Sorry for the second post. Steve Marriott was a gift to this world who got sandwiched between other great gifts. What I think hurt his publicity overall was that he fed off the crowd- HP was far better than Zep live by far. Led Zep was far better in a studio by far, because Paige could stay sober long enough to do his magic there that he didn't do on stage. Paige was a great studio musician.
The power the unchianed expression this man had is unbeliveable he had the natural feeling that every rock star craves and did fake any of it wish i had one once of his rawness RIP steven
well i can say i saw humble pie 3 times,also saw led zep,stones,who,queen,ac dc with bon. and freddie was the best all around.he took over thestage like a bullfighter,but steve left plant,jagger,and daltry jn his dust.if i could see any of those one more time it would be STEVE MOTHER FUCKIN MARRIOTT. R.I.P.
I'm a Zeppelin fanatic but for anyone who is delude enough to think Steve Marriot was just another number wake up - the man was the bollox its just your ears need to listen. Watch Tin Soldier and Song of a Baker on Youtube first but dont miss out on the genious of Marriot
Gillan, Plant. No way Marriott was the best and they'll agree with that. Great voice great stage presence and became a great guitar player as time went on. Watch some of the rare later stuff.
@lukemanify Well, it depends, if you listen HPs second album it's acoustic and ballad-oriented with some exceptions but listen Rock On, Street Rats, and Thunderbox, they all rock
@lukemanify I have to agree. And it's not just the change from acoustic/ballad style. There is just something about that album. It captures the feel of the live performance. I know, because I saw them one month before it was recorded. (In a roller skating rink, opening for this new group called Black Sabbath). Another good example of that phenomenon is Ten Years After's 'Recorded Live'.
And in case anyone is interested, that was not Frampton in that Pie clip. That's Clemson.
@lukemanify Steve Marriott is a ball of energy. I'm sure he overpowers his mics. But also, he's the kind of guy who obviously feeds off the energy of the crowd. It's like Frampton Live- his best selling. His other stuff sounded sterile. ....Perhaps if Steve Marriott had the right engineers that would have come through better in the studio. You have to remember that recording technology was horrible when the small faces were doing their thing.
@mydogspet Not to take away from Frampton's success but he became popular, at least in the US, because of a device called the voice or talk box for the guitar, which blew everyone's mind on the song "Do You Feel Like We Do".... some of his songs were good though and his vocals were decent.....not like Steve's explosive vocals....Steve needed a big hit and never really broke through the way he should have.
@mrbabblehead Frampton was also better live than he was in a recording studio. His songs were catchy, and his non-vocal-box leads on "Do you feel like we do..." were killer sounding- and well constructed. And women thought he was adorable before he lost his hair, which helped immensely. The problem with Frampton was that his next album just wasn't good, and his work on Seargent Pepper Movie made him into a clown. That movie probably killed more careers than any other force.
By chance any of you (older) kiddies out there remember seeing Humble Pie at the Orpheum in Boston in the early '70's..."Yes" was the group that opened for them?
Steve Marriott was an astonishing performer, and I mean astonishing! Quite apart from his music and his performing abilities, I saw him single handedly disipate a near riot situation from the stage in 1971, Just fantastic!
SF/HO and Steve were admired by musicians not just fans, as a sample listen Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin and watch the video of Keith Richards talking about the mest musicians, for the British scene he only mentions STEVE MARRIOTT
nice band nice songs but sincerely I can't see the brilliance you say in this person...Gillan, Plant etc. and their bands were much superior in my opinion...
yes I always knew the "whole lotta..." "you need loving" thing (and this is not certenly the only famous song Zeppelin plagiarism) and his consideration among musicians but this doesn't make Marriot a better singer...I think Gillan, Plant had better musicianship, writing, vocal abilities,personality,peculiarity,power,stage presence,inventivness etc...
you named so many reasons, so I assume you have to know a lot about Steve Marriott.
Therefore I'm curious about your opinion which are the songs where Steve provided the best vocals or which are his best written songs, or where he provided best guitar solos, best guitar riffs, harp playing, hammond playing- and still isn't as good as Gillan or Plant . Are Plant and Gillan better guitarists, harpists or better keyboard players- do they really have better musicianship, are more versatile?
Ian Gillan from Deep Purple? That bloke ruins my ears, sound like a white boy with his girlish screams (early heavy metal sh*te)... Steve Marriott sounds like a black man with a healthy dose of cockney. Only surpassed by black singers.
This is a quote from Robert Plant 's interview for Rolling Stone (2007)
RP:But I didn't know it was posing. It's only now with an older head, I go, "Oh, God, did that actually work?" But of course it worked. It was as genuine as the day is long. I didn't preen in front of a mirror. My mother said, "You shouldn't pout, it looks stupid." But I pouted because I wanted to be like, "Come on!" I wanted to be Steve Marriott, for fuck's sake.
Assumming you're right that Marriott was average, Pete Townshend's been deluded and deaf for over 40 years because he said about Small Faces (Marriott/Lane songwriting):
PT: They had that kind of balance, that Lennon/McCartney balance with the stuff that they were doing, created this perfect pop formula, you know there was a right balance of wit, expertise, craftsmanship, lightheartedness, seriousness, darkness - you know perfect pop songs of the day.
Glyn Johns (you know that acclaimed great producer) said about Marriott: Marriott was an exceptional singer I think, and he was a bloody good songwriter too.
(quotes are taken from "The Passing Show" video, it's on YouTube.)
as I told you before I don't think his consideration among musicians makes Marriot a better singer/songwriter...when I listen to Gillan's vocals and compositions for example I "see" an abyss which outdistance Marriot from him...despite this I like Steve but I I can't rate him as sensational...
Apparently you don't dig Marriott, it's fine, but it's a shame you didn't answer my question.I was really curious your opinion on Steve's songs, guitar/harp/keys playing ect. Now I think you just barely know this guy.
Myself, I would have never judge and compare anybody on the basis of one, two or three songs.
BTW
I'm happy being deluded with the company of Chris Robinson, Bob Plant, Phil Mogg, Bon Scott, Ozzy , Ray Davis, Chris Farlowe, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Steve Perry...
