This smart english man now is 61 years young and his very long carriere has been dominated by two facts, providing his cult status. One was the phantastic 'Frampton Comes Alive' Album from 1976 and one year later the US Mo.2 Hitsingle 'I'm In You' vom same titled album. Last mentioned one has been Frampton's biggest goal and not 'Show Me the Way', which had landed just on no.6.- But I don't think I have to tell you that, all you fans out there. I don't have to tell you that Peter started his musician carriere at a very young age with a band named 'The Truebeats, before he later went for the job as guitarist in Herd, and after that became part of Humple Pie. In the year 1972 he started his solocarriere, which includes 19 albums 'till this very day, incl. all live recordings. But after the above mentioned two hit records he could never repeat this success. No need to though, as both have given him the status of a living legend, at least here in Europe. Today, Peter, who is now an american citizen, thanks to his 3rd wife Tina Elfers, rather looks like a elderly bookkeeper in a town libary, but the sparkle in his eyes is still there and the Rock'n'Roll is still in his blood. Last year he released his new album 'Thank You Mr.Churchill', which focuses on modern trents but doesn't foget it's roots. By the way, this is the first release since the Grammy awarded 'Fingerprints' album back in 2006. 

And that's the slogan - Thank You Mr.Churchill - for the current tour, where Munich is just one stop over of many in 2011. The place is packed, most of all with an older generation, who have experienced Frampton already at his high times in the Seventies. And the boss starts his set at strike 8 p.m. - Great, I think.. - no supportact - early stage time, which means an early night. But wrong, this evening is gonna be a very long one indeed. 


"Shine On"

Framptons Backing Band is a rather young group, who he introduces throughout the set including Stanley Sheldon, who is the only musician from back then and who had played on Frampton Comes Alive with Peter. And that again makes Peter very proud indeed, as he mentions. The rest is:  Rob Arthur (Keyb./Git), Adam Lester (Git) and Dan Wojciechowski (Drums).

Apart from that, Frampton presents himself very communicating with the audiance. He says: "my german is not good, But I can say - Ja", - bends down to the photopit to ask me: "How do you pronounce Münche"? - Of course I help, and his welcome tonight is almost perfect - yeah well - almost! Peter then starts his set with an instrumental piece of music and works himself through his whole spectrum. I'm allowed to take pics throughout six songs and of course I take the chance within this brilliant light conditions, - just to ask myself afterwards: what the hell I'm gonna do with 536 pictures of Frampton? Never mind, I take what I get. And some other artists should take an example  about these photo conditions here. 
Funnily Frampton plays his 'Show Me The Way' pretty much in the beginning in a rather short version of only 6 minutes. We got 5 pieces of the new album on the setlist next to all his smashhits Baby, I Love Your Way’ and of course  ‚Do You Feel, Like We Do’ in a 17 minutes version. 


‚Baby, I Love Your Way’




‚Do You Feel, Like We Do’

Inbetween the mastro holds a speech about the good old vinyl record, which in his opinion did look so much more than nowadays CDs or even MP3 files. So his new record comes in a vinyl version as well. Autographs look better on those, he says.

However, and what we shouldn't forget, next to promote a new album, this tour also celebrates the 35th anniversary of 'Frampton Comes Alive'. Back to the set, which also includes some cover versions, as for instance Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun' or the cult track 'I Don't Need No Doctor', - Humple Pie had adopted back in 1971 and gave it a rocky edge. (the original of that track is by Ray Charles in 1966. Hard Rock fans should know it from the Band 'W.A.S.P.) 




The 3 hours show is closed down  by a cover of George Harrison's 'When My Guitar Gently Weeps'. 
Respect - Peter Frampton has kept himself in a very good shape actually and not tired at all after 180 minutes stage time. This has been a fine dejavu and he has proved himself, that even beyond 60 he is still a great live performer and very much alive.
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