You brought up a good point. Who else would you nominate? Personally I'm of the opinion tat ELP should be in. If Oasis, why not Blur (my current kick)? I think of the Move and XTC but they were more well known in England than the U.S. I'm really hard pressed. Who would you add?
That was fun, I loved the host's description of Burning Wood, If I wasn't already a faithful reader, I would've been running right over here to check it out. The top ten list was great to hear discussed again. Forget Lenny Kravitz, I hope Mary J Blige doesn't hear this, Not that you're wrong at all. I think Frampton belongs in there, I laughed at you wanting to keep him out just because of the I'm In You album cover.
Chris O’Leary’s book ‘Ashes to Ashes’ indicates Frampton played on Bowie’s Never Let Me Down album sessions, as well as the subsequent tour. A belated thanks for sharing O’Leary’s writing on BW :)
Christine, I will def check out True Detective S1 and 4 someday. It's on the long, long list of TV shows I need to catch up on! And thanks anonymous for the info on Frampton, who did indeed play both lead guitar and sitar (!) on Never Let Me Down per the liner notes as quoted on Wikipedia. Sal may have blocked it out because the original album is I think one of his least favorites, but I believe he does like the McNulty remix! Though Sal should weigh in to confirm.
RE: Frampton/Bowie I think I reacted to the term "session guy" when I disputed Frampton's appearance on Bowie records. I hear "session guy" and I think Jim Keltner, Skunk Baxter. One song on "Never Let Me Down" is more of a guest spot, since there weren't many (or possibly any) before or since.
I think Frampton is about the only one I would say "sure, he should be in." His live album, (along with Kiss's perhaps) popularized live albums as an introduction to an artist that had a couple of studio albums under his belt. When I bought "Frampton comes Alive" is was a Two Album set that was cheaper than two single albums. In my youth, that seemed like a chance I could take on an artist I wasn't familiar with. After Frampton, Everyone came out with a double live album! REO Speedwagon comes to mind. I also think there is a health issue at play, trying to get Peter in before his health would preclude him from attending. Peter wrote about the Glass Spider tour in his autobiography. It seems Bowie and Frampton were acquaintances in school. Frampton's dad had been Bowie's teacher.
@Todd, Yes, Peter & david were childhood friends, and I believe the story is, Frampton was down on his luck, no record sales, no label, no tour and no money and Bowie reached out and made him the lead guitar player for the Glass Spider tour.
I was never doubting that. I just reacted to the phrase "session man," which still doesn't apply in my book.
The Glass Spider tour was my only time seeing Bowie. It wasn't a great show for me, but my so-so seats with sort of a side profile of the stage gave me one great moment: Bowie was being lifted up into the sky on some platform, but wasn't visible yet to most of the crowd (I could see behind whatever balcony/front piece blocked him from the audience) and Bowie was casually smoking a cigarette on break before the crane hit its mark and Bowie stood up to reveal himself to the masses. He looked effortlessly cool while waiting for his cue.
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Looking forward to it. Will listen today.
Thanks for coming on the show! A great guest as always.
Oh and Sal's segment begins at the 50 min mark so you can just jump right to it!
I wish you had been more forthcoming about how you feel about Mary J. Blige. :-)
And me out to lunch without my ear buds.🥵
Can’t wait to hear this….
The Mary J Blige rant was worth the listen.
You brought up a good point. Who else would you nominate? Personally I'm of the opinion tat ELP should be in. If Oasis, why not Blur (my current kick)? I think of the Move and XTC but they were more well known in England than the U.S. I'm really hard pressed. Who would you add?
That was fun, I loved the host's description of Burning Wood, If I wasn't already a faithful reader, I would've been running right over here to check it out. The top ten list was great to hear discussed again. Forget Lenny Kravitz, I hope Mary J Blige doesn't hear this, Not that you're wrong at all. I think Frampton belongs in there, I laughed at you wanting to keep him out just because of the I'm In You album cover.
"She couldn't carry a tune in a backpack!" Haha! This was such fun to listen to, your segment as well the discussion on movies, tv shows, etc.
Michael, you should check out the 1st and 4th seasons of True Detective. Worth your time!
"I'm in you; you're in me. I'm in youuuuuuuuuu....." Yeah, if poor old Steve Marriott was still alive.....
Love it!
Chris O’Leary’s book ‘Ashes to Ashes’ indicates Frampton played on Bowie’s Never Let Me Down album sessions, as well as the subsequent tour. A belated thanks for sharing O’Leary’s writing on BW :)
Christine, I will def check out True Detective S1 and 4 someday. It's on the long, long list of TV shows I need to catch up on! And thanks anonymous for the info on Frampton, who did indeed play both lead guitar and sitar (!) on Never Let Me Down per the liner notes as quoted on Wikipedia. Sal may have blocked it out because the original album is I think one of his least favorites, but I believe he does like the McNulty remix! Though Sal should weigh in to confirm.
RE:
Frampton/Bowie
I think I reacted to the term "session guy" when I disputed Frampton's appearance on Bowie records. I hear "session guy" and I think Jim Keltner, Skunk Baxter. One song on "Never Let Me Down" is more of a guest spot, since there weren't many (or possibly any) before or since.
Great listen, Professor, thanks.
I think Frampton is about the only one I would say "sure, he should be in." His live album, (along with Kiss's perhaps) popularized live albums as an introduction to an artist that had a couple of studio albums under his belt. When I bought "Frampton comes Alive" is was a Two Album set that was cheaper than two single albums. In my youth, that seemed like a chance I could take on an artist I wasn't familiar with. After Frampton, Everyone came out with a double live album! REO Speedwagon comes to mind.
I also think there is a health issue at play, trying to get Peter in before his health would preclude him from attending.
Peter wrote about the Glass Spider tour in his autobiography. It seems Bowie and Frampton were acquaintances in school. Frampton's dad had been Bowie's teacher.
@Todd,
Yes, Peter & david were childhood friends, and I believe the story is, Frampton was down on his luck, no record sales, no label, no tour and no money and Bowie reached out and made him the lead guitar player for the Glass Spider tour.
I was never doubting that. I just reacted to the phrase "session man," which still doesn't apply in my book.
The Glass Spider tour was my only time seeing Bowie. It wasn't a great show for me, but my so-so seats with sort of a side profile of the stage gave me one great moment: Bowie was being lifted up into the sky on some platform, but wasn't visible yet to most of the crowd (I could see behind whatever balcony/front piece blocked him from the audience) and Bowie was casually smoking a cigarette on break before the crane hit its mark and Bowie stood up to reveal himself to the masses. He looked effortlessly cool while waiting for his cue.
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