Peter Frampton
Biography:
The United Kingdom's Peter Frampton is a legendary guitarist best known for his 1976 live double-album Frampton Comes Alive. This release is widely regarded as one of the best live rock albums ever and included the hits Baby, I Love Your Way, Show Me the Way and the 14-minute Do You Feel Like We Do, which featured Frampton's famous use of the talk-box.
Despite the huge success of Frampton Comes Alive (or perhaps as a result of), Frampton himself has looked to step out of the shadow of this momentous achievement. However, his career after that point didn't make it easy to move beyond his signature album. In 1977, he released the gold album I'm in You, which despite solid sales was critically panned. Then Frampton's career took a real turn for the worse when he co-starred in the movie adaptation of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with the Bee Gees. The movie was a complete disaster and, to make things rally bad, Frampton was in a near-fatal car accident in 1979.
Frampton's career became relatively quiet. He continued to record during the 1980's, including work with David Bowie, but despite making some good music he met with little commercial success. In a move to capitalize on his earlier success, Frampton recorded Frampton Comes Alive 2 in 1995. Despite being a solid outing, the album did little to revive Frampton's career.
Enter 2006. Peter Frampton released the all-instrumental album Fingerprints that featured a remake of the Soundgarden hit Black Hole Sun. Former Soundgarden musician Matt Cameron (drums) played on the track, along with Cameron's current bandmate in Pearl Jam, Mike McCready (guitar). The remake of Black Hole Sun was a redefinition of Frampton, thrusting him into a modern era sans vocals. Fingerprints, in its entirety, was an exceptional work that won Frampton the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Pop Instrumental Album".
Peter Frampton is the living embodiment of a career musician whose perseverance, through multiple highs and lows, has allowed him to remain viable through multiple decades. Indeed, fans tuning in to his successful career now won't be so fixated on Frampton Comes Alive. But hopefully those fans will go back and listen to that great album, too.
Top Ten Jams:
| 1. | Black Hole Sun | |
| 2. | Boot it Up | |
| 3. | Cornerstones | |
| 4. | Blowin' Smoke | |
| 5. | Double Nickels | |
| 6. | Blooze | |
| 7. | My Cup of Tea | |
| 8. | Souvenirs De Nos Peres | |
| 9. | Float | |
| 10. | Shewango Way |
Discography:
| Fingerprints (2006) | ||
| 2004 Summer Tour (2004) | ||
| Live in San Francisco March 24, 1975 (2004) | ||
| Now (2003) | ||
| Live in Detroit (2000) | ||
| Frampton Comes Alive II (1995) | ||
| Peter Frampton (1994) | ||
| When All the Pieces Fit (1989) | ||
| Premonition (1986) | ||
| The Art of Control (1982) | ||
| Breaking All The Rules (1981) | ||
| Rise Up (1980) | ||
| Where I Should Be (1979) | ||
| I'm in You (1977) | ||
| Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) | ||
| Frampton (1975) | ||
| Somethin's Happening (1974) | ||
| Frampton's Camel (1973) | ||
| Wind of Change (1972) |
Notable Guitars:
Gibson Les Paul Peter Frampton Signature Model
Sheet Music:
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Links:
Peter Frampton Official Website
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Artist Updates:
- Peter Frampton is touring in 2007 in support of his instrumental album Fingerprints.
