Despite the media hoopla surrounding their supergroup status and a slew of critical raves, Humble Pie's early albums ( As Safe as Yesterday Is and Town and Country - both on Oldham's Immediate label) were not commercial hits. The band made its debut in April of 1969, but almost collapsed at the onset. According to Shirley, he couldn't believe a singer as acclaimed as Steve Marriott was even interested, and was "thrilled" at the prospect of what the new band could achieve. Marriott called Shirley after the show and asked if he and Ridley could join the new band he and Frampton were assembling. Frampton had already left The Herd and was forming a new band with Shirley, a child prodigy drummer, who was only 16 at the time.
Marriott had just played a disastrous gig with The Small Faces, whose opening act, oddly enough, was Ridley's Spooky Tooth. Humble Pie first came together on New Year's Eve, 1968/69. And since the band built their reputation on legendary live shows, this King Biscuit collection is arguably better than anything the band ever did in the recording studio. From "I Don't Need No Doctor" to the infectious Top 10 hit "Hot 'N Nasty," this recording features all the essential music from the Humble Pie catalogue. This Winterland show, In addition to being only the fifth show recorded for the then brand-newly syndicated King Biscuit Flower Hour radio concert series, features a blistering set of material. This live recording of Humble Pie was made at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom in May of 1973, during what many consider to be the band's creative peak. Soon after, Cream, Free, Savoy Brown and the mighty Led Zeppelin took over and brought the fusion of traditional American blues and guitar-based hard rock to a whole new level.Īnd Humble Pie was at the forefront of the whole scene, one of the most compelling acts during one of rock's most exciting and creative periods. London was swinging, and the British blues-rock scene was veritably exploding, thanks to the more sophisticated of the British invasion bands (most notably the Stones and the Yardbirds), who had first gotten the scene on its feet by incorporating a distinct blues element into their own respective pop music. It must have been great to be a rock fan living in England in the late 1960s. Clem Clempson - guitar, vocals Steve Marriott - guitar, vocals Greg Ridley - bass Jerry Shirley - drums
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