Ian Gillan from Deep Purple? Sounds like a white boy with his girlish screams (early heavy metal sh*te). Steve Marriott had a great voice emulating black, R&B and Soul singers wit ha bit of a cockney twist. Only surpassed by actual black, his only white rivals where probably Reg King of the Action, maybe steve winwood and Mal from the Primitives.
@ihatespam2 Is a plagarism of Led Zeppelin of a plagarism of Small Faces of the "original" by Willie Dixon, who probably made a plagarism of a starvin musician who made the plagarism from a dead musician LOL
However Willie Dixon sued Led Zeppelin and not Small Faces
@gliedo Cause they made bit more money. I dig Marriot also, I just get sick of everyone claiming plagarism when all you have to do is scratch the surface of most any player to see their source
@ihatespam2 You're 100% right "That's the way"... BTW, when I say Led Zeppelin made the plagarism from Small Faces and not from Willie Dixon (the author) is because the way Robert Plant sings is the exact way Steve Marriot did in "You Need Loving"
@gliedo Cause they made bit more money. I dig Marriot also, I just get sick of everyone claiming plagarism when all you have to do is scratch the surface of most any player to see their source.
Page and Beck saw a brilliance in Marriott when they aproached Steve and asked him if he would like to be a singer in their new band (2 years before Page asked Terry Reid or Plant), Keith Richards wanted Marriott in Rolling Stones(after Mick Taylor's departure)- watch Rolling Stones : Best Bands video on YT-Keith talks about his 5 best/fav bands, he talks about Steve(Small Faces/Humble Pie)- no BS, The Who, LZ, DP... but Marriott, and trust me this list goes on and on...
Sorry sageguitar70 and siberspeer for setting the record straight. I just knew that Peter had played with Marriott in Humble Pie and wasn't sure of the dates.
It was Dave "Clem" Clemson. Frampton left and by October 1971 he formed "Frampton Comes Alive". This Humble Pie concert was in Late 1971. Clemson took Frampton's spot until the band broke up in 1975.
COMES ALIVE was not a band name, it was an album name (1976). after HUMBLE PIE and before COMES ALIVE, Peter did "Wind of change"(1972), "Frampton's camel"(1973), "Somethin's Happening"(1974) and "Frampton"(1975).
I mean, what can you really say. Those of us that were fortunate to see performers like Steve Marriot and bands such as humble Pie have memories 4ever! And the heart of rock & roll is still beatin!
im pretty sure his old man used to work in fleet street when i was a kid,,i used to see steve around a lot, got some free tickets and was blown away, been a fan ever since, thanks for this post,,,,good memorys,,,great artist...
If ever someone copied my thoughts, it's this comment. I can watch/listen to Steve over and over and over and over and over, and never tire of his talent!
I met him in NYC back in 81' getting out of a taxi just before Humble Pie played a show at this place on the upper eastside called PRIVATES! Does anyone out there remember this short lived Club? Great one on one time, He is and will always be "The Greatest Voice in ROCK!!!
That's a good question. I know he always wanted to be looked upon as a muscian/vocalist and not just a vocalist. He never really wanted to seperate himself from the rest of the gang. He wasn't selfish like that.
anyone know where I can find the unedited version of I Dont Need No doctor from this show? on film/video? there's an obvious cut in the beginning part of the jam section, pity.
BTW the reason I don't give you the direct link or e-mail address is because they are automatically deleted before posting, if you have problems send me a private e-mail
I was lucky enough to see HP at charlton fc. ground with the who....just blinding!!! I later saw Stevies' All Stars at the roundhouse just as brilliant. As for sounding like a pub rock band, well thats what Stevie was to his bone.Rocking the Fillmore was just rocking the local boozer! But BIG>listen to the man he was communicating, thats what he did. A great man, sorely missed.
I agree Jaywalk, THEME FROM SKINT, is a brilliant song, slower-touching-beautiful, when the writers asked Steve about SKINT, he sounded almost embarased, I guess it was the times-a-changin, hard rock only
I remember the tour with GFR. They toured N.A. and Eu, at the time GFR was one of the most popular and loud R&R groups in the world. I saw the show in Germany and HP opened for GFR. And that is to take absolutely nothing from HP, they ROCKED the place. There were M-60 tanks lined up on the hill to give extra lighting. My first son was one year old at the time. He stayed awake for HP and slept through 90,000 watts of Grand Funk...go figure.
looking at comment from 2 mths. ago.......i remember Hyde Park 71..pie open for grand funk....no appreciation from crowd..i was appalled..took wife,,walked out yelling..fucking hippies grand funk shite etc....well ya only needed ears
ame thing happened at the second sold out show at the Shea Stadium (first was The Beatles) in the second Shea Stadium the bill was Humble Pie opening for Grand Funk! I can't believe it, Humble Pie was BY FAR better in terms of music, lyrics and stage presence. There are some comments below by someone who was there... Humble Pie stole the show, they were by far superior
Did the crowd appreciate them at Shea, cause the sure didn't in Hyde Park ? Maybe a case of " a Prophet is never appreciated in his home town, I'm paraphrasing the gospels, ex took the bible.
locheelad2...That's a great comment here. You saw the incredible early gigs too. I saw the later ones and they were one of the best live bands of any era. As you said... The chaps stood watching Steve and the girlies stood watching Peter. What a band. Who put Grand Funk etc into the equation??
Also i think it is quite amazing what range of musicians were influenced by his voice/Small Faces/Pie's material. To name a few Led Zeppelin, Paul Weller, Oasis, Blur, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Supergrass, The Black Crowes, Quiet Riot, Kiss, AC/DC...lol from Britpop to Heavy Metal ;). He's truly an unsung legend!
I really can feel a downhill road from there and for sure Steve's personal problems , his growing addiction to drugs and exhaustion from massive touring took its toll.
Later Projects: seeing the videos of Packet of Three you can see how good guitarist Steve became :)
He sounded great with the Packet of Three and I think he was happy with the simplicity of it. The deal with re-uniting with Frampton went sour pretty quick. I think all the talk of a full blown HP reunion really pissed him off.
Humble Pie: Steve's serious period ;). Pie's live performances were excellent, great musicianship unbelievable power and range of Steve's voice was something extraordinary. And I think this was their best side - F***** awesome live band. But imo their first albums were somehat disjunctive, I think Rock On and Smokin' were their best studio albums.
