1976. I'm a senior in high school. I've got a 66 289 Mustang Convertible. I've my best friend, our girlfriends in the car. We are on The PCH, headed to Malibu. This album has been cranking on cassette. The sun is out. Music started in Santa Monica and we will drive until the album ends and then turn around and do it again. For two hours, we are simply gods, above life, above everything. That was a PERFECT DAY! Many more of these days will come that summer. When Frampton came alive and ruled.
Yes there is a MUST SEE live version of this song. The Midnight Special performance is trimmed down to meet the time requirement for the TV show. Bob Mayo's keyboard solo was omitted, and part of Frampton's "talk box" solo was trimmed down as well but nonetheless a captivating performance.
The Midnight Special one was shortened to fit the program format but they still got a longer time slot than usual to do their song so there is plenty of what makes this song different in there.
@@stevedavis5704 Still fun how Focus decided to play their song Hocus Pocus on the Midnight Special in a faster tempo to complete it within the allowed time frame. The original tempo sounds much better though 🙂
For anyone to say the Midnight Special performance even comes close to the original album version is beyond me. It doesn't suck, but when compared to the original, it sorta does. My friends and I watched that Midnight Special episode when it premiered. We were all disappointed. I mean ... come on , man !!
Peter Frampton is an English rock musician, singer, songwriter & producer. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie & The Herd. I had his famous 1976 album "Frampton Comes Alive". His biggest hits are "Show Me The Way," "Baby, I Love Your Way," "Do You Feel Like We Do" & "I'm In You". He was famous for using a talk box in live performances.
The guitar sound that is featured in this solo is that of the talk Box. Frampton kind of made that device famous and everybody started copying him after this recoding. It is basically a tubing piece attached to the microphone stand that is inserted into the mouth of the guitarist. The sound of the guitar goes electronically from the guitar into the talk box, then out through the tubing and into the player's mouth. Moving your mouth around as if you are talking or singing makes it sound like you are talking or singing guitar music. An incredibly ingenious invention. And Peter Frampton was the master. I have played guitar for 4 decades and Peter Frampton is probably the most perfect guitar player I've ever witnessed in the rock category. He truly does not miss a note. A few years ago I went to one of his shows at our local theater and they sold recordings of that evening's concerts on ACD disk package. It was actually recorded during the show and distributed immediately afterward. It's as perfect as this record. The sound quality and the musicianship was just amazing that night and I feel like I got to be part of this album during that show. The audience makes up such a key part to this whole record.
The way the talk box effect works is that the aplified guitar sound is sent through a rubber tube that he puts in his mouth so the guitar tone is shaped by his mouth and sent into the microphone.
My day rocks! 15 at the time this came out. Lifetime of memories from this era of my life! Thank you for listening and reviewing one of the best live albums, ever produced!
That my friend, is a "Talk Box". The guitar goes into a speaker driver. The output goes out a tube you put in your mouth. Your head becomes the "speaker", and a microphone near your mouth picks up the sound. You "mouth" the words as you play guitar (don't sing). Works really well on vowel sounds. If you don't do it a lot it is a strange experience as your skull is a speaker.
That's a talkbox effect from 9:45-13:40, player speaks/sings into a tube connected to an effects box the guitar is plugged into ahead of the amp, merges the two signals then sends them to whatever rig the player uses or directly to the amp. One of the most unique effects ever, no synthesizer or digital interface needed
OMG! The whole album is incredible. Congratulations on finding "Frampton Comes Alive !" Peter Frampton is one of the most melodic and dynamic guitarists there is. His 'talkbox' work is amazing. Getting the desired results with a talkbox isn't as easy as one would think. Sadly, he is afflicted with a degenerative muscle disease called Inclusion-Body Myositis. He is one of my fave guitarists and a huge inspiration. There are a few vids of this song live.
