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Breaking All the Rules
Rock · 1981 · 8 tracks

Breaking All the Rules

Peter Frampton

A gritty, live-in-studio pivot toward hard rock. Stripped of 70s sheen, it captures a raw New York energy fueled by aggressive guitar work and muscular rhythms.

1981 · GMI (2)

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A restless and gritty defiance that trades stadium sunshine for urban night energy.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Dig What I Say
4:10
02
Friday on My Mind
4:15
03
Lost a Part of You
3:39
04
Breaking All the Rules
7:04
05
Alguien Ha Estado Durmiendo (Somebody's Been Sleeping)
4:53
06
Pueblo De Noche (Night Town)
4:13
07
Los Años Locos
4:32
08
Going to L.A.
5:55
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive seven-minute title track where the guitar solo pushes into a frantic, unpolished territory rarely seen in his 70s work.
The muscular, locked-in groove of the Toto rhythm section on 'Dig What I Say' providing a harder edge than his previous pop-leaning hits.
The raw, almost desperate vocal delivery on the cover of 'Friday on My Mind' that strips away the original's psych-pop polish for something more visceral.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Breaking All the Rules sound next to the rest of Peter Frampton's catalogue?

Defiant+3.3σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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