Supertramp- Child of Vision REACTION & REVIEW 

This is one of their best songs, and Breakfast In America is a fantastic album.

45 years later and I can still listen to that piano riff over and over again!

Crown Jewel of their crown jewel album. Still fresh, still fascinating, 45(!) years later. Might be Roger Hodgson's best composition. Rick Davies on piano... I don't have the vocabulary to describe how great that solo is...John Helliwell nails his sax solo(as usual) to close out. Dougie Thomson on bass is killing it

Their music was ART !! Forever my fav Band ❤❤❤

One of my all-time favorite Supertramp songs, if not the number one. Everything's perfect about it, especially bass line. Thanks for sharing your appreciation for Supertramp music . 💕

I grew up with this album. I was the youngest and my older siblings introduced me to it. I believe there are four bonafide hits but it’s the deep tracks that makes BIA a classic. This is one of the best closing songs of any album in my opinion.

When I bought this album in 1979, I knew after the first listen this was my favorite track. Still moves me.

Supertramp is an example of that very special bands who were very successful but underrated at the same time. Another example: The Kinks! JP: Thanks again for reaction, if you didn't, try the Kinks too :-) ...

AT LAST! Best song ever for me. The quintessence of Supertramp in one song. GORGEOUS!!!!!!

I like this album. It may be somewhat commercial but that’s just fine with me. Great songwriting, execution, and production.

This song is awesome, but it's the album closer. Aren't you doing the whole thing? There are some huge hits on it. I always thought this was the ultimate "driving at night" song. The 2-chord vamp during the piano solo is hypnotic.

Ugh, this is just sooooo good. Another one I think you would love is "even in the quietest moments".

my fav supertramp track!

Great song. One of favs from Supertramp.

The haunting sax at the end from John Helliwell is phenomenal!!!!!

This is my favorite track on their masterpiece album.

I've always really liked "Child of Vision", with its mix of release and tension that gives the track its distinctive character. Yes, Rick Davies' piano solo is very distinctive, but I also like Dougie Thomson's simple bass part, which adds emptiness and space to his playing, accentuating the rhythm and drumming. The only frustration for me comes from John Helliwell's too-short sax solo at the end, which should have continued for another minute or two before the final fade out.

One of my favorite Supertramp songs. I just love the jazzy feeling to the whole thing, particularly the ending. Simple but terrific piano work. Great song to end an album.

Oh, yes...finally you react to this masterpiece, i suggested it many times...my favorite song from my favorite band

Songs like this epitomise Supertramp's virtuosity- supreme musicians and unbelievable songwriting skills....another banger JP!!

Love Dougie Thompson’s bass work on this song!!!

I haven't found any direct quotes on this, but apparently "Child of Vision" is Roger Hodgson's criticism of Rick Davies, while the preceding song, "Casual Conversations" is Davies' critisism of Hodgson.

Best song ever made in my opinion. It blows my mind every time, and I’ve listened to it hundreds of times now

Nice track, and since this is the last track of the album, we should now rewind and hear it from the beginning, with "Gone Hollywood".

give me the eclectic classic Even In The Quietest Moments over this but it was still Fresh as a Daisy back in 1979, especially the singles just a trifle one dimensional in it's instrumentation as an album

This song only has one flaw and it's the fact that it fades out. I would be willing to follow it for at least 3 more minutes.

Thanks for mentioning my name ahahah !! It’s probably my favorite song by them along with School, Waiting so long, Crime of the Century. Supertramp is one of my 3 favorite bands with Pink Floyd and Genesis. You should listen to the full Breakfast in America album, it’s pop rock at its finest ! You had listen to « Fool’s overture » years ago I think, please can you listen to the rest of this album (Even in the quietest moments) ? Then there are also the albums « … Famous last words … » and « Brother where you bound » which deserve attention too

The first number 1 album from this band in USA and 2 grammy awards. Masterpiece

Great song from my favourite band that has thankfully grown in stature over the decades. The epitome of keyboard playing by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies. Almost the entire Breakfast In America is amazing - title track is catchy bubblegum pop - but having said that it is only their third best album behind Even In the Quietest Moments and their best LP, the greatest album of all time, Crime of the Century.

