM |
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| mac_daddy |
well then - i might have to pick up a copy...
thanks for the info. |
| January 11th, 2005 11:05 PM |
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| sirmoonie |
Just arrived in the mail today. Playing it right now - brilliant! Making a Faces fan out of me really fast. |
| January 11th, 2005 11:13 PM |
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| Nellcote |
THE Best Box Set EVER! |
| January 11th, 2005 11:26 PM |
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| mac_daddy |
quote:
gustavobala wrote:
see...www.the-faces.com
you cannot order it from there. any ideas..? |
| January 11th, 2005 11:28 PM |
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| Nellcote |
If you go to macpages.com, Mac will autograph you a copy... |
| January 12th, 2005 12:37 AM |
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| glencar |
Mac, I owe you some CD's but couldn't make out your address. PM Me if you want this box set copied to you. It's brilliant. It's $50 or so at amazon.com.
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| January 12th, 2005 12:42 AM |
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| Rags |
'Best box set of 2004' - Mojo Magazine & Amazon.com
The Faces 4 CD box set 'Five guys walk into a bar...' containing 67 tracks and liner notes by David Fricke, Ian McLagan and others, includes many 'live', radio performances, plus umpteen unheard tracks.
Read more reviews here: http://www.ianmclagan.com/press
As mentioned above, get your signed copy directly from Mac (Faces keyboardist and producer of the Box Set): http://www.macspages.com/merch.htm
Box set track list and info at Macspages (scroll down): http://www.macspages.com/faces.htm
You can also get the track list, listen to mp3 samples, and purchase the Box at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001Z2R96/qid=/br=1-/ref=br_lf_m_//104-8642622-2103928?v=glance&s=music&n=10499511
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| January 12th, 2005 07:46 AM |
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| gustavobala |
how much cost this box in the macpages? |
| January 12th, 2005 07:56 AM |
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| Rags |
$65.00 USA & Canada
$72.00 All other countries
Price includes shipping.
Order online with credit card or send international money order. Order at http://www.macspages.com/merch.htm
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| January 12th, 2005 07:59 AM |
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| gustavobala |
thanxs rags....
these is much money in my land! not yet, i will wait "tree" ...LOL |
| January 12th, 2005 08:09 AM |
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| peterdv |
i know you can buy it from Ian's site, but then importduties will be so high...i have been looking for this one to show up in Europe, but so far either i must have missed it or simply was not brought out yet..(excludes UK)
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| January 12th, 2005 09:55 AM |
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| Martha |
quote:
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you cannot order it from there. any ideas..?
You can get it in the BMG music club now for $25. I've been a member since 1986 and get a lot of my music there. :-) |
| January 12th, 2005 10:12 AM |
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| Nellcote |
WARNING!~
To maintain proper mental health, by purchasing this box set, the purchaser agrees to play at least one disc of this box set daily. Said purchaser also agrees to obligate him/herself to enlighten at least five other music listeners to the importance of this box set, to promote good rock music health. Your attention recognizing these conditions is greatly appreciated. |
| January 12th, 2005 10:50 AM |
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| Saint Sway |
I agree wholeheartedly with all the lavish praise that is being given to this awesome box set. I cant say if its the best ever - but its definately the best box set I own. Its everything you want in a box set. Great tracks - best of, rare, live - great pics, great stories. It holds a permanent spot on my coffee table. I try and turn each and every soul that I come across onto The Faces.
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The Faces 4 CD box set 'Five guys walk into a bar...' containing 67 tracks and liner notes by David Fricke, Ian McLagan and others, includes many 'live', radio performances, plus umpteen unheard tracks.
the liner notes are great. Everyone does a great job of talking about just how important and great a band The Faces were. And the stories from Mac are priceless. Best part is the transcribed dialogue of The Faces joking around with each other before a take of "Jealous Guy" - f#ckin hilarious!!!
in addition to Mac & Fricke, there are brilliant praises heaped on in the liner notes from Slash, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Rich Robinson (Black Crowes), Paul Westerberg (Replacements), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)
btw, as a bonus for Stones freaks theres a great live cover of "Love In Vein" that clocks in at just over 8 minutes!!! And Rod dedicates it to MIck on the intro |
| January 12th, 2005 12:03 PM |
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| charlotte |
I saw The Faces 5 times-3 in Charlotte, 1 in Atlanta and 1 in Tampa...those were the days!!!! |
| January 12th, 2005 12:31 PM |
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| justinkurian |
For those who would like more info on this - this is from allmusic.com. I agree with them 99.99% of the time.
