The Small Faces: AfterGlow of Your Love

[folderman71]

Can anyone tell me who's singing at the start of the version on Ogdens the bit that goes... Im happy just to be with you... Im guessing Ronnie? Many a pair of knickers have fallen when I've played this lol! Thanks boys

[AntarcticAnt]

Start: 0:18

You're welcome.

[SINGSTRESS100]

Anyone know how high up it charted?

[artois54]

@89kids: a very poor comparison.

[eturfrey]

Fantastic vocals by Marriott, what a talent, what a loss!!!

[Plumpleton]

Just a fantastic song. I never get tired of listening to it. I only heard it for the first time a few months ago. What a discovery. Steve Marriott sings his heart out.

[sionxxii]

I'm not a Melissa Etheridge fan but, man I can hear her singig the shit out of this.

[MrBirchmoor33]

This gem,together with the Autumn Stone,illustrate how a teen band matured musically to the Beatles level,but were so grossly underrated it;s criminal,Tin Soldier,one of my favourites,had more energy than many rock bands have now. Others,especially Merseyside, bands,.were as good as the Beatles but were underexposed,and so only made a few hits,left to us as samples of their talents.

[alangriff1]

A great vid. Marriott certainly had a unique voice. Great vocals and what a drummer Jones is. Long live the 60's music.

[149musicfan]

one of the first singles i bought.gr8 song.thx for posting.

[wellsy1954]

I got sick of looking for the complete version so I joined the whistling bit onto this one

and hey-presto.It's pretty good.

[wellsy1954]

@lexo30

Is there a complete version of this song? By that I mean a version with the acoustic start(with whistling) and the same ending as this one.The Small Faces and The Who

(or their record companies) have released too many versions or mixes of some of their best work.

[lexo30]

One of the great singles of the 60s. Fabulously over the top. I bet Pete Townshend heard this and was jealous.

[keefster001]

What a voice!What a song! Magic! K

[eydyabass]

never forgotten plonk and stevie

[pderus]

I still miss Steve. He was one in a million and his voice will never be duplicated.

[rainspirit100]

that voice!!! no one could or can touch him

[chirpingdirt]

Probably my fave Faces song...

[wellsy1954]

thank you for this version with the false ending.

[lexo30]

@wellsy1954 I agree, I think this is by far the best version of this song. The needles are way up in the red and Jones plays the hell out of that kit.

[BillyRoxxHard]

I LOVE MARRIOT! I ALSO LOVE PAGE/PLANT APPLES N ORANGES BOTH ARE EXCEPTIONAL

BOTH MAKE ME WHAT I AM <3

[thestoryplease]

Marriot, the big bass and the leslie still send shivers. Steve has got to be one of the best RnR vocalists ever.

[Splitskirts]

Great live version and song. Like many of you I think it was underrated; it's just as good as " Tin Soldier ", " Itchycoo Park " and " All or Nothing " etc. Regards.

[merseymained]

@deleeuw13- the passion in Steve's vocal is key here.

[nutopiansg]

this was a seminal song when it came out.final cut on the concept album OGDEN'S NUT GONE FLAKE.Proving once again that you CAN put rock and roll on a record, like piece of my heart, you cant sit down and the second solo in crossroads.Of course the b3 allways helps to get the message across.

[BallGinBob]

This song is just beautiful. Find me a pop song today that hugs you.

[deleeuw13]

Come on child'ren! What a raw energy! That overwhelming (Hammond) sound. I become totally lost in this song, and you?

[faustarp6699]

 small faces are an incredible band!! this is another version than the original on o. n.g.f.- the fantastic organ at the ending - totally estatically inspirational !

[warzi1]

Thats real good beat - long live the sixties - rip steve

[rocktenniscat]

Fabulous band, and to think I only started listening to them a few years ago. We only got "Itchycoo Park" in Canada. And, they never got to tour here - what a SHAME! (Not to mention treated horribly by Arden and Immediate - totally ripped off) God bless you, Steve Marriott. You were a wonder.....

