Dude I love your channel. It’s so unique. I can’t stand reactors who just stare at nothing for the entirety of what they’re listening to and are like “thanks for watching” at the end. You give your REAL opinion and defend it. You analyze the track and point out what is great. I just really appreciate the fact that you review tracks rather than react to them. Your channel is gonna be huge one day, keep up the good work.
A dark gem can be found in "If everyone was listening", arguably the lesser song of the album. The whole CotC sessions were something: Supertramp doesn't create that much, but from these sessions, they wrote enough stuff for at least three albums, and in fact many songs of their nexts albums would be cuttoffs from this album. I call that "being touched by God".
Thanks for reacting to this........Very insightful. I have this on a thumbdrive with about 750 other songs on it. The other day my wife and 7 year old daughter were talking and my wife said something to her and said, "Right?" And Baby Girl said, "Yes mom right....You're bloody well right. You've got the bloody right to say." Right then I knew I was raising her right.
There are two singers. Roger Hodgson is the one who sang School (most of it), and has the much higher pitched voice. RICK Davies is the one who sounds like a soulful Kermit the Frog. Roger had the edge in singing the commercial hits, though Rick sang a number of them.
Lucky enough to have seen Supertramp live 3 times, on the Quietest Moments, Breakfast In America, and Famous Last Words tours in LA while I was in Navy and living in San Diego. You have reviewed many of my favorite, formative bands of my youth (after the Beatles, in fact, the best band of the 20th Century), and I was OBSESSED with Prog Rock from age 14-30...Yes, Genesis, Supertramp, Rush, UK, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Chris Squire, Jethro Tull, Starcastle, Kansas, etc. You are reviewing some of the best music of the 20th Century and of All Time! I am relieving the music of my youth through your videos, which remind me of how my friends and I would talk about theses Groups and Albums. Great Channel.
Right there with ya buddy! I was too young for the Quiets tour, but caught the last two in Montreal. That show stopper on the final tour with the video screen and all the album covers and the scissors on the tightrope... what an amazing show.
The Wurlitzer electric piano intro is pretty sweet. The Wurlitzer has a distinctive sound, especially when you hit the notes hard: then it reveals it's 'bark'. This stood out at the time even though electric pianos were widely used in the 70's, but almost everyone used the (Fender) Rhodes electric piano which has a different, much smoother sound. Great song, lots of very catchy bits. I love the horns and the Wah-wah pedal on the guitar, too. Lots more gems to be heard on this album. Thanks!! Stay safe, be well. Peace from SF P.S. If you'd like to hear a truly great song, and a good example of the Fender Rhodes piano, check out Roberta Flack's 'Killing Me Softly with His Song'. Still one of my all-time favorite songs.
The effect this song has when they used this song as an opening for their concert is unmatched by anyone. The stage is dark ,the piano starts and when it breaks into all the instruments the stage lights up and you can physically feel the music hit you like a huge wave slamming you backwards. At that moment you knew everything you did to get there was well worth it and be ready for one hell of a ride. It was a incredible experience that I never forgot ! I never missed a chance to go back after that. I think it's great that you're continuing on with Supertramp. Oh, and I suspect the name of the band is sounding better on your brain already?
I was excited to see this title on your channel. I wrote a few weeks ago that this song has one of the all-time grrrrreat intros, and you apparently agree! You have a real treat in store as the album builds toward the fantastic title track!
Time to get aboard the Supertramp,do not stop at the Logical Songs. Because Even In The Quietest Moments, every one is Bloody Well Right! And it would be the Crime Of The Century! Peace from CT.
Excellent point. For most, including my younger self, prog rock is a lot to digest when you are first exposed to it. Supertramp is a good entry point introduction to the genre.
This song is So Good and Catchy right from the first note on the electric piano and is soo cool Ricks Voice suits this song so well. This album is amazing I know you’ll like every song on here
Loving your journey through this seminal album. Yours is the best reaction channel going, no interruption to the song and by the time you get to the 2nd or 3rd listen to a band you make sure you're familiar with the band through off screen research. Helping us to make it through the lockdown nicely!
