His Humble Pie work, to me ,was his best. He and Steve Marriot were smokin hot. Saw them on numerous occasions in the very early 70's. Mike

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My older sister got "Frampton Comes Alive" for Christmas when we were young, and I have loved that album ever since. It was also the start of my love affair with....Gasp......the Gibson Les Paul Custom!!!!!! Yes Fender fans, I DO love the Black Beauty, and I am not afraid to admit it. The tone Frampton gets on that album is truly awesome.

I am old.

That was back in the day when Disco seemed to be replacing Rock on the radio. I like Disco more today for its nostagic value, but back then I absolutely hated it. Frampton Comes Alive made me believe that neither Rock nor the guitar were dead just yet.

BTW - His talk box and a LP Black Beauty are on display at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL.

Junior in High School...all was right with the world
Thanks for the memories

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I'm beginning to see why it was suggested to me that things are getting a bit 'tacky' around here. As you suggest in parentheses: Often better not to dignifiy those kinds of responses with a rebuttal.

Doc

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I remember quite well. I said to myself, "Self, Oh, he stole Joe Walsh's Talk Box invention and now he's trying to capitalize on it." And, "I hope this gimmick doesn't catch on because I can't stand the sound of the thing."

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You dig?

Suggest you Google 'talk box' and go to the Wikepedia post on the development of that device. Joe Walsh does not appear in that history.

Doc

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Hi Doc! Thanks for the idea to Google "Talk Box". I didn't really know much about the history of the device. When I was in high school we used to refer to it as a "Magic Bag", though, I see the Wiki article calls it simply "The Bag". Years later after actually seeing one, I wondered how it got its name because it didn't look like a bag at all. Now I see it was a different device altogether. The Frampton unit at the Seminole Hard Rock is a Heil.

Like jayro, the first time I can recall hearing the Talk Box was in Joe Walsh's "The Rocky Mountain Way" from his album The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get released in mid-1973, well before Frampton's live album. I can't believe Walsh wasn't even mentioned. I guess he didn't invent it, but I heard a story years ago that he built his own unit from some plastic tubing and an old grocery store PA amp.

The article mentioned the Sonovox, also. I remember that from AM radio jingles. Geez, I guess I am old.

Yep!! The classic BromoSeltzer steam engine.

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For those of you who weren't around for the golden age of AM radio, PAMS of Dallas has a great site. (For whatever reason, the commercial radio jingle business seemed to have centered in Dallas, TX. I guess it was the availability of expertise.) The link below provides some Sonovox samples, but the site itself is a peek in to '60s radio. Hope you enjoy.

http://www.pams.com/cuts-18.html

Nazareth guitar player on 's.o.b.'. Iron Butterfly guitar player and bass guitar player on 'butterfly'.

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I was merely answering the OP's question. That was the 'folklore' going around back then as Walsh was virtually the only one using it. I soon after became aware that it wasn't Walsh's invention. Rather, he simply concocted a home made one. Either way, it is of no relevance to me but thanks for pointing it out.

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You dig?

Doc, here ya go !!

http://cachefly.oreilly.com/make/bromo_seltzer.wav

Guess you are!!

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