Here's their review:
There has never been a better box set than the Faces' Five Guys Walk into a Bar.... There has never been a box that captures an artist so perfectly, nor has a box set taken greater advantage of unreleased and rare material, to the point where it seems as essential and vital as the released recordings. Simply put, there's never been a box set as necessary as this, since it tells the band's entire tale and explains exactly what the fuss is all about. Unfortunately, some explanations are in order, since the Faces never made it big, resigned to cult status in America and Britain alike. Nevertheless, if you love rock & roll with an all-consuming passion, you may consider the Faces the greatest rock & roll band ever. And you'd be right. Other bands were certainly bigger and plenty wielded a stronger influence, but the Faces were something unique, an endearingly ragged quintet that played raw, big-hearted rock & roll as hard as the Rolling Stones, but with a warm, friendly vibe that would have sounded utterly foreign coming from the Stones. At the turn of the '60s, that warmth was unusual in rock & roll, since most of the big bands were larger than life; even the Kinks, the quaintest and quietest of the titans of the late '60s, had a theatrical bent that lent them a mystique.
In contrast, the Faces were utterly without mystique. They were unpretentious to a fault, coming across like the lovable lads from the neighborhood who were always out for a good time, whether it was before, during, or after a gig. They were unassuming and mischievous, with their raggedness camouflaging a sweetness that flowed throughout their music; they were charming rogues, so endearing that even the infamously cranky, trendsetting British DJ John Peel had a soft spot a mile wide for them. That raggedness resulted in exhilarating music, but also made the Faces inconsistent on-stage and in the studio. At their peak, nobody could touch them, but even their greatest albums were sloppy, never maintaining their momentum. They would also throw away great songs on non-LP singles, and their live performances including BBC sessions for Peel often had a raucous energy not quite captured on their albums. All of these elements taken as a whole add up to a great band, but no single album, not even the first-rate 1999 compilation Good Boys When They're Asleep, captured each of these elements.
Five Guys Walk into a Bar... does. Produced and sequenced by their keyboardist, Ian McLagan, the set throws all conventional rules of box sets out the window. It's not assembled in a chronological order. A grand 43 of its 67 tracks are non-LP cuts and rarities, including a whopping 31 previously unreleased tracks. It has all the B-sides never released on CD. Several songs are repeated in alternate live or studio versions. Such a preponderance of rarities would usually mean that a box set is only for the devoted, but that's not the case here these rarities are the very reason why Five Guys Walk into a Bar... succeeds in a way none of their original albums do, since they fill in the gaps left behind on their four studio albums. This does mean that it features several Rod Stewart solo cuts that worked their way into the Faces' repertoire (partially because the band backed him on his solo albums, too), but that was an important part of their history (plus, the BBC version of "You're My Girl [I Don't Want to Discuss It]" is blistering hot), and while this showcases Stewart at his best he never was better than he was in the early '70s, whether it was fronting the Faces or on his solo records he never overshadows his mates on this box.
The focus is on the band as a whole, which means that the spotlight is shone on the late, perpetually underappreciated Ronnie Lane numerous times on each of the four discs, and that Ronnie Wood has his turn at the microphone on a wonderful live "Take a Look at the Guy." McLagan's song sequencing may appear to have no logic behind it, since it doesn't group recordings together by either era or scarcity, yet his seemingly haphazard approach makes musical and emotional sense, flowing like a set list yet remarkably maintaining momentum through its four lengthy discs. While it may sound like hyperbole, there's never a dull moment here, not a bad track among these 67 songs it's consistent in a way the Faces never were when they were together. It's a joyous, addictive listen, too. It sounds like a party, one where everybody's invited and where the music doesn't stop playing until the break of dawn. That makes a perfect tribute for a band that never got the respect they were due, and never made the great album they should have made. With Five Guys Walk into a Bar..., the Faces finally have that great album and not just that, they have a box set that's as infectious and satisfying as any classic rock & roll album and a box set that's quite possibly the greatest box set ever made. Plus, it's just one hell of a good time.
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| January 12th, 2005 07:52 PM |
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| Rags |
Now, if we could just get the Faces inducted into the Hall of Fame! I've thought about starting an online petition, but I don't know if that really influences the selection process. Any ideas?
I hope the rave reviews the Box has been getting from fans and critics alike will finally wake up the powers that be and get them to take notice of this truly deserving band.
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| January 12th, 2005 11:25 PM |
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| glencar |
On-line petitions? See Mizz U! |
| January 13th, 2005 02:34 AM |
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| padre |
Haven't got the box yet, but even a look at the tracklist says it's a must.
If all your praises are true, it seems like Mac would be the right person to compile the Stones box set, too! But when will that day come...? |
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