Reviews (page 6 of 8)
Great as a performer, less so as a songwriter. A decent record.
Before listening to this album I have read plenty of comments and articles about it. Everyone was giving it a high praise, some were calling ot the greatest live rock album of all time. The hype was really intense. But what I have taken from "Frampton Comes Alive" is that the guy, or the band members can play their instruments really well, with plenty of great-for-concerts solos, but the vocal didn't actually inspire anyone, and was lacking some serious substance. Not saying that it sounded bad, but certainly it was nothing more than your average rock frontman. Nice album, great solos, but overall average experience.
kinda mid, not very entertaining. It's OK
6/10 decent boomer music with a few standout tracks
5/10. It was good, maybe even deserves a 6, but I don't see what made it great.
2.5
Normalde konser albümlerinden nefret ederim, çünkü hani müziği dinlediğim ortamın ambiyansını ben yaratıyorum; ve yönetme yetkisinin bende olması lazım. O yüzden herhangi bir şarkının konser kaydını dinlerken gerilirim, gerek dinleyicilerin sesi olsun gerekse müziğin mükemmelliğinin bozulması olsun, gerdi mi geriyor. Ama bu albümde onu görmedim ilk defa seyircilerin sesinin bir şeyler kattığını (?) düşündüm, belki de asla live albüm dinlemediğimdendir. Şarkılarda bence en çok öne çıkan şey gitar, bazı şarkıları taşımış diyebilirim, ki bu kayıtların hepsinde kendisi de çalıyor (daha da impressive) Çok akılda kalıcı olmasa da hoş şarkılar var içerisinde albümün, her zamanki gibi daha sakin olanlar bana hitap etti. Bazı şarkılar: Baby, I love your way-> nakarattaki harmoni hoş Do You Feel Like We Do -> ilgi çekici giriş + rad guitar solo BUT repeats itself for solid 14 mins (lmao did you just use a talkbox) Overall(5/10) Notability (5/10) Lyrics(3/10) Harmony(6/10) Cohesiveness(7/10)
Beklediğimden daha iyiydi. Live olup konser sırasında çekilmiş olması da ilk defa böyle bir albüm dinlediğim için oldukça ilginç geldi. Beğendiğim şarkılar: I wanna go to the sun + All I want to be (is by your side) Overall : 7/10
These Dad Rock vibes were so strong that when I got out of my car after listening, I was somehow wearing white New Balance sneakers, tube socks, and a T-shirt tucked into khaki shorts.
First listen
6/10
Solid 70s era.
Knew the name and a couple of the tracks but had never put the two together. Not bad overall and better when he sticks to the out-and-out blues numbers. "Baby, I love your way", however, is an appallingly saccharine rhodes-soaked-cheesefest.
Just ok. Really not my preferred style of rock and roll.
Eh, it was decent. I didn't know all these songs were Peter Frampton, so I learned something there. 3/5
Not sure about the inclusion of a Live album to the list but moments of this were alright.
Live album Might listen to again Would buy vinyl if digging
Well, this album has a lot of things going against it. Its a live album, its a double album, it has a shitty cover of a great Rolling Stones song with a long drum solo. It should totally suck ass, but surprisingly it's not awful. While most songs presented here are pretty lame 70's rock (ex: Something's Happening, It's a Plain Shame), some songs are timeless classics. Those songs, Show Me The Way, Baby I Love Your Way and Do You Feel Like We Do are all fun 70's classic rock staples with stellar guitar work and cheesy pedal effects. Do these songs make this a great album ? No. Do these songs save this album from being a total snore fest ? Kinda. Live albums are almost never good, but this one is passable. Wah Wah 6/10
Baby’s first Guitar Hero
Surprisingly good.
Stodgy and spacey. It has a legacy for sure but it is a little lost on my ears. Frampton is unquestioningly an amazing guitar player but is that enough?
3 absolute classics, and a lot of filler. Very clever musicians, but long running length and general sameness to the tracks knocks this to a 3.
I enjoyed this album. I recognized a couple songs which was exciting and I liked the overall everything. I don’t think it was anything spectacular, or groundbreaking but it was good.
Livelevy? Pakko olla kyllä sit parhaita keikkoja mitä on ollut. Nojoo, oli kyllä miellyttävää kuunneltavaa. Do you feel like we do on kyllä tykki lopettaja. Ja framptonin soolot on mahtavia
OK
I used to be so annoyed trying to download Baby, I Love Your Way from Limewire in the 2000s, because every version I would find was this live version and not a studio recording which I would've highly preferred. The story is the same here. Why is this the album that brought him to fame? Do other people enjoy live albums this much? How come Peter Frampton singing over a loud crowd with muffled instruments is their preferred way of listening to his music? I get that the live experience is different, but only when you're actually there in person. Or at the very least, watching a live video. Listening to a live album doesn't give the same satisfaction. Don't get me wrong. The songs are good. Frampton sounds great, the voice box is a nice touch and the rest of his band is strong too. Show Me The Way, All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side), Baby, I Love Your Way, and the 14-minute long Do You Feel Like We Do are really enjoyable. For the most part though, they feel like inferior versions of the music. But maybe it's just a taste thing.
There are some really sweet songs with catchy lyrics. Ooooh baby I love your way... I liked this album alright back in the day (every tweenaged boy I knew had a copy) but have come to appreciate it more. I think he is a pretty good song writer and his voice is attractive as well.
Pete sounds good on this recording. Talk box was super innovative. some hits, but kinda forgettable.
Uhhh, baby i love your way...
It's a great live album. Sounds amazing and the production quality is fantastic, but the actual music is very mid and not very interesting.