When Frampton was playing for the recording of George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass," he was chatting with one of the other guys and was able to borrow from him a talk box, the same talk box which had been lent to Joe Walsh for "Rocky Mountain Way." After playing with it for a bit, he figured out how to incorporate it. Other bands used the talk box in hit songs, but for some reason everybody associates it with Frampton and this song. You can watch Frampton perform this on "The Midnight Special," which often shortened performances to fit the alotted time. While this version you just listened to is the best audio, it's worth watching the performance too. It seems to me I've seen concert footage of him as well, from when this was recorded. That might be out there.
@@jdk353 I love and recommend "Tell Me Something Good," but it's from 1974, and Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way" is from 1973. The "Frampton Comes Alive" album is from 1976. Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" which is another famous use of the talk box is from 1975.
I saw him on this tour in 1977. What a nice guy he was to the audience. My friend couldn’t go so I took her 14 yr old brother. This was his first concert. Luckily we had great seats.
I for one is so glad that you're NOT doing a video version. This live album version is much much better than the Midnight Special live video. I wish that that there existed a live video version of this particular performance though.
He’s using a talk box. In the 70s this hadn’t been done in this way. He manipulates the sound of the guitar with his voice using a tube. Back then it was mind blowing that he was “making the guitar talk”.
The guitar Peter Frampton is playing on this was a favorite - and was written off as lost forever after a plane crash. Turns out someone had it and it finally got back to him. There are videos of that reunion here on TH-cam.
I feel so lucky, being born in the early 60's and to have been able to hear an experience most of the best music that ever has been made when it was made.
When this hit the airwaves, it was like a tidal wave. It was a 'must have' album. Nothing was like this before. Ever! And, this song was the closer. What a way to go.
If you were around in the 70’s, you remember when this song came out. It was HUGE! The memories this brings back. A brilliant album. Thanks for reacting to it. The 1975 Midnight Special live version is pretty good. Shows him using the talkbox.
The fact that they really caught the ambient sounds in that old barn of a concert hall makes the great performance even better. Points to the people at A&M records for the production.
One of those albums that most young people had back then! The radio stations played the singles off this album over and over! In fact, they never ever played the studio versions of any of his songs, only ones off this album!!
I saw him in concert twice, one in a stadium with Fleetwood Mac in 1977 and again in a intimate club setting in the 2000's. Both times amazing. His voice and guitar playing are mesmerizing. Lines On My Face live is stunning.
I can hear my mom and her best friend shouting “woooo woooo!” Throughout so much of this. They were on the stage at the side. My mom hooked up with Frampton for three nights. Her best friend hooked up with a band member. They said it was the greatest time of their lives. I won’t mention they were only 16. Ooops 😳🤣 I wish more than anything I could find some live footage of this for them.
He was my first concert June 10th 1977, 90,000 fans at JFK stadium in Philly also playing were Dickie Betts of Allman bros J GIELS Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd.. unforgettable day
Play this in a group of people born at the end of the Boomer era or born in the early Gen X era and sit back and watch. We know every note and can’t help but sing along.
This album was released in January of 1976, and I saw him live in June of 1976 in Philadelphia shortly after graduating highschool. I was 17. Saw him many many times since, most recently several years ago in Charleston, SC. He's since stopped performing due to Inclusion Body Myositis which affects muscles. I cannot stress enough how MASSIVE this album was. Stratospheric. Throughout the course of his career, he got better and better, if that's even possible.
