"Frampton Comes Alive" is one of the craziest things in the history of rock music. Frampton never really had a successful solo studio album, but that double-live album absolutely blew up. Not just by live album standards, but by any album standards. It was a massive, massive success.
One of the greatest live Rock albums of all time. I remember when it came out. Frampton came out of nowhere to instant Rockstar. I was fortunate to see him live back then and he was amazing.
His studio releases lacked the energy that "Frampton Comes Alive" captured, which was released my junior year of high school and we ate it up....along with Hotel California, Rumors, Night Moves, Boston (debut), Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (Jimmy Buffett album with Margaritaville), Exodus (Bob Marley), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (debut), The Last Waltz, Silk Degrees, in just a couple of years - crazy times. My 1st 3 concerts were < Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana and the Outlaws (July 77), Queen (Dec 77) and Journey (78 - Infinity tour - 1st with Steve Perry). I look back and think "damn I was pretty lucky" to be a teenager in the 1970s
@@MikeCoggan I often conflate Boston's debut with "Frampton Comes Alive." Both came out of nowhere around roughly the same time, to take the world (or at least America) by storm, where virtually every track was a hit at some level. That said, "Frampton Comes Alive" to this day still stands alone as an insanely popular live album from an artist with no popular studio albums. It still boggles my mind, and I lived (and loved) through it. I mean, a lot of people hate live albums, to this day. And the one album that cut right through that bias was from someone almost nobody ever heard of. Crazy!
LoL yes I thought the same thing back in 75. It was many years later when I found out what he was really saying. You're right about the censors. They never would have let it be released if he said what we were thinking. But we can pretend...
Peter is such a nice, humble person. Coincidentally, he was a member of "Humble Pie" prior to this... I saw him earlier this year at The Greek Theatre in L.A., in a light rain, and he was so thankful that everybody stayed through the whole show. Everyone either brought their own rain gear, or bought the ponchos they sell there. 🤙😎
@@michaeldavid6284 lol I didn't say he was the best guitar player , I said he was the goat with his energy and attitude . Now guitar player .. it's subjective. You have the greats as in Hendrix , Stevie Ray Vaughn, Billy Gibbons, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, BB King... Just to name a few . The list is long . Every one of them with a different style and sound . You could add Steve Via in the mix there's so many greats out there . But Frampton had a swagger about him and an attitude of just plain fun . So how about you hang up your pipe and read correctly.
I attended the Frampton Comes Alive concert as a teen. In the song Baby I Love Your Way I was the high whistle heard at the beginning. He has always enjoyed playing. Pray for Peter as his health is failing him now
Do remember that ABC had a similar show name "In Concert", some FM stations would simulcast it, if you were lucky enough to be close enough to get a good signal you could put the audio through your stereo system, put on set of headphones and enjoy.
Peter Frampton is the guitarist and singer's name. He saw his first realy success with Humble Pie in the 60's before his solo career. "I Don't Need No Doctor" is a great song for Humble Pie to check out, you can clearly recognize Frampton's voice in the background singing. With his live album, Framption Comes Alive, he saw extreme popularity in the 70s, but at that level it was relatively short-lived. He's continued making music and touring. A few years back he was diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis, a degenerative disease that began to severely affect his ability to play guitar. He thought he was done, even did a farewell tour, but he's still pressing on at 74 and is in the middle of a US tour.
You gotta love someone who rips up the guitar and doesn't even look down at the strings or frets ! That guitar is one with the artist and the Artist is one with the guitar. !
That is not only a "Talkbox" but that is the original one. He bought it directly from the inventor. Did you see him move the white box on the floor with his feet before he activated it? The box has a driver (speaker) inside of it The tube extends from the box up to the microphone. When switched on the guitar signal is switched from the amp to the talkbox. The sound is manipulated by your mouth and heard through the microphone. Peter Framptom first became internationally know as a teenager in the band Humble Pie before he had this solo band. Interesting side note Peter Frampton's father was an art teacher in England and David Bowie was one of his students.
Joe Walsh was actually the first rock musician to use the Talk Box on his hit song, "Rocky Mountain Way". Peter Frampton was the one who perfected it's use. He was introduced to the Talk Box in 1970 while doing session work for George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album, when he met Pete Drake. Drake was the inventor, and was a steel guitar player from Nashville that Harrison had brought in for his country sound.
@@hugefire63no history of the talk box can exclude Bob Heil. He was the developer of the talk box. He made the version Joe Walsh and Peter Frampton used to play their famous songs. Bob was well known in the industry. He built and owned the famous Wall of Sound used by the Great full Dead and Humble Pie and many other bands. He was the builder of the horn loaded speakers that got so damn loud for the time. Unlike today when an average audio set for an arena show might be 80k to 160k watts of amplifiers, in the 60s a 100 watt was a big one. Bob Carver came out with the Phase Linear 400 in 1970. They took over the concert Industry. I was still loading out to rock shows in the mid 80s. But back to Bob, he was known throughout the concert Industry. So when the building of the TalkBox came to be, he was the natural pick. An electronics genius, he later developed Heil microphones into a pretty big business. He sold the audio equipment business But like Joe Walsh, he was a ham radio operator. So Joe learn about the box from him. Heil still builds the Talk Box (to the best of my knowledge).
"Frampton Comes Alive" practically lived full-time on the turntable of out house when I was.like 9 or 10 back when it came out. I was lucky enough to see him a few years back. still fantastic.
I saw this guy back in the 90s at the Augusta Riverwalk and we were front row. He was just as good then as he was in the 70s and the best part.....he really looked like he was having fun, like he was enjoying himself thoroughly. It was like if the band invited you to drinks some beers and jam in their garage. One of the most positive, fun concerts I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot.
True story .. Peter Frampton lost that guitar in a plane crash. A fan found it in the wreckage. Years later they realized it was his guitar, they returned to him.
Highly underrated guitarist, in my view. Never mentioned among the best, though he should be. He definitely had his own tone and his own sound, and he could PLAY that sucker!
He said, "I want to thank you!" -My very first rock concert was seeing Peter Frampton at the Los Angeles Forum in 1976. I learned that night that if you go to a rock concert, you got to bring sun glasses if you're sitting at the floor area in front of the stage. The lights were so bright!
Peter Frampton is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was playing professionally as a young teen. He was often called upon by many big named artists to play on their albums. He is well regarded by all musicians. He still plays shows occasionally today, but he is limited by a disease that affects his muscles. If you ever get the chance to see him perform live, take the opportunity. He is a great performer and cares that his audience is having as good a time as he does playing. Easily three of the best concerts I have seen in my life (1977, 2007, 2019).