Is the influence of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ultimately a pernicious one? How many contemporary peers of the Beatles failed when they tried adding strings (the Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesty's Request, despite all the attempts to defend it as a traduced classic, simply doesn't have songs that good, and that's one of the better examples)? The ambition the Beatles exhibited became directed towards the hordes of unwashed longhairs who decided that sidelength tracks, innumerable chord changes, lyrics about orcs and flutes represented music at its pinnacle, and thus we have the worst genre of all, prog. And then we get to the Sgt. Pepper movie. The Sgt. Pepper movie was not performed by the Beatles, but instead came out 11 years after the album, with barely any dialogue (with the cast just singing Beatles numbers and George Burns as Mr. Kite providing the narration), but with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton as a band tracking down magical instruments stolen by the evil Aerosmith. If you wish to understand the tenor of the movie, just Youtube Steve Martin's take on Maxwell's Silver Hammer, then drop your head in shame. Before the movie was released, Robin Gibb gave this absolute pearler of a quote: "Kids today don't know the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper. And when those who do see our film and hear us doing it, that will be the version they relate to and remember. Unfortunately, the Beatles will be secondary. You see, there is no such thing as the Beatles. They don't exist as a band and never performed Sgt. Pepper live, in any case. When ours comes out, it will be, in effect, as if theirs never existed. When you heard the Beatles do Long Tall Sally or Roll Over Beethoven, did you care about Little Richard's or Chuck Berry's version?" Do kids today know that a film version of Sgt. Pepper was made? In any case, although it made some money, the film was rightfully eviscerated by the critics, and poor Peter Frampton had his career momentum halted by a sledgehammer. And he had real momentum. Frampton Comes Alive! went 8 times platinum in the States, and although his follow-up didn't do nearly as well, it still sold well enough to indicate he was established. Frampton Comes Alive!, a double album providing a sampling from each of his previous, middlingly successful albums, made Frampton the approachable yet respectable guitar hero both teenage boys and teenage girls could poster their walls with. One would finger his air guitar whilst drifting off in bed, and the other would finger her (sorry, I just cannot finish that sentence in a way that would maintain anyone's dignity). And it's a perfectly adequate 70s live rock double album. You will enjoy some parts. The double length has that standard double-length curse of diminishing the whole by homogenous parts. An individual song broadly sounds alright, if not spectacular to this particular ear, but becomes lessened in impact by having another song sounding right similar straight afterwards. There's a limit to the rice pudding you can eat, even if you add jam. A note on the singles. Nobody in the world likes Baby I Love Your Way. Is that title euphemistic? I really hope not. A mawkish, cackhanded signal that it's smooch o'clock, Baby I Love Your Way only manages to signal for teenage hormones to go into retreat and that one would be better off just pulling the hair of the girl you fancy. Show Me the Way is just a 70s rock song, not big, not small, just adequate. A 5-inch cock of a song. Obviously, the big kahuna is Do You Feel Like We Do, a 14-minuter where Frampton unleashes his great gimmick of the record, his talking guitar. Yes, that's a novelty, but the real heat of the song comes straight after that bridge, where the guitar and drums actually find a stone groove and deliver a worthy coda. I can appreciate why Frampton Comes Alive! stormed America in the 70s (Frampton never really came to anything here, in his native UK). However, I also appreciate why Frampton Comes Alive! has become mired with the reputation as a 70s curiosity. Frampton currently has a muscular wasting disease, meaning he has to spend two hours in the gym each day just to maintain muscle mass. This condition has also forced him to retire from playing, save very sporadic tribute concerts. I sincerely wish him well for the future. Finally, Jerry Lee Lewis has just died. Peter Frampton once served as a guitarist for Jerry on his 1973 album, The Session. A raised glass to the Killer. Age is a bastard. NoRadio, signing off.
A bit cheesy and MOR but nice pleasant enough.
There's an old joke that was on "Wayne's World 2" about this album: WAYNE: Have I seen this one before? Frampton Comes Alive? Everybody in the world has Frampton Comes Alive. If you lived in the suburbs you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of "Tide". It's weird how such a big seller in the 70s is so...unknown today. Lots of albums are like that now. But Peter Frampton is one of those guitarists I really never heard of until much later. The album really has that 70s feel to it, which isn't bad except it just makes it feel a bit... dated. Did not like the slow version of Jumping Jack Flash. Frampton's soloing worked, but it was a little too plodding. The other three songs that I knew I am sure I have heard on the radio at some time or other. Although "Do You Feel Like I Do" makes me think of his appearance on The Simpsons: "Do You Feel? Come On, DO YOU FEEL??" So I liked the guitar work Frampton did here on most of the pieces, but it did give you that 70s feel, but not in the best way. Not sure I'm going to come back to it.
Sorry, but I always found the singles off this album a bit boring and/or I didn't get what the big deal was with Frampton (other than his squawk box). I found side one and two of the album lacked energy, except maybe the last song on side two (I Wanna Go to the Sun). Side three really picked up the pace, from the instrumental Penny for Your Thoughts and then followed by Money (though the editing/transition between the two is terrible). Shine on and Jumpin Jack Flash were solid too. Side four was alright; doesn't hold the same pace as side three though I guess Do You Feel Like We Do is the best of the singles. So maybe half an album that is humming and another half that is meh. Feels pretty average to me.
But it is neat to see a minimum of five copies in every single record store.
Good guitarist but the music has no 'edge' it's too fluffy - not rock enough.
Imagine living your whole life in the bargain bin. Every decade this album has been like £5, they don't even adjust this thing for inflation it's so hard to get rid of. But now all those dudes who bought it when they were 20 are like 70, and Frampton Comes Alive... again. Pretty poppy, a perfectly middle of the road album.
It’s like a private performance from your Uncle’s favourite band, an easy and cosy listen.
This was a pretty decent live album. I've always felt like Peter's guitar playing stood out among 70s rock like this (aside from dire straits) and have liked it. Also the sound box stuff near the end and in show me the way I really like. Baby I love your way has always been a little overrated to me but otherwise its an alright 70s rock album.
Baha.
With rare exceptions I think live albums combine the sound quality of a rock concert with the excitement of listening to a CD alone in your bedroom. This isn’t one of those exceptions. The star here is Framptons guitar, and he is good- not flashy, but with nice melodic touch. Problem is he’s not really featured, and then also there’s a laundry list of his contemporaries I think are better. Contrast this with Europe 72- Jerry’s a better guitar player, their whole performance caters to letting him carry, and they translate that better to the live album format. I’m being a little harsh because this always appears on a bunch of best-of lists. It’s a fine album, I listened to and liked the whole thing. Just wouldn’t have picked it out of a crowd (on a list of say 101).
3.5
It was fine. I got really bored during the second half.
Interesting to finally listen to this ubiquitous LP from my used record buying days. I was sometimes tempted to pick it up b/c it was always cheap and I thought the talkbox was cool (I think Baby I Love Your Way persuaded me not to?). Not great but not completely terrible.
Good live album. There were some songs I know and like that I would have never guessed were Peter Frampton, but maybe thats just me being music illiterate if it came before the 90s 3/5
Steady
All I know about this bloke is that Sonic Youth stole his watermelon in The Simpsons.
Yeah. Peter frampton is like The Bee Gees an example of 70s excess. But damn it, they are wonderful. So well crafted. Stand outs are of course show me the way, baby I love your way, and do you feel like we do.
not bad, but live and frampton does a lot of cover. Even though Bonhomme hates him, I like him
En tiedä, onko näiden livelevyjen paikka tällä listalla ihan perusteltu. Ei mitään elämää suurempaa rokkia, sanotaan nyt sit se 3/5.
One good song (Show Me The Way) does not make a good album. Frampton is a great guitar player and the talk box effect is fun (for a while). The rest of the songs are mediocre and MOR rock.
Haven’t listened to this album in ages. I actually saw Frampton at a small theatre in Hempstead NY called the Caldrone Concert hall on the tour this album was recorded at , so he wasn’t the huge star yet that he would become because of this album. Great memories, the music doesn’t quite hold up as well as the memories do.
Es un clásico, al parecer, pero no me llena mucho.
S'écoute très bien, je comprends pourquoi c'est un album très populaire du rock classique.
I’m not a huge fan of live albums in general, he is of course very talented. My favorite was show me the way and it would have been so you feel (like we do) if it wasn’t fourteen minutes long- maybe 8 minutes would have been enough.
Not my favorite kind of music, but a few more classic hits here than I knew Frampton was responsible for.
3 legendary tracks, the rest I never need to hear again.
The album is nice but I don't like live albums. Also, it feels like a classic but nothing new, so I don't feel like the album is original today.
