Chris that's fantastic and a huge recognition of your own work. I'm supposed to go to work in Germany soon and for the next couple years, so after 4 years stuck in rural Thailand I'm hoping to catch some of the legends in Europe. Tim Thanks for the many variations of one of the major soundtracks of my "Class of '77" life. Yes, we feel like you do!
I've been a guitar player for 30 years, Frampton's work in Humble Pie was a HUUUGE influence on me. His guitar work with Steve Marriot's voice was my soundtrack for years.
I am zero percent a musician and know next to nothing about music, but watching Tim’s videos is something I always do. He’s a master of his craft, and it’s both educational and inspiring.
Frampton Comes Alive was the only thing I asked for Christmas 1976 and I got it and nothing else. Still one of the best Christmas' ever. So many great memories of listening to this amazing album.
Rick, Anyone that saw Humble Pie back in the day all knew how good both Pete & Steve were . I saw them twice before Frampton left once with Black Sabbath & once with King Crimson & they were awesome shows packed with talent. Ah the good ole days & though Peter strayed into commercialism it wasn't long before he came back to the playing that we all love & it always shows in his face . It will be a sad day when his condition gets to the point he can't play but till that day he's never going to lay down & let it go. He's playing better than ever still . So i would agree with you 100% that foray into BS music did not prevent him from being one of the best players on the planet. A little note here when Humble Pie opened for Sabbath in 71 Pie played for 2 1/2 hours Sabbath played for 45 minutes & left with no encore . Humble Pie literally blew them off the stage & Black Sabbath was still good as hell but they knew they had been bested !!!. The concert was in MD at The Alexandria Roller Rink & if i recall tickets were around 3 bucks.
Frampton Comes Alive! blew up when I was 13 and was the first I'd heard of him. I didn't know he was massively famous. All I knew was the guitar work was beautiful and seemed perfectly executed, which was unusual for live albums. His guitar seemed like the 5th member of the band and his unending hooky licks meandered throughout the songs enhancing the melody as well as the vocals. Peter is a genius. That Les Paul tone is unforgettable--to this day, I can still hear it ringing in my head. The double album was also perfect for cleaning my weed. lol
I think I can safely say that anyone who doesn't respect Frampton's talent on the guitar isn't a guitarist. Which brings us to Humble Pie and Steve Marriott. Holy cow, what a talent!
Tim Pierce nailed it when he stated his fame kind of over shadowed his talent/musicianship. This record dominated our turntable in 76- had a influence in my young mind about music, was also on the radio like everyday. There could not be a year 1976 with Peter Frampton! Just love his music so much- thank you Tim
@@manoftheworld-hk3jw And Humble Pie, despite having the talents of Frampton and Marriott were an underrated band. I always thought Robert Plant stole his singing style from Marriott. The highlight of the Small Faces pop song Ichycoo Park was Marriott's screaming refrains.
The combination of Marriott and Frampton resulted in one of the greatest supergroups of all times. The last album before Frampton left, Rock On is criminally under-recognized and is one of my 10 desert island picks.
"Do you feel like I do" is a rock and roll anthem and will never get old. I saw Frampton live at the Ritz in New York in the late 90s...the man is a monster guitarist.
seeing Frampton live for the third time in a few weeks time, he has always impressed me with his playing, some of his solo's are mesmerising, does not get the recognition he deserves, what a player.
Peter Frampton is one of the most gracious musicians of all time. He was a must see live. It's sad because health issues he had to stop. I saw him six times consider myself blessed.
Great take on the masterful Peter Frampton! I absolutely adore him as an artist for his musicality, his humility and his completely open personality - the part we get to see in public. 'Frampton Comes Alive!' is still one of my favorite live albums ever! And I'm going to see him in a month's time, so I'm a happy camper!
“Frampton Comes Alive” was the live album released when I was in high school, way back. As a guitar player, I knew Frampton was an incredible player but what got in his way were his perfect looks and that all the girls were crazy over him. I’ve seen some recent videos of him from the early 2000’s and he was still rockin’ hard, so tasteful and everything makes musical sense! Peter Frampton was a major player and always seems to be so personable in interviews! Great video, thanks for posting!
I saw Pete play his 3 pickup les Paul live at Detroit’s Ford theatre before the double live album came out. Opened up for Mott the Hoople and blew the roof off the place
In the day I confess I was a music snob and avoided commercially successful albums, except for Led Zep. It didn’t take more than one listen to realise Peter’s genius, of course. I greatly value what you do with this song Tim and I reckon I’m going to getting a backing track and woodshed this. Cheers and thanks from Brisbane Australia.
At 11:25 or so... "if you remember to not always pick so hard" on a Les Paul. Always good advice for LP players. Restrain yourself, my friends. It's very easy to get carried away with the power of the resonance and sustain and get carried off by it until it's a cliche and a lot of what we're making is noise. I think the trick is to lay back a lot more, lighten the touch and save the aggression and balls for emphasis and punctuation. I love the noise but sound better when I hold it back. Peter Frampton is a good master class at this. His attack and volume are always appropriate.
