DO YOU FEEL LIKE HE DOES?Byline: Fred Shuster Staff Writer His shoulder-length blond mane is replaced by close-cropped gray, but 24 years after releasing the best-selling live album in history, Peter Frampton Peter Kenneth Frampton (born April 22, 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s and as one of the original members of the band Humble Pie. continues to come alive - on record, film and in concert. When you talk about the '70s, few images conjure that hip-hugging era like the elfin elf·in adj. 1. a. Relating to or suggestive of an elf. b. Made, done, or produced by an elf. 2. Small and sprightly or mischievous. 3. Les Paul-toting Frampton peering out from the cover of ``Frampton Comes Alive!'' which sold 16 million copies and still provides a good portion of the classic-rock radio format, thanks to songs like ``Show Me the Way,'' ``Do You Feel Like We Do?'' and ``Baby, I Love Your Way.'' ``It was an amazing time, but I never saw myself as a singer early on,'' the Nashville-based guitarist confessed the other day. ``In my first band, they stuck the mike in front of me because they thought I looked cute.'' ``Cute'' didn't save the British-born Frampton from the post-``Comes Alive!'' backlash that followed his much-hyped mega-success. ``I did all the wrong things Wrong Things is a collaborative short-fiction collection by Poppy Z. Brite and Caitlin R. Kiernan, released by Subterranean Press in 2001. This short hardback includes one solo story by each author and one story written in collaboration, as well as an afterword by Kiernan. for someone that wanted to be taken seriously,'' he recalled. ``I did every interview, fashion spread, TV appearance, magazine cover, tour. I wanted to be a serious musician, but popularity was a double-edged sword. My popularity began to fade.'' Frampton, 50, who appears Tuesday at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. , can be seen as the fictional rock band Stillwater's roadie road·ie n. A person engaged to load, unload, and set up equipment and to perform errands for rock musicians on tour. roadie Noun Brit, Austral & NZ informal in writer-director Cameron Crowe's ``Almost Famous,'' for which Frampton also penned two songs. As a teen-age rock journalist, Crowe wrote the liner notes liner notes pl.n. Explanatory notes about a record album, cassette, or compact disk included on the jacket or in the packaging. to ``Frampton Comes Alive!'' Frampton, whose latest album is ``Live in Detroit Live in Detroit a 2003 release of a live performance by the band The Stooges. Track listing
``He was this hotshot young writer for Rolling Stone,'' Frampton said. ``He came to A&M studios and sat there while I played 'Frampton Comes Alive!' and he took notes. Nobody knew the album would be a sensation - or that he'd turn out to be such a marvelous filmmaker.'' Frampton appears Tuesday at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Show time is 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $25 to $45. Information: (805) 449-2787. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Peter Frampton, '70s rock icon, will perform in concert Tuesday at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. |
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