Friday, June 07, 2002 7:00:16 AM
Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Humble Pie
http://www.humble-pie.org.uk/
http://www.humblepie.com/
From Essex, England.
......Natural Born Bugie
Ask any 70s rock fan to put on a classic live album and the chances are very high they'll pull out Humble Pie's seminal "Performance - Rockin' the Fillmore" LP. Billed as a supergroup from their beginnings in 1969, they chose their moniker as an escape from that tag, but during the classic Pie years of 69-75 they more than lived up to it. At their best playing live, that famous live LP was their most successful: Marriott and Frampton's guitar styles complementing & contrasting perfectly - Steve's hard edged rhythm & licks; and Peter's more jazz inflected lead. Humble Pie were exemplary exponents of blues-drenched hard rock, but with a huge added dose of Marriott's real musical penchant - soul. This gave them a unique sound and set them apart from other 70s rock contemparies. They could (and frequently did) take an obscure soul or R&B tune and absolutely cover the life out of it, jamming it out, changing it and improvising until what they had created became essentially their own composition. For me it is Steve Marriott's voice that draws me to the pie sound more than anything though. The band was blessed with four great musicians who were all multi-instrumentalists and in possession of great singing voices - indeed Pie's early trademark was turntaking by Peter/Steve/Greg in the vocal department - but surely Steve's voice must go down in history as the most soulful white man's rock voice ever. How he could scream, wail, split octaves and then take it down into unheard depths of moaning blues-saturated anguish....
Marriott & Frampton
Humble Pie.............
Humble Pie were a very good recording group, but their true colours showed through on stage--they were an incredible live act. Driven by the twin arsenal of Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton, Pie were one of the most powerful and energetic blues/rock bands in rock and roll.
One must look no further than the immortal 'Rockin The Fillmore' for proof. Although they produced a number of British hits with their studio work, 'Fillmore' is a masterpiece that speaks for the band in four simple sides of vinyl.
Humble Pie enjoyed the luxury of having two amazing guitarists who fed off each other, with each's sound and style combining to make a whole far greater than the sum. Marriott was the guts--laying down a sleazy, irrestible background, while Frampton flirted on top, weaving in and out of the band's wall of sound.
Rounding out the equation was Marriott's raspy vocals, searing with tales of pain, promise and promiscuity. Pie's renditions of blues classics I Don't Need No Doctor, Hallelujah and I Walk On Gilded Splinters should be considered mandatory listening for Guitar 101. Regrettably, Steve Marriott passed away in 1994.
Humble Pie I (1969 - 1970)
Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals - b. January 30, 1947, London, England; d. April 20, 1991, Arkesden, England - formerly with The Small Faces.
Peter Frampton - guitar/vocals - b. April 22, 1950, Beckenham, England - formerly with The Herd.
Greg Ridley - bass/vocals - b. October 23, 1947, Carlisle, England - formerly with Spooky Tooth.
Jerry Shirley - drums - b. February 4, 1952, England.
Albums:
"As Safe As Yesterday Is" (1969)
"Town and Country" (1969)
"Humble Pie" (1970)
"Rock On" (1971)
"Performance - Rockin' the Fillmore" (live) (1971)
"Lost and Found" (1972) - reissue of the first two albums.
Peter Frampton forms Frampton's Camel.
Humble Pie II (1971 - ? )
Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals
Greg Ridley - bass/vocals
Jerry Shirley - drums
David "Clem" Clempson - guitar/vocals - b. September 5, 1949, England - formerly with Colosseum.
Albums:
"Smokin'" (1972)
"Eat It" (1973)
"Thunder Box" (1974)
"Street Rats" (1975)
"King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents...Humble Pie" (live) (1996)
"Natural Born Boogie: The BBC Sessions" (2000)
Group disbands. Steve Marriott forms Steve Marriott's All Stars, and later rejoins The Small Faces. Jerry Shirley forms Natural Gas (with Joey Molland, formerly of Badfinger). David "Clem" Clempson joins Greenslade, later forms Strange Brew with Jerry Ridley and Cozy Powell (formerly with Jeff Beck), and later plays with Jack Bruce.
Humble Pie III (1980 - 1981) (reformed)
Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals
Jerry Shirley - drums
Bobby Tench - guitar/vocals - formerly with Jeff Beck.
Anthony Jones - bass
Albums:
"On to Victory" (1980)
"Go For the Throat" (1981)
Group disbands. Jerry Shirley joins Fastway.
Compilations:
"The Best" (1982)
"Best of Humble Pie" (1987)
"Classics Volume 14" (1987)
"Hot 'N' Nasty: The Anthology" (2-CDs) (1994)
Steve Marriott solo:
"Marriott" (1976)
"Steve Marriott" (1981)
"Scrubbers" (1996) (Steve Marriott's All Stars)
"Clear Through the Night" (Steve Marriott's All Stars)
"Dingwalls 6/7/84" (live) (1994)
"All or Nothing" (live) (1998)
"And the Official Receivers" (2000)
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Breaking Clay Makes My Day!
http://www.humble-pie.org.uk/
http://www.humblepie.com/
From Essex, England.
