It’s so wonderful to see someone from a younger generation react to and receive so much joy from the music of my youth. Thank you for all of your reactions and for keeping music from my generation alive.
maybe he can lead a movement to appreciate our old stuff, without having to nail him to a board and force feed him the family tree of music and the resulting dead leaves we squelch through daily I bought a synth to time travel back to the 80's hopefully i wont need the drugs but its good to reminisce
I agree with that!!!! Listening to it was like being catapulted to another world...a divine world at that. It's time for me to start listening to this spectacular music again! ;)
"Give a Little Bit" is an equally successful Supertramp song but radically different: awash in 12-string guitar, the lyrics are totally positive, without irony or cynicism.
When my Dad first brought “Breakfast in America” home, and we dropped the needle on it, I spent the next hour laughing out loud and whooping with sheer joy - actual happy tears - just at the sound of it. What a musical wonder they were.
Without sounding corny I’m 60 yrs old now and boy I can remember waiting for albums from these 70’s - 80’s bands to come out and sitting and listening with anticipation to every single song on the those albums. What fun the music was. Good times. I miss that
I met Roger Hodgson at the RINGO ALL STARR BAND concert in Vegas in 2001. Before the show...he came out into the section right in front of the stage to talk to people.
SalvoG, I was only 8 y/o when this song was released, but even as a young child (who was going thru hell)... it hit me hard. The instrumentals are insane (harmonica, Sax etc.,) but the lyrics...they kill me. This song is a timeless story. Loved your reaction!!🥰
They were very creative with using all kinds of sounds and techniques to blend into a unique sound. Similar to Pink Floyd, they were geniuses at doing that, and being unique and _good_ (and fun). And I think criminally underrated, even at the time -- I was the only one of my friends that listened to them. Their Top 5 are just about as good as anyone else's.
Love Supertramp! As a "gifted" child, who went against the grain, this was a theme of mine. In the 80s, they did get more poppish. Check out their "It's Raining Again."
You definitely have to check out "Goodbye Stranger" it's from the same album, it has a KILLER guitar solo towards the end!! Great song, I put it right up there with The Logical Song and Take The Long Way Home.
I told you this band was right up your alley. The 70’s was full of Prog Rock bands. Supertramp was my favorite. Their whole catalog is great. Crime of the Century, Even in the Quiietest Moments, Breakfast in America. All incredible songs.
Went to an all-boys boarding school in Australia, 8th grade thru 12th (‘79-‘83). Had its great moments but if you were bullied (and I was, constantly), there was no escape. I wasn’t sent there to become “logical”; I was in the way of family strife, so it was convenient for them to get rid of me for a few years. I’m still in touch with a few good mates from those years, it’s not all bad.
What a great reaction! You're right, his voice is Geddy-esque. Supertramp (like Steely Dan or Rush) can be incredibly complex, but the production makes it so smooth and perfect.
Fun fact about this album, they recorded it in the same studio as Fleetwood Mac while Fleetwood Mac was recording thier 1979 album Tusk (the album after Rumours). At the Village Recorder in Los Angeles. They were in the studio right down the hallway from Fleetwood Mac. I wonder if they ever hung out with each other during that time. I would imagine they did here and there.
It would be amazing if artists would make music like these nowadays, the creativity and variety was wonderful back then. It was a great time to grow up in. Pure talent and no auto-tune.
A very different Supertramp sound: "Downstream" - a soft ballad with grand piano. From the same album, "Fool's Overture" - a prog suite repeated twice, once instrumental then with words.
Their production was so good that their albums were always A+ by a stereo sound magazine I read back in the day! They would use their music to test the equipment. And somehow it wasn't sterile. True artists.
Huge album, #1 in the US for 7 weeks, multiple Grammy nominations (won three, I believe), spawned several hits, but I think the REAL GEM on the album is the closer - “Child of Vision”. It’s truly epic.
Roger Hodgson was/is an excellent lyricist. Very deep! Very well thought out! There is a pretty extensive body of work to pick from with Supertramp. Also check out some of Roger Hodgson solo work on an album titled "Eye If The Storm" released in 1984. The track "Had A Dream" became very popular at that time due to MTV playing the "Had A Dream" video in heavy rotation. The lyrics to that tune are once again very deep and thought provoking. Thanks for picking Supertramp for a reaction.