@@CC-gd9wl oh hell yes, we sat on the field from noon until midnight, then it got cold during the fireworks and people started bonfires, so much pot smoking, great experience and I’ll never forget it
i think you'd really like "show me the way" and "baby i love your way" from the same live album. the live video version of this song also rocks, i think he performed it on the midnight special
Oh my gosh ... I totally forgot about this song! Ok, I've found your classic rock reactions and my teenage/young adult memories are flooding back! Great concert! July 30, 1979, New Haven, CT 😂
OMG, Peter Frampton is the most underrated guitar player on the planet. Ever. His playing is technically obscenely incredible yet so melodic. This live album sold 11 million copies world-wide and was a 70's phenomenon. But... just yesterday my brother and I were complaining that everyone reacts to his live songs, yet his album versions are just as spectacular. I never got a chance to see him live but did catch him running through an airport, with guitar case in hand, when coming home from visiting relatives in Rhode Island. Talk about surprised! His work with Humble Pie was just as good as his solo work. Check out Humble Pie songs Shine On, The Light and Stone Cold Fever and solo work: I've Got My Eyes on You, Wind of Change, his cover of Jumping Jack Flash and his incredible cover of Stevie Wonder's I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever. Frampton is one of the greats!
I'm sure all of us PF boomer fans still cannot understand why he isn't in the RRHoF. I pray that he gets inducted before he (God forbid) passes away.🙏❤
@@ohfour-seven6228 Thank you for endorsing my point .your endorsement reminds me of a family anecdote that is relevant that I'd like to retell. I'm a 63 year old retired attorney and amateur hobbyist guitarist. My late parents were of the WWII generation and loved Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and big band music. My late father loved jazz( e.g.Miles Davis : I love his stuff too, btw) . My Dad was(like me) an amateur musician .A major difference between us was that he HATED rock music with a few exceptions like The Beatles . " Would you please turn that S--T off" was a refrain heard often in our apartment in the Bronx during. my teenage and post-college life. However, my father absolutely loved the FCA album and loved listening to it with my 🎧 on.whenever I wasn't around He could never stop raving about how good a guitarist Peter Frampson ( sic) was .btw My father also loved Emmylou Harris; proof that he had impeccable music taste .We saw an Emmylou Harris concert together at the Beacon Theater decades ago and had a wonderful time.
I saw Frampton along with Heart, Trooper, Streetheart, Dixon House and Eddy Money in the Edmonton Commonwealth stadium. Fantastic concert. Frampton's use of the talk box on this track is amazing. One of the best examples of the effect.
"Who has FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE? Everybody in the world has FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE. If you lived in the suburbs you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of 'Tide'." - Wayne Campbell, 1993. The look on your face, and everyone else who hears this for the first time, is priceless! This launched him into international fame, even though he's using the same talk-box Joe Walsh used for ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY.
I used to have a morning show on a classic rock station in central Missouri, KFBD B98 FM. This was a favorite song of mine (& all DJ's). This was my main "bathroom" song. Any time I needed to use the restroom during my show, I would put this on because 1) it's a killer song, and 2) it was over 14 minutes long. Plenty of time to take care of your business and get back in time for the next song/commercial break/news/etc etc ad infinitum. Ahhh, youth...good times!
Salvo there is a video of this. It's on You Tube, of all places. I watch it a lot and it blows my mind every time! Frampton also played in David Bowie's band for a while. You should check all his music out because he is AMAZING! I've loved him since the 70's. I'm a wrinkly old granny now, and I still love him and listen to him. Takes me back to my hippy days. Can't believe you never heard of him (you poor thing). 😂
Great reaction. I was lucky enough to see Frampton in June 1977 at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium. I was 16 years old. The lineup that day was J. Giles Band, Dick Betts & Great Southern, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Frampton was the headliner. He was huge. All the acts were incredible. Its a concert experience I'll never forget. Thanks for the memory.
Frampton is still touring and sounding amazing, seeing him in July. This album was a MONSTER hit and this song was played all the time on radio along with Show Me the Way. For those of us who listened to Humble Pie then became Frampton fans through his solo albums, Wind of Change did it for me. Frampton's Camel was good as well. Frampton was great friends with Jeff Beck, RIP, and I advise anyone to see him while he's still around
i wish they had made a video of this concert. it is probably one of the best performances i've ever heard. as someone else mentioned, there is a video of this song being performed live on midnight special, but due to time constraints, they eliminated the entire piano solo and a fairly big chunk of the guitar solo. it's still fun to watch because frampton is obviously enjoying himself.