I've seen Frampton three times. Once at the Greek, then at a couple of smaller venues. He is awesome live, a great guitarist. Great personality. Three hour shows. Some of his more recent work (last decade or so) is very good as well.
Great video Tim. Maybe it's already been mentioned but Rick Beato did a great interview with Peter. In it he mentions how post the Bluesbreakers album he saw the Clapton-style blues-rock lane being pretty full and needed to do something a little different so started exploring his jazz influences like Django, Joe Pass and Kenny Burrell.
I was sales manager of one of the early vintage guitar stores in America (pre Norm). My employer talked Johnny into buying and (I think) using Firebirds. I the movie about Johnny the interviewer asked him where did the Firebird thing come from? Johnny said "ED Seelig in St. Louis". The interviewer asked again not getting the question had already been answered. That store (which was forced into closing its brick and mortar location by gruff Russian speaking guys buying up property) and its owner is as much a part music history as you Tim. He is definitely worth a call just to hear some of the stuff. For instance, the SG Derek Trucks played for years he got from Ed at Silver Strings. By the way, Johnny Winter was one of the nicest people you would ever meet- he always treated you as an equal (not like he was a rock star being nice to you). Kind of like you Tim.
Frampton Comes Alive was one of the first albums given to me. I spent a lot of time jamming with on a tennis racket and under a blacklight! This was great!
Been a Frampton fan since 1970--I loved all his tunes with Humble Pie and I had all his solo albums,....First rate guitarist, composer, and singer, and best of all, nice guy.
I got to see him in small ice skating rink with Black Oak Arkansas and Marshall Tucker Band, which was a strange lineup, before Frampton Comes Alive broke. He was great!
Tim, I just absolutely love you. You obviously love music and playing guitar and it shows. Your videos are always informative and your Masterclass is filled with great instruction. Thank you so much for sharing your hard earned gift. Thousands and thousands of hours practicing and playing and it shows!!!
Peter Frampton Rocks on so many levels!! Awesome song writer, awesome guitar player, awesome voice, great looks, !! He has it all, and he's a great guy, and super friendly! (I met him at a concert in Stowe VT)
You are certainly modest, TIM! You clearly capture a lot of Peter Frampton’s tone😇. You are an Amazing guitarist, you are always having fun while you are playing, making it all look so easy. We are 3 years apart, so I too was entranced by Peter Frampton when this came out!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. To this day, still gives me the chills playing the ALBUM. With you 💯 in your analogy of Peter Frampton being underrated as a Musician. The man oozes talent and musicality! Didn’t want this video to end, truly my favorite of yours, and I thank you for airing! Prayers with you and especially with Peter Frampton as his health issues of the present. Will be a dark day in the music world if he loses his ability to play.🙏🙏🙏 Thank you for this Amazing show you brought to us!🎸💙🎸
I was just listening to "Feel Like I Do" a couple of days ago, and was thinking the same thing. He really knew how to create and build a solo. Excellent!
I was 10 . I made my mom buy it for me when we were at Sears, the double sleeve Comes Alive. I think I still have it somewhere. He and Jimmy Page are my guitar heroes.
Tim I saw Peter Frampton play when I was 14 years old, probably around the time of the video clip you have of him there. It was in Birmingham, Alabama. He played the drums on "Do You Feel Like We Do" just like he did there. His drummer at the time, not sure if it was John Siomos or not, came down out front and played a flute solo while Peter kept the beat on the drums. It was greatness! Roll the clock ahead 40something years to my 57th birthday. My wife got me tickets to see him again in the Woodlands, TX.. He was even more amazing. What was really cool about that show was that he played the Phoenix Les Paul that I saw him play all those years ago. Thanks Tim!
I heard Frampton with The Herd and predicted to my friends that he would be a huge star. I love his melodic playing and it always had a big impact on me. I saw him a few years ago with Steve Miller and was really impressed with his blues playing.
So great to see you here, Tim, sharing your super-stratospheric knowledge of your instrument and beyond. 40-odd years later (!), you've retained your indisputable skills to enhance whatever tune you're playing on. I look forward to (re)-touching base with you. Gary
I, too had just graduated from High School when I saw Peter in concert in Monterey, CA. Those were some amazing days and that song has stuck with me since. The memories are still vivid and strong..
I read the subject and knew this was going to be about Frampton. I can remember the summer of 1976 where that live album was playing everywhere, every car had an 8 track player with it stuck in it, 3 or 4 songs from the album were on heavy rotation on New York rock radio. Bad management? Over saturation? He was made into something safe and we like our guitar gods to have an element of danger to them. In my opinion Frampton certainly should be in the same conversations as Clapton, Hendrix, Page, etc... Tim Peirce is amazing, I take his lessons on TrueFire. And he has taught me so much. This is not a knock on Tim but around 1:50 you can hear Tim's soloing style sneak through this terrific Frampton impersonation.
another amazing video Tim..........thanks so much......what a great trip down memory lane...........I remember being at a party and hearing Frampton comes alive in the background .......I was into John McLaughlin and the other gun slinger type players........a friend asked me what I thought of the record.....when I told him I wasn't all that impressed he said "you will be, it's just a matter of time" .......and boy was he right!!! thanks again .........loved the Lukather episode as well.......OMG....keep em' coming
Just joined the masterclass Tim, and I can’t wait to dig in! I love your videos and always learn something from every single one of your videos, so joining the masterclass was a no brainer. Nowadays it seems like everyone has a course or a class they want you to pay for, but in all the UA-cam vids I’ve tried, you’re the first person that explains theory stuff in a way that I truly GET. Thank you, and I can’t wait to dig in, this is gonna be fun!!!
