>> whereas Rod the Mod has continued to scour the bottom of the musical 
>> barrel.

As much as I would love to see a Faces reunion, I think that opportunity was 
lost years ago. Rod doesn't have the chops anymore that are needed to pull 
off a vintage Faces rock show, and the heart of the band is no longer with 
us. That's not to say I wouldn't be first in line if they did decide to do 
it, and any band with Woody and Mac is a band worth standing in line to see.

Sure, he's crooning for dollars, and he hit a gold mine doing so. But if you 
check out the Royal Albert Hall DVD, you'll see that he can still put on a 
great show. I just prefer the early rocking Rod, and I think that he and 
Woody were a team that shouldn't have split - neither one has done anything 
since that equals what they accomplished together. IMHO, of course.

The saddest part (to me) is that a Faces reunion back in 1990 or so would 
not only have been more musically credible (than now), it would have raised 
a lot of money for Mac and Lane at a time when both could have really used 
it. Ditto recording "Ooh La La" when the songwriter was alive to enjoy the 
royalties.

cheers
b