Something to ponder: most of the people introducing you to this type of music are from older generations, and you'll find that most don't have a short attention span like many in the younger generations. So if you make longer videos, the majority will likely not complain. 👍🏽😁
Thanks for the Supertramp reaction! I always have loved them! I was in my 20s in the 1980s & it makes me so happy to see someone so much younger discovering my music for the 1st time & really appreciating it! My fav song by them is Cannonball, if you wanna add that one to your todo list. But I loved it coz it was a hit when I caught my abusive ex-husband cheating on me & it was my go-to anthym for awhile! Lol! But I love the song on it's on merit - not bcoz of my ex & that whole situation! I love your channel here + the sleep sounds channel. The new one over on that channel is wonderful! Hope you had a wonderful holiday! God bless!!
Supertramp along with Yes.....Pink Floyd......Steely Dan.....Led Zeppelin.......CCR......Fleetwood Mac.........Rush......are one of those High Tier bands that create fantastic music and song and are among the gods of Rock n' Roll.....Great reaction....and I witness them making their debut in the music world.....bought their albums but nevver seen them in concert.....wish that I had......lol......go bak and listen to the song without stopping or pausing it!!!!
AWESOME! Watching you react was such a treat! The pure joy on your face like a kid in the candy store!!! I loved it! Made my day! Thank you thank you for sharing!!! I will be watching this one over and over!!!
Funny, on my way home the radio played Supertramp's "It's Raining Again". Now I am watching you react to Supertramp. It brought fond memories. It doesn't seem real that this album was before your time, when I still remember purchasing the album. Gotta go, got to watch you react to "Bloody Well Right"... that should be fun.
Yes I like the way you do that do a deep analysis of the band in the song you need to check out their Blu-ray live in Paris 1979 you can really experience the band
Don't know if you've done these songs by Supertramp yet, but they are all outstanding: Goodbye Stranger Long Way Home Give a Little Bit It's Raining Again
This was great live..you need to check out Even in the quietest moment. You made me hear things that i never have heard for the past 40 some years. Roger had some great stuff dolo too.
Coming from an old hard rocker at hart when this song came on I'd still listen it's so unique & definitely different at the time. Real popular back in the day. Great pick sal.
Yes!! So glad you’re enjoying this one-another forever favorite! So cool you are exposing yourself to the older tunes :) Keep in mind, musical editing 40+ years ago wasn’t close to as sophisticated as it is now- So there’s that
Such a tight arrangement..loved your comment that it looked like a hot mess up front but amazing on the back end. Strong lyrics to boot! Keep’em coming!
I love the history you provide. I listened to a lot of the bands you react to back in the day. Didn’t know most of what you researched about the music. Thank you 😘
OMG So I have Despicable Me 2 on in the background. I started listening to this and I realized the movie was at the end, during the wedding reception scene, and all the Minions started dancing to the same beat, it was hilarious 😂
I love this song but, I see, 'Child of Vision' coming up on the play list and I can't wait to see your face when you hear it. It is a mic-drop of a song.
Knew you would love SuperTramp (hit or not). Do enjoy hearing about the tune before. Like this vocal better than Rush. These guys know how to put together a great song, eh? Now don't forget Genesis. Curious which of their many tunes you pick. (oh, and don't worry about long form on this group. No one will notice, trust me.)
The Professor of Rock taught us that, at 9:07, one can hear the sound played from a handheld Mattel Electronics Football game when a touchdown is scored. The band played the game between takes. Edit: Yes in fact, change of possession, not a score.
the sound is from the mattel football game, but it's the sound when you fail to score after the 4th down, and the "ref" blows his whistle. the touchdown is more of a "chaaaarge" sound. whenever i hear it in this song i'm taken back to my 5th period history class in 1979. two guys in the back of the room would play it, and when i heard that sound i'd see them pass the game back and forth under their desks. that is until the teacher had enough and confiscated the game until class was over.
live the reaction .one of my fav bands every album especially hodgson and his solo stuff, best sax player imo ever.. crisis what crisis is a must do. thanks man
Supertramp is a bit of the pop version of Pink Floyd. Especially with subject matter if you havent heard School (which covers similar ground as two albums of The Wall.) Crime of the Century is one of the best albums by any band ever.
I didn't see any reactions on your Playlist yet to Al Stewart. I think you'd love Year of the Cat and Time Passages. I don't know why I made the leap from Supertramp to this other than you'd appreciate the musical excellence
