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I feel a little more forgiving toward this album than other overlong 60-70s live albums. The self-indulgent bits are a little more interesting and it just feels a little more fun, even if it overstayed it's welcome a bit.
The dad rock sound wears thin towards the last third, but enjoyed a good chunk of this - almost against my will.
There's a difference between "was very successful" and "good"
Fun album. Really sounds like they’re having a good time, and the music kicks ass in a chill kind of way
I know this is from the 70s but the audio quality/mixing is just terrible. Still don’t think live albums should be on this list except for a few exceptions. 3/10
I haven't heard anything from Peter Frampton for a long time. I don't particularly like his music either. A few songs aren't bad though. It was nice to hear "Baby, I Love Your Way" again. But it also sounds very flat in the recording. Maybe I'm used to a larger sound volume by now or maybe it was just normal at the time to achieve a rather thin sound in live recordings. But that wasn't the case with other bands. 3/5
Great live album
3/5. Charismatic front-man and classic 70's rock creates a chill live experience. Some cool solos and musicianship in the songs, most are pretty simple though. The crowd is the loudest I have heard a crowd on a live album and I think that was intentional. The production uses the crowd to enhance the songs with a solidarity energy. Would these songs sound as good on a studio album? Probably not, but I guess that's why this one is on this list and not the other ones. At face value, this was a fun album and a good full listen but I don't think it was perfect. Last song goes hard but the rest of the album isn't good enough to make up for it. Best Song: Do You Feel Like We Do, Show Me The Way, Baby I Love Your Way,
Not a huge fan of live albums, but this was pretty good. Having a few recognizable songs that seem to be better than the studio versions gives it a boost in stars for me.
peter frampton? der name kam mir bekannt vor, aber erst die spotify-kurzbio zeigte mir, wie lange er schon musik macht. tolle gitarre! wenn nur der gesang noch ein tick voller/cleaner wäre.
Solid aber halt ein Kind seiner Zeit. War sicher ein tolles Konzert, damals.
Enjoyable throughout, quality classic rock
return of cracker...bro makes the most middling sounds you've ever heard and the crowd loses their fucking mind 2/10
Decent, not generally a fan of live albums
Tras muchos años sin oirlo, descubro que es un gran directo.
good
Amazing on guitar...amazing. Beyond that, its cool and probably would have been a good concert but nothing that is life changing
This is a great show. Big fan of the hits, especially the closer. I wasn’t super wowed by the rest but still super solid. He can play a guitar.
Yea, that was nice
sound isch huuuere schön. erste song blibt scho im ohr. soliert huuuere geil doobie wah isch chli sehr funky funky. nöd soo geil schow me the way isch de für meega geil 16tel prechorus. seeehr cool. jaaaa talkbox solo. its a plain shame isch au huuuere geil er soliiiert sooo geeeil. all i want to be extreem schön er chan ebe au singe. the wind of change is blowing jo. uh baby i love you kenni! huuuuere schön mitem rhodes aaaaah. er will zude sunne und i find er dörf d band spielt soo geil alles lebt ebe echt und er spielt sooo geeeeil penny for your thoughts au extrem guet mega schöööni gitarre aaah. ill give you money wieder chli stampfi classic rock aber immerno crazy geili solos. shine on au cool aber find die souligere geiler. ok etz sind gad d breaks cho und finds huuuuere geil. jumpin jack flash geile song. wie hemmer no keis rolling stones album gha? sehr cools cover. sin gitarresound isch insane. er spielt soooo geil. mue nocher luege bim rick beato (beato) waner für amps spielt und so. bruuuudi cha de gitärrele es isch sooo melodisch. aaaaah. jetz fehlt nurno ei siite quasi vom album. s letst isch anschinend de hit, aber lines ln my face fangt guet aah. okay do you feel like we do. bin ready. de paulo bliibt z rom ich bin happy. gib de good shit peter. refrain seeehr cool. freu mi ufs solo. uuuh zweistimmig mitem rhodes sehr geil. solo time. s tönt alles so schön? sie gönd meeega mit ihm mit und denn BAM refrain huere geeil. ui rhodes solo goht jo blöööd. publikum klatscht brav im takt. etz fohter zerst fiin und denn easy chratzig ah soliere. schööön. lieb d kicks vom drummer. JA TALKBOX TIME. so expressiv ultra geile scheiss. doingdwuang doing. wonen d lüt verstönd durd talkbox und usrasted hahaha. gad mehrmols mis gsicht vezoge well de peter so tschuttet. das isch gad e extrem langs solo gsi und s isch nüüüt langwilig worde, get peter'd eric clapton. so geil. herte maultaschen. FUMF.
PETER finds bis jz eifsch sehr normal, coll aber nöd meh show me the way het sehr en coole ahfang es liit sicher au ah minere müedigkeit, aber s isch eifach "na schön" aber hautmi nöd um baby I love your way meeegaa cute oke s het es paar eig easy cuti lieder okay ja han sehr wenig dezue gschribe, finds jz nüt mega krasses aber doch schöni lieder, wo mite ziit nur besser werded plus ich lieb live albe
Better than I expected?
It’s a lot of guitar solos. A lot. Show Me the Way is nice. Wind of Change, too. Clearly, there is talent here. Clearly, this was hugely influential. There’s even solid songwriting. It’s good. But I could live without it.