Song by song. This album is one of albums you listened to in its full only to move to the turn table for the side B knowing that it would end with Crime of the Century. A song that actually is better on some live shows as they stretched out the sax 🎷 solo... schhh don’t say any more, let JP discover Supertramp and this album song by song. Hide in Your Shell next. Not one bad song on this album I hope one day you’ll listen to Pink Floyd’s Final Cut even though most Floyd purist sees that album as a mediocre album, for me a masterpiece but agree that it is most a Waters album
Supertramp was ahead of their time in the cynical, socially progressive type of mentality. Their lyrics fit the late 70s/80s times with the huge generation gap between WWII parents and the Vietnam generation kids.
There are two main vocalists with Supertramp. Rick who sings Bloody Well Right and Roger who sang School. Each one writes the song that they take lead vocal on. Rick’s songs tend to be slightly more rock and jazz oriented, Roger tends to go for rock/pop songs. Both are superb at what they do. Next up is Roger’s Hide In Your Shell which is sublime! Enjoy
Entry Level Prog! You nailed it again... that's Supertramp. This track was never a favourite of mine, but listening again, after all these decades, that's a phat sound they had there!
Another song with a great electric piano intro is "Eat That Question" from Frank Zappa's 1972 Grand Wazoo album. The first 3 min. feature keyboard player George Duke; a key member of that particular Zappa band configuration.
Ahhh, Junior High all over again. Even though a hard song to dance to, this song was the highlight of our school dances until the following year when "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth came out. Of course, everyone would yell "Quite right!" either on the dance floor or being a wallflower. And yes was bobbing my head to this song listening to it here.
I haven't been around much so I'm just getting to comment on some of these recent videos. But I love this song. Its one of my Supertramp favorites. The piano solo at the beginning is brilliant if you were ever as lucky as I was to see them live. If you loved the intro on Crime of the Century, trust me, seeing them live, that intro was awesome. Supertramp was one of the most musically talented groups I ever saw. All the members could play multiple instruments. I agree, the vocals by Supertramp aren't as strong as, say Phil Collins or David Gilmour.
Great review as always, you're going to love the rest of the album as well. Yes, "School" is the best track on the album, but the album as a whole is a great listen.
Dude I found your channel on pure chance- been on a Supertramp kick lately, & was looking for reactions & you're one of 2 people to react to this awesomeness- been listening to Supertramp for almost all of my 40 years on this earth- awesome sauce to see people still discovering this epic group! Ya definitely got a subscription from me!
Interesting you mention Pink Floyd with Supertramp, as David Gilmore (of Pink Floyd) does guitar in the song "Brother Where You Bound" from the "Brother Where You Bound" album.
I'm glad you're checking out some Supertramp! Man, I love these reaction videos, mainly because it's incentive for me to listen to a lot of the music from my high school days! 😁 Keep goin', Dude!
I prefer Roger’s singing but Rick’s role as lead singer has grown with me in time. (Did I get away with that?) I pretty much disliked the song back then but, I bloody well like it now. This is why I dig this channel, you help me reevaluate sometimes musically unfairly disliked songs. It only took 46 years to like the bloody well right part so in 2066 you’ll love it. Take care all, be sensibly safe please, Peace and Music, bloody well right!
Can't wait for you to listen to the next track. Hide in Your Shell. For me it is Supertramp's equivalent of Genesis's One for the Vine. Well not quite equivalent, but really really good.
I hope you keep going with the album. This song earns its place, like Industrial Disease in the middle of Dire Strait's Love Over Gold album, which should also be take as a whole. The next to tracks are my favorites of the album, or should I say the next two movements are my favorites of the composition?
Hey Justin, spot on .. hard for me to prefer one over the other (School or Bloody Well Right), Rick Davies voice in the chorus isn't his strongest, but upon a few listens you get used to it. Can't wait for you to get to Rudy and Crime of the Century. I think Bloody Well Right was most American's first taste of Supertramp.
although credit is shared on the albums, all of the Davies/Hodgson songs after the first album are actually individual songs they would demo out and bring in. Roger always sings lead on his own tunes, and so does Rick. In the original album sleeve, The 2 singers' parts were color coded in the printed lyrics.