Small Faces - when the music was far more innocent : I think he wrote/co-wrote the best songs during that time (well at least the standard of songwiting was the most aligned in SF) and also he showed a very sensitive side of his voice (The Autumn Stone,Itchycoo Park, I'm Only Dreaming) , something which imo was almost never showed in The Pie's days. Also the cheeky, funny side of his personality (Lazy Sunday, HappyDaysToyTown etc.)
To fully understand and to know Steve's talent as a brilliant singer, great songwriter and fully accomplished musician you have to know the stuff he did in Small Faces/Humble Pie/later projects. All three periods offer something special and show different side of Steve's talent.
50 ft voice yeh, I like that... been trying to describe his voice-talent, wish I produced him, he was so close to blowing all the doors off and going supernova. but that's not it either. 50 ft voice yeah.
Humple Pie,London palladium in the late seventies,my first gig,rock and fucking roll!
Got a shiver running up my spine thinking about that night.Steve po-going backwards whilst spanking a cherry red Les Paul and knocking out incredible riffs,ah takes me back........takes another hit on joint....
i became aware only by luck in 66, saw on trip to u.k. / tried to tell canadians..no listen..well 6 guys maybe...gloating now..the VOICE and STYLE thats ENTERTAINMENT
Thank you. You have opened up a whole new set of music to me that I had not previously listened to. I am one of those rockers who sang for club bands in LA during the late 70's early 80's and I am not ashamed to say that I was heavily influenced by Marriot and Paul Rodgers. My own voice is much more like Rodgers and I was green with envy at what Marriot could do with his voice. Stevie Marriot in my mind maybe the best vocalist of his generation.
Thank you very much. I am 51 and a huge Humble Pie fan but am sad to admit that I am not as familiar with the sum of his work with small faces. I knew about Itchykoo and Song of a Baker but Tin Soldier is epic as well. God bless you and youtube for making an old rocker feel young again.
Karl, we're the same age... (well I'm 52 since two weeks ago) I do recommend you to buy and listen "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" by the Small Faces, it's a master piece!
Anybody know the name of the song that starts this video before Itchycoo Park.? If you know the name is it on you tube? I am a huge Marriot fan and I have not been able to find that tune and it kicks ass.
The Rock and Roll hall of fame is about as relevant as Rolling Stone magazine.Ran by a lot of apparently tone -deaf soulless suited yes men who were probably raised on bubble gum pop music,which they were told by weak American FM radio to like.
Is not apples with apples, When steve formed Humble Pie he wanted to leave his Small Faces mod/psychedelice roots back. As a proof, he didn't play Small Faces songs live when touring with the Pie. Both bands were great but it's not fair to compare them.
Howevere Humble Pie and Small Faces were better than The Faces
Saw Steve Marriott in a little upstairs club in Myrtle Beach, SC in 1983 for $4.00. I have seen hundreds of shows and this was one of the best by far. I remember that everyone in the band and the club was total wasted.
That was the second show at the Shea Stadium after the Beatles. Curious that Humble Pie was the opening act for Grand Funk. That was because Small Faces were absolutely unknown on the other side of the Atlantic.
In Europe would have been Grand Funk the opening act and The Pie at the top of the bill
BTW... lucky you, I want to be back in time to be there!
The best description of Steve = the "fireball of talent" - I don't remember where it's from but really I can't say it better. Stunning. Pure class. Thanks for putting this together.
True. Steve Marriott was someone who needed to seen as well as heard to be fully appreciated. His energy and stage presence were as remarkable as his voice. Unfortunately, his time was before the age of music videos and MTV and and most people never got that chance to see him. I don't doubt that Youtube alone has generated a great deal more interest in him.
Now that I've been informed of Steve actually in Small Faces...So glad that he took it to another level as most musicians did 60's in to the 70's. I just love it how he GROOVES & actually having a great time on stage. YEAH !! This is the way ROCK is intended to be. I'd be dancin with him! RIP you were BEAUTIFUL !!
no one was more influential, and more overlooked then Steve.........he was the absolute best, and his credentials are amazing.....yet he was such a tragic figure who never compromised his first love, MUSIC.....I will go to my grave singing his praises.....Rest in Peace Steve we loved you man!!
It's too bad you haven't taken the time to figure out who he was. Maybe listening too much to the mainstream media and their slanted accounts towards hendrix et al..............Don't get me wrong all the others should get their due, but so should Steve Marriott
If he is so great.....why do so few people know about him.
Most people when they think of great Rockers.....names like.....Jimmy Hendrix....The Beatles...Elvis Presley...etc....Ive never heard the name Steve Marriot come up
And I have not heard anything in this video that will encourage me to use his name
Bloody rich coming from someone who likes xtc and stevie nicks !!!! Each to their own. Steve Marriott was good ( my opinion is, he was the best) Perhaps you should look further into his life and see who he influenced. The list is amazing.
Jacobbrester, do yourself a favour and get some answers... listen "You need Loving" and then listen "Whole Lotta Love" or listen "Own up" from SF first album and then listen Jimi. Listen Ogden's and then listen Tommy, etc etc Small Faces in all cases were first. According to Keith Richards his fav bands are Small Faces and Humble Pie (see the video here on YouTube) and his fav was Steve Marriott
This is for jacobester. I have seen Steve with both Small Faces and Humble Pie. I doubt if you have. To see him perform is pure rocknroll. Save for Hendrix, the icons of rock were mainstream and had the avantage of a mass audience and airplay. I suggest you check out more videos. If his perfomances dont rock you, I doubt if anything will.