I listened to it and I like it. I think this came up the last time as well. Didn't the make fun of this album in Wayne's World?
Really interesting album! "Show me the way" is a great song.
There's a great line in Wayne's World 2 that says, "Everybody in the world has Frampton Comes Alive. If you lived in the suburbs you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of Tide." That really sums up this album. It's well recorded suburban 70s rock. It is completely inoffensive and safe. There's nothing new here and that's ok. Frampton is a great guitar player, and his band is tight and sounds great especially for playing live. Some of these songs are in heavy rotation on classic rock radio (you know the ones) and overall this album is pleasant. It was insanely successful and obviously fulfilled some market at the time and remains in interesting insight into what was popular in 1976.
Hm.
first listen easy listening 70's stadium rock
That's not Bowie on the cover, but the man is distinctly of the same vintage. Not the best place to start from, but Frampton does a decent job. Most of the album is proficient. The talkbox helps the band sound a little bigger, but it's relegated to a novelty. Anyway, the audience clearly digs it, elevating the project somewhat in this format.
Is "Peter Frampton Comes Alive" the music equivalent of "Disney on Ice?" I can honestly say that Disney on Ice is not as good as most Disney experiences, perhaps is rivals the Disney Store experiences. Frampton Alive, like DoI, seems to be capitalizing on adding another extension to the brand. However, I don't know the Frampton Brand, so I don't have anything to really compare it to. But I get it, this is a LIVE performance album. This album is LIVE mellow gold softies. I bet Stanley Roper, Jack, Janet and Crissy are in the front row. Great voice and show and strong guitar talent, but unlike Three's Company, this performance is soon forgettable.
Not too bad. Not too good. Just OK. I take offense with another “live” album that is recorded over multiple shows and has studio overdubs on it. That’s not what I think I’m getting when “live” is advertised. I suppose almost the whole recording was taken from live performances, even if they weren’t all from the same show. But the overdubs are definitively false advertising. The talk box on Do You Feel Like We Do is cool, but it’s a gimmick after all. Not enough to boost this album. As I do, I’ll mention another related album that should be on the list: The Dave Matthews Band Live At Red Rocks (L@RR). How is it related? Well, it’s live. Wanna know how L@RR is not related to Frampton Comes Alive!? It was recorded during one show and not overdubbed. L@RR is one of the only jam bandy albums I like. It’s full of energy, more so than the corresponding studio takes. This is the album that got me into The DMB, and boy was I hooked. I annoyed the fuck out of my first year uni mates by putting Watchtower loudly on repeat far too many times than I care to admit. Of the bands I’ve noticed are not on any of the 1001 albums versions so far, the biggest omission is The DMB due to their popularity, longevity, and unique sound. I don’t get it other than they must have not become popular enough in the UK to displace Bowie’s 8th best offering.
Good.
Skil ekki hvernig þessi plata varð ein sú söluhæsta í sögunni. Stærsti smellurinn, Baby I love your way, er beinlínis boring, og ég er ekkert að springa úr aðdáun á röddinni. En margt er ágætt svo sem og rennur stundum ljúflega og stundum hressilega í gegn. Síðasta lagið, Do you feel like we do, er líka töff.
I mean, it's one of my bugbears... A live album, so a lot of stuff that may have sounded much better sounds muddy and stodgy. But it does have the sublime Baby I Love Your Way too. It's mostly an album full of promise, and I will have to go back and enjoy studio versions of the songs at some point.
Déjà eu
Lked it more than I thought I would.
Мастерство исполнения на высшем уровне. Поэтому, наверно, и выбран именно и выбран именно концертный альбом исполнителя.
I'm generally not a fan of live albums so we will see what my impression is going on. Thought the 2nd song sounded familiar but wasn't quite what I was thinking of. Doobie Wah kind of reminded me of the Doobie Bros sound a bit. I like the sounds, will definitely give this album a second listen.
Interesting that they threw a live album on there. If that was on the table, why come they didn’t put Stop Making Sense on there though (according to the wiki)?? Anyway this was decent, fun guitar noodling.
That's a lot of vocoder
Frampton's live album was a good stadium rock album. Never heard of Frampton himself, but didn't realise he was the one behind 'Baby I Love the Way'. You can really feel the energy of the crowd in this one, and after 2.5 years of no live music from COVID it felt really good to hear. Best: Baby I Love the Way Worst: Lines on My Face
Cool vibe. Easy to listen to rock music, but nothing that really captured my attention strongly
He escuchado la mitad y la verdad es que bastante bastante wapo
Listened so many times, the flang effect still holds up.
That's fine listening to "Baby, I love your way".
3/5
This is a classic live album, and great fun to listen to. It showcases Peter Frampton's talents better than any of his studio albums at the time could. He really is an excellent guitarist and he's so likeable, you can't help but be in a good mood listening to these songs. The quality of individual songs is somewhat uneven, with some absolute classics mixed in with other songs that are well-played, but ultimately unmemorable. "Show Me the Way" is just lovely, and something I will gladly listen to every day forever. Fave Songs: Show Me the Way, Do You Feel Like We Do, Baby I Love Your Way, Doobie Wah, Penny for Your Thoughts
Another one that I enjoyed more than I expected. Not something I'd seek out, but it's a nice album.
This being a live album biases me against it, but it has some good qualities. I think the quieter, more spare songs help give the album some relief, and you can hear in those songs the crowd's respect. The talk box stuff is fun. The Jumping Jack Flash cover is bad. The guitar work is pleasing, very skillful in the more uptempo songs. Mixed bag.
I can't say I get Peter Frampton, maybe it's just not my thing. Nothing here is bad but I really don't care about it at all, so I'm wavering between a 2 and a 3, but I'll round up for "talent" I suppose.
It was enjoyable, but still a generic live album. I really have nothing else to say about it.
Seems like some decent, solid dad-rock but over an hour for a live album was too much for me.
Otro disco que aunque agradable de oír me hace preguntarme qué hace aquí. Hay mejores discos de rock, hay mejores discos en directo y hay probablemente mejores discos de Peter Frampton que este. Trascendencia: 4? Personal: 6 Género: 5
Good rock and roll. I don't know if there was really a standout track on here, and largely lacks the idiosyncrasies that made its contemporaries so iconic
The blond bombshell dropped this massive album and lost all of his guitar god chops in the process. Everyone's parents will have owned this at one point - whether that's a good or bad thing will be argued forever. Best Tracks: Show Me The Way; Baby I Love Your Way; Do You Feel Like We Do
Predugačko, još je uživo, ali nije to toliko ni loše koliko sam mislio. Dosadnjikavo u neku ruku, da, al što ide dalje je bolje. Btw. Ako slučajno napišeš pjesmu koja nosi naziv Wind of Change, i ne bude dobra, kupi prnje! U ovom slučaju ovdje je ta pjesma najbolja. Baby I Love Your Way je čak poznata, ne znam otkle mi, garant neki film, il neki vrag, isto nije loša te se dobrima pridružuju još I Wanna go to the Sun i divan instrumental Penny For Your Thoughts. Ovo ostalo je oke.
Et live album, som lyder godt. Men havde nok været bedre hvis man kendte musikken.
