in the scene where Lisa Bonet is playing 'Baby I love the way', Rob (Cusack) remarks: "Is that Peter f###### Frampton?". And proceeds to seemingly indicate a prior dislike for the track.
not that it's important, however not being a 70's music expert, i wonder how Peter Frampton would be regarded by all the music 'snobs' in this movie, or even from their counterparts in real life? Is he respected/revered, or disrespected?
in the scene where Lisa Bonet is playing 'Baby I love the way', Rob (Cusack) remarks: "Is that Peter f###### Frampton?". And proceeds to seemingly indicate a prior dislike for the track.
frampton rules.
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Frampton wasn't even taken very seriously among what you'd traditionally consider the classic rock circle, at least not once Framptom Comes Alive hit it big.
Rob and crew never explicitly express hate on Frampton, but considering that their tastes skewed towards post-punk/new wave/alternative rock, it's a safe assumption that they despised Frampton and other such similar super-commercial arena rock.
4th wall break inside a 4th wall break... that's like 16 walls!
I think as I lived through it Frampton solo was actually super cool, stuff for the first 2 studio albums and Frampton Comes Alive, he holds his own as a true rock star... songs like Lines on My Face are brilliant.
However 2 things alienated him from the rock base and a lot of his fans
1. He starred in the Movie Sgt Pepper alongside the Bee Gees at the height of their disco rise. This movie bombed in the box office and really exposed Frampton for being a big sell out.
2. He follows up Frampton Comes Alive with the album and song I'm in You. Although the song has a great guitar solo, it is very similar to the work of the late 70's wimpy pop songwriter era (Kenny Nolan, Alan O'Day..) not to mention that Frampton is posing like a Playmate on the cover of the album.
He is the classic example of selling out, and as a result by the 1980's he was forgotten.
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As music snobs, they can't like things that are popular and mainstream - unless they are polular and mainstream, but still edgy - i.e. Springsteen. "Mass consumption" popular is equated with "shallow". Peopel who listen to popular music are the "muggles" of their world.
There's also the fact that radio often overplays popular songs and bands, making you sick of them. There are bands and albums that I really like now, but felt tortured when I was hearingt hem in heavy rotation (Duran Duran's "Rio" , for example).
Rob and the crew also mock people who listen to other "popular" bands - specifically Lionel Ricthie and Supertramp, if I remember correctly.