Faces - Snakes & Ladders

Snakes & Ladders is a fine 12-song overview of The Faces, containing some of the group's best songs ("Had Me a Real Good Time," "Stay With Me," "Miss Judy's Farm," "Sweet Lady Mary," "Ooh La La," "Cindy Incidentally"), along with a couple of mediocre cuts ("Pineapple and the Monkey," "Flying") and the unremarkable, single-only "Pool Hall Richard." Though it gives a sense of what made The Faces a great rock & roll band, it falls far short of being a definitive retrospective or introduction. Read More