Joe Walsh and David Gilmour each got a Hiel "Talk box" in 1974. They both used their's on recordings in 1975. Frampton got his just months later and recorded this in late 1975. The talk box then took a break from the limelight with disco and Bon Jovi's Ritchie Sambora brought it back in 1984-85. The technology from the Hiel talk box was then modified in 1979 to invent "pitch correct" in the studio, allowing those who couldn't carry a tune in a pail of water to sound perfectly in key with the band with the 'fixing' of the sound. In the 80s, pitch correct was even used live. Suddenly, dancers, models, actors, all had albums coming out and MTV was invented. It was as if they were saying, rockers were "not pretty enough" for television, and were replaced by 'camera friendly" faces. Rock suffered for 10 years and then the "grunge" movement brought music back to the musicians. Then Auto tune was invented and .............now we're in this boat.
Aileen, thank you for Rockin in the weekend with your reactions. You've created such a great channel. Well Played. Keep Rockin. Still have my fingers crossed for you to tap that bass - maybe a short.
24 year old guitar phenom and his band cut the BIGGEST live album ever, toured the world to drive the young girls crazy. He said "I want to thank you" but there's no missing that mischievous smile
This was the Midnight Special music show that was one of my two favs back in the 70's. Yes it was....."I wanta thank you" not what everyone wanted it to be LOL. The "Comes Alive" album version of this was like a daily staple for all FM rock stations. Saw Peter in 1999 at the Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach New Hampshire. Most of the same band mates, and when he did this song the place erupted like the Beatles concert films. My seat and table from him was like 30 feet. Bald, glasses, but still a young happy guy inside like you see here. Awesome memories.
If you remember back to the Skynyrd song Free Bird, you may remember a majority of the front row was filled with young female fans. That 1977 show in Oakland had multiple acts, and after Skynyrd was done, the closing performance was by Peter Frampton. And I'm guessing a good number of that crowd was there for Frampton.
Was loving your reaction from the start, but at 9:25 my head said "wait for it girl" and then it just got extra next level. I always thought he said "I wanna Thank You". But, it wouldn't surprise me to find out I had it wrong all along. Great appreciation for what Peter gave the World!!!
Frampton ruled the radio in the mid 70s. When his stardom wound down, he did a lot of guitar work with other people. (E.g., he played on one of David Bowie's tours)
Peter Frampton and Nancy Wilson wrote the music the band Stillwater from Almost Famous plays. He also taught the actors how to move and act like musicians on stage.
Almost Famous is one of my all time favorite movies & having grown up listening to 70s radio, having Frampton & a Wilson sister writing that music was so amazing. I really liked the Stillwater music! Amazing for the actors to be stage trained by true rock stars.
There's one line in this song that, for me at least, virtually defines the mid and late 70s: "...must have been a dream, I don't believe where I've been. C'mon! Let's do it again!"
Good morning miss senpi california ed ❤ you fans picked an iconic band I saw Pete Frampton concert and it was a blast 😅 the flower child era ❤ thank you very much for bringing back youth memories ❤
He went to school with David Bowie - they were both part of a small collection of musicians who hung around on the strps of the school, and both ended up being discovered by the same record company in the 60s
Been a fan for the longest time. Had the pleasure of experiencing Peter Frampton twice. First time was when he was with Humble Pie, at an outdoor venue in NYC, and the second time was during his Frampton Comes Alive tour, at the Capital Theater in Passaic, NJ. Great fun both times.
I was a senior in high school when "Frampton Comes Alive" came out. It was a must-have album, and I had mine. The Midnight Special was my generations MTV, that and Don Kirshners Rock Concert, both were on the weekend. Pretty sure I watched this when it aired. If you're interested, there are a ton of episodes with groups from this era, Heart, Aerosmith, Journey, Kiss and many more. Aileen, you do have a dirty mind, my kind of girl😉, there was no way the network censors would've let that air. I do believe he said "I want to THANK you".
I saw Peter Frampton at Madison Square Garden in 2019 when he was 69. I was absolutely blown away. He was basically flawless musically and vocally. Amazing performance. He was also enjoying every moment of performing.
One of my all-time favorites! I got lucky and a friend scored free tickets to his "Thank You" concert the next year in Oakland.... Box seats right over Peter's head!
I saw Peter Frampton in the 90's near Park City Utah. Outdoor concert with a couple other Bands. He is a Not case Loves to play. it was dusk and roadies were assembling the stage. We were second row right and there was a guy, balding vest levis buttom up shirt, walking around checking mikes, instruments. walked off and a few moments latter sound started drummer came out, spotlight on him as he played intro percussions and key board player started another light on him a bass player then a Gutar started playing and all the other lights went out and one spot came on and the roadie was playing. No it wasn't a roady, it was Peter Frampton, horse shoe haircut. smiling from ear to ear. Loving the fact that he didn't have the signature wild hair cut, that most expected. He was great. Played fantastic. put REO and the other band to shame. In the aspect he was there for the music and Fun and he was getting Payed! All three bands were good. But he I remember the most.
Peter Frampton went from a studio musician to the world's greatest live performer in a blink of an eye .. I think the album "Frampton live" is still in the top 10 sales of all time .. if u believe hard enough and hard work u can be like him .. I'm 62 ..I still believe 🤘
No matter how many times I see this fantastic video, it is always fresh and such a superb performance. You mention Peter's open mouth and smiles as he plays lead guitar. Well, if you see the video of Thin Lizzy playing Bad Reputation (official music video), take a look at Scott Gorhan playing lead guitar. Very similar. Also note the great performance of drummer Brian Downey.
One of the greatest chance happenings of my musical history was walking with my wife to the Boston Esplanade and hearing Peter Frampton playing a rehearsal set for a show he was doing the next day. There were about 30 people outside the Hatch Shell, so it felt almost like an intimate club. And of course, he played this and other songs from "Frampton Comes Alive." Magical.
Most of the hundreds of guitarists I've seen live dropped one peg after I saw Frampton last night in Philadelphia...wow I mean that guy has it all. Melody phrasing space tone I mean the chops are just otherworldly
Frampton was always amazing live... The Frampton Comes Alive album was a "must have" and everyone had a copy. And yes, he said what you thought he said. The plus side is that talent aside, Peter Frampton is probably one of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet... :)
Perhaps one of the most underrated guitar players of his generation. Before going solo, he was lead guitar for Ten Years After, their album Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory, good stuff. I'm an old man, hope I got all my facts straight there :) Nice reaction.
He was saying, "I want to Thank You"! Recorded in 1975 on a network (no cable back then). They would not allow such lyrics. Midnight Special used to come on Saturday nights at Midnight. I used to watch it when I was a teenager.
