I'm so surprised that you have only 37k subscribers when you are one of the few RUclipsrs who actually analyse and do a proper review. Maybe you are too good at what you do! Can't wait for your next Jean Michel Jarre review!
My favourite Supertramp song. I love how the handbrake is on for the whole lyric section to let the story be the focus, and then they let the handbrake off and the hand is on the road again.
By the way, I’ll throw in my semi-regular hope that you’ll try out Lopsy Lu by Stanley Clarke, a funky groove laid down by four of the hottest players to ever collaborate. Studio version is your best bet for a first listen. The videos that you’ll want have Stanley’s debut solo album cover, a self-titled effort with a red album with a black and white photo of Stanley playing his bass. Trust me. You’ll love it and appreciate the hell out of the whole thing.
Love just about everything these guys did up through this album! So many incredibly memorable songs that strike a perfect balance between interesting/unique songwriting and ridiculous levels of catchiness. Their debut is actually really cool as well and more in a prog rock vein; no one ever talks about it unfortunately because it's (understandably) overshadowed by the mid- to late-70s stuff. Check out "Maybe I'm a Beggar" some day if you feel like it. Cheers 🤘🤘
My favorite song to listen to when I want to feel good. Love to listen to this while walking alone on a peaceful Maine island beach, late day, sun glinting off the water, beaming it's warm rays on my face, and this song....lifting every weight from my shoulders.
I love Supertramp and had the good fortune to see this tour in 1979, fantastic musicians. They all play multiple instruments and it was cool seeing them jump from one instrument to another. This guitar solo is not really complicated, but it's one of my favorites. You can play any of the songs off this album and it will be great.
Hello from Vancouver, Justin and everybody. Love Supertramp, I wore out my 1st Crime of the Century album and saw them in concert here in '77 and '79 and they were excellent live. Thanks JP!
Hello! I’ve watched a few of your reactions and I appreciate your analysis. Glad you’re enjoying Supertramp. I remember hearing quite a bit of this album when I was a little kid.
I’m 57 years old. I bought Breakfast in America when it was released here in Brazil, 1979. Still got it, still hear it, still like it. Hugs from Brazil 🎉
Excellent analysis of an excellent song - I've loved this one ever since I heard it on the radio in the 90s and was totally blown away by that outro in particular.
I’m 31, living in New Zealand. I got introduced to Supertramp when I was 15, and discovered my dad’s Paris Live cassette in a box. I’d heard their big hits on the radio but it was hearing Fool’s Overture and A Soapbox Opera that got me hooked. I caught Roger Hodgson live in 2019, when he visited Queenstown NZ and played a outdoor festival. It poured all day and turned to a mud pit, but the sun came out when Roger did. It was the happiest moment of the whole year, and I’d even got engaged a week earlier 😂
You continue to be a breath of fresh air playing timeless songs. So professional in your analysis and presentation. Still my favorite reactor after several years!
Very seldom, an album come along that you love EVERY SONG the first time played. For example, Pink Floyd. HUGE FAN but takes a few listens to hear your favorite track. Queen and Yes, even Styx and Rush are, for me, this way. This album slapped me in the face! I was lucky enough to have been the one at the radio station to crack the cellophane open and put it on the turntable. Only stopped it to turn the album over! Still a huge SUPERTRAMP fan!!!!!
I love this whole album. As he says in the song “it keeps me in my youth”. I’m still baffled that Supertramp is not in the Rock Hall of Fame. Breakfast in America is chock full of bangers. And they have other great albums!
“It all happened at the beginning of that turbulent decade known as the 80’s. Those were the idealistic days - the candidacy of John Anderson, the rise of Supertramp; it was an exciting time to be young” - Homer Simpson
Wooo Supertramp have all feel good songs. How ya doing ? have not stopped by in a while. Great cut just so much you jear something mew each listen! Gotta check and see did you do Fools Ovature? Even in the quietest moments? Great reaction 🍻
Hi Justin. Dave from Here, There & Everywhere. Not usually a fan of Rick's vocals, but I make a big exception here. I've always loved this song, one of my absolute favourites by the band. Infectious chorus - is that Rick's or Roger's falsetto - and it's great how it opens up into a jam at the end.
