Here is my list of Pie albums: As Safe As Yesterday Is - this album just flows, rocks and the entire band participates with vocals - all tracks are great Humble Pie - 1970 self titled with jams, humor (only a roach) and some great rockers Smokin' - first post Frampton release and they do not miss him (at least for now); the guitar intro to 30 Days is an absolute killer Rock-On - great album with well crafted songs (check out Strange Days) Rockin' The Fillmore - I know this one gets all the fanfare - too many long jams that I have yet to listen to a second time; some tracks are great never the less. In my opinion this is all you need from Humble Pie.
If you have the Fire Stick, it can be pretty useful.... I came across the Humble Pie/Marriott material doing a voice search from the home page...as I do other stuff... No Problem, I really liked both video's and think you'll appreciate Packet of Three.
The two albums that I have. Humble Pie – Rock On Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFCD 847 Series: Original Master Recording – Format: CD, Album, Remastered Country: Japan Released: 1988 Humble Pie – Smokin' Label: Analogue Productions – CAPP 4243 SA Format: SACD, Hybrid, Album, Reissue Country: US Released: 2010 30 Days In The Hole Written-By – Steve Marriott - A bit of a funny memory for me about this song. I was in the USAF from 69-72 and my last duty station was at an air base in South Korea. Whenever anyone in our group had 30 days left before returning to the US and possibly as was my case getting out of the service we would all be drinking and smoking pot and singing this song to them or at least mostly the title over and over just shouting it out.
I would also add Town & Country to that list since it is also good and a missing piece of the original (& best) Pie lineup. Otherwise I agree that those are truly essential ones. I also like the reunion albums On To Victory and Go For The Throat but they pale in comparison to the vintage Pie that you mentioned. I hate the R&B direction of Eat It and Thunderbox, and Street Rats is a total mess best left avoided IMO, as discussed earlier, although some people like these, they do feature Marriott after all. Some of the later releases like Live at the Whisky A Go-Go '69 are also worth getting.
Playing currently Rock On CD. Japanese Copy. So good played it twice in 2 days. Love the album, love this particular version. Loud and proud just like Steve would have wanted it. Rock On!
I concur with this nice list. I agree with your assessment of Fillmore and that being said, I'd bump Fillmore to #6 and replace it with Eat It Eat It may not be considered essential and I agree with the reasons it gets crapped on a lot (self indulgence, production) but I really enjoy the journey it takes me on.
Strange Days, indeed Sir. Playing as l type this by pure coincidence. Brilliant, just love the light Frampton guitar with the heavy Pie influence. Would not gone a miss on my favourite live album of all time ‘Rockin the Fillmore”. Sums up a Pie at their best. Unfortunately it was their finest moment.
Assembled this compilation a few weeks back. Listening to it now. Love it! Up Your Sleeves (Live) (3:57) Four Day Creep (Live) (3:33) I'm Ready (Live) (8:34) Stone Cold Fever (Live) (5:56) C'mon Everybody (Live) (7:17) Natural Born Woman (4:17) Road Hog (3:10) You're So Good For Me (3:51) Live With Me (7:53) Ninety Nine Pounds (2:48) Rollin' Stone (6:00) Thunderbox (5:20) 30 Days In The Hole (3:58) Hot N' Nasty (Live) (4:37) I Don't Need No Doctor (Live) (8:39)
I'll also recommend On To Victory and Go For The Throat, which turned out to be their last two albums. This was a great lineup with Marriott and Shirley, English rock veteran Bobby Tench on guitar and vocals, and Anthony "Sooty" Jones, of the great lost NYC band The Planets on bass. Marriott was still in fine voice, and On To Victory contains the shoulda-been-a-hit "Fool For a Pretty Face," which is absolutely prime Pie, and should not be missed by fans of this band. Tench is no slouch either on guitar or vocals (he succeeded Rod Stewart in Jeff Beck's group--no small feat) and he and Marriott are a powerful force indeed on these albums.
