Actually if you saw him in person during that time ballads and down tempo songs were an essential part of his act and he sung quite a few with Faces. I saw Small Faces before Roddy joined (with Steve Marriott) and three (or four, not sure) with Roddy. I remember seeing him do that "Maybe I'm Amazed", so I think 4. He was always a real romantic, especially doing that "Love In Vain" thing. I later saw Marriott after he left with Frampton in that Humble Pie band.Every Picture Tells a Story is a great album. Before he started ballads. Faces with Ron Woods were his band.
Funny and true. But what Rod has is astonishing musicality: phrasing and feeling. While the young Dylan affected his croaking voice (and now as old Dylan that IS his voice), he nevertheless had those same musical qualities. Ditto the older Sinatra. They can just "deliver" a song.3o years ago, my mom heard Rod's "Maggie May",
and she said: how can this guy to be a singer. His voice like a duck.
As you can tell I'm a hopeless romantic!
Garth Brooks THE DANCE