SUPERTRAMP - RUDY Reaction/Review 

Crime of the Century was the 1st album I ever listened to with headphones front to back. A wonderful experience. You can listen to any song off this album and be impressed.

One of the best albums ever made. Lyrically, melodically and what a production. Do the whole album

Without a doubt the MOST underrated group ever in Rock. Never talked about among the big boys. JMHO :)

So many great tracks from this band. Crime of the century, School, dreamer, asylum, bloody well right, child of vision, and many, many, many more. The British bands in the 70’s were so creative and talented. Not just Supertramp, but Genesis, Pink Floyd, Yes, 10cc. The list goes on and on.

Supertramp are masters of dynamics. Great prog rock band. Goodbye Stranger, The Logical Song, Take The Long Way Home, School, Fool's Overture, Crazy, If Everyone Was Listening, Crime Of The Century, Brother Where You Bound.... They have far too many great songs to list here, try one of the above, and go from there. Peace

Brother Biz, you'll want to spend a LOT of time listening to Supertramp. Check Out the songs, "Take the Long Way Home," "School," "Bloody Well Right," "Give A Little Bit,""Even In The Quietest Moments," "Goodbye Stranger," "The Logical Song," and just about everything else they have done. I consider Supertramp to be the equal of Steely Dan for consistent quality and great songs.

Along with pink floyd, rush, sophisticated band with fun easy listening. Supertramp is one super group of several.

This is an S Tier band. Loved your reaction, it's always exciting watching somebody listen to one of your favorite bands for the first time. What's next for Supertramp? Where do I begin? How about their song called "School" ❤️👍

Rudy was a song that grew on me. As a kid it wasn't my favourite, but as I've grown it's become a song I really relate to.

Supertramp is one of the best bands ever. The entire Crime of the Century album is a masterpiece. It's worth listening to from start to finish as there is a progression throughout the album. It starts out with school if that gives you a hint of the progression.

Supertramp knew how to build songs. You're gonna have fun listening to these guys. Top notch. Blessings.

They're a British Prog Rock band who were huge in the late 70s. They're named after a book 'The Autobiography of a Supertramp' and they are awesome. Other songs of theirs to try include Hide in Your Shell, Give a Little Bit & Fool's Overture. 😊

Cant believe this was your pick for a first for Supertramp. You found a masterpiece among masterpieces. My favorite Supertramp song. The confusion of the album cover is because it is a best of album cover showing. The image is made up of different parts from all their album covers. "Bloody Well Right" is my next favorite, though there are a lot of good ones from this band.

Off the same album, try “Hide in Your Shell”. But as other people have mentioned, every song on this album is amazing! You cannot go wrong

Dude, totally agree, epic, trippy fire masterpiece here for all 7+ minutes. I got this album when it came out before they were famous and it blew my mind. Other ones by them I recommend: “School”, “Hide in Your Shell”; “Take the Long Way Home”; “Downstream”; “Don’t Leave Me Now”, “Crime of the Century”, “A Soapbox Opera”, “Breakfast in America”. Enjoy…

Supertramp is definitely worth diving into. Especially anything off their Breakfast in America or Crime of the Century albums. That picture you have up there is a combination of the 2 albums I mentioned above

What this is is one of the greatest bands ever. They were far more popular in Canada than the US, at least prior to Breakfast in America. Peerless musicians who knew what being in a band meant. No showing off -everything about the song and everyone contributes. Musical literature.

Thank you so much for reacting to this one. This song has always been very underrated and didn't receive all the praise it deserves.

you will find many gems weaved in their body of work, Crime of The Century is IMO the best of Supertramp!

Yeah, Biz: saw them on their final tour- brilliance. There are some groups that just DON'T do bad songs. Zep, Floyd, Tull, Rush, Eurythmics, Jeff Beck, Jeff Healey, Eric Clapton... and Supertramp. And oddly, their best song was never issued by Supertramp- guitarist, keys, singer, writer Roger Hodgson released it after they broke up on his album of the same name- Hai Hai. Enjoy and peace from Canada- be safe.

