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Humble Pie was a British rock music band from 1969-82, best known for its hard-rocking recordings and concert performances during their peak period on A&M records from 1970-1975.

The band initially consisted in 1969 of Steve Marriott (formerly of Small Faces; lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Peter Frampton (from The Herd; lead guitar), Greg Ridley (from Spooky Tooth; bass) and Jerry Shirley (from Valkyrie; drums).

The joining of all these fairly known players resulted in Humble Pie being considered a bit of a “supergroup”. Worried about great expectations, the group began working together in secret at Marriott’s cottage in Moreton, Essex. Signed to Andrew Loog Oldham’s Immediate Records, their debut single “Natural Born Boogie” was rushed out in 1969 and was a UK number five hit; it was quickly followed by the album As Safe As Yesterday Is, praised as a progressive album in the vein of Small Faces. Their second album Town And Country was also released in 1969 and featured a more acoustic sound. Humble Pie concerts at this time featured an acoustic set followed by an electric set, an approach that would become popular decades later.

1970 saw the financial collapse of Immediate, a switch to A&M Records, and a change in band management. The albums Humble Pie and Rock On, both released that year, alternated between progressive rock and boogie rock excess.
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  • Gabriel_Falcao

    C'mon everybody!

    last month

  • Cokefloyd

    rock n' roll del bueno y crudo

    last month

  • evilp0ptart

    "somebody who sold you to Humble Pie for fifty bucks and a case of beer!" "what kind of beer?"

    March 2012

  • bluesfiete

    Humble Pie, ......Blues, Bluesrock & Soul von allem etwas und das richtig gut ..... war eine der ersten "Supergroups" mit dem "großen" kleinen Steve Marriott als Mastermind, Gitarrist und Sänger !!! Ganz stark war die Gruppe als "Clem Clempson" Peter Frampton als Leadgitarrist ersetzte !!! Für mich eine der besten Gruppe aller Zeiten !!!

    March 2012

  • TremoloDental

    "You got traded to Humble Pie for $50 and a case of Heineken." [4]

    December 2011

  • ZootCatchy

    for your love

    November 2011

  • AlCapwnUK

    slightly too led zep-y for my taste (or perhaps Led Zep is too Humble Pie-y?); but still not bad. Prefer small faces though.

    October 2011

  • KaramAkerfeldt

    It is ridiculous how much this sounds like Zeppelin.

    October 2011
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