Peter Frampton Reunites With Missing Guitar 31 Years Later

Hollywood Reporter ^ | 4 Jan 2012 | Erin Carlson

[smokingfrog]

[One Name]

1975 was my freshman college year and spent some of my last nickels on that album- Frampton Comes Alive.

I may have spent other nickels on herbal accoutrements..

[X-spurt]

Dimes maybe?

[mylife]

Am I the only one that listened to him before this LP when he fronted Frampton’s Camel?

[Beowulf9]

Make it sing again, Pete!

[NDpapajoe]

I think I recall the guitar that did the “singing” was one of the first-ever midi guitars, with on-board effects,made by Electra.

Could be wrong.

[Lurker]

If I never hear another Frampton song as long as I live, I could die a happy man.

[One Name]

I remember something having to do with my fingers.

It got more technical later, IIRC.

[One Name]

He was cheesy, to be sure. But for about a month or two in ‘75 that solo on “Do You Feel Like We Do” had all the girls ready to move to England.

[Bullish]

As a lifelong musician who has worked in the industry for over 30 yrs I think I’m qualified to say that Frampton is one of the most overrated guitarists of all time.

Zappa was a guitarist.

Frampton was just a pile of hair that could hold a pick.

[smokingfrog]

Before that he was with Humble Pie.

[dfwgator]

He was better when he was with Humble Pie.

[dfwgator]

David Bowie thought enough of Frampton to have him be the guitarist on his Glass Spider Tour.

[Bullish]

If I never hear another Frampton song as long as I live, I could die a happy man.

I'm with you. See my post #10

[dfwgator]

Black Sheep Squadron jumped the shark, when they had Frampton in one of their episodes.

[Iron Balls McGinty]

I thought he was at his best with the BeeGees in the Sgt. Pepper movie. /s

[One Name]

Only caught Zappa once- 74-75 or so at the Cap Center near DC.

He did weird scales like egyptian jazz or something, coupled with muffin and snow references.

Definitely not commercial, but he would flash some riffs showing he could be commercial if he so chose...

[smokingfrog]

PETER FRAMPTON ★ BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON ♫ 1978

[gunsequalfreedom]

Am I the only one that listened to him before this LP when he fronted Frampton’s Camel?

I thought his best years were with Humble Pie. Their final concert at Long Beach Area in the 70's (help, I'm getting old) was fantastic. How did our ears survive those days.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Zappa could play really fast with no melody.