Old Enough to Forget

I am very late to the party with Frampton Comes Alive! Not that it's an excuse, but I was just thirteen when this came out, and it really wasn't an album any of my friends had at the time, so I never had a chance to hear it. It also didn't help that, for whatever reason, the big hits seemed schmaltzy. Peter Frampton looked like a rock star who didn't really seem to play rock, but played smokin' guitar. At the time, I liked Kiss, Alice Cooper and BTO, and this wasn't on my radar. Of course, the album was huge, and Peter did play that really cool Les Paul. If two pickups were good, three would put you over the top. But still, aside from the radio hits, I didn't know anything about the guy or the album. Of course, by the time I had enough money to buy things, I never really felt this was anything I'd ever want or even listen to. Then, a couple of years ago, I was in a music store and got to talking with the guy behind the counter about players we liked. Thi...