Have on vinyl. A good live album, but nothing especially standout. Solid guitar with some weak tracks
When I was 15 years old, I got a free ticket to go see Peter Frampton in Newport, Rhode Island. I knew and liked the three big radio hits - "Show Me the Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", "Do You Feel Like We Do" - and free is free, so why not? Before the show started, the venue made a big to-do that no one was allowed to stand in the space between the front of the stage and the front row; alas, by the middle of the first song, there were quite a few people right up in there. Halfway through the set, Frampton ripped into a killer cover of "Black Hole Sun". My friend and I thought it was super badass, so we tried to sneak up to the front. A security guard stopped us and explained that the only people allowed to stand either had front row tickets or exclusive VIP passes. As we returned to our seats disappointed, I turned around to see Frampton looking at us with a confused expression. During the next song, a killer version of "(I'll Give You) Money", a couple more people tried to get up front and were also stopped. As the song kept playing, Peter announced, "Let the people come up and dance! If they can't get up here and dance, I'm walking off this stage." My friend and I looked at each other and *booked it* to the front, as did many others. The security guards continued to try and stop a few people, which Frampton objected to. He cued the band to stop, took his guitar off, and left the stage. I remember saying to my friend, "Even if he doesn't come back, this is the most badass concert ever." Sure enough, though, he returned about 10 minutes later with a shit-eating grin on his face and said, "Let's pick that one back up from my guitar solo." He finished the song (and the set) while my friend and I got to enjoy it from right up front, and to this day, it's one of the coolest, most respectable rock star moves I've ever witnessed. I suppose I can understand why he may not be everyone's cup of tea, and I'm sure some people of a certain generation got burnt out on this album's hype, but I will never have anything but the utmost respect for Peter Frampton. And this album is pretty damn good. 4/5
Yep. That sounds like one of the flavors of the 70s there. Single-handedly made the talkbox popular and overblown in one album. Sadly, it's a live album that's a better display of musicianship than of an overall amazing music experience.
Well, I've finally done it. I've finally listened to Frampton Comes Alive, the album that I've been hearing about both for good and ill my whole life. It was fine, but I'd already heard the best part, where his guitar starts talking about how it feels 3/5
Legend. Hits are stronger than the rest, but it’s all good stuff.
There are the Frampton tunes that I've heard all my life and they're fine. But the rest of this for me is generic classic rock - not a bad vibe but no stand outs.
I feel this has made it more due to it's ubiquity than any other quality. It's fine, no more, no less. Decent classic rock with a couple of big numbers in there. I remain baffled as to why, of all live releases, this one gained so much traction. The vocoder stuff is tight as fuck though; that I will admit.
Didn‘t know his name, but some of his music. I love the hits on this one, the instrumental only parts and the live atmosphere captured in here.
Awesome. Will listen to this again.
Also known as "Frampton Is Barely Clinging To Life", this album is very much propped up by its (admittedly strong) electric guitar sound. The vocals are pretty variable, but none of them are convincing. At one point Peter Frampton sounds like a discount version of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen, which isn't necessarily a good thing. At other points, Frampton sounds like discount Bowie. Lots of discounts here. Kind of makes me want to discount the entire album. And yet, the crowd is going positively wild for the whole performance. Even during the comparatively simple and repetitive acoustic instrumental Penny For Your Thoughts, you can hear giddy whoops from the audience like they're drunkenly cheering on their girlfriend at karaoke night. It's a little distracting, especially in some of the weak tracks like All I Want To Be and the cover of Jumpin' Jack Flash. You guys do know you don't have to cheer when the music isn't good, right? But despite all its flaws, the electric guitars on this album are honestly some of the best I've heard in 70s music. Show Me The Way is a highlight. 2/5 Key tracks: Doobie Wah, Show Me The Way, It's A Plain Shame
I don't know much about Peter Frampton, and I may be stupid, but one thing that has always confused me is that it sounds like he is playing to a pretty big audience that love him and know all of his songs, but this is also his breakout album???? something doesn't add up here. Not really sure why this site lists "Hard Rock" as one of this album's genres. This is some of the softest rock out there. This album was a little dorkier than I expected, but it is fine.
My parents were at this concert but did not know each other at the time. This is such a classic live album.
Solid
I have played guitar since I was 12 years old. I've lost count of how many times people said to me over the years, "Oh you're a guitarist, you must love Frampton Comes Alive" Sure, Frampton is a very competent guitarist and this album is by no means bad. But I don't quite get why people think of it as a standout guitar album when there are so many others that did it better during that era. That being said, it's a fine 70's rock album and enjoyable enough listen.
Frampton Comes Alive is one of the successful live albums of all time, and the most successful album of Frampton's career. Prior to Comes Alive, Frampton had released four solo albums, which met with limited success. This is a double album of live version of songs from the first four albums. This is a great collection of songs, played by a seasoned performer with a strong voice and reasonable guitar skills. The remarkable success of this album made Frampton a star, and made popular anthems of some of the songs, like "Do You Feel Like I Do?" and "Show Me The Way."
not my kinda thing :/
mej
Really not my thing
Fine. Which is how everyone feels about this album.
Pete is ok, I prefer the recordings that aren't live tho
C'était pas pire
Nou, daar gaan we dan. Ik wilde dit gaan omschrijven als dat sloffe laatste koekje in de verpakking, achterin de keukenkast. Maar eerlijkheid gebiedt te zeggen dat het best behapbaar is, en dat ik zelfs begrijp dat dit onder de dads van deze wereld een gewaardeerd live album is. Dad rock done right, zeg maar. Het is een begenadigd gitarist, en met zijn rake solo's gaat hij van power pop, via funk rock, naar hier en daar akoestische folk. Maar meer dan 75 minuten is toch wel ietsjes te veel van het goede, maar kan me voorstellen dat het voor de concertbezoekers wel wat sneller voorbij leek te gaan. Opgebiecht: Heb zelfs een nummertje opgeslagen 7/10 Highlights: Baby, I Love Your Way Do You Feel Like We Do
Schreeuwerig live-album van muziek dat ik niet ken. Best leuk gedaan en vast kwaliteit maar ik zie de meerwaarde van live plaat niet zo als je origineel niet echt kent. En zeker niet als het beetje 13-in-een-dozijn 70's rock betreft. sterretje voor de moeite 5/10
solid album with mixed emotions
Nice recording, not sure if the songs match the hype
Pure Seventies.
Sure, it's overexposed cheese. But heck if it isn't syrupy as hell. Inoffensive ear-worms, solid pop craft, and the Heil Talkbox. It's hard to deny Frampton Comes Alive.
dai non male, non conoscevo. non mi piace molto la voce e il modo di suonare la chitarra ricorda il mio,. non capisco il perche' di tanto successo. pero 'dai ascoltabile, non e' spazzatura
Frampton, my nemesis. Live albums, as always, are such a mixed bag. This reminds me of Cheap Trick's live album, of which my belief is that if your studio material sounds so boring that your live album is what gets the most attention, you might be doing it wrong. Frampton falls into this category. In paying attention to the album, I recognized similarities between Frampton and Aerosmith and the Doobie Brothers. And I hadn't realized before how much into progressive rock Frampton was. The instrumental sections were pretty solid! But jeez, I cannot get over how overhyped this album is.