Hey JP, Loving the new set, the new graphics, and the new shirt! Looking sharp. Also love the "hidden" guitar solo in this track for the way it adds spice and heft to an otherwise quite lightweight song.
Hello again from Canada! I'm not new, just setting an example for newbies to follow... ;-] And not just to feed the algorithm, but genuinely, it is always nice to see you! Cheers!
Quality review as always, i check out a fair few and you're top of the charts mate. I'll throw in a recommendation for what it's worth. Huge and interesting back catalogue but.... Jubilee Street, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Great reaction, fun track from a great album, folks complain about this album, but my attitude is if the album is a gateway to their earlier records, it's worth it.
long time fan JP! Hoping you get the chance to review some Adrian Belew - there's a distinct lack of reaction to his music. Young Lions, Swingline, Adidas in Heat; I think you will love!
Justin, have you taken a good look at the album cover? I know it’s difficult in a thumbnail, and a full size cover for an LP would be preferable, but if you look closely, the island of Manhattan in the background is made of painted breakfast items, i.e., cereal boxes, milk cartons, juice bottles, egg cartons, etc. “Breakfast In America” indeed.
The three Supertramp albums "Crisis What Crisis", "Crime of the Century", and "Breakfast in America" are virtually faultless. BiA was their big commercial success, but that's a run of three perfect albums that any band would gnaw their arms off to have recorded.
@@jamesdignanmusic2765 EITQM l have to admit isn't quite as good as other three albums mentioned. Personally l like From Now on, if l was to pick a least favourite track it would be Babaji.
That cover still freaks me out. An aeroplane flying past the Statue of Liberty who is holding a juiced twin towers above a toast New York and coming out of the towers if you look in a mirror is 911. 😮
I agree with @terryroxburgh3276 - I like a channel with someone who has some musical knowledge and general musicality who can talk about a record. As for this one- OMG - I was only 9 when this came out, but everything about it touches my brain with a thousand tiny, fleeting, memories. That piano/keyboard is very typical of this era - Billy Joel etc. Such a great song. Thank you!!
Great review. This song, when played on the radio, the great instrumental outro was often talked over or cut off by clueless DJs. It was frustrating, you're listening to the song and waiting for the jam at the end and some simpleton DJ starts in with some meaningless, insipid chatter and ruins it.
Of course it's very good, but as with the majority of Breakfast in America tracks, it's been hyped for decades on the radio, on TV, in supermarkets, and even in secondary school where this album was listened to in music lessons when it was released! that's the extent of the phenomenon and the overdose over the years....🙄 The only track I can still enjoy on it is "Child of Vision".
The lyrics could be interpreted as being about someone who travels as part of his profession--like a musician in a rock band, for example, perhaps Rick Davies was writing from experience. Some interpretations claim the repeating of goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane refers to drug addiction-- MaryJane is an old euphemism for marijuana. I think Davies was just using simple female names to augment the theme of the travelling musician sowing his oats, so to speak
Great Song! Just an observation, I personally dont like the new graph with the duration of the song onscreen. I think is better not knowing how much of it is left, just getting lost in the music.
Hi Jo from Manchester england.please review any track from UK band after the fire Either one rule for you The commissar Lazer love Think your viewers will like these songs Thanks Steve howes
@@dalinaddei They were actually one of the biggest bands and that was still the case in the early 80s when Roger Hodgson was there! After he left in 1983, it completely changed the game! Supertramp was the addition of Hodgson and Rick Davies. One without the other, it was no longer interesting.
@@a.k.1740 I checked out after Brother Where You Bound. I do lightly recommend BWYB on the strength and ambition of "Better Days" and the title track, but Tramp was never the same after Hodgson's departure. I have an old A&M Records sampler CD with Supertramp's "Free As A Bird" and Roger Hodgson's "London" one after another on it, and both are pretty underwhelming, as well as having some atrocious and dated production.
