A Nod Is As Good As A Wink is the first signal that the Faces have matured as a band. Their infatuation with variations on similar themes has finally borne fruit, they have come to terms with their roots, their sound is self-defined.

Most important, the Faces have finally been able to deal with Rod Stewart as a member of the group. In the past, Stewart either laid out, or, came in and dominated totally: the Faces had two separate identities, with Rod and without him, and the effect was to leave us with no real idea of who they were at all.