Steve Marriott, the dynamite vocalist and lead guitarist from The Small Faces teamed up with Peter Frampton in 1969 to form Humble Pie, a heavy blues rock band with a sound rather different than Marriott’s prior, psychedelic band. Although Humble Pie had its greatest success after 1971’s Rock On (and after Frampton left the band), this album still seems to me their best, and one of the best in a year full of great rock albums (including “Sticky Fingers” by The Rolling Stones, “Led Zeppelin IV,” “L.A. Woman” by The Doors, Rod Stewart’s “Every Picture Tells a Story,” Jethro Tull‘s “Aqualung,” and “A Nod is as Good as a Wink..to a Blind Horse” by The Faces, among others). Check out the lead number by Frampton (“Shine On”), as well as “79th & Sunset,” “Stone Cold Fever,” their great version of “Rollin’ Stone,” “A Song for Jenny,” and “The Light.” Full album here. Feel free to add links to other favorite Humble Pie numbers in the comments.
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