Was time to do some Supertramp!! Next week we’ll set up a poll for you guys to vote in which song we hit from them next just because there seems to be so many options? Which songs should be on the poll?! Cheers guys! See you Friday! 🙌🏻🔥
True story. Mid 80s. I'm playing bass in a bar band. Supertramp is in Cleveland for a concert. About midnight people start requesting Supertramp songs, which we don't do. I look over at the bar and see John Helliwell at the bar. I say; hey, that guy knows some Supertramp. Turns out the whole band was there. Came up on stage. Owner locks the doors. We're doing shots and hanging/jamming with the band. We're there till like 5AM. A memory I'll never forget. Thanks, guys, for the reaction. Peace out.
@@xebio6 I don't recall specifics. They actually were jamming on other tunes or improvising on various chord changes. Just having fun. (And drinking A LOT!)
The atmosphere I feel: The train slowly gathers momentum, the hobo with the harmonica starts jamming, the clickety-clack from the tracks moves the song along until the cymbal whooshes the steam train slowly to a stop. Beautifully engineered (no pun intended)!
That cryin' harmonica intro gives me chills. Extraordinary musical arrangements on this song, and every song on this album. Breakfast in America was one of my favorite vinyl LPs as a kid in the 70's.
Absolutely! That song has layers (no pun intended). The "anti-hero" explains his point of view so honestly and directly, yet you wonder what made the guy turn out like that. And the guitar solo at the end is pure ear candy.
I'm so happy to see young people keeping this music ALIVE, I'm nearly 80years old and I think this music from 60s &70s unbeatable, keep on rocking guys.....
The summer of 1979. I remember it well. Bad Company just put out their album "Desolation Angels" and Supertramp came out with "Breakfast in America". These two albums were all over the radio, especially "Breakfast in America". They had four US radio hits reach the charts on it. The Logical Song #6, Take the Long Way Home #10, Goodbye Stranger #15 and the title track Breakfast in America #62. This is a Classic album. Roger Hodgson has a unusual but great voice. Y'all should purchase it.
I remember that well. I was still a kid back then but I remember hearing this on the radio when my parents were getting ready for work. I wound up getting the album. Very cool song and band.
From the same album, the song “Breakfast in America” is amazing. Other songs to check out are “Bloody Well Right,” “Goodbye Stranger,” “Give a Little Bit.” “School,” “ Fool’s Overture.”
I'm not going to say you're wrong, Chris, as it's your opinion, but I disagree, partially. I agree with Crime of the Century being their best album, but for me their best song is either Give A Little Bit or Fools Overture.
Love them all, but Even In The Quietest Moments is my favorite album, with Crime a close 2nd. Just an amazing band. I wish Roger would allow them to reform and tour together after next year when concerts come back, but he seems content on his own. I wanna see Roger and Rick tour together again! Them and Pink Floyd could never get passed their differences, which was a shame for live music.
I guess ya had to be there... Imagine growing up in the late 50’s, 60’s and 70’s when new genres of music were coming out every 2 or 3 years. Supertramp’s Breakfast in America was one of those really big moments for me when a band is going beyond guitars, synths, drums, etc., and introducing French horns, tuba’s, clarinet’s in a new type of pop music. What a great time to grow up musically. Really glad to hear new generations appreciating Rush, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, etc. Great job!
I love that you get into the lyrics. Sometimes they are everything and the music carries it. A great song is Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty, amazing song. Here for the sauce 💜
I think they would get lost in the sauce and goosebumps for the sax. The album City To City is one of my favorite albums. It's rare to find an album that contains all great songs. In my humble opinion, this is one that does. Also Toad The Wet Sprocket album Dulcinea, Rick Derringer's solo album Derringer and a few more.
The genius behind this song is the layers all working together, especially during the chorus. The singer is singing one melody, the piano is playing another, and then the strings are playing yet another. The bass jumps between the three. All three play together at the same time and just fit like a glove. You can listen to just one layer and see how it blends with the others. That's a great arrangement.
I personally think y’all checking out the lyrics is so important and for a lot of songs the lyrics are the best part of them. So y’all keep it up I love it 😁.