I listen to "Do You Feel Like We Do" (always found it interesting there's no question mark in that title) a few times a month. His guitar work never gets old for me on that number. I also recently discovered his 2019 album, "All Blues", which features some fabulous guest musicians and is absolutely excellent. What an artist!
Great episode Tim! You definitely have the Frampton vibe. Why isn't Peter Frampton in the "Rock Hall"? Peter is such an amazing player and human being ~
I was born in’76 so my introduction to Peter was quite a bit later! My older brothers had a fantastic musical influence (and vinyl collection!) one of my brothers played comes alive album to me when I was 14 and I was blown away. As a learning guitarist at the time Peters playing helped me to’see’ chords inside lead playing for the first time. His melodic approach never ever gets fatiguing, in fact to this day I am still learning from his playing all those years ago and I listen to this album to this day.
Tim. It's me. Fantastic clip and I love love love your playing. BTW I too have a Gibson 1969 Custom. I paid 1600! about 12 years ago from the original owner. It needed work but what a great guitar. Love the "Tim Pierce" Les Paul. Super light and perfect neck. You know how to pick em. When we spoke with EH we discussed JHS from Pretenders. Maybe a clip on him. Some of his stuff was just great and tunes like English Roses (live Santa Monica), Private life, or Mystery Achievement when he was channeling Ronnie Wood/Faces.
I saw Peter say on an interview, the middle pickup is what interested him with that guitar. Something about the way he used it during voice-box. Frampton Comes Alive was one of the first entire albums I learned at 13 yrs old in '76... Boston - Boston, Van Halen - Van Halen, Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic, Floyd Dark Side of the Moon, Kiss - Alive, Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo, Lynryd Skynrd - One More For The Road, Bad Company, and many more lol. I remember how much fun I had learning back then... lol. No computers, just albums, ears, and a lot of love to figure it out. I have actually forgotten more than I know, lol.
Tim, awesome video! I was just watching some old Rick Springfield videos and love the guitar work on all of those songs from the 80s. Back then, when I first heard that guitarwork I said, I have to find out who that guitar player is. I knew even then you would be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Your technique is totally original and has that signature one of a kind sound. Anyway, thanks for another awesome video and explaining the playing technique!
I saw Pete three more times. Twice at the Toledo Agora club and one at the Toledo sports arena just before the double live album came out. There were about 300 people there and folks were walking up between songs and shaking hands. Then his music blew up!!!!
Oh the memories! When I left home and moved back t ok Texas, I wore out (oh my gosh) 8 track tape of this album learning what I could,,,,, I loved how melodic he was! You Mr pierce are on that same level,,,always fun to watch and listen to
Peter's guitar also has a 2 pickup toggle switch, only connected to the neck and bridge pickups, using the top volume and tone controls with the middle always on, connected to the bottom volume and tone controls, allowing any 1, any 2 or all 3 pickups! He said in an interview that he plugs in to the normal channel of his Marshalls, (the top channel 2 input) then jumps the channels and adds just a little of channel 1 to get the right amount of top end.
:28 "hahahah you thought I wouldn't nail that, didn't you???" hahaha Peter Framptom on that song... it was just so so cool. It's like that was his magnum opus and that was that. It's like Ted Nugent's Stranglehold. One huge tune... the rest just okay. I mean, when's the last time you heard Great White Buffalo on the radio? The talkbox made took it to a new level also. Not new but just unusual enough to make it unforgettable. Tim Pierce... nailing it.
Bravo Tim! This has been so inspiring. I'm sorry I couldn't be here for the live but what a great jam! Stardom certainly can overshadow such musical depth, so thank you for bringing out so many facets of Peter Frampton's amazing talent.
You nailed it! I remember Peter from The Herd. Back then his nickname was "The (pretty) Face" which tells a lot. Only recently have I found out what a good guitarist he is!
Peters use of octaves is legendary. The way he plays Jumping Jack Flash with octaves is nuts! His solo on Stone Cold Fever studio and live is what really wanted me to play like him. Peter is a one of a kind and I can pick his solos out from a hundred other players.
I remember getting Frampton Comes Alive in high school in the early 90s-- based on the cover and some legend mutterings in magazines. I remember being mesmerized by it while listening to it all through a school field trip. Some scruffier rawk dudes saw me listening to it and slagged it off but man, were they missing out.
Great video, great commentary, thanks Tim. Simple answer is yes. But I also remember just being so sick of hearing Frampton Comes Alive on jukeboxes, the radio, and it wasn't until years later that I came to understand how great of a player Frampton was and is.
