PETER FRAMPTON'S FINGERPRINTS!

The New CD From Peter Frampton

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As is the case with "cabin fever", I was able to get out a bit from behind the work desk on Sunday and heard a familiar Guest on our local National Public Radio station. It was some ten minutes before I realized that it was none other than Peter Frampton (of "Frampton Comes Alive" fame) who lives due North of me. He was discussing his 2007 Grammy-Award winning CD "Fingerprints". One of the "tenacious as a bulldog" coping mechanisms I've learned is that when you cannot get at your own guitar, you "listen, listen, listen" like crazy to artists trying things they have never even considered doing in the past. I have a theory that it is good for one's creative mind to do so. In this case, Peter shines with a totally--instrumental CD. Since I refuel my vehicle in the early evenings, (due to smog alerts) I climbed back into the car and was pushing the pre-set buttons on my car in-dash radio to find something inspiring. That's when I had joined the interview already in-progress. The first impression I had was that this guy knew the local area and venues well. Secondly, I found some confirmation in what I had been trekking on my own with artists breaking touring into smaller pieces and pacing them--often with a few weeks apart to remain fresh and avoid burnout. Peter pulls off a great rendition of Sound Garden's "Black Hole Sun" with Mike McCready. Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman also sit-in on this CD and it is invigorating--whether the guitar is your choice of instrument or not; this is a fun piece I thought I'd Blog about for the beginning of the week!