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Peter Frampton - The Art of Control Audio CD

A fair review of the Peter Frampton "The Art of Control" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Peter Frampton reviews here, or go back to the Peter Frampton tabs.

Peter Frampton Band: Peter Frampton
Title: The Art of Control
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Release Date: 2008-08-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I Read the News 2: Sleepwalk 3: Save Me 4: Back to Eden 5: Eye for an Eye 6: Don't Think About Me 7: Heart in the Fire 8: Here Come Caroline 9: Barbara's Vacation

Sounds a lot better than the vinyl!
I like just about the whole album, including "Sleepwalk", "Back to Eden", "An Eye for an Eye", and many others. I bought this album on vinyl not too long ago and now, at long last, I finally have it on CD.

This is the one album that I believe has yet to seek release on CD (or digital download) in the U. S. , so Japan was the only place I could find that album on CD (in other words, this CD is only available as a Japanese import). And yet, when I popped it in and listened to the first track, "I Read the News," I couldn't have been more happier with the sound quality - it was excellent!

"The Art of Control" may have been a little different from Frampton's previous work back in 1982 when it was released, but to me it still sounds great even now.


Very, very good!
Produced by Eddie Kramer and Frampton himself, it wasl totally forgotten. This album by Frampton came after 1981 "BREAKING ALL THE RULES".

I really do not know why. Production is crisp and delightful. Most of the tunes are good rock songs. Yes, they tend to be a lot more pop than the previous album, but they are really enjoyable, "I Read The News" and "Back To Eden" being my favorites. Also, Frampton's voice is in top form here.

Like another reviewer pointed, this is a must have if you're into the music of Frampton.


FORGOTTEN CLASSIC
I just received my copy from AMAZON and am blown away by this great album. The Art Of Control by Peter Frampton has been long overdue in being put on cd. It has been well over 10 years since I last heard this album and that was back on vinyl. This Japanese printing is simply put AWESOME!

The sound quality is amazing. The packaging leaves nothing out from the original. I even discovered my printing is even numbered. The cd comes packed in a miniature version of the old LP sleeve. There is no jewel case in my packaging. The more I examine the packaging I truly like it. All the art work is included just like the old LP sleeves only smaller. Also, included is a reprint of the record label (both sides no less). There is also a lyric sheet which is just like the old record sleeve. Very nice packaging indeed.

Now for the musical side of things. Peter Frampton himself has admitted in interviews that this is his least favorite album he has ever made. Being a huge Frampton fan as I am, I feel this may be due in part to where he was in his life at the time the album was made. That said, I truly find many gems long forgotten on this album. We must also look at the album in the context of the time it was made. The album came out in 1982. This was the time of new age and the electronic/keyboard explosion in rock music. All of which Frampton found I feel to be new to him. The new age sound and keyboard influence is everywhere on this album. But, he is a classic rock & roller from the sixties and seventies. This would also prove to be his last album released on A&M records.

For devoted Frampton fans like myself, this album is a MUST have for your collection. For someone newer to Frampton's music I feel this album is not perhaps the place to start. This album is simply awesome in its own right. Great guitar rifts throughout and nice tight lyrics as usual. Every artist has those albums where they sound as if they are experimenting and growing. But for artist to do otherwise would be very boring and mundane. I love this album and will listen to it often. .


Listen first, then decide
Why this 1982 release has been abandoned by Frampton, as well as his record label, will always be a mystery to me. The CD " The Art of Control", might just as well be known as the recording that nobody wants to remember from Peter Frampton's early recording career. I've been a Frampton fan since his early Humble Pie career. This is classic Peter Frampton music, with mostly up-tempo rocker's, and some of his best guitar playing done during the 70's and 80's. Anyone who has an ear for good music will recognize songs like "I read the news", "Sleepwalk", "An eye for an eye", and "Heart in the fire", as being instant Frampton classics. The album's best song is "Back to Eden", which I was certain at the time, would launch Frampton to the "Great Guitar Player" status that he deserved, but is so seldom acknowledged as being one. I know that Peter Frampton has his own reasons for not liking this CD, as he has gone on record as saying that it's "his least favorite recording". I really think you should listen to this CD and be the judge for yourself. I think you'll agree with me that it's actually one of his greatest recordings, and not one that you should pass on. If you like Peter Frampton as much as I do, then give it a chance. I guarantee that you'll like this CD as well as anything that he's ever recorded; and that's truely saying something!.


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