There is a video. But, it’s hard to find. They took it off TH-cam for awhile, but I just looked and it’s up again. The song was recorded live in Oakland I believe. The entire performance is a little over 23 minutes long. It is incredible. Nevertheless, I enjoyed watching you react to this. When it came out in spring 1976, I just listened to it in my car on an 8-track tape. So much so, that it eventually disintegrated. lol. This was huge. Peter Frampton was a great looking guy, but he was (and still is) a great guitarist. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I saw Peter Frampton 3 or 4 times when he was playing with Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band. It was cool because they would play Ringo's hits plus the hits of the various all-stars who were playing with him. Peter was bald by then but still played the guitar incredibly. The Midnight Special had him on and it's a pretty good live version.
As a person who was a young adult in the 1970's I can tell you that this was THE party album of the decade.
A mount Rushmore R&R song
I 2nd that.
I third that. Still have 2 vinyl copies.
Could not agree more my friend!!
Me too. Everybody had a copy! Good times, y'all!
Frampton Comes Alive was standard-issue kit to EVERY teenager in the late 70's.
1976. I'm a senior in high school. I've got a 66 289 Mustang Convertible. I've my best friend, our girlfriends in the car. We are on The PCH, headed to Malibu. This album has been cranking on cassette. The sun is out. Music started in Santa Monica and we will drive until the album ends and then turn around and do it again. For two hours, we are simply gods, above life, above everything. That was a PERFECT DAY! Many more of these days will come that summer. When Frampton came alive and ruled.
Frampton comes alive! is one of the best live albums ever and this song is the best version of it 🔥
100%. Peter's play and the bands execution is clearly superior in this track from the Live LP
agree! greetings from Berlin germany
Yes there is a MUST SEE live version of this song. The Midnight Special performance is trimmed down to meet the time requirement for the TV show. Bob Mayo's keyboard solo was omitted, and part of Frampton's "talk box" solo was trimmed down as well but nonetheless a captivating performance.
I actually prefer the Midnight Special version.
A must see!
The Midnight Special one was shortened to fit the program format but they still got a longer time slot than usual to do their song so there is plenty of what makes this song different in there.
@@stevedavis5704 Still fun how Focus decided to play their song Hocus Pocus on the Midnight Special in a faster tempo to complete it within the allowed time frame. The original tempo sounds much better though 🙂
For anyone to say the Midnight Special performance even comes close to the original album version is beyond me. It doesn't suck, but when compared to the original, it sorta does. My friends and I watched that Midnight Special episode when it premiered. We were all disappointed. I mean ... come on , man !!
I’m getting goosebumps for what you’re about to experience… 🤣
I was in high school when this came out. It played at every party I went to. The best live song ever.❤
He was the master of the Talk Box.
1970's had the best live albums of any decade. And this arguably is one of the best of them.
Peter Frampton is a technical & innovative guitar god! Thanks for your reaction.
I didn’t know ANYONE who didn’t have this album back in the day. Absolutely iconic. Also, my 16 year old self was completely in love with him 🥰
You cant imagine how big this and Bostons first album were at the time.
Thrilling every time I hear it....
“Frampton Comes Alive!” was the hottest album in 1976- a must-have. Man this brings back some memories!!! 🤘🏼❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Peter Frampton is an English rock musician, singer, songwriter & producer. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie & The Herd. I had his famous 1976 album "Frampton Comes Alive". His biggest hits are "Show Me The Way," "Baby, I Love Your Way," "Do You Feel Like We Do" & "I'm In You". He was famous for using a talk box in live performances.
Well done
Hey, Dagmar!!
Frampton Comes Alive is a great live album, but Framptons work with Humble Pie is often underrated
Frampton Live is an experience even all these years later. Yes hit the midnight special.
