What Is The Greatest Live Album?
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2022
- In today's video I discuss the unique brilliance of Peter Frampton's 1976 masterpiece "Frampton Comes Alive!"
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I have been obsessed with Peter Frampton since 1975. I got to meet him at a meet-and-greet at a fundraising concert he held in Cincinnati when he lived there shortly after 9/11 to help emergency workers and families of victims. He’s truly an amazing artist and human being. Frampton “live” in the 1970s gave you goosebumps. I only wish the very best for his future as he faces his health challenge head-on and thank him profusely for the many years of musical joy he has brought to me and his millions of fans.
My sister went to that concert June 1976 & I wanted so badly to go! But only being 10 she wasn't about to have her little sister "tag along" (she was almost 19). The fortunate thing for me was that it was an outdoor concert & we didn't live far from where it was. So, like we did back then, I grabbed a blanket & a bottle of pop & sat outside on the lawn & sang along to every song. I remember laying there at 1 point thinking, gosh I wish I was there!! I had all older brother's & a sister that listened to a variety of music as well as my parents. The radio or record player was on all the time. I LOVE music & play a few instruments. The BEST thing now is hearing my son's listening to the music that I grew up with & know song, artist, group members & most of the years they came out!! Only because I've quizzed them for years now!! It brings me joy to see others even younger than them finding the GREAT music & talent of the 70's & 80's
Frampton Comes Alive is a great album. I had a similar experience from a skiing accident when I was seven. Spent the spring and most of summer laid up and learned how to play U.F.O & discovered , U F.O. "Strangers In The Night"..... Two of the best live albums of all time!!!!
He just seems so joyous while he is playing.
I always get goose bumps at the point in the song, “Do You Feel Like We Do” when the talk box solo’s end and Peter sings, “woahhhh”, leading into the final jam. It’s just so bitchen !
Yes, he kicks the talk box off and you know he’s getting ready to rip the final solo of the song. Saw him live in Austin Texas in ‘76 for the Comes Alive tour. Fantastic showman!
Ha! I just got goosebumps playing that part of the song in my head. Lol! I know every note , drum fill, and audience sound of that song. I use to play the whole song in my head while at work, because it would take almost 15 minutes.
That’s cool Jim 🤙🏼
Wicked dude.
Amen. Me, too, right at that spot!!
The first solo of Something's Happening is a thing of BEAUTY.
Yessongs is my favorite live album.
I remember the summer before the album came out. My best friend's sister flew up to visit cousins in the San Francisco area. When she got back, she told us all about this 'Day On The Green' concert they went to, and all about this amazing band she saw. She wouldn't shut up about how great they were. A few months later we got the chance to see for ourselves and went to see Frampton (and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Black Sabbath, and Brownsville Station) at an outdoor concert in San Bernadino. Being as we were smart, and sneaky, we brought a portable cassette recorder, a bag full of blank tapes, and as many 'C' cell batteries as we could afford, and we recorded all 4 bands. The 3 of us took turns holding that little microphone up in the air until our arms were numb.
Over the rest of that summer, and on into the next, we'd listened to those tapes (even though they were pretty bad quality) every chance we could. It was a constant argument of which band was better. (We still haven't decided.) And then, "Frampton Comes Alive" was released. And our jaws hit the ground. Our recording was almost song for song the same as the album. WE HAD THE ALBUM FOR A YEAR BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE!!! Well, not really, obviously Peter could afford better recording engineers than the 3 of us. But still... I wonder what ever happened to those tapes.
They're in your friend's sister's attic, in a box labelled "junk summer '75."
The Skynyrd recording could be semi valuable if decent recording
I saw Frampton at one of those Day on the Green gigs. That was all Bill Graham’s idea. Fleetwood Mac was on the bill too. Those were the days!
I was at the concert at Winterland when they recorded most of Frampton comes alive. One thing that was strange is they weren’t filming the concert like the always did. When he did wind of change a fire cracker fell from the balcony right in front of us and went off . It’s in the song.
I had the privilege of working with Peter in 2003 for a DVD concert production. There isn’t a nicer guy in the business, he is truly beloved by all who know him.
Peter Frampton is a criminally under-rated guitar master. Probably just because the songs were just SO DAMN GOOD !
Indeed, criminally underrated. The story from him was the record company A&R guys wanted him to be a tiger beat pretty boy pop star, not a genuine guitar guy. He probably had more hits than if he had continued in the Humble Pie vein. The acoustic set on the expanded 35th Anniversary edition album is also underrated.
I checked the ratings board and he's a little bit underrated, but not criminally.
I saw Peter do his iconic "Do You Feel Like We Do" at the L.A. Forum in 1977. Frampton played a guitar solo, then a piano solo, then a drum solo in the same song… a 30 minute version of his masterpiece….AMAZING
Peter is a genius when it comes to solos. I was 14 years old when Frampton Comes Alive came out. His solos motivated me to play guitar. He's so melodic in his playing using the complicated Mixolydian and Dorian scales mixed with blues. Unbelievable guitar player. He's well respected as a great guitarist! He's number #1 in my book.
Sonically, this album opened the eyes of many of us (I’m 6 yrs older than Rick) that had grown accustomed to the brilliant, but somewhat extreme guitarists of that time. Framptom brought a whole new level of professionalism to rock guitar. Distinct, clear, notes & cords, a happy onstage presence & songs that were simply fun!
A masterpiece and yes the greatest Live album of all time, The stars lined up and all the God given talent just poured out and came together for the perfect ride all the way to the top there will never be another live one that can Top Frampton Comes alive.