Honestly I found most of the record kind of boring, but the last 3 songs really bumped it up to a solid 3, particularly the closer. I see why that blew people’s minds in the mid 70s.
Does a great job at highlighting Frampton, unfortunately for me thats only meh. Some are good but an album full is a bit much
3.5
I listened to this a couple weeks ago and forgot about it completely. Thought I had rated it but I guess I didn't. Giving it a 3 which seems charitable for a record that doesn't ring a bell...
There's absolutely nothing like the feeling of live music, but I've never been a fan of live albums. They don't give you the feel of being there, they don't sound as good as a studio album, and every flaw or random noise is annoyingly repeated every time you listen. This one, however, is justifiably at the top of live albums. "Do You Feel Like We Do" does make me wish I were there, and probably gives the best feel of a live event. And the talk box (along with the crowd reaction to it) is still, very, very cool. It was my favorite part of the album and I enjoyed the full 14 minutes. The other singles from the album are classics, but have never been favorites of mine. Beyond that, it was an hour of similar, well-performed stuff.
Great guitar solos, great vibe. Bit long though. Obviously the famous tracks are the stand-outs.
it was good
I know I've listened to this a few times. The fact that I never bought it during my CD buying heyday doesn't particularly bode well? Something's Happening is a decent song that gets really good when the singing stops and he plays that guitar which is still pretty impressive. There's a bunch of acoustic songs here that are a real snooze. We're here for ONE reason Pete, and that's to hear you make teh guitar talk kinda... Baby, I love Your Way is a shitty song, but I don't hate it because I associate it with that scene in High Fidelity. I like crowd noise on live albums, but I gotta admit, Penny For Your Thoughts woudl be better without some dumbshit going "YOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!" every 15 seconds Another song started and I was about to be liek "jesus, now he's ripping off the Stones!" but then he started singing and it's a cover of Jumpin jack Flash. (not a particularly great one? But it's a pretty great song and the guitar solo is good so it's all good) I was sort of negative leaning going in and many of my comments maybe sound like I didn't like it, but there wasn't anything I outright DISliked and there area few things that I really enjoyed. As stupid and cliche as it is? It's really fuckign awesonme when he makes his guitar go OOOOOOOOOUUUUUUEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHLLLLAAAAAAAAKKKKEEEEEDOOOO
Heard of this one, but had never listened to it before. A decent live album, though I’m not sure why it was as popular as it was.
It's good! Some solid 70s rock. I'm not really a fan of live albums (I think I'm just too young to appreciate them), but I'm glad I listened to it.
Schlocky, but sometimes fun. "Do You Feel Like We Do?" may have sounded thrilling in 1976 but now it's a little indulgent.
A bit bland , and it gets boring towards the middle , but overall a godd album 3/5
I recognize the Baby I love Your Way song from the Jumanji movie with The Rock, (ha). Solid smooth rock album thus far. That being said....at some point rock starts to blur and sound all the same to me, lol sorry.
Reminds me that I need to buy more anti dandruff shampoo this weekend.
This is p cool, bit of 70s rock. I've never actually listened to Peter Frampton before but I know he's considered one of the greats. I still dunno how I feel about live albums on the list, and it IS a bit of a stretch at 78min of music I've never heard before (except baby I love your way), and this felt like it was really hammered home when the last track ended up being an extended jam, but this is still a 3/5 overall.
August 30, 2021 This is pretty meh? Nothing to write home about but it's fine. Also too long. Didn't love the Stones cover.
Rock die ik niet zo bijzonder vind
I believe the only reason why this album is included on the list is because it sold like hot cakes in the 70s. One of the best selling live albums of all times. But personally I don't see the hype. It's decent classic rock. It has three classic radio staples, including a 14 minute "Do you feel like we do". I think it's the longest song I have liked on Spotify, so that says something about how bearable it is. The live audience helps keep that and many other songs stay alive, which helps get through the sheer length of the album. Many of the tracks are just bad or boring, and I didn't even realize there was a Rolling Stones cover because of how generic it sounded like the others. However, besides the radio staples, there are several songs I like (e.g. Doobie Wah), and this live album does demonstrate Frampton's talent better than any of his studio albums do.
Solid rock and roll; enough to keep you interested and listening, but not enough to make you want to come back and listen to it again and again.
Meh. Live albums are not great at best. This is one of them
Ehh. Not outstanding to me.
It was goodish. I liked baby I love your way. Nothing else stood out
3.25 because it was recorded in SF. It's fine, a couple classic rock hits but nothing in my particular slice of rock.
Baby, I Love Your Way é dele, não sabia. É bom o álbum, mas não prendeu minha atenção.
ok, l guess. I know the songs and his playing just wouldn't go see him unless the tickets were free.
ну, норм на самом деле, но мне че-то в настроение не зашло. При этом первую песню всё равно высоко довольно оценил, балдёжный припев. Остальное ну так, но послушать можно, есть какие-то интересные места, которые отличают этого Фрэмптона от банальных роцкенрольщиков. Правда, то что это двойной живой альбом — серьёзный блять минус, ибо ну невыносимо иногда такую длину больше одного раза прогнать. Но при этом свой шарм тоже даёт — пару раз в голос угорал с того как на записи люди верещат после каждой ноты, начинают кашлять, уходить, кто-то крикнул «хуй!» на 49 минуте альбоме... не, не крикнул, можете не слушать, не проверять. ну 6, короче
Очень скучная хрень. Всё вроде бы понятно, местами приятно, но очень скучно. И ещё не понятно, в чём тут прикол лайва. В случае с Нилом Янгом это звучало хотя бы чисто, интересно и красиво. А тут же будто типикал лайв роцк-альбом, склёпанный для фанатов. Но нет, эта запись ещё и лучше студийников оценена (или так же)! В принципе, даю отчёт, то если услышу в дороге, головой покиваю, но ныне не пропёрся.
More 70s, all fine but of another era
Not bad. Decent.
An upbeat, fun and energetic album. Catchy, good natured rock n roll. I don't like hearing the fans on the front stage literally losing their minds, but otherwise I liked pretty much all of it. Really liked "(I'll Give You) Money" and "Baby I Love Your Way".
ok
"I wonder how you're feeling There's ringing in my ears And no one to relate to 'cept the sea" (Show me the way) No me interesa especialmente Peter Frampton pero esta portada vive de gratis en mi cabeza.
7
I got this album after they referenced it in High Fidelity. I imagine people's views on the album change on whether they grew up hearing it all the time or not. As someone who didn't, I enjoyed it. Not a masterpiece, but a lot of solid songs.
Git
3.5*
Classic rock is classic. This one felt a bit hollow by the end, though I can see the “live” appeal.
The definition of classic.
helt ok representation av några av hans låtar
Enjoyable for a live album. Can understand why it was so popular.
A nice live album of a nice singer. Some songs were well known but overall it was nice to listen to this 1976 live album.
Lots of classic songs
Famous album with some great songs but as a whole, doesn’t live up to the hype
Fantastic Guitar playing saves this album from the mediocre singing however the song baby I love your way remains a timeless classic.
pretty solid but really didn't like that they were all live versions 3/5
A good live album that captures the time and the talent of Frampton
Like Frankenstein!
