« Back to Top Level | Humble Pie

Humble Pie - Smokin' (Needledrop)

Track listing:
  1. Side One 21:42
  2. Side Two 22:31

Notes


Side One

Hot 'N' Nasty
The Fixer
You're So Good To Me
C'mon Everybody
Old Time Feelin'

Side Two

30 Days In The Hole
Road Runner/Road Runner 'G' Jam
I Wonder
Sweet Peace & Time


After a couple of years of relentless touring, Humble Pie capitalized on their loyal U.S. following to capture the market with this, their third album. Although lead guitarist Peter Frampton was replaced by Clem Clemson -- an excellent player -- the band remained essentially the same. Led by singer/guitarist Steve Marriot's soulful wail, the group enjoyed a huge hit from this record, "30 Days in the Hole" -- the track which defined the Pie's not-so-subtle appeal. The rest of the record is equally funky and intriguing. Stephen Stills guests on "Road Runner 'G' Jam," playing some nasty Hammond organ fills. In the end though, the group defined themselves as the undisputed leaders of the boogie movement in the early 1970s, as a band.