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Peter Frampton - Wind of Change/Frampton's Camel Audio CD

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Peter Frampton Band: Peter Frampton
Title: Wind of Change/Frampton's Camel
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Release Date: 2008-07-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Fig Tree Bay 2: Wind of Change 3: Lady Lieright 4: Jumpin Jack Flash 5: It's a Plain Shame 6: Oh for Another Day 7: All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side) 8: Lodger 9: Hard 10: Alright 11: I Got My Eyes on You 12: All Night Long 13: Lines on My Face 14: Which Way the Wind Blows 15: I Believe (When I Fall in Love with You It Will Be Forever) 16: White Sugar 17: Don't Fade Away 18: Just the Time of Year 19: Do You Feel Like We Do

The wait was worth it
"Camel" is the better of the two albums, but "The Lodger" on "Wind of Change" is great. Finally these are back out in CD and you don't have to pay $40 each to get them used. The sound quality on "Wind" is generally poor, but I guess you have to live with that. For $12 you can't go wrong.


A 5+ and a 2.5
In February of 1976, I was newly returned from a semester overseas, and reconnecting with a friend in college. I think a part of me bought these CDs just so I could pen this tale. We discussed many things, including music, and when we mentioned Peter Frampton we both agreed that he was about the most unfortunate character in rock music. (Other than those who drugged or drank themselves to death, of course. ) He was a burgeoning star as a teenager, made some sensational music with Humble Pie ("Rock On" was a favorite LP of mine) and then released a couple of unnoticed solo albums, including Frampton's Camel, which John and I had both liked a lot. (I did not own Wind of Change, but John did; we agreed Camel was far superior. ) How sad, from star as a kid to has-been in his early twenties, though clearly a supremely talented guy. Ah, the mysteries of fate. . . . . .

Well, several minutes later another Frampton LP was released, something called Frampton Comes Alive, and even those of us listening to K-Double I-K Kick in rural Illinois heard about it. And I was hugely amused. . . . shows how much of a prognosticator I was! Think we counted Pete out just a tad early!

OK, so here I am 33 years later, reviewing the double CD package here. And trying to see what I found so wonderful back then. Camel is still far superior to Wind of Change. If that LP were the sum of Peter Frampton's career, no one, and I mean no one, would know him today. He'd be teaching high school English some where, talking about how he almost made it big once. Pleasant enough, but nothing to make you stand up and say, "Wow. " Not a memorable tune or lyric in it.

Frampton's Camel presents a more interesting dilemma. On first listen, it is full of painfully awkward and silly, or utterly incomprehensible, lyrics and some la-di-dah arrangements. But repeated listens demonstrate its power, with a rather plain start that gradually hooks the listener, until the knockout conclusion. "Do You Feel Like We Do" is still a great rock and roll song. Even in the studio version. Splendid keyboards and powerhouse guitar, appropriately screechy vocals, and a hook as barbed as any song of its day. Great stuff. I was right to like it way back then!

Listening to all 9 songs in a row is a little weird, as I bet I played side two of this 90% of the time I had it on my turntable. Now side two opened with White Sugar, a sterling tune that demonstrates the whole band's chops. Great drumming and gorgeous piano support Frampton singing in what I think is his best vocal on the LP. However, this works. Well. The more I've listened, the more I've enjoyed. Which is certainly not true of Wind of Change.

So a 5+ and a 2. 5 average to a 4, but in this case the stinker can be left in the packaging and the 5 played with pleasure.
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Yes, he does rock.
Two great Framp albums all ready to rock. This is a great package. If you only have Frampton Comes Alive, then there is no choice but to pick this one up. Great songs, great Framp. Love it.


Peter Frampton Rocks!!!
Frampton is incredible whether it's 1971 or 2008. I've been listening to both of these albums since sometime around 1976, skips and all, and they are even better revisted on cd! Theses albums never get old. If you haven't listened to him in awhile you should. He gets better and better every year and like I said, he was incredible in 1971! .


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