We all forget that this God gifted talent was only 26 at time of release of this masterpiece album.
Twenty six? Unreal. What also is unreal is the guitar 🎸 solo at the 11:27 mark of Do you feel like we do ? It’s remarkable what Frampton does to that guitar 🎸 the way he works it ! I never get sick of hearing it. The song is a pronounced jam session. His band is spectacular.. and lastly the fans go wild.
Also worth noting that prior to 'Frampton Comes Alive' Peter had been a chart-topping pop star with British band the Herd (an album and several hit singles; he was 'The Face of '68'); he formed Humble Pie, with whom he did four studio and one live album; he went solo and did four studio albums before the live one. He was also invited by George Harrison to play lead guitar on 'Ain't That Cute', the single from the first album George did as a producer, which was for Doris Troy on the Apple label. George also had Peter play acoustic guitar on a number of tunes on 'All Things Must Pass'. He also did session work including on Nilsson's 'Nilsson Schmilsson'. Bill Wyman of the Stones was the manager of Peter's first band, prior to him joining the Herd. When Brian Jones was expelled from the Stones, Bill and Charlie Watts lobbied to have Peter in the band.
He'd been a pop star with the Herd, a rock star with Humble Pie, a session player and on his way to being a solo star by the time of 'Frampton Comes Alive'.
Not bad!
@@MrCherryJuice And he wa 18 when he got into the Pie. The dude had a lot of talent from the get go. My story with him is kinda' like Rick's except I started buying those solo records as they came out. I picked up a lot of my chops from those records. Rick explains it much better than I ever could but Frampton definitely had his own thing and it was kinda kinky compared to the skynerds and zeps of that world.
Not 'god given talent' but dedication, determination, passion and most importantly - many, many hours of practice.
Bob Mayo (may he rest in peace) was made famous by this album. Pete could have gone the whole album without mentioning his name, but after that spectacular keyboard solo DYFLWD, how could he not? When I was learning to play the guitar, and after listening to FCA, I decided that it was Peter Frampton I would use as a model for learning to play lead guitar; He never seemed lost! In everything he played on that album, there's not one misplaced note. Too bad A&M Records didn't have him record his next album live, considering the music he played on Alive, which were previously released studio versions that weren't quite realized; he certainly pulled them together for the Live album.
What I appreciate about Frampton is the confidence to be so creative, whether it was well revived or not. His music is truly his.
Frampton was one of the few great Melodic guitarists, you often have to feel it.. So many technical geniuses.. Thank you..
For me Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East is one of the greatest all time Rock/blues live recordings , straight guitar to amp no effects , you can here everything crystal clear, every tune executed well, incredibly tasteful lines, from Barry Oakley's bass to Gregs B-3 playing and the double percussions rhythmic phrasing was just stellar, the slide playing is other world , Duane was on the top of his game..they all were
Oh yeah, a fantastic album of playing and recording!
"Play all night..."
I always thought Live at Leeds,raw and in your face.
Deep Purple's "Made In Japan" was a great recording of their live show, the Mk 2 Line-up at it's best, the band just superb, so powerful and tight, Ritchie's playing is authoritative and ferocious. Also, Elton John's live album, 17-11-70, came out a few years before 1975, and it was "All Killer, No Filler" and a treasure trove of killer piano licks that inspired stars like Billy Joel and Bruce Hornsby.
These 1970s live albums were perfect for enraging your parents, because they had grooves you could skate on, and they sounded best played LOUD. Listen to "Live at Leeds" by the Who - "Summertime Blues" the old Eddie Cochran song, and sit still - if you CAN.
@@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER. Live At Leeds, raw power.
This is the best overview of this double album... Thank you Rick for giving us Frampton fans a reason to fall in love with the Album all over again... Stay Gold!
Yes it is.
I am 55y. I was only 10 when "Frampton Comes Alive" came out and thankfully my uncles and aunts who were only in their mid 20s had great taste in music and took me to see Frampton, Kansas, Rush, Elton John and even Led Zeppelin all between 1973 and 1980. A great 7 years of concerts, albums, smoking funny smelling things.......
Spoiled kid 😛
Today they"d be arrested for taking you. Glad you had fun & great memories!
Oh , how the world has fallen…
I was 8 when my brothers took me to see Gentle Giant live. Lots of progrock and fusion jazz in my childhood.
You said "great taste" then listed Elton John. You've lost me...
This was my first concert. Gary Wright was the opener but didn't show. Peter gets on stage and says well the opening act isn't here. I guess that means we're going to have to play a lot longer. He was beaming the whole time. The show was so much more than any of us expected. It was also before he was huge so the venue was relatively small. Simply magic.
Frampton’s solos always remind me of little Billy from “The Family Circus” comics. Where most guitarists would go from point A to point B, he goes through the entire neighborhood on his way there.
oh yes Family Circus...another blast from the past
I saw Peter Frampton when he was with Humble Pie. It was in Long Beach and they were filling in for Cactus...turned out to be one of the very best concerts I have ever seen -right up there with Hendrix and Led Z., an BB King. Frampton was just a ball of energy and he had the audience in the palm of his hand. What a time.
Frampton Comes Adrift we used to call it at the time.
Frampton was and is a legend. Great, great double album.
Definitely up there as one of the greatest live albums ever!
