HUMBLE PIE - Natural Born Bugie (2000) 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

PETER FRAMPTON - Frampton's Camel [1973]

Named after Frampton's touring band at the time, Frampton's Camel has a harder-rocking feel than its predecessor Wind of Change, with Mick Gallagher's percussive electric piano and organ taking a prominent position in the mix and Frampton getting a harder sound from his electric guitars (though his acoustic playing is so lush and lyrical that it dominates the album here and there in its quiet way). The sound on this recording lays out the formula that Frampton would take to mega-success three years later with the release of Frampton Comes Alive. The songs are all first-rate or close to it -- included here is the original studio version of the group composition "Do You Feel Like We Do," a quicker-tempo, extended (albeit less majestic) version of which appeared on the latter album and became a staple of classic-rock radio, but the Frampton-composed "I Got My Eyes on You" and "Don't Fade Away" and the Frampton-Gallagher "All Night Long" are also compelling examples of '70s hard rock at its commercial best. This album also includes a nice cover of Stevie Wonder's "I Believe (When I Fall in Love With You It Will Be Forever)," the power ballad "Lines on My Face," the rollicking "White Sugar," and Frampton's gorgeously lyrical, all acoustic "Just the Time of the Year." As on Wind of Change, Frampton's use of dynamics and mix of acoustic and electric guitars keeps the music from becoming one-dimensional. The October 2000 CD reissue, remastered in state-of-the-art sound, adds an even more expansive feel to this album and enhances its melodic richness.  by Jim Newsom 
Tracklist:
1 I Got My Eyes on You 4:29
Peter Frampton
2 All Night Long 3:19
Peter Frampton / Mick Gallagher
3 Lines on My Face 4:50
Peter Frampton  
4 Which Way the Wind Blows 3:32
Peter Frampton
 5 I Believe (When I Fall in Love With You It Will Be Forever) 4:10
Stevie Wonder / Yvonne Wright
6 White Sugar 3:37
Peter Frampton
7 Don't Fade Away 4:39
Peter Frampton
8 Just the Time of Year 3:58
Peter Frampton
9 Do You Feel Like We Do 6:44
Peter Frampton / Mick Gallagher / John Siomos / Rick Wills
 Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Frank Carillo (tracks: 3)
Backing Vocals – Frank Carillo (tracks: 4)
Bass – Rick Wills
Drums – John Siomos
Guitar – Frank Carillo (tracks: 5)
Keyboards – Mick Gallagher
Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic] – Frank Carillo (tracks: 2)
Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Tambourine, Drums, Bass – Peter Frampton

PETER FRAMPTON - Frampton's Camel [1973] 

[2000] RM / A&M / CBR320k / scans

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HUMBLE PIE - As Safe as Yesterday Is (1969-2008) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Humble Pie, known as boogie hammerheads, at least once achieved American popularity in the mid-'70s. Its origins were quite different, however, and its debut album, As Safe as Yesterday Is, is a visionary blend of hard blues, crushing rock, pastoral folk, and post-mod pop. It would be even more impressive if the group had written songs to support its sound, but it seemed to have overlooked that element of the equation. Still, there's no denying that the sound of the band isn't just good, it's quite engaging, as the band bring disparate elements together, letting them bump up against each other, forming a wildly rich blend of hippie folk and deeply sexy blues. Musically, this set a template for a lot of bands that followed later -- Led Zeppelin seemed to directly lift parts of this, and Paul Weller would later rely heavily on this for his '90s comeback -- and it's very intriguing, even rewarding, on that level. But it falls short of a genuine classic, even with its originality and influence, because the songwriting is rarely more than a structure for the playing and the album often sounds more like a period piece than an album that defined its times. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine   
Tracklist:
1 Desperation 6:28
John Kay
2 Stick Shift 2:24
Peter Frampton
3 Buttermilk Boy  4:21
Steve Marriott
4 Growing Closer 3:12
Ian McLagan
5 As Safe as Yesterday Is 6:07
Peter Frampton / Steve Marriott
6 Bang! 3:27
Steve Marriott
7 Alabama '69 4:37
Steve Marriott
8 I'll Go Alone 6:18
Peter Frampton
9 A Nifty Little Number Like You 6:12
Steve Marriott
10 What You Will 4:22
Steve Marriott
Bonus Tracks
11 Natural Born Bugie 4:14
Steve Marriott
12 Wrist Job 4:15
Steve Marriott