It was the first platinum cassette.. His daughter was in Bridesmaids. She was the one who was the young customer who got in an argument at the jewelry store.😮
this was my dads favorite song. every weekend on the way to the race track, to the lake, to wherever we went...we listened to this. so many memories. thank you for reacting to this
Aileen, that was cool that you mentioned Snarky Puppy. I saw them some years ago in San Francisco and they were fantastic! I also got to see Frampton when he was part of Ringo Starr’s All Star Band. He was great. Thanks for the old school rock reaction.
Aileen I have an interesting fact about Peter. Peter's father, Owen Frampton was a schoolteacher in England. Owen taught his son in school, but there was another famous singer went to same school also taught by Owen as Peter. Singer's birth name was David Jones, but we, the fans knew him as David Bowie. Bowie was one or two years ahead of Peter in school.
All artist have this. It what I call Zen moments. As a landscape photographer, I get where I go and it is like a dance with the universe. I get to watch it unfold in real time right before my eyes. It is a connection with the only thing that truly exists....the universe. Any artist who creates stunning work...lives in this state because they know exactly what it is.
I remember watching this. MIdnight Special came on at midnight every Friday. I never missed watching it. I had bought his album Frampton Comes Alive first time I heard this song. Seeing him play it live totally blew me away. Especially when he started with the talk box. I miss those days. ❤❤❤
I saw Peter Frampton open for Aerosmith in Providence RI the definitely made the f-bomb Very Clear with that mischievous grin let's keep in mind this was a live concert with no sensor .❤
He has an interesting story. Childhood friends with Bowie, formed Humble Pie at 18, solo success with some classic rock staples. Very talented guy, still around at 74.
The good guy of rock and roll. Frampton is one badass musician. Lead singer, lead guitar, plays drums. Was so popular at the height of his career. Every concert was sold out. He was always smiling and putting on a show. Love the guy!
You are right, it is called a talk box. In that era it was the Heil Talk Box which was developed by Bob Heil. It was like a horn driver speaker which drove the sound through a tube. Thats why he has the special microphone set up for it as the sound is fed into your mouth and needs a mic to pick it up. Frampton is also playing through a Leslie cabinet, which is a rotating speaker most commonly used with Hammond organs at the time. You can hear him turn it on shortly after the beginning when his sound gets a bit louder and "swirly". Always great to listen to some music with you, Aileen!
Love this album...worked our way up to Hidden Lakes out of Anaconda, MT, (this was in the the late 70's). I was 13. My uncle played it all two+ hours to get up to Storm Lake. In part, I am so thankful for the patience I learned, but more importantly, it was the appreciation of the live purity that can be achieved !!!!!!!!!!!
Still around today and former member of The Herd, Peter Frampton sent up his guitar vocals on a cellphone app not so long ago. So he is not beyond humour. A solid guitarist with a kind of structural concision that is actually - to my ears - just as British as it sound American.
Frampton has one of those "odd careers" in Rock-N-Roll. Basically came out of nowhere with a sound that just resonated with the audience, had the looks, put out a few "hits" here and there...... but THIS song was simply a completely different type of beast. There are multiple versions from different appearances over the years, not to mention studio version and "remastered" versions. BUT NOTHING BEATS his "live performance" of this song. Even though his own career sort of peaked and then dropped, he was ALWAYS getting air-time, mostly this track, constantly referenced as a big influence AND nobody ever talked about going to a "bad show" (crowds loved his concerts). But for whatever reason, he just couldn't quite get the traction again after the release of his "Live Album", despite being considered one of the best guitarists at the time. He wasn't a "one hit wonder" .... but he WAS a perfect example of "lightning in a bottle". The "perfect song at the perfect time" sort of impact is extremely rare, impossible to predict, and sadly difficult to follow up with. And while he had a few "hits" now and then, just couldn't quite get a "repeat success" of this track.
"I want to thank you" is what Peter Frampton said while using the talk box and you thought he said something different ... in part because of the look and eyebrow lifting right into the camera afterward. I bought Frampton Comes Alive the day it hit my town's record store. Over the decades I saw him live six times. Each time I heard "I want to thank you." It was always a nod to the crowd. It is not easy to perfectly pronounce words using a talk box and some words are more difficult than others. That is in part why of those who used a talk box most would only use one to make the unique sounds and either not talk or keep it very limited and simple. The last time I saw Peter Frampton he was opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd. When he was announced it looked like every female at the venue jumped to their feet. They were screaming and some were jumping up and down with excitement. When he walked out on stage the screaming and applauding from the females stopped. There was a very slight almost silent second followed by an audible gasp from the very same females. All I could think is the older ones remembered the face on the Frampton Comes Alive album and younger ones had seen this video or others like it. Both had a young Peter Frampton image in their minds ... and did not factor in the number of decades and aging that had occurred since. His long wavy hair was gone, he had a haircut like a Marine recruit and he was bald on top and there were signs of loosening sagging, wrinkling skin. I felt really bad for Frampton, and hoped he somehow managed to not notice it or hear it. He went on to give the best live performance of the six I have seen. His vocals were better. Even though always a clean guitar player, even while in Humble Pie, but he topped anything I had seen and heard before. He may have lost his cute boyish looks, but he hadn't lost any skill whatsoever and actually sounded better.