The guitar sound that is featured in this solo is that of the talk Box. Frampton kind of made that device famous and everybody started copying him after this recoding. It is basically a tubing piece attached to the microphone stand that is inserted into the mouth of the guitarist. The sound of the guitar goes electronically from the guitar into the talk box, then out through the tubing and into the player's mouth. Moving your mouth around as if you are talking or singing makes it sound like you are talking or singing guitar music. An incredibly ingenious invention. And Peter Frampton was the master.
I have played guitar for 4 decades and Peter Frampton is probably the most perfect guitar player I've ever witnessed in the rock category. He truly does not miss a note. A few years ago I went to one of his shows at our local theater and they sold recordings of that evening's concerts on ACD disk package. It was actually recorded during the show and distributed immediately afterward. It's as perfect as this record. The sound quality and the musicianship was just amazing that night and I feel like I got to be part of this album during that show. The audience makes up such a key part to this whole record.
The way the talk box effect works is that the aplified guitar sound is sent through a rubber tube that he puts in his mouth so the guitar tone is shaped by his mouth and sent into the microphone.
My day rocks! 15 at the time this came out. Lifetime of memories from this era of my life! Thank you for listening and reviewing one of the best live albums, ever produced!
That my friend, is a "Talk Box". The guitar goes into a speaker driver. The output goes out a tube you put in your mouth. Your head becomes the "speaker", and a microphone near your mouth picks up the sound. You "mouth" the words as you play guitar (don't sing). Works really well on vowel sounds. If you don't do it a lot it is a strange experience as your skull is a speaker.
Every time I hear this track I am back at this concert again yelling YEAH!
I was in high school when the album came out. Everybody had this album. Everybody!
When this album came out, we all went to the record store. Jaw dropping excellence!!!!
That's a talkbox effect from 9:45-13:40, player speaks/sings into a tube connected to an effects box the guitar is plugged into ahead of the amp, merges the two signals then sends them to whatever rig the player uses or directly to the amp. One of the most unique effects ever, no synthesizer or digital interface needed
The midnight special has this live.
If you lived in the suburbs in the 70's you were issued this album , lol
I saw him in 76 he was the headliner and played after derringer, ufo, bob seager at solider feild in Chicago. Never forget it. Best concert ever!
OMG! The whole album is incredible. Congratulations on finding "Frampton Comes Alive !"
Peter Frampton is one of the most melodic and dynamic guitarists there is.
His 'talkbox' work is amazing. Getting the desired results with a talkbox isn't as easy as one would think.
Sadly, he is afflicted with a degenerative muscle disease called Inclusion-Body Myositis.
He is one of my fave guitarists and a huge inspiration.
There are a few vids of this song live.
Hey SalvoG, as a boomer I remember this being SO big ‘back in my day’😂, it’s nice to see you younger folks appreciating Peter Frampton’s excellence ❤
When Frampton was playing for the recording of George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass," he was chatting with one of the other guys and was able to borrow from him a talk box, the same talk box which had been lent to Joe Walsh for "Rocky Mountain Way." After playing with it for a bit, he figured out how to incorporate it. Other bands used the talk box in hit songs, but for some reason everybody associates it with Frampton and this song. You can watch Frampton perform this on "The Midnight Special," which often shortened performances to fit the alotted time. While this version you just listened to is the best audio, it's worth watching the performance too. It seems to me I've seen concert footage of him as well, from when this was recorded. That might be out there.
That was a great performance by Peter. I remember it.
HE IS SO ADORABLE on midnight special so happy.
🤩🤩😍😍👀👀
Rufus, and their hit, Tell Me Something Good is the earliest use of talk box I can recall...then Joe Walsh and Frampton.
@@jdk353 I love and recommend "Tell Me Something Good," but it's from 1974, and Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way" is from 1973. The "Frampton Comes Alive" album is from 1976. Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" which is another famous use of the talk box is from 1975.
@@SG-js2qn , I see that I was incorrect, Walsh was first...I do remember those songs were popular during my middle school years. Memory is fading😄
I have seen Frampton play this live at least 5 times. He is Amazing every time. ❤
I’m 60 years old. Everyone in high school had this album! Great memories. Thanks.