First heard this song late one night driving home from a buddies house back around 1980 in Southern Indiana. Came to a T on that lonely gravel road. Take a right, get home a little later. Take a left, get home sooner. I took a right. 🎸
LOVING THE LYRICS DEEP DIVES!! That’s how we listened to music as a kid in the 70s! We’d sit around EXHAUSTIVELY analyzing the musicianship & the lyrics! LOVING YOUR JOURNEY!! I’m in for the duration!! 👊🍻 (FOR YOUR NEXT SUPERTRAMP SONG DO YOURSELVES A FAVOR: CHILD OF VISION!!! Ultimate piano lead fade out over AN OBSCENELY-ADDICTIVE GROOVE with dynamics galore throughout this masterpiece! DAMN were they fun to play along with!!!)
I had the album in 1975. By 1976 I had worn it out and had to get another. One of my favourite albums of all time. I agree "hide In Your Shell" is an amazing piece of work! (But then, the whole album is brilliant)
I Love Supertramp...My Favorite all time group next to Beatles...I Saw Most Rock Groups in 70s and 80's It's such a Trip to revisit with your Generation as I'm 70 years old this Oct. My Generation of Full Harrd Core Hippies Love you for loving the Best Years of Music. Peggy Solomon Moorpark Ca
“Take The Long Way Home” still remains as one of my all time favorite tunes. It’s one of the first songs I remember hearing as a child and it has always stuck with me. I highly suggest “Bloody Well Right” by Supertramp! Why you ask? Because I’m here for the sauce! 🤘
When I was a young man in the late 70s, we were recording a studio demo, these guys were using a rehearsal hall getting ready for this album tour. Incredibly talented. Check out Breakfast in America, the title cut.
I had to chuckle when Alex said, "It wasn't strictly a banger ... a complex atmospheric song". I'd say that sums up about 75% of the music you guys and your fans are into. Me included. Keep up the good work , still love you guys. Cheers from the canadian Queen nut.
There was a time when I suspected that Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon), Dennis DeYoung (Styx) and Geddy Lee might've all secretly used the same ghost vocalist.
Fun fact. I'm not in Love and Bohemian Rhapsody came out in the same year and are two of the most complex multitracked songs of all time. Coincidentally the two groups also managed by the same guy.
10cc’s “I’m Not in Love” is one of the greatest songs ever written”. Would love to see a reaction to that one. Incredibly atmospheric and haunting...and a #1 song too.
Now that you've got a few of the hits out of the way. YOU NEED something off the Crime of the Century album. School, Crime of the Century, Rudy, Bloody Well Right... You need this album... And I always stay for the sauce homies!!
How can you even compare that to any of Rick Wakemans materials! You are out of your mind! Search you tube Rick Wakemans piano works, You will see how sorely mistaken you are!!!
Boys, this was my song. I was leaving a job that was killing me (under appreciated and over burdened) and heading home to a loveless marriage. I'd always stop and grab a cup of tea (wanting something stronger) and drive down to the beach, and watch the world go by before I had to leave. I'd think about the things that I could have, or should have been. Then my wife would call and ask if I was almost home yet. Bubble burst.
The ENTIRE album Crime of the Century is a MUST listen, it is my personal favorite and imo it is their best album creatively! EVERY SONG IS A 10! Anyway thanks for all your reactions, I look forward to them every week!
One of my best friends died at 15 I was 15 too we all gatherer and remembered him while listening too The long way home it was 1980 cool just watching these guys enjoy this unbelievable music thanks
And Goodbye Stranger was written by Rick Davies - the harder edged rocker of the two main songwriters. Logical Song & this song were written by Rodger Hodgson.
The first concert I ever saw was Supertramp at the Orphiem Theater in Boston in 1977. They opened with School and from the first note I was hooked on the band and have always been, just love their music and how they played.
Supertramp may have been the best "sounding" band of all time. Their recording quality was always impeccable. Layers of pleasant sound and fil. Classy to the extreme.
