Peter Frampton - 1976-04-30 - Seattle, WA (Ex Aud)

Peter Frampton 

1976-04-30

Seattle Center Arena

Seattle, WA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. All I Wanna Be (Is By Your Side)

03. Baby, I Love Your Way

04. Something's Happening

05. Doobie Wah

06. Lines on My Face

07. Show Me the Way

08. I Wanna Go to the Sun

09. (I'll Give You) Money

10. It's a Plain Shame

11. Do You Feel Like We Do > Instrumental

12. Shine On (Humble Pie) >

13. White Sugar

14. Jumpin' Jack Flash > Instrumental

Peter Frampton - 1976-04-30 - Seattle, WA (Ex Aud)

In the early 1970's former Humble Pie guitarist Peter Frampton released 4 solo albums, none of which garnered much critical acclaim or commercial success. No one could have been prepared, therefore, for what transpired when he released his 5th album on January 6, 1976, a 2 disc live recording. Frampton Comes Alive came from out of nowhere to take the music world by storm. With songs such as Baby I Love Your Way, Show Me the Way, and the mammoth 14 minute long, Do You Feel Like We Do, which featured Frampton's distinctive talk box guitar, Frampton Comes Alive climbed to the top of the Billboard Charts, sold over 6 million copies, and was voted album of the years by readers of Rolling Stone. The album was so popular that it was still in the #14 position in the charts by the end of 1977, almost 2 years after its release. Framptom Comes Alive virtually took on a life of its own. The album defined Frampton for the rest of his career, casting a shadow over all his future endeavors. More significantly, the disc came to define rock and roll in the mid 1970's. FM rock stations began to play more album oriented rock (AOR), as Frampton's album and other similar work came to be called. Other bands attempted to copy Frampton Comes Alive, but unfortunately the results were usually excessive, over produced, and downright boring. Other rebelled against the AOR sound and movements such as disco, punk and new wave emerged. All that, from 1 album. If you want to read more about the impact of Frampton Comes Alive and the dramatic changes in music in 1976, pick up the book, I Hate New Music, by Dave Thompson. Then, download this soundboard recording of Peter Frampton from April 30, 1976, 44 years ago today and just 4 months after the release of his game changing album.