Many know Peter Frampton from their parents’ record collections as a guitar legend or, even more superficially, from the Geico commercial. But though he may be an icon from the past, he’s still got it.

The British guitar god’s newest album “Thank You Mr. Churchill” is a collection of jazz and blues noodling, heavy rockers, and on-the-fringes-of-the-mind experimentation. A decorated singer, Frampton also does vocal duties, even joined by his son Julian Frampton on one tune. The feeling of the album brings to mind one of Frampton’s more famous peers, Eric Clapton. These guys know why they are loved and stick to what they are good at – pure hard blues and rock.

This music is American music seen through British eyes. Everything is a little more focused, sophisticated and at times more experimental. If John Mayer released this album, people would consider him one of the greatest guitarists alive. But since it was released by an old British man, many will never hear it or dismiss it as “dad rock.”


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