❤
Frampton Comes In A Box hehe
To my ear, Frampton usually imparts a subtle, jazzy quality to his solos. He also balances the minor and major chords so that his songs tend to have a more uplifting effect than so much of the harder rock of his era. I bought Comes Alive like everyone else at the time and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I wasn't really a huge fan until I finally saw him perform live many years later at a smaller club in 1995. I have to confess that I probably wouldn't have gone if my buddy hadn't insisted that we go. The seating was first-come, first-serve and we arrived early enough to get a small table on a balcony that put us about 10 feet above and 20 feet from stage left - it was absolutely the BEST seats in the house that night. I figured Frampton would put on a good performance, but I had NO IDEA how brilliant he would prove to be. I've always been drawn to hard-rocking bands, but on that night, Frampton took it to another level entirely, like no other performer I've ever seen. The strongest impression that's stayed with me all these years later is how he had the most joyful smile on his face all during that concert - it was obvious that he experienced huge enjoyment playing his songs to what was a very appreciative, enthusiastic audience. I'm getting goose-bumps all over again just recounting the experience!
I guess what I'm getting at is, like Rick says, Peter Frampton really is one of the GOATs and he deserves to be studied and appreciated. He's truly one of the greatest rockers of his era, because of the quality of his song writing, his wonderful guitar playing and his amazing live performances.
SImilar story. Bought the album back in the day, saw him at Anaheim Stadium soon after... So in 2003 my sister had 2 seats at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles for a Frampton show and she couldn't go, so I (begrudgingly?) agreed to take my young nephew who was 11 at the time. (After all, the album after "Comes Alive" sucked and I never bought another Frampton record.) Our seats were up in the balcony maybe half-way back. Still great seats, it's a small house with great sound. So Frampton got going and I was really surprised. It wasn't about being a rock star at all. It was all about playing his music to his fans who knew his music. It was the relationship between his fans and him and he was playing to and for that relationship, for the mutual enjoyment of an appreciative performer playing before an appreciative audience of fans who loved him and he loved them back. And, yeah, I saw that joyful smile all the way up where I was sitting. Great show.
Similar here as well, although I was a huge fan. This album was a soundtrack to my youth. But he proved elusive seeing him live until the mid 90s. Saw him play an outdoor gig in our downtown on some summer holiday, i think july 4th where earth, wind & fire headlined the night. They were good, but i went to catch Peter play early in the day & was worth the wait all those years. He never ever plays the same solo which amazed me.
Paul, you are absolutely right about Hackett. His shyness made him underrated. Was a superb guitarist. I concord with you also on the best two live albums. Me, not a live albums expert, but of what I've heard, the best two live albums, to date, are Frampton comes alive and the Seconds out in any order. No other one in the top.
I agree One of the BEST guitarists to grace the planet and to learn from
@@robsgarage4746 This should be really trivial, but it is sad he has lost his great hair. He had it before the hair bands ruined it with makeup and such.
With improvements in mobile recording equipment, the 70s and 80s became the golden age of live albums. There was also a mysterious element to them since you couldn't see the performance. You had to listen intently to figure out the gear, a riff, drum fill, or know what the crowd was doing, etc. Frampton Comes Alive embodies all of that along with great songs.
Summer of 76 saw Peter Frampton 3x that summer,best times of our lives still one of my favorite artist to this day ! My first daughter was born that summer also ! If only life was still that simple, life goes by to quickly enjoy it to the fullest God bless you all !
I was a junior in high school when this album came out. Everybody loved it. The rockers, the disco folk, the guys and the gals and the blacks and the whites. It got so much air play that it was part of the soundtrack of my youth.
1976 what an amazing year, my 11th grade. Heart and Boston debut releases and FCA.
This was the soundtrack of my youth as well! What a great album. Never gets old.
I never heard of Frampton until Comes Alive came out. I was 15 years old. Do You Feel was the obvious hit back then, but Lines On My Face is my favorite song today. I Wanna Go To The Sun is my second favorite. I love the piano with clapping intro.
Likewise. I was 18 then, though. I forgot about Frampton for a long time and this video has been a great refresher for me!
I vaguely remember Show Me The Way being the first hit and getting the 45, then Baby I Love Your Way came after, then Do You Feel came after them. Whenever any of them come on the radio I think of summer time and great memories. The electric piano playing is sublime on that album.
@@devinsinderwitcz9134 Agreed. TRIPLE threat: piano, guitar and backing vocals. I've heard isolated tracks (piano only) from FCA and his playing is INCREDIBLE. He's on a different level.
You are correct of the radio singles in that order 👍
✨They are both no1 for me because they create their own atmosphere of excellence 💯
At 9:10, at the start of the 1st solo in the 1st song (Something's Happening), I remember standing stock still, electrified. That was 1975. I was 13 years old. And "Lines On My Face" should be up there with the greatest songs of all time. The solos are hair-raisingly beautiful.
Can't play guitar - wish I could - but in that summer I played the cassette of that album and learned every solo. I can still whistle them to this day! Your analysis is so uplifting to me, emotional too, and a great tribute to a fabulous musician and an outstanding album.
Great comment! I can't play guitar either, but I love watching.
@@tekis0 Never too late to learn.
Never too late to learn
Love every song, every note. Every single thing about this album. Saw him in 1976 Savannah Ga. Gary Wright opened for him. It was a magical night. Still my all time favorite album.
Chemistry 1976: Dream Weaver & Dream solos ….. Franklin Lakes, NJ
Those two albums were bobbing and weaving over the radio repeatedly my junior year in high school…. With a bit of Cheap Trick and Heart thrown in for good measure….Meanwhile Mr. “Gobes” Our chemistry teacher still let us keep the radio on during double period labs….
I’m pretty sure they both worked together a number of times especially with George Harrison and Gary Wright grew up not far from my high school.
I think Peter grew up on another planet because still nobody can play exactly like him.
