- "Itchycoo Park" music video by Small Faces - Added on 07-01-2012 - Genre : Oldies - Description : "Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, first recorded by their group, the Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967. - Tags : 1967 , 60s , Small Faces
Filed under: Exclusive , The Hit List Every good protest needs a soundtrack, and though these turbulent times may have inspired mostly escapist pop about dance floor decadence, we live in a post-iPod era where the [...]
Without undermining the musical and pop culture knowledge of some of our older readers (if we have any?), or that of our younger readers who are "in" this particular "know," if you haven't heard of this band, Small Faces , or this song: pay close attention. "Itchycoo Park" provides an interesting alternate history of 1967 (although not too alternate), where Small Faces (not The Beatles) were the first to make use of the flanging technique and when mods became musicians and not the other way around. Small Faces were one [...]
Got The Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 3 the other day from Netflix, and the highlight of the disc was definitely this performance by Humble Pie, Steve Marriott's band with Peter Frampton after the former left the Small Faces. For the most part, I prefer Faces to Humble Pie and the Small Faces to both, but this is a hell of a performance. Sadly, after Humble Pie fell apart so did Marriott's career, basically, and he ended up dying [...]
Got The Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 3 the other day from Netflix, and the highlight of the disc was definitely this performance by Humble Pie, Steve Marriott's band with Peter Frampton after the former left the Small Faces. For the most part, I prefer Faces to Humble Pie and the Small Faces to both, but this is a hell of a performance. Sadly, after Humble Pie fell apart so did Marriott's career, basically, and he ended up dying in [...]