I saw him on this tour in 1977. What a nice guy he was to the audience. My friend couldn’t go so I took her 14 yr old brother. This was his first concert. Luckily we had great seats.
It's a 14 minute song that does NOT feel like it's 14 minutes long! Amazing!
I for one is so glad that you're NOT doing a video version. This live album version is much much better than the Midnight Special live video. I wish that that there existed a live video version of this particular performance though.
He’s using a talk box. In the 70s this hadn’t been done in this way. He manipulates the sound of the guitar with his voice using a tube. Back then it was mind blowing that he was “making the guitar talk”.
The guitar Peter Frampton is playing on this was a favorite - and was written off as lost forever after a plane crash. Turns out someone had it and it finally got back to him. There are videos of that reunion here on TH-cam.
th-cam.com/video/ll018kpTfc8/w-d-xo.html
You can see him still. On tour this summer. Truly GREAT still.
I feel so lucky, being born in the early 60's and to have been able to hear an experience most of the best music that ever has been made when it was made.
When this hit the airwaves, it was like a tidal wave. It was a 'must have' album. Nothing was like this before. Ever! And, this song was the closer. What a way to go.
This album was a phenomenon back in 1976. FM radio was constantly playing it. His use of the talk box was amazing,
This was a staple growing up, hanging out with friends on Fri-Sat nights when this came on the radio.
In a darkened room, head full of "certain" substances, stereo cranked, eyes closed enjoying the ride..Ah, the good old daze! 👍
I bought this album when I was a teenager, I think I still have it. Never gets old
The soundtrack of my junior year in high school. I still have my album. ✌️❤️🎶
i was born in 2006 and i have this album on vinyl and it is absolutely AMAZING i’m so jealous of everyone who was alive during this time
If you were around in the 70’s, you remember when this song came out. It was HUGE! The memories this brings back. A brilliant album. Thanks for reacting to it. The 1975 Midnight Special live version is pretty good. Shows him using the talkbox.
The fact that they really caught the ambient sounds in that old barn of a concert hall makes the great performance even better. Points to the people at A&M records for the production.
One of those albums that most young people had back then! The radio stations played the singles off this album over and over! In fact, they never ever played the studio versions of any of his songs, only ones off this album!!
One of the albums EVERYONE had in the day!
The look on your face when you realized you didn't know what was going on was awesome!!!
I saw him in concert twice, one in a stadium with Fleetwood Mac in 1977 and again in a intimate club setting in the 2000's. Both times amazing. His voice and guitar playing are mesmerizing. Lines On My Face live is stunning.
There is a live video of this performance. I beleive it was a Midnight Special episode but its out there if you want to see it live.
Amazing that this is recorded live without all of gimmick’s of today’s music!!
This album was popular during my high school years, and I was a certified Frampton Freak, all the way!!!
Live version from Mindnight Special: th-cam.com/video/y7rFYbMhcG8/w-d-xo.html
There is absolutely a live version....Midnight Special that you should react to next!!!! Also excellent in concert!!!🤘🤘🎵🎼🎶🎤🎙🥁🎸🔥😋🎹🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥
One of the most underrated guitarist.
I can hear my mom and her best friend shouting “woooo woooo!” Throughout so much of this. They were on the stage at the side. My mom hooked up with Frampton for three nights. Her best friend hooked up with a band member. They said it was the greatest time of their lives. I won’t mention they were only 16. Ooops 😳🤣 I wish more than anything I could find some live footage of this for them.
back in the day, this was a staple in everyone's music library, great album!! 👍😎
'Show Me The Way' is a fantastic song by him
Good to always hear the audio first.
Thank you for getting back to the music of my teen years. This took me right back to high school.
Frampton Comes Alive!
Really there are NO words for this!!!!!!
