“When I remember the summer of 76 I think of “Frampton Comes Alive”.
It was inescapable. I never understood, and to this day cannot understand, what was so great about it. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t all that.
In a just world, it would have been Frampton’s former bandmate, Steve Marriott that would have been the superstar.
The Talk Box. Up until then only Joe Walsh had really used it as a soloing effect. It was a gimmick, but an interesting one.
Show Me the Way is on my favorite playlist
What was the alternative? Bob Seeger? Kung fu fighting? The hustle?
It was fun.