Frampton has BEAUTIFUL technique.......
What I appreciate the most in his playing is the melodic nature of his work. He is very clean.........but SOOOOOOOOO melodic. That happens to be my style as well, and I only wish I was good at it. Far too many dismiss Frampton as 'fluff' or some-such due to his commercial success (and utterly pathetic follow-on albums by suits seeking to capitalize on his pretty-boy image).......but he is to this day and has always been (from his Humble Pie days on) one HELL of a guitar player.
No, my friend, you have excellent taste, and you are not alone in admiring Frampton's work.
FYI.....he came out with a 'new' album in the last year or so that has a version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" that truly will make you cry.