Also by Supertramp: Check out "Rudy" from the album "Crime of the Century." Title track from "Even in the Quietest Moments" is spectacular. Full-on instrumentation on display in both songs.
If you listen to the meaning of this song it's about longing and regret. I remember being young like you and with the blink of an eye, you're 60! Keep listening to the music that moves you because in this crazy world, you need to tap into the emotions and power of your choice. You are the keeper of this great music and history that will be in your repertoire. Just keep digging the tunes for all of us who really get emotions in music and the soundtrack of life! You are both smart, effusive and really versed! Love the channel! Just subscribed 🥰
What a song! School, Hide in Your Shell or anything off Crime of the Century next please. Cracking album with more of a progressive genre than commercially friendly pop like the later breakfast in america. Also some phenomenal lyrics and meanings.
Agree, Crime of the Century album starts good with School and then the entire album just gets better and better until it explodes in the final track Crime of the Century. A superb album
I remember when I really took in this song driving home from work at about your age. A lonely but surreal experience. It's still has that surreal feel, but not quite what it used to be.
I always thought he sounded like John Anderson from Yes. They have high voices, without using a falsetto. Its not for everybody, but I love that style of singing.
"Breakfast In America" has been sampled in recent times, and is solid, but my favorite of theirs is "Bloody Well Right". The opening of it is so bluesy.
Supertramp is such a cool band. My favorite “Supertramp” memory was from a concert where they didn’t even play. It was a Texxas Jam in the late 70s in the summer - well over 100° on the floor of the Cotton Bowl. Van Halen had just finished their set, it’s mid-afternoon and set changes are taking forever. VH got everyone so pumped, but there’s a huge energy letdown. Then a dude breaks out his harmonica and plays the intro to Take the Long Way Home. Got everyone re-energized and soon after, Boston took the stage. I think of that every time I hear the song.
Crisis what Crisis has 10 more pop songs vs Crime of the Century that I hold as their top album, but Even In the Quiets moments was a great album as well
You guys need to delve into The Allen Parsons Project, “The Mysteries and Imagination of Edgar Allen Poe”. They took Poe’s poems and short stories and made them into musical masterpieces. Two of the best being, ‘The Raven’ and ‘Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether’. Definitely worth checking. It’ s both creepy, fun, and innovative, good luck!
older supertramp is the best...'crime of the century', awesome song...fool's overture off 'even in the quietest moments', anything off 'crisis?what crisis?'
Was time to do some Supertramp!! Next week we’ll set up a poll for you guys to vote in which song we hit from them next just because there seems to be so many options? Which songs should be on the poll?! Cheers guys! See you Friday! 🙌🏻🔥
SCHOOL !!!
Goodbye Stranger first and the title track, Breakfast in America
@@ym61 Yep! Those two next. I agree.
Breakfast in America, Bloody Well Right, School.....
Goodbye Stranger gives me chills. It's sung by their 2nd vocalist Rick Davies, and my favorite by them
True story. Mid 80s. I'm playing bass in a bar band. Supertramp is in Cleveland for a concert. About midnight people start requesting Supertramp songs, which we don't do. I look over at the bar and see John Helliwell at the bar. I say; hey, that guy knows some Supertramp. Turns out the whole band was there. Came up on stage. Owner locks the doors. We're doing shots and hanging/jamming with the band. We're there till like 5AM. A memory I'll never forget. Thanks, guys, for the reaction. Peace out.
Wow. What was played that night? I'm so genuinely curious. Thx in advance and congrats for the unforgettable experience!
@@xebio6 I don't recall specifics. They actually were jamming on other tunes or improvising on various chord changes. Just having fun. (And drinking A LOT!)
What an amazing story ❤
Just turned 70...and this song always sounds like the story of my life, lol!
"Give a Little Bit", "Goodbye Stranger", "Breakfast in America", "Babaji"
GIVE A LITTLE BIT....YESSSSSSS
"Goodbye Stranger"(wonder how they'll react to the last minute of the song?🤔)
"Even in the quietest moments" one of those headphone songs that you go on a journey then come back
The whole damn album❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The atmosphere I feel: The train slowly gathers momentum, the hobo with the harmonica starts jamming, the clickety-clack from the tracks moves the song along until the cymbal whooshes the steam train slowly to a stop. Beautifully engineered (no pun intended)!