This album made me realize how little Frampton I knew. I know and generally like "Show Me the Way" and "Baby, I Love Your Way", so I figured, how bad could the rest of it be? Well, after listening, I feel like I can say "not bad, but pretty darn average at best". Most of these songs sound like generic 70s soft rock, a genre that I baseline enjoy, but none of this really pushed me beyond that baseline. Also, outside of those couple of hits of his I mentioned before, I never realized that Peter Frampton is a pretty poor vocalist. There are many cringey vocal moments on this album. Truly, this is a live album where I don't really understand how it is one of the best selling live albums of all time. I also don't really understand what it was about this album that caused Peter Frampton to finally take off after four lackluster studio albums. To my ears, there isn't really anything noteworthy about this album in particular that would cause people to finally notice him.
I always thought it was weird that Frampton's three regular radio hits were from a live album, but I also have zero interest in evaluating his other records to better understand. This is fine, but I won't be revisiting.
A fine sounding live album. The hits are really good but other than that yea 70s dad rock.
This was fine, albeit a bit excessive in running time for an artist that I only know the radio hits. Standard classic 70s rock vibe.
Middle of the road rock album. Nothing great, but nothing bad either
Yes he's got a gimmick, but unremarkable.
Imagine how I felt finding the live version of «Do You Feel Like We Do?» on YouTube when I was 13, right as I started playing guitar. I mean, just the transition from the talkbox part to the solo — holy shit! And then a full album of stuff like that! Yeah, this is awesome!
Yeah, fine. Not bad, not particularly good. Listenable, but fairly middle of the road, and not much better than that.
Impressive guitar work but not a lot else. Wasn't bad overall
Perhaps too much of the same, but it's undeniable that this is one of the best live guitar recordings.
It’s not hard to understand why this is one of the best-selling live albums of all time. Frampton is an excellent guitarist and most of his repertoire is harmless - which is also his weakness. There are some stone cold classics along the way and ending on this legendary rendition in “Do You Feel Like We Do” is masterful. It’s not enough to fully forgive the cover of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” but it’s close.
Classic.
fun, solid, technically apt. maybe a smidge on the long side, some songs aren't as memorable as others. worth listening to to appreciate the reference in waynes world 1.
Liian pitkä
they airbrushed my face
It's a 2.5 really. Soft rock from the seventies, immaculately played and in the case of Show Me and Baby I Love allied to diamond-hard songs. Elsewhere it can drift badly IMHO and so it's rounded down to a two. - a criminal cover of Jumpin Jack Flash and the self-indulgence encore vibes of the last track precluding any higher score.
Decent.
This album is a double-edged sword because it has a handful of tracks that are pretty good, but the rest of it really just annoys me. One reason why is because my father used to play this album a lot when I was a kid, and it was one of his least impressive albums that he would like to play, so I always had to listen to it. Secondly, I really associate this type of live album with your typical run-of-the-mill album that always seems to be playing in the background at a musical instrument store, especially with the sounds of the audience. Although it has tracks that I can’t deny are pretty good, it’s an album I will probably never go back to because I was burned out on it the first few times my father played it when I was a kid.
I have never listened to Herd or Humble Pie, but I find the immense popularity (particularly in the USA) of this album rather astonishing. The music is pretty bland and just kind of washes past me. Maybe this is a personal taste thing? But frankly it brings into question what actually gets an album into the list. An album may be a consummate example of musicianship but nevertheless doesn't actually chime with the listener. Are huge sales figures and popularity enough to get on the list? I'm usually looking for a challenging or influential album, something that prompts others to shift boundaries. So, anyway, Frampton Comes Alive! just leaves me a bit cold.
Better than I feared. I always pictured him as a cheesy singer. It was better than that.
Yeah definitely enjoyed this more than I expected.
The songs are hit and miss for me, and his fans and I are obviously getting different things from his music. I was pretty confused why, after an incredibly boring soft rock tune, the crowd burst into uproarious applause like he'd just walked on for an encore or something. Seriously, they went nuts like it was Stairway to Heaven or Freebird or something. That said, Frampton is an exceptional musician. Great singing and great guitar playing. Even though it wasn't for me, I can't in good conscience give it lower than 4 stars.
Not bad, but aggressively mediocre, and sometimes that’s worse
#47, decent live album with of course the smash hit 'Show Me The Way'. Funnily, yesterday was the live album of Deep Purple and this one made more sense to me.
Oh lucky me, two live albums in a row. Just love the sound of people woo-ing on random moments. 2*
Before autotune we had "Talk Box" technology! What a gem of an album! What a treat to pretend that you are somewhere in the audience, throwing back a beer, hitting the bong, or just passing along the beach ball, and being lucky to have had good sound engineers tape this show! Sure, not all songs are 5 stars, but taken as a whole, if you like electric guitar driven music, this is a must listen!
Shoulda stayed dead
This should be right up my street, but it just didn’t quite hit it for me.
5/5 Amazing, timeless, classic rock. Side 1 is banging, but side 2 emerges touching and beautiful. The whole thing is paced fantastically, with a delicate instrumental leading into a heavier side 3, which contains a great change of pace within the brilliant Jumping Jack Flash. Then side 4 has only the relaxed Lines On My Face and the supreme Do You Feel Like We Do to finish this exceptional album with a bang. It's coincidental to review two live albums in a row which have incredible peaks right at the end of their runtime (after Nirvana's MTV Unplugged). Something's Happening 4.5/5 Doobie Wah 5/5 Show Me The Way 4.5/5 It's A Plain Shame 4.5/5 All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side) 5/5 Wind Of Change 4/5 (LEAST FAV) Baby, I Love Your Way 5/5 I Wanna Go To The Sun 5/5 Penny For Your Thoughts 4.5/5 (I'll Give You) Money 4.5/5 Shine On 5/5 Jumpin' Jack Flash 5/5 Lines On My Face 4.5/5 Do You Feel Like We Do 5/5 (FAV)
Probably would be a 3 if it wasn't live
I was not excited when I saw this come up but I can’t lie, that was pretty sick. Great guitar, great melodies, and great energy. Best song: Show Me the Way
Sensational!