[guyzilla1]

Marriott was a phenomenal writer does anyone wonder why Creams "Sunshine of your Love" came after this was written, and Marriott and the Small Faces were all successful singers song writers in my opinion the first super group, then what do I know and the answer is? enough.

[columba67]

It is a great song.

[johnnybanana99]

Love it..... Thanks for uploading....cheers

[roya4001]

j'ai 60 berges et j'ai toulours aimé les Small, nom di dju, c'est du bon !

[wiggaroo]

Chorus must be played at full volume for maximum epicness

[randekio]

this is actually sped up a little and is an extended edit with the fade out trick at the end (it fades out then comes back). cool. i found this audio on lime wire as well.

[howlongwasIoutfor]

Absolutely made my day, week, year. Outstanding. Thanks for posting.

Wish I could go back in time and live it!

[joeyrider]

give me Steve Marriott anytime

[Feathertops]

this version is like a whole step higher than the original key i think ..

[johnny2o2o]

ty '89 kids' - I love SF. For raw passion Steve Marriott is the best vocalist by far of the 60s and maybe of all time. The great man has no equal.

[johnny2o2o]

ty 89 kids - I love SF. For raw passion Steve Marriott is the best vocalist of the 60s (IMO). The great man has no equal.

[redrainygirl]

god what a miss to society, the world and to me.STeve marriott was the man.xxx

This band was the best the 60's had to offer and to bring forth into the following decades.

[penrhyndeundraeth]

We will never have the sixties again. Todays bands just don't do it for me but youtube uploads like this are a compensation. I love the Small Faces. I'm trusting in the Afterglow Of Their Style.

[residentevilfreak92]

i was a huge Steve Marriott fan.....and this is one of my favourites that they ever did

[BWM206]

I lost it years ago, but the Immediate! Records re-release with the Paul Weller liner notes had a live version of this song, and it was f?!?ing SUPERSONIC -- would blow away the Ramones and Motorhead like so much thistledown. Yes, I am talking loud as a thermonuclear device. Beautiful. Anybody around here old enough to have seen them back then?

[bobbycormier]

this is unbelievable amazing and fukkin' rocks like hell!

[sionxxii]

THIS SONG CAN NEVER BE LOUD ENOUGH.

[ifutureman]

This recording is playing back fast. The pitch is a little sharp and the rhythm is too quick. I suspect this audio was ripped using a turntable that ran a little fast. Sorry, but I would listen to another version posted here on YouTube.

[trytobereasonable]

@ifutureman Sorry I was wrong to post my comment. I was feeling low and needed to wallow in Afterglow which always makes me feel good (as does Chambers Brothers version of People Get Ready). Best wishes.

[ifutureman]

@trytobereasonable I'm sorry I was so angry and got a little carried away in my reply. We're both Small Faces fans, and isn't that what matters most? I plead guilty to being a musical purist and nitpicker, so I stand by my post, but I didn't need to react quite so harshly. "Afterglow" is one of my favorite songs and definitely my favorite Small Faces song, so I'm especially sensitive about it. Peace!

[kvekjovica]

They were wonderfull !!!

[89kids]

The Small Faces in my opinion had much better song writing then Led Zeppelin. Mariot was a much better writer then Page and Plant put together.

[MunkyBo11ecks]

Lol, I agree, led zep were great if you wanna hear about bonking and leaving wimmin, but they were not very poetic in my opinion (still love em tho). I like Small faces and my Ma just introduced me to em, Iv heard so many of their songs but never knew it. Instant fan.

[ballonfisch]

@89kids But only Led Zep were the band to do "Kashmir"

[jackcoffey]

@89kids Robert Plant wouldn't even have a voice if it weren't for steve!