Your comment about this being a stepping stone to prog very much chimes with me. Prior to hearing this album I was very young and only listened to radio friendly pop. When we watched TV and saw bands playing music with long hear and beards, we would immidiately dismiss them as bearded hippies. But then i heard the single Dreamer and loved it. When I saw the band play it on TV they were bearded hippies. So I had to reassess my opinion of such bands. I borrowed the album off someone, and played it to death. Scratched it so badly I had to pay for it. But it was a landmark album for me, it showed me that there was some interesting stuff out there, and from there it was on to Yes, Genesis, Rush etc. And yes, you will hear similarities to Floyd as the album goes on, DSOTM particularly.
Thank you for reacting to Supertramp. Child of Vision is another awesome song with a great piano solo 😬. Roger Hodgson still tours and he sounds amazing...I think you would really watching him perform.
Supertramp's best album, eight masterpieces lined up and ready to move you. Bloody Well Right: that, folks, is how you do an intro. Bits of rock/,blues/jazz here, good smart lyrics( feeling defiant? You should be). Excellence
I have a request for a react. Rodger Hodgson's ( Supertramp singer and songwriter) "Fool's Overture" live with orchestra. The song shows his amazing ability to arrange a song.
I was 13 when I first got my hands on this album. It was the soundtrack to my early teens and I still get nostalgic when I hear any track from the album. I enjoyed your thoughts about the song.
you said you like his singing in school , actually it was Roger Hodgson's voice in School with some Davies back up in parts of the song :) but Great Reaction please keep this Album going , hopefully "Hide in your Shell " and the Album Title song "Crime of the Century" ty :)
May I suggest Roads to Moscow by Al Stewart? I only see one reaction video on youtube for this song. I remember the first time I heard it, I was a teenager scrubbing my bedroom floor (under duress) and when it played on the transistor radio it mesmerized me. Al Stewart is a history buff and he really captures the feeling of World War II in this very melancholy song. He is also the person who introduced me to Nostradamus with his song of the same name. Some of the quatrains that he references in that song had not yet occurred at the time the album was published, so that's an interesting one too. But Roads to Moscow is better IMO.
love this song! I agree the intro is the best part and the rest of the song is great. Love the palate cleaner analogy, I use it all the time because it just makes sense. when I first heard this album this track and dreamer jumped out at me from the tracklisting as the "hits" that they played on the radio all the time, little did I know that every song on the album was of the same quality if not better!
"Let me in the door. Give me some food." You crack me up. Really enjoying the trip down memory lane - it's making me think about school friends I haven't seen since 1980!
Some years later some people stole the name of this band and released "It's Raining Again" and "Breakfast in Fredonia" or something like that. Rick Beato listed the intro as No. 17 in his 20 greatest keyboard intros.
Breakfast In America was where I started to part ways with the band. There was already a level of tweeness creeping in on Even In The Quietest Moments. They definitely went in a more commercial, poppier direction. That said, Supertramps pop songs were still far superior to most, and there are a few songs in their later period that I quite like. And I actually really like Its Raining Again.
This was another of those albums that everyone had when it came out on 1974.... Gosh, taking me back to my first year of marriage and our own flat.... on the turntable heavily at the time...
aww man I love that song!! I usually watch you're videos during lunch at work in my car so now gonna have to play this on spotify a couple of times make the work day cruise by quickly thanks JP. ;)
Excellent as usual JP! Please more SuperTramp. I'd agree, they are like a stepping stone to more complex prog rock, like Yes or Genesis. They use their pop sensibilities well. Songs I'd recommend by ST: Fool's Overture, Rudy, A Soapbox Opera, and The Meaning. Trust me JP, have I ever let you down?
Remember in the 90's a local strip club used to use the intro in the background of their radio commercials. First time i heard them use it, made me think what the f.....
FYI, Roger sang lead on "School"; Rick sings lead on this one. They usually alternated lead vocals throughout their albums. Roger sings lead again on the next track, "Hide in Your Shell" (along with "School," one of my 5 favorite songs of theirs). Next 'epic' song you should check out after "The Gates of Delirium": either Procol Harum's "In Held 'Twas in I" or ELP's "Tarkus." I'd also say King Crimson's "Lizard," but you may want to check out a few more of their earlier songs before diving into that one. Maybe also Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother"?
