I have goosebumps just reading the review. He comes anywhere near the SF Bay Area, I'm there!!!
Kim McAllister
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Great writing Bob. I've said it before and I'll say it again when you are writing about music you are passionate about there are few who are better. Somewhere up above the late great great Dee Anthony is smiling!
Merck Mercuriadis
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Thanx, Bob. Did not know this one ("Boot It Up"). I’ll have to check out the album. He’s playing his ass off on this.
Kevin Kiley
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Frampton has always delivered the goods. In April of 1992, at the height of the recession, Frampton was the last show we put on before closing our doors on my club in New Orleans, Neo Beach on Lake Pontchartrain at West End Park. We knew this would be the last of the hundreds of shows we had put on; that night we went out in a blaze of glory. Frampton sold out the room and put on a show no one in attendance will ever forget.
Frank A. Gagliano
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I worked with Peter when I was at Rogers & Cowan PR. One of the nicest people you will ever meet in this, at time, ruthless business. I was at his house with rock photographer Mark Weiss looking to do a new "unglamoured" PR photo. Peter never liked those cutie-boy photos and who can blame him.
Peter had not shaven that day and was wearing a Maui T-shirt and shorts. Mark took a photo of Peter leaning on his kitchen counter. It turned out to be a PR photo he loved. We then took more photos with his dog Rocky.
Mark recently saw Peter at a show here in NJ. Mark gave Peter a copy of the photo of him and his German Shepard Rocky. Peter said he was the best dog he ever had and to get this photo, it was almost as good as getting his guitar back - almost.
Peter is a player and anyone who thinks he is not, is way off-base.
George Dassinger
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I know he will appreciate this! Someone else I follow on Twitter that’s great to his fans.
Jim Lewi
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Met Peter Frampton and Ian Anderson on the same day while on a business
pitch to the R&RHOF+M about eight years ago.
One was a super nice and unbelievably friendly guy.
The other one plays the flute.
William Nollman
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That's very, very nice !
Andrew Loog Oldham
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I saw Frampton last March and wasn't expecting much. I was blown away. He owned the stage, he owned the audience, and if he wasn't having the time of his life, he should quit music and start a career in acting.
I'm only sorry you didn't get to hear the band do their cover version of "Rebel, Rebel." It was killer.
A lot of people forget that Frampton is not just a pop star from the past, but has always been a lyrical and extremely talented guitar player. If anything, his playing has gotten better over the years. So has his singing. He's the real deal - a musician.
Craig Anderton
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You are spot on Bob. Would love to hear him play Nowhere's Too Far but he never does.
Jeff Sacks
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I still recall the goosebumps I felt seeing Peter at Queens College in early 1976 and before that at the WNEW Xmas Concert and the Calderone in Hempstead and the Schaefer Festival in Central Park’s Wolman Rink, later opening for Rod the Mod and the Faces at the Nassau Coliseum (all 1975). And I so agree with your comments on the Studio version of "….Sun." He did a rocking version at the Beacon when he reprised the entire Alive LP but he also added a great version of Nowhere’s Too Far (For My Baby) which did not but should have made the Alive.
Corey Bearak
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His show in Boulder a few years back was really good, so I'm disappointed I can't go see him now that Peter has gone Full Libtard. Lots of artists seem to mistake the privilege of having their fan's goodwill into mistakenly thinking we give a flying fuck what their religious and political views are. I guess when people tell you that you are great long enough and you have the shrill "Maxine Waters" option installed you have no self control. Pity, because Steve Miller is going to miss out too, I would have liked to see him but Peter fucked it up. He's always welcome to kiss my ass left cheek first though.
CJ in LA
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Glad you liked Peter's show. We've been digging it every show day as he has been opening for us all summer. Peter is a player and sits in with us on some blues songs and he and Steve trade choruses. It's very cool to hear. Hope you can catch the show at the Greek next week.
Kenny Lee Lewis
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gave me chills to read Bob.
Gary W. Mendel
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I always thought Frampton was the bees knees.Pretty boy guitar player from The Herd joins with the greatest Rock & Roll voice ever: Steve Marriott. Leaves the madness creates the biggest live album ever, comes alive and survives being Billy Shears in the Bee Gee Sgt. Pepper debacle! He now wakes up the anesthetized every time he picks up his guitar.
This is good news for all bands that denounce the tele- prompter and the obligatory video backdrop of climate change!
Vive le Rock.
Thank you Bob.
Michael Des Barres
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Bob.....he's one of those guys that because of the Live record got pigeon holed......he's actually a great player and songwriter and strange it took this long for a lot of people to notice......kind of like Billy Gibbons in many ways
Chris Apostle
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Here’s my experience of Peter Frampton’s concert at Anaheim Stadium in the summer of 1977 (pics attached).
Being an Aussie on holidays it was a mind blower – 50,000 people, many acts and Peter at the finale after 7 hours of California’s best bands.
Burnt into the memory banks.
Love your blogs …
Rob Allan
Red Rock NSW Australia
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I saw Frampton in '86 in Wildwood, New Jersey. I was shocked at how great he still was then, I'm not surprised to hear this. He's a true musician, with the sense of pride the great ones have...he still has it! He was also great on Howard a few months back!!
Bob, keep up the good work, you are reaching more folks than you probably realize.
Love your blog!
Jonathan Kutz
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Great take on Frampton!
I was a huge Humble Pie fan.
Then I saw him back in the day, on the original "Frampton Comes Alive" tour.
Recently saw him at a shed show........and just like you said, he is all about the MUSIC.