I can't say that I actively disliked this, but I just don't understand why this live album needed to exist. It just sounds like any other ordinary concert from the 70s. Live albums should be for performances that are particularly amazing, or really showcase something special that can't be done at any old concert or in the studio. But this album doesn't have that, just a standard rock concert that happened to become a live album. I would give this a 3 for still being a solid enough listen, but I'll deduct one point for it being completely unnecessary for this to be a live album.
Yndislegt 70s rokk. En þetta er tónleikaplata, svo hún slær ekki alveg í gegn hjá mér.
Excellent!
Absolutely incredible seminal album! Frampton at his best
I’ve been curious about this album for a while, as it gets a regular name check on the Ken and Robin podcast as an essential feature of an RPG night. Turns out it’s a live rock album that ticks all of the tropes including a ‘Hello San Francisco!’ to a crowd of politely whooping American college students. The high point is a cheesy voice box guitar effect. The low point is a cover of Jumping Jack Flash that bears no discernible relation to the original tune.
Halfway through the first song I'm already yawning. This is pretty boring and innocuous pop rock from the '70s. Apart from the fact that it was a hit in the US in the late '70s, I really don't see what's so good in this album that I should listen to it before I die.
Oh Peter, I love your way! I had no idea who Peter Frampton is, but i am happy i found out!
Peter Frampton is a very talented guitarist. I just wish he made music that was more interesting and less cliche. The arrangements, the lyrics, even his voice. It all felt so corny and cliche. He’s an incredibly talented guitarist, that can’t be ignored. But couldn’t he use his powers for good? Anyway. I just was underwhelmed and I didn’t really care. Three stars for his talent alone. Standout tracks: Something’s Happening, All I Want to be Is (By Your Side), I Wanna Go to the Sun
Surpreendentemente é um disco ao vivo coeso e demonstra toda a qualidade das guitarras que eu nem esperava.
Such a cool live album, I adore Frampton's guitar playing so much especially on do you feel like we do. The talking guitar is an awesome signature sound
Music to have smelly unprotected sex in the back of an El Camino to.
A live album without any filler, that's crazy! Really good stuff and had some great songs. My favorite was, "Baby, I Love Your Way". One of the best live albums 4/5.
Rips.
A former boss of mine once described the cultural ubiquity of this album by saying that everyone owned this album, even if they didn't own a record player. First time listening to it straight through, but I've heard a number of the singles (Show Me The Way; Baby, I Love Your Way; Do You Feel Like We Do). Out of the gate, on Something's Happening, the band feels a bit out of sync with one another. Recording quality leaves a bit to be desired -- the vocals have a distant quality to them. Things settle in a bit by Doobie Wah, which actually just sounds like a Doobie Brothers song in melody (Listen to the Music). It's a Plain Shame is a fairly straightforward classic rock jam with plenty of satisfying fretwork. Some solid tunes in here, but not many I would go out of my way for. Album closes on a high note (IMO) with Do You Feel Like We Do, and expansive jam featuring a talk box solo that. Solid enough live collection from a simpler time. Really enjoy certain points in this album (particularly the closer), but also feel like a lot of others fall into a generic realm. Not something I would go out of my way for in most circumstances, but certainly fine. High 3 / 5 for me.
Sick live album. Really like it and will probably listen again. Do you feel like we do was an awesome ending. 4 stars
Absolute guitar shredder. Peter Frampton is one of those artists where I have heard their songs a million times, but I couldn't really name a Peter Frampton song. I feel like live albums are always going to get a half star bump.
An album I have always heard of but never listened to fully. This lived up to the hype as Frampton was balling out live. Much heavier guitar in parts than I was expecting which I am here for. I'm sure that this was an amazing performance to see live.
I want a talk box. Bumped this up from 3.5 into 4 territory good job Pete.
There was a lot to get though on this and I didn't really get onboard with it. Mid 70's stadium rock done well, some tunes I recognised but nothing for me here
Baby, I Love Your Way was the worst part of the album. I can dig it, though.
Oooh baby I love your ways. All kinda sounds the same. Idk would probably not listen unless I was forced.
I recognize that Peter Frampton is a supremely talented guitarist, the same way Clapton is. But I just don't enjoy listening to him play.
Boring, couldn't get through it, if it wasn't for baby I love your way, the whole thing would be a waste of time. May be worth keeping to help me nod off to sleep though absolute snooze fest.
Everytime I think the 70s were cool I'm going to remind myself this tepid guitarist wankfest was the best selling album of 1976. 2/10 smooth music for smooth brains.
You know, this grew on me over the course of the day listening on loop. Mostly it's the excellent and unusual guitar.
Absolutely fantastic - I didn't know how much I liked Peter Frampton until I got this album on the app, really enjoyed it.
svårt för live album generellt. ganska bra sound och röst och sådär. jag hade säkert gillat hans studioalbum bättre
I have this album on MP3 and vinyl and just listened to it last week, but listened to it again today anyway! Wonderful, wonderful listen and it's just so good. The musicianship on display here is absolutely amazing, and I can't get enough of it. Five stars, easily.
3.5
This was fun, but live albums just usually aren’t my thing.
It didn't have to be a live album. It didn't have to be a double album. It didn't have to be
boring but I liked the acoustic guitars soundscape
I was going to rate this low, as it's a live album, but it's a fine piece of work. Not stella, but fine.
Рок 70-ых. Ооочень душевный, приятный, хотя музыка не моя. Лишь местами есть цепляющие композиции. Гитарные инструменталы здоровские.
one of the greatest live albums
Frampton Comes Alive! is nice and easy middle of the road 70s easy listening Dad rock, really. The live factor makes it a bit more interesting but we've had some spectacular live albums and this doesn't come close, it does however show him and his band off as accomplished musicians who are just about interesting enough to not outlast their stay. Wind Of Change maybe my favourite of the songs that aren't global hits because it's simple and stripped back and doesn't do anything with silly effects, which are otherwise a bit overused. Easy low 3.