@@warrenbutterfield4208 I saw Gary Wright, live in the studios of WLIR, on Long Island, in the mid 70s !! Really cool with about 12 people watching.....
Frampton Comes Alive! My favorite album ever. Never get tired of listning to it. Really enjoyed how you disected the solos!
we do feel like he does
100%
The energy and guitar virtuosity in Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush Live is incredible. One of my favourite live, loud rock albums.
Frampton comes alive is an amazing album, I remember the summer it played everywhere, it took him a while to reach that level of popularity with mastery. We be ready again for this type of shows. There should be live video of those years and it should have a run at the movie theatre.
I saw Frampton live almost 30 years after and he was still amazing.
A true love affair with a song/album is when the proverbial needle drops anywhere on it and you drop right in and play along. And if you can’t play it, you can hum or sing every note of the solo. Clearly, Rick and Frampton Comes Alive go waaaay back. Nice to know I’m not alone.
My main hobby is hiking. I've spent sooooo many hours with "Lines On My Face" stuck in my head. I just let the whole song play through in my head as I hike along. Really pleasant :)
Rick, we are the same age and I remember that summer well. I too was obsessed with "Frampton Comes Alive", at least until Boston came out with their debut! I didn't feel that way about a live album again until Dire Straits put out "Alchemy" in 83. I think that would be a great album to breakdown the genius of Mark Knopfler!
Rory Gallagher 'Irish Tour' best live album. A masterpiece. 11min version of walk on hot coals....Genius!!
Oh yes indeed!
Copy that.....
Rory Live just the greatest.
And Live & Dangerous by Thin Lizzy even though not all technically live. 👍
Yeah that's a ripper love Rory
As ubiquitous as Frampton Comes Alive was, if you grew up in the UK the definitive live album was Live and Dangerous by Thin Lizzy.
delorangeade, just mentioned Live And Dangerous “ along with “Strangers In The Night” by UFO. Think it is a UK thing. Cheers mate👍.
@@paulh3122 It's definitely a UK thing, but when America dominates the airwaves and the internet, sometimes you have to stand up and shout about your own little corner of the music world. Those two albums lifted both bands to another level, and you can say the same about If You Want Blood.... by AC/DC, which came out around the same time.
And how about Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes, Purple - Made in Japan, Made in Europe
@@paulp2033 None of those got mainstream daytime radio play in the UK, and Live and Dangerous was many times more successful in terms of album sales.
As a Canadian, I loved both!!!!!! A man for all seasons!
It's one of my favorites along with
Blue oyster cults " on your feet or on your knees"
Little feats " wait on Columbus "
I can listen to Rick all day. He really opened my eyes to the special riffs Peter played on these songs. Going to see Peter at the Capitol in July. Front row - and I am sure to follow every note on these songs!!!
Lines On My Face on this album has some of the most beautiful live guitar playing ever. My favorite Frampton song. Every single song on this album is amazing, no fillers to be found. Jumping Jack Flash, Penny For Your Thoughts, Shine On, Plain Shame, Feel Like We Do...such great songs!
Johnny Winter played Jumpin' Jack Flash on the Old Grey Whistle Test.
@@Pmjs And Johnny was so much better too, with absolute conviction.
Most underrated rock song. So many emotions in Peters playing
When that album hit the stores we (a group of friends) just had to have it. At 14 we did not have a lot of money, so we would all chip in and buy the records together. They were kept in the room of one of us (the guy who had the best sound system 😀) and on Friday / Saturday evening we would all sit in his room and listen to the records we had bought that week. Great times.
We may have played that album the first weekend perhaps 4 or 5 times and we were blown away. Since that time I have been playing that album thousands of times, still listen to it at least 5 - 6 times a year. Lost a bit track of PF during the 90's and 20th century, but then I found his version of While my guitar gently weeps with Eric Clapton. It is one of the very best versions of this song, he kills it, but you can see the joy in his face.
Am sorry to hear he won't play anymore, but at least we will always have his records.
Whoever did not 'live' in the 70's I can only say: 'you missed something', but luckily we still have the records and I for one will keep enjoying them.
Tight funds here too, my friend did a cassette for me, and I joined Columbia Record Club to get my copy and the other studio releases of his.
You don't need 50 minutes to explain why Frampton Comes Alive is the best live album in history, i was 13 years old in 1976 when i heard on the radio a few songs from the album, then i bought the album and Frampton became to be my hero, there is no one who plays the voice box better than Peter Frampton, he simply was on fire when the live shows were recorded, not just him but all the band were on fire, the songs were played perfectly, the band had great energies and the crowd was fantastic, the version of the song Do You Feel Like We Do as recorded on the album FCA is one of the best guitar work i ever heard in my life, it's Peter Frampton at his very best, cheers!!!
We may not need it in your eyes, but Rick's the man, and he calls the shots 'round here! Cheers mate! This was a great, important, and necessary stream.
I'm sure you've already seen the beato video on do you feel like we do which made me revisit this album
I'm in absolute agreement 💯!
It’s technical evaluations and inspections combined with Beato anecdotes. What’s not to need.
רוברט ויינגר. I, in fact, wish this show went on for another hour! Rick spending time excitedly explaining and perfectly demonstrating a few amazing guitar solos of Frampton, well let the clock click away! He was just scratching the surface!
God in 1976 I was 16 and this record was everything. I liked it but my sister was crazy for Frampton. So many hits on this album it was all over the radio forever it seemed. My older brother's band which had two guitars even copped some of the Frampton sound and started using a talk box. Massive influence. Another great live album right after that was Be-Bop Deluxe's Live in the Air Age.