Supertramp. Way too much tinkly electric piano being used as lead instrument... way too much reliance of falsetto...average voice for the lead singer...outstanding songwriting! They are not my cup of tea, but they were always a nice change of pace from the sound-alike pablum typically foised upon us by the radio.
This full album is ridiculously good...every song but 1 is fantastic. Unfortunately they decided to record "Casual Conversations" to spoil an otherwise masterpiece. Gone Hollywood and Child of Vision are KILLER deep cuts!
@@Veggamattic cmon, casual conversations is a very sweet song. I agree that the opener and closer are both deep cuts, might be the top two of the album even!
Some of us are stranger than others. LUL Used to like Supertramp. They and others of similar sound have fallen out of favor with me. Perhaps they were over played? Perhaps too few good memories of those years tied to these times and tunes?
So you knew the song and knew you didnt like it but still decided to tell everyone that you didnt like it? Still knocks the spots off todays music talent with its auto tuned vocals. At least back then you had to be able to sing, play, and write and have talent
I'm so surprised that you have only 37k subscribers when you are one of the few RUclipsrs who actually analyse and do a proper review. Maybe you are too good at what you do! Can't wait for your next Jean Michel Jarre review!
Totally agree, Terry. One of life's mysteries.
Yes don't forget about Andy and alex
Ty for that Terry! I don't focus too much on sub count and such; just looking to hear more music ;)
@@JustJP Well, give The Christians a try! I'm not steering you wrong. 🤣
Hopefully the next Jarre will be Justin’s vinyl copy of The Concerts in China.
This is feel-good music I play for my grandkids who are in love with Supertramp. I can introduce them to great music without fear.
Classic rock radio station staple. Sounds even better when you sit and give it an intentional listen.
My favourite Supertramp song.
I love how the handbrake is on for the whole lyric section to let the story be the focus, and then they let the handbrake off and the hand is on the road again.
By the way, I’ll throw in my semi-regular hope that you’ll try out Lopsy Lu by Stanley Clarke, a funky groove laid down by four of the hottest players to ever collaborate.
Studio version is your best bet for a first listen. The videos that you’ll want have Stanley’s debut solo album cover, a self-titled effort with a red album with a black and white photo of Stanley playing his bass.
Trust me. You’ll love it and appreciate the hell out of the whole thing.
Love just about everything these guys did up through this album! So many incredibly memorable songs that strike a perfect balance between interesting/unique songwriting and ridiculous levels of catchiness.
Their debut is actually really cool as well and more in a prog rock vein; no one ever talks about it unfortunately because it's (understandably) overshadowed by the mid- to late-70s stuff. Check out "Maybe I'm a Beggar" some day if you feel like it.
Cheers 🤘🤘
This song. The guitar outro Ugh… sublime.
Incredible track from an incredible album. Lovely to listen to this again with you.
My favourite Supertramp song! Great reaction, JP!
Ty Alex!
My favorite song to listen to when I want to feel good. Love to listen to this while walking alone on a peaceful Maine island beach, late day, sun glinting off the water, beaming it's warm rays on my face, and this song....lifting every weight from my shoulders.
Sounds like lovely scenery for some good music :)
Fellow Mainer here! I agree!
saying hello Justin, i am always here for a Supertramp Reaction and any 70's Reaction , and as usual great reaction and i thank you for what u do!
Hi Chata! :DTy
@@JustJP yvw mp Justin :)
I totally remember listening to my brand new Breakfast album on my turntable. This takes me back.
Love this whole album ❤️
Layers of music and infectious rhythm, SuperTramp are masters.
I'm staying in the groove!
All the best from the Netherlands!
I love supertramp and I love all this album, it's sublime
One of my favourite ever Supertramp songs and such a joyous way to start a Sunday morning. And looking sharp, JP! :)
Ty lcg! :)
I love Supertramp and had the good fortune to see this tour in 1979, fantastic musicians. They all play multiple instruments and it was cool seeing them jump from one instrument to another. This guitar solo is not really complicated, but it's one of my favorites. You can play any of the songs off this album and it will be great.