I think this album had to be live to get close to making it onto this list - the music isn't particularly groundbreaking, original, or even that exciting, but the live audience makes it feel quite infectious. It's quite hard to listen to this for too long without smiling and thinking about how much fun the audience were having. For that it gets a comfortable 3.
This is a tough one. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to a Peter Franktown studio album, this is definitely his most famous album. It’s good, the quality is pretty good, I love his guitar sound. At times the music borders on dad rock for sure. Live albums need to improve upon the studio versions to be any good in my opinion, more energy, more dynamic, different riffs etc… does Frampton Comes Alive? I have no idea. The talking guitar is cool, Show Me The Way is great. I enjoyed it more than expected. 6.0/10
Lightweight commercial "rock". Sorry, I can't. Nothing much to find here. Ah, and I don't care about the corny-ass talk box.
Probably one of the best live albums ever recorded.
A good album, really enjoyed it
I still don't think there should be live albums on the list. However, this is easily his most famous and successful album, and the prototype for the phenomenon, so the one that absolutely needs to be here! Far from flawless, but enjoyable and fun, and clearly a hell of a good gig
Couple great songs, but not my favorite.
This is an awesome album that obviously was Peter Frampton‘s defining moment. I love this album and have a personal connection to the song baby I love your Way. 4.5/5
Gear: Moondrop Variations Artwork: Okay Hair Day Mix: okaye Live-Aufnahme Musik: okaye Gitarrenarbeit in okayen Songs Wertung: 🆗🆗/5
This reminds me of the hamster I had for a week when I was a kid, in that I did not care for it
Mmh. Ein Live-Album. Nicht mein Ding.
Decent songs, pretty good melody's, rocks pretty hard toward the end. Good soloing. Overlong than a mug, and nothing to explain its remarkable and noncharacteristic popularity for young PF. Hair? Talkbox?
Ihan viihdyttävä setti ja meinasi kepeydellään mennä huomaamatta ohi.
Ihan ok
The tube in his mouth was a fashion statement
This was great! I was skeptical when I realised it was a live album, but the crowd noises really add to the atmosphere. Songs are varied enough to stay interesting (the midpoint acoustic instrumental track comes at just the right time to keep it fresh). Cool electric guitar riffs and beautiful solos
No soy muy de live albums
Not a big fan of this live album, but I did enjoy a lot of the tracks. 3.5
Not the biggest Frampton fan and this isn’t his best offering
Some good songs and I like the live feel but wouldnt listen to the whole album again
4.25
Good for a live album
Dad rock central, but enjoyable all the same. Stand out track Do you Feel Like We Do 3/5
A bit of a dud for me. I only liked the (overly) familiar hits for the most part. It was kinda cool to hear the audienxe reactions; so tame compared to modern shows.
Decent, decent yeah dunno what else to say not really my jam mate but it was good
Likable but a little lame, and more than a bit tame. The overall effect is of abiding average-ness. It's not innovative, not all that interesting and utterly unthreatening, even if it's not hard to see why the big hits became so (especially "Love Your Way" [and Lisa Bonet's version may be better than this one]). The "JJF" cover is unimaginative. The hook is great on "Do Like We Do" but the voicebox noodling was heavy-dumb 40+ years ago and remains just as much so today (and too long by a factor of approximately 3.5) (One didn't fully appreciate the similarity to "Who Are You" as much then as now, particularly relative to the opening lyrics.) "Lines On My Face" is a highlight, the cut most like a hidden gem in this collection. Frampton feels like a lottery winner – one wasn't sure what all the fuss was about in the mid-'70s and it's not any clearer now.
A decent but long live album that just feels so relaxing. I imagine being at this show must have been genuinely incredible. Talkbox jumpscare was greatly appreciated.
A little too long. I love the use of the talkbox though. Textbook example of corny late 70’s rock. He took all the sauce out of Jumping Jack Flash. Favorite tracks were Doobie Wah, Show Me The Way, Baby, I Love Your Way, and Do You Feel Like We Do.
Couldn't finish... but I do remember a quite nice guitar.
Frampton (sem á sama afmælisdag og ég) byrjaði og endaði sinn feril á því að spila Buddy Holly lög. Mjög viðeigandi að hans plata hafi komið beint á eftir Buddy Holly plötu. Glimrandi albúm sem ég get ekki annað en fílað en svo er höfundaréttarvesen þannig að ég fæ ekki að hlusta á allt. Það dregur hana niður í meðalmennsku. Einhverjum þarf ég að refsa fyrir höfundaréttardraslið og af hverju þá ekki stjörnugjöf á algjörlega ótengdri síðu, með athugasemdum skrifuðum á tungumáli sem þeir sem þurfa að átta sig á mistökum sínum geta ekki einu sinni lesið?
Bella 'Show me the way', in generale un po' lungo e un concerto per cui non avrei speso più di 15 euro
Live albums usually are not worth it, this one is no exception
I hate this style of rock music. It's just so bland and boring. He's singing about nothing in particular and there is virtually nothing interesting or exciting about the music. Add to this the fact that it's a muddy, poorly mixed live album with crowd sounds included? What a waste of time.
It’s fine but nothing out of the middle of the road
This album is too long. But it’s really good. Really tasteful guitar licks. I love a little talk box. Usually anything over an hour loses a star from me, but this manages to escape that fate.
From the era of Corvettes and cold sores -- fad music for a fatuous time.
Bangers from top to bottom
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 saw Frampton open for Journey in like 2001. He was so cool even then. Such a fun classic album and chock full of great songs. Almost made the 5 cut.
meh
Not as good when not smoking bongs in college while listening. Show Me the Way, Shine On, Do You Feel Like I Do. All classics. Killer guitar work (including voice box guitar) from the former Humble Pie front man. Bob Mayo slays it on the keys.
