Do You Feel Like We Do
Peter Frampton, 1976, from Frampton Comes Alive!. Solo by Peter Frampton.
Frampton's extended live jam, talkbox conversation and all, turned a 1973 album track into a 14-minute arena centrepiece.
On the live version, Frampton stretches a mid-tempo album track into a long, patient ride through several distinct guitar moods. He starts with warm, singing phrases on his Les Paul Custom, lets the band settle into the groove, and then brings in the talkbox, shaping notes with his mouth until the guitar seems to form words and trade lines with the crowd. The payoff is the sense of conversation: phrase, pause, audience roar, then another phrase. For many listeners this was their first encounter with the talkbox as a musical voice rather than a novelty. Listen for how Frampton keeps returning to short melodic motifs, so even the longest stretches feel shaped instead of aimless.
Do You Feel Like We Do by Peter Frampton is ranked #257 in our consensus of 79 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Peter Frampton and the song was released in 1976. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #13 (SiriusXM (countdown transcribed on PRS Guitars forum)).
In our lists
- The 25 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos — #2
- Greatest Live Solos — #15
- Wah & Talk Box Solos — #12
- The Best Peter Frampton Guitar Solos — #1
Sources
Who played the guitar solo on Do You Feel Like We Do?
Peter Frampton played the solo on Peter Frampton's Do You Feel Like We Do (1976).
What guitar was used on the Do You Feel Like We Do solo?
A gibson les paul custom, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Do You Feel Like We Do rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#257 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 79 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.