[LiWunGao]

@89kids Agreed! I like Led Zeppelin but famous songs like Stairway to Heaven and Kashmir pretty much suck in comparison to almost any Small Faces song. The 60s had so many great song writers - Marriott, Syd Barrett, Ray Davies... Yet bands like Led Zeppelin and Van Halen are more famous when than them but a lot of their songs are that great just as songs cause they spend so much time showing off

[spacepatrolman]

@89kids YEA your right people flip out when i say this but communication breakdown by led is kind of crude compared to communication breakdown by roy orbison

[rocknrolldaddio]

@89kids Pagey wanted S.M. to be the lead singer of L.Z!

[hans7517]

@89kids

absolutely right!

[hans7517]

@89kids

Indeed, this is the best song!

[manuel4429]

@89kids Both groups are amazing but i think we can't compare. Different kinds of music, lyrics, time, etc.

[artois54]

@89kids :a very poor comparison.

[drkbart]

I just about fell off my chair as I thought there was somethng wrong with the sound so I cranked it, then it hit 00:17...Laughing, a great tune though which I haen't heard in a "few" decades.

[locheelad2]

Like Tin Soldier it's brilliant songwriting, no doubts.

[focusenergy]

So great - but they lived in the era of heavy drugs and it oozes from their vibe...

[locheelad2]

I wonder about HEAVY drugs, Alcohol is biggest cost in Deaths, nobody dies from Pot, they did speed, but what took Steve out? Falling asleep with Booze and Valium and Tobacco. The legal drugs seem to be the biggest killers. No crack pipes then, if they took Meth., it was in a cleaner pill form. I had to stop drinking once I mixed it with Valium, instant blackout. Never got in trouble with illegal Pot. lol

[MunkyBo11ecks]

I think the heavy drugs era didnt start there and has never stopped, it only got fame for the era of drugs because of newfound media that spread worlwide info.

[feaferg]

Man, this is the song of my life. I start crying every damn time I listen to It.

[tenparab]

I love this song its great, hagenalt when you say you were only 15, now it seems so very young and it is, do you know what I mean?

[hagenalt]

yes this bring back memories 40 years back .. got preagnat only 15 years old

[locheelad2]

Not unusual, don't feel anything bad about it, hell Juliet was 12.

[TheModFather2]

absolute quality,

[enforcer143]

Howerd Kaylan and Mark Volman do a superb version of this on their album 'Flo &Eddie under the names of album title,it is really worth giving it a listen as is the whole album which has fairly recently been released on CD(about time to my cassette copy has worn out).

[TheBarteld]

Great

[awol2602]

one of the outstanding songs - and performances - of its decade.

[eturfrey]

Marriott and the Small faces, they don't come any better. They do not get the recognition they deserve except from those like us who recognise real talent.

[shaneshaky1]

arthur lee and love were an amazing band from the 60s, recently toured in uk to critical acclaim! on the same vein as the small faces! lay off robert plant! he is excellent too!

[brad2012]

Amazing band..best vocalist of the 60s by far

im only 19 but was brought up listening to the small faces

[bartonim]

Absolutely! Robert Plant owes his entire career to Marriott, having obviously copied Steve's style (of course, I do like Plant too).

[ernieernie]

It is true that Steve Marriot was the first choice for lead vocal/guitarist for Led Zeppelin...

[Robelli1717]

@ernieernie - he would have been better then plant too. and if the rythm section of the who was in there it would have probably been bigger then any other band, well thats my opinion

[littlebigbrain]

the greatest London Band of all time and this is their greatest song. Love and peace to the world.

[warzi1]

Up in" the hall of fame "- NOW !!!!!

[sonnycope1955]

Can't beat early rock at it's rawest

[eamon54]

Sensational thanks very much for posting.

If you have more then please post by all means

Best wishes

[locheelad2]

This song is brilliant, the chord changes are amazing, all the different parts somehow all fit together perfectly, not forgetting the beautiful lyrics, I think AFTERGLOW is the most innovative song of the 60's or any decade since.