"The one and only Billy Shears" Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a 1978 American jukebox musical comedy film directed by Michael Schultz, written by Henry Edwards and starring an ensemble cast led by Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees. Depicting the loosely constructed story of a band as they wrangle with the music industry and battle evil forces bent on stealing their instruments and corrupting their hometown of Heartland, the film is presented in a form similar to that of a rock opera, with the songs providing "dialogue" to carry the story. George Burns has most of the spoken lines that act to clarify the plot and provide further narration but there are a few other lines throughout the movie (such as many robots). Featured performers The Bee Gees (Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb) whose music had been integral to Saturday Night Fever (released by this film's international distributor, Paramount Pictures), play Mark, David and Bob Henderson, members of the re-formed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. They also provide the computerized voices for Mean Mr. Mustard's robots. Peter Frampton, whose album Frampton Comes Alive! was the biggest-selling live album ever at the time, plays Billy Shears, leader of the re-formed band and grandson of the original Sgt. Pepper character. Steve Martin, whose comedy album A Wild and Crazy Guy was released the same year as the film, reaching number two on the music-dominated Billboard 200 album charts, plays Dr. Maxwell Edison. The cast also features Frankie Howerd as Mean Mr. Mustard Paul Nicholas as Dougie Shears Donald Pleasence as B.D., referred to as B.D. Hoffler in Burns' narrative voice-over and on a magazine cover in the film, but officially known in the film's credits, publicity materials, and in-film posters as B.D. Brockhurst Sandy Farina as Strawberry Fields Dianne Steinberg as Lucy Aerosmith as Future Villain Band (FVB) Alice Cooper as Father Sun Earth, Wind & Fire, appearing as Earth, Wind, and Fire, the elements. Billy Preston as the magical Sgt. Pepper golden weather vane come to life George Burns as Mr. Kite Stargard as the Diamonds Anna Rodzianko and Rose Aragon as The Computerettes Carel Struycken as The Brute, in his first film appearance Patti Jerome as Saralinda Shears Max Showalter as Ernest Shears John Wheeler as Mr. Fields Jay W. MacIntosh as Ms. Fields Eleanor Zee as Mrs. Henderson Patrick Cranshaw as Western Union Manager Teri Lynn Wood as Bonnie Tracy Justrich as Tippy The actor playing The Evil Gladiola was neither seen nor credited. Special guests Additionally, the film becomes a time capsule of late 1970s pop culture with the last scene in which the cast is joined by "Our Guests at Heartland" to sing the reprise of the title track while standing in a formation imitating the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album cover. The scene was filmed at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios on December 16, 1977; indeed, according to co-star Carel Struycken (Mustard's henchman Brute), Sgt. Pepper was the last film to be made at MGM under that studio's then existing management. The guests were Peter Allen Keith Allison George Benson Elvin Bishop Stephen Bishop Jack Bruce Keith Carradine Carol Channing "Charlotte, Sharon, and Ula" Jim Dandy Sarah Dash Rick Derringer Barbara Dickson Donovan Dr. John Randy Edelman Yvonne Elliman José Feliciano Leif Garrett Adrian Gurvitz Billy Harper Eddie Harris Heart Nona Hendryx Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage Etta James Bruce Johnston Joe Lala D.C. LaRue Jo Leb Marcy Levy Mark Lindsay Nils Lofgren John Mayall Curtis Mayfield Bruce Morrow (Cousin Brucie) Peter Noone Alan O'Day Lee Oskar The Paley Brothers Robert Palmer Wilson Pickett Anita Pointer Bonnie Raitt Helen Reddy Minnie Riperton Chita Rivera Johnny Rivers Monte Rock III Danielle Rowe Seals & Crofts Sha-Na-Na Del Shannon Joe Simon Connie Stevens Al Stewart John Stewart Tina Turner Frankie Valli Gwen Verdon Diane Vincent Grover Washington, Jr. Alan White Lenny White Jackie Lomax Margaret Whiting Hank Williams, Jr. Johnny Winter Wolfman Jack Bobby Womack Gary Wright
Lines on my face is a great song! I was in Junior High when Frampton comes Alive came. Great memories. BTW, Joe Walsh introduced the talk box to Peter.
"Frampton Comes Alive" is one of the craziest things in the history of rock music. Frampton never really had a successful solo studio album, but that double-live album absolutely blew up. Not just by live album standards, but by any album standards. It was a massive, massive success.
One of the greatest live Rock albums of all time. I remember when it came out. Frampton came out of nowhere to instant Rockstar. I was fortunate to see him live back then and he was amazing.
His studio releases lacked the energy that "Frampton Comes Alive" captured, which was released my junior year of high school and we ate it up....along with Hotel California, Rumors, Night Moves, Boston (debut), Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (Jimmy Buffett album with Margaritaville), Exodus (Bob Marley), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (debut), The Last Waltz, Silk Degrees, in just a couple of years - crazy times. My 1st 3 concerts were < Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana and the Outlaws (July 77), Queen (Dec 77) and Journey (78 - Infinity tour - 1st with Steve Perry). I look back and think "damn I was pretty lucky" to be a teenager in the 1970s
@@MikeCoggan I often conflate Boston's debut with "Frampton Comes Alive." Both came out of nowhere around roughly the same time, to take the world (or at least America) by storm, where virtually every track was a hit at some level.
That said, "Frampton Comes Alive" to this day still stands alone as an insanely popular live album from an artist with no popular studio albums. It still boggles my mind, and I lived (and loved) through it. I mean, a lot of people hate live albums, to this day. And the one album that cut right through that bias was from someone almost nobody ever heard of. Crazy!
Also all the radio play are from Frampton Comes Alive, not from any of the studio albums. It's crazy! But Alive was fantastic!
@@MikeCoggan Awesome credentials. We know where it went from there...
It was definitely, "I wanna THANK you." Lots of people thought the same as you, but back in 1975 the censors would never have let that slide.
Wink wink hehe
Yeah but in concert ...you know lol
Depended on the vinue, 😂
I don't think You're right ! Peter Frampton is English not American !
LoL yes I thought the same thing back in 75. It was many years later when I found out what he was really saying. You're right about the censors. They never would have let it be released if he said what we were thinking. But we can pretend...
Peter is such a nice, humble person.
Coincidentally, he was a member of "Humble Pie" prior to this...
I saw him earlier this year at The Greek Theatre in L.A., in a light rain, and he was so thankful that everybody stayed through the whole show.
Everyone either brought their own rain gear, or bought the ponchos they sell there. 🤙😎
There is a video out there of Humble Pie performing 'The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake' where Mr Frampton looks like he isn't old enough to drive...
Humble Pie... Damn, now I have to listen to Thirty Days In The Hole after this.
Frampton is one of the original GOATs .... No one holds a candle to his energy and attitude ...
Guess you never heard Jimi Hendrix...or Jeff Beck...or Stevie Ray Vaughn...or Duane Allman. Time to permanently retire your pipe, Skippy.
@@michaeldavid6284 lol I didn't say he was the best guitar player , I said he was the goat with his energy and attitude . Now guitar player .. it's subjective. You have the greats as in Hendrix , Stevie Ray Vaughn, Billy Gibbons, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, BB King... Just to name a few . The list is long . Every one of them with a different style and sound . You could add Steve Via in the mix there's so many greats out there . But Frampton had a swagger about him and an attitude of just plain fun . So how about you hang up your pipe and read correctly.
@@michaeldavid6284ok chum...lol
There was a period in time when Peter Frampton ran the world.
I attended the Frampton Comes Alive concert as a teen. In the song Baby I Love Your Way I was the high whistle heard at the beginning. He has always enjoyed playing. Pray for Peter as his health is failing him now
Where did you see the concert? Do You Feel Like We Do was recorded at SUNY Plattsburgh. Tickets were $2 for students, $4 for public.
Against my mom's wishes my grandpa took me to Plattsburgh. I was 16. I was visiting my grandparents
I didn't know that was Peter. For years, the only song of his I knew was 'Show me the way'.