HEYYYYYYYYYY!!! LMAO :) NIIIIICCCCEEE, YOU'RE CONTINUING WITH CRIME OF THE CENTURY, I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY IT, ( RUDY AND ASYLUM ARE REALLY GOOD, ALSO DREAMER YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ON THE RADIO, BIGGGG HIT )
Great song. Hopefully Rudy, Crime of the Century, If Everyone Was Listening, Asylum and Dreamer are next!! One of my favorite albums... Also, on Even in the Quietest Moments album, Fool's Overture and Even in the Quietest Moments are both great Roger Hodgsen songs.
I love your connection to your audience while listening to any song Justin. It is a treat to see you react. And afterwards I so appreciate your detailed description of how you experienced it. Sometimes I wonder if you do any research beforehand. You are very often so to the point, even with the more difficult tracks say by Kate Bush. I think it is good if you do. It gives your reactions real depth. If you don 't do any research, then I just raise my hat!
Thanks JK! I rarely look up anything about a song beforehand, but sometimes for bigger/longer songs I'll listen to an interview or read about the concept behind the song, that way I can be absorbed in the song while also having some understanding of it
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the entire album is a masterpiece
Dude I love your channel. It’s so unique. I can’t stand reactors who just stare at nothing for the entirety of what they’re listening to and are like “thanks for watching” at the end. You give your REAL opinion and defend it. You analyze the track and point out what is great. I just really appreciate the fact that you review tracks rather than react to them. Your channel is gonna be huge one day, keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for that Tommy! Just gotta let the music speak for itself :)
The song: Crime of the Century is a gem.
It certainly is these days....as The Crime Of The Century is happening right now.
@@mrbazzabee4013 Trump was the Crime Of The Century for sure.
A dark gem can be found in "If everyone was listening", arguably the lesser song of the album.
The whole CotC sessions were something: Supertramp doesn't create that much, but from these sessions, they wrote enough stuff for at least three albums, and in fact many songs of their nexts albums would be cuttoffs from this album.
I call that "being touched by God".
Thanks for reacting to this........Very insightful. I have this on a thumbdrive with about 750 other songs on it. The other day my wife and 7 year old daughter were talking and my wife said something to her and said, "Right?" And Baby Girl said, "Yes mom right....You're bloody well right. You've got the bloody right to say." Right then I knew I was raising her right.
There are two singers. Roger Hodgson is the one who sang School (most of it), and has the much higher pitched voice. RICK Davies is the one who sounds like a soulful Kermit the Frog. Roger had the edge in singing the commercial hits, though Rick sang a number of them.
Lucky enough to have seen Supertramp live 3 times, on the Quietest Moments, Breakfast In America, and Famous Last Words tours in LA while I was in Navy and living in San Diego. You have reviewed many of my favorite, formative bands of my youth (after the Beatles, in fact, the best band of the 20th Century), and I was OBSESSED with Prog Rock from age 14-30...Yes, Genesis, Supertramp, Rush, UK, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Chris Squire, Jethro Tull, Starcastle, Kansas, etc. You are reviewing some of the best music of the 20th Century and of All Time! I am relieving the music of my youth through your videos, which remind me of how my friends and I would talk about theses Groups and Albums. Great Channel.
You saw the "Quietest" tour?!!! Aaaaaaw maaaan.... I'm not woooooorthy!!!
Right there with ya buddy! I was too young for the Quiets tour, but caught the last two in Montreal. That show stopper on the final tour with the video screen and all the album covers and the scissors on the tightrope... what an amazing show.
A few tracks more and you will reach "Rudy" - exceptional on a brilliant album.
He's on a train to nowhere.
@@adamkallin5160 He ain't sophisticated, nor well-educated.
But it's one of my faves.
But he needs time...
My favorite Supertramp song, you think AND feel, their trademark
The Wurlitzer electric piano intro is pretty sweet. The Wurlitzer has a distinctive sound, especially when you hit the notes hard: then it reveals it's 'bark'. This stood out at the time even though electric pianos were widely used in the 70's, but almost everyone used the (Fender) Rhodes electric piano which has a different, much smoother sound. Great song, lots of very catchy bits. I love the horns and the Wah-wah pedal on the guitar, too. Lots more gems to be heard on this album. Thanks!!
