History Music / PeterFrampton

* ShoutOut: Music/FrankZappa [[TheParody parodied]] his hit song "I'm In You" as "I Have Been In You" on ''Music/SheikYerbouti'' (1979).
** As mentioned in the Page Quote, the enormous popularity of ''Frampton Comes Alive'' was referenced in ''[[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne's World 2]]''. Wayne's girlfriend, Cassandra, had found a copy of the album at a garage sale.

His commercial peak was ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' in 1976, the prototypical ArenaRock live album which solidified Frampton's status as a TeenIdol and even won him an invitation to perform at the White House. However, although the studio follow-up ''I'm in You'' was well-recieved by critics and gave him his biggest hit single, its experimental nature alienated many of his teen fans. His appearance in the ''Film/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' film turned out to be [[CreatorKiller the end of his hit-making career]].

->"''Exqueese me? Have I seen this one before?'' Frampton Comes Alive''? Everybody in the world has'' Frampton Comes Alive''. If you lived in the suburbs, you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of Tide.''"

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->"''Exqueese me? Have I seen this one before? "Frampton Comes Alive"? Everybody in the world has "Frampton Comes Alive". If you lived in the suburbs, you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of Tide.''"

One of the original guitar heroes, Peter Frampton is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his multi-platinum LiveAlbum ''Frampton Comes Alive!'', the biggest selling album in the United States in 1976.

After receiving piano and guitar lessons in his youth, Frampton started off in a hit-making [[TheBritishInvasion British Invasion]] band called the Herd at the age of 16 before joining Steve Marriott of Music/TheSmallFaces in the BluesRock group Humble Pie and playing on sessions with several major stars. He started his solo career in 1971 and [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff soon found success easier in America than his native United Kingdom]].

After receiving piano and guitar lessons in his youth, Frampton started off in a hit-making [[TheBritishInvasion British Invasion]] band called the Herd at the age of 16 before joining Steve Marriott of TheSmallFaces in the BluesRock group Humble Pie and playing on sessions with several major stars. He started his solo career in 1971 and [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff soon found success easier in America than his native United Kingdom]].

* IconicItem: The talk-box, a device allowing a guitarist to "speak" through his instrument, became strongly associated with Frampton thanks to his use of it on several tracks on ''Frampton Comes Alive!''.

* ShoutOut: Music/FrankZappa [[TheParody parodied]] his hit song ''I'm In You'' as ''I Have Been In You'' on ''Music/SheikYerbouti'' (1979).

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Frampton wrote two of his biggest hits, "Show Me The Way" and "Baby I Love Your Way", in one day while on vacation in the Bahamas.

* PrettyBoy: When he was younger.

Frampton continues to record and perform, and has made some contributions to film and television; he made a memorable (and mostly ad-libbed) guest appearance on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Homerpalooza" and was a consultant on ''AlmostFamous''.

* Bishonen

* IconicItem: The talk-box, a device allowing a guitarist to "speak" through his instrument, became strongly associated with Frampton thanks to his use of it on several tracks on ''Frampton Comes Alive!''

* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Did the cover art for the 1974 album ''Something's Happening''.

One of the original guitar heroes, Peter Frampton is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his multi-platinum live album ''Frampton Comes Alive!'', the biggest selling album in the United States in 1976.

His commercial peak was ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' in 1976, the prototypical ArenaRock live album which solidified Frampton's status as a TeenIdol and even won him an invitation to perform at the White House. However, although the studio follow-up ''I'm in You'' was well-recieved by critics and gave him his biggest hit single, its experimental nature alienated many of his teen fans. His appearance in the ''SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' film turned out to be [[CreatorKiller the end of his hit-making career]].

Frampton continues to record and perform, and has made some contributions to film and television; he made a memorable (and mostly ad-libbed) guest appearance on ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Homerpalooza" and was a consultant on ''AlmostFamous''.

* [[Bishonen]]