Trust them, he was one of the greatest and more influential. Ask Led Zeppelin they stole some riffs and the singing, see a video here on You Tube and see how Keith Richards mentions Steve (Small Faces and Humble Pie too) as his favourites, etc etc etc
Sorry for the second post. Steve Marriott was a gift to this world who got sandwiched between other great gifts. What I think hurt his publicity overall was that he fed off the crowd- HP was far better than Zep live by far. Led Zep was far better in a studio by far, because Paige could stay sober long enough to do his magic there that he didn't do on stage. Paige was a great studio musician.
mydogspet 1 month ago
what a great voice....
queenie1972 2 months ago 2
The power the unchianed expression this man had is unbeliveable he had the natural feeling that every rock star craves and did fake any of it wish i had one once of his rawness RIP steven
11FISHEY 3 months ago
well i can say i saw humble pie 3 times,also saw led zep,stones,who,queen,ac dc with bon. and freddie was the best all around.he took over thestage like a bullfighter,but steve left plant,jagger,and daltry jn his dust.if i could see any of those one more time it would be STEVE MOTHER FUCKIN MARRIOTT. R.I.P.
eaglebowwer 5 months ago 3
Something about Itchycoo Park.It is England in 1967 to me. Really is "all to beautiful"
Steve Marriot deserved better.
dooksnob 5 months ago
Que maravilha!
paivafilho38 5 months ago
I'm a Zeppelin fanatic but for anyone who is delude enough to think Steve Marriot was just another number wake up - the man was the bollox its just your ears need to listen. Watch Tin Soldier and Song of a Baker on Youtube first but dont miss out on the genious of Marriot
CardiffBrainsSA 7 months ago
@CardiffBrainsSA My favourite is Autumn Stone......Steve Marriot was THE voice.
zeberdee17 6 months ago
Gillan, Plant. No way Marriott was the best and they'll agree with that. Great voice great stage presence and became a great guitar player as time went on. Watch some of the rare later stuff.
eturfrey 1 year ago
Can't forget Plonk. Ronnie Lane is one of the greatest musicains right along with Little Stevie. Peace.
uhprah 1 year ago
@uhprah The majic mijits, pure talent!!!
eturfrey 3 months ago
How come the Fillmore live is one of the best live albums ever but the studio works just don't have the energy?
lukemanify 1 year ago
@lukemanify Well, it depends, if you listen HPs second album it's acoustic and ballad-oriented with some exceptions but listen Rock On, Street Rats, and Thunderbox, they all rock
gliedo 1 year ago
@lukemanify I have to agree. And it's not just the change from acoustic/ballad style. There is just something about that album. It captures the feel of the live performance. I know, because I saw them one month before it was recorded. (In a roller skating rink, opening for this new group called Black Sabbath). Another good example of that phenomenon is Ten Years After's 'Recorded Live'.
And in case anyone is interested, that was not Frampton in that Pie clip. That's Clemson.
thebird55 2 months ago
@lukemanify Steve Marriott is a ball of energy. I'm sure he overpowers his mics. But also, he's the kind of guy who obviously feeds off the energy of the crowd. It's like Frampton Live- his best selling. His other stuff sounded sterile. ....Perhaps if Steve Marriott had the right engineers that would have come through better in the studio. You have to remember that recording technology was horrible when the small faces were doing their thing.
mydogspet 1 month ago
@mydogspet Not to take away from Frampton's success but he became popular, at least in the US, because of a device called the voice or talk box for the guitar, which blew everyone's mind on the song "Do You Feel Like We Do".... some of his songs were good though and his vocals were decent.....not like Steve's explosive vocals....Steve needed a big hit and never really broke through the way he should have.
mrbabblehead 1 month ago
@mrbabblehead Frampton was also better live than he was in a recording studio. His songs were catchy, and his non-vocal-box leads on "Do you feel like we do..." were killer sounding- and well constructed. And women thought he was adorable before he lost his hair, which helped immensely. The problem with Frampton was that his next album just wasn't good, and his work on Seargent Pepper Movie made him into a clown. That movie probably killed more careers than any other force.
mydogspet 1 month ago
By chance any of you (older) kiddies out there remember seeing Humble Pie at the Orpheum in Boston in the early '70's..."Yes" was the group that opened for them?
hollybuck123 1 year ago
Steve Marriott was an astonishing performer, and I mean astonishing! Quite apart from his music and his performing abilities, I saw him single handedly disipate a near riot situation from the stage in 1971, Just fantastic!
Trigsbroom 1 year ago
As someone mentioned on YT about Steve...5ft, 90lbs....Where does the 50ft voice come from?
minutegongcoughs 1 year ago 3
my favourite humble pie song as always been "wrist job"
nazzare79 1 year ago 3
If you've never seen Humble Pie live you can't comment on Marriott...he was an irresistable force and the players know this.
hollybuck123 1 year ago 4
@hollybuck123 Absolutely!!!
SF/HO and Steve were admired by musicians not just fans, as a sample listen Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin and watch the video of Keith Richards talking about the mest musicians, for the British scene he only mentions STEVE MARRIOTT
gliedo 1 year ago 2
nice band nice songs but sincerely I can't see the brilliance you say in this person...Gillan, Plant etc. and their bands were much superior in my opinion...
nazzare79 1 year ago
@nazzare79 FYI: Robert Plant was a fan of Steve Marriott in such a way that WHOLE LOTTA LOVE is 100% plagiarism from Small Faces "You need Loving"
Small Faces has #1 singles in 1966 while The Who never had
gliedo 1 year ago 5
yes I always knew the "whole lotta..." "you need loving" thing (and this is not certenly the only famous song Zeppelin plagiarism) and his consideration among musicians but this doesn't make Marriot a better singer...I think Gillan, Plant had better musicianship, writing, vocal abilities,personality,peculiarity,power,stage presence,inventivness etc...
nazzare79 1 year ago
you named so many reasons, so I assume you have to know a lot about Steve Marriott.
Therefore I'm curious about your opinion which are the songs where Steve provided the best vocals or which are his best written songs, or where he provided best guitar solos, best guitar riffs, harp playing, hammond playing- and still isn't as good as Gillan or Plant . Are Plant and Gillan better guitarists, harpists or better keyboard players- do they really have better musicianship, are more versatile?
xJayWalkerx 1 year ago
Ian Gillan from Deep Purple? That bloke ruins my ears, sound like a white boy with his girlish screams (early heavy metal sh*te)... Steve Marriott sounds like a black man with a healthy dose of cockney. Only surpassed by black singers.
loempiavreter 1 year ago
and as for inventiveness, stage presence
This is a quote from Robert Plant 's interview for Rolling Stone (2007)
RP:But I didn't know it was posing. It's only now with an older head, I go, "Oh, God, did that actually work?" But of course it worked. It was as genuine as the day is long. I didn't preen in front of a mirror. My mother said, "You shouldn't pout, it looks stupid." But I pouted because I wanted to be like, "Come on!" I wanted to be Steve Marriott, for fuck's sake.
xJayWalkerx 1 year ago
to nazzare79 (1)
Assumming you're right that Marriott was average, Pete Townshend's been deluded and deaf for over 40 years because he said about Small Faces (Marriott/Lane songwriting):
PT: They had that kind of balance, that Lennon/McCartney balance with the stuff that they were doing, created this perfect pop formula, you know there was a right balance of wit, expertise, craftsmanship, lightheartedness, seriousness, darkness - you know perfect pop songs of the day.
xJayWalkerx 1 year ago
to nazzare79 (2)
Glyn Johns (you know that acclaimed great producer) said about Marriott: Marriott was an exceptional singer I think, and he was a bloody good songwriter too.
