hbrocks
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Very Excited.....we just purchased our tickets to see his show next Wednesday night!
Anyone seen him? I LOVE the original and I also LOVE'd Humble Pie.
Here's a printing of a reivew:
In 1976, Peter Frampton rewrote the rules on how a live record should sound and showed the music industry how well a live album could sell. Thirty-five years later, as he celebrates the anniversary of Frampton Comes Alive!, the one-time apotheosis of the rock and roll idol proves he can still bring the music.
With Drummer Dan Wojciechowski, Frampton Takes The Crowd Back To 1976
To the sound of Jerry Pompili’s now famous introduction to the 1975 Winterland show, a less blonde but no less energetic Peter Frampton marched onto the Oregon Zoo stage and kicked into “Something’s Happening,” the regal first song of his 35th anniversary reading of Frampton Comes Alive! At age sixty-one, Frampton’s voice has a bit more grit than it did thirty-five years ago but, as a guitarist, Frampton still brings all the dexterity and fluidity that found him joining Steve Marriott to create Humble Pie as a teenager.
Following a spirited reading of “Doobie Wah,” with every one of the 2000+ fans on their feet and singing along, Frampton broke ranks from the album sequence with “Lines On My Face,” noting they were playing the original set list from the show (not the album).
The World-Famous "Framptone"
With the band in full gear, Frampton stepped from stage left to stage center and plugged into his famous “Framptone” talk box for his signature tune, “Show Me The Way.” With guitarist and keyboard player Rob Arthur filling the shoes of the late Bob Mayo on guitar (albeit acoustic this time around), the band and audience became one, all together singing the biggest anthem of the Summer of ’76.
For the next 90-minutes, it was, indeed, 1976 all over the again, the laid back lawn chair audience talking to their kids about when they first heard “Penny For Your Thoughts,” reminiscing during “All I Want To Be Is By Your Side” about Dorothy Hamill haircuts and Jordache Jeans and reminding mates that Frampton Comes Alive! was the soundtrack to a thousand teenage make out sessions and basement beer parties.
Without an intermission because, as Frampton noted, the elephants have a curfew, the zoo crowd had no time to catch its collective breath, instead diving into another hour of Frampton guitar mastery. A gutsy endeavor it was to follow an act that’s a tough act to follow….especially when that act is you. But, clearly Frampton has a great time playing the songs that formed the second set, from the politically charged ”Restraint” to the Pink Floyd-drenched instrumental “Float” to the Clapton- esque “Boot It Up.”
Frampton With Original Comes Alive! Bassist Stanley Sheldon
His tribute to his very earliest music experience — “Vaudeville Nanna and the Bajolele” — seem a bit out-of-place but his tribute to his fallen comrades – original Comes Alive! keyboardist Mayo and drummer John Siomos — did not. With Arthur at the microphone and original Comes Alive! bassist Stanley Sheldon by his side, the band ripped through Humble Pie‘s “All I Wanna Be” and “Four Day Creep.” With a grinding version of “Black Hole Sun” and a majestic reading of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” the sun set on Frampton’s day at the zoo.
At one point early in the concert, Frampton took note of the many signs and T-shirts saying “I Was There” at the Winterland show. In the words of my companion, we were all there, every time we listened to the record….and once more last Wednesday night.
Read more: Peter Frampton Revisits “Frampton Comes Alive!” 35 Years Later [Concert Review] http://cbsradio.wordpress.com/2011/...-35-years-later-concert-review/#ixzz1od1xKK3A
Anyone seen him? I LOVE the original and I also LOVE'd Humble Pie.
Here's a printing of a reivew:
In 1976, Peter Frampton rewrote the rules on how a live record should sound and showed the music industry how well a live album could sell. Thirty-five years later, as he celebrates the anniversary of Frampton Comes Alive!, the one-time apotheosis of the rock and roll idol proves he can still bring the music.
With Drummer Dan Wojciechowski, Frampton Takes The Crowd Back To 1976
To the sound of Jerry Pompili’s now famous introduction to the 1975 Winterland show, a less blonde but no less energetic Peter Frampton marched onto the Oregon Zoo stage and kicked into “Something’s Happening,” the regal first song of his 35th anniversary reading of Frampton Comes Alive! At age sixty-one, Frampton’s voice has a bit more grit than it did thirty-five years ago but, as a guitarist, Frampton still brings all the dexterity and fluidity that found him joining Steve Marriott to create Humble Pie as a teenager.
Following a spirited reading of “Doobie Wah,” with every one of the 2000+ fans on their feet and singing along, Frampton broke ranks from the album sequence with “Lines On My Face,” noting they were playing the original set list from the show (not the album).
The World-Famous "Framptone"
With the band in full gear, Frampton stepped from stage left to stage center and plugged into his famous “Framptone” talk box for his signature tune, “Show Me The Way.” With guitarist and keyboard player Rob Arthur filling the shoes of the late Bob Mayo on guitar (albeit acoustic this time around), the band and audience became one, all together singing the biggest anthem of the Summer of ’76.
For the next 90-minutes, it was, indeed, 1976 all over the again, the laid back lawn chair audience talking to their kids about when they first heard “Penny For Your Thoughts,” reminiscing during “All I Want To Be Is By Your Side” about Dorothy Hamill haircuts and Jordache Jeans and reminding mates that Frampton Comes Alive! was the soundtrack to a thousand teenage make out sessions and basement beer parties.
Without an intermission because, as Frampton noted, the elephants have a curfew, the zoo crowd had no time to catch its collective breath, instead diving into another hour of Frampton guitar mastery. A gutsy endeavor it was to follow an act that’s a tough act to follow….especially when that act is you. But, clearly Frampton has a great time playing the songs that formed the second set, from the politically charged ”Restraint” to the Pink Floyd-drenched instrumental “Float” to the Clapton- esque “Boot It Up.”
Frampton With Original Comes Alive! Bassist Stanley Sheldon
His tribute to his very earliest music experience — “Vaudeville Nanna and the Bajolele” — seem a bit out-of-place but his tribute to his fallen comrades – original Comes Alive! keyboardist Mayo and drummer John Siomos — did not. With Arthur at the microphone and original Comes Alive! bassist Stanley Sheldon by his side, the band ripped through Humble Pie‘s “All I Wanna Be” and “Four Day Creep.” With a grinding version of “Black Hole Sun” and a majestic reading of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” the sun set on Frampton’s day at the zoo.
At one point early in the concert, Frampton took note of the many signs and T-shirts saying “I Was There” at the Winterland show. In the words of my companion, we were all there, every time we listened to the record….and once more last Wednesday night.
Read more: Peter Frampton Revisits “Frampton Comes Alive!” 35 Years Later [Concert Review] http://cbsradio.wordpress.com/2011/...-35-years-later-concert-review/#ixzz1od1xKK3A
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