Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do?

[irock]

Peter Frampton's closest brush with fame prior to this live classic had been a short stint with Steve Marriott and Humble Pie, but as luck would have it he left that group just before it achieved rock immortality with 30 Days In The Hole. He formed a new group called Frampton's Camel and recorded a studio version of this song for an album that went nowhere fast. The group broke up and Frampton went solo, achieving moderate success with a few minor AOR hits. But on the west coast he had a sizable following of committed fans, and when in 1975 he played and recorded a concert at San Francisco's Winterland Auditorium he made rock history.

'Frampton Comes Alive!' was produced from that concert, and the over-14-minute subject track (which is about a hangover, btw) made him a huge rock star. Nothing quite like it had ever been done before. It featured a lengthy talk-box solo that was probably responsible for the song's phenomenal success. The talk box had been used before - notably by Joe Walsh and by Aerosmith - but never this effectively.

I hadn't listened to the tune in many years until I saw it and bought it on iTunes about a week ago. Man, this takes me back! Listening to it reminds me of things I had forgotten about decades ago.

[jimmy74747]

Ten years ago, I would have said that this ranks behind his two big hits, "Baby I Love Your Way" and "Show Me The Way". Since I don't hear this nearly as often, I now like it more.

I agree about the talkbox solo. Great stuff.

[Hervard]

This is probably my least favorite song by Peter Frampton (of his four Top Ten hits), probably because the song's about seven minutes long (though the album version is twice that long).

I thought talk boxes might be making a comeback, especially after hearing "Beverly Hills" by Weezer.

[mst3k]

This song is good to listen to every once in a while. It's just too long to hear on the radio on a daily basis though.

[billcs]

Used to be great for a late night party, and it did sound great in concert. Good for it's time, but I still like "Show Me The Way", "Baby I Love Your Way" and a few of Frampton's other songs better than this one.

One of his most underrated albums is 1981's Breaking All The Rules.

[Hervard]

I forgot to mention that my favorite song off the Frampton comes alive album would have to be "Show Me The Way".

My favorite Frampton song of all time is "I'm In You", which is also his biggest hit (spent two weeks at #1 on the R&R chart in the summer of 1977).

[cartman2002]

Do You Feel Like We Do got to #10 in 1976

[Deleted]

Obviously not as much of a classic as "Baby I Love Your Way" or "Show Me The Way," but I love it (the full live version). The instrumental solo is the best part.

This is one of the longest Top 10 hits ever.

[DadJokes]

In case anyone needs a 30 minute break down of this song. (snark aside - it's a fascinating look at the composition and how the different parts work together).