The highs being their incredible crowd domination, tightly woven lead guitar lines and unique mix of vocals the lows being the lack of original material, dragged out tangents and occasional sloppiness – though that does bring a touch of ramshackle authenticity. Rockin’ shows the band at their full-tilt peak, but highlights the group’s shortcomings as well as their strengths. Rounded out with former Spooky Tooth member Greg Ridley and the young can basher Jerry Shirley, the band were a bluesy and boozy romp that dipped a toe into prog rock waters. Therefore, no opportunity is missed when it comes to demonstrating virtuosity. Initially slapped with the label of ‘supergroup’, Humble Pie were born out of Marriot and Frampton’s wishes to escape the teeny-bopperdom of their previous groups (The Small Faces and The Herd, respectively) and find success based on musical merits. It’s perhaps testament to Frampton’s stage prowess that his most successful album in Humble Pie and his biggest solo effort are both live recordings.īut he is not the standout star of Rockin’. Those regrets didn’t last long however, with his subsequent solo success and the release of quintessentially 70s talk box monster Frampton Comes Alive! in 1976. Tensions came to a head shortly after and Frampton left to pursue a solo career, forced to watch regretfully as Rockin’ climbed the charts and brought the band their first taste of international success. In fact, during the stint at the Filmore East, prankster Marriott took the liberty of urinating in Frampton’s hotel closet, leaving him to “put up with the stench for several days,” he told Rolling Stone in 1977. Singer and guitarist Steve Marriott’s controlling nature and hyperactivity had become too much for him – same as it had for many of Marriott’s collaborators before and after. Peter Frampton sliced out of Humble Pie shortly before the original release of 1971’s Performance: Rockin’ the Filmore. Humble Pie Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore (1971)
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