......Natural Born Bugie
Ask any 70s rock fan to put on a classic live album and the chances are very high they'll pull out Humble Pie's seminal "Performance - Rockin' the Fillmore" LP. Billed as a supergroup from their beginnings in 1969, they chose their moniker as an escape from that tag, but during the classic Pie years of 69-75 they more than lived up to it. At their best playing live, that famous live LP was their most successful: Marriott and Frampton's guitar styles complementing & contrasting perfectly - Steve's hard edged rhythm & licks; and Peter's more jazz inflected lead. Humble Pie were exemplary exponents of blues-drenched hard rock, but with a huge added dose of Marriott's real musical penchant - soul. This gave them a unique sound and set them apart from other 70s rock contemparies. They could (and frequently did) take an obscure soul or R&B tune and absolutely cover the life out of it, jamming it out, changing it and improvising until what they had created became essentially their own composition. For me it is Steve Marriott's voice that draws me to the pie sound more than anything though. The band was blessed with four great musicians who were all multi-instrumentalists and in possession of great singing voices - indeed Pie's early trademark was turntaking by Peter/Steve/Greg in the vocal department - but surely Steve's voice must go down in history as the most soulful white man's rock voice ever. How he could scream, wail, split octaves and then take it down into unheard depths of moaning blues-saturated anguish....
Marriott & Frampton
Humble Pie.............
Humble Pie were a very good recording group, but their true colours showed through on stage--they were an incredible live act. Driven by the twin arsenal of Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton, Pie were one of the most powerful and energetic blues/rock bands in rock and roll.
One must look no further than the immortal 'Rockin The Fillmore' for proof. Although they produced a number of British hits with their studio work, 'Fillmore' is a masterpiece that speaks for the band in four simple sides of vinyl.
Humble Pie enjoyed the luxury of having two amazing guitarists who fed off each other, with each's sound and style combining to make a whole far greater than the sum. Marriott was the guts--laying down a sleazy, irrestible background, while Frampton flirted on top, weaving in and out of the band's wall of sound.
Rounding out the equation was Marriott's raspy vocals, searing with tales of pain, promise and promiscuity. Pie's renditions of blues classics I Don't Need No Doctor, Hallelujah and I Walk On Gilded Splinters should be considered mandatory listening for Guitar 101. Regrettably, Steve Marriott passed away in 1994.
Humble Pie I (1969 - 1970)
Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals - b. January 30, 1947, London, England; d. April 20, 1991, Arkesden, England - formerly with The Small Faces.
Peter Frampton - guitar/vocals - b. April 22, 1950, Beckenham, England - formerly with The Herd.
Greg Ridley - bass/vocals - b. October 23, 1947, Carlisle, England - formerly with Spooky Tooth.
Jerry Shirley - drums - b. February 4, 1952, England.
Albums:
"As Safe As Yesterday Is" (1969)
"Town and Country" (1969)
"Humble Pie" (1970)
"Rock On" (1971)
"Performance - Rockin' the Fillmore" (live) (1971)
"Lost and Found" (1972) - reissue of the first two albums.
Peter Frampton forms Frampton's Camel.
Humble Pie II (1971 - ? )
Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals
Greg Ridley - bass/vocals
Jerry Shirley - drums
David "Clem" Clempson - guitar/vocals - b. September 5, 1949, England - formerly with Colosseum.
Albums:
"Smokin'" (1972)
"Eat It" (1973)
"Thunder Box" (1974)
"Street Rats" (1975)
"King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents...Humble Pie" (live) (1996)
"Natural Born Boogie: The BBC Sessions" (2000)
Group disbands. Steve Marriott forms Steve Marriott's All Stars, and later rejoins The Small Faces. Jerry Shirley forms Natural Gas (with Joey Molland, formerly of Badfinger). David "Clem" Clempson joins Greenslade, later forms Strange Brew with Jerry Ridley and Cozy Powell (formerly with Jeff Beck), and later plays with Jack Bruce.
Humble Pie III (1980 - 1981) (reformed)
Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals
Jerry Shirley - drums
Bobby Tench - guitar/vocals - formerly with Jeff Beck.
Anthony Jones - bass
Albums:
"On to Victory" (1980)
"Go For the Throat" (1981)
Group disbands. Jerry Shirley joins Fastway.
Compilations:
"The Best" (1982)
"Best of Humble Pie" (1987)
"Classics Volume 14" (1987)
"Hot 'N' Nasty: The Anthology" (2-CDs) (1994)
Steve Marriott solo:
"Marriott" (1976)
"Steve Marriott" (1981)
"Scrubbers" (1996) (Steve Marriott's All Stars)
"Clear Through the Night" (Steve Marriott's All Stars)
"Dingwalls 6/7/84" (live) (1994)
"All or Nothing" (live) (1998)
"And the Official Receivers" (2000)
] Breaking Clay Makes My Day!
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