For a live album, it's an excellent one. Some great guitar playing. Last track is a belter.
The talk box is fun and this dude really loves Da whey. Wasn’t this like the most sold album of the decade or some shit?
Something Jeremy Clarkson would listen too
i really dont get it and its SO long... i can see someone's dad listening to this in the garage tho...
I own this one. Now I remember why I hadn't bothered spinning it for years. It's honestly a lot more boring than I remembered
I want to like this album but so much is just bland to me. I can tell they are all great musicians but the songs aren’t reaching me.
Nope, did not like. Except for Baby I love your way
I enjoy a little Frampton but this album feels like it should be titled "Least Great Hits".. Nothing terrible but nothing that stands out either.
🥱 Here's another talented musician making music—that I don't give a shit about!
This one came out in 1976, and was very big that year. My impression was (and is) that it was very popular with people 10 or 20 years older than me. Along with The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, it sort of epitomized (mid-) 70s music -- ok, but kinda lame (and a big drop-off from the excellent popular music of the late 60s and early 70s). Over time, I've come to appreciate them a bit more, but still mostly feel the same ("no, sir, I do NOT feel like you do"). And it's a double album, which is more than I want. 3 of the songs were hits, which would make me want to change the station -- Show Me, Baby I Love, and Do You Feel -- and that's pretty much all I knew of Frampton until now. So, how to rate? It's not a 1 (it's not TERRIBLE), and it's definitely not a 4 or a 5. I think I have to go with a 2, rather than a 3, because a) it's too long (and kinda boring), b) it represents/epitomizes the suckificaton of popular music in the mid-70s, replacing the excellence of the late 60s and early 70s with this pabulum ("bland, unoriginal, or simplistic writing [or MUSIC!] that provides very little real substance"). (But, ok, I'll admit, once in a blue moon, I wouldn't mind hearing "Baby, I Love Your Way," lol.)
some good guitar solos and talk box I don't really care for live albums though. Also the songs are mostly just ok. Fairly fun listen
Classic Rock all sounds the same to me. Too long, too many solos. At least the live recording sounds good. Also, „Let’s get arrested, want to be molested. Who cares about how old you are.“ is a perfectly acceptable lyric in 1976 apparently…
This was okay, guys. From reading the reviews I can see that a majority of the people who are rating it 5 stars or even 4 stars are the ones that actually saw it live. I think it seems that this album is definitely an important one but I don't think that listening to it on spotify through my phone speakers captures the importance. It seems he was a very good performer as well as an admirable one, but unfortunately I had not been conceived yet as my mother had not been conceived yet, so I cannot relish in this experience. This leaves me at the fact that even though this was probably a very influential album for many, that I cannot rate it more than a 2. A 2 and not a 1 because a 1 is for the albums that are absolute dogshit and shouldn't exist. I think this has a place it's just not interesting or important enough to have a place in my head. Cannot give points for sentiments.
I thought I'd like it, but this type of music sounds generic. The first song was good around the chorus, but eh. It's not really unique or memorable.
There's a point on this record where motherfucker shouts out "How 'bout some rock n' roll?" Problem is that "Do You Feel Like We Do" is the only song that even seems to understand that live music can even approach the concept of kicking some ass (it barely does, and that's the only reason this snoozefest is getting two stars). By the way, this record is a perfect argument for editing out all crowd noise from live albums. It's like these folks watched some comedy bit about how white people always clap on the 1 and 3, so these morons decided to clap on the 1, 2, 3, AND 4. Your hands are gonna get sore, fam.
another one of these like half pointless live albums that i wonder why live albums are allowed on the list. at least this album has a hit on it so it wasn't all trash
I can't possibly eat all this watermelon.
what am i supposed to be saying about this - it was fine
This is #day627 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… how about another live album? As I've mentioned before, I'm generally all for them, but I'm afraid not in this case. I mean, the music is… fine, mid-'70s blues rock and all that, but it feels oh so underwhelming. This isn't the best start to the week. Let it be a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day628.
When I was a nipper, everyone's dad had this record. My dad had it. I never listened to it. I'm glad I didn't because this was some lame shit.
Eh not sure I get the hype
It’s funny. The 70s/80s need to have a live album is such a foreign concept in the streaming age. I get that you had to be on the radio and everything but studio records will just always sound better. I don’t really understand to be honest. I know a lot of these songs, I like a lot of these songs. But the sound is just so flat, because it’s live, so I find it uninteresting. The album is 8x platinum. 8x! Maybe you just had to be there.
There was honestly some awesome playing throughout a bit of this, but there's a LOT of this, and I would have rather found out about this guy through his solo works and not this muddy sounding compilation.
This started my general dislike of live albums. It was played incessantly in the 80's/late 70's
To me, this is a generational album. People of certain age and with certain taste love and appreciate this album. This seems like a nostalgia pick more than a critical pick.
Alright children, say it with me: "Live albums aren't real albums, and shouldn't be on the list" I've been willing to make exceptions in the past, as there are certain edge cases where I think the live nature of the album adds something genuinely transformative as part of the artwork - Johnny Cash's At Folsom Prison for example. In this case, we have an album that commits this sin, and then doubles down by also being the other kind of album I don't think belongs on the list: a compilation. It's not even one straight performance recorded, it's all manner of live performances stitched together. The third sin this album commits is being a double album - this is something I'm more forgiving of in principle, whether a double technically is an album or not is largely only a concern due to limitations of the format of vinyl records. That said, the real sin of a double album is not that it's a double, but rather that they're frequently too long. Strike three, especially when you see that the last track is 14 minutes long and there are two songs missing from Spotify that you have to find elsewhere. Now; the incredibly observant among you may notice that I have reviewed an almost identical album before. Live and Dangerous by Thin Lizzy is also a late 70's hard rock live, compilation double album of almost exactly the same runtime. On paper it commits all the same sins, and I gave it a 4 in spite of it all because it was just so darn good. I'm sorry to say that Frampton Comes Alive just isn't the same. There were a few good songs, and the sound is decent for something live... but otherwise it's fairly bland, and doesn't work hard enough in my view to overcome my inherent gripes. There's some distinctive, immutable quality that one album has and the other doesn't. This may sound harsh, and maybe it is... but it's what I truly feel.
Probably better than a 2 but I don’t care
Jock cock rock not for me
Very safe
With a very few choice exceptions, I don't see the appeal of live albums. I don't get a real sense of the music and the audience noise is often obnoxious.
This is a fine, but ultimately boring album. It does little for me but contextualize a couple of simpsons jokes and I don't have much more to say about it than that. Wait, I just got to the Jumpin' Jack Flash cover. C'mon.
What kind of mass delusion was everybody under in 1976 where this album became as big as it was? After listening to all 17 songs on here, I have no idea who Peter Frampton is, both as a person and as a musician. It's totally bland with no bite, and despite claims that it's one of the best live albums of all time, it sounds totally devoid of any excitement. Not awful, but totally unnecessary to listen to.
Since when did he die?
Dad rock, but live!
There's some good stuff in here, but much is pretty boring.
