The Faces: The First Step (Warner Bros. WS 1851)

I WAS virtually certain that I would hate this record. I'm a long-time fan of Steve Marriott and, for as many times as I saw the Jeff Beck Group and as much as I counted on Stewart to carry Beck through his many traumas, I don't think I really understood Rod Stewart until this record. For that matter, as much as I loved them, I don't think I understood the Faces until I saw them live.