That cryin' harmonica intro gives me chills.
Extraordinary musical arrangements on this song, and every song on this album.
Breakfast in America was one of my favorite vinyl LPs as a kid in the 70's.
That's Rick Davies bending an F harp into oblivion. There's not many that good at it.
"Goodbye Stranger" is a really good one too.
Definitely!!!!
Maybe my all-time favorite hitting the road song.
Great lead guitar at the end too.....
Most definitely.
"Bloody Well Right" is one of the heavier Supertramp songs.
Don't forget Ain't Nobody But Me! It has this bluesy feeling, but it rocks as well.
Agree!
Yes. Great song. Bloody well right.
Heavy?
Same Album "Crime of the Century" Best piano.
"Goodbye Stranger" should be your next Supertramp song, in my opinion.
I posted the same thing and I agree 100%!!
I second that!
+1 for Goodbye Stranger - My FAV by a long shot for Supertramp. The guitar solo is awesome!
Absolutely! That song has layers (no pun intended). The "anti-hero" explains his point of view so honestly and directly, yet you wonder what made the guy turn out like that. And the guitar solo at the end is pure ear candy.
Please react to the title track 'Gone Hollywood'
I'm so happy to see young people keeping this music ALIVE, I'm nearly 80years old and I think this music from 60s &70s unbeatable, keep on rocking guys.....
My favorite decades, too.❤
There isn't much coming out lately to challenge it!
Surely someone has or needs to do a thesis on why the opening harmonica makes everyone want to cry. Gets me every time
And mine too b
Commenting with tear on my eye 😂
"Crime of the Century" is Supertramp's masterpiece. Every song is A tier.
School, my favorite song from the album.
Absolutely!❤️👌👏
Great album but I’d argue Breakfast In America is their masterpiece...
nlanclark I still love Breakfast in America as well!
Bloody Well Right:
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"Here for the sauce". Good job, as always! "Goodbye Stranger" has got to be next. Thanks!!
Agreed! I also said that above- has to be!!! They’ll love that bass line!!
This whole album stays cohesive throughout. Love every song. Goodbye Stranger is another fantastic tune.
Awesome outro guitar solo by Roger...
Here for the sauce! 💕
Still missed the Supertramp banger... “Goodbye Stranger”. 💯
@@paulclark633 Definitely the next choice in my opinion.
Agreed!
YUP
Great to hear the clarinet its not something you hear very often, great song from a great band.
The list of great rock n roll clarinet solos is.....short
The summer of 1979. I remember it well. Bad Company just put out their album "Desolation Angels" and Supertramp came out with "Breakfast in America". These two albums were all over the radio, especially "Breakfast in America". They had four US radio hits reach the charts on it. The Logical Song #6, Take the Long Way Home #10, Goodbye Stranger #15 and the title track Breakfast in America #62. This is a Classic album. Roger Hodgson has a unusual but great voice. Y'all should purchase it.
I remember that well. I was still a kid back then but I remember hearing this on the radio when my parents were getting ready for work. I wound up getting the album. Very cool song and band.
I don't think Roger's willing to sell it, and even if he were, who could afford it?
First year in college, still have the album!!
I'd like to add a nod to "Bloody Well Right" to the list of songs already mentioned.
Quite roight
Oh, yeah!
Crime of the Century, the entire album is genius. Not many bands produce entire albums of gold.
Completely agree! Alex and Andy would love Bloody Well Right! One of the top 5 best intros in classic rock.
Wow, I forgot about that one. Good song!
From the same album, the song “Breakfast in America” is amazing. Other songs to check out are “Bloody Well Right,” “Goodbye Stranger,” “Give a Little Bit.” “School,” “ Fool’s Overture.”
I love “Breakfast in America”...the lyrics crack me up! They’re all great songs though...
All great songs!
@MoxieLouise 1 they crack me up, too! Supertramp really excelled at great lyrics.