That was _A LOT_ of very noodly guitar.
ninety percent of this was just the fans cheering. oh my god have i ever seen such an uninteresting piece of music. i mean its not unlistenable so noy a one. i’ll give you money was the best song
Un disco más a la colección. No se me hizo memorable, muy genérico y creo que no lo buscaría para escucharlo nuevamente. Me costó acabarlo de hecho, es buena la música pero muy repetitiva y nada memorable. Entiendo que esta en la lista por algún tipo de achivement de Peter Frampton o algo así quiero suponer, por el hecho de ser en vivo, sin embargo, sin ese contexto pues es un disco más.
Ok
Frampton Comes Alive é um álbum que eu provavelmente teria gostado mais se o desafio não estivesse em uma sequência de live albums. Eu não consegui prestar tanta atenção assim, apesar de ter gostado de alguns solos. 2,5/5.
Album live muitas vezes tenho dificuldade de me conectar muito. É um album OK com algumas boas músicas. Ouvi num dia não mt bom meu, talvez isso tenha influenciado em minha experiência 2.5/5
So I had thought that I had actually heard most, if not all, of this album. When it came up on my list, I was excited to see it and I thought it was an album that I liked but little did I know that I only knew two tracks off of this. The two tracks I know, which I think are the same two tracks everyone does, are good songs but the rest of it I was actually just really kind of bored with. It was fine. I would call it maybe average but not even one that I would ever intentionally go back and listen to save the same two tracks that everybody knows. So yeah, two stars. Not impressed.
I've come across the term "dad rock" on a few of the recent albums on this list, and at first I was kind of scratching my head. After this album I think I'm starting to understand. I've been on record saying that live albums are hit or miss for me, and unfortunately this falls to the latter. Most of the songs are just fine, the live nature of the album doesn't add much outside of the final track, and ultimately the fact that it's a double album brings it down too. Aside from the radio hits here that I already knew, I can't say there's anything at all that I remember even a couple hours after listening. Highlights: Show Me The Way Baby, I Love Your Way Do You Feel Like We Do Lowlight: Wind Of Change
The most safe and beige collection of melodies, riffs and lyrics I've heard so far. Fittingly, there is a track called (I'll Give You) Money which is exactly what Frampton would have to do to make me see his live show.
The only reason I'd ever interact with a live performance of Peter Frampton is to see if he'd shoot a giant inflatable pig out of a canon like on the Simpsons. Making the experience entirely auditory removes that possibility, which is the only draw.
2.2/5 Look there's nothing wrong with this album. It has some good songs, some great guitar work but it doesn't do much for me. I hadn't heard of this album before today and I'll probably forget it exists in a week's time.
For some reason I expected a lot more from this album, with the reason being that I love baby I love your way, but other then that song none of the songs really stuck out to me. I liked the live atmosphere and the mixing was good but other then that I am not gonna come back to this often.
coo
Nothing great outside the singles
Hummmm... Aren't live albums a way to fulfil a contract when you don't want to produce anything new? Obviously this was massive when it was released, and I like a walk me home guitar solo as much as the next middle aged man, but really? Show Me The Way and Baby, I Love Your Ways are fine, the rest is too bland to be memorable.
Do you think Jumpin’ Jack Flash would sound better if it was twice as long with none of the swagger? Then have I got the album for you.
Everybody in the world has 'Frampton Comes Alive'. If you lived in the suburbs you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of Tide.
I distinctly recall this album coming out while I was in high school in the Yukon. The local Woolworth’s had this in stock and I managed to snag a copy. Thin Lizzy’s Jailbreak record had also just come out and had made its way north. The local pool hall had Show Me The Way and The Boys Are Back In Town on constant repeat and so in my mind, this album has always been linked to that magical carefree time in my 11th grade year hanging with my friends around the pool hall and hearing this record. For a live record, it was pretty compelling as the audience support is an intangible that makes some of the weaker songs listenable when they would otherwise be frankly underwhelming without the crowd. Show Me The Way, Baby I Love Your Way and Shine On and Do YouFeel Like We Do were the best if the lot at that time. Now 50 years later, these same songs mostly hold up - a kind of progressive folk rock - but as I’ve changed, I doubt I’d revisit. They trigger some fond memories but musically, they no longer resonate and the lyrics are best forgotten. In hindsight, it was likely the combination of Frampton’s vocal ability and the guitar tone that captured my attention. Now, not so much. 2/5
I get it, at the time this was pretty cool. But after the age of auto tune it doesn't hit as hard
It’s not that it’s terrible, it’s that it is so terribly boring. It’s no wonder punk came along.
A couple good ones. Yeah the 13 Minute song is a banger
2.0 Boring and overly long
In terms of live albums, the recording and production quality is great.The audience is present and given an opportunity to round out the soundstage, but the musicians absolutely come first. Also, it sure seems like the dude knows how work a guitar! It's too bad I was bored most of album and more times than not wanted it to end. I heard several of these songs before but didn't know they were Frampton 's work, so I certainly learned something, but I know I won't be returning to this album as a whole. What I will return to is the final track, Do You Feel Like We Do. That was a damn fine bit of noodling!
Ugh. That awful talk-box effect! This is just not for me. I get that these songs were influential, but to me, it's just too long, too dad rock.
Nothing about this really strikes me as bad, but I was terribly uninterested for the most part
Idk the drums are so sleepy on these 70s soft arena rock compositions. Pleasant but not very special. Daytime nap esque. Doobie jam was pretty dope
This was a tough one for me. There were a few glimmers of hope here and there, showing that when he wants to, Framton can rock, but it just wasn't enough. Too often this just languished in a weird space, feeling too slowed down for rock, and too guitar based to totally rule it out as such. Mostly lost me on this one.
Why was this such a big selling album? I'm not seeing anything special about it.
Beyond the classic, Baby I Love The Way, I dont think it really gets going. His songs are too Mellow so when the guitar solos kick in, they also sound too mellow. Frampton Remains Passive. A bit of a shame really, on paper this is something for me.
It’s so weird that this is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. None of Peter Frampton’s solo albums come close in terms of sales. Quite a few songs I recognize but none I would ever put on
The hits are fine - the rest is overblown, stultifying bombast.
I just can't like classic rock. Growing up with the only rock station in town being a mix of classic and modern, I heard songs like Show Me the Way all the time while waiting for them to play new music, so I grew to hate them more and more.
Czy naprawdę mam słuchać coverów, które są dużo gorsze od oryginałów i udawać, że to jest jakaś wybitna płyta? Ani to ciekawe ani kreatywne, nie były w żaden sposób innowacyjne. Nie wiem, dlaczego to się tu znalazło. 4.5/10. Pewnie powinno być 5, ale jestem zbyt wkurzona na obiektywizm.
Big dumb stadium anthems, I felt pandered to the whole time. The simplicity of the songwriting was dumb. I feel like Framptons success radiated from his looks, audience participation, the tube/mouth/guitar effect gimmick, and the title of this album, all of which dupe a gullible dummy
Just so vastly overrated. That Charlie Brown Teacher Talking guitar effect is one of the dumbest things to ever happen to music. And if his lyrics will outright say "Let's get arrested/Want to be molested/Who cares how old You are," just imagine what he's saying under the cover of that awful guitar effect. There is some decent guitar work, but it feels like one long boring song. This album is massively over appreciated.