GREAT show.....GREAT musicianship....
He talks a lot to his audience......stories, jokes, all very natural and sincere.
And, he did a very moving tribute to George Harrison as well.
I've been telling everyone, that Frampton is the best rock show of the year.
Thanks for highlighting Frampton, and also a little shout-out on Humble Pie!
Matt Mav
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Peter Frampton doesn't get the recognition he deserves, but I guess that's what can happen when you're an overnight success (after working your ass off for years) Have you heard the story of his Les Paul Custom that was on the cover of FCA? That story is worthy of a movie!
Keep up the good work Bob, you're the keeper of the flame.
Michael Kimball
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Fuckin A Bob.
Kurt Lambeth
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WOW
So loved this Bob - gives me hope indeed. I was completely sold - and then - I Don't Need No Doctor!!! OMG - an all time fav and Frampton soared on the live version.
Peter van Roden
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Check out Hal Willner's "That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonius Monk", the track "Work", a duet between Peter Frampton and Chris Spedding. 1984. An astonishing track. It will forever change whatever preconceptions you had about Frampton.
Rich Arfin
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I've seen Frampton in 77 or 76 can't remember exactly. Also seen him a couple more times over the years and bought some of his albums. No one can duplicate the amazing double live album. It was a time and place when all the stars were aligned. That being said he is a great musician and artist who keeps being true to his art form. I love it and I'm sure many others would if they went outside the box a little. Thanks for your review of a great evening.
Kind regards,
Rob Ahlgren
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Your so lucky Bob!
Lisa Montez
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Now that sounds like a concert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katie Bradford
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Wonderful write up, review. Will be listening to Frampton today on Spotify at work !
Steve Anderko
Syracuse NY
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Great recap!! I saw Frampton a couple years back and he blew me away. He could have coasted on "Baby I love your way", " Show me", etc. for decades but he's still growing and still delivering 4 decades after his biggest hits. The real deal!!
Bill Tibbs
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A lovely story for sure, wish I had been there. Peter played his first show in Phoenix in March of 1976, as part of the Star is Born movie, starring Kris and Barbra. Bill Graham produced the show. They needed a full stadium to get the shots you see in the movie, you know, where Kris really blows it and rides a bike up on the stage.
Early on, he called me at my other job which was at Arizona Waterbeds, and asked if I could have Peter, ZZ Top or the Winter Brothers, which would I pick to headline, and why?
ZZ had just played there, the Winter boys, while incredible, I just didn’t feel, and Frampton just had released this new live album, which I just loved. I had a feeling. Instinct, correct, as the album went to #1 right after the show played at the end of March.
70000 people came to Sun Devil Stadium at $3.50 a head, as they didn’t want to take any chances of not selling it out. In addition to Frampton closing, there was the LA Jets, Graham Central Station, Montrose, and Santana. Not bad for $3.50!! Plus, you HAD to be there by 9 am or you wouldn’t get in, because of lighting and the shoot, etc.
Kris and Barbra were something together then, like fire and gas, but they did an amazing job. Jon Peters did a number on everyone, which I think was his way, but a lot of people weren’t happy with him. But he did make a great movie.
Frampton was incredible and totally knocked the place out. they had never played a place this big and met it head on. I was a huge Humble Pie fan, but this guy took it to another level. We enjoyed many good times after that. Bravo to him for his great shows, still, and for you reporting it so well.
Greetings from Amsterdam!
Danny Zelisko
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Bob,
Your praise of Frampton is so on point my friend. He is/has been one of, if not the best, performer I've ever seen!
I began going to see him live back in the Frampton's Camel days. Actually saw a whole bunch of other artists I would have never been interested in as a result, at the time Frampton was always the opener.
He once opened for Humble Pie ( he was third on the bill) @ the Philadelphia Spectrum possibly 1974(?) my friends and I were absolutely positive he would come out and jam with HP but alas it was not to be.
I also had the pleasure of seeing him at what used to be Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, in South Jersey play to a not so full auditorium mere months before his "Comes Alive" breakthrough.
Which leads me to the recent "meltdown " headlines which according to a few close friends who have had to pleasure of working for him at one time or another, are total Bulls**t!
The last time I saw him play was about ten years ago in Atlantic City NJ at a casino, the show was as you witnessed recently, filled with long guitar jams and lots of deep cuts only a real fan could appreciate yet done with such enthusiasm that those "not in the know" had little choice not to enjoy themseves.
About the 4th song in he began " Show Me The Way" and from my vantage point off to the side toward the front I noticed he was troubled by something in the very front 2 rows. He stopped the band and asked two women why they were standing, blocking the people behind's view and chatting! Apparently the women, who it is doubtful had any idea who Frampton was were trying to decide what they wanted to drink! I will venture to say their husbands were high rollers and they had their tickets compted.
When Frampton heard ( from one of them) what was going on he said " how about this: you sit your asses in the seats and I'll make sure you both get a drink?" The audience went crazy, he handled it better that a stand up taking care of a heckler. He then said to the audience "I want everone to see the show so asses in the seats from here on out okay?" He then kicked back into Show Me the Way RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT OFF!
He has no peers live and I'm even counting the Stones, his energy his obvious love of what he does make him #1 in my book. Rock On, Peter, and thanks for the show review Bob!
Cheers
Tom Gillam
Austin Texas
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I just got the right’s back to Fingerprints and we are re releasing for Christmas. I wish it was out NOW!!
Thank you thank you thank you Bob. This means so much to me and everyone concerned.
I’m speechless.
Many, many thanks
Peter
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