Stay safe, be well.
Peace from SF
P.S. If you'd like to hear a truly great song, and a good example of the Fender Rhodes piano, check out Roberta Flack's 'Killing Me Softly with His Song'. Still one of my all-time favorite songs.
Great recommendation!
"Angela's Song (Theme from Taxi)" by Bob James, and "James" by Billy Joel are very reminiscent of the Fender Rhodes to me.
REG DIXON RULES...The British King Of The Wurlitzer :)
The effect this song has when they used this song as an opening for their concert is unmatched by anyone. The stage is dark ,the piano starts and when it breaks into all the instruments the stage lights up and you can physically feel the music hit you like a huge wave slamming you backwards. At that moment you knew everything you did to get there was well worth it and be ready for one hell of a ride. It was a incredible experience that I never forgot ! I never missed a chance to go back after that. I think it's great that you're continuing on with Supertramp. Oh, and I suspect the name of the band is sounding better on your brain already?
Sounding better as we go🙃
I was excited to see this title on your channel. I wrote a few weeks ago that this song has one of the all-time grrrrreat intros, and you apparently agree!
You have a real treat in store as the album builds toward the fantastic title track!
Looking forward to it! Ty Oron
Yes! Hope Justin does "Hide in Your Shell" next.
Time to get aboard the Supertramp,do not stop at the Logical Songs. Because Even In The Quietest Moments, every one is Bloody Well Right! And it would be the Crime Of The Century! Peace from CT.
Lol! I see what you did there
This song was a massive hit in the US, my favorite song on this album is Asylum. Rick sings this song and Bloody Well Right
When no one asks how my day is, I go to JP's channel & he hopes I'm having an amazing day :P
The MOST amazing day😃
Yes, the appreciation is truly appreciated lol
great mate! Now I guess it's time for the title track of this album ;)
Keep on truckin' with all of this album's tracks. The whole thing together is a Masterpiece.
A bloody well GREAT album from start to finish.
I enjoyed your reaction, and listening to the song again. Hoping you continue the rest of the album, it's all good.
Excellent point. For most, including my younger self, prog rock is a lot to digest when you are first exposed to it. Supertramp is a good entry point introduction to the genre.
You got to love when you're in the middle of chores and YT brings you to something you missed. Thanks so much for all you do!
Awesome album all the way through!
This song is So Good and Catchy right from the first note on the electric piano and is soo cool Ricks Voice suits this song so well. This album is amazing I know you’ll like every song on here
Very, very good. Any song on this album is excellent! RUDY stands out on an outstanding album
Loving your journey through this seminal album. Yours is the best reaction channel going, no interruption to the song and by the time you get to the 2nd or 3rd listen to a band you make sure you're familiar with the band through off screen research. Helping us to make it through the lockdown nicely!
Thank you so much Lisa, I appreciate you enjoying the videos :)
Yes !! This one & Dreamer best represents Supertramp's sound, IMO.
What a great song from the Great Supertramp ☝️❤️
Song by song. This album is one of albums you listened to in its full only to move to the turn table for the side B knowing that it would end with Crime of the Century. A song that actually is better on some live shows as they stretched out the sax 🎷 solo... schhh don’t say any more, let JP discover Supertramp and this album song by song. Hide in Your Shell next. Not one bad song on this album
I hope one day you’ll listen to Pink Floyd’s Final Cut even though most Floyd purist sees that album as a mediocre album, for me a masterpiece but agree that it is most a Waters album
Supertramp was ahead of their time in the cynical, socially progressive type of mentality. Their lyrics fit the late 70s/80s times with the huge generation gap between WWII parents and the Vietnam generation kids.
There are two main vocalists with Supertramp. Rick who sings Bloody Well Right and Roger who sang School. Each one writes the song that they take lead vocal on. Rick’s songs tend to be slightly more rock and jazz oriented, Roger tends to go for rock/pop songs. Both are superb at what they do. Next up is Roger’s Hide In Your Shell which is sublime! Enjoy
Glad you're continuing with this album - the whole thing is really, really good. Hide in your Shell, the next song, is one of my all-time favourites.
