Peter Frampton - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Peter Frampton

The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.

UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®. Album Description

fine album geared toward casual fans and newcomers

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Peter Frampton is actually one of the better entries in this CD series. The sound is excellent and the artwork is typical for this series. Normally this series cuts short the "best of" by any artist; but here the ten songs we get truly do represent Peter Frampton when he was at his very best. This may be the perfect place for the casual fan or newcomer to start; and if they like this then they can purchase more substantial albums by Peter Frampton.

"Show Me The Way" starts the album with Peter performing this awesome tune live! Peter sings this really well and the guitar work is excellent. Peter never sings a superfluous note and I am amazed by how great he sounded in concert that day! "I'm In You" is a charming rock ballad that celebrates the joys of being in love with your very special person. Peter sings this equally well and the guitar work sounds great! I like the lyrics to the song and I always enjoy Peter Frampton performing "I'm In You."

"Lines on My Face" features Peter squarely in the spotlight and he performs this so well; the key modulations make the number even better and Peter really shines on "Lines On My Face." It's easily a highlight of this album. In addition, Peter Frampton does an excellent cover of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours." The backup singers enhance the beauty of this triumphant sounding number and Peter is especially excellent on this tune! I know Stevie Wonder was proud of this rendition of his ballad.

"I Can't Stand It No More" gives us a more rockin' beat as Peter and his band mates bat this one straight out of the ballpark! "I Can't Stand It No More" is an excellent number that Peter and his mates perform without a flaw. There's really not a dud in the bunch on this CD!

The album ends with Peter's very famous performance of "Do You Feel Like We Do." "Do We Feel Like We Do" is classic rock at its very best and I predict you'll like this number very much. It's excellent!

Overall, although there could have been a song or two more on this CD, what we do get is solid quality Frampton. Although fans will love these songs, they may already have them in their collections. Therefore, I think this album is best geared toward the casual fan or the newcomer who wants to fins out just how great Peter Frampton was--and still is. If you like this album, try getting other CDs by Peter Frampton.
March 21, 2008

Perfect beginner for the new Frampton fan

This is a great starting point for the new Peter Frampton fan. It spans 1974 to 1981, and has 10 of his best known songs. Frampton bursted on the scene in 1976 with the ultimate live album 'Frampton Comes Alive!,' and for fans looking for more than just that, this is what you need.

First of all, buy this along with 'Frampton Comes Alive!.' That way, you get almost all of the magic of Frampton. Let's look at the positives and negatives of the CD:

Positives:
-Every major Frampton hit is here. 'Do You Feel Like We Do,' 'Show Me The Way,' 'Lines On My Face,' and 'Nassau/Baby I Love Your Way' are all here for your listening pleasure.
-IT'S NOT SKIMPY! This record clocks in at just over 56 minutes, filling most of the 80 minutes you can hold on a CD.
-It's remastered. The sound is enhanced with 24.bit remastering, so it's the best quality available.

Negatives:
There are none.

This is the perfect place to start for Frampton. If you like this and 'Frampton Comes Alive!,' these are also recommended:

Breaking All The Rules
Frampton's Camel
Frampton
Fingerprints

ENJOY!!! January 30, 2008

A Frampton collection for those who never cared for him

After 35 years of being a music fanatic, I have decided that it was about time to add my first Peter Frampton CD to my very large collection. The first live act that I saw was Humble Pie back in 1971, not long after Frampton was kicked out for not having enough soul. Humble Pie fizzled out in a few years and Frampton went on to release Comes Alive. You have heard it before, but no one knows how or why it became a blockbuster. Well, the song Do You Feel Like We Do had a lot to do with it. The opening line "Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand" really captured the feel of the seventies, since everyone stayed loaded. That song was played over and over at parties. One time I pleaded for the "host" to play something else. He agreed. Well, at the precise moment that he switched from phonograph to FM radio, guess what is played again? You got it! This song become a drunken blur of an anthem for hard partying. Him gurgling "I want to (bleep) you" into the water bag also added to the lure of this one. Well, the whole point I am trying to make is that most of the rest of that album was never played and the sound quality on it sucks. However, the sound quality on this budget collection is fantastic. It also has the full length version of that song, plus five other songs that appear on Comes Alive (studio versions are wisely substituted in some cases). The only reason that I did not give this one 5 stars is that I consider it as non-essential. This is some decent music that brings back a lot of hazy memories, but enjoy it for it's worth. A rocker he is not, as I would classify this as lite rock nowadays. September 19, 2007

Definitely one worth owning

The "Frampton Comes Alive" tour was the first concert I ever attended. It still is one of the best.

This CD is a good collection of Frampton's work. It's a taste of the best of his 70's career and much of the music still holds up very well today.

Peter Frampton's still making music today and his voice sounds great. One of his standout performances is on "Mad Dogs and Okies" a various CD of musicians who have worked with Jamie Oldaker, an Oklahoma sideman. July 2, 2007

A gem of an album !!!

Ordinarily the 20th Century Masters Series disappoints me because the CDs run very short--only about 36 to 40 minutes on average. Thank goodness they didn't do that with Peter Frampton! Here on this CD you get roughly an hour of some of his best performances including live concert tracks, too.

The CD starts with the awesome "Show Me The Way" performed live; and the song rocks hard--this number is a classic! The use of the guitars and percussion add strength to the musical arrangement; and Peter's vocals are excellent. His voice is rich, warm and full of masculine strength. The audience sure loves it, too!

The romantic and thoughtful "I'm In You" follows; this love ballad celebrates the joys of true love. Peter and his band perform this with great sensitivity. Awesome!

Other gems on this CD include "Nassau/Baby, I Love Your Way;" and Peter and his band perform a really rockin' version of "Signed, Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)."

The CD ends with a whopping 14 minute live track of "Do You Feel Like We Do." Peter uses the talkbox for a great effect and the audience especially likes the way the band jams and takes their time to deliver this one just right!

The liner notes include a great essay about Frampton's career by Scott Schinder; and you get all the song credits, too. Moreover, the art work is excellent.

Peter Frampton fans will love this CD; and people who want to get to know the artistry of Peter Frampton would do very well to start with this CD. People who really get into that classic rock sound from the 1970s will love this CD, too!

Enjoy!!!!
May 17, 2007

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