Mahoney's Last Stand

Artist: Ron Wood & Ronnie Lane
Label: Pilot
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 650113104128
EAN: 0650113104128
ASIN: B00000I9KH

Release Date: 1999-04-06

Mahoney's Last Stand

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Tracks:

Car Radio
Tonight's Number
From The Late To The Early
Chicken Wire
Chicken Wired
I'll Fly Away
Title One
Just For A Moment (Instrumental)
'Mona' The Blues
Hay Tumble
Woody's Thing
Rooster Funeral
Just For A Moment
Bonus Track: Insurance
Bonus Track: Safety Pin Queen
Bonus Track: Anymore For Anymore
Bonus Track: C&W Number
Bonus Track: My Fault

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Album Description

1998 reissue on New Millennium Communications of long lost1972 album by these members of The Faces. Contains fivepreviously unreleased bonus tracks recorded during the samesession: 'My Fault', 'C&W Number', 'Anymore For Anymore','Safety Pin Queen' & 'Insu

Customer Reviews:

laid back and enjoyable imperfect.......2006-07-28

The Two Ronnies recorded a soundtrack ca. 1972 for a motion picture that was apparently forgotten immediately after release, making this music more of a found treasure than if the songs were tagged to a familiar movie. More ragged and rustic than their recordings with the Faces, these songs and instrumental jams--with a bunch of friends including Pete Townshend--are seasoned with Lane's turns on banjo and Wood's bottleneck slide playing. If one is expecting a coherent, polished studio masterpiece, than this would be the wrong album to pick. But if backporch country gospel folk blues with flashes of undeniable inspiration sounds good, then it's a keeper. I say it's the latter, more than making up for technical shortcomings with its wonderful feel. Not too sloppy and not too quaint: would that these two Faces had teamed up for another, but the Stones beckoned to one of them (you know which one), while the other pursued a solo career aborted too soon by MS. This cd will have to do, then. It does well for all that.

The Rons Strum (and Sing).......2006-06-08

Don't be deceived: this may be a soundtrack, but it is filled with the sort of country/blues/soul-influenced music that anyone who loves, say "Gasoline Alley," Faces' "Ooh La La," Ronnie Lane's solo material, or "Beggars Banquet" for that matter, will almost certainly enjoy. Yes, only 6 of the 13 songs feature vocals, and I won't pretend that this is as ambitious as the many classics Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane have made in their careers, but that is part of it's enormous charm, and when a song really jumps out at you - "Just For A Moment," heard in both instrumental and vocal versions - it packs such a wallop that one wonders how it could have missed being a highlight on any Faces album. Ron Wood provides the sort of distinctive and splendid slide one will recognize from Rod Stewart's Mercury classics, as well as his fat, rumbling bass and occasional lead vocals - the last, noteably, on the unassuming but blistering slow blues "'Mona' The Blues". Lane's vocals are as soulful as ever, and he too adds his melodic basslines, banjo, and acoustic guitars to the proceedings. "Rooster Funeral," is another strong vocal number, and one of a handful that features (ex-Blind Faith, Traffic, and Family member) Rick Grech on violin. "Hay Tumble," an instrumental again with Grech on violin and ex Jeff Beck Group/Rod Stewart drummer Mick Waller on drums, sounds like a high quality outtake from "Gasoline Alley," (think 'Jo's Lament,' or 'Only A Hobo'). And the countrified boogie-woogie of "Woody's Thing" is all Wood guitars plus the late sixth Rolling Stone Ian Stewart adding inimitable piano. All of the Faces - except Rod Stewart - appear on this set, and one track ("Tonight's Number", with a moody Jim Price trumpet solo) was included on the Faces' box set. The bonus tracks are mostly early sketches of "Ooh La La" tracks (except a brief "Anymore For Anymore," and "Insurance," the latter which appears in better sound quality on the Faces' box), and minor additions to that group's superb body of work, but for anyone reading this far, "Mahoney's Last Stand" (and why could they not have kept the original 1976 cover art?) is highly recommended.

