A British rock band that formed after the Small Faces broke up, known for tracks like '30 Days in the Hole'.
If you want to hear Humble Pie at their most essential, put on '30 Days in the Hole' and 'Natural Born Boogie'. That's the sound they built their name on.
Humble Pie mattered because they delivered a no-frills, bluesy rock sound when a lot of British bands were getting ornate. Steve Marriott's raw vocals and Peter Frampton's guitar work gave their early albums like 'As Safe as Yesterday Is' a distinct edge. 'Natural Born Boogie' captures exactly what they did well, straightforward, driving rock with plenty of grit.
The band formed in 1969 after the Small Faces broke up, with Marriott joining Frampton, Greg Ridley, and Jerry Shirley. Their early albums established their rough blues-rock style, but Marriott left in 1971, returned briefly in 1974, then departed again, with Frampton taking on more leadership afterward.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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