Entry Level Prog! You nailed it again... that's Supertramp. This track was never a favourite of mine, but listening again, after all these decades, that's a phat sound they had there!
Another song with a great electric piano intro is "Eat That Question" from Frank Zappa's 1972 Grand Wazoo album. The first 3 min. feature keyboard player George Duke; a key member of that particular Zappa band configuration.
That makes sense -Eat the Question starts with an arpeggio type rolling of the keys - the same as in Bloody Well Right.
Just blissing out here with you and Supertramp.
Life doesn't get much better.
Great choice. Supertramp has a fantastic sound. My home town Winnipeg was one of the first North American markets to embrace this band.
Thank you for sharing I never heard this song before. I know of the band but I never had the time to listen to them.
Yesssss, Justin. Great album! One of my “desert island” albums. Check out Rudy and the title track. Very moody.
Ahhh, Junior High all over again. Even though a hard song to dance to, this song was the highlight of our school dances until the following year when "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth came out. Of course, everyone would yell "Quite right!" either on the dance floor or being a wallflower. And yes was bobbing my head to this song listening to it here.
one of the most beautifully mixed albums ever.. every instrument sits right where it needs to be clear tough tight and cool.
Great stuff bro ☝️ Please do more Supertramp reactions ☝️
For sure
Saying the intro is the best part of the song is not a dis as it would be with many songs cos this is one of the best intro's ever in any song.
This song does have an awesome introduction.
Completely agree!
Supertramp always had good easy listening rock tunes. Enjoyed by all.
I'm enjoying this album.. This sounds great tbh.. The humour and sound makes me think of 10cc!! ♥️
Thanks Justin 😊
I haven't been around much so I'm just getting to comment on some of these recent videos. But I love this song. Its one of my Supertramp favorites. The piano solo at the beginning is brilliant if you were ever as lucky as I was to see them live. If you loved the intro on Crime of the Century, trust me, seeing them live, that intro was awesome. Supertramp was one of the most musically talented groups I ever saw. All the members could play multiple instruments. I agree, the vocals by Supertramp aren't as strong as, say Phil Collins or David Gilmour.
Great review as always, you're going to love the rest of the album as well. Yes, "School" is the best track on the album, but the album as a whole is a great listen.
Hi, really enjoyed your post. Groovy backdrop too. Your comments on the tune were right on. Thank you. Yuma,AZ.
Dude I found your channel on pure chance- been on a Supertramp kick lately, & was looking for reactions & you're one of 2 people to react to this awesomeness- been listening to Supertramp for almost all of my 40 years on this earth- awesome sauce to see people still discovering this epic group! Ya definitely got a subscription from me!
Ty so much Beavadelic! I appreciate you watching 😃
Interesting you mention Pink Floyd with Supertramp, as David Gilmore (of Pink Floyd) does guitar in the song "Brother Where You Bound" from the "Brother Where You Bound" album.
LOVE that Intro!! This is one of those albums you play regularly to get back to the good stuff.
A radio favorite back in the day.
Another fine reaction, you can't go far wrong with Supertramp.
My favorite ST album. Many great songs on this album.
I'm glad you're checking out some Supertramp! Man, I love these reaction videos, mainly because it's incentive for me to listen to a lot of the music from my high school days! 😁 Keep goin', Dude!
Glad you're enjoying it cannon! Ty
Supertramp has the Best Intro's i've ever heard of any band, Check out all thier songs , all great intros!
Although I don’t own this album, I am familiar with the songs. The title track is a gem 😁
Appreciate you’re honestly JP
Thank you Cedric :)
I prefer Roger’s singing but Rick’s role as lead singer has grown with me in time. (Did I get away with that?) I pretty much disliked the song back then but, I bloody well like it now. This is why I dig this channel, you help me reevaluate sometimes musically unfairly disliked songs.
It only took 46 years to like the bloody well right part so in 2066 you’ll love it.
Take care all, be sensibly safe please,
Peace and Music, bloody well right!
You just barely got away with that one😅 ty
Can't wait for you to listen to the next track. Hide in Your Shell. For me it is Supertramp's equivalent of Genesis's One for the Vine. Well not quite equivalent, but really really good.