Frampton is, without a doubt, one of my favorite guitar players. His phrasing, melodic structuring, modality and passion as a player make him one of the handful of players who I consider to the best of the best. And, let us not forget, he is also an exceptional songwriter. I was a fan long before he achieved his solo fame.
My older brother introduced me to Humble Pie. Been enjoying Frampton's playing ever since. Loved the live album when it was released. 1976 seems like yesterday.
One of the greats. Got to see him when the live album came out. It was one of the best shows ever. He opened for the the Faces in Sacramento with seals and croft.
Hi Tim, I have just discovered your channel in the last week and I have to say your wonderful playing and your Love for playing has just brought tears to my eyes, food for the spirit! and I always thought Peter Frampton's playing very heart warming and satisfying, thanks Tim, will be checking your videos out a lot more from now on.
When I was 7 years old in 1976 I spent the summer in Rhode Island with my much older cousins and they were playing this ALL summer, I was absolutely blown away and crazy over it and received the album the following Christmas. It was My first record ever in the next year I started playing the guitar I’m 53 years old now
Peter is the reason I wanted to play guitar in the first place. I purchased Humble Pie's "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore" when it was released back in May of '71. It was his playing, which was so different from any of his contemporaries, on that record, his tone and the pictures of him with that GORGEOUS Les Paul (still my favorite Les Paul), now named "The Phenix", that made me want to play guitar. My wife and I have been fortunate enough to have met him on several occasions and he's always been a gentleman. He was then and remains to this day, my all-time favorite guitarist.
Tim. We need a competition. Who can have as much fun as Tim Pierce playing the guitar?!?!?!?! That smile when you play. I immediately want to grab my guitar when I see you playing!
Your right....as I have been studying this one, he uses this style to drive the scales that mash up between D/F/C. I got the song to come together but each 16 bars change slightly throughout.
I think that one of the reasons Frampton has been overlooked is because as a solo artist in the 70s his music was more pop than Rock. I know back then I didn't like his songs very much despite the great guitar solos. Another great but overlooked guitarist is Christopher Cross who gets overlooked because of his schmaltzy music.
Always loved Framptons playing. He plays with such great feeling. He's another guitarist that could be great without playing everything at light speed.
Honoured to be supporting Peter later this year on his farewell tour. Can't wait! Great video Tim :)
That's awesome, Chris!
I'd love to see you and Peter on stage together as I think you're a worthy successor to his tradition. Any dates in California?
Hope you get to jam with him and get some videos man!
Chris that's fantastic and a huge recognition of your own work. I'm supposed to go to work in Germany soon and for the next couple years, so after 4 years stuck in rural Thailand I'm hoping to catch some of the legends in Europe. Tim Thanks for the many variations of one of the major soundtracks of my "Class of '77" life. Yes, we feel like you do!
I'd like to see that Chris, you're both phenomenal guitarists 😀.
I've been a guitar player for 30 years, Frampton's work in Humble Pie was a HUUUGE influence on me. His guitar work with Steve Marriot's voice was my soundtrack for years.
Alright, that’s it. You just got yerself 30 days in the hole.
I am zero percent a musician and know next to nothing about music, but watching Tim’s videos is something I always do. He’s a master of his craft, and it’s both educational and inspiring.
@Jeffry Thiele Right?! Very contagious. Ha!
The world can always use a bit more joy and uplift :)
Your more than zero musician cause you listen to this!
I aspire to play like that. An well you dont get that without the hard work of understanding theory an applying it to the neck. True master guitarist!
@@annunacky4463 lol "and know next to nothing about music"
Your toes usually tell you if something is good. Then it moves to your feet and it shimmies all the way to the brain
It's hard to overstate how massive this album was in the mid 70s.
but also the Frampton Comes Alive tour and live performances were amazing. The audience was so excited that you could feel the goosebumps.
Yes, that is the point: Did MASSIVE Fame Overshadow His AMAZING Playing?
I love watching Tim’s face expressions. They just pull you in and all you can do is smile and ride with them. Thanks Tim for all that you do!
Peter is one of the most melodic rock players, that ever existed!
@@robh1780 Forgot Jerry Garcia
Frampton Comes Alive was the only thing I asked for Christmas 1976 and I got it and nothing else. Still one of the best Christmas' ever. So many great memories of listening to this amazing album.
Frampton has the great talent to play beautifully intricate melodic solos; not just a lot of notes in rapid succession. One of my guitar heroes!
Fans of Humble Pie knew all along what an awesome player he is.
I wore out 3 Vinyl albums on the "Buttermilk Boy" track.
His playing on Performance was mind blowing, mixing jazzy lines in a hard rock band to incredible effect. Genius.
That Filmore record is one of the best that I've listened to.