I can't begin to explain how much I love Supertramp. I think I know every single word to every single song they've ever put out. I'm surprised I have working speakers left in my car. When I put Supertramp on, I have to set the cruise control because if I don't I'll likely get a speeding ticket. It's most definitely worth diving into! You owe it to yourself as a man to learn what this band is about! Get it Biz!

Yes! Listen to more Supertramp, please! They have lots of hits. Good lyrics, great musicians. The Logical Song is one of my favs. Enjoy the journey, and we’ll enjoy it with you. 😊

Supertramp is one of my most favorite bands. Consumate musicians writing intricate and expansive songs that are equally brilliant lyrically and musically. Check out Give a Little Bit or Fool's Overture. Enjoy this deep rabbit hole.

This track is one of my Supertramp favs amazing it came out in the 1970's

Go for it! The world needs more Supertramp! :-) Thanks for the reaction.

Great reaction! The album ending epics, “Crime of the Century” and “Fool’s Overture” are saxophone fire.

saw them live 11 times...the real star of the band is John Anthony Helliwell who chats a lot with the audience, makes jokes etc and plays saxophone, 2nd piano, triangle, kazoo etc ...just a wizard!!

Supertramp is in a world of their own. They are so diverse in their sound starting with their vocals and the groups musicians backing them up. Their album "Breakfast in America" came out in 1979 and was number one on the charts for 6 weeks. Two of their songs that are definitely my favorites are " Take the Long Way Home" and "Logical Song" and I could probably list at least a half dozen more. This group from England made quite an impact in the United States and the world.

Supertramp is one of the greatest bands ever...dive into the rabbit hole. It's well worth the journey. "Ain't Nobody But Me" is one of my favorite Supertramp songs...

"Dream within a dream" is a perfect way to describe Supertramp's musical tapestries.

I think this song was their peak, in a career of Supertramp peaks. Truly epic songwriting and execution.

My parents saw them in concert way back in ‘85. My dad said they were crazy talented, everyone could play everything, and every few songs they would all switch off to different instruments.

Love watching people discover something new that they enjoy. Don't forget this album is much older than you. It's a really big world out there mate. From Australia 🇦🇺😃

Anything from Super Tramp is fabulous. " School", " Hide in you Shell", really every song on " Crim of the Century" would be great. Then anything else. Enjoy

That cover is a combo cover for a greatest hits album. It combines the artwork of the albums "Crime of the Century", "Crisis? What Crisis", and "Breakfast in America". Love Supertramp!

Very unique band with a great catalog of songs and albums

Hi bro, its a very long time ago when i hear Supertramp, i was so young and i hear more Queen, Deep Purple and AC/DC ! I was a teenager and only sone hard stoff like this but much Supertramp, now i am older and can hear this music too and much more ! Greatings from germany ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

This song is so trippy in concert. Just mindblowing.

What a wonderful reaction! I remember the first time I heard Supertramp my mind blew too. Like Pink Floyd and Queen, two of my favourite bands, there was no way to predict these songs before hearing them. They keep on the edge of a moment. Everything is so unexpected, and yet it all comes together perfectly. Music from that era was very theatrical, and sound effects were common, and Supertramp used a lot of that really well. They were also great live. It was the same songs, just longer and fuller, with more solos.

Great Reaction. FYI the cover of the Greatest Hits album has photographic elements of several album themes, that's why it seems so trippy. If you were familiar with their catalog it would make more sense. For your next dive into Supertramp I'd recommend "School" from Crime of the Century. "School" and "Bloody Well Right" are sequential on that album and are "connected", I recommend listening to both at the same time.

Fantastic band, Fantastic catalog!!!🎼👌🎵👍🎶✌️😁

Super trippy. I love just walking around listening to their best of album. Helps you process emotions.

The "Logical Song" will explain it, and if that don't help then try "School".

OK - I gotta be honest. I've heard this song before, but never really stood out. Probably due to how strong their catalog is. They have a bunch of songs that are incredible. Worth a deep dive. Crazy musicians and phenomenal songs.