This is an awesome song I love the groove in the beginning of the song.
I hope you keep going with the album. This song earns its place, like Industrial Disease in the middle of Dire Strait's Love Over Gold album, which should also be take as a whole. The next to tracks are my favorites of the album, or should I say the next two movements are my favorites of the composition?
Hey Justin, spot on .. hard for me to prefer one over the other (School or Bloody Well Right), Rick Davies voice in the chorus isn't his strongest, but upon a few listens you get used to it. Can't wait for you to get to Rudy and Crime of the Century. I think Bloody Well Right was most American's first taste of Supertramp.
although credit is shared on the albums, all of the Davies/Hodgson songs after the first album are actually individual songs they would demo out and bring in. Roger always sings lead on his own tunes, and so does Rick. In the original album sleeve, The 2 singers' parts were color coded in the printed lyrics.
Your comment about this being a stepping stone to prog very much chimes with me. Prior to hearing this album I was very young and only listened to radio friendly pop. When we watched TV and saw bands playing music with long hear and beards, we would immidiately dismiss them as bearded hippies. But then i heard the single Dreamer and loved it. When I saw the band play it on TV they were bearded hippies. So I had to reassess my opinion of such bands. I borrowed the album off someone, and played it to death. Scratched it so badly I had to pay for it. But it was a landmark album for me, it showed me that there was some interesting stuff out there, and from there it was on to Yes, Genesis, Rush etc. And yes, you will hear similarities to Floyd as the album goes on, DSOTM particularly.
Thank you for reacting to Supertramp. Child of Vision is another awesome song with a great piano solo 😬. Roger Hodgson still tours and he sounds amazing...I think you would really watching him perform.
Such a great song and the opening electric piano is just so cool. Definitely explore this album some more, lots of great stuff to hear.
Supertramp: silly name great music (you can't beat a good melody).
Great band and this album is a masterpiece.
Supertramp's best album, eight masterpieces lined up and ready to move you.
Bloody Well Right: that, folks, is how you do an intro. Bits of rock/,blues/jazz here, good smart lyrics( feeling defiant? You should be). Excellence
I have a request for a react. Rodger Hodgson's ( Supertramp singer and songwriter) "Fool's Overture" live with orchestra. The song shows his amazing ability to arrange a song.
I was 13 when I first got my hands on this album. It was the soundtrack to my early teens and I still get nostalgic when I hear any track from the album. I enjoyed your thoughts about the song.
you said you like his singing in school , actually it was Roger Hodgson's voice in School with some Davies back up in parts of the song :) but Great Reaction please keep this Album going , hopefully "Hide in your Shell " and the Album Title song "Crime of the Century" ty :)
Ty for clarifying Dan😄
@@JustJP yvw Justin love your articulate reactions
Omg! Thank you thank you thank you for not pausing a zillion times, I was able to groove to the song because of that. Subscribed 👍🏾
No problem Cat, ty so much for watching!
Love that you're getting into Supertramp! If you continue, great stuff lies ahead.
Also, cleansett paller killed me.
Lol! Ty Hammond :D
May I suggest Roads to Moscow by Al Stewart? I only see one reaction video on youtube for this song. I remember the first time I heard it, I was a teenager scrubbing my bedroom floor (under duress) and when it played on the transistor radio it mesmerized me. Al Stewart is a history buff and he really captures the feeling of World War II in this very melancholy song. He is also the person who introduced me to Nostradamus with his song of the same name. Some of the quatrains that he references in that song had not yet occurred at the time the album was published, so that's an interesting one too. But Roads to Moscow is better IMO.
Hey Justin I’m just getting into this album myself and I love the whole album. But the beginning of the song begins with the best groove.
love this song! I agree the intro is the best part and the rest of the song is great. Love the palate cleaner analogy, I use it all the time because it just makes sense. when I first heard this album this track and dreamer jumped out at me from the tracklisting as the "hits" that they played on the radio all the time, little did I know that every song on the album was of the same quality if not better!
One of my Favorite Supertramp songs is 'Hide In Your Shell'.