@@peteleal5365 So that is you and Grandpa screaming and applauding! :D
WOW, You're Famous!!! I KNOW That Whistle!!! I've Whistled on Molly Hatchet & Ted Nugent Videos!!!!
My brother and I used to stay up late in the 70's to watch Saturday night special.i remember this performance very vividly!!
We all did back in the day!
Do remember that ABC had a similar show name "In Concert", some FM stations would simulcast it, if you were lucky enough to be close enough to get a good signal you could put the audio through your stereo system, put on set of headphones and enjoy.
'Saturday Night Special' and 'Don Kirshner's Rock Concert' were staples in my life back in the 1970s. Great times!!! 👍👍
Peter Frampton is the guitarist and singer's name. He saw his first realy success with Humble Pie in the 60's before his solo career. "I Don't Need No Doctor" is a great song for Humble Pie to check out, you can clearly recognize Frampton's voice in the background singing.
With his live album, Framption Comes Alive, he saw extreme popularity in the 70s, but at that level it was relatively short-lived.
He's continued making music and touring. A few years back he was diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis, a degenerative disease that began to severely affect his ability to play guitar. He thought he was done, even did a farewell tour, but he's still pressing on at 74 and is in the middle of a US tour.
You gotta love someone who rips up the guitar and doesn't even look down at the strings or frets ! That guitar is one with the artist and the Artist is one with the guitar. !
It was October 14,1974. Frampton Comes Alive was just out. He opened for Rod Stewart and it was one of the BEST concerts I’ve ever been to ❤
October 14,1975*
Released 15 January 1976 (US)
13 February 1976 (UK)]
Recorded 13 June 1975
14 June 1975
24 August 1975
22 November 1975
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@@kirksmith2051 Thanks Kirk !
That is not only a "Talkbox" but that is the original one. He bought it directly from the inventor. Did you see him move the white box on the floor with his feet before he activated it? The box has a driver (speaker) inside of it The tube extends from the box up to the microphone. When switched on the guitar signal is switched from the amp to the talkbox. The sound is manipulated by your mouth and heard through the microphone. Peter Framptom first became internationally know as a teenager in the band Humble Pie before he had this solo band. Interesting side note Peter Frampton's father was an art teacher in England and David Bowie was one of his students.
And as a 12 year old he played guitar with 15 year old David Bowie.
BOB HEIL STUPID
Joe Walsh was actually the first rock musician to use the Talk Box on his hit song, "Rocky Mountain Way". Peter Frampton was the one who perfected it's use. He was introduced to the Talk Box in 1970 while doing session work for George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album, when he met Pete Drake. Drake was the inventor, and was a steel guitar player from Nashville that Harrison had brought in for his country sound.
@@hugefire63no history of the talk box can exclude Bob Heil. He was the developer of the talk box. He made the version Joe Walsh and Peter Frampton used to play their famous songs. Bob was well known in the industry. He built and owned the famous Wall of Sound used by the Great full Dead and Humble Pie and many other bands. He was the builder of the horn loaded speakers that got so damn loud for the time. Unlike today when an average audio set for an arena show might be 80k to 160k watts of amplifiers, in the 60s a 100 watt was a big one. Bob Carver came out with the Phase Linear 400 in 1970. They took over the concert Industry. I was still loading out to rock shows in the mid 80s. But back to Bob, he was known throughout the concert Industry. So when the building of the TalkBox came to be, he was the natural pick. An electronics genius, he later developed Heil microphones into a pretty big business. He sold the audio equipment business But like Joe Walsh, he was a ham radio operator. So Joe learn about the box from him. Heil still builds the Talk Box (to the best of my knowledge).
As a teenager he was in the band The Herd, before joining with Steve Marriot to form Humble Pie.
"Frampton Comes Alive" practically lived full-time on the turntable of out house when I was.like 9 or 10 back when it came out. I was lucky enough to see him a few years back. still fantastic.
Same here. I remember when my Dad brought it home. He was really enamoured with the talk box. And the guitar work in general.
I was born in 1960, so you were just a young pup!😁😎
I was about 8 when it came out in 76 and I still remember how big this record was. This album is a rock and roll icon!
It still spins on a regular basis at my house
I saw this guy back in the 90s at the Augusta Riverwalk and we were front row. He was just as good then as he was in the 70s and the best part.....he really looked like he was having fun, like he was enjoying himself thoroughly. It was like if the band invited you to drinks some beers and jam in their garage. One of the most positive, fun concerts I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot.
I WANNA THANK YOU for this video 🙂
He was having more fun then the crowd.
He was all over the radio when I was in High School. Always glad for younger people to find him.
@MISS_AILEEN_SENPAI I am not stupid
@MISS_AILEEN_SENPAI Got personal messages. I did not believe it was you. Why would you?
True story .. Peter Frampton lost that guitar in a plane crash. A fan found it in the wreckage. Years later they realized it was his guitar, they returned to him.
The guy stole it from the airplane wreck. It was in the tail section.A repairman saw it come in a shop years later and recognized it..
Frampton isn't just a brilliant legendary guitarist, he's also one of the nicest guys in rock & roll!
Peter Frampton is one of the best guitarist and now produces music. He was and always been a fabulous musician ❤️
Highly underrated guitarist, in my view. Never mentioned among the best, though he should be. He definitely had his own tone and his own sound, and he could PLAY that sucker!
you were enthralled and heard what you think he would say(whispering sweet nothings in your ear)...Actually he said "I want to THANK you"
Best hangover line ever. Woke up with a wine glass in my hand, who's wine? What wine? Where the hell did I dine? That is some good Rock!
He said, "I want to thank you!" -My very first rock concert was seeing Peter Frampton at the Los Angeles Forum in 1976. I learned that night that if you go to a rock concert, you got to bring sun glasses if you're sitting at the floor area in front of the stage. The lights were so bright!
Peter Frampton is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was playing professionally as a young teen. He was often called upon by many big named artists to play on their albums. He is well regarded by all musicians. He still plays shows occasionally today, but he is limited by a disease that affects his muscles. If you ever get the chance to see him perform live, take the opportunity. He is a great performer and cares that his audience is having as good a time as he does playing. Easily three of the best concerts I have seen in my life (1977, 2007, 2019).
Joe Walsh and David Gilmour each got a Hiel "Talk box" in 1974. They both used their's on recordings in 1975. Frampton got his just months later and recorded this in late 1975. The talk box then took a break from the limelight with disco and Bon Jovi's Ritchie Sambora brought it back in 1984-85. The technology from the Hiel talk box was then modified in 1979 to invent "pitch correct" in the studio, allowing those who couldn't carry a tune in a pail of water to sound perfectly in key with the band with the 'fixing' of the sound. In the 80s, pitch correct was even used live. Suddenly, dancers, models, actors, all had albums coming out and MTV was invented. It was as if they were saying, rockers were "not pretty enough" for television, and were replaced by 'camera friendly" faces. Rock suffered for 10 years and then the "grunge" movement brought music back to the musicians. Then Auto tune was invented and .............now we're in this boat.
