{"id":28427,"date":"2013-03-24T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=28427"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:34:09","slug":"peter-frampton-fca35-bluray-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/peter-frampton-fca35-bluray-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Frampton | FCA!35<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Steve Patrick<\/span>
\n– Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"PeterIt seems that Peter Frampton is rock \u2018n\u2019 roll\u2019s version of Sisyphus, forever cursed to relive live shows he did 35 years ago. Thankfully, despite having lost his trademark golden mane, Frampton\u2019s performances have only improved over time. The new blu-ray release FCA!35<\/em> only proves that the English guitar wizard is still very much coming alive whenever he takes the stage. <\/p>\n

The Frampton Comes Alive!<\/em> record is something that every casual classic rock fan should be at least aware of. The album contained career-defining versions of songs like \u201cShow Me the Way,\u201d \u201cBaby, I Love Your Way,\u201d and \u201cDo You Feel Like We Do\u201d that inspired legions of other guitarists to work on their talk box technique. Since FCA!<\/em> is so familiar to so many people, one would think doing a 35th anniversary tribute would be a major undertaking. <\/p>\n

Here on this blu-ray, Frampton and company have gone to great pains to recreate the FCA!<\/em> experience. Frampton graces the stage to the same introduction that starts the live record. Even the firecracker explosion on \u201cWind of Change\u201d is faithfully present and pumped into the venue\u2019s sound system. Also, Frampton\u2019s primary touring\/recording guitar from the 70\u2019s, \u201cThe Phoenix,\u201d was recently rediscovered after having been lost for decades and was used throughout the FCA!<\/em> portion of the set.<\/p>\n

Musical highlights include the guitar duel on \u201cGive You Money\u201d between Frampton and his band member, guitarist Adam Lester. \u201cDo You Feel Like We Do\u201d has ballooned to epic proportions and, while it may seem a bit indulgent, is performed with such mastery that Frampton pulls it off to close out the first set.<\/p>\n

Then Frampton plays a second set of his other material as well as newer songs from his recent studio albums, Fingerprints<\/em> and Thank You Mr. Churchill<\/em>. The second set opens up with a new song, \u201cAsleep at the Wheel.\u201d The song is one of the darker tracks from the Churchill<\/em> record and features some incendiary guitar leads from Frampton. Songs like this one prove that Frampton\u2019s talent has only increased in the 35 years since FCA!.<\/p>\n

We then get a peek at Frampton\u2019s political side on the song \u201cRestraint\u201d which is about greed in today\u2019s economy and is performed with a running stocks ticker projected on the screen behind the band. Then there is a substantial instrumental section of tracks pulled from the Fingerprints album. An autobiographical tune from the Churchill album is a high point of the 2nd set and is about the first stringed instrument Frampton learned to play: a banjolele. <\/p>\n

Peter\u2019s son Julian joins his dad by singing lead vocals on a couple tracks: the new, hard rocking song \u201cRoad to the Sun\u201d and the old Humble Pie classic \u201cI Don\u2019t Need No Doctor.\u201d. Julian Frampton is no Steve Marriott, but the family dynamic provided a new twist to a rock relic. More Humble Pie material shows up later in the set on \u201cFour Day Creep\u201d, a great bluesy monster of a song where several members of the band take a turn doing vocals. Also, a couple of Frampton\u2019s high-profile covers also pop up in the set: \u201cBlack Hole Sun\u201d and \u201cWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps.\u201d The latter has been a live staple since George Harrison\u2019s 2001 passing and was a fitting way to end the show.<\/p>\n

All in all, FCA!35<\/em> is clearly a must-have for die-hard Frampton fans, but casual fans who just have an appreciation for rock history will find a lot to enjoy here. The bonus feature documentary about the rediscovery of \u201cThe Phoenix\u201d guitar is particularly interesting. Frampton pulls all the punches on this blu-ray and shows off what can still happen when this 62-year old guitar legend comes alive.<\/p>\n

Genre: Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nPeter Frampton (guitar\/vocals)
\nAdam Lester (guitar\/vocals)
\nRob Arthur (keyboards\/guitar\/vocals)
\nStanley Sheldon (bass)
\nDan Wojciechowski (drums)
\nJulian Frampton (vocals)
\nBlair Masters (synth)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1. Somethin\u2019s Happening
\n2. Doobie Wah
\n3. Lines On My Face
\n4. Show Me the Way
\n5. It\u2019s A Plain Shame
\n6. Wind of Change
\n7. Penny For Your Thoughts
\n8. All I Wanna Be (Is By Your Side)
\n9. Baby, I Love Your Way
\n10. (I Wanna) Go to the Sun
\n11. (I\u2019ll Give You) Money
\n12. Shine On
\n13. Jumpin\u2019 Jack Flash
\n14. Do You Feel Like We Do
\n15. Asleep at the Wheel
\n16. Restraint
\n17. Float
\n18. Boot It Up
\n19. Double Nickels
\n20. Vaudeville Nanna And The Banjolele
\n21. Road to the Sun
\n22. I Don\u2019t Need No Doctor
\n23. Black Hole Sun
\n24. Four Day Creep
\n25. Off the Hook
\n26. While My Guitar Gently Weeps <\/p>\n

Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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