(quotes are taken from "The Passing Show" video, it's on YouTube.)
xJayWalkerx 1 year ago
as I told you before I don't think his consideration among musicians makes Marriot a better singer/songwriter...when I listen to Gillan's vocals and compositions for example I "see" an abyss which outdistance Marriot from him...despite this I like Steve but I I can't rate him as sensational...
nazzare79 1 year ago
Apparently you don't dig Marriott, it's fine, but it's a shame you didn't answer my question.I was really curious your opinion on Steve's songs, guitar/harp/keys playing ect. Now I think you just barely know this guy.
Myself, I would have never judge and compare anybody on the basis of one, two or three songs.
BTW
I'm happy being deluded with the company of Chris Robinson, Bob Plant, Phil Mogg, Bon Scott, Ozzy , Ray Davis, Chris Farlowe, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Steve Perry...
xJayWalkerx 1 year ago
I have any small faces and humble pie record...and I have my opinion...these are my basis....
nazzare79 1 year ago
a very vague answer nazzare79, you have to be a rich person- to buy complete discographies from artists you don't prize too high.
xJayWalkerx 1 year ago
not everyone buy music to listen it nowdays...
nazzare79 1 year ago
Ian Gillan from Deep Purple? Sounds like a white boy with his girlish screams (early heavy metal sh*te). Steve Marriott had a great voice emulating black, R&B and Soul singers wit ha bit of a cockney twist. Only surpassed by actual black, his only white rivals where probably Reg King of the Action, maybe steve winwood and Mal from the Primitives.
loempiavreter 1 year ago
@gliedo And who did he plagaris?
ihatespam2 3 months ago
@ihatespam2 Is a plagarism of Led Zeppelin of a plagarism of Small Faces of the "original" by Willie Dixon, who probably made a plagarism of a starvin musician who made the plagarism from a dead musician LOL
However Willie Dixon sued Led Zeppelin and not Small Faces
gliedo 3 months ago
@gliedo Cause they made bit more money. I dig Marriot also, I just get sick of everyone claiming plagarism when all you have to do is scratch the surface of most any player to see their source
ihatespam2 3 months ago
@ihatespam2 You're 100% right "That's the way"... BTW, when I say Led Zeppelin made the plagarism from Small Faces and not from Willie Dixon (the author) is because the way Robert Plant sings is the exact way Steve Marriot did in "You Need Loving"
gliedo 3 months ago
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@gliedo Cause they made bit more money. I dig Marriot also, I just get sick of everyone claiming plagarism when all you have to do is scratch the surface of most any player to see their source.
ihatespam2 3 months ago
yep, what gliedo said.
Page and Beck saw a brilliance in Marriott when they aproached Steve and asked him if he would like to be a singer in their new band (2 years before Page asked Terry Reid or Plant), Keith Richards wanted Marriott in Rolling Stones(after Mick Taylor's departure)- watch Rolling Stones : Best Bands video on YT-Keith talks about his 5 best/fav bands, he talks about Steve(Small Faces/Humble Pie)- no BS, The Who, LZ, DP... but Marriott, and trust me this list goes on and on...
xJayWalkerx 1 year ago
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@nazzare79 Ha ha ha ha ha
Khultan 4 months ago
It's tragic the way Steve Marriott died.Vivian Stanshall went the same way
The price of genius
NewAgeOrder 1 year ago
omg ..Loved him... Stevie you are missed ... xx..Lyndloo
lyndloo 1 year ago
As it is your birthday, I'm rocking the neighborhood with your tunes... ROCK ON!
gianthamsandwich 2 years ago
Today January 30th is Stevie's birthday; Happy Birthday mate where ever you are in the cosmos,
from one of your pals.
gianthamsandwich 2 years ago
Steve would have been 63 today!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! FOREVER REMEMBERED FOR THE LEGEND YOU REMAIN! Have a ball-cock! up there Groovin' with Jesus!
sjmorris1966 2 years ago
Frampton was on stage left of marriot as opposed to clem stage right and frampton played great as opposed to clem
otisplush 2 years ago
Sorry sageguitar70 and siberspeer for setting the record straight. I just knew that Peter had played with Marriott in Humble Pie and wasn't sure of the dates.
kwsmylie 2 years ago
Sorry, siberspeer, I just thought that the "kid" was Frampton. My mistake.
kwsmylie 2 years ago
I think that is an Epiphone Coronet that Steve is playing...kind of a rare guitar.
sageguitar70 2 years ago
It was Dave "Clem" Clemson. Frampton left and by October 1971 he formed "Frampton Comes Alive". This Humble Pie concert was in Late 1971. Clemson took Frampton's spot until the band broke up in 1975.
siberspeer 2 years ago
COMES ALIVE was not a band name, it was an album name (1976). after HUMBLE PIE and before COMES ALIVE, Peter did "Wind of change"(1972), "Frampton's camel"(1973), "Somethin's Happening"(1974) and "Frampton"(1975).
cabechonchin 2 years ago
Thanks for clearing that up. I was just pretty sure that was "Clem" and not Frampton in the video. Thanks
siberspeer 2 years ago
I don't think that was Peter Frampton. It looked like "Clem".
siberspeer 2 years ago
Steve Marriott had it all. What a perfomer!
He asked the "kid", Peter Frampton, to take the lead guitar. He's wearing the white sweatshirt on the right.
kwsmylie 2 years ago
nevermind...found it tin soldier way cool..so much power for their time..awesome
johncartelli 2 years ago
I remember hearing the first song way back...whats the name of it?
johncartelli 2 years ago
I mean, what can you really say. Those of us that were fortunate to see performers like Steve Marriot and bands such as humble Pie have memories 4ever! And the heart of rock & roll is still beatin!
bandtune09 2 years ago
Amen!!! I thank God for letting me live in the GLORIOUS 70's and for the mind set that I carry with me today.