Rick, Anyone that saw Humble Pie back in the day all knew how good both Pete & Steve were . I saw them twice before Frampton left once with Black Sabbath & once with King Crimson & they were awesome shows packed with talent. Ah the good ole days & though Peter strayed into commercialism it wasn't long before he came back to the playing that we all love & it always shows in his face . It will be a sad day when his condition gets to the point he can't play but till that day he's never going to lay down & let it go. He's playing better than ever still . So i would agree with you 100% that foray into BS music did not prevent him from being one of the best players on the planet. A little note here when Humble Pie opened for Sabbath in 71 Pie played for 2 1/2 hours Sabbath played for 45 minutes & left with no encore . Humble Pie literally blew them off the stage & Black Sabbath was still good as hell but they knew they had been bested !!!. The concert was in MD at The Alexandria Roller Rink & if i recall tickets were around 3 bucks.
@@unitoftemp Walking on Guilded Splinters still blows me away. LOL
Frampton Comes Alive! blew up when I was 13 and was the first I'd heard of him. I didn't know he was massively famous. All I knew was the guitar work was beautiful and seemed perfectly executed, which was unusual for live albums. His guitar seemed like the 5th member of the band and his unending hooky licks meandered throughout the songs enhancing the melody as well as the vocals. Peter is a genius. That Les Paul tone is unforgettable--to this day, I can still hear it ringing in my head. The double album was also perfect for cleaning my weed. lol
I think I can safely say that anyone who doesn't respect Frampton's talent on the guitar isn't a guitarist. Which brings us to Humble Pie and Steve Marriott. Holy cow, what a talent!
Steve - an equally underrated musician!
Tim Pierce nailed it when he stated his fame kind of over shadowed his talent/musicianship. This record dominated our turntable in 76- had a influence in my young mind about music, was also on the radio like everyday. There could not be a year 1976 with Peter Frampton! Just love his music so much- thank you Tim
Does anybody remember Petes Age at that time? The maturity of the music and riffs was far beyond his age.
@@manoftheworld-hk3jw And Humble Pie, despite having the talents of Frampton and Marriott were an underrated band. I always thought Robert Plant stole his singing style from Marriott. The highlight of the Small Faces pop song Ichycoo Park was Marriott's screaming refrains.
The combination of Marriott and Frampton resulted in one of the greatest supergroups of all times. The last album before Frampton left, Rock On is criminally under-recognized and is one of my 10 desert island picks.
You're an absolute gem, Tim. Love your genuine persona and your rock star level shreds.. Cheers from Vancouver Island, Canada
I saw Frampton at a Gibson show at NAMM a couple of years ago. He RIPPED. His cover of "Black Hole Sun" is killer.
Always loved Framptons playing. Such a unique and tasteful style. Much respect for him
"Do you feel like I do" is a rock and roll anthem and will never get old. I saw Frampton live at the Ritz in New York in the late 90s...the man is a monster guitarist.
seeing Frampton live for the third time in a few weeks time, he has always impressed me with his playing, some of his solo's are mesmerising, does not get the recognition he deserves, what a player.
Peter Frampton is one of the most gracious musicians of all time. He was a must see live. It's sad because health issues he had to stop. I saw him six times consider myself blessed.
Seen Frampton live twice, he's a consummate guitarist! Just flat out amazing! Brilliant blending of rock and jazz.
Great take on the masterful Peter Frampton! I absolutely adore him as an artist for his musicality, his humility and his completely open personality - the part we get to see in public.
'Frampton Comes Alive!' is still one of my favorite live albums ever! And I'm going to see him in a month's time, so I'm a happy camper!
“Frampton Comes Alive” was the live album released when I was in high school, way back. As a guitar player, I knew Frampton was an incredible player but what got in his way were his perfect looks and that all the girls were crazy over him. I’ve seen some recent videos of him from the early 2000’s and he was still rockin’ hard, so tasteful and everything makes musical sense!
Peter Frampton was a major player and always seems to be so personable in interviews!
Great video, thanks for posting!
Wow, Tim...I turned 15 in 1976, and started seriously playing guitar, around Thanksgiving, of that year.
I saw Pete play his 3 pickup les Paul live at Detroit’s Ford theatre before the double live album came out. Opened up for Mott the Hoople and blew the roof off the place
Back in the day, Peter's playing was a breath of fresh air and inspirational.
In the day I confess I was a music snob and avoided commercially successful albums, except for Led Zep. It didn’t take more than one listen to realise Peter’s genius, of course. I greatly value what you do with this song Tim and I reckon I’m going to getting a backing track and woodshed this. Cheers and thanks from Brisbane Australia.
Great segment Tim. Frampton always was, and still is, relevant. It's great that credible sources like you and Rick are singing his praises. Thank you!
That phrase at 7:31-7:38?! So perfectly tasteful! Familiar, yet new, melodic-amazing.
At 11:25 or so... "if you remember to not always pick so hard" on a Les Paul. Always good advice for LP players. Restrain yourself, my friends. It's very easy to get carried away with the power of the resonance and sustain and get carried off by it until it's a cliche and a lot of what we're making is noise. I think the trick is to lay back a lot more, lighten the touch and save the aggression and balls for emphasis and punctuation. I love the noise but sound better when I hold it back. Peter Frampton is a good master class at this. His attack and volume are always appropriate.
Tim is the most humble riff master around. He emulates so many distinctive styles effortlessly. A joy to watch and hear!