Great choice, Peter is a MASTER guitarist, and one hell of an entertainer. Been following him since his early days in Humble Pie.
Alot of the bands from the 70s played a TV show called The midnight special
He was my first concert June 10th 1977, 90,000 fans at JFK stadium in Philly also playing were Dickie Betts of Allman bros J GIELS Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd.. unforgettable day
Don't forget Gary Wright of 'Dream Weaver' fame.
I was there too.
@@CC-gd9wl that was in 76 with Frampton and Yes
@@Johan-ew3ot Correct!
Play this in a group of people born at the end of the Boomer era or born in the early Gen X era and sit back and watch. We know every note and can’t help but sing along.
I played this for my 24 and 17 year olds and it blew their minds!
It's 2024 and my daughter called to ask me if i have any vinyl albums. Ha ha ha she is just waking up.
This album was released in January of 1976, and I saw him live in June of 1976 in Philadelphia shortly after graduating highschool. I was 17.
Saw him many many times since, most recently several years ago in Charleston, SC. He's since stopped performing due to Inclusion Body Myositis which affects muscles.
I cannot stress enough how MASSIVE this album was. Stratospheric.
Throughout the course of his career, he got better and better, if that's even possible.
Me too! And it was massive!
I was there also, I was 16
@@johnthegreek5836 Remember how hot it was!
@@CC-gd9wl oh hell yes, we sat on the field from noon until midnight, then it got cold during the fireworks and people started bonfires, so much pot smoking, great experience and I’ll never forget it
He still tours
You Can See Him Perform On THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
i think you'd really like "show me the way" and "baby i love your way" from the same live album. the live video version of this song also rocks, i think he performed it on the midnight special
One of the greatest songs of all time. Btw the part where it sounds like the guitar is talking is done with the 'talk box'.
This album stayed over 2 years on the charts.
Oh my gosh ... I totally forgot about this song! Ok, I've found your classic rock reactions and my teenage/young adult memories are flooding back!
Great concert! July 30, 1979, New Haven, CT 😂
OMG, Peter Frampton is the most underrated guitar player on the planet. Ever. His playing is technically obscenely incredible yet so melodic. This live album sold 11 million copies world-wide and was a 70's phenomenon. But... just yesterday my brother and I were complaining that everyone reacts to his live songs, yet his album versions are just as spectacular. I never got a chance to see him live but did catch him running through an airport, with guitar case in hand, when coming home from visiting relatives in Rhode Island. Talk about surprised! His work with Humble Pie was just as good as his solo work. Check out Humble Pie songs Shine On, The Light and Stone Cold Fever and solo work: I've Got My Eyes on You, Wind of Change, his cover of Jumping Jack Flash and his incredible cover of Stevie Wonder's I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever. Frampton is one of the greats!
I SO agree with you !
@@micheleparadis2808 Thanks!
I'm sure all of us PF boomer fans still cannot understand why he isn't in the RRHoF. I pray that he gets inducted before he (God forbid) passes away.🙏❤
@@daviddemar551 Definitely!
@@ohfour-seven6228
Thank you for endorsing my point .your endorsement reminds me of a family anecdote that is relevant that I'd like to retell. I'm a 63 year old retired attorney and amateur hobbyist guitarist. My late parents were of the WWII generation and loved Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and big band music. My late father loved jazz( e.g.Miles Davis : I love his stuff too, btw) . My Dad was(like me) an amateur musician .A major difference between us was that he HATED rock music with a few exceptions like The Beatles . " Would you please turn that S--T off" was a refrain heard often in our apartment in the Bronx during. my teenage and post-college life.
However, my father absolutely loved the FCA album and loved listening to it with my 🎧 on.whenever I wasn't around He could never stop raving about how good a guitarist Peter Frampson ( sic) was .btw
My father also loved Emmylou Harris; proof that he had impeccable music taste .We saw an Emmylou Harris concert together at the Beacon Theater decades ago and had a wonderful time.
