The Faces got nominated for entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Three brief points:
- You are probably like “what? They’re not already in the Hall of Fame?” They are not. And that is a shame, though not a surprise, as this was something me and the dudes figured out during 2009’s epic All Faces Weekend.
- Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood are both already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - twice (both for their work with The Jeff Beck Group, and Stewart off his solo stuff and Wood as a Rolling Stone). Kenney Jones might be in if you count his stint with The Who. As Dave pointed out to me in IM, this leaves only Ian McLagan and Ronnie Lane out, and they won’t be quite the draw for voters. And this is sad because both of those dudes deserve to be in there - Ronnie Lane on his own merits and McLagan not only for The Faces, but also in light of the cool work he’s done with other acts (including the Stones).
- While you might hate to admit it - since he turned into a giant cartoon version of himself - Rod Stewart really does deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times.
Anyway, despite the odds, I’ve got my fingers crossed.