Peace ~
hippiegirl9954 2 years ago
It just doesn't get any better than this.
roknsoul1 2 years ago 4
60s glasgow... mod......vespa union jack on wings... seeing the who in balloch n seeing .... the small faces...could it get any better!!!!
jm9407 2 years ago
im pretty sure his old man used to work in fleet street when i was a kid,,i used to see steve around a lot, got some free tickets and was blown away, been a fan ever since, thanks for this post,,,,good memorys,,,great artist...
maxziz 2 years ago
Humble Pie "Rockin' the Fillmore" is still one of the all-time great albums. Steve was an amazing front man. ... awesome stage presence!
jimncheryl 2 years ago 11
If ever someone copied my thoughts, it's this comment. I can watch/listen to Steve over and over and over and over and over, and never tire of his talent!
tubeunit 2 years ago 4
he was born to sing
elephanta2 2 years ago 10
such a GREAT man left us so early 44yrs old
imalovedrunk 2 years ago 4
I met him in NYC back in 81' getting out of a taxi just before Humble Pie played a show at this place on the upper eastside called PRIVATES! Does anyone out there remember this short lived Club? Great one on one time, He is and will always be "The Greatest Voice in ROCK!!!
doompudding1 2 years ago
Why don't people dig this guy as they do with Plant, Rodgers, Stewart, Daltrey, Jagger etc?
UvaYakone 2 years ago 6
That's a good question. I know he always wanted to be looked upon as a muscian/vocalist and not just a vocalist. He never really wanted to seperate himself from the rest of the gang. He wasn't selfish like that.
OrisLover 2 years ago 2
steve ellis ian hunter great voice winwood ' marriot a god pure class all of them
headscarfbabe 2 years ago
Some of us do...those of us with good taste !!
theyorkshirewhites 2 years ago
anyone know where I can find the unedited version of I Dont Need No doctor from this show? on film/video? there's an obvious cut in the beginning part of the jam section, pity.
thnx
r.d
rpdbluevideo 2 years ago
I know, just contact John Hellier, it's easy to find via web search or try with keyword "wappingwharf"
gliedo 2 years ago
BTW the reason I don't give you the direct link or e-mail address is because they are automatically deleted before posting, if you have problems send me a private e-mail
gliedo 2 years ago
it gets NO BETTER than Steve Marriott ! what a ton of talent packed into one guy ! LOVE HIM !
maisielemonade 2 years ago 10
a all time great,rip steve.
balvarg 2 years ago 2
that is why we all wanted to play guitar in the 70's .. 100 %cool .
b24warbaby 2 years ago 2
43 years ago 15/9/1966 our Steve enjoyed watching "All or Nothing" at No. 1 (UK chart).
RIP Steve such a talented guy, your music is in my heart :)
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago 3
Humble Pie Rocks!!!!!!!
knightmidnight 2 years ago 2
you are so right little bigbrain
scarecrownz66 2 years ago
GOD on You Tube
littlebigbrain 2 years ago 3
What's that first song that they play? before itchycoo.
PeterCRissKISSgod 2 years ago
Tin Soldier
gliedo 2 years ago
I was lucky enough to see HP at charlton fc. ground with the who....just blinding!!! I later saw Stevies' All Stars at the roundhouse just as brilliant. As for sounding like a pub rock band, well thats what Stevie was to his bone.Rocking the Fillmore was just rocking the local boozer! But BIG>listen to the man he was communicating, thats what he did. A great man, sorely missed.
tokehappy 2 years ago 2
tell you why!
IT'S ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL!
rockysguitar 2 years ago
I GOT HIGH!
rockysguitar 2 years ago
I TOUCH THE SKY!!!
gliedo 2 years ago
oh I wish people could enjoy ALL his music but it seems it's always Small Faces OR Humble Pie. I certainly love both bands!
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago
just be greatfull we still love him and he's looking down chuckling at what you said.
littlebigbrain 2 years ago
I agree Jaywalk, THEME FROM SKINT, is a brilliant song, slower-touching-beautiful, when the writers asked Steve about SKINT, he sounded almost embarased, I guess it was the times-a-changin, hard rock only
locheelad2 2 years ago
wow all of my favourite songs are in this vid!
valerock667 2 years ago
I remember the tour with GFR. They toured N.A. and Eu, at the time GFR was one of the most popular and loud R&R groups in the world. I saw the show in Germany and HP opened for GFR. And that is to take absolutely nothing from HP, they ROCKED the place. There were M-60 tanks lined up on the hill to give extra lighting. My first son was one year old at the time. He stayed awake for HP and slept through 90,000 watts of Grand Funk...go figure.
cutsbothways 2 years ago 5
looking at comment from 2 mths. ago.......i remember Hyde Park 71..pie open for grand funk....no appreciation from crowd..i was appalled..took wife,,walked out yelling..fucking hippies grand funk shite etc....well ya only needed ears
locheelad2 2 years ago
ame thing happened at the second sold out show at the Shea Stadium (first was The Beatles) in the second Shea Stadium the bill was Humble Pie opening for Grand Funk! I can't believe it, Humble Pie was BY FAR better in terms of music, lyrics and stage presence. There are some comments below by someone who was there... Humble Pie stole the show, they were by far superior
gliedo 2 years ago
Did the crowd appreciate them at Shea, cause the sure didn't in Hyde Park ? Maybe a case of " a Prophet is never appreciated in his home town, I'm paraphrasing the gospels, ex took the bible.
locheelad2 2 years ago
locheelad2...That's a great comment here. You saw the incredible early gigs too. I saw the later ones and they were one of the best live bands of any era. As you said... The chaps stood watching Steve and the girlies stood watching Peter. What a band. Who put Grand Funk etc into the equation??
minutegongcoughs 2 years ago
That 2nd part of Marriot is simply awesome.
currypot1965 2 years ago
Also i think it is quite amazing what range of musicians were influenced by his voice/Small Faces/Pie's material. To name a few Led Zeppelin, Paul Weller, Oasis, Blur, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Supergrass, The Black Crowes, Quiet Riot, Kiss, AC/DC...lol from Britpop to Heavy Metal ;). He's truly an unsung legend!