Hello from Vancouver, Justin and everybody. Love Supertramp, I wore out my 1st Crime of the Century album and saw them in concert here in '77 and '79 and they were excellent live. Thanks JP!
Hello there stranger. Supertramp is fantastic.
Hello! I’ve watched a few of your reactions and I appreciate your analysis. Glad you’re enjoying Supertramp. I remember hearing quite a bit of this album when I was a little kid.
I’m 57 years old.
I bought Breakfast in America when it was released here in Brazil, 1979.
Still got it, still hear it, still like it.
Hugs from Brazil 🎉
Supertramp is like Joe Jackson in that some of the music is pop so flies under the radar.
Excellent analysis of an excellent song - I've loved this one ever since I heard it on the radio in the 90s and was totally blown away by that outro in particular.
One of the most underrated guitar solos ever. So simple and so effective
Great song by a truly talented band. Definitely check out the whole album! 10/10
I’m 31, living in New Zealand. I got introduced to Supertramp when I was 15, and discovered my dad’s Paris Live cassette in a box. I’d heard their big hits on the radio but it was hearing Fool’s Overture and A Soapbox Opera that got me hooked. I caught Roger Hodgson live in 2019, when he visited Queenstown NZ and played a outdoor festival. It poured all day and turned to a mud pit, but the sun came out when Roger did. It was the happiest moment of the whole year, and I’d even got engaged a week earlier 😂
What a great shirt JP! BTW - your studio looks so relaxed and easy, makes the music easier to listen to! Thanks buddy!
Thanks Dave! :) I really appreciate that
Probably my favourite Supertramp track. It's pure bottled sunshine.
Still a huge Supertramp fan. ♥
You continue to be a breath of fresh air playing timeless songs. So professional in your analysis and presentation. Still my favorite reactor after several years!
Ty so much Ed! :D
Very seldom, an album come along that you love EVERY SONG the first time played. For example, Pink Floyd. HUGE FAN but takes a few listens to hear your favorite track. Queen and Yes, even Styx and Rush are, for me, this way. This album slapped me in the face! I was lucky enough to have been the one at the radio station to crack the cellophane open and put it on the turntable. Only stopped it to turn the album over! Still a huge SUPERTRAMP fan!!!!!
Incredible song, great review as usual stranger. Love this album.
I am so glad you are listening more to my fav band. Hope you will react to from now on live in Paris 1979 one day
Great song and reaction
I love this whole album. As he says in the song “it keeps me in my youth”. I’m still baffled that Supertramp is not in the Rock Hall of Fame. Breakfast in America is chock full of bangers. And they have other great albums!
hey justin. is there a multi layer of the sound in the intro and outro? sounds weird^^. supertramp always the champ! :D
“It all happened at the beginning of that turbulent decade known as the 80’s. Those were the idealistic days - the candidacy of John Anderson, the rise of Supertramp; it was an exciting time to be young” - Homer Simpson
It's a joy to watch you listen to music
You can't really go wrong with Supertramp especially in this album. The level of production and mastering is amazing.
Never bought the LP, almost all the tracks were on the radio in heavy rotation. Nice to hear again, greetings from NYC
Ty glib; hi from down in FL!
He’s a dawg just bouncing down the street loving life!!! Love this song!!
Wooo Supertramp have all feel good songs. How ya doing ? have not stopped by in a while. Great cut just so much you jear something mew each listen!
Gotta check and see did you do Fools Ovature? Even in the quietest moments?
Great reaction 🍻
I always loved how well mixed this album was done. You can really hear the dynamics on the master tapes.
Certified classic here love you
Love your reactions and also your great shirt!
One of the best outros. Just wish it were a longer one
Hi Justin. Dave from Here, There & Everywhere. Not usually a fan of Rick's vocals, but I make a big exception here. I've always loved this song, one of my absolute favourites by the band. Infectious chorus - is that Rick's or Roger's falsetto - and it's great how it opens up into a jam at the end.
Add "Some Things Never Change" to your list of albums to run through. You'll thank me.
Simple and direct comment... no Supertramp song disappointed me from 1974 to 1982.