I've seen Frampton three times. Once at the Greek, then at a couple of smaller venues. He is awesome live, a great guitarist. Great personality. Three hour shows. Some of his more recent work (last decade or so) is very good as well.
Great video Tim. Maybe it's already been mentioned but Rick Beato did a great interview with Peter. In it he mentions how post the Bluesbreakers album he saw the Clapton-style blues-rock lane being pretty full and needed to do something a little different so started exploring his jazz influences like Django, Joe Pass and Kenny Burrell.
I was sales manager of one of the early vintage guitar stores in America (pre Norm). My employer talked Johnny into buying and (I think) using Firebirds. I the movie about Johnny the interviewer asked him where did the Firebird thing come from? Johnny said "ED Seelig in St. Louis". The interviewer asked again not getting the question had already been answered. That store (which was forced into closing its brick and mortar location by gruff Russian speaking guys buying up property) and its owner is as much a part music history as you Tim. He is definitely worth a call just to hear some of the stuff. For instance, the SG Derek Trucks played for years he got from Ed at Silver Strings. By the way, Johnny Winter was one of the nicest people you would ever meet- he always treated you as an equal (not like he was a rock star being nice to you). Kind of like you Tim.
Frampton Comes Alive was one of the first albums given to me. I spent a lot of time jamming with on a tennis racket and under a blacklight! This was great!
Been a Frampton fan since 1970--I loved all his tunes with Humble Pie and I had all his solo albums,....First rate guitarist, composer, and singer, and best of all, nice guy.
I saw him in 77 at "Rock Superbowl" in Florida. He moved to every instrument on stage during the Do You Feel Like I Do solo.
I got to see him in small ice skating rink with Black Oak Arkansas and Marshall Tucker Band, which was a strange lineup, before Frampton Comes Alive broke. He was great!
76 was a great year for music! Thanks, Tim! Peter still Rocks!!!
Been a huge fan of Peter since ninth grade in 1972. First saw him live at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, 1976.
My favorite Frampton work is when he was in Humble Pie. His jazzy, melodic style was good leavening for their bombast.
Tim, I just absolutely love you. You obviously love music and playing guitar and it shows. Your videos are always informative and your Masterclass is filled with great instruction. Thank you so much for sharing your hard earned gift. Thousands and thousands of hours practicing and playing and it shows!!!
Wow, thank you!
Peter Frampton Rocks on so many levels!! Awesome song writer, awesome guitar player, awesome voice, great looks, !! He has it all, and he's a great guy, and super friendly! (I met him at a concert in Stowe VT)
Peter Frampton inspired me to play guitar.. he was my first concert too LA Forum 1976 i think i mean He made the guitar Talk!
I love that you smile When you do something cool.
Tim, always a great time and I’m learning something something new every time I’m here. Love it. Thanks
You are certainly modest, TIM! You clearly capture a lot of Peter Frampton’s tone😇. You are an Amazing guitarist, you are always having fun while you are playing, making it all look so easy. We are 3 years apart, so I too was entranced by Peter Frampton when this came out!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. To this day, still gives me the chills playing the ALBUM. With you 💯 in your analogy of Peter Frampton being underrated as a Musician. The man oozes talent and musicality! Didn’t want this video to end, truly my favorite of yours, and I thank you for airing! Prayers with you and especially with Peter Frampton as his health issues of the present. Will be a dark day in the music world if he loses his ability to play.🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this Amazing show you brought to us!🎸💙🎸
I was just listening to "Feel Like I Do" a couple of days ago, and was thinking the same thing. He really knew how to create and build a solo.
Excellent!
I was 10 . I made my mom buy it for me when we were at Sears, the double sleeve Comes Alive. I think I still have it somewhere. He and Jimmy Page are my guitar heroes.
Tim I saw Peter Frampton play when I was 14 years old, probably around the time of the video clip you have of him there. It was in Birmingham, Alabama. He played the drums on "Do You Feel Like We Do" just like he did there. His drummer at the time, not sure if it was John Siomos or not, came down out front and played a flute solo while Peter kept the beat on the drums. It was greatness! Roll the clock ahead 40something years to my 57th birthday. My wife got me tickets to see him again in the Woodlands, TX.. He was even more amazing. What was really cool about that show was that he played the Phoenix Les Paul that I saw him play all those years ago. Thanks Tim!
I heard Frampton with The Herd and predicted to my friends that he would be a huge star. I love his melodic playing and it always had a big impact on me. I saw him a few years ago with Steve Miller and was really impressed with his blues playing.
Absolutely great love Tim! I was just talking to McErlain about the mix over minor thing and here you are all over it w a great example.
Awesome, thank you! Keith I appreciate it....
So great to see you here, Tim, sharing your super-stratospheric knowledge of your instrument and beyond. 40-odd years later (!), you've retained your indisputable skills to enhance whatever tune you're playing on. I look forward to (re)-touching base with you. Gary
20:37 That crowd cheer after the mixolydian approach is just priceless!
I, too had just graduated from High School when I saw Peter in concert in Monterey, CA. Those were some amazing days and that song has stuck with me since. The memories are still vivid and strong..