Funny that you mentioned Be Bop Deluxe, because I felt that Bill Nelson had that same melodic style in his soloing. Going to break out my Peter Frampton and Bill Nelson records.
@@carlsalazar4490 another great live one from the year before ('75), "On Your Feet or on Your Knees, Blue Oyster Cult. Excellent sound and they were just smokin'.
If you like live albums Keith, get yourself a copy of Thin Lizzy’s Live and Dangerous.
yeah that be block deluxe album was awesome all their records for great, thin Lizzy had the best live double live album 1978
Rick, I love it when you pause, say “um”, and play it again to get it just right. The obvious joy you express during this video makes me feel like I’m sitting across from one of my jam buddies, swapping riffs and just loving our love of playing. I guess I’m just loving my guitar again today.🤘😁
That album was recorded better live than almost any other rock album of its day. That sound quality was impeccable. l remember then feeling like it and that Robin Trower Live album were the best 'live' guitar band mixes and made great albums.
Man you should check out some of the Grateful Dead’s live shows if you haven’t. Always boggles me how some of them are so good from that time period. Cornell 77 on Spotify is a great if you’ve never heard it before. One of their best shows. Also Jimi Hendrix has some amazingly recorded live albums. Songs for groovy children is a collection of two nights of him at one of the filmores and it’s glorious with the band of gypsies.
Trower. Awesome. Great live album. I was fortunate enough to see him in San Diego years ago at a small venue. The Bachannal.
Thank you Rick for reminding me how the album "fFrampton comes alive" is really a major album of the 70s. Peter has not always been recognized as some of the guitar heroes but that is a mistake in my opinion! Regards and thank you for your you tube channel! Olivier (from Belgium)
Who didn't like this album growing up as a teenager in the mid 70s?
Peter Frampton is very underrated. I got into this record after the fact. I was into Rick James, Parliament, Chic, Tangerine Dream, Yes, AC/DC, early electronic music. I came around to Frampton, Boston, the Eagles, etc some years later. I'm thoroughly enjoying this episode and Rick's whole approach to everything, actually.
I was the only Frampton fan growing up in my town in 1971. They all laughed at me. Until 1976. They also laughed when I got into Punk in 77.
Saw Frampton at college when he toured for "Comes Alive". What a fantastic show it was! The year of 1976 was the pinnacle of "music to blast out of your dorm window" , with both Frampton and Boston's first album. Nothing like those days with that music all over campus, the guys out throwing the frisbee, and the girls laying out in the sun. Ahhh, paradise....
At SUNY Plattsburgh in 1976, the girl to guy ratio was 5 to 1 in the freshman class. I had no time to study. I had to drop out and join the Navy.
Remember the 70s for great live albums, “Frampton Comes Alive” among them. My favourite live album used to see-saw between “Thin Lizzy : Live And Dangerous “ and “UFO : Strangers In The Night. Good stuff. Good times.
"lights out, lights out, Chicago!" Absolutely great live album.
Still to this day for me. Too bad they never got their due.
Both suffer from too much studio trickery. UFO even has two studio recordings on it.
@@apollomemories7399 . Great name. Take it after the venue? Tony Visconti and Phil Lynott argued for years how much material was tweaked in the studio. Saw both bands live in the late 70s. Good live. Peter Gabriel “PLAYS LIVE” admits to studio trickery. Cheers mate 👍.
@@paulh3122 Yes, the venue, went there loads during 70s. Saw Lizzy there 3 tours running in middle of row F, which was second row. Funny how Visconti claimed the whole album was more or less re-recorded in the studio, yet, Robertson claims nothing was done with it. The Stones' Love You Live also had loads of overdubs.
You from Glasgow?
Frampton Comes Alive was the first album I bought. Still a classic.
Just saw Frampton last night. He was fantastic. At the end of the show, he played While My Guitar Gently Weeps. The solo was beautiful!
I do not play guitar however I love anyone with the gift of being able to play as an artist. I could watch your videos all day due to your passion and mastery of the instrument.
Just prior to this record, Peter was selling stereo equipment on the upper East side of Manhattan to the rich folks. His manager walked into the store one day and told him that A&M wanted to shake hands and part ways and that they would just release a live record as the 5th and final record of his 5-album deal and shake hands. Some local dates were set up and recorded. Wisely, A&M sent Eddie Kramer and his mobile truck to the venues to make sure they got good sounding tape. When Alpert and Moss heard the tapes, they flipped out and insisted it be a double record and the rest is history. The 3 singles from the record were all recorded here in NY state; Poughkeepsie, Commack, Long Island & Plattsburgh.
He wasn't selling stereo equipment- he was touring the album Frampton. He's written an autobiography - didn't mention having a day job selling stereos, bruh. Lol
@@jimwhite9401 Not everything is in the book, bruh. Would you want it known that after releasing 4 albums on a major label, you were broke and working in a retail store? He worked at Audio Video Salon on 81st & 2nd Ave. My buddy was the store owner that employed him.
Eric. Your recollection makes sense. No problem believing Record company people probably wouldn’t want Peter discussing personal matters of zero consequence, much like many bands were told not to discuss the possibility certain guys might be married. Doesn’t help the sales…
My father worked with Herb Alpert on a few projects. Alpert & Moss were consummate pros and showed a lot of respect to their artists.
Meanwhile the Lord has been kind to Peter over the years and I wish him well with his health. He has entertained me at every turn over the years and I’ve learned a lot from him. Not just guitar either, some life lessons.
His politics aren’t my cup of tea, but his playing is truly magnificent & melodic….
It’s got everything and not too much of anything….
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Yeah, he’s a raving leftist lunatic. Good guitarist, but obviously lacks common sense.