Your music mirrors your mind My album suggestion is Brother Where You Bound specifically the title track Cannon Ball is also a track worth listening to

Bloody Well Right or School both from Crime of the century album those two are some absolute far out songs!!!

Supertramp's lyrical artistry and composition are magical. They take you on a journey with every one of their songs.

This is a fucking masterpiece, I used to sneak my brothers' 8 track of this when I was 7 and listen to it over and over again with his headphones. I didn't understand it cause I was a kid, but I knew it was important, and not just because it was beautiful music, but because it was haunting, and heavy, and deep and other worldly. And trust me when I say this, listening to this in the 70s when it was part of the culture was magical. Man I wish I was a kid again for a day, just to listen to this album over and over again, and maybe have some orange Kool Aid.

There's a little bit of Rudy in us all. There's probably better albums in the 70s (not many) but this one was the one that got played. The LP, the CD, The Cassette.

You're right about their clever trickery. I think you'll enjoy Fool's Overture just as much.Love your reactions!

I've only heard the hits on the radio but you will love Super Tramp, I'm sure of it.

Its great to see reactions to songs /artists we grew up with, where did the real music go to over the decades. Good stuff BIZ!

Crime of the century album

Marc Bolan and T.Rex "The Slider" ...Seriously man. And give some others a try, of his. His career was short, and amazing. His death, tragic. .Also, this song here... Contrasting melodies! That funk dude. ❤

Epic!

This was an album cut. There were 3 hits from this ablum, School, Bloody Well Right, and Dreamer. Hide in your shell is another superb album cut. They are well worth the dive.

That particular album cover is their greatest hits and its a collage of their other album covers combined ! Crime of the century and Breakfast in America to be exact !

Hey there! Life-long Supertramp fan here (& new subscriber after seeing this) & your reaction is the BEST & most comprehensive that I’ve seen so far. You get it 👍🏻👏🏻 They write masterpieces! 🔥 🎢

Shades of Steely Dan it sounds like. Never paid that much attention to Supertramp. Will have to revisit. Thanks Biz.

" The Logical Song " off the chain Supertramp is well worth a listen 👍✌️♥️

if you like "Rudy" you have to listen to and comment on "school", "Cannonball" Bloody well right I think. Thanks for your reaction on "Rudy" !

Live Paris, one of the greatest albums of all time. So under the radar it's crazy.

This is just another banger band that came out in the 70's with all the other great bands that we had to choose from, didn't think you were ready for them but enjoy it anyway 😉 🤟

I seen supertramp in the royal Albert Hall London. It was the best concert ever and I've been to many! 35 years ago!! 😬

Hey Biz, loved your reaction 😁 Supertramp is a British band. They catered to many audience's of people. There are a few songs I really "Supertramp - Dreamer (live in Paris)" you'll probably recognize this song from a movie. Your face said it all 🤔😆👍🙏💙

my favorite Supertramp song, thanks for the great reaction !!!! Fools' Overture is a close second !!!!

Next “ Give a little bit” or “Take the long way Home”, plenty more after that!!!🎶👌🎼👍🎵✌️😁

I had forgotten how brilliant this song was. I had just fitted a high quality cartridge to my turntable Shure M97 I think.. and had a pair of Sennheiser hd40 headphones and it blew me away. Every supertramp song is great, and this is one of the greatest. Excellent reaction...

Yeah this is a song that describes my whole life from beginning to end... This is my life.... Identify with this song more than any other song that I think I've ever heard because it describes my life totally... It's been a fuccked up nightmare.... Thank you for doing a spot about the song..... Because I grew up listening to this song as well as many other Supertramp songs... Just know that every time that I hear Supertramp music... It shows the psychology of who I am.... Thank God I made it this far...yet I believe that I made it through because of this band

Of the gods dope. Amazing spiritual shit. Yes. Trippy as fuck.

Always a big Supertramp Fan. But this song literally changed my life. It made me see that I was waiting.

You need to listen to a lot of Supertramp! Try Breakfast in America album - The Logical Song or Goodbye Stranger.