I read the subject and knew this was going to be about Frampton. I can remember the summer of 1976 where that live album was playing everywhere, every car had an 8 track player with it stuck in it, 3 or 4 songs from the album were on heavy rotation on New York rock radio.
Bad management? Over saturation? He was made into something safe and we like our guitar gods to have an element of danger to them. In my opinion Frampton certainly should be in the same conversations as Clapton, Hendrix, Page, etc...
Tim Peirce is amazing, I take his lessons on TrueFire. And he has taught me so much. This is not a knock on Tim but around 1:50 you can hear Tim's soloing style sneak through this terrific Frampton impersonation.
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for sharing your gift with all of us Tim!!🤘🏻🎸
another amazing video Tim..........thanks so much......what a great trip down memory lane...........I remember being at a party and hearing Frampton comes alive in the background .......I was into John McLaughlin and the other gun slinger type players........a friend asked me what I thought of the record.....when I told him I wasn't all that impressed he said "you will be, it's just a matter of time" .......and boy was he right!!! thanks again .........loved the Lukather episode as well.......OMG....keep em' coming
You are awesome...un-assumed brilliance Tim! My favourite guitarist of all time...ever!
Bogus - Jump in a bin!
Just joined the masterclass Tim, and I can’t wait to dig in! I love your videos and always learn something from every single one of your videos, so joining the masterclass was a no brainer. Nowadays it seems like everyone has a course or a class they want you to pay for, but in all the UA-cam vids I’ve tried, you’re the first person that explains theory stuff in a way that I truly GET. Thank you, and I can’t wait to dig in, this is gonna be fun!!!
I listen to "Do You Feel Like We Do" (always found it interesting there's no question mark in that title) a few times a month. His guitar work never gets old for me on that number. I also recently discovered his 2019 album, "All Blues", which features some fabulous guest musicians and is absolutely excellent. What an artist!
Great episode Tim! You definitely have the Frampton vibe. Why isn't Peter Frampton in the "Rock Hall"? Peter is such an amazing player and human being ~
I was fortunate to see Peter Frampton when he was part of Humble Pie. What a guitarist!
Tim, you take on this is great. I love watching the twinkle in your eye as you throw in your own licks.
I was born in’76 so my introduction to Peter was quite a bit later! My older brothers had a fantastic musical influence (and vinyl collection!) one of my brothers played comes alive album to me when I was 14 and I was blown away. As a learning guitarist at the time Peters playing helped me to’see’ chords inside lead playing for the first time. His melodic approach never ever gets fatiguing, in fact to this day I am still learning from his playing all those years ago and I listen to this album to this day.
What I come away with is that Tim Pierce is an elegant and vicious guitar player, and a super cool guy; love TP
Tim. It's me. Fantastic clip and I love love love your playing. BTW I too have a Gibson 1969 Custom. I paid 1600! about 12 years ago from the original owner. It needed work but what a great guitar. Love the "Tim Pierce" Les Paul. Super light and perfect neck. You know how to pick em. When we spoke with EH we discussed JHS from Pretenders. Maybe a clip on him. Some of his stuff was just great and tunes like English Roses (live Santa Monica), Private life, or Mystery Achievement when he was channeling Ronnie Wood/Faces.
The beauty in Peters writing and playing really comes out on his Acoustic Classics album from 2016.
Hi Tim....it would be great if you could do a feature on Terry Kath and Gary Richrath; 2 great underrated players.
His latest 'Frampton Forgets The Words' is a beautiful throwback to that glorious sound. I love it.
This is incredible. You sound like Frampton when he improvises.
I saw Peter say on an interview, the middle pickup is what interested him with that guitar. Something about the way he used it during voice-box. Frampton Comes Alive was one of the first entire albums I learned at 13 yrs old in '76... Boston - Boston, Van Halen - Van Halen, Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic, Floyd Dark Side of the Moon, Kiss - Alive, Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo, Lynryd Skynrd - One More For The Road, Bad Company, and many more lol. I remember how much fun I had learning back then... lol. No computers, just albums, ears, and a lot of love to figure it out. I have actually forgotten more than I know, lol.
Tim, awesome video! I was just watching some old Rick Springfield videos and love the guitar work on all of those songs from the 80s. Back then, when I first heard that guitarwork I said, I have to find out who that guitar player is. I knew even then you would be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Your technique is totally original and has that signature one of a kind sound. Anyway, thanks for another awesome video and explaining the playing technique!
I did the same thing, the stunt guitar on ‘Dancing the world away’ made me think who on earth is that 👍
I have always been a fan of Peter Frampton. Excellent muso and all round one of the nicest people ever to rock the airwaves.
I saw Pete three more times. Twice at the Toledo Agora club and one at the Toledo sports arena just before the double live album came out. There were about 300 people there and folks were walking up between songs and shaking hands. Then his music blew up!!!!
Love your channel Tim always learn something new.
Oh the memories! When I left home and moved back t ok Texas, I wore out (oh my gosh) 8 track tape of this album learning what I could,,,,, I loved how melodic he was! You Mr pierce are on that same level,,,always fun to watch and listen to
Frampton is one of my favorite players, so melodic and just an all around great musician!