Masterpiece from a masterpiece
Hey JP, Loving the new set, the new graphics, and the new shirt! Looking sharp.
Also love the "hidden" guitar solo in this track for the way it adds spice and heft to an otherwise quite lightweight song.
😎Ty BS!
The old love ‘em and leave ‘em song. Such a great album, can’t wait for you to get to the deeper cuts.
Hello again from Canada! I'm not new, just setting an example for newbies to follow... ;-]
And not just to feed the algorithm, but genuinely, it is always nice to see you! Cheers!
Ty Rob! 🍁
Great reaction, as always, but I started looking for the volume controls.....for your shirt...😂...very loud. (sorry, couldn't resist)
Your shirt gave me an idea for recycling your old backdrop.
Lol! I think that'd be an interesting idea
The falsasetto is from Rick Davies
Quality review as always, i check out a fair few and you're top of the charts mate.
I'll throw in a recommendation for what it's worth. Huge and interesting back catalogue but.... Jubilee Street, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Great reaction, fun track from a great album, folks complain about this album, but my attitude is if the album is a gateway to their earlier records, it's worth it.
Great song and great album, JP. Check out the last track of the album..."Child Of Vision". It will get you playing "Air Piano".
long time fan JP!
Hoping you get the chance to review some Adrian Belew - there's a distinct lack of reaction to his music.
Young Lions, Swingline, Adidas in Heat; I think you will love!
Justin, have you taken a good look at the album cover? I know it’s difficult in a thumbnail, and a full size cover for an LP would be preferable, but if you look closely, the island of Manhattan in the background is made of painted breakfast items, i.e., cereal boxes, milk cartons, juice bottles, egg cartons, etc.
“Breakfast In America” indeed.
The three Supertramp albums "Crisis What Crisis", "Crime of the Century", and "Breakfast in America" are virtually faultless. BiA was their big commercial success, but that's a run of three perfect albums that any band would gnaw their arms off to have recorded.
Many would argue (including me) that it was a run of four albums with Even In the Quietest Moments from 1977.
@@keithjones7390 IMO it's nearly as good, but has a couple of weaker tracks (I've never been a fan of "From Now On"). Still very good though .
@@jamesdignanmusic2765 EITQM l have to admit isn't quite as good as other three albums mentioned. Personally l like From Now on, if l was to pick a least favourite track it would be Babaji.
A great song, but the highlight for me comes at 4.25 where it leads up to that wonderful guitar section providing that fantastic outro.
One of the best songs ever about how the singer loves to hit it and quit it 😉
This whole album is great!
That cover still freaks me out. An aeroplane flying past the Statue of Liberty who is holding a juiced twin towers above a toast New York and coming out of the towers if you look in a mirror is 911. 😮
Yeah, pure conspiratorial crap.
@@Grizazzle Obviously it is, but it’s a great one. 😂
One of the best outros ever. Roger rocks!
As always, an engaging review. Have you considered listening to Supertramp's 'Crisis? What Crisis?' album? (sorry if you've done that and I missed it)
Ty David- I've actually done that one somewhat recently. Very good album :)
@@JustJP Delighted to hear about that. Keep up the good work.
Hey JP. Chanel is looking good ! This album just screams summer time!
I’m gonna steal that shirt Justin lol
I agree with @terryroxburgh3276 - I like a channel with someone who has some musical knowledge and general musicality who can talk about a record. As for this one- OMG - I was only 9 when this came out, but everything about it touches my brain with a thousand tiny, fleeting, memories. That piano/keyboard is very typical of this era - Billy Joel etc. Such a great song. Thank you!!
Great review. This song, when played on the radio, the great instrumental outro was often talked over or cut off by clueless DJs. It was frustrating, you're listening to the song and waiting for the jam at the end and some simpleton DJ starts in with some meaningless, insipid chatter and ruins it.
A fun song about life on the road for a band of young guys.
Of course it's very good, but as with the majority of Breakfast in America tracks, it's been hyped for decades on the radio, on TV, in supermarkets, and even in secondary school where this album was listened to in music lessons when it was released! that's the extent of the phenomenon and the overdose over the years....🙄 The only track I can still enjoy on it is "Child of Vision".
