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  • Well written, positive vibes

    4
    By cyclingtroll
    As I read this I always felt like it was in Peter Frampton’s own voice. Unlike a lot of rock music biographies, this one is focused on keeping a positive attitude. Yes, some management personnel embezzled over the years. Yes, there were episodes of booze and drug abuses. Frampton appears to have taken his share of the blame for those bumps in the road. It was nice to read a recollection that didn’t make the subject a constant victim. Hey, it was rock and roll. My favorite musical period was when Frampton was banging out songs alongside Steve Marriott in Humble Pie. After that, meh. Still, I enjoyed the interjections describing his home life, his meetings with other giants of the time, his travels, and the inevitable toll that lifestyle took on his marriages. I put this one right up there with the Ron Wood biography. I confess, I skimmed the end of the book. Peter kept regurgitating iterations of past hits. *Yawn* Oh well, we can’t stay young forever.
  • Enjoyable

    4
    By Section 60
    Decent and detailed bio of a solid guitar player. Upon reading this it’s easy to see that “rock stardom” can easily become both dream and nightmare.
  • Do You Feel Like I Do?

    5
    By larr75
    I'm surprised about this book and its author. I saw Frampton play on AXS TV-a show from 2016 and I was blown away. A couple of songs, “Lines on my Face” and a cover of “while My Guitar Gently Weeps” brought me to tears. I love music and am a musician, and to see how far he has come, how far his music had come blew me away. This wasn't ‘75’s “Come Alive”…it was so much more. And to read the book was fascinating. Frampton was probably a child prodigy and evolved to a legitimate guitar virtuoso. If it had all ended in ‘78 or so, I would’ve said just another Spinal Tap story. But there’s so much more to this guy. He loves his music, his guitar, his art, and so do I. Rock on, Peter!
  • Fantastic Frampton Memoir

    5
    By Flashminor
    I am THEE unequivocal biggest Frampton fan and I have the fights in High School when things went soft in '79 to prove it. If you are a Beatles, Stones, The Who, British Invasion and Bowie fan then these stories alone are worth the price of admission for this page turner! I still dream of playing with Pete and I finally got my BLPC3PUP so I'm ready to go! Thank you Pete! Love you brother, Richard "Flash" Minor
  • Humble Guy

    5
    By Daddyagogo
    Great read. I was in the Frampton Comes Alive crowd, and as great as the songs and LP were it all got so huge I personally had heard enough Peter Frampton as far I was concerned by 1977. You can’t imagine how radio overplayed this LP. Then recently he DJ’d some shows on SiriusXM that I caught and loved what he played and he was the nicest most humble dude, and he did a long interview with Howard Stern playing fantastic solo live in the studio. Suddenly I’m interested anew and start devouring early Humble Pie I’d missed out on and remain knocked out by those records. He and Steve Marriott created boogie rock and a whole lot more. All this history is in this book, the rise, fall, rebirth and incredible longevity of his music, and he still seems like a helluva nice guy!
  • Excellent musician biography ... warts & all

    5
    By Doctor Radio
    I appreciate Peters unvarnished visit through his life. I particularly enjoyed reading about his early influences, friends, and the time period the various events occurred.
  • Great read!

    5
    By 67nc
    Great read for fans of Peter Frampton and other rock legend musicians. Thoughtful reflections and insight into his songs.

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