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After Frampton Comes Alive came out in 1976.....
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Nonsense. I have never owned it, nor have several of my friends. Not "everyone" likes all the same things, even if they are quite popular.No doubt this is one of those albums that EVERYONE owned and played until the grooves wore out!
When I was 18 I used to lay on the floor with My stereo speakers pointing at my ears and listen to that track repeatedly.
In my imagination it was a wild journey through the solar system out to the Oort cloud and beyond.
Dull music imho. Thank goodness punk came along and stirred things up.... Better things subsequently came out afterwards.
There's good music all the time, if you look.
There's good music all the time, if you look.
WOW. "The Zoo". Damn, I grew up in Waco and we were all buying FM boosters so we could get KZEW solidly in the car! Thanks for the memory
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he wasn't being literal when he said EVERYONE owned Comes Alive. He was simply implying that lots of people bought a copy.
Similar here, but it was Echoes by Pink Floyd. Intro, they were on the launch pad. The 'pings' were the countdown timer.
Then the rise up to the part where the heavy bass riff kicks in was liftoff. When that bass riff kicked in they left the atmosphere and were in space.
At the end of that section the music changes and fit with the decent into a distant planet's atmosphere.
When they landed, that was the next section where the etheral sound starts and what sounds like the planets's animals.
Final section was the ship leaving for the trip home.
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I had seen Peter in 1972 on a triple bill. He opened, second on was Mahavishnu Orchestra 
and headliner was the J. Geils Band 
. The only reason for that bill was they shared the same management. I thought Peter was pretty fantastic, although Mahavishnu stole the show, leaving Geils in the dust.
Sure, I bought "Comes Alive" as soon as it came out (gave my copy away a few years ago) and played it endlessly. Great album at the time, today I've heard it way too many times so it's lost some of it's appeal, kinda like "Rumors" and "Boston" two more overplayed albums of the era. The four studio albums that had preceded it were all good, too. A real step up from his Humble Pie days.
When "I'm In You" came out I bought it and was startled how bad it was. Then Peter did that Sgt. Pepper movie with the Bee Gees and I knew he had blown all the momentum he had built up. A shame, really, just imagine he had released 2 or 3 strong followup albums instead of those two bombs.
and headliner was the J. Geils Band . The only reason for that bill was they shared the same management. I thought Peter was pretty fantastic, although Mahavishnu stole the show, leaving Geils in the dust.Sure, I bought "Comes Alive" as soon as it came out (gave my copy away a few years ago) and played it endlessly. Great album at the time, today I've heard it way too many times so it's lost some of it's appeal, kinda like "Rumors" and "Boston" two more overplayed albums of the era. The four studio albums that had preceded it were all good, too. A real step up from his Humble Pie days.
When "I'm In You" came out I bought it and was startled how bad it was. Then Peter did that Sgt. Pepper movie with the Bee Gees and I knew he had blown all the momentum he had built up. A shame, really, just imagine he had released 2 or 3 strong followup albums instead of those two bombs.
Dee Anthony managed so many bands of that era, he really knew how to break a band in the tri-state area and had the connections (mob) to work them tirelessly. Those were great bills in those days, I seem to remember seeing Frampton' Camel and Weather Report.I had seen Peter in 1972 on a triple bill. He opened, second on was Mahavishnu Orchestra
Sure, I bought "Comes Alive" as soon as it came out (gave my copy away a few years ago) and played it endlessly. Great album at the time, today I've heard it way too many times so it's lost some of it's appeal, kinda like "Rumors" and "Boston" two more overplayed albums of the era. The four studio albums that had preceded it were all good, too. A real step up from his Humble Pie days.
When "I'm In You" came out I bought it and was startled how bad it was. Then Peter did that Sgt. Pepper movie with the Bee Gees and I knew he had blown all the momentum he had built up. A shame, really, just imagine he had released 2 or 3 strong followup albums instead of those two bombs.
Can't exactly remember when, but I saw Black Sabbath on their first American tour at the Beacon in NYC.. They were opening for J. Geils, totally blew them away.I had seen Peter in 1972 on a triple bill. He opened, second on was Mahavishnu Orchestra
Sure, I bought "Comes Alive" as soon as it came out (gave my copy away a few years ago) and played it endlessly. Great album at the time, today I've heard it way too many times so it's lost some of it's appeal, kinda like "Rumors" and "Boston" two more overplayed albums of the era. The four studio albums that had preceded it were all good, too. A real step up from his Humble Pie days.
When "I'm In You" came out I bought it and was startled how bad it was. Then Peter did that Sgt. Pepper movie with the Bee Gees and I knew he had blown all the momentum he had built up. A shame, really, just imagine he had released 2 or 3 strong followup albums instead of those two bombs.
