Now

Peter Frampton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 33rd Street
• ASIN: B0000AINPW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,189 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Verge of a Thing

2. Flying Without Wings

3. Love Stands Alone

4. Not Forgotten

5. Hour of Need

6. Mia Rose

7. I'm Back

8. I Need Ground

9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

10. Greens

11. Above It All

Editorial Reviews

Now by Peter Frampton

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Musical Effort., September 3, 2003

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Anthony Accordino (Massapequa Park, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now (Audio CD)

There was a time when Peter Frampton[1976], was the biggest act in rock music, thanks to his monumental live album "Frampton Comes Alive". How do you top selling 25 million albums? The truth is you don't, and hope you can survive artistically, after your 15 minutes of fame is over. Frampton has never left us, and has continued to record and make music over the last 25 plus years since "Comes Alive". His latest release "NOW", reveals that he remains a potent guitarist and songwriter, who hasn't lost his touch. The majority of this CD was recorded at his home studio in Ohio, with a solid band that includes long time keyboard man Bob Mayo and bassist John Regan. All the tunes are original with the exception of a cover version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", which was recorded in honor of his friend George Harrison. Some of the highlights here include, a rocking "Verge Of A Thing", The vintage sounding "Flying Without Wings", which could have easily been a hit rock record during the 70's. Some nice ballads are thrown into the mix including "Not Forgotten". "Love Stands Alone", and "Above It All", are all enjoyable tunes that employ that great frampton guitar sound, with that unmistakable voice. If you are an old-time Frampton fan who has not indulged in any of his music since his music heyday, I strongly urge you to consider this recording and add it to your collection. Frampton has made a cd that truly deserves some attention.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A stripped down sound and a worthy Frampton comeback album, October 2, 2004

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Hindburn (Church Stretton, Shropshire, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Now (Audio CD)

It has been nearly 10 years since Peter Frampton's last studio album, and it is unfortunate that we have had to wait so long for it to materialise. Though this `comeback' album is a good effort of the standard we are accustomed to from Peter, it is hardly the `magnum opus' that one might have expected after a decade's virtual silence. The sound of the album is quite basic and stripped-down, being essentially loud electric guitars (or ringing acoustic guitars), bass and drums, with subtle keyboard textures, the band being the same as that featured on Frampton's 1999 `Live in Detroit' concert album - Bob Mayo from the 1976 `Comes alive' album, John Regan (another longstanding Frampton associate), and Chad Cromwell the regular drummer with Mark Knopfler. There is little of the synthesizer overdubbing previously used on albums such as `I'm in you' and Frampton's 1994 studio album; the sound is very much that of the live band, but performing in the studio.

The songs are typical Frampton - mostly not particularly memorable at first hearing, but pleasant enough to grow on you when heard several times. Stylistically the album covers Peter's usual territory of acoustic guitar ballads and heavier R&B influenced rock, and listeners hoping for much innovation or experimentation would be disappointed - this is standard Frampton material, and though it is done well one can't help wondering why it took so long for the record to be completed. For me the most satisfying moments are when Peter departs a little from his usual formula, and performs a powerful version of George Harrison's `While my guitar gently weeps', followed by `Greens', a long instrumental piece reminiscent of some of Jeff Beck's `jazz-rock' work in the mid-70s. On these two tracks the extended guitar solos are somewhat more eloquent than in the rest of the album, and are a reminder of Frampton's past track record as a very tasteful and melodic electric guitar soloist.

For anyone not already familiar with Frampton's work, this would probably not be the best place to start, although for the committed fan it will be an essential purchase. I feel that with its generally simple musical arrangements it is a good complement to the 1994 `Peter Frampton' album (his previous studio album), which is more complex in its arrangements and is possibly a more carefully crafted album. Consequently I recommend that the listener should not buy one without the other, and along with the Detroit live album these studio recordings would give a good representation of where Peter Frampton really is at `Now'.

It should be noted that the German edition of `Now' contains three extra tracks compared with the original American edition, and in Britain it is also cheaper. This extended edition on the Framptone / SPV label, with 14 songs and a total length of just over an hour, is a particularly good bargain, and much better than the 11-track US edition. (All credits and vocals are of course in English.) The SPV version of the Detroit live album is also much longer than the US version.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Frampton Is A Monster Talent, September 5, 2003

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C. Hawkins "snapsnapboy" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now (Audio CD)

Frampton's newest CD is one of his best ever. It rocks, it has beautiful melodies, and his amazing writing, singing and GUITAR PLAYING has never been better. The album is also brilliantly recorded and mixed, and avoids the production overkill that has hampered his studio albums over the years. The wonderful cover version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps is a gem and Peter's guitar solo on it is pure inspiration. The man is without a doubt the most underrated rock guitarist ever. 'Now' is a great record by anyone's standards. Buy it!