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Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore is the 1971 live double-LP/single-CD by the English blues-rock group Humble Pie, recorded at the Fillmore East in New York City on May 28–29, 1971. It reached No. 21 on the Billboard 200 , #32 in Canada, [ 5 ] and entered the UK Top 40.
The band performed songs from the Humble Pie catalogue and other songs such as Bad Company's "Can't Get Enough (of your Love)" and Free's "All Right Now". [17] In 2023 Shirley's "Humble Pie Legacy" lineup of Dave Colwell (guitar), Jim Stapley (vocals, guitar, Hammond, harmonica), Ivan Bodley (bass) and Bobby Marks (drums) continued. [18]
It was Frampton's favourite album with Humble Pie, but he was becoming unhappy with continuing in the band. [3] In the latter part of the year, after their live album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore was mixed, and shortly before it was released, he left the band [ 3 ] to pursue a solo career, and take his music in a more acoustic direction.
Steve Marriott (1947–1991) was a successful and versatile English blue-eyed soul, singer-songwriter and guitarist.He is best remembered for his uniquely powerful voice and aggressive guitar [1] in groups Small Faces (1965–1969) and Humble Pie (1969–1975).
As Safe as Yesterday Is is the debut studio album by English rock band Humble Pie, released in August 1969. The band had been formed by singer/guitarists Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton. The album features a blend of heavy blues, crushing rock, pastoral folk, and post-mod pop music. It peaked at number 32 in the UK Albums Chart. [5] [6]
Humble Pie was a transitional album and a harbinger of the band's new, heavier direction. The material was darker than their previous two efforts, with striking contrasts in volume and style – Peter Frampton's gentle "Earth and Water Song" is buttressed between two of the heaviest tracks on the record, the band-composed "One Eyed Trouser Snake Rumba", and a cover of Willie Dixon's "I'm Ready".
Humble Pie toured constantly over the next three years, completing nineteen tours in the US alone. The band's next album releases, Humble Pie and Rock On, benefitted from their touring. Their live album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore (1971) became the band's most successful release to date. During these recordings, Marriott's strong vocal ...
Back on Track is the eleventh studio album by Humble Pie recorded after Jerry Shirley re-formed the band in 2001 with a line-up including their original bassist Greg Ridley, guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench and the new addition of guitarist Dave "Bucket" Colwell, who wrote or co-wrote seven of the ten tracks on this album.