Another great songs which have few (or none) reactions in RU-vid will be Babaji and From Now On...but maybe you will react to the Even in the Quietest Moments full album later, who knows

Breakfast in America: One Great Play. As all there albums are worthy of listening to and enjoy

Although I don't recall hearing this great song on the radio, there are a lot of radio classics on Breakfast in America

Saw them do this live in 84’… crazy good

Not a Supertramp fan, but this song is a monster

Nuthin’’ like a 4:30 piano solo - this song is like 7/8 instrumental, my favorite track.

Leaving on a high note...literally!

Ooooooh! Cloudy day here too and this brightened up my day massively!

I just knew you would love this. I had assumed the reason you had not reacted to anything from this album was because you had already heard it. Or perhaps you had intended to go in chronological order. Either way, nobody does Supertramp reviews quite as well - so please continue.

This song puts me in a trance in such a good way.

Amazing track. Amazing album.

Love the ending of this song, the message of the lyrics is true even these days... Also. I live in UK... we see the sun for at least a week each year. 🤣

masterpiece . when the saxo's going down at the end , we can feel that the guys will continue jamming without us ... SAD

Gone Hollywood, the first song on this album would be a great reaction. In fact, the entire album would be a great reaction. Supertramp is always been one of my favorite bands. Thanks for the reaction, until later, have a good one❤

I love this song as well. I agree with you, the sax could have been longer.

This might be my all time fave Supertramp song, on what's easily their best album.

Listened to this yesterday. 😃

Yes, it's sunny here today, but also 12 degrees. So your call if it's a nice day or not. I'm staying in where it's warm. Absolutely love this album since it's release. It's a "semi" concept album, many of the tracks reflect their first tour of America.

Thank you, FANTASTIC closing album track from the great "Breakfast In America." I just love the blues based jazzy piano at the end and the build up to the Saxophone. The whole album is worth it!

Fab choon, their best song I think. Such a great groove (very underrated rhythm section!), and very tuneful. Prog pop??

Every song on this album is gold. Was fun to see you grooving. ✌️👍

How cool is the groove on bass and drums, JP? Dougie Thompson is an underrated bassist - loves walking up and down the neck. Bob Siebenberg has tasty fills, plays with traditional grip, awesome ghost notes. They are an amazing “battery”.

I’ve played the Breakfast In America album countless times. This song is awesome.

tengo varios discos de vinilo entre ellos esta obra maestra .

Superb track...and that groove... supertramp at their best in my opinion...His vocals are just sublime...you cannot move to this belter Justin. My humble opinion... Supertramp were a unbelievable band...great songs..great albums...they had it all Justin...great track ,great review butty...Child of Vision is just a masterpiece ❤❤❤

Great choice for Supertramp.

An all time favourite! Great intro, great song! And that outro...

Afternoon, Justin. Dave from London, also under Grey Skies. It's the four big singles I know best from this album, but Child of Vision I didn't know and it's terrific. Thanks to all who recommended it. P.S. my song ref Grey Skies is by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin.

Supertramp 👍👍

Middle lyrics are a battle, more or less, btwn Roger's spiritual philosophy & Rick's more down to earth pessimistic one. - Roger, far as I know, wrote all the lyrics, but if so captured Rick's views succinctly-Rick sang them after all. - Rick's fairly extended piano ending(was the better player by far on that instrument after all) are super! - Is a great-& greatly placed-closing to a great closing album by the band at their zenith!

Thomson/Siebenberg - what a rhythm section! 👍

Happy to say I bought this on release and played it every day for at least half a year. Great album and this is the best song on it for me. A bit poppy, but who cares, quality counts. And still has my -so much loved- progressive touch to it. After the split, Hodgson created the album "In the eye of the storm". Quite a good album as well. As was "Open the door" 16 years later. Clearly he did not have the urge to create as much anymore... at least that's what his output shows. A pity. The Supertramp albums without Roger did not have the same magic anymore. "Brother Where You Bound" was the best of that series (David Gilmour did some guitar on that album).