For live album, it was OK
Bland, boring and middle of the road. Probably why it was so successful. Can’t be bothered doing reviews for the likes of this
Frampton’s brand of soft rock isn’t really my thing, but this is a pretty fantastic live album. The performances are great, and the mixing is so clear and precise throughout - there is enough audience noise to inject every song with some more energy but nothing important gets drowned out
Classic
Ah. “Frampton Comes Alive” - omnipresent in parent’s record collections, charity shops and second hand record stores when I was young. I went into this expecting to not like it or not get it. But actually I quite enjoyed it! I’m not sure if I should be embarrassed about that! It makes me nostalgic for the Simpsons episodes when young Homer meets Marge in the seventies - a time I never really experienced myself! It makes me think of the Frank Zappa live stuff, but without the irony, or of Led Zeppelin’s live concert video - but a much much much less heavy and mystical version. “Light Zeppelin” if you will - lighter in music, tone, lyrics everything. Frampton seems very “nice” and I can see why this would be in the pop charts at the time. This is like, a 3.5 for me. I enjoyed it more than a 3 star album I would forget about. But it’s not really a 4 that’s almost but not quite a classic. I’m going to give it 4 though. Just because I think it’s better than 3 and I really like the guitar playing.
Sorry, just don’t get it…
I'm not really here for Frampton. Yeah, yeah, the talk box is great, and his guitar work is flawless. The backup band was absolutely on fire here. Can we just admit that we're here to stand witness to the phenomenal engineering and recording that those absolute wizard sound techs performed to make a live album sound as good as this?
Live albums are always hit or miss, and this is a miss
All about the guitar I'm afraid. Beyond this there is little else to warrant any attention.
I've never been a fan of live albums. Even of bands I dearly know and love, let alone for artists I barely know. It gets raised by a star thanks to the hits.
Normally not a fan of live albums when unless a massive fan of the music already, but was intrigued when I read that this was the album that got him fame, after his previous ones didn't sell to well. Sadly it met my initial expectation. I feel like I'd need to know the original version inside out to get the emotion and intricacies behind the live version. Audio quality wasn't amazing although I'm sure it was great for a live recording back in the 70s. Bonus track was the best on the album, ironically the only non live one. 2.5*
I have a memory of being around 10 years old, riding somewhere with my friend Greg in the back of his dad's car and his dad was playing this CD. During "Do You Feel" he turned up the volume and said to us "He's making his guitar talk!!!" I didn't realize until years later that Peter Frampton was actually singing through a talk box and thought he had figured out some wild technique to produce those sounds. It's still a cool sounding effect though.
Has not aged well. Some nice tracks done instantly forgetable
Fun
This album did not make me come alive. I only know two songs and Frampton seems like the poor man’s almost everyone else. From that era I mean wow I guess.
3.5 - pretty good but short of wonderful
Whenever I see a live rock album I start rubbing my hands like Rick Ross cos I know I’m giving it a three before I even listen to it.
Not bad for a live, but still quite average. Other than Show Me the Way, no real standout songs.
Another pleasant surprise. I'm so glad I use this app :)
pretty good, 3.5
Great music for a warm spring day. Reminds me of the music my dad and uncle played outside on a nice day. No song sticks out but I'd also put any of them on again. Very impressive guitar playing.
This is such a great record. Frampton is a fantastic guitarist, a really solid songwriter, and a beast of a performer. There's very little I can point to here as a negative, honestly. It's a bit dared (understandably) but it's still really solid.
One of the best live albums ive heard
This is a 3.75. Great for a live album - excellent quality. There are songs everyone knows, the other songs are decent to good, and there is really tasty guitar playing here.
Surprised to find how many of these I knew. Frampton is a massive talent, and this may be the one that sells me on live albums: maybe they just don't make them like they used to?
I love the live version of Show Me The Way
Had no preconceptions going into this, so was pleasantly surprised. Nothing that I didn’t enjoy, but Show Me The Way and Baby, I Love Your Way were particularly good.
Simpsons: Yes
Never heard of this guy before. Baby, I Love Your Way and Show Me The Way are decent songs that I recognised. The rest of the album sounded like the kind of music I like, but nothing really stood out. There were some good guitar bits in there, I'll listen again at some point to see if I get into it. For now though, it's not quite enough to get 4 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It was an alright album. i'm up the biggest fan of the live album. Also not a fan of his cover of jumpin' jack flash
I wanted to like it so much more than I did. I’d heard of this album so was excited for it to come up but it didn’t really do all that much for me. It wasn’t bad just felt very samey
Plus
Enjoyed this. 4.
The "live" aspect didn't really enhance this record much.
not for me.
So 70s omg
Iconic
4.5
I mean, it’s Frampton. It’s probably the best version of Frampton, for what that’s worth. It was fine, but I did want to argue with my speakers every time he referenced “rocking,” because I just can’t understand how this was ever considered rock.
Liked it a lot!! Great live album with some hits
I’m sorry I can’t sit through an hour and 17 minutes of this
Good
A particular style of music that I don't really get into. Soft rock, some country hints, white bloke vocals: my brain has heard too much of this on commercial radio. Some nice bass guitar work but I couldn't get through the album this time. It might have been an important album for Peter, but not for me. Sorry, Pete.
Really rocking live album. That closer song is just one wild ride. Hadnt heard peter frampton but i get the hype.
Big Pete Frampton guy
I bet Peter got all the ladies
This shit has some bangers. Imagine no one believing in you until they saw you live tho
Cheery, exciting, full of energy. But it left me flat. Friends grew up with Frampton in their lounge room and have much of a soft spot for his work. I will listen to him again but on the whole, for reasons I don't quite understand, I'm not that enthused.
Very good live album. Didn't need to be as long as it was, though.
I really dug this. This is why I’m doing this challenge. Never would have listened to this in my own, but so glad I did.
I didn’t realize how many songs were by him. They were good but just not what I’m super into!
Still a classic worth listening to.
I don't prefer live albums, and it wasn't really the vibes for my day.
The album, the concert, the poster, the crush… I had it ALL! Who wouldn’t love an amazing guitarist with the gifts of story-telling musical dynamics, lyric writing, the entertainment factor, and a killer smile?
