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Tag Archives: Peter Frampton
Feature: Rock: Rewired – STEVE MARRIOTT Part 2 (Peter Frampton interview)
In the second part of our Steve Marriott feature, Iain McGonigal chatted to Peter Frampton in 2017 about their relationship, Humble Pie, and beyond… Sadly, Steve Marriott only lived for three and a half months of 1991. During this time, … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, Rock: Rewired
Tagged blues rock, classic rock, feature, hard rock, Humble Pie, interview, Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, The Herd
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Gig review: PETER FRAMPTON – Royal Albert Hall, London, 8 November 2022
In 2019 Peter Frampton broke the sad news that he had a progressive muscle weakening disorder and embarked on a farewell tour, which I was lucky enough to catch that summer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Dates for his … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged Adam Lester, Cardinal Black, Chris Buck, classic rock, gig, guitarist, Peter Frampton, Rob Arthur, Tom Hollister
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Album review: CLIMB ABOARD MY ROUNDABOUT (British Toytown Sounds, 1967-1974)
Cherry Red [Release date: 28.10.22] The British Toytown Pop Sound of the late sixties was not a genre with staying power, but it was fun while it lasted. The very nature of its aesthetic – vaguely humorous songs describing mythical … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged 10CC, 3 CDs, album, Bowie, Captain Beefheart, clamshell, ELO, Godley and Creme, Jeffy Lyne, Peter Frampton, pop, Roy Wood, sixties, Slade, Spencer Davis, Toytown
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Gig review: PETER FRAMPTON – Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado, USA, 31 July 2019
2019 has been a year of the farewells of many of the legends of classic rock. Already this year, I’ve seen UFO, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kiss perform for (presumably) the final time in the UK and do their legacy proud. … Continue reading
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Tagged 31 July 2019, Adam Lester, classic rock, Colorado, gig, Jason Bonham, Peter Frampton, Red Rocks Amphitheater, review, Rob Arthur
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Album review: RINGO – Give More Love
UMC [Release date 15.09.17] Ringo’s ‘Give More Love’ - he’s dropped his Starr moniker on the album credit – is better than you might imagine, for an artist who has been known to ration his appearances on his own all … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta Cross, album, Benmont Tench, Dave Stewart, Don Was, Edgar Winter, Gary Nicholson, Give More Love, Greg Leisz, Jeff Lynn, Joe Walsh, Mark Charles Heidinger, Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton, Petter Ericson Stakee, Poco, review, Richard Marx, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, The Beatles, The Eagles, Timothy B. Schmit, Van Dyke Parks
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Gig review: SUMMERFEST – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 28 June-9 July 2017
In a world of constant change in popular music, for a festival to celebrate its 50th year, as Milwaukee’s Summerfest did this year, represents a lifetime. I’d been to the festival certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s biggest … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, The Best of 2017
Tagged AOR, Bad Boy, Blackberry Smoke, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Dennis De Young, festival, Foghat, gig, Greta Van Fleet, Huey Lewis and the News, Jason Isbell, John Waite, July 2017, June 2017, melodic rock, Milwaukee, Paul Simon, Peter Frampton, progressive, REO Speedwagon, review, rock, Sheryl Crow, Shinedown, Soul Asylum, Summerfest, Tesla, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Toto, Wisconsin
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Album review: LESLIE WEST – Soundcheck
Provogue [Release date 27.11.15] ‘Soundcheck’ is probably more of a significant album title than you might originally realize, if only because the arrangements on this album sounds like something Leslie West might tinker with in that dead time just before … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Arielle Pizza, Brian May, guitar, Jack Bruce, Leslie West, Mike Goldberg, Peter Frampton, Rev Jones, review, rock, Soundcheck, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman
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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – One More For The Fans
earMUSIC [Release date 24.07.15] There’s nothing quite like an enduring back catalogue and a whiff of nostalgia to bring out the fans. And seeing as Bob Dylan, The Doobie Brothers and The Allman Brothers etc., have … Continue reading
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Tagged Artimus Pyle, Bob Dylan, Charlie Daniels, Cheap Trick, Drive By Truckers, Gov't Mule, Gregg Allman, Jamey Johnson, Jason Isbell, Jimmy Hall, John Hiatt, Johnny Van Zandt, Lynyrd Skynyrd, One More For The Fans, Peter Frampton, Randy Houser, Robert Randolph, Ronnie Van Zandt, southern rock, The Allman Brothers, The Doobie Brothers, Warren Haynes
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Gig review: MOONDANCE JAM, Walker, Minnesota, USA, 16-18 July 2015
I’ve been hooked on Moondance Jam ever since first arriving in this unspoiled part of the Minnesota countryside with its woods and lakes in 2009. The Jam plays host to a hedonistic four days of holiday relaxation and partying for … Continue reading
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Tagged 16-18 July 2015, Black Star Riders, Black Stone Cherry, classic rock, Doobie Brothers, festival, Finger Eleven, gig, Honeymoon Suite, Huey Lewis and the News, Jefferson Starship, Moondance Jam, Pat Travers, Peter Frampton, Pop Evil, Sammy Hagar, Shinedown, Thundherstruck, USA, Vixen
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Album review: BACHMAN – Heavy Blues
Linus Entertainment [Release date 13.04.15] There’s no better time than in the autumn of your career to go back to the musical roots that inspired you in the first place, and so it is that the former Guess Who and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anna Ruddick, Bachman, Bachman Turner Overdrive, blues, Bo Diddley, Dale Anne Brendon, Guess Who, Heavy Blues, Jeff Healey, Joe Bonamassa, Keith Moon, Kevin Shirley, Luke Dourcet, Neil Young, Pete Townsend, Peter Frampton, Randy Bachman, review, Robert Randolph, rock, Scott Holiday
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Album review: PETER FRAMPTON – Hummingbird In A Box
Red/Sony [Released 07.07.14] There are not many artists who pursue a new musical direction deep into their career let alone on their 15th studio album. But Peter Frampton is no ordinary artist. He’s never stood still since his days with … Continue reading
Quick plays: PETER FRAMPTON, FRANCO AND THE DREADNOUGHT, ARCELIA
PETER FRAMPTON – Hummingbird In A Box Red/Sony Music [Released 07.07.14] Peter Frampton has seen his popularity increase of late following a couple of recent, well received studio albums backed by relentless touring (at the time of writing he’s touring … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Arcelia, folk pop, FRANCO AND THE DREADNOUGHT, Hummingbird In A Box, Octonauts, Peter Frampton, pop, review, rock
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DVD review: PETER FRAMPTON – Live In Detroit
When discussing the recording techniques of the six million selling ‘Frampton Comes Alive’ in the bonus interview section of this excellent DVD, Peter Frampton remembers asking: ‘Why release a live album if you can’t hear the audience?’ It was the … Continue reading
PETER FRAMPTON – Comes Alive 35 – An Evening With Peter Frampton
(2DVD) Eagle Vision 2011 saw Peter Frampton resurrect his legendary Comes Alive album (8 * Platinum in the USA, one of the biggest selling live albums ever), on its 35th anniversary, and a series of shows were very well received. … Continue reading
RIP – Ronnie Montrose
RIP – Ronnie Montrose who has passed away aged 64. From his official website: ‘A few months ago, we held a surprise party for Ronnie Montrose’s 64th birthday. He gave an impromptu speech, and told us that after a long … Continue reading