Sorry bubba, you're full of it with every note of your "story". No clue...
I love the breakdown of the solos. Ive always wondered who these original guys were learning this stuff from when nobody else had really done it. 🤯 how do you just come up with this stuff out of thin air
Rick! Awesome!!! I love that You dug into this. I first encountered Frampton on a "Humble Pie Live" cassette tape in the early '70's. The guitar interplay on that album is a top drawer "workshop." A local DJ (Brampton Ont. Canada) played a lot of "Frampton's Camel" during those years. Then in '75 he opened for Santana as "Peter Frampton." The show at Massey Hall in Toronto was the first time we had heard the talk-box and song DYFLWD. Later Carlos invited Peter to join his band for an encore, which in typical Santana fashion was quite lengthy. It is a forever memory. The following summer, the album hit. Many gatherings out in the woods, or back fields, with FCA blasting from someone's van out of the newish for the time, powerful Craig and Bose car audio.
Frampton nailed one of the greatest live recordings ever. His solo work improv is sick! The band was at its apex and just incredible.
I saw Peter Frampton at the Hampton Club Casino back in the mid 90s.
Took him a few songs to warm up and he was on fire for the encores.
He's a jam master
Hearing Frampton comes alive for the first time , is like hearing Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan for the first time. In the fall of 1976 I heard Frampton through my ear phones, on wysp out of Philadelphia, I instantly knew this was something special and in the following days learn more about Mr Peter Frampton been a fan ever since and much like Rick beato I learned as many of Peter's guitar licks as I could!
Seeing Peter Frampton tonight in Raleigh NC.❤🎸❤🎸❤
The tone of his Les Paul is a time machine.
Did the same with my knee .. surgery crutches and cast all summer...laid up playing guitar .. wore out Hemispheres and 2112, got into Frampton later on and just love his playing...years later did dressing room security for him and hung with his guitar tech during performance ,in Syracuse NY ... one of the best exhibitions ever
I still listen to Hemispheres often
My very first “REAL” studio session was around ‘84-‘85 (?) at the Matrix Studio in NYC. It was for a very popular folk singer named Melanie. Stanley Sheldon was on that session. We did a few east Coast gigs, as well. He was positively charming and his meter was like a clock ! It was a truly beautiful experience.., and I got A LOT of great stories regarding this album.., as well as many more stories from the road..!
Stanley is still Frampton’s bassist.
Very nice. If you like Stanley and the fretless bass, check out his time with TOMMY BOLIN. Go to YT.
@@patm5086 I just heard his '78 album and it's spectacular. the magic man song is a masterpiece. Thank you for sharing your excellent music. I am a lover of records from the 70's.
@@patm5086 Yes, Peter.., I had forgotten his name. Nice guy and Melanie was an absolute “sweet heart.” After our recording session, we all went back to her place and she fixed us a great Italian meal..,
I love Bobby’s Florida version of that song..!
Frampton! Very nostalgic for me!👍
Frampton Comes Alive was also notable in that the recording sounded immensely better than anything Frampton ever recorded in the studio. It was truly the great guitar era. Steve Hackett is one from that era that doesn't get much attention. He was doing the two handed tapping in 1972. (And credits many little known guitarists before him for originating it). He plays beautiful, powerful solos, but they just don't get mentioned. I think it's a number of things. First, he was shy and played sitting down so not much of a stage showman. Second, he often tried to make the guitar sound like other instruments, mostly classical strings. This caused many to think they were hearing Tony Banks on keyboards instead of the guitar. Finally, Petr Gabriel pretty much took all the oxygen in the room. BTW Seconds Out was another great live album, especially the drums.
I don't think Frampton could even carry Hackett's lunch.
@@witherwillowsounds3935 Agreed. Hackett was - and continues to be - a true legend.
Nail on the head regarding the live version of these songs being far better than their studio renditions. I was 16 living outside SF when this album completely dominated the Bay Area airwaves that summer. Brothers and cousins and I wore the needle off the arm on the record player. I later listened to one or two of Frampton’s studio recordings and none could match the power and tastiness he and his band achieved at Winterland. It was a masterwork.
@@TheGrandPoohPaw The studio versions of these great songs were so over-produced that they were more pop than rock. I always wondered how that was allowed to happen in the first place. So glad he put out the live album!
@@rickemmet1104 Agreed. I honestly wonder how he managed to fill Winterland on the strength of those studio recordings, unless he’d been on the road for a while on that tour and had been getting raves in other cities.
I don’t know if anyone today can comprehend how all encompassing Frampton Comes Alive and Boston coming out in successive years was. Graduated High School in 1977, and those years were amazing.
Me too!!
Deep Purple's Made In Japan is my favorite live rock album. I just listened to it again earlier today. The quality of musicianship from every member circa 1972 is only equaled by Led Zeppelin of that same general period in my opinion. Ian Gillan was out of this world back then - what a voice!
I can respect that. For me it's Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same. Both tower FAR above Comes Alive in my opinion... Not even close. I would also put ELP's Welcome Back My Friends... way above Comes Alive. Never been a Frampton fan personnaly.
How good is the organ on Lazy on that album!
I also rate Delicate Sound of Thunder by Pink Floyd and Live After Death by Iron Maiden.
Yeah, "Made In japan" is an amazing live album
I agree. I saw Deep Purple on the Machine head tour in Sept 72, aged 14. I didn’t know that my first big concert experience was never going to be equalled and still hasn’t.
Between songs Ian Gillan said they had just come back from Japan where they “had a great time.”
