Supertramp - The Logical Song [Rick Davies' instrumental parts]

It includes an acoustic piano part!
Recorded in 1978 at the Village Recorder studio (Los Angeles).
Producers: Supertramp & Peter Henderson
Musicians: Rick Davies

[@ThePsho]

Wow, those synth strings in the chorus are freaking magical

[@pasodeminick]

Solina.

[@kittflamer-caldera9621]

Crazy how that string part is basically the melody to “Know Who You Are” from their next album

[@samanthawright23]

oh yeah i just realized that

[@trampexperience]

Hide in your Shell too

[@kittflamer-caldera9621]

@@trampexperience Actually, now that I think about it, the opening lyric of Know Who You Are almost feels like a response, or an amendment to what he was saying in Hide In your Shell

[@Antoinenort]

@@kittflamer-caldera9621 Yes indeed, you're right.

[@dougiedavids7363]

Never heard that part in 2:05 before! It sounds absolutely funky!

[@progmeup]

It's the part that gives the song its bite - but more noticeable in live versions.

[@bonitoludi]

Whawha clavinet!

[@casachezdoom2588]

Lovely. Didn't realize there were so many keyboard layers in this song (wurlitzer, synth, organ, piano, plus that wah'd keyboard or clavinet at the end)

[@owenherlihy]

The piano at 1:00 is beautiful

[@matthewfinger2381]

Love that wavy organ sound

[@owenherlihy]

That Hammond is superb!

[@waded4610]

We need more videos like this, this is utterly phenomenal

[@trampexperience]

Wow ! Piano at 1'00. Amazing !

[@robinkozma4459]

That organ is absolutely fantastic, does someone know the settings?

[@owenherlihy]

I’m not sure of the settings on digital recording software, but I know it’s a Hammond organ using a Leslie speaker to give it animation.

[@user-iz3qq5fu3l]

This picture makes it look like Rick Davies is sitting at the kiddie table.

[@rfrayo_]

I don't have an ARP Omni. I do have a Soviet clone version made in the Ukraine. If you're lucky enough to have an old divide-down string machine from the late 70s/early 80s....and the electronics skill to keep it working, then fire it up just to play these parts. Run it through your Dimension-D or RE-201.

[@derige1]

wait wait wait, that guy on the left look like Oldfield :D

[@EphemeralProductions]

rodger hodgson. :)

[@ubicom9928]

Thank you Xandre ! At last, Supertramp deconstructed ! Never understood it was a piano part under the sax solo !
Were the Oberheim "chord" parts played by John rather than Rick ? And what about the clavinet part (but not sure though) in the chorus right after "for such a simple man" and "who I am" ? Wasn't it Rick ? Or maybe was it just an electric guitar... Anyway, great participation from Rick, especially the funky ending with the clavinet + whawha ;-)

[@ubicom9928]

And I'm not sure it's Rick on the piano part, it such Roger style ands touch ! Really sound like Take the long way Home or Don't Leave me now. I bet it is RH playing and not RD...

[@pedrofa9791]

@@ubicom9928 hello, the piano solo had never noticed it and it also gives me the impression that it is Roger who plays it. From minute 2:05, which is where the final section of the song begins, I am in doubt as to whether it is a Clavinet played with some wah-wah type effect or if it is Roger playing his guitar with wah-wah. The central Oberheim sounds magnificent and the details of the Hammond are delightful ...., regards

[@progmeup]

Doesn't the Oberheim part sound a bit like the vocal melody of "Hide in Your Shell"? :)

[@progmeup]

@@pedrofa9791 Sounds like a keyboard instrument to me, the decay of the notes is very non-guitar-like. Probably a clavinet as you suspected.

[@pedrofa9791]

@@progmeup Live Rick used the Clavinet but in the studio version I still have doubts. If you listen well to that section at times it has kinds of strums that are only done with guitar, impossible to do with a keyboard, it can even be the mix of both instruments ..

[@bunnytube2009]

Sounds like a talk box

[@zuccoeur]

There's unfortunately not Rick's voice.. sad.

[@mariuspoppFM]

What part of instrumental you don't get, bedwetter?