@Markvaars they are, and many of their others are, as well. Just too many to list! 😊
Give a Little Bit is a nice upbeat song I keep forgetting to mention.
MUST do “Bloody Well Right.” It’s everything. Their best song.
Agree 100%, and very different than this.
I can name at least 10 that are better.
Bloody well right and Rudy both equally good but Child of Vision is their best song hands down !
Right? Right!
@@savariaxa School
Every Supertramp song is a trip I love taking. Their creative genius ensures truly great scenery. I'll always take the long way home with Supertramp.
Listening to Supertramp is like taking the scenic route.
@@chopperdeath im on the same road
I love this song, especially the harmonica. ❤
Best Supertramp album “Crime of the Century” Best song “School”.
@Chris Rosberg, it isn't close. "COTC" is their "Dark Side Of The Moon" in importance.
I'm not going to say you're wrong, Chris, as it's your opinion, but I disagree, partially. I agree with Crime of the Century being their best album, but for me their best song is either Give A Little Bit or Fools Overture.
Love them all, but Even In The Quietest Moments is my favorite album, with Crime a close 2nd. Just an amazing band. I wish Roger would allow them to reform and tour together after next year when concerts come back, but he seems content on his own. I wanna see Roger and Rick tour together again! Them and Pink Floyd could never get passed their differences, which was a shame for live music.
Lots of great ones there - the title track, Asylum, School.
Quite right, you're bloody well right!😄
"Goodby Stranger" off this album is one of the best outs I've ever heard. And, its a BANGER!
The pause to review the lyrics after hearing the song is a HUGE addition to the videos, fantastic idea!
One of the greatest albums of all time. I don’t believe that there is one bad song on the whole album.
I guess ya had to be there... Imagine growing up in the late 50’s, 60’s and 70’s when new genres of music were coming out every 2 or 3 years. Supertramp’s Breakfast in America was one of those really big moments for me when a band is going beyond guitars, synths, drums, etc., and introducing French horns, tuba’s, clarinet’s in a new type of pop music. What a great time to grow up musically. Really glad to hear new generations appreciating Rush, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, etc. Great job!
I love that you get into the lyrics. Sometimes they are everything and the music carries it. A great song is Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty, amazing song. Here for the sauce 💜
I've wholeheartedly agree with "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty!
@@kastnerr Motion has been moved and seconded. I vote a resounding AYE for "Baker Street". One of the best sax riffs ever.
Heard “Baker Street” again the other day and thought A&A need to put that song in their queue! 💯
I think they would get lost in the sauce and goosebumps for the sax. The album City To City is one of my favorite albums. It's rare to find an album that contains all great songs. In my humble opinion, this is one that does. Also Toad The Wet Sprocket album Dulcinea, Rick Derringer's solo album Derringer and a few more.
Yes!!!! I swear I was thinking Gerry Rafferty “Baker Street” and “Right Down
the line” during this reaction!!!!
1st: love the lyrics breakdown.
Next Supertramp: Even In The Quietest Moments. That one will get you lost in some deep sauce.
Glad for more Supertramp, boys! Gotta do Goodbye Stranger and Breakfast in America too!
MAGIC this album went everywhere with me, and many late nights walking home from the pub playing this, esp child of vision. spread the love :_)
The genius behind this song is the layers all working together, especially during the chorus. The singer is singing one melody, the piano is playing another, and then the strings are playing yet another. The bass jumps between the three. All three play together at the same time and just fit like a glove. You can listen to just one layer and see how it blends with the others. That's a great arrangement.
I personally think y’all checking out the lyrics is so important and for a lot of songs the lyrics are the best part of them. So y’all keep it up I love it 😁.
You are now ready for “Give a Little Bit”.
Si pero esq cancion es mainstream. Esta cancion al ser poco conocida es un 10
"Goodbye Stranger", the long version. It doesn't disappoint. There is no bad song on the album. Freshman year of college ;)
Yes!!!!!!!
One of those albums where I WORE OUT the cassette.