JP - You need more background lighting.
I was thinking this too. A light hidden behind his back point up to the corner
Classic tune!❤🎉😂
❤
Another great track from this great album. I like the layers within the song, too. To me, layers set apart great bands/songwriters from average ones.
Like musical money laundering
@@pentagrammaton6793Maybe, but I like it in this case.
@@jaybird4093 sorry, just my warped sense of humour lol
@@pentagrammaton6793It’s all good! 😁
The lyrics could be interpreted as being about someone who travels as part of his profession--like a musician in a rock band, for example, perhaps Rick Davies was writing from experience.
Some interpretations claim the repeating of goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane refers to drug addiction-- MaryJane is an old euphemism for marijuana. I think Davies was just using simple female names to augment the theme of the travelling musician sowing his oats, so to speak
I always considered it as an early look at the widening gulf between Rick and Roger’s musical styles.
Goodbye Toby ❤
Try listening to Pineapple Thief a great UK band and amazing drummer Gavin Harrison. Best album Your Wilderness
Yum
Yet ANOTHER British band.
Well, the best bands in the world come from Britain.
Who said that Rick Davies couldn’t write hits ? ;-)
Ohh i see you Lost weight, keep moving!
Great Song! Just an observation, I personally dont like the new graph with the duration of the song onscreen. I think is better not knowing how much of it is left, just getting lost in the music.
Hi Jo from Manchester england.please review any track from UK band after the fire
Either one rule for you
The commissar
Lazer love
Think your viewers will like these songs
Thanks
Steve howes
Hello…
Decent band, I just guess I'm jaded by too many other reactions (see also: Steely Dan, Dream Theatre (shudder)!).
Yep, sometimes enough is enough!😉
Are you reeling in the years?
Decent band? 🤦
Supertramp is one of the Greatest band ever
@@dalinaddei They were actually one of the biggest bands and that was still the case in the early 80s when Roger Hodgson was there! After he left in 1983, it completely changed the game! Supertramp was the addition of Hodgson and Rick Davies. One without the other, it was no longer interesting.
@@a.k.1740 I checked out after Brother Where You Bound. I do lightly recommend BWYB on the strength and ambition of "Better Days" and the title track, but Tramp was never the same after Hodgson's departure. I have an old A&M Records sampler CD with Supertramp's "Free As A Bird" and Roger Hodgson's "London" one after another on it, and both are pretty underwhelming, as well as having some atrocious and dated production.
Supertramp. Way too much tinkly electric piano being used as lead instrument... way too much reliance of falsetto...average voice for the lead singer...outstanding songwriting!
They are not my cup of tea, but they were always a nice change of pace from the sound-alike pablum typically foised upon us by the radio.
This full album is ridiculously good...every song but 1 is fantastic. Unfortunately they decided to record "Casual Conversations" to spoil an otherwise masterpiece. Gone Hollywood and Child of Vision are KILLER deep cuts!
@@Veggamattic cmon, casual conversations is a very sweet song. I agree that the opener and closer are both deep cuts, might be the top two of the album even!
@@liamgauvreau Nope...not sweet...boring and just not appropriate for the rest of the album. It's so bad.
Some of us are stranger than others. LUL Used to like Supertramp. They and others of similar sound have fallen out of favor with me. Perhaps they were over played? Perhaps too few good memories of those years tied to these times and tunes?
Annoying vocals and very dated cliched soft pop. Never been a fan.
We can tell.
Why bother to write then?
@@RockChickFace Its called a review or opinion and free speech.
So you knew the song and knew you didnt like it but still decided to tell everyone that you didnt like it? Still knocks the spots off todays music talent with its auto tuned vocals. At least back then you had to be able to sing, play, and write and have talent
Twee, samey, and overlong...
Not every person has a good Musical taste 🤷♂️
@@dalinaddei You're bloody well right!
@@dalinaddei Indeed, my impeccable taste can be a curse sometimes, but I've learned to cope with it 🙂😱