More than just a soundtrack.......2005-12-20

True this is a soundtrack, and there aren'r a whole lot of vocals on it, but the music is amazing. Stylistically MLS is similar to Lane's solo career with a little jazz, and wood's unique talents at guitar added. The result is simply perfect. If you are looking for something that is reminicsent of the Faces, then this is not it. Musically MLS is layed back and completely enjoyable, Car Radio, Tonights number, and Title one are medium tempo and jam like with some groove and instrumentals and are the most versatile of the tracks (by versatile I mean they are suitable for listening in most situations). From the Late to the Early and both Just For A Moment tracks (one has vocals, the other does not)are slower, emotional and endearing. Chicken Wire, Chicken Wired and Hey Tumble are fun-loving and 'Mona' The Blues, Woody's Thing and Rooster Funeral are what I like to classify as "drunken times" tunes, where one can easily picture the musicians, or oneself as blatantly drunk. I'll Fly Away is of course a great song but seems to be (at least to me) the least accesible track (meaning it does not stand well alone)on the album. The Five bonus tracks are a welcome addition; Insurance is a sort of slow tempo jam/groove track that features Lane's Base, Safety Pin Queen is a slower track that sounds like something Rod Stewart could have written before he allegedly "sold out" without vocals of course. Anymore For Anymore is of course an astoundingly good Lane number with lane singing. C&W Number is a laid back number and My Fault hearkens back to the sound of the Faces, with Wood singing (either he is extremely drunk or he forgot the lyrics). This "soundtrack" is great for listening to while driving, reading, or just doing whatever. MLS is a display of great musicianship by wood and Lane, and shows that they had a good time making the recordings. Its really a shame that they did not do more collaborations together.

Enjoyable, for completists.......2004-04-19

Nearly all of this CD is instrumental. The music style is somewhere between country and blues. Those familiar with Ronnie Lane's solo work will be comfortable here. Because it's a movie soundtrack, the music is intended to be background music, so it doesn't always grab your attention. There are some vocal songs featuring the usual fine lyrics of Ronnie Lane. However, Ron and Ronnie's Dylanish vocals are an acquired taste. The recording quality is substandard, and that doesn't include the bonus tracks which are the quality you would expect of demos or outtakes. I find this to be a pleasant CD to listen to when you don't want something overwhelming, especially if you are a Ron Wood or Ronnie Lane fan.

Not Your Typical Soundtrack Album.......2002-12-14

I bought this album on vinyl when it first came out and eagerly bought this expanded version (5 bonus tracks) when I found it in a cut-out bin for less than ten bucks! It still retains all the charm that I first admired it for even 25 years later.

Yes this is a motion picture soundtrack (though I've never met anyone who's ever seen the movie!!), and as such many of these are instrumentals. But "Car Radio," "Tonight's Number," "Just For a Moment (instrumental)" and "Hay Tumble" are all first rate. And there are some wonderful vocal numbers, too. The acapella version of "I'll Fly Away" is truly beautiful--and regretfully only 30-seconds long. "From Late to the Early" and "Just for the Moment" are typically gorgeous Ronnie Lane songs. Ron Wood sings lead on "'Mona' the Blues" and also adds some great slide guitar. Wood and Lane team up on vocals for the lively "Chicken Wired" and the bluesy "Rooster Funeral."

The album also features some top-notch musicians: Pete Townshend, fellow-Faces bandmates Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones, Bobby Keys, Rick Grech and Benny Gallagher (who would join Lane in Slim Chance).

Of the bonus tracks, "Insurance" and "Safety Pin Queen" are both instrumentals (the latter is probably done by The Faces, no track info is given on the bonus tracks). "Anymore for Anymore" is an early vocal version. "C&W Number" is an instrumental version of the song that would eventually include a Rod Stewart vocal and be retitled "Flags and Banners" on The Faces' OOH LA LA album. "My Fault" is an early version (Stewart has not completed the lyrics) of another song that would also be included on OOH LA LA, Lane's final album with the band before going solo.

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