I’m going to give FC Alive another listen, through Rick’s perspective/appreciation but Made in Japan is the album I have played most, over a life span. (I love Jazz, Orchestral and experimental music too)
Not many people know that Purple, over that coming year, before they “let go” and fired Gillan/Glover, outsold every act on the planet that same year. A tragedy, which they now put down to overwork/exhaustion ... but this also gave rise to some great line ups and when they split, other great bands ... Rainbow 🌈
Made in Japan has almost everything. If you haven’t done it before, sit between some good speakers in a darkened room and listen to the whole side which is Space Truckin’.
No other band could pull off that transition from updated good time rock ‘n’ roll, to a complete evocation of an interstellar journey ... as good as anything by Pink Floyd IMO.
Deep Purple have never been given the status they deserve. Their last original album Whoosh! in 2019 got 5 star reviews. The Stones/Zeppelin/The Who/Sabbath/Rush ... they are up there with the best ... but are only remembered for “Smoke on the water” and/or Machine head. (23 studio albums)
No other band could have recorded albums of the quality/diversity of Deep Purple in Rock and *Concerto for Group and Orchestra, within a few months of each other in 1969.
* Another great live album and live experience (They toured packed arenas in Europe playing it, in the early 2000’s)
Just think Peter is only 25 when this was recorded. WOW What a guitar player.
Frampton improvised all of it. He wasn't copying what he'd heard before...he was in the moment. That's the result of years of jamming...the album captured lightening in a bottle, and that's the biggest compliment.
Actually...he played these tunes close to the same every night I ever saw him back then...probably 4 or 5 times....
As Live albums go, Rush's Exit Stage Left live is a pretty exquisite set of recordings, they went overboard on the live engineering quality - even though a couple tunes were, shall we say, patched up in post.
Still a glorious live record.
Mainly because their physical live playing was beginning to peak in the early 80s, after a teething phase in mid-late 70s.
I saw them in 1978 , 1980, and 1982. They were better at the 1978 show. No teething. Sheer brilliance. Each of the later shows became more tethered to the keyboards and while still musically great , the performance was less intense. My experience anyway for what it's worth.
Check out Waiting for Columbus by Little Feat
@@williamroot5691 I missed them in the 70s but saw them in the 4 decades after. My favorite might have been 7 or 8 years ago when they played the 1st half of Moving Pictures straight through. Good times.
I always felt Frampton's solos float in an ethereal way over the music.
Rolling Stone (1976) review of FCA: Frampton possesses the "trebly spaciness (spacey) of Jerry Garcia". WOW.
Could’nt have said it better
@@shnootch Totally agree, Mark. I just liked the phrase "trebly spaciness". I thought it was a fitting reference to his FCA review. Regardless of the "characterization", the author/critic meant it as a compliment.
@@shnootch THAT was a great overall comment. "needed a NUDGE".....brilliant. Cheers.
I was 12 years old when the album came out and we listened to it non-stop - especially "Do you feel like we do" - and even after listening to those songs all these years, they have never gotten old or dull to the ears. By FAR, the greatest "Live" album of all time (IMO).
I was lucky enough to see Peter "Come Alive" at the Sydney Sports Ground in 78 or 79. It was sensational. Still give the album a run every now and then. Its just so good.
all those things you say MIGHT be so , but when he toured it in Melbourne he lipsynched the record, have a few angry ex fans there ,wanted to like him but that is just lazy and wrong.
@@paulburke9198 He may well have done that in Sydney as it was a pretty bloody good front of house sound. I have always told people it sounded "just like the record". We were right up the back, a footy field length away. There was a lot of smoke around our seats so we couldn't see too clearly from there, if you know what i mean!
I got this album from my grandparent's for Christmas when I was about 7yrs old. I listened to it so many times and have great nostalgia with it. Ever since that day, I became even more of a Frampton fan and still enjoy his music just as much today as I did then. He's the reason I became a guitarist as well when I was 12. Great musician and humble guy!
wow - cool grandparents! and tuned-in!
You Had Incredible Grandparents...😮
Man that takes me back! We lived on a lake in 1976. In the summer we put the speakers in the window and blast FCA while we swam. Good times!
Summer of '66 arm in cast for whole summer..what a great year to be with my transistor radio.❤😊
Rick - I completely agree - I was a novice guitarist in 1976 - age 14 - (still am) - but those solos absolutely changed my music focus - and as much as I love the big 3 - Baby Love Way - Show Me the Way - DYFLWD - - - something's happening- I'll give you money - and lines on my face - are my three favorite. FYI - the line in Line's on My Face- "You can't erase a dream - you can only wake me up" - is one of the great lines in Rock n roll - in my humble opinion!
I remember having Frampton Comes Alive on both vinyl _and_ 8-track in 1976. My favorite tune on it now is “Jumping Jack Flash”-great solos.
I watch this video, and I realize how much "I'm not worthy." Great job breaking this masterpiece to the individual notes!
When I was about 12, every Saturday morning my family would play records for everyone to listen to while we were getting ready for that day’s activities, ballet, golf, football, and this album had a very high rotation. It was an album that the whole family loved, testament to its absolute brilliance.
My first concert - march 1977 - Frampton comes live tour in Hartford, CT! Second concert a month or two later was Fleetwood Mac Rumors tour. What a start to concert going!
I'm no musician and the musical theory goes over my head. I just know that I was 14 when this album came out and it was among the first 10 albums I bought with my own money. I played it constantly. I had never been to any concert and was mesmerized by the clarity of the sound and the energy of the live recording. I kept buying other live recordings of other bands, and not sure I ever found another one that sounded this good. His guitar work was just so melodic, and you could hear ever piece of it. Still the GOAT live album for me.
and always hoping for THE LONG VERSION when it came on the radio.