I kinda like that there is no video for this. It's all about the music
Definitely need to see the Midnight Special live performance! Epic!
I saw Frampton along with Heart, Trooper, Streetheart, Dixon House and Eddy Money in the Edmonton Commonwealth stadium. Fantastic concert. Frampton's use of the talk box on this track is amazing. One of the best examples of the effect.
There is a video from the midnight special.....yes he is the leed.he was a long time session musician
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Love Frampton. My favorite feel good song is I Love Your Way
"Who has FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE? Everybody in the world has FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE. If you lived in the suburbs you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of 'Tide'." - Wayne Campbell, 1993. The look on your face, and everyone else who hears this for the first time, is priceless! This launched him into international fame, even though he's using the same talk-box Joe Walsh used for ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY.
you are hearing it like most of us did back then!
Lines on my Face is my fav on this album
Ditto to what has already been said. The energy from this live album is legendary! Cheers to Peter Frampton.
OMG!! I'm back in hs .. thank you for sharing and making my day!!
I used to have a morning show on a classic rock station in central Missouri, KFBD B98 FM. This was a favorite song of mine (& all DJ's). This was my main "bathroom" song. Any time I needed to use the restroom during my show, I would put this on because 1) it's a killer song, and 2) it was over 14 minutes long. Plenty of time to take care of your business and get back in time for the next song/commercial break/news/etc etc ad infinitum. Ahhh, youth...good times!
Where did the 14 minutes go? It's like magic 🎩 ✨️ 💛
Salvo there is a video of this. It's on You Tube, of all places. I watch it a lot and it blows my mind every time! Frampton also played in David Bowie's band for a while. You should check all his music out because he is AMAZING! I've loved him since the 70's. I'm a wrinkly old granny now, and I still love him and listen to him. Takes me back to my hippy days. Can't believe you never heard of him (you poor thing). 😂
Thank goodness for recording technology!!
Great reaction. I was lucky enough to see Frampton in June 1977 at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium. I was 16 years old. The lineup that day was J. Giles Band, Dick Betts & Great Southern, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Frampton was the headliner. He was huge. All the acts were incredible. Its a concert experience I'll never forget. Thanks for the memory.
you can watch it
Actually one of the all time great live performances ever...couldn't make this yoday...so so good
New to your channel and was a teenager in the 70's. Frampton rocked then and still does.
Frampton is still touring and sounding amazing, seeing him in July. This album was a MONSTER hit and this song was played all the time on radio along with Show Me the Way. For those of us who listened to Humble Pie then became Frampton fans through his solo albums, Wind of Change did it for me. Frampton's Camel was good as well. Frampton was great friends with Jeff Beck, RIP, and I advise anyone to see him while he's still around
i wish they had made a video of this concert. it is probably one of the best performances i've ever heard. as someone else mentioned, there is a video of this song being performed live on midnight special, but due to time constraints, they eliminated the entire piano solo and a fairly big chunk of the guitar solo. it's still fun to watch because frampton is obviously enjoying himself.
There is a video. But, it’s hard to find. They took it off TH-cam for awhile, but I just looked and it’s up again. The song was recorded live in Oakland I believe. The entire performance is a little over 23 minutes long. It is incredible. Nevertheless, I enjoyed watching you react to this. When it came out in spring 1976, I just listened to it in my car on an 8-track tape. So much so, that it eventually disintegrated. lol. This was huge. Peter Frampton was a great looking guy, but he was (and still is) a great guitarist. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Peter Frampton is incredible! I turned my friends on to this genre of music by this Awesome award-winning album.
There is indeed a music video of the audio version of this one that is very worthy of watching! PS-It's called a voice box !
I saw Peter Frampton 3 or 4 times when he was playing with Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band. It was cool because they would play Ringo's hits plus the hits of the various all-stars who were playing with him. Peter was bald by then but still played the guitar incredibly. The Midnight Special had him on and it's a pretty good live version.