Show Me The Wah-Wah ...
Summer 76, the heat wave descends on the hexagon and France is thirsty. This does not even quite young and dashing Philou to drag his sneakers Palladium in real stars, record stores in non air-conditioned, always in search of vinyl puck was still spring (record companies) at the time.
In those remote times, the pockets of the poor bugger did not contain one or two pieces of 1 franc, just enough to buy a pack of Bonbec. It was damn save to finally be able to buy a disc, this beautiful object which kindled all his desires and which had its heyday in the late nineteenth century.
Attracted by the beautiful cardboard covers from artists, limited editions, the screen-printed packaging and other "Picture Discs " , Philou the guy had heard on the radio who spent more rock at the time, some Peter Frampton who was talking up his guitar and Philou which was not yet the veteran that we know, wondered how much there was this guy there to cause his guitar??
That year, a connoisseur, he had bought the "Agents Of Fortune" of Blue Öyster Cult the "Rocks" of Aerosmith the "Desire" of Bob Dylan and "Live Bullet" of Bob Seger , that's heavy, the cream of U.S. rock. In these days blessed by the gods of the riff and drum solo, only the good bands ruled the planet music.
In those remote times, the pockets of the poor bugger did not contain one or two pieces of 1 franc, just enough to buy a pack of Bonbec. It was damn save to finally be able to buy a disc, this beautiful object which kindled all his desires and which had its heyday in the late nineteenth century.
Attracted by the beautiful cardboard covers from artists, limited editions, the screen-printed packaging and other "Picture Discs " , Philou the guy had heard on the radio who spent more rock at the time, some Peter Frampton who was talking up his guitar and Philou which was not yet the veteran that we know, wondered how much there was this guy there to cause his guitar??
That year, a connoisseur, he had bought the "Agents Of Fortune" of Blue Öyster Cult the "Rocks" of Aerosmith the "Desire" of Bob Dylan and "Live Bullet" of Bob Seger , that's heavy, the cream of U.S. rock. In these days blessed by the gods of the riff and drum solo, only the good bands ruled the planet music.
The famous Peter Frampton and "Comes Alive" had tumbled in stores since January, but by dint of Philou deprivation had amassed a small nest egg (84 francs and 75 centimes) and finally managed to acquire the famous cake Saturday, July 3 at 3:27 p.m., while at the same time in Paris, 40% of the RATP bus refused to leave deposits in protest against a peak of 59 ° in the vehicle. It also disengaging the Samaritan and the Liberation newspaper headline in the News: "Work makes you sweat!"
Peter Frampton, Philou had heard of him and read articles in "Best", this guy despite his young age (26 years) had already recorded 4 solo albums and played with the group Steve Marriott , Humble Pie.
"Not a charlot ! "Philou said gently and asking frantically, the disk on its turntable Akai APA1 belt. From the beginning of the concert with " Something's Happening " , Philou attacking full leaves (detached) and was completely electrified by the game's blond guitarist youthful face ... "Damn it's too good" Philou screaming in his room, mimicking a more than convincing gestures Peter Frampton without the famous Gibson Les Paul black hands.
Experts are still formal, it is Philou who invented the "Air Guitar".
Listening to the next song "Show Me The Way" , Philou very insightful, thought that with this as there Peter will certainly pick up a bunch of dollars.
The diamond tip traverses the LP scrolls and album, the sound is remarkably clear and precise. The guy turns, all bursting with vibrant emotion, not weaken, the delicate acoustic "Wind Of Change" , the ballad filled with emotion "Baby, I Love Your Way" through the electrifying and spellbinding "Lines On My Face " , and essential to the mythical "Do You Feel Like We Do" , an incredible parade of rock about 14 minutes where precisely the evil Peter made his guitar speak ......
Bob Mayo On The Keyboards ... Bob Mayo. ..!!!! ad Peter Frampton the wild crowd of Winterland in San Francisco.
Bob Mayo On The Keyboards ... Bob Mayo. ..!!!! ad Peter Frampton the wild crowd of Winterland in San Francisco.
............ WE LIKE DOO yoou FEEEL dooo ...........
"Damn, it's true he made his guitar talk!" s "Philou exclaims," How is that done?? Quickly, he called Louis Jean, his friend who is in class with him in 5 th transition, it picks up anything in progress, but Zique he touches his ball.
Jean Louis is actually the future and illustrates Rockin JL, distant cousin of Rory Gallagher by his Celtic roots and future collaborator in the Philou Deblocnot '.
In fact, Louis Jean explains that Peter Frampton uses a talk box , connected between head and the enclosure of the amp, it diverts the signal to a mini HP located in a box (Box ) which share a tube that is placed in his mouth, just check the Indeed, opening the mouth more or less (Talk ) and voila!
"Damn, it's hard my friend Jean Louis !!!... and this disc is a real massacre, faith Philou! True, this album is a fixture in the series "Live Album" , Frampton and excellent musicians, John Siomos (drums), Stanley Sheldon (Bass) and the late Bob Mayo (everything else) all play in a more than perfect osmosis. In addition, the public version of the songs are much more striking on this album, blasted by an urge to gamble, sincere and without artifice Peter and his group.
This album will spend 10 weeks in the first place the U.S. charts and remains one of the best selling live albums in the U.S. even today (the 4th). The album will be voted "Best Album of the Year 1976" by the famous magazine "Rolling Stone ".
After chained ago, concert gigs, without much success, the career of Peter Frampton take off like wildfire with the release of this double album. He was the first surprise of this success unexpected and phenomenal . The result will be less favorable to the guitarist who will never repeat this feat, quite the opposite and it is not the arrival of punk and New Wave, which will arrange his affairs.
It will however continue to out regularly albums and can be seen as a guitarist with David Bowie and even participate in 1986, album "Rock'n Roll Attitude of Johnny Hallyday as session man!
"If There Was a musician who's ever year honorary member of San Francisco Society, Mr Peter Frampton "...... or the introduction of the legendary Bill Graham, promoter of the concert June 14, 1975, who died tragically in 1991 in a helicopter crash while returning from a concert by Huey Lewis & The News.
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