Live album with cover versions? Nah! But at least it created a learning interest in this big name of R‘n‘R.
Way too long. I knew a few songs and those were ok but this was not my jam overall.
This album was so big in college in the spring semester of 1976 (along with the S/T Fleetwood Mac album from summer of 1975). Either going to parties or delivering pizza and sandwiches to campus apartments, one of these two albums was played constantly. This is a great example of a double album that would have been a much better single LP. Some really fun tracks, but a lot of filler. And some of it, even big hit tracks like “Show Me the Way”seem kinda plodding and lifeless, even though it’s fun to sing along to. Haven’t listened to it in many years, thought at the outset of today’s listening that it would probably rate a 3, maybe a 4, but…
I’m grateful for the opportunity to listen to this because this, even more than many albums on this list, is one everyone says you should listen to, and I never have. Obviously I’m familiar with “show me the way” and “baby I love your way” (and “jumpin jack flash,” but by someone else). But just because I’m familiar with a song doesn’t mean I like it! And even JJF is one of my least favorite Stones songs, so it hardly redeems the rest of this album. This is between a 1 and a 2; we’ll see what I choose.
Sigh, more Brit Pop. Knocked along uneventfully.
This was alright may need to check out more music by them.
I like most of the songs, I think it's prefer the studio versions though. I'll have to check out more from this guy. 4/5
Dreary dad rock at its finest. Almost a 3rd star for Baby I Love Your Way.
I didn't expect to recognise so many songs here. Half our car cds are filled with this guy it seems. Anyway, while the music was good, I would prefer if it wasn't a live album.
Been kind of dreading getting this album, because I knew it would be on the list. I don't really care for live albums, or particularly long albums, and also it's Frampton. But this was fine, pretty accessible safe rock and roll. I was surprised by how many songs I recognized. This stuff is just boring and middle of the road. It was fine though.
Pretty boring, honestly
6/10
Mostly average
aspen
I went into this album knowing only one song - "Baby, I Love Your Way". I have to say, the rest of the album passed muster. Truly a rock classic. But I cannot describe how much I enjoyed the final track. It started off like a fairly usual Frampton track and when the Rhodes kicked in at around four minutes in, I knew it was something more. The rest of the track has a similar chord progression to Telegraph Road by Dire Straits, which I LOVE. When Frampton whipped out the talkbox around seven and a half minutes in was when the goosebumps formed. I've been listening to this on repeat ever since. What an absolutely phenomenal performance. This album gets 5 stars on the merit of "Do You Feel Like We Do" alone.
I'd always been curious about Peter Frampton but never sought out his music. All I knew about him was that he was a school friend (and eventual collaborator) of David Bowie, and that he appeared on an episode of The Simpsons alongside Cypress Hill and Sonic Youth. That was enough to convince me that he must be cool. The actual music hasn't hit as strong as I thought it would. At times, it sounds like waiting room music. It's saved by the expert guitar playing and effects, particularly towards the end of this album. All of that is strong enough that I might eventually give Frampton another shot. But on one listen, it's not quite as strong as I'd hoped.
This was a solid rock album made more fun by being Live. Frampton shows off his guitar skills while being good enough singing to not take away from the music. This feels like it definitely inspired acts like Dave Matthew's Band that lean into the live performance part of their act more than the studio album aspect. Some of the songs are classics like Show Me The Way and Baby, I Love Your Way. One I could see myself returning to for future listening.
Good album 👍 Frampton and company know how to put on a show.
Une énergie et une joie communicatives.
I can see why this is often considered Frampton best album and one of the best LIVE albums around. Not only is it a wonderful medley of what would become his most iconic tracks…it’s the best version of them. I didn’t even know I knew most of the songs on here. Good stuff
amazing album cover. and very fun.
Best wel nice eigenlijk. Geluisterd tijdens werk nu niet echt aandachtig maar ook niet aan gestoord. Mooie gitaar solo’s
Okej, ali opet i meh. Najbolje pjesme: 1. Baby, I Love Your Way
Very good! Didn’t realize I would know songs because I didn’t recognize his name. Learn new things every day
rockin
Frampton live. Killer. The raw sound of this is wild compared to a lot of the live albums now a days. You can feel the age and it makes it electric.
It’s like listening to a treasured piece of history… but alas, I am not the pirate meant for this treasure chest. I can, however, appreciate what Muddy Waters did for music. Fav Songs: I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man, Baby, Please Don’t Go Least: hmmm
Solid live album. “Oh baby I love your way” cost it at least 0.5 stars.
Dad rock in its most boring iteration. Tried to listen to the LP when I took over my dads record collection. Couldn’t make it through. Same story now. Sold the lp to a man in his sixties at a yard sale event. It is now where it belongs, in the record collection of a retired man. I hope he enjoys the guitar solos and think back on a life well spent.
Electric performance. Crowd is definitely into all of it. I enjoyed this one throughout and that peter frampton can really play the guitar.
Didn’t understand it. For me, it was plain pop album, to be fair, I didn’t read the lyrics.
I did enjoy this a lot.
Listened on vinyl
Couple of classic songs on this album but not enough to bump it to a 4.
Very unmemorable - I didn't even know when the album ended and it switched to playing random music.
The music itself was good and I was familiar with a lot of songs. Live albums are unnecessary and too long. The studio albums asound better and are better produced. Peter Frampton will always remind me of the Simpsons. Someone already left the perfect review regarding that.
Possibly the best live album by any artist ever. This version of “Do You Feel Like We Do” is one of the best songs of all time. For me, it’s rare that a live version eclipses a studio version for one song, let alone an entire album of songs. This is Frampton’s masterpiece.
one no
A big slab of 70s guitar music from the golden age of the live album. This one may on fact be /the/ live album. Handful of great singles, some filler tracks and a horrible cover of jumping jack flash.
One of the great concert albums! First time i had heard of Peter Frampton was songs from this album.
One of the Greatest albums of All time!! Love it !!
YAY!!!! Reminds me of hanging out with my friend Dana (6th grade?). She had older sisters so we listened to everything they did when I came to the house. This is the best live album ever in my book.