Since he's British, you used the right word for him...."cheeky"....LOL.....his smile is too adorable !!!
Aileen, thank you for Rockin in the weekend with your reactions. You've created such a great channel. Well Played. Keep Rockin. Still have my fingers crossed for you to tap that bass - maybe a short.
Frampton Comes Alive - one of the greatest double albums of all time.... Live also
24 year old guitar phenom and his band cut the BIGGEST live album ever, toured the world to drive the young girls crazy. He said "I want to thank you" but there's no missing that mischievous smile
This was the Midnight Special music show that was one of my two favs back in the 70's.
Yes it was....."I wanta thank you" not what everyone wanted it to be LOL.
The "Comes Alive" album version of this was like a daily staple for all FM rock stations.
Saw Peter in 1999 at the Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach New Hampshire.
Most of the same band mates, and when he did this song the place erupted like the Beatles concert films.
My seat and table from him was like 30 feet. Bald, glasses, but still a young happy guy inside like you see here.
Awesome memories.
If you remember back to the Skynyrd song Free Bird, you may remember a majority of the front row was filled with young female fans.
That 1977 show in Oakland had multiple acts, and after Skynyrd was done, the closing performance was by Peter Frampton.
And I'm guessing a good number of that crowd was there for Frampton.
Frampton is all around great. Great musician, Great producer and all around Great human being,
He said "I wana Thank You". The actual lyric is "I wanna Lay You". But this is the TV show "Midnight Special" and the censors wouldn't allow that.
Ahh cool, its good to read, what the actual line would be.
Sounds like "FCK YOU" on album
😊 yeah Frampton was so popular that he got his own pinball machine!😊 That was something that was very very rare for a musician back then😅
Was loving your reaction from the start, but at 9:25 my head said "wait for it girl" and then it just got extra next level. I always thought he said "I wanna Thank You". But, it wouldn't surprise me to find out I had it wrong all along. Great appreciation for what Peter gave the World!!!
Frampton ruled the radio in the mid 70s. When his stardom wound down, he did a lot of guitar work with other people. (E.g., he played on one of David Bowie's tours)
1976 WAS THE YEAR OF PETER FRAMPTON❤
Peter Frampton and Nancy Wilson wrote the music the band Stillwater from Almost Famous plays. He also taught the actors how to move and act like musicians on stage.
Almost Famous is one of my all time favorite movies & having grown up listening to 70s radio, having Frampton & a Wilson sister writing that music was so amazing. I really liked the Stillwater music! Amazing for the actors to be stage trained by true rock stars.
There's one line in this song that, for me at least, virtually defines the mid and late 70s: "...must have been a dream, I don't believe where I've been. C'mon! Let's do it again!"
Good morning miss senpi california ed ❤ you fans picked an iconic band I saw Pete Frampton concert and it was a blast 😅 the flower child era ❤ thank you very much for bringing back youth memories ❤
Peter Frampton. Frampton comes alive was my first ever concert in Phoenix Arizona 1977
Peter Frampton had such a unique style. Great stuff!
All the ladies were bananas over him, back in the mid-70s!
He went to school with David Bowie - they were both part of a small collection of musicians who hung around on the strps of the school, and both ended up being discovered by the same record company in the 60s
Frampton's father, Owen was his son & Bowie's teacher at same school. I think Bowie was one or two years ahead of Peter at that school.
Years later he toured with Bowie on the Glass Spiders Tour behind Bowie's album Never Let Me Down.
Peter Frampton is a legend🔥👏
Been a fan for the longest time. Had the pleasure of experiencing Peter Frampton twice. First time was when he was with Humble Pie, at an outdoor venue in NYC, and the second time was during his Frampton Comes Alive tour, at the Capital Theater in Passaic, NJ. Great fun both times.
Kids , this is what they call music .
Oh yes 100 percent this is music in its amazing state
I was a senior in high school when "Frampton Comes Alive" came out. It was a must-have album, and I had mine. The Midnight Special was my generations MTV, that and Don Kirshners Rock Concert, both were on the weekend. Pretty sure I watched this when it aired. If you're interested, there are a ton of episodes with groups from this era, Heart, Aerosmith, Journey, Kiss and many more.
Aileen, you do have a dirty mind, my kind of girl😉, there was no way the network censors would've let that air. I do believe he said "I want to THANK you".
I saw Peter Frampton at Madison Square Garden in 2019 when he was 69. I was absolutely blown away. He was basically flawless musically and vocally. Amazing performance. He was also enjoying every moment of performing.
One of my all-time favorites! I got lucky and a friend scored free tickets to his "Thank You" concert the next year in Oakland.... Box seats right over Peter's head!
The real energy it´s your smile reacting to this great music!! Thanks to made my day every time that you upload a new one!!
The first real widely known use of the talk box. Frampton and this effect are both legendary.
I saw Peter Frampton in the 90's near Park City Utah. Outdoor concert with a couple other Bands. He is a Not case Loves to play. it was dusk and roadies were assembling the stage. We were second row right and there was a guy, balding vest levis buttom up shirt, walking around checking mikes, instruments. walked off and a few moments latter sound started drummer came out, spotlight on him as he played intro percussions and key board player started another light on him a bass player then a Gutar started playing and all the other lights went out and one spot came on and the roadie was playing. No it wasn't a roady, it was Peter Frampton, horse shoe haircut. smiling from ear to ear. Loving the fact that he didn't have the signature wild hair cut, that most expected. He was great. Played fantastic. put REO and the other band to shame. In the aspect he was there for the music and Fun and he was getting Payed! All three bands were good. But he I remember the most.
Aileen: So many ways to tell a story, and I love the instrumentals. Me: Wait until she gets to the talk box, and she didn't disappoint.
I used to listen to this over and over again on my dad's reel to reel lol 😅
😂I'm listening to it over and over, right here...lol🎶💜🎵💿
Frampton at the time was the epitome of the title "Rock god", he gave us our image what we wanted in our icons of the era. Good reactions.
Peter Frampton went from a studio musician to the world's greatest live performer in a blink of an eye .. I think the album "Frampton live" is still in the top 10 sales of all time .. if u believe hard enough and hard work u can be like him .. I'm 62 ..I still believe 🤘
No matter how many times I see this fantastic video, it is always fresh and such a superb performance. You mention Peter's open mouth and smiles as he plays lead guitar. Well, if you see the video of Thin Lizzy playing Bad Reputation (official music video), take a look at Scott Gorhan playing lead guitar. Very similar. Also note the great performance of drummer Brian Downey.