[dexilee]

great song by one of the greatest bands ever

[plattflytt]

awesome thanks for posting

[WhoDoYouHaveToScrew]

Yes, I enjoyed it

[manuellopez1956]

one of the most criminally underrated bands of all time

[Hydrosurya]

I agree - one of their best, and they're so brilliant. But this one is about sheer sublime happiness - not often captured.

[locheelad2]

agreed sheer class, exceptionally well written

[elstroshitnonstop]

best white soul band ever. they were up to their necks in soul, and steve and plonk had the greatest voices. sadly steve got sick of it and his death was bloody horriffic

[ArthurGoodlad]

I read an interview where Steve slated the lyrics to this song. He was older and it was the time of punk, and I suppose we all tend to look back and wish we had done things differently BUT how wrong could he have been? You can hear and you can understand he was singing exactly how he felt at the time, and in what a song to do it. It's a benchmark. It's sheer class.

[talingaroad]

I first discovered Steve's fantastic voice through Humble Pie in 71. I believe his best work was with SF and this song is just fantastic. It never ceases to amaze me just how talented the Small Faces were ... never get tired of Steve's great voice!

[minimadalison]

Brilliant - can listen to again and again. Saw the Small Faces in 1965 - wonderful and I am still watching and listening. Steve's voice is THE best I have ever heard because he can make it sound so different - lsten to The Autumn Stone and then I'm Only Dreaming - untouchable

[DaysOfBrokenArrows]

This is the single edit version. It's always run faster. It doesn't contain the intro from the LP version but has an outro. Also some of the harmonies are different. This version can be found on some old Immediate collections (released on Sire, I think).

[locheelad2]

steve and ronnie were too good for the scene in n.amricon anyway

[kraze53]

The Small faces where the absolute top mod bands of the 1960s.

They have influenced so many top bands in the past and if you are a new band starting off you will not go wrong by listening too The Small Faces.

Steve Marriott in my opinion had the greatest soul voice to come out of the UK.

R.I.P. Steve Marriott and Ronnie (Plonk) Lane. You both left us with some great songs, never to be forgotten!

[jdcovington]

Thanks for the posting, wonderful song, always loved it.

[sydneycat22]

this is brilliant! it should have charted much higher! many thanks!

[JIMMYBUSHIDO]

magnificent !!!

one of the greatest bands of all time

seen them in glasgow in65

love them still

probably the greatest rock voice ever

[leonardoboy2]

This one and Tin Soldier. Two of the best rock tracks around.

[WhoDoYouHaveToScrew]

Never heard of them

[KiaOra53]

Sheer genius

[juliaphysalis]

love this song!

[furakkueroru]

I think this is the song that got me into Metal!

[jdcovington]

I don't know how it was done, BUT, I like it!

[robbiecornish]

This is a gem of a song, Marriott and lane were fab songwriters and their music lives on

[stOOpid68]

POWERFUL 4kn song!!

Marriott on form here (as usual!!)

***** post

Lee

Liverpool Mods.

[shorticus1952]

its the single version, i have it

[89kids]

Ya, this version to me sounds like a second recording or it is live.

[libran1977]

sounds like it's playing too fast, the voices are slightly higher pitched but it does have that amazing outro that I can never seem to find on any CDs I buy

[spacepatrolman]

Its not like that on the LP must be from the 45.

[stOOpid68]

libran I spammed ur comment by accident instead of replying!! so sorry mate!

was gonna say the exact same thing about CD versions of this track, the comeback ending is missing on two of mine too! technology eh . . ?

[colin1832]

is that why I've got a minus one rating or is that someone being precious about my rpm comment?

No probs mate btw.

I know some of the cheaper compilations have the single version but I've got ogdens and the immediate anthology, both have album edits

I wonder if you can get the single version on mp3 sites?

[mrpistol77]

this song,,absolutely timeless,,he was an amazeing singer and writer,,just listen to the words,,if you ever had a bird that you cared for so much,,this is what you say to her

[minghungying]

I like the album version too.

[elwalsho]

first.fantabulous song.

[89kids]

I doe think this is the best song that steve mariot has ever wrote.