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago 4
I really can feel a downhill road from there and for sure Steve's personal problems , his growing addiction to drugs and exhaustion from massive touring took its toll.
Later Projects: seeing the videos of Packet of Three you can see how good guitarist Steve became :)
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago
yeah...i saw packet of three at finsbury park just before he died... it was basically a pub rock band..not a patch on his previous work.
jinglydingly 2 years ago
He sounded great with the Packet of Three and I think he was happy with the simplicity of it. The deal with re-uniting with Frampton went sour pretty quick. I think all the talk of a full blown HP reunion really pissed him off.
gorblimey61 2 years ago
Humble Pie: Steve's serious period ;). Pie's live performances were excellent, great musicianship unbelievable power and range of Steve's voice was something extraordinary. And I think this was their best side - F***** awesome live band. But imo their first albums were somehat disjunctive, I think Rock On and Smokin' were their best studio albums.
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago
Small Faces - when the music was far more innocent : I think he wrote/co-wrote the best songs during that time (well at least the standard of songwiting was the most aligned in SF) and also he showed a very sensitive side of his voice (The Autumn Stone,Itchycoo Park, I'm Only Dreaming) , something which imo was almost never showed in The Pie's days. Also the cheeky, funny side of his personality (Lazy Sunday, HappyDaysToyTown etc.)
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago
Yes, all too bee-u-tiful, before growing up.... into the Pie and trying too hard
foxnaif 2 years ago
To fully understand and to know Steve's talent as a brilliant singer, great songwriter and fully accomplished musician you have to know the stuff he did in Small Faces/Humble Pie/later projects. All three periods offer something special and show different side of Steve's talent.
xJayWalkerx 2 years ago
As a young girl, I loved this song. It's only tonight that I have learned it is Marriott singing. What an incredible voice..Small faces, Big voices
dak2cool 2 years ago
Gorgeous Gorgeous and Gorgeous.
sisterdiggins 2 years ago
saw him at marquee club in 70, when you think he cant sing any higher.....at 4.25 he goes into stratosphere....bite yer bum plant
locheelad2 2 years ago
50 ft voice yeh, I like that... been trying to describe his voice-talent, wish I produced him, he was so close to blowing all the doors off and going supernova. but that's not it either. 50 ft voice yeah.
RIP old sod, sorry the way you went.
wblakews 2 years ago 2
Humple Pie,London palladium in the late seventies,my first gig,rock and fucking roll!
Got a shiver running up my spine thinking about that night.Steve po-going backwards whilst spanking a cherry red Les Paul and knocking out incredible riffs,ah takes me back........takes another hit on joint....
Rockster969 2 years ago 3
i pray everyone knows the are seeing the original"hard rock"......5ft.99lbs...so where does 50 ft VOICE come from...????
locheelad2 2 years ago 8
He even had that voice when he was a small (smaller) kid around East London in the late 50's early 60's.
minutegongcoughs 2 years ago
i became aware only by luck in 66, saw on trip to u.k. / tried to tell canadians..no listen..well 6 guys maybe...gloating now..the VOICE and STYLE thats ENTERTAINMENT
locheelad2 2 years ago
Brilliant singer and super sexy as well.
clemdane 2 years ago 4
Great guy he was, love this music. Remember one live performance of HP in the Netherlands..so great.
Gooseberry51 2 years ago 2
The guy is a god and inspuration to many groups
SoulRunner1 2 years ago 2
wat is hij grandioos; hij is en blijft the greatest!!!!
zo'n klein opdondertje en zo'n stem.
Steve, I love and miss you
salesius1976 2 years ago 2
Thank you. You have opened up a whole new set of music to me that I had not previously listened to. I am one of those rockers who sang for club bands in LA during the late 70's early 80's and I am not ashamed to say that I was heavily influenced by Marriot and Paul Rodgers. My own voice is much more like Rodgers and I was green with envy at what Marriot could do with his voice. Stevie Marriot in my mind maybe the best vocalist of his generation.
karlforston 2 years ago 3
Sir I second that! ; )
Boleslaw215 2 years ago 2
Thank you very much. I am 51 and a huge Humble Pie fan but am sad to admit that I am not as familiar with the sum of his work with small faces. I knew about Itchykoo and Song of a Baker but Tin Soldier is epic as well. God bless you and youtube for making an old rocker feel young again.
karlforston 2 years ago 2
Karl, we're the same age... (well I'm 52 since two weeks ago) I do recommend you to buy and listen "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" by the Small Faces, it's a master piece!
gliedo 2 years ago
Anybody know the name of the song that starts this video before Itchycoo Park.? If you know the name is it on you tube? I am a huge Marriot fan and I have not been able to find that tune and it kicks ass.
karlforston 2 years ago
Tin Soldier, there are some videos of the whole song on YouTube
The song is available on the third record UK and on the "There are but four small faces" in the US
gliedo 2 years ago
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GothamVirgin 2 years ago
Tin Soldier. You can find it on the tube.
clemdane 2 years ago 2
came every years to tjs in newport
gwent south wales as steve marriots packet of three great man
fattwat1 2 years ago
anyone see steve marriots packet of 3
play live he came to my home town
of newport gwent south wales
played at the world famous TJS in newport came every great guy
and great band
fattwat1 2 years ago
dont know if marriott's kisser adorns the wall of that silly rock n roll hall of fame but if it doesnt the place is even sillier than it already is
'cause if that guy aint a hall of fame rock n roller than nobody is (chuck berry not withstanding)
coyotedrunkoncognac 2 years ago
The Rock and Roll hall of fame is about as relevant as Rolling Stone magazine.Ran by a lot of apparently tone -deaf soulless suited yes men who were probably raised on bubble gum pop music,which they were told by weak American FM radio to like.
abrahamlincoln0900 2 years ago 4
Humble Pie was great, but they cannot be compared to The Small Faces. No way!
LadySilje 2 years ago 4
I totally agree LadySilje.
LoveMarriott 2 years ago
Is not apples with apples, When steve formed Humble Pie he wanted to leave his Small Faces mod/psychedelice roots back. As a proof, he didn't play Small Faces songs live when touring with the Pie. Both bands were great but it's not fair to compare them.