He has played by ear since he was 5!❤🎶🎵💿 Guess what?
He still Bob's his head an opens his mouth. Have been in love with Peter since I was 9.
Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton | The Midnight Special. Just as good.
Frampton was the fucking man. Much love I don't usually fuck with reaction channels but I love your energy! Keep it up girly you kick ass!
As a 70's era teenager, this might be the best song to use as soundtrack for that experience.
One of the greatest chance happenings of my musical history was walking with my wife to the Boston Esplanade and hearing Peter Frampton playing a rehearsal set for a show he was doing the next day. There were about 30 people outside the Hatch Shell, so it felt almost like an intimate club. And of course, he played this and other songs from "Frampton Comes Alive." Magical.
Wow, that sounds amazing!! So lucky that you and your wife got to experience that.
He was an original and amazing.. "I want to thank you" for reacting to this legend..
I was blessed to see Frampton at the Atlanta OMNI in 1977, by far one of the best concerts I ever went to.
Most of the hundreds of guitarists I've seen live dropped one peg after I saw Frampton last night in Philadelphia...wow I mean that guy has it all. Melody phrasing space tone I mean the chops are just otherworldly
Frampton was always amazing live... The Frampton Comes Alive album was a "must have" and everyone had a copy. And yes, he said what you thought he said. The plus side is that talent aside, Peter Frampton is probably one of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet... :)
I love Peter Frampton and his talking guitar
Imagine listening to that record at the age of... 10. Nothing has been the same for me since then. This musician guided me down the path of rock.
Also he performed this over the weekend for his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. It was awesome!
Perhaps one of the most underrated guitar players of his generation. Before going solo, he was lead guitar for Ten Years After, their album Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory, good stuff. I'm an old man, hope I got all my facts straight there :) Nice reaction.
That was Alvin Lee. Peter Frampton was in Herd and Humble Pie.
Frampton was the guitarist from Humble Pie. The album you mention was Traffic not Ten Years After.
He was saying, "I want to Thank You"! Recorded in 1975 on a network (no cable back then). They would not allow such lyrics. Midnight Special used to come on Saturday nights at Midnight. I used to watch it when I was a teenager.
It was the first platinum cassette..
His daughter was in Bridesmaids. She was the one who was the young customer who got in an argument at the jewelry store.😮
That guy could rock!!! I lived through all this great music, never realizing What we had in the 70s!!! Unbelievable!
this was my dads favorite song. every weekend on the way to the race track, to the lake, to wherever we went...we listened to this. so many memories. thank you for reacting to this
Love Peter Frampton. My favorite song is “Baby, I Love Your Way” and “Show Me The Way” is a close 2nd along with this song.
Framptom comes alive.. the best part.. show me the way - lines on my face - Do you feeeelllll like we doooooo!!!
Aileen, that was cool that you mentioned Snarky Puppy. I saw them some years ago in San Francisco and they were fantastic! I also got to see Frampton when he was part of Ringo Starr’s All Star Band. He was great. Thanks for the old school rock reaction.
Love the wolfman Jack in the midnight special but does anybody remember Don kirchner's rock concert? Man I'm old
Aileen
I have an interesting fact about Peter. Peter's father, Owen Frampton was a schoolteacher in England. Owen taught his son in school, but there was another famous singer went to same school also taught by Owen as Peter. Singer's birth name was David Jones, but we, the fans knew him as David Bowie. Bowie was one or two years ahead of Peter in school.
All artist have this. It what I call Zen moments. As a landscape photographer, I get where I go and it is like a dance with the universe. I get to watch it unfold in real time right before my eyes. It is a connection with the only thing that truly exists....the universe. Any artist who creates stunning work...lives in this state because they know exactly what it is.
I remember watching this. MIdnight Special came on at midnight every Friday. I never missed watching it. I had bought his album Frampton Comes Alive first time I heard this song. Seeing him play it live totally blew me away. Especially when he started with the talk box. I miss those days. ❤❤❤
My Dad had "Frampton Comes Alive" on vinyl in the 70s, this track was stand out for me at around 12 years old, love it !!
I saw Peter Frampton open for Aerosmith in Providence RI the definitely made the f-bomb Very Clear with that mischievous grin let's keep in mind this was a live concert with no sensor .❤
SEVERELY underrated guitarist.
Fantastic reaction once again! 🤘🏽
He has an interesting story. Childhood friends with Bowie, formed Humble Pie at 18, solo success with some classic rock staples. Very talented guy, still around at 74.
It was the "Frampton Comes Alive" album that was an instant huge hit. Love your reactions. This is the best use of a talk box that I know of.
The good guy of rock and roll. Frampton is one badass musician. Lead singer, lead guitar, plays drums. Was so popular at the height of his career. Every concert was sold out. He was always smiling and putting on a show. Love the guy!
Im In You is one of the most beautiful songs ever written....
YOU WERE RIGHT!!! It was KNOWN way back then. THAT is was he said.
He says “ I want to Thank you”. Just sounds like something else 😉
You are right, it is called a talk box. In that era it was the Heil Talk Box which was developed by Bob Heil. It was like a horn driver speaker which drove the sound through a tube. Thats why he has the special microphone set up for it as the sound is fed into your mouth and needs a mic to pick it up. Frampton is also playing through a Leslie cabinet, which is a rotating speaker most commonly used with Hammond organs at the time. You can hear him turn it on shortly after the beginning when his sound gets a bit louder and "swirly". Always great to listen to some music with you, Aileen!
WRONG! IT WAS INVENTED BY AL GORE , STUPID!
Peter Frampton played the lead guitar for the 70 s group HUMBLE PIE. His career exploded when he went on his own and created his own music in 1975
Love this album...worked our way up to Hidden Lakes out of Anaconda, MT, (this was in the the late 70's). I was 13. My uncle played it all two+ hours to get up to Storm Lake. In part, I am so thankful for the patience I learned, but more importantly, it was the appreciation of the live purity that can be achieved !!!!!!!!!!!
Still around today and former member of The Herd, Peter Frampton sent up his guitar vocals on a cellphone app not so long ago. So he is not beyond humour. A solid guitarist with a kind of structural concision that is actually - to my ears - just as British as it sound American.
Frampton has one of those "odd careers" in Rock-N-Roll. Basically came out of nowhere with a sound that just resonated with the audience, had the looks, put out a few "hits" here and there...... but THIS song was simply a completely different type of beast.