I made something similar. I think I included Big Black Dog and Mister Ring on mine since they were non-lp tracks.
This thread reminded me that I own Rock On on Rebound Records. Scored it for $3 out of a CD cut out bin 20+ years ago. Anyway as I was searching for it I discovered I also own this weird "Best Of": Track list: Humble Pie - Best Of Humble Pie From a reviewer on Rate Your Music: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/unauth/humble_pie/best_of_humble_pie__bigtime_.p/
Not sure if this was mentioned, but I have 2 versions of their first album, both of which have the same glitch. It occurs on the last song (What You Will), a few seconds in, and sounds as if the tape is dragging, I thought this would be fixed on the Japanese mini LP, but it's not. Was this ever corrected?
Funny story but true when we would get in trouble my dad would always reference Humble Pie's 30 days in the hole...
Someone posted the “As Safe as Yesterday” clip on Twitter and tagged Peter. Nice to see him so enthusiastic about it
Description Steve Marriott befriended Peter Frampton during the latter months of 1968, and the pair bonded over their unwanted 'teen heart-throb' status in the UK and their shared desire to be taken more seriously as musicians. Frampton was currently at something of a loose end professionally, having only recently left The Herd. Acting as mentor to his younger new friend, Marriott agreed to help Frampton find a new musical direction. Marriott had initially wanted Frampton to join the Small Faces as a second guitarist in order to expand their musical horizons rather than form an entirely new group with him, but this proposal met with resistance from Marriott's bandmates Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan. Frampton guested during a few of the band's live shows in October which, although well-received by audiences, seemingly did nothing to convince Marriott's reluctant colleagues to allow Frampton to join them on a permanent basis. As a consequence, Marriott was soon helping Frampton to form his own band as a backup plan. Marriott stormed off stage with the Small Faces on New Year's Eve 1968, and backstage he duly announced to his bandmates that he was leaving. He then approached Frampton with a view to joining him in the band he had helped to form for him. Having been instantly labelled by the UK music press as a supergroup, the band chose the name Humble Pie in order to downplay such expectations, and signed with Andrew Loog Oldham's record label Immediate Records. Their debut album, As Safe as Yesterday Is, was released in August, 1969, along with the single, 'Natural Born Bugie'/'Wrist Job', which reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart; the album peaked at No. 16. Their second album Town and Country was rush-released in the UK in November 1969 while Immediate were on the verge of financial collapse and the band was away on its first tour of the US. The album featured a more acoustic sound and songs. During 1970, with the Immediate label having finally collapsed Humble Pie signed to A&M Records, and Dee Anthony became their manager. Anthony was focused on the US market and discarded the acoustic set, instigating a more raucous sound with Marriott as the front man. The group's first album for A&M, Humble Pie, was released later that year and alternated between progressive rock and hard rock. A single, 'Big Black Dog', was released to coincide with the album and failed to chart, however the band was becoming known for popular live rock shows in the US. In between long US tours throughout 1970, Humble Pie recorded a Sunday Concert for John Peel's show on Radio One, on 20th September 1970. A stunning set was subsequently performed by the group at the station's studios for live transmission, and this new CD features the entire session for the first time. Tracklist 1. Four Day Creep 2. I'm Ready 3. Live With Me 4. Stone Cold Fever 5. Hallelujah I Love Her So 6. I Walk On Guilded Splinters 7. The Sad Bag Of Shakey Jake 8. One Eyed Trouser Snake Rhumba 9. Big Black Dog New 1970 radio show release from John Peel's Radio One. I have this already and it is a good show with a cool set list with some live versions of tracks which did not make the Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore release. The version I have has pretty good sound.
Looks like it comes from the same old poor source, sounds high generation. One of the Amazon reviewers says he recorded it on reel to reel and it sounds much better. Wish he would share it!
I have nothing against that show/recording (1973) but for me their highlights were when Frampton was still with them (that show is Clem Clempson, also afflicted with the Blackberries backup singers which I am not a fan of).