Personally for me there was two greatest live albums - Frampton Comes Alive AND UFO - Strangers In The Night🎸
Schenker ❤️
My two favorites
@@fuelflownormal Sure would love to see Rick do a episode mad Mikey!
Schenker underrated. Pat Travers Go for what you know!!
UFO's album ruined by inclusion of two studio recordings overdubbed with fake audience noise, see Mother Mary and This Kid's.
Listened to this yesterday as it streamed live. Listening again now. Such a great video. After all these years, I still can't get enough of this amazing album. Thank you, Rick!
"Frampton Comes Alive!" captured the zeitgeist of the time. It was ubiquitous. The colors and textures and sounds and smells of '76 come rushing back to me when I hear a song from it. Also broke my ankle the following spring.
Wow Rick. This is amazing. I’ve been in the guitar industry all my life and also a basic blues player. Nothing special. But I always hear the special players and chase it. And this record and Framptons playing is such a gift to hear. As you point out. So much going on and often under appreciated. Your videos combine the joys and artfulness of the music along with the science behind it all. A great blend of art and science. You are unique in your teaching abilities. Lucky for us. Thank you.
Thank you Rick! I remember 6 months before this album came out, my friend turned me onto Frampton. He predicted Frampton was going to be the next big thing. This album was the standard for guitar playing throughout my high school years.
This is delightful. I love Frampton so much.
Had this on an 8 track. Now cd. Love frampton, saw him years ago and still one of my favorite concerts
Great episode. Do you think you could get Phil Keaggy in the studio for an interview? That would be wild!
Frampton was awesome and drove those 1976 ladies with the tube tops crazy. I still thank him for writing " Show Me the Way" and "I'm In You". The GOAT was and will always be Jimmy Page. For proof compare Jimmy's solo on "No Quarter" on the 1973 Live Album "The Song Remains The Same". Keep up the good work!
THIS is 1 of the BEST guitar tutorial Lesson(s) I have ever heard and seen. Thank YOU RB! ( put this in my ARCHIVES). I can hear traces of Eric Johnson and Randy Rhodes in your tutorial along with others too much to mention. This Lesson is GOLD.
saw Frampton (Comes Alive) live in 76 in Los Angeles. the opening act was Gary Wright - Dream Weaver. good times.
I had this album and it was my fav live album until I discovered another one from the 70's after I became a Christian in 1979. "How the West Was One" by 2nd Chapter of Acts, A band Called David and most of all, Phil Keaggy from 1978. If you have never heard Phil, especially on this live album, you will be blown away by his work. My fav guitarist of all time. From his own songs to playing lead and fillers on 2nd Chapter's stuff, it is amazing! Look up the songs, "Just the Same", "Time", and "Rejoice". Even if you don't care for the lyrics, his guitar work will blow you away.
Keaggy was a fav of mine also. He had a great album called The Master and the Musician which had amazing guitar work.
phil was incredible on that album i ripped off every lick i could it was a rock masterclass still love this album great songs and playing
I did the same while I was playing. Beato's video makes me want to dust off my guitar and start playing again.
Grew up on this, born in 71, those were the the years...I was the DJ for Dad as a kid on weekends. Ya had to get up to change the record, right. Those drinkin' days led to my loving music and learning to play guitar as well.
something's happening is excellent live. I can remember listening to this when it came out. The solo was constantly on my mind. It is bright and happy. To me it's a special kind of magic. The whole album rocked. Ah the good old days
Frampton Comes Alive is one of my personal GOAT albums. In my early teens (1970s), I helped my dad prepare a small building for a pharmacy he was opening by doing major deconstruction inside and taking cement, wood and drywall rubble out to the dumpster. It was an entire weekend of me doing pretty intense manual labor (alone) and listening to Frampton Comes Alive on my cassette player, over and over and over. That is the only thing I listened to all weekend so it is drilled into my head. Great memories, even the nail I stepped on which went through my sneaker into my foot.
Right on Rick! Still an incredible live album.
Everyone has an opinion..... my favorite live albums are "Alive and Dangerous" ('78) by Thin Lizzy and "Full House"('72) by the J. Geils band....... the energy flies off the vinyl.......
J Geils Band was one of the most under appreciated band of the time. It's the one band I very much regret not seeing (I was 45 mins from Manhattan so it was Philly, NYC and Boston as places we could go in a day). Led zep? the who? no, J Geils, great energy, rhythms all of it. Full House is in the top of Live albums for me along with Allman Bros at the filllmore, Johnny Winter And, and well The Who, LIVE at LEEDS.
So Rick is breakdown the solos of Frampton Comes Alive for over an hour, in-depth, and instead of talking about the album you are talking about another album. 🤔. He was not asking you what is your favorite live album.
Just my opinion 😉
you named 2 albums way better than Frampton's... you could name a hundred more
@@stephanegosselin2861 I'm gonna tell you about the album:
It's AOR crap... that's why we're talking about good live albums.
And also, nobody asked Rick to make this video.
You can go on and keep fanboying over some other rubbish
Kiss Alive and Moonflower by Santana
I recently listened to Frampton comes alive and I was so happy to enjoy it even more than I did then. I love somethings happening!
I agree Rick, Lines on My Face is wonderfully phrased, and also provides for tension and release at each subsequent solo... . Great job Rick!! Love your videos!!
Hearing "Lines on my Face" was what made me immediately fall in love with the album. It was my favourite song on the album at that time. Then I fell in love with the rest playing the full album first time!