There are multiple versions from different appearances over the years, not to mention studio version and "remastered" versions. BUT NOTHING BEATS his "live performance" of this song. Even though his own career sort of peaked and then dropped, he was ALWAYS getting air-time, mostly this track, constantly referenced as a big influence AND nobody ever talked about going to a "bad show" (crowds loved his concerts). But for whatever reason, he just couldn't quite get the traction again after the release of his "Live Album", despite being considered one of the best guitarists at the time.
He wasn't a "one hit wonder" .... but he WAS a perfect example of "lightning in a bottle". The "perfect song at the perfect time" sort of impact is extremely rare, impossible to predict, and sadly difficult to follow up with. And while he had a few "hits" now and then, just couldn't quite get a "repeat success" of this track.
"I want to thank you" is what Peter Frampton said while using the talk box and you thought he said something different ... in part because of the look and eyebrow lifting right into the camera afterward.
I bought Frampton Comes Alive the day it hit my town's record store. Over the decades I saw him live six times. Each time I heard "I want to thank you." It was always a nod to the crowd. It is not easy to perfectly pronounce words using a talk box and some words are more difficult than others. That is in part why of those who used a talk box most would only use one to make the unique sounds and either not talk or keep it very limited and simple.
The last time I saw Peter Frampton he was opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd. When he was announced it looked like every female at the venue jumped to their feet. They were screaming and some were jumping up and down with excitement. When he walked out on stage the screaming and applauding from the females stopped. There was a very slight almost silent second followed by an audible gasp from the very same females. All I could think is the older ones remembered the face on the Frampton Comes Alive album and younger ones had seen this video or others like it. Both had a young Peter Frampton image in their minds ... and did not factor in the number of decades and aging that had occurred since. His long wavy hair was gone, he had a haircut like a Marine recruit and he was bald on top and there were signs of loosening sagging, wrinkling skin.
I felt really bad for Frampton, and hoped he somehow managed to not notice it or hear it. He went on to give the best live performance of the six I have seen. His vocals were better. Even though always a clean guitar player, even while in Humble Pie, but he topped anything I had seen and heard before. He may have lost his cute boyish looks, but he hadn't lost any skill whatsoever and actually sounded better.
Absolutely revolutionary use of the voice box. And incredible guitar work!!! At it's peak in Frampton Comes Alive!
"The one and only Billy Shears"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a 1978 American jukebox musical comedy film directed by Michael Schultz, written by Henry Edwards and starring an ensemble cast led by Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees. Depicting the loosely constructed story of a band as they wrangle with the music industry and battle evil forces bent on stealing their instruments and corrupting their hometown of Heartland, the film is presented in a form similar to that of a rock opera, with the songs providing "dialogue" to carry the story. George Burns has most of the spoken lines that act to clarify the plot and provide further narration but there are a few other lines throughout the movie (such as many robots).
Featured performers
The Bee Gees (Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb) whose music had been integral to Saturday Night Fever (released by this film's international distributor, Paramount Pictures), play Mark, David and Bob Henderson, members of the re-formed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. They also provide the computerized voices for Mean Mr. Mustard's robots.
Peter Frampton, whose album Frampton Comes Alive! was the biggest-selling live album ever at the time, plays Billy Shears, leader of the re-formed band and grandson of the original Sgt. Pepper character.
Steve Martin, whose comedy album A Wild and Crazy Guy was released the same year as the film, reaching number two on the music-dominated Billboard 200 album charts, plays Dr. Maxwell Edison.
The cast also features
Frankie Howerd as Mean Mr. Mustard
Paul Nicholas as Dougie Shears
Donald Pleasence as B.D., referred to as B.D. Hoffler in Burns' narrative voice-over and on a magazine cover in the film, but officially known in the film's credits, publicity materials, and in-film posters as B.D. Brockhurst
Sandy Farina as Strawberry Fields
Dianne Steinberg as Lucy
Aerosmith as Future Villain Band (FVB)
Alice Cooper as Father Sun
Earth, Wind & Fire, appearing as Earth, Wind, and Fire, the elements.
Billy Preston as the magical Sgt. Pepper golden weather vane come to life
George Burns as Mr. Kite
Stargard as the Diamonds
Anna Rodzianko and Rose Aragon as The Computerettes
Carel Struycken as The Brute, in his first film appearance
Patti Jerome as Saralinda Shears
Max Showalter as Ernest Shears
John Wheeler as Mr. Fields
Jay W. MacIntosh as Ms. Fields
Eleanor Zee as Mrs. Henderson
Patrick Cranshaw as Western Union Manager
Teri Lynn Wood as Bonnie
Tracy Justrich as Tippy
The actor playing The Evil Gladiola was neither seen nor credited.
Special guests
Additionally, the film becomes a time capsule of late 1970s pop culture with the last scene in which the cast is joined by "Our Guests at Heartland" to sing the reprise of the title track while standing in a formation imitating the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album cover. The scene was filmed at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios on December 16, 1977; indeed, according to co-star Carel Struycken (Mustard's henchman Brute), Sgt. Pepper was the last film to be made at MGM under that studio's then existing management.
The guests were
Peter Allen
Keith Allison
George Benson
Elvin Bishop
Stephen Bishop
Jack Bruce
Keith Carradine
Carol Channing
"Charlotte, Sharon, and Ula"
Jim Dandy
Sarah Dash
Rick Derringer
Barbara Dickson
Donovan
Dr. John
Randy Edelman
Yvonne Elliman
José Feliciano
Leif Garrett
Adrian Gurvitz
Billy Harper
Eddie Harris
Heart
Nona Hendryx
Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage
Etta James
Bruce Johnston
Joe Lala
D.C. LaRue
Jo Leb
Marcy Levy
Mark Lindsay
Nils Lofgren
John Mayall
Curtis Mayfield
Bruce Morrow (Cousin Brucie)
Peter Noone
Alan O'Day
Lee Oskar
The Paley Brothers
Robert Palmer
Wilson Pickett
Anita Pointer
Bonnie Raitt
Helen Reddy
Minnie Riperton
Chita Rivera
Johnny Rivers
Monte Rock III
Danielle Rowe
Seals & Crofts
Sha-Na-Na
Del Shannon
Joe Simon
Connie Stevens
Al Stewart
John Stewart
Tina Turner
Frankie Valli
Gwen Verdon
Diane Vincent
Grover Washington, Jr.
Alan White
Lenny White
Jackie Lomax
Margaret Whiting
Hank Williams, Jr.
Johnny Winter
Wolfman Jack
Bobby Womack
Gary Wright
Yes yes yes . I love Peter Frampton
Lines on my face is a great song! I was in Junior High when Frampton comes Alive came. Great memories. BTW, Joe Walsh introduced the talk box to Peter.
Impossible to watch or listen to without smiling joyously