Frampton
's fall from grace has been scrutinized ad nauseam, but notice the abundant use of "I" on this record as opposed to "you" in his hottest songs:
"Do You Feel Like We Do,"
"I'll Give You Money,"
and
"I'm in You."
Here,
is focused on self-preservation, rather than just blasting audiences like the straight rocker he is. The decent title cut begs to be "Back on the road, where I should be." No doubt, as over the year preceding the album
suffered a car accident and his celebrity star imploded. The most excellent opener,
"I Can't Stand It No More,"
lets loose another cry for the simpler days (akin to
Cheap Trick
's
"Stop This Game"
); the single even rose to number 13 on
Billboard
's Top 40, the last time
would see the charts. Otherwise this wax stumbles over some weird
disco
steps and drags in the talk box for an attempt at former glory.
has always tried to escape the gilded cage of his looks, first through the dirty blooze of
Humble Pie
and then as a low-key average guy whose career unexpectedly hit the stratosphere. By
Where I Should Be
, the world wanted too much from
, a
rock
guitarist trapped in a teenybopper body. ~ Doug Stone