hmm the title is a bit ambitious
but for my money the small faces are one of the most influential bands in recent(well relatively) music history

if only for the fact that they were MASSIVE influences on the sex pistols and Zeppelin, in fact zeppelin even nicked their version of Whole lot of love(you need loving)
even though I prefer the small faces version
anyway I have posted way too much recently so will toodle off and do something real
!!!!!

dan
PS
feel free to disagree

Small Faces are wonderful

most influential on my personal music journey would be Love...Forever Changes will always be my favourite album ever. I can't see anything surpassing it...

I think I'd have to say Black Lace