First heard this song late one night driving home from a buddies house back around 1980 in Southern Indiana. Came to a T on that lonely gravel road. Take a right, get home a little later. Take a left, get home sooner. I took a right. 🎸
LOVING THE LYRICS DEEP DIVES!!
That’s how we listened to music as a kid in the 70s! We’d sit around EXHAUSTIVELY analyzing the musicianship & the lyrics!
LOVING YOUR JOURNEY!! I’m in for the duration!! 👊🍻
(FOR YOUR NEXT SUPERTRAMP SONG DO YOURSELVES A FAVOR: CHILD OF VISION!!! Ultimate piano lead fade out over AN OBSCENELY-ADDICTIVE GROOVE with dynamics galore throughout this masterpiece! DAMN were they fun to play along with!!!)
Get the Crime of the Century album. Try "School," "Dreamer," "Hide in your Shell (amazing)." It was their breakout album and it's incredible.
These 3 songs are a must. Go ahead and add Bloody Well Right from the same album.
total agreement
I had the album in 1975. By 1976 I had worn it out and had to get another. One of my favourite albums of all time. I agree "hide In Your Shell" is an amazing piece of work! (But then, the whole album is brilliant)
Was Give a Little Bit on Crime of the Century? One of my faves.
Gerry rafferty ‘Baker Street”. Made it to the end for the “sauce”.
I was gonna recommend this but you did first... So I'll second it.
I'll 3RD it ..😎🎶🎵🎶from Australia
I recommended this a while back to the guys but I’ll 4th it here again. 😎
I also recommended it a while back 5th vote here.
I've already suggested it before, but I'll definitely vote for that again. Very unique artist from the seventies. A must.
"For the sauce!"
"Breakfast in America" should be next. I have never heard a rock band sing about kippers!, "Goodbye Stranger" is also great!
They'll complain about the 2.39 duration.
I Love Supertramp...My Favorite all time group next to Beatles...I Saw Most Rock Groups in 70s and 80's
It's such a Trip to revisit with your Generation as I'm 70 years old this Oct. My Generation of Full Harrd Core Hippies Love you for loving the Best Years of Music. Peggy Solomon Moorpark Ca
The 70's once again proving that it cannot be matched in artistic, musical expression. There will never be a decade like it again IMO
Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line.
I cannot second this enough!
Absolutely.
One of my all time favorites 👍🏻
Great song
...or better yet, "Get it right next time". That propulsive bassline...
Ok now I have to go listen to Bloody Well Right, Goodbye Stranger, Dreamer, , Give a Little Bit and more....
That clarinet solo. John Helliwell is a fantastic woodwind player.
one of the best solos ever...
“Take The Long Way Home” still remains as one of my all time favorite tunes. It’s one of the first songs I remember hearing as a child and it has always stuck with me.
I highly suggest “Bloody Well Right” by Supertramp! Why you ask? Because I’m here for the sauce! 🤘
Masterclass in composition… a musical journey.
When I was a young man in the late 70s, we were recording a studio demo, these guys were using a rehearsal hall getting ready for this album tour. Incredibly talented. Check out Breakfast in America, the title cut.
You guys are killing me. I've been screaming SCHOOL forever. SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL
Goodbye Stranger next...great guitar outro!!!!
Yesssss!
Came here to say EXACTLY this!
I had to chuckle when Alex said, "It wasn't strictly a banger ... a complex atmospheric song". I'd say that sums up about 75% of the music you guys and your fans are into. Me included. Keep up the good work , still love you guys. Cheers from the canadian Queen nut.
Amen. Supertramp were really song writers. And the arrangements and dynamics were phenomenal.
This song has an earworm factor that just makes it timeless
“School” has the meanest harmonica intro, you have to listen
Gotta do "Dreamer" Great bass lines! "Give a little bit" is great one too!
The lyrical analysis has become a great addition!
Yep!
This is one of the greatest songs ever written, of any genre. It’s a masterpiece, IMO.
This song takes you on a journey and gently brings you back to reality
The voice is if Geddy Lee and Ian Anderson had a love child.
Charlie Jonas The first time I heard Supertramp, I thought the lead singer was a woman. Very high voice.