Enjoyed it okay on my first listen but on my second listen through thought it was very meh.
In the right hands a talk box can be awesome. Frampton’s hands are not the right hands. It’s remarkable how boring the album is despite being basically live.
that’s gonna be a no from me, dawg
Not the worst thing ever, but definitely not making any of my top 10 lists. 70s cheese through and through.
This is what happens when a falling empire’s drug of choice is cocaine. Vapid, radio friendly slop, canned “audience” response and all. I’m not unconvinced this wasn’t a CIA Blackop, using certain frequencies to subdue an entire generation to the suburbs. The CIA would try it again in 1998 with KISS’s MKUltra-shitty album “Psycho Circus”, but with disastrous results. It ended up being a gateway for the children of the “Frampton” generation and turned a large percentage of them into hardened Juggalos. When will we wake up and realize that a talk box won’t save us from ourselves! It was the Pied Piper’s flute all along, leading us to drown in our own arrogance. “Show Me The Way” does kind of slay, though.
Was three stars, and then I heard his awful rendition of "Jumping Jack Flash". Real ballsy to put "Show Me The Way" and "Baby I Love Your Way" on the same album, but without it, there's nothing there.
Really nothing special. Is this the definition of Dad Rock?
I know this was a very popular album, and I did know three songs from it, but I found this pretty unremarkable overall
This is all very jolly and show me the way is a timeless song but its too much joy and happiness for one record. No light and shade. Hard listen but I guess in the mid 70s it meant a lot. Unlike contemporary artists like steely dan and todd rundgren most of this album ages like a cake in the sun.
A 77-minute incantation to summon punk rock.
4/10
nahhh
Hmmmm
Well these are definitely songs Unfortunately it's boomer cruise ship music. I am aware that is an ignorant take since Frampton is clearly very talented n proficient. I can totally see why people love this if you lived it or grew up on it but I had neither of those experiences. The talk box stuff was cool. The instrumental bits with the band jamming ended up being my fav part Fav Tracks: Baby I love your way, I’ll Give You Money
Pre-Thoughts: - I WANT YOUUUUUU, TO SHOW ME THE WAYYYY - I have this on vinyl but I think I've taken it out of the plastic like once - Talk Box - On vibes alone this just feels like a seminal live album for the those that are uninitiated to live albums. That being said, few 'live albums' are ever truly live. - Im sure based on the gc convo there will be a number of songs im familiar with. During Thoughts: - Doobie Wah is kinda rocking me ngl - Show Me The Way is an obvious banger - I mean would I be having fun at this show? yes Post Thoughts: - did not finish. Has two bangers. Literally got to the “I WANNA BE MOLESTED” line and laughed so hard I couldn’t get past it.
"Wow he can make his guitar talk!" Too bad he's not able to make it do a good song
Basic pop rock stuff. I really don't get how this was made popular, but I could say that about a lot of things, could I?
Mid pop/rock with a huge crowd cheering. I know Peter Frampton is a legend of the 70s, but I just don't get it!
Nah
Generic rock album, the live songs were annoying, so I skipped them.
Easy to see why every bargain bucket and 2nd hand shop had over supply of this.
I have come back to this live album a few times over the years, a very similar approach I had with someone like Steve Miller. Both dudes came from the same era and have made few hits. What’s funny about Frampton is that his biggest success is actually this live/compilation. The rest of his stuff is not so great (just look at the I’m in You cover and you’ll get the idea). Here, the FM rock sound can be off-putting at first, but it’s always saved by a nice classic rock/folk vibe or a surprising laidback groove. Add a few truly iconic classic rock tracks, and you’ve got a pretty honest easy listening live album.
Not sure how this made this list. No need to listen to this before you die
Not a fan
Did not hate this album. But also not really impressed. Live albums can be a tricky introduction to an artist because very rarely is a live version as good as (or captures the essence) of the original studio recording that many fans fall in love with. I have a feeling with this artist and album I would probably like the studio versions much better. Sorry Peter....
Overall: 3/10 Maaaaan, this is so lame. Sure, the guitar work is pretty impressive, but the songs are just so dull and forgettable. On top of that, this combines my two least favourite types of albums: double and live. The only thing keeping this out of my lowest rated albums is the guitar. Fav Song: Show Me the Way
I’ve heard this one many times over the years. He’s a great guitarist, but not much of a singer. This music isn’t my style either.
so generic and boring
I reviewed this in April: "Another live album, smh and eye roll. I like Frampton, he has some top tunes. The recording isn’t half bad I can’t lie, the audience are just unwanted noise for me. He is good live, can’t take that away from him, even though his vocals aren’t always great. As someone else already said “It didn’t have to be a live album”. But it is." Sick of the live albums at this point.
Not my thing - generic, well-behaved, vanilla rock. Not a fan of the squeeky voice. Very forgettable.
Frampton comes alive … Dutch Point falls asleep. Muffy, wake me when this noisy yacht rock docks in Cos Cob harbor….
I'm always sus of live albums, they are rarely worth it over the studio versions of the same songs. Update: he puts on a good show, but does this live album in particular deserve to be here? Prob not, nothing blew my mind. 2* Did not know baby I love your way was from this guy.
This rock album tries unsuccessfully to showcase melodic guitar work, smooth vocals, and the playful use of a talk box that makes the guitar seem to “talk,” while giving you the feeling of being there by annoying you with audience noises.
Silly
I hate live albums.
*1976. *Hard to pull off a live album, but this was pretty good. *It was a fine listen, but wouldn’t revisit. RATING - 6.5/10
Hard to listen to. Would be better not live Some catchy tines
Im just imagining a bunch of suburban young adults experimenting gently with drugs for the first time, thinking frampton is a genius. This was a tough listen for me, and I didn’t truly enjoy any of these songs. I am also biased because I hate live albums, they’re just not for me. Sorry Peter, I don’t think I’m your target audience.
2 stars I don’t like live albums. But I’ll acknowledge this one is well recorded. I know the basics: Peter Frampton hadn’t made much of a splash, and then this live album blew him up. It was the tip selling record of 1976. I buy and sell used records and I come across this a lot. And occasionally people are actually excited about it. But I don’t get it. It’s uninteresting generic rock, live. The singles are catchy, but they’ve never done much for me. It’s not something I will ever submit myself to again.
To enjoy a live album I have to either really really like the band/artist or there has to be some exceptional musicianship on display. Neither of those criteria are met here for me.
Knocking this down from a 3 to a 2 because this is the album that inflicted Baby I Love Your Way on the world.
Wasn’t for me
Too long. I’m not a fan of live albums or Peter Frampton. I only knew the song Baby I love Your Way.
This album perplexes me. There was a time in my life when it was pervasive. The performance would suggest he’s a big star, but this is the album that made him so. But who is Peter Frampton? I know he was the lead guitar player in Humble Pie. I’ve never met anyone who cared about that band. He’s sorta handsome, but not that handsome. He can shred, but that’s not really on display here. He’s got songs, but most of them are pretty bland. Yet people in audience go crazy with everything he does. They really seem to like the talk box, most famously on the last track. I like the talk box too, for a bit, but it goes on and on. This record doesn’t offend me, but I’m not motivated to listen to it.
