# Frampton Comes Alive **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550 "2009-10-21T01:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tattman40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/1 "2009-10-21T01:02:35Z")
Im sure everyone has heard the Frampton songs on the radio. But has anyone heard the studio versions of these live songs? I haven’t. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/2 "2009-10-21T02:02:31Z")
I remember hearing “Do you feel like I we do”, studio version, a very, very long time ago, and was surprised that it was a relatively short and not very embellished song, completely the opposite of the live one. It’s difficult to remember; hell, I think I last heard the live version something like 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/3 "2009-10-21T02:22:00Z")
Big fan of Peter Frampton, so yes, I have heard the studio versions. I was at the Winterland show, by the way…🆒 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/4 "2009-10-21T02:42:32Z")
> [@tattman40](#): > > Im sure everyone has heard the Frampton songs on the radio. Why do people say things like this? To the best of my knowledge, I have never heard \*\*\*any \*\*\*Frampton song on the radio. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/5 "2009-10-21T02:48:18Z")
Studio versions? Hell, I saw Frampton when he was on that tour. Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois wasn’t a big enough venue to include on the disk. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/6 "2009-10-21T03:21:33Z")
The Grateful Dead had several songs that were only released on live albums, never as studio versions… ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/7 "2009-10-21T12:27:05Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Why do people say things like this? To the best of my knowledge, I have never heard \*\*\*any \*\*\*Frampton song on the radio. Because the 3 hits from it are pretty ubiquitous. The album was released in 1976 and was the best selling live album ever until 1998. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/8 "2009-10-21T12:44:50Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Why do people say things like this? To the best of my knowledge, I have never heard \*\*\*any \*\*\*Frampton song on the radio. You don’t listen to classic rock stations, huh? They play _Do You Feel Like I Do_ as much as _Freebird._ ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/9 "2009-10-21T15:13:11Z")
The two songs on Side 4 – “Lines on My Face” and “Do You Feel Like We Do” – originally appeared on the studio album “Frampton’s Camel”, which is an old favorite of mine. It’s sort of a concept album, about his breakup with his wife, and has a lot of killer songs. (I’m not that crazy about most of his other stuff.) By the way, I could have sworn that the song was originally called “Do You Feel Like I Do” and retitled (from “I” to “We”) only for the live version. But various sources on the Web indicate that the original title did use “We”. I’ll have to dig out my old copy and see. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/10 "2009-10-21T16:23:24Z")
I think it was always “We”. Peter is still quite active. He puts on a fun show, complete with self-deprecating remarks about the success of \*Comes Alive \*and his lack of hair. He really is a great guitarist. “Fingerprints”, released in 2006 featured collaborations with a bunch of notable six-stringers, including original members of The Shadows, Hank Marvin and Brian Bennett. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/11 "2009-10-21T16:28:46Z")
This album will always hold a special place in my heart, but no…I never heard the studio versions. Dang…“big” doesn’t even begin to describe the reception this album got. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/12 "2009-10-21T17:24:54Z")
When he dies, some smart alec is going to write the headline: Frampton Goes Dead. He’s a great guitarist, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/13 "2009-10-21T18:14:15Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Why do people say things like this? To the best of my knowledge, I have never heard \*\*\*any \*\*\*Frampton song on the radio. Then apparently you’re not really someone. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/14 "2009-10-21T18:49:33Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Peter is still quite active. He puts on a fun show, complete with self-deprecating remarks about the success of \*Comes Alive \*and his lack of hair. He really is a great guitarist. I caught one of his concerts on HDNet the other evening, and he still sounds and plays great! ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/15 "2009-10-21T18:50:17Z")
Here’s an entertaining article about this album: [Thoughts, etc.: Peter Frampton in Three Acts](http://ginny-thoughtsetc.blogspot.com/2009/09/peter-frampton-in-three-acts.html) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/16 "2009-10-21T18:55:19Z")
I’ve heard a few but really only think of the live versions. Same with \*\*I Want You to Want me by Cheap Trick \*\*- have you heard the studio version? Oy - it’s crap - just finger-snappy [fluffy pop crap](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0iO5OM5I4c) (youtube link). The live version enabled Rick Nielsen to cut loose with some guitar and give the song some power-pop muscle. but yeah - Frampton is a great player and the live versions bring that out more than some of his studio versions… ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive/514550/17 "2009-10-21T19:11:15Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Same with \*\*I Want You to Want me by Cheap Trick \*\*- have you heard the studio version? Oy - it’s crap - just finger-snappy [fluffy pop crap](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0iO5OM5I4c) (youtube link). The live version enabled Rick Nielsen to cut loose with some guitar and give the song some power-pop muscle. That would make a nice thread: _Guitarists whose studio work belies their ability to rock out, which is starkly apparent in live performances_. Rick Nielsen, Lindsey Buckingham, and Craig Chaquico (Jefferson Starship) would be the poster children.