Howevere Humble Pie and Small Faces were better than The Faces
gliedo 2 years ago
Saw Steve Marriott in a little upstairs club in Myrtle Beach, SC in 1983 for $4.00. I have seen hundreds of shows and this was one of the best by far. I remember that everyone in the band and the club was total wasted.
70road 2 years ago
I saw Humble Pie at Shea Stadium when the opened for Grand Funk. I was blown away by them.
I then got to see them at the Palladium on 14th street in NYC. Got fantastic seats.
They built the stage so that there was a runway into the audience. I sat along the runway. Steve was incredible, as usual.
latour90 2 years ago
That was the second show at the Shea Stadium after the Beatles. Curious that Humble Pie was the opening act for Grand Funk. That was because Small Faces were absolutely unknown on the other side of the Atlantic.
In Europe would have been Grand Funk the opening act and The Pie at the top of the bill
BTW... lucky you, I want to be back in time to be there!
gliedo 2 years ago
IN your opinion who was better that day Humble Pie or Grand Funk? Just curious
gliedo 2 years ago
No question about it, Humble Pie was better.
latour90 2 years ago
The best description of Steve = the "fireball of talent" - I don't remember where it's from but really I can't say it better. Stunning. Pure class. Thanks for putting this together.
digoxin 2 years ago
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abrahamlincoln0900 2 years ago
True. Steve Marriott was someone who needed to seen as well as heard to be fully appreciated. His energy and stage presence were as remarkable as his voice. Unfortunately, his time was before the age of music videos and MTV and and most people never got that chance to see him. I don't doubt that Youtube alone has generated a great deal more interest in him.
juliejazz 2 years ago
Pure class small faces much better
than rod stewart & the faces
teddybears9 2 years ago 2
Absolutely!
gliedo 2 years ago
The voice. The moves. The hair. The cheekbones. One of a kind.
Diceydee 2 years ago 4
love the way steve moves with guitar on stage - the arrtful dodger! haha
moveonupcb 3 years ago 3
MORE!!!!!!!!!more moooooor!
neoldironwhfc1 3 years ago
Happy Birthday Steve. We miss you.
RC
mcfoghat 3 years ago 5
wot,,,it;s is birfday!!!!!!!!!
neoldironwhfc1 3 years ago
Now that I've been informed of Steve actually in Small Faces...So glad that he took it to another level as most musicians did 60's in to the 70's. I just love it how he GROOVES & actually having a great time on stage. YEAH !! This is the way ROCK is intended to be. I'd be dancin with him! RIP you were BEAUTIFUL !!
OROSEY 3 years ago
is Steve Marriott's solo album (that has "East Side Struttin'") hard to find where YOU live? I searched for it for years on vinyl (finally found it).
HenryFussy 3 years ago
its ok..not much of a fan..a talented man tho
yaiknowscrewme 3 years ago
no one was more influential, and more overlooked then Steve.........he was the absolute best, and his credentials are amazing.....yet he was such a tragic figure who never compromised his first love, MUSIC.....I will go to my grave singing his praises.....Rest in Peace Steve we loved you man!!
jsbjwb2 3 years ago
Agree 112%!!
gliedo 3 years ago
He was born to do what he did.
TheNiceMeanMan 3 years ago
It's too bad you haven't taken the time to figure out who he was. Maybe listening too much to the mainstream media and their slanted accounts towards hendrix et al..............Don't get me wrong all the others should get their due, but so should Steve Marriott
johnnyjohn58 3 years ago
One of the greatest rock n rollers ever. PERIOD
cammbs123 3 years ago 3
If he is so great.....why do so few people know about him.
Most people when they think of great Rockers.....names like.....Jimmy Hendrix....The Beatles...Elvis Presley...etc....Ive never heard the name Steve Marriot come up
And I have not heard anything in this video that will encourage me to use his name
Jacobrester 3 years ago
Check out "Black Coffee" and "I Don't Need No Doctor" 1971 performance....that may change your mind...
Moseman3 3 years ago
Also Check out "30 Days in the Hole"
Moseman3 3 years ago
Bloody rich coming from someone who likes xtc and stevie nicks !!!! Each to their own. Steve Marriott was good ( my opinion is, he was the best) Perhaps you should look further into his life and see who he influenced. The list is amazing.
jonnynuclear 3 years ago
Jacobbrester, do yourself a favour and get some answers... listen "You need Loving" and then listen "Whole Lotta Love" or listen "Own up" from SF first album and then listen Jimi. Listen Ogden's and then listen Tommy, etc etc Small Faces in all cases were first. According to Keith Richards his fav bands are Small Faces and Humble Pie (see the video here on YouTube) and his fav was Steve Marriott
gliedo 3 years ago
This is for jacobester. I have seen Steve with both Small Faces and Humble Pie. I doubt if you have. To see him perform is pure rocknroll. Save for Hendrix, the icons of rock were mainstream and had the avantage of a mass audience and airplay. I suggest you check out more videos. If his perfomances dont rock you, I doubt if anything will.
cammbs123 3 years ago
Love Stevie...RIP mate you were the best
sidewaysid 3 years ago
loved stevie best ever uk blues singer
davemun23 3 years ago
Heb je ooit zo'n stem gehoord? Soul and Rock and Roll!!!
freipa 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
I was told to check him out.....I dont see what the big deal is......but hey...to each his own
Jacobrester 3 years ago
Trust them, he was one of the greatest and more influential. Ask Led Zeppelin they stole some riffs and the singing, see a video here on You Tube and see how Keith Richards mentions Steve (Small Faces and Humble Pie too) as his favourites, etc etc etc
gliedo 3 years ago
It's unfortunate you are unable to appreciate this extraordinary talent. Maybe an open-minded second listen without preconceived notion?
proggoth 3 years ago 2
Yes..now that you mention it, there are some big similarities man...I loved Ten Years After...miss em' too...
timtipton5071256 3 years ago
Does anyone else see similarities between Steve Marriott and Alvin Lee?
toostupidtolive 3 years ago
Both are really great!
gliedo 3 years ago
a little, but Alvin Lee was an absolute guitar SPECIALIST. You can tell that both Lee and Marriott loved the blues, though.
HenryFussy 3 years ago
no but i see a lot of similarities between alvin lee and STEVE MARRIOTT
newmonkey22 2 years ago
One of them: Both are great musicians
gliedo 2 years ago