Album of the Day

When the third Faces album, A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK … TO A BLIND HORSE was released 45 years today, frontman Rod Stewart was basking in the glow of No.1 solo hit “Maggie May.” Some of his success must have rubbed off as “Stay With Me” reached the Top Ten in the quintet's native U.K. to become their biggest hit. While it's surely a highlight of the 1971 Warner Bros. collection, there's never a dull moment on the set, which features several other outstanding originals penned by the Stewart-Ron Wood team (“Miss Judy's Farm”) and Ronnie Lane (“Debris”), along with a raucous cover of “Memphis, Tennessee.” Just the kind of guys you'd want to share a pint with at the pub, Faces were one of rock's great party bands, and the high spirits of A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK remain infectious.