I was in my early 20's when Supertramp were making their early albums. I thought they were too "pop"py for me as I was more into prog/jazz/classical. Plus, songs like this one weren't played on the radio that I heard. It wasn't until I got older and went back and revisited them that I began to truly appreciate how great they were. Like Joe Jackson.

Great reaction to this gem

Thats awesome JP that you have had 9m views - congratulations and well deserved

I know Logical Song, Breakfast in America, Long Way Home etc are all quoted as the better Supertramp songs, and they are great but this song is a diamond and for me second only to Fools Overture in their immense catalogue, if I could put one band back together to play for me live it would be them and that's huge coming from a massive Floyd fan.

I always thought that the first note of the sax sounds like a mosquito flying torward you lol

The album is brilliant from start to finish and could do with a full review. This was, for me, initially the hardest track to get into on the album, but eventually one of the most satisfying - such a great groove. So much going on, and - as always - great lyrics. FWIW I get similar vibes on their earlier song "The Meaning" again, a more difficult but very rewarding listen.

When I first heard this album this was not my favorite. I has since (IMO) turned into one of the best song on it! “Breakfast” and “Paris” turned me on to SUPERTRAMP and still one of my GoTo’s! Now my girlfriend has become a fan as well! Great song JP!

Piano favorite of mine. traveling music could have gone on,

The use of the sax at the end is genius in my opinion: yes, we'd like it to go on for another 10 minutes, but the sax is brilliant to wrap up the track, and the album; I can't think of a better way to end that song, as just fading out the piano probably would not work as well.

i like this episode,this song is beautiful!here is sugestion,something realy diferent,try children of sanchez,chuck mangione,14min version..gretings from serbia!sory for bad english..

I've always thought that this song was about America; America is the child of vision. Seems that way to me anyway. Great song, great album. I bought this vinyl way back when and have always loved it.

Happy New Year and Happy Listening!!! ✌❤🎶

I have a feeling the quick fadeout probably had something to do with how much you can fit on a cd (space wise) just a guess.

hey man, YOU HAVEEE TO DO THE WHOLE ALBUM especially the first track, there's not many reactions to gone hollywood which is VERY underrated. PLEASE do it. Thank you

As a grown 'child', I would wake up and go to work with the old 'American breakfast', coffee, and cigs. But my more mature edition must rise and have some nutrition! It would be the Crime of the Century to skip Breakfast in America or Paris for that matter. Not a good way to Stay Alive in England! Peace and crumpets.

I follow this channel because of Supertramp and Prefab Sprout reactions. And you haven't reacted to Prefab Sprout in a whole year I think 😢 Please react to the album Jordan the comeback

The main issue with this song: It's too short. Really... the instrumental end could get 5min longer...

Its apt that the album's cover features Manhattan. The song is very Manhattanesque in tone and feel. Cheers.

Seems like musicians always save their best licks for the fadeout. So frustrating!

Now I am not that much a fans of theirs, I've just their first record because of the contribution of one certain Richard Palmer-James there. This song here reminds me of a long forgotten Alan Parsons Project track, which is per se nothing bad at all. Maybe Alan Parsons did listen to Supertramp a fair lot, I don't know.

great reaction but I don`t think there is no guitar in this song but the bass.

This is the only track on this album that I skip. Vocals and instruments are performed and recorded beautifully. The composition is where it loses me. The incessant notes on the keys feel almost juvenile to me, and not in a way that supports the "child" theme. The singing in the verse is choppy and not very melodic. What I like least is the chorus with the drawn out syllables. I just find it tedious. The rest of the album, and just about every other track I have heard of Supertramp I find very entertaining and full of great details. If this song were strictly instrumental, starting with where the vocals end, I would like it more, though we are still left with that base of fast keyboard. I see that others consider this the best track on the album. It's funny how songs can hit us so differently. I hope you continue to enjoy it. I still have a decent amount of unexplored Supertramp that I look forward to experiencing.

Could you tell me why Supertramp are 3 albums superior to Queen. You may not like them, but there are viewers out here positively aching for some classic Queen. 'Sheer Heart Attack' and 'Dragon Attack'. How lucky we are!

just sounded like a rehash of logical song to me.... at least it's behind us now.

I found the riff repetitive and dull. The keyboard solo went on too long for me. This band still hasn't earned my love.