Well, Roger Hodgson, anyway. Rick Davies sounds totally different. There's a bit of Jon Anderson in Roger's voice as well.
There was a time when I suspected that Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon), Dennis DeYoung (Styx) and Geddy Lee might've all secretly used the same ghost vocalist.
@@cl8onj388 That's how I was with one of the singers in Head East.
@@cl8onj388 So do i
Seriously, Fool’s Overture is a must...
This one is an epic! It got quite a bit of airplay in San Antonio. Still gets requested.
A MUST!!!!!!!!
Agreed! A must.
Child of Vision from this album is a sensational 🎧 song!
"Crime of the Century!!!" You will be mesmerized.
If you like this check "I'm Not in lLove" by 10cc. Very cinematic.
It's a case study in studio production. The videos on the production are almost as good as the song itself.
I’ve been hoping for some 10cc at some point for a while now
Fun fact. I'm not in Love and Bohemian Rhapsody came out in the same year and are two of the most complex multitracked songs of all time. Coincidentally the two groups also managed by the same guy.
10cc’s “I’m Not in Love” is one of the greatest songs ever written”. Would love to see a reaction to that one. Incredibly atmospheric and haunting...and a #1 song too.
Yes please do "I'm not in Love". It is a great suggestion and you need to listen to the lyrics to get the full effect of the song.
Now that you've got a few of the hits out of the way. YOU NEED something off the Crime of the Century album. School, Crime of the Century, Rudy, Bloody Well Right... You need this album... And I always stay for the sauce homies!!
You guys have to react to “School”. Best piano solo of all time
I was just thinking of the piano solo for School. This is probably my favorite Supertramp song.
How can you even compare that to any of Rick Wakemans materials! You are out of your mind! Search you tube Rick Wakemans piano works, You will see how sorely mistaken you are!!!
Who's The pianist in school
Boys, this was my song. I was leaving a job that was killing me (under appreciated and over burdened) and heading home to a loveless marriage. I'd always stop and grab a cup of tea (wanting something stronger) and drive down to the beach, and watch the world go by before I had to leave. I'd think about the things that I could have, or should have been. Then my wife would call and ask if I was almost home yet. Bubble burst.
then what happened?
Superb song, brilliant band. Totally different to anyone else
You haven't even touched their best album "Crime of the Century"
Child of Vision-- Great Interstate Travel Song.
Nice one, guys.
"Goodbye Stranger" needs to happen.
This is one of their top 3 songs
This album was exceptionally well produced. The audio quality is impeccable.
The ENTIRE album Crime of the Century is a MUST listen, it is my personal favorite and imo it is their best album creatively! EVERY SONG IS A 10! Anyway thanks for all your reactions, I look forward to them every week!
These lyrics were somber and well written - do “Goodbye Stanger” next IMO - Breakfast In America is a great album.
One of my best friends died at 15 I was 15 too we all gatherer and remembered him while listening too The long way home it was 1980 cool just watching these guys enjoy this unbelievable music thanks
Goodbye Stranger was every class of 79’s graduation song.
And Goodbye Stranger was written by Rick Davies - the harder edged rocker of the two main songwriters. Logical Song & this song were written by Rodger Hodgson.
One word: “School”.
The harmonica is soooo erie.
Great song.
PLEASE YES! THAT SONG IS AWESOME
Yes!
One word: " Rudy"
A great song that has taken me the long way home more then once.
The first concert I ever saw was Supertramp at the Orphiem Theater in Boston in 1977. They opened with School and from the first note I was hooked on the band and have always been, just love their music and how they played.
I do enjoy the analysis of the lyrics. It gives a lot more insight into the song for you, and into your thinking for us. Keep on rockin'!
"School" for sure AND "Bloody Well Right"!
Totally agree, A&A would enjoy School and Bloody Well Right the most
That whole album, pure fire. When" Dreamer " is the weakest song.... Just saying
@@michaelbaucom4019 Dreamer is amazing. Stellar album.
"If I could only have more time"
You guys are dead on...this read.