I’ve got this in vinyl. My dad said the was a must-have on the medium and he wasn’t wrong. No other live album makes me feel like I’m at a concert like the one
Frampton is a good musician. That being said, I found most of the album to be monotonous. I think I would enjoy these songs more one at a time, but as an album there wasn't enough change up. I assume that we got the live version for the 16 minute outro where Frampton jams with the talk box. Aside from knowing a few of his songs before this listen, I already associated him with the talk box, and the final song of the album is the one I think of. I quite enjoyed that. It's an utterly bizzare sound, that is just so unique. Either that is why we ended up with the live album on this list or it was because Peter apparently survived an assasin's gunfire during "Wind of Change". Assuming that's where the name of the album comes from.
He's a great guitarist who can obviously put on a good show; however, I didn't find this album overly entertaining. Side note: does someone in the crowd get shot at the 0:53 mark of "Wind of Change?"
I listened to it yesterday, and thought I’d be giving it a four. But not that I’m sitting down to rate it, I can’t remember a bleedin lick of the damn thing. Not that memorable, I guess.
Synes det var ret funky, voicw box og alt muligt. Ikke nogen sange der for alvor sprang ud, men koncentrerede mig heller ikke ordentligt. Har fortjent endnu et lyt
Okay, but not really my thing. I’d maybe appreciate the live performances if I had listened to more Frampton prior to this. Baby I love your way is great though.
whatevs, not a huge fan before, good guitar but I'd rather have good signing and good music
3.4 - I'm not sure how I feel about live albums honestly, unless they are the sessions. Really like the songs and some great guitar solo's though
Lines on my face was a bit of a banger. The rest of it was pretty easy listening, some jazzy guitar, mild bops, but didn't blow me away. Decent recording for a live album, wasn't that annoying. Fine bkground music basically.
So boring. What’s with the live albums.
Otro directo con la manía que les tengo. Otro de cultura musical. Me han gustado Wind of change y por supuesto Baby, I love your way.
Solid live album. Very long. Some big hits and other good songs.
Overdone
Feel-good rock from the 70s. It's an easy listen, but not something I would neccessarily need to come back to. 3/5
I really enjoyed the album. It was very melodic rock. High 3 or even 4* ?
4/5 that was a nice one!!
Great concert album. The performance is on the very high level to the last minute. I hope to find more albums like this on the list.
Ok
This was a better than expected live album. Frampton plays the guitar like it owes him money. There are some solid songs on this album and overall it’s better than most Live albums. Not sure how much I’d revisit it other than the few popular songs. 6.4/10
Seichte Gitarren Musik
Live classic rock on the poodly side. Lots of cliche love lyrics. Som shredding from time to time, but nothing too exciting. I think I would enjoy it more as an instrumental. Includes famous single Baby, I Love Your Way.
I listened to like half of this -- had heard some of those songs before. I don't like frampton too much, it seems.
A brilliant live album. Never heard 'Somethings Happening' before. Really liked it - great opener. The guitar work is such an absolute pleasure to listen to. Show Me The Way - what a perfect feel-good song. As is, Baby I Love your Way. I Want To Go To The Sun - another track I never heard before. Loved it. Do You Feel Like We Do - excellent. Looking forward to playing this album again in full. Thoroughly enjoyed it. A perfect 5! 😊
I hate Frampton. Always had, always will.
this album by peter frampton is... uuuuugh this is good, really really good. something about the energy of the crowd, the clear-as-day instrumentals sweeping in, and peter's voice... if you close your eyes are really allow yourself to become one with the audio, i swear you feel like you're actually there. i love this. i love this with every fiber of my being.
Sort of what I expected, I think if I was a fan, a show like this would be amazing, man's obviously talented.
I still can’t deal with the sound of that guitar. I know it’s considered iconic in many circles, but it actually bothers me. Like, it sounds silly. I mean the guitar sounds like it’s trying to do a funny voice. It makes me cringe. Definitely listenable otherwise, but mehhhh.
Really good live album, worth listening to as a package. Wish I had listened in one sitting.
Peter Frampton is definitely dad car music for me. Typically I don't really like listening to live albums that much but I did really like this one..
This is a great album. Not much else to say.
Very "Dad rock", liked it a lot. Also why I like this list, an album I'd probably never have listened to, and not heard of Peter Frampton before this.
Enjoyed the album. Frampton had some classics I was aware of but unaware who sang them (baby i love your way), favorite was probably do you feel like we do.
it was an ok live album. some niche geetar twanging
Phenomenal live album, best record on this list i’ve listened to so far! Favorite track: “Do You Feel Like We Do” and “All I Want To Be”
Some of the songs sound very 90s despite this being recorded in the 70s. Classic live album, really enjoyed.
It's a great recording of music that translates well live. There's a really good energy about this entire album, even when certain tracks aren't that great. There aren't many live albums that have multiple tracks that still get regular radio airplay. That's pretty impressive.
I did buy this album when it came out going a bit on Mr Frampton’s previous life with Humble Pie. Unfortunately he had gone all US soft rock and overall the album is something of a let down. I still have the album and truth to say it hasn’t been played much.
Except for 3 songs this one is awful. Perhaps the most overrated live record ever. It’s no wonder he became a studio guitarist and tour fill in the rest of his career.
I enjoy when he makes the guitar talk
bad aged
Not heard of this - 1hr 45 min album that’s live on Apple. Will see about this. Pretty vibey right away, definitely 70s rock. Got a bit bored after a while but didn’t hate it. 3/5.
Fun album! Very jam bandy. But not really my favorite style. I’m sure Thai would have been an amazing album to be at. And I’m sure sing Frampton live would have been awesome! You can hear/feel the energy in the album from the audience.
I didn't get this. Its live so I'm already not a huge fan of live albums, and honestly I didn't think it was very good, his voice gets masked by the loud "music". It had a few okay tracks but more just glossed over me. There was a funny moment where he was singing the chorus for show me the way (I think) and he turned the mic to the crowd and it was just dead air. Its a 2, I expect he has better non live albums but I will never listen to this again