Rick Davies was often overlooked as a singer as Roger often sang the lead. He is on fire here. I was so lucky to have got to see them in the mid 70s just after they released Crime. To this day, I've never heard a better sound.

Dope epic shit! Trippy as fuck! Love it! It was fun watching this and hearing you. No trickery or fuckery here though. Just talent. Real musicians who can write instrumentation and lyrics , play instruments, arrange and produce good music overall. Your reaction to the tempo shifts and time signature changes is significant. It keeps you engaged mentally but you can't really dance to it but that is not really the point. It takes you on a journey doesn't it? To answer WTF is this, well it is simply something you like or don't like but if you are open minded to the journey the personal tastes are fluid and can grow or change. Some want to label or genre specify so this band is described as prog rock, art rock, prog pop but to me I just like it. When this song was performed live they had a video backdrop screen that had a train track seen from the perspective of the engine that was perfectly synced to the changing rhythms of the music in the section that speeds up towards the end. I am sure you can find it here on YT from the performance in Paris.

What it is, is one of Supertramp's greatest hit songs.

Definitely worth exploring more Supertramp, much underrated group

Fantastic song from one of my all time favorite groups and albums. If you thought this was good, “School” will blow you away.

just respect your reaction straight from your heart to this 50 yrs old masterpiece, thanks

such an overlooked band. the musical and lyrical quality was UK's answer to Steely Dan. An elevated taste in musical structure and dynamics was required to 'grok' the soundscape at that time. So many influences mixed in an original influence envelope. These guys were a shock to US sensibilities and suffered the kind of FM radio smothering as with anything more advanced from Steely Dan than Rikki Don't Lose That Number. Commercialization of the sound was always the fear in fans. So, Supertramp was a musician's group and one of the most intelligent creative influences back then. Nice to see people will continue to listen to this music buried in the heads of advancingly old people. Supertramp will be wafting over the earphones in ships to Mars.

You need more? Well... they got more. A lot more. Pick any song from their most succesful albums "Crime of the Century" (1974) and "Breakfast in America" (1979) and you'll be amazed. Both album covers will also give you a clue about the cover of the greatest hits albums you just looked at and weren't sure what to make of it. And beyond those two albums: "Ain't nobody but me" (1975), "A Soapbox Opera" (1975), "Two of Us" (1975), "Give a little bit" (1977), "Even in the Quietest Moments" (1977), the epic "Fool's Overture" (1977), "Cannonball" (1985), "Better Days" (1985) and "Brother Where you Bound" (1985). The last three are from an album made after Roger Hodgson (the one with the high voice) had already left the band.

Hadn't heard this forgotten gem in a while. Want to pull out the album now and get lost in the sauce.

First saw Supertramp in ‘76. Still one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen (and there’s tough competition… Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, The Who, ELP, Gong, Ray Charles with the Rev. Al Green, David Bowie, the Tubes, Tom Waits, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Weather Report, Neil Young, Chick Corea, Deep Purple, War, Earth, Wind and Fire, Chicago, Crosby, Stills and Nash, P Funk, Bob Dylan, The Alan Parsons Project, The Fifth Dimension, Yes, Genesis, Robin Trower, King Sunny Ade, the Dead, the Eagles, Elton John, Stanley Clarke, Buddy Guy, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Dave Brubeck 5, Steely Dan, Jorma Kaukonen, Steve Miller, Blue Magic, ELO, the Moody Blues, Rush, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Aerosmith, Heart, Bad Company, Queen, Alice Cooper, Herbie Hancock, ELO, BTO, Fleetwood Mac, George Straight, Leo Kottke, Seals and Crofts, Grand Funk, Ronnie Laws, Tony Joe White, Peter Paul and Mary, Joe Walsh, the Doobie Brothers, Jimmy Cliff and and Third World, Bêla Fleck and the Flecktones, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, , Chris Thiele, America, Elvis Costello, Asia, Return to Forever, Peter Gabriel, the Dukes of September, Buddy Miles, Stanley Jorden, Corrine Bailey Rae, Jefferson Starship, Jack DeJonette, Rick Wakeman, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt… I haven’t even begun to dig into classical artists (Mstilsav Rostrapovitch, Yo Yo Ma, James Galway, the Chinese symphony orchestra, the Russian symphony orchestra…) Marcel Marceau… and MANY, MANY more…… Just saying… Supertramp was special!

