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Peter Frampton - Breaking All the Rules Audio CD

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Peter Frampton Band: Peter Frampton
Title: Breaking All the Rules
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Release Date: 2005-07-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Dig What I Say 2: I Don't Wanna Let You Go 3: Rise Up 4: Wasting the Night Away 5: Going to L.A. 6: You Kill Me 7: Fiday on My Mind 8: Lost a Part of You 9: Breaking All the Rules

If you enjoy Frampton's work, you cannot skip this one
Of course, we have the all time classis title track here, but the other songs (except one or tow losers) are very good. This is a veryg ood album by Frampton. There's a cover of Vanda and Young "Friday On My Mind" that sounds very good. Also, help was hried in the form of guitar solid rent-man Steve Lukather.

Good album, it will not disappoint.


'Frampton came Alive for this recording'
I was pleased to learn that this CD, from 1982, was finally available AS a CD and not the LP it was originally released as. . it surprised me because several other Frampton were available in CD form but were not of the quality in either material or performance or even variety for that matter. But they WERE available, and not this recording.
I have never been a huge fan of Peter Frampton but I have many of his more recent CDs or taped recordings and I have over time become a 'fan' of much of his post 'Frampton Comes Alive' work. He has been a wonderful guitarist, not given to the guitar 'cliches' of many other favored players during the '70's and '80's, and his playing does have stylistic originality as well as fire and grace and intricate phrasings, whether playing blues, rock, blues-rock, or even ballads such as the beautiful and GREAT tune on this CD, 'Lost a Part of You'. That has been a favorite of mine since the original release of this album. 'Going To L. A' is also a wistful, somewhat sorrowful and beautiful tune with a nice arrangement to it. I enjoy his version of "Friday On My Mind' and have heard numerous versions of this edgy tune. There are a few songs in this set that are not particularly interesting to me, mostly the rock-type songs such as 'Rise Up', 'Breaking All the Rules', 'Dig What I say' et al. But I would recommend this CD to anyone on the strengths and merits of the superior songs and songwriting herein. Wish the 'Best' here had appeared either in this CD's form or even 'live' versions. Frampton deserves a wider audience to his later and even more 'contemporary' or current work!.


Wear it out!
Now I
am finally replacing on CD. I bought my first copy on (gasp!)cassette. . . "You Kill Me" always
haunts me. . . great album to wear out!.


Excellent post "Comes Alive" effort
I think it's a great record -- Frampton had descended from his exalted position atop the rock kingdom after the enormously successful live album and a couple of disappointing subsequent studio efforts. I originally bought this album in vinyl, sometime after its initial release. This record is basic rock and roll, showcasing Frampton's skills as a guitarist. A lot of the songs sound like they are recorded "live" in the studio, which is Frampton's obvious strength. .


An Impressive CD
For one thing, the quality of the songs is generally high-in my opinion, the only weak track is "Friday On My Mind.
"Breaking All The Rules" is undoubtedly one of Peter Frampton's best albums. " In style, most of the songs are mainstream rock. In addition, the album includes one of Peter's finest reflective songs (the poignant and beautiful "Going To L. A. ") and arguably his greatest heavy rock number, the title track, which ends the album magnificently.

Another strength of "Breaking All The Rules" is the fact that the musicianship from Peter and his band is first-rate. For instance, the late Jeff Porcaro (one of rock's finest drummers) makes a significant contribution to the rhthym section. There are also numerous solos-on the opening track Peter uses a guitar synth to good effect-but, unfortunately in my view, the guitar tone is generally thinner than on some of his other albums, such as "Premonition" and "When All The Pieces Fit. "

Furthermore, Peter's singing surpasses much of his earlier studio material. Instead of sounding self-conscious and ill at ease, he delivers the songs with confidence and real conviction.

All in all, this is certainly an impressive album. I first heard it on vinyl in 1983 and have held it in high regard ever since. Hence I was delighted to learn that Lemon Recordings have brought it out on CD and promptly ordered a copy. It was also pleasing to discover that some care has gone into the album's presentation, for the CD notes contain three photographs that did not appear on the original cover, as well as a discography of Frampton's singles and albums-including his work with The Herd and Humble Pie-and notes outlining his career.

If you like well-crafted, accomplished rock, then you should enjoy "Breaking All The Rules. " Certainly, the album has far more to offer rock fans than its immediate predecessors, "I'm In You" (a disappointment) and the partly jazz-influenced "Where I Should Be. " As Lemon Recordings aptly comment: "Everything about this record underpins its place among the best studio albums Frampton has ever recorded. "
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