Didn’t leave much of an impression
Don't love live albums
I am so fed up with 70s rock on this list....maybe this has influenced my listening of this album, but I just could not bear the though of having to go through another 60 minutes plus of wanky guitar compensation.....and then you get lyrics like She said, "I know it's late to But I'd really like to play tunes On your guitar" "Let's get arrested Want to be molested Who cares how old You are?" cheesy questionable lyrics aside...it is bog standard 70s rock that sounds exactly like every other 70s rock album on this list. another boring 2.5 stars with nothing really even notable. Not going to be remotely listening to this again
Typical 70’s mainstream rock, sounding quite dated. Theres is a great vibe though.
There are three good songs that you've probably heard too many times. The remainder of the album is just fuzzy guitar fluff.
Oh wow. Had to stop this at Jumping Jack Flash. Lame, annoying guitar solos abound. Another reviewed used the word 'tepid', and I am going to very much agree with that assessment. Only bright spot is Baby I Love Your Way.
The thump of miniatures, the crunch of Doritos and the benevolent gaze of Peter Frampton coming alive tells us we have once again entered the ‘Mediocre Mid-70s Live Album’ Hut! And this week, we have bland songs, embellished with crappy effects and adequate guitar playing, all smushed together together to make an hour and a quarter of my life I’m not going to get back.
Very average dad rock. Recognised a couple of the tunes. Point deducted for a terrible version of jumping jack flash. A low 2.
The best selling 2 star record of all time!
Peter Frampton is a good "rocker" but I really don't like live albums.
Good God, that was boring. I knew "Baby, I Love Your Way", but that's boring too. "Doobie Wah" has a bit of life to it, which built up my hopes of something interesting coming along, but how my hopes were dashed! "Show Me The Way" was mildly interesting as well, with a decent bassline, but overall, this album is crap.
This was not my thing when it came out and it still isn’t. It’s inoffensive, but every song basically sounds the same. I find the guitar effects he uses to be boring, though I recall back then people were losing their shit over them. Clearly I didn’t get the memo.
2,3/5
Uncanny resemblance to that fella from The Darkness. Sounds like Radio 2 from the 70s. A bit like The Darkness.
1. I Wanna Go To The Sun 2. Baby, I Love Your Way 3. Lines On My Face
I really don't get Peter Frampton. Every time I have tried to work him out, I have ended up bored to tears and sadly it happened again.
If this album was a comic book character, I’d call him supermeh
Everything about this is fine. There's one song on this that I like and wanted to save. 5/10
It’s ok
Old man music you hear on commercials or in grocery stores.
Tried a couple of times to listen to it but apart from the known songs nothing else jumps out
Not my jam.
The three singles are good, but what was all the fuss about? Rest is kinda boring.
Classic rock radio loved this album but for me, it's always been kind of meh. Frampton is a good guitarist but if they wanted someone who could really sling the axe, then both Joe Satriani and Steve Vai should have been on here. Also, another live album. Sigh.
He might be excellent at what he does, but Peter Frampton's live albums don't do much for me I'm afraid
Cool guitar effects bro
Generic rock, with some questionable lyrics (It's A Plain Shame) Nothing special here. Precedes glam, and glam revival. Vocoder guitar on Do You Feel Like We Do is fun Best track - I Wanna Go to the Sun 2 stars
I wouldn't have necessarily been bored if I had attended this concert live, but it's pretty forgettable other than the wah wah parts on the guitar.
2 great songs, the rest of the album was a bit crap. Never a fan of "live" records at the best of times.
I don't really like the music itself, and the record is way too long, but the atmosphere on this live album is great, the audience is clearly loving it. This album is a portal back to the good old days that everyone talks about and the halcyon days of youth. I wasn't even alive then sand and it makes me feel nostalgic. At the very worst, you could call the musicianship here competent, but it's usually excellent jamming. He absolutely murders Jumpin Jack Flash, though.
Not a huge Frampton fan. He's tolerable, but not really my cup of tea.
Not my thing.
4/10…70er Rock
Okay, this is little more than well-executed stadium rock—nothing beyond that. It’s a bit sentimental at times, occasionally heavier, but ultimately it’s a pop record, even when it tries to present itself as rock. I’m not convinced, not just because it’s filled with effects that sound like autotune—just listen to Show Me the Way—but also because of the folk-like, single-guitar tracks like Penny for Your Thoughts. I understand this was a big deal back in the seventies, but to my ears, it feels like a balloon about to pop. And yes—pop is exactly what it is.
Initial thoughts: ugh a live album from someone I don't know. 3 songs in I check the wiki: "It was the best-selling album of 1976, selling over 8 million copies in the US and becoming one of the best-selling live albums to date" How? Baby, I Love Your Way is the only song I recognise because of a later cover version and Do You Feel Like We Do made a Simpsons reference from "Homerpalooza" finally makes sense. It certainly didn't stand the test of time. 1.5/5. Raising to 2.
I had always heard such great things I expected this would be the live album to top them all... then I fell asleep.
Another live album, smh and eye roll. I like Frampton, he has some top tunes. The recording isn’t half bad I can’t lie, the audience are just unwanted noise for me. He is good live, can’t take that away from him, even though his vocals aren’t always great. As someone else already said “It didn’t have to be a live album”. But it is.
Hey if you liked this at least you can very, very easily find it on vinyl. But then again, I kind of can’t imagine you liked it that much. Me? I thought it was sub-fine. Not nearly good enough to explain its ubiquity, but not entirely a skunkfest.
Ho, boy. I’ve always genuinely liked the radio hits off of this, but not enough to sit down and listen to it. Despite my owning it on vinyl. The rest of this was filler that ranged from acceptable to not great and all the way down to Jumpin’ Jack Flash. The length of the rest and how bad this got at times, as well as when he said he was going to get “funky”’and then played a song that sounded exactly the same as the rest of them, gets this a 2.
wild how successful this was
It is precisely what is on the label. Self-indulgent and fun but sort of loses itself in a sea of same from time-to-time. The bright spots are in the last several tracks for me. As for the former? My feeling are similar to a Silver Jews lyric: "the stars don't shine upon us, we're just in the way of their light"
I just don't like '60's and '70's rock. I don't like the vocal stylings; I don't like the structure; I don't like the standard instrumentation (nearly always centered around a piano); I don't like the style of guitar solo or guitar solos in general. It's just not for me. That being said, some fun bass on this record so it gets a star.
Horrible album for retail workers. Listening to this album feels like your coworker had an extra ticket to this concert and you had nothing better to do. Almost fell asleep.
This album should not be here. Dude got an inexplicable amount of mileage off those two songs. They're catchy, but the rest is fluff.
That wah thing sends me right back to junior high. I didn't get it then and, having listened to the whole album for the first time, I am even more confused now: were all those junior high boys really into all this noodly meandering? Was Do You Feel Like We Do always 14 minutes long? Was it all about the hair?
Never understood. Blandish live album by run of the mill English guy goes massive. Rest of career is a commercial failure. Just puzzling
All live albums should be deleted from the list. Might as well just put “the very best of Peter Frampton” on there.