Peter's guitar also has a 2 pickup toggle switch, only connected to the neck and bridge pickups, using the top volume and tone controls with the middle always on, connected to the bottom volume and tone controls, allowing any 1, any 2 or all 3 pickups! He said in an interview that he plugs in to the normal channel of his Marshalls, (the top channel 2 input) then jumps the channels and adds just a little of channel 1 to get the right amount of top end.
:28 "hahahah you thought I wouldn't nail that, didn't you???" hahaha Peter Framptom on that song... it was just so so cool. It's like that was his magnum opus and that was that. It's like Ted Nugent's Stranglehold. One huge tune... the rest just okay. I mean, when's the last time you heard Great White Buffalo on the radio? The talkbox made took it to a new level also. Not new but just unusual enough to make it unforgettable. Tim Pierce... nailing it.
Bravo Tim! This has been so inspiring. I'm sorry I couldn't be here for the live but what a great jam! Stardom certainly can overshadow such musical depth, so thank you for bringing out so many facets of Peter Frampton's amazing talent.
Saw him and Phoenix a couple of years ago. His phrasing is so lyrical which I think set him apart from most players, even some great ones.
You nailed it! I remember Peter from The Herd. Back then his nickname was "The (pretty) Face" which tells a lot. Only recently have I found out what a good guitarist he is!
Peters use of octaves is legendary. The way he plays Jumping Jack Flash with octaves is nuts! His solo on Stone Cold Fever studio and live is what really wanted me to play like him. Peter is a one of a kind and I can pick his solos out from a hundred other players.
Great timing Tim....I just got back into Frampton recently and been working on this at home!
Peter is so underrated it's hard to believe. His solo on Stone Cold Fever from Rockin' the Fillmore is perfect!
I remember getting Frampton Comes Alive in high school in the early 90s-- based on the cover and some legend mutterings in magazines. I remember being mesmerized by it while listening to it all through a school field trip. Some scruffier rawk dudes saw me listening to it and slagged it off but man, were they missing out.
I saw Frampton in 77' awsome concert from such an awesome player and talent. I will always remember his ability to play live in his early days.
Great video, great commentary, thanks Tim. Simple answer is yes. But I also remember just being so sick of hearing Frampton Comes Alive on jukeboxes, the radio, and it wasn't until years later that I came to understand how great of a player Frampton was and is.
Frampton is, without a doubt, one of my favorite guitar players. His phrasing, melodic structuring, modality and passion as a player make him one of the handful of players who I consider to the best of the best. And, let us not forget, he is also an exceptional songwriter. I was a fan long before he achieved his solo fame.
My older brother introduced me to Humble Pie. Been enjoying Frampton's playing ever since. Loved the live album when it was released. 1976 seems like yesterday.
This is the best les Paul tone I have heard in years
One of the greats. Got to see him when the live album came out. It was one of the best shows ever. He opened for the the Faces in Sacramento with seals and croft.
Amazing to hear someone who's at the top of their game. Humbles me every time I watch Tim play. Frampton was pretty good too 😉.
Sweet memories! in our twin guitar cover band we played this very song alongside Wishbone Ash songs like The King Will Come.
Hi Tim, I have just discovered your channel in the last week and I have to say your wonderful playing and your Love for playing has just brought tears to my eyes, food for the spirit! and I always thought Peter Frampton's playing very heart warming and satisfying, thanks Tim, will be checking your videos out a lot more from now on.
When I was 7 years old in 1976 I spent the summer in Rhode Island with my much older cousins and they were playing this ALL summer, I was absolutely blown away and crazy over it and received the album the following Christmas. It was My first record ever in the next year I started playing the guitar I’m 53 years old now
Omg, I was there at the Day On The Green! Thanks for showing the clip of Peter on the drums. Itsallablur.
Peter is the reason I wanted to play guitar in the first place. I purchased Humble Pie's "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore" when it was released back in May of '71. It was his playing, which was so different from any of his contemporaries, on that record, his tone and the pictures of him with that GORGEOUS Les Paul (still my favorite Les Paul), now named "The Phenix", that made me want to play guitar.
My wife and I have been fortunate enough to have met him on several occasions and he's always been a gentleman. He was then and remains to this day, my all-time favorite guitarist.
Tim. We need a competition. Who can have as much fun as Tim Pierce playing the guitar?!?!?!?! That smile when you play. I immediately want to grab my guitar when I see you playing!
Seen Peter playing lead for Bowie on the Glass Spider tour back in the 80s incredible musician and a Gentleman
What Peter did really well was play through the chords. Great clip, Tim. You are such a talent.
Your right....as I have been studying this one, he uses this style to drive the scales that mash up between D/F/C. I got the song to come together but each 16 bars change slightly throughout.
I think that one of the reasons Frampton has been overlooked is because as a solo artist in the 70s his music was more pop than Rock. I know back then I didn't like his songs very much despite the great guitar solos. Another great but overlooked guitarist is Christopher Cross who gets overlooked because of his schmaltzy music.
Always loved Framptons playing. He plays with such great feeling. He's another guitarist that could be great without playing everything at light speed.