Taking the long way home. Who hasn't felt like that. You guys are awesome 👍
Ahhh yes! Supertramp! This album was HUGE at parties when I was in college in 1979! Agreed. An "A" for Take The Long Way Home.
Supertramp may have been the best "sounding" band of all time. Their recording quality was always impeccable. Layers of pleasant sound and fil. Classy to the extreme.
"Goodbye Stranger" will be the A+ you are looking for. (here for the sauce)
Incredible guitar work on the way out.
Guys, you gotta do School by Supertramp next!!
Also by Supertramp: Check out "Rudy" from the album "Crime of the Century." Title track from "Even in the Quietest Moments" is spectacular. Full-on instrumentation on display in both songs.
This Album is like a Greatest Hits. It's an incredible Album. Roger is a Fantastic song writer and vocalist.
If you listen to the meaning of this song it's about longing and regret. I remember being young like you and with the blink of an eye, you're 60! Keep listening to the music that moves you because in this crazy world, you need to tap into the emotions and power of your choice. You are the keeper of this great music and history that will be in your repertoire. Just keep digging the tunes for all of us who really get emotions in music and the soundtrack of life! You are both smart, effusive and really versed! Love the channel! Just subscribed 🥰
What a song! School, Hide in Your Shell or anything off Crime of the Century next please. Cracking album with more of a progressive genre than commercially friendly pop like the later breakfast in america. Also some phenomenal lyrics and meanings.
Agree totally
Agree also!
Agree, Crime of the Century album starts good with School and then the entire album just gets better and better until it explodes in the final track Crime of the Century. A superb album
Crime of the Century is my favorite Supertamp album.
"Give a Little Bit" would be an excellent Supertramp to check out next. Love the lyrical breakdown. More please. Btw I stayed till the end. SAUCE ❤
You guys will love Even in the Quietest Moments. Also a song called School
I love in the middle of the song when it feels like the clarinet says “ hey listen to me” then the harmonica says “ no. listen to me “. Back and forth
I remember when I really took in this song driving home from work at about your age. A lonely but surreal experience. It's still has that surreal feel, but not quite what it used to be.
I always thought he sounded like John Anderson from Yes. They have high voices, without using a falsetto. Its not for everybody, but I love that style of singing.
“Goodbye stranger” like the previous poster said. ALSO I really like the lyric breakdown!!!!!
"Breakfast In America" has been sampled in recent times, and is solid, but my favorite of theirs is "Bloody Well Right". The opening of it is so bluesy.
Supertramp is such a cool band. My favorite “Supertramp” memory was from a concert where they didn’t even play. It was a Texxas Jam in the late 70s in the summer - well over 100° on the floor of the Cotton Bowl. Van Halen had just finished their set, it’s mid-afternoon and set changes are taking forever. VH got everyone so pumped, but there’s a huge energy letdown. Then a dude breaks out his harmonica and plays the intro to Take the Long Way Home. Got everyone re-energized and soon after, Boston took the stage. I think of that every time I hear the song.
Always felt that Supertramp filled the gaps that 10cc left. Both thoughtful, and accomplished groups of talented folk, making
beautiful songs.
Fool's Overture, a masterpiece.
Even thought this album is really good, "Crime of the Century" is still my fav.
Agreed
Pat Murray
Those are the 2 albums I had. They are all I needed.
@@irishgrl I have , almost, them all but they are the best.
Crisis what Crisis has 10 more pop songs vs Crime of the Century that I hold as their top album, but Even In the Quiets moments was a great album as well
"Sometimes it feels good to feel something, even if it's not a happy feeling", says the man in the Pink Floyd shirt.
You guys need to delve into The Allen Parsons Project, “The Mysteries and Imagination of Edgar Allen Poe”. They took Poe’s poems and short stories and made them into musical masterpieces. Two of the best being, ‘The Raven’ and ‘Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether’. Definitely worth checking. It’ s both creepy, fun, and innovative, good luck!
Don't forget "the cask of Amontillado".
Some other time' or something off Pyramids and I robot
older supertramp is the best...'crime of the century', awesome song...fool's overture off 'even in the quietest moments', anything off 'crisis?what crisis?'