I saw these guys at the Auditorium in Burlington VT during the "Crisis? What Crisis?" tour. They played the whole COTC LP They were perfect.

Absolutely yes their catalog is worth diving into! Their cstalog is fairly deep and very unique.

The cover art on the “best of” album is a mashup reference to the covers of two of Supertramp’s most popularly successful albums, “Crime of the Century” (which this track originally came from), and “Breakfast in America”, each of which had stunning and well thought out album art in their own right. My personal favourite Supertramp album is probably “Even in the Quietest Moments”, which also had some very striking cover art. Whether you love or hate the aural characteristics of analog vinyl records, and no matter how convenient it is today to enjoy hot and cold running digital music, it’s undeniable that LP sleeves provided a fantastic canvas for visual art creations to promote and augment the music being sold.

The cover you're looking at is from a greatest hits package and it's a mashup of the covers of two of their most popular albums - Breakfast in America and Crime of the Century. Both albums are well worth a full listen! Unlike most rock acts of the day, Supertramp was keyboard rather than guitar based. That's PART of what gave them their unique sound, along with their prog song structures and impeccable arrangements.

Four masterpiece albums Crime of the Century Crisis? What Crisis? Even In the Quietest Moments Breakfast in America Two very good albums Famous Last Words Brother Where You Bound Songs range from rock/jazz, prog, pop with prog flourishes...good to masterpiece( as Rudy is)... The live version of Rudy is fantastic

Thx for reviewing this dynamite track. Been a long time since I did a deep dive into this release!!! Great choice!!! Check out Fools Overture for sure ( off 'Even In the Quietest Moments')!!

I'm Brazilian Supertramp fan since 1973. I LOVE YOUR REACTION. LOOK LIKE A BABY DISCOVERING WHAT MUSIC IS ABOUT. ❤😅😊

I’ve just found you and was so entertained by your reaction to Suoertramp for the 1st time. You are in for a great ride my friend. Crime of the Century is one of my favourite Albums of all times. I hope you enjoy it as much as me. Will look forward to more

Unlike Rudy himself, this song is really going somewhere; from the opening, thru each phase to the glorious climactic ending. Fav song, great band.

This genius band struck solid GOLD musically for at least two albums straight. You’re already on material from the earlier, more expansive and dark-themed of the two masterpieces: “Crime of the Century”. You are also completely obligated to hear every sound made on their next album, the sunshiny, joyous mega-hit “Breakfast in America”. My guy, you’re in for a whole lotta treats. Grab an OJ, and enjoy. 😉

I've grown accustomed to expecting you - Biz - to expect the unexpected . This didn't disappoint .

One of 'THE' bands of the 70's and 80's. They were as good live as the vinyl. I nevertire listening to them. My favourite is "Downstream"

Love this band, love this album and love this song. Saw them in concert touring for this album. Fantastic! Thanks Biz!

Absolutely amazing blessed to be born in 1970 and lived through it all so glad I'm on the way out than in

That's one reason why we were all happy in the 70ies. We thought this musical quality was normal.

DEFINATELY WORTH THE TIME a plethora of amazing songs from them

Family moved back to their home town in '75. I was 11. Visiting an aunt and uncle a cousin (stoner) asked me if I'd like to pick an album to listen to. I recognized "Bloody Well right" as it had been on the radio. From the very first track I was intrigued. As j.h. said, great "headphone" tunes. Very insightful and introspective album. I'll still kill the lights in my den to this day and just run it through from beginning to end.

Rudy is from the breakthrough 1976 album Crime of the Century: featuring the saxophone explosion of Bloody Well Right (the prison bars in the image) the orange juice comes from the album art of the 78-79 of Breakfast in America: album, featuring the hit 'Logical Song' and the ridiculously wonderful title track Breakfast in America (..Don't look at my Girlfriend!)