"Let me in the door. Give me some food." You crack me up. Really enjoying the trip down memory lane - it's making me think about school friends I haven't seen since 1980!
Haha thank you Ian! Glad you're enjoying this :D
Some years later some people stole the name of this band and released "It's Raining Again" and "Breakfast in Fredonia" or something like that. Rick Beato listed the intro as No. 17 in his 20 greatest keyboard intros.
Breakfast In America was where I started to part ways with the band. There was already a level of tweeness creeping in on Even In The Quietest Moments. They definitely went in a more commercial, poppier direction. That said, Supertramps pop songs were still far superior to most, and there are a few songs in their later period that I quite like. And I actually really like Its Raining Again.
This was another of those albums that everyone had when it came out on 1974.... Gosh, taking me back to my first year of marriage and our own flat.... on the turntable heavily at the time...
I've heard this album so many times I can damn near sing it backwards.
Yeah....this takes me back.
Great tune! Has a "Monty Python feel" ;)
aww man I love that song!!
I usually watch you're videos during lunch at work in my car so now gonna have to play this on spotify a couple of times make the work day cruise by quickly
thanks JP. ;)
Haha thank you! Have a great day today Gary!
Yippee!! One of my favorites!!!
This song is great band super tramp is good band
This is a fun one, definitely is one of the highlights to this album
Such an amazingly great intro!
Crime of the Century is such a great album!
Excellent as usual JP! Please more SuperTramp. I'd agree, they are like a stepping stone to more complex prog rock, like Yes or Genesis. They use their pop sensibilities well. Songs I'd recommend by ST: Fool's Overture, Rudy, A Soapbox Opera, and The Meaning. Trust me JP, have I ever let you down?
Ty Green! Never :D
First song of theirs I heard, it's a classic.
This song was my introduction to Supertramp. I thought it was amazing from my first listen. I had to get me some more. And I did. 😎 Keep going.
Remember in the 90's a local strip club used to use the intro in the background of their radio commercials. First time i heard them use it, made me think what the f.....
Thank you for liking this old lady's jam.
Great 'feel' to this tune.
Gotta listen to the title track. Later the song Fool's Overture on the Even in the Quietest Moments album.
I use the intro of this song as theringtone for person in particular... his personality fits the title very well
FYI, Roger sang lead on "School"; Rick sings lead on this one. They usually alternated lead vocals throughout their albums. Roger sings lead again on the next track, "Hide in Your Shell" (along with "School," one of my 5 favorite songs of theirs).
Next 'epic' song you should check out after "The Gates of Delirium": either Procol Harum's "In Held 'Twas in I" or ELP's "Tarkus." I'd also say King Crimson's "Lizard," but you may want to check out a few more of their earlier songs before diving into that one. Maybe also Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother"?
Ahhh gotcha gotcha. Thanks for that Joy
Strong song choices
HEYYYYYYYYYY!!! LMAO :) NIIIIICCCCEEE, YOU'RE CONTINUING WITH CRIME OF THE CENTURY, I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY IT, ( RUDY AND ASYLUM ARE REALLY GOOD, ALSO DREAMER YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ON THE RADIO, BIGGGG HIT )
Gone Hollywood - Supertramp. Still waiting for someone to react to this amazing album opener!
Great song. Hopefully Rudy, Crime of the Century, If Everyone Was Listening, Asylum and Dreamer are next!! One of my favorite albums...
Also, on Even in the Quietest Moments album, Fool's Overture and Even in the Quietest Moments are both great Roger Hodgsen songs.
Dreamer. Need to listen to that.
Ty Gill! I have :D
I love your connection to your audience while listening to any song Justin. It is a treat to see you react. And afterwards I so appreciate your detailed description of how you experienced it. Sometimes I wonder if you do any research beforehand. You are very often so to the point, even with the more difficult tracks say by Kate Bush. I think it is good if you do. It gives your reactions real depth. If you don 't do any research, then I just raise my hat!
Thanks JK! I rarely look up anything about a song beforehand, but sometimes for bigger/longer songs I'll listen to an interview or read about the concept behind the song, that way I can be absorbed in the song while also having some understanding of it
Agree the intro is awesome, I have to air drum that part :)