Something's Happening/Doobie Wah/Show Me The Way/Its A Plain Shame/All I Wanna Be (Is By Your Side)/ Wind Of Change/Baby I Love Your Way/I Wanna Go To The Sun/Penny For Your Thoughts/(I'll Give You) Money/Shine On/Jumpin' Jack Flash/Lines On My Face/Do You Feel Like We Do
At the start of 1976 few would have predicted that the former Humble Pie guitarist Peter Frampton’s double live release would be the year’s top selling album in the USA, spending ten weeks at the No. 1 spot. (US:1 UK:6)
“Nearly all of it sounds like the same flimsy, inoffensive second-rate poppy rock song, except for his cover of Jumpin' Jack Flash which is truly bad.”
“There are a few standard songs that are OK, Show Me The Way, Baby I Love Your Way and Penny For Your Thoughts. The rest are forgettable except for some moments of good guitar work here and there.”
“Frampton is a fine live performer; he's got the whole package - great voice, stage presence, outstanding guitar, and the four-piece band sounds great. They are obviously having a good time, the audience sounds like they're in ecstasy, and it's almost impossible not to get caught up in the fun.”
“Anyone growing up with the rock and roll in the seventies knows what true popular music was. Musicians that toured regularly, worked hard, wrote and produced music, and could play an instrument. How different that is from today's popular music. This album shows an incredible performance, many songs becoming rock and roll classics. It is also an example of how hard work and a love for performing can translate into a wonderful piece of music history.”
“It's middle of the road rock that certainly won't offend anyone, perfect fodder for the masses, which is why it sold six million copies and stayed on the US charts so long.”
“This album sounded the death knell of rock & roll. While the album itself was good, its release marked the end of an era of free expression n the music industry, and led to a period where men in suits decided what we were going to hear on the radio.”
“His solo LP's were decent, but light affairs, so it was only natural that a talented guitarist would collect the best of those and punch it up for a live album. It came out of nowhere, and people to this day are still trying to figure out why, but it seemed to strike a chord with people.”
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