FIRST TIME HEARING Supertramp- "If Everyone Was Listening" & "Downstream" (Reaction)
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FIRST TIME HEARING Supertramp- "If Everyone Was Listening" & "Downstream" (Reaction) | Two sublime tunes that really showcase the vocal and piano playing abilities of both Roger and Rick...
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Two sublime tunes that really showcase the vocal and piano playing abilities of both Roger and Rick... Thanks for watching! 🥰
Listening and listening again and again,even more enchanted,even though my life beeing so miserable...
Thank you for watching. Peace and blessings...
If Everyone Was Listening was the first Supertramp song I heard and still think it's one of their best songs. Downstream is THE Davis ballad, perfection!
You should visit once their early prog/jazz influenced music from 69-72: It's a Long Road (Beatles-like), Rosie has Everything Planned (Folk), Try Again (King Crimson'ish), Maybe I'm a Beggar (Jethro Tull?), Potter (hard rock!)...
'Downstream' is so soulful. I forgot how much I love this tune. Supertramp has such a rich catalog with so many wonderful melodies.
I can fully concur: I really love the atmosphere it creates
Downstream is, for me, Rick's greatest love song. So delicate, so melodic, so simple. Also has personal meaning for me, puppy love and a beautiful girl and particular sailboat ride back in 1977. Just hearing it takes me back.
Hello! Glad I could help you time travel today back to that wonderful memory... Surely one of Rick's best!
Their best album ever from start to finish. Crime of the Century.
Hello Victoria! I just have Asylum left to discover, then I get to listen to the whole album straight through, for the full experience!! 🥰
omg I might cry it’s that fantastic
Oh I've gotten watery eyes from Supertramp several times...such beauty in the music!!
Definitely a couple of great songs! I really enjoyed all of the piano in both of these. 🎹🎹 You can’t go wrong with Supertramp!
Loved both, especially "If..." Still a long glorious road ahead with them here. LOL, just realized you're getting 6 songs again from me tomorrow between both platforms!
Hi Brandon,
Crime Of The Century, is Supertramps best Album.
Classic Album.
Love Roger Hodgson Voice.
Keep Rocking 👍
Ronnie
SCOTLAND
Hi there! I can't wait to hear Crime all in 1 sitting. Asylum is the last one I have to discover....good night!
@@retroreactions...., "Asylum" is my least favorite song in "Crime of the Century". I find the second section definitely unpleasant to listen. That has a reason, and it totally makes sense in the context of the song, but I always skipped that part, though I love the dramatic bridge before that (and Rick certainly knows how to put in some drama!). But then I turned the vinyl record ("Asylum" is the last track of side 1) and there came the delightful "Dreamer" to raise my spirits. Half a century later (and still having committed no crime!), I'm still amazed at how such a simple song can be so catchy, so effective, and so satisfying!
I think you'll enjoy listening to the whole "Crime of the Century" in one sitting. It's not as interconnected as the Pink Floyd albums, for example; you certainly can enjoy each track separately as you're doing, but the whole experience at once is an emotional rollercoaster that's quite a ride. I think Supertramp did that on purpose, for the listener not to get too comfortable with just one mood, though they later reversed that strategy in "Crisis? What Crisis?", where they grouped all three sad and introspective songs ("Just a Normal Day", "The Meaning", and "Two of Us") in sequence at the end of the album.
This may be one of the reasons why "Crisis?" is so underrated, didn't sell very well, and was panned by the critics (all of that very unfairly IMO; I love it all the way through!). After six vibrant and flamboyant songs (even "A Soapbox Opera", which is somewhat sad, has a luxurious and vibrant arrangement and is full of sonic surprises; it's a bit sad, but not introspective), that winding down at the end probably left many people with a feeling of disappointment.
As for "Downstream", I think it's going to grow on you. You can see that so far it has got more comments here than "If Everyone Was Listening", and that has a reason. Just piano and voice, but Rick made a POWERFUL emotional song out of that. A definite masterpiece that touches everyone (especially Supertramp fans) really deep.
Uh oh...I wonder if I'll like Asylum more or less than Dreamer. I remember it being as sunny and light as Mr. Blue Sky! I need more Crisis soon, but I can say that with several of their albums, especially the very late ones. Yes, some songs I find here are growers, but I can say with 100% certainty that there will never be a ST song that I hate!
Excellent choices from an incredible band
Fully agreed. It's SO easy to love their music!
Downstream❤
Glorious music...the norm for Supertramp! Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks for listening to these together. Those piano Ballads are gems among the best of Supertramp (also Lord is it mine from Breakfast) Great songs best played for us to enjoy, this is what I like, piano music, powerful lyrics, what else do we need? (yes, Christopher Cross Sailing is also another gem, breath from the Past) cheers Brandon!
You're very welcome! What a treat. ST ballads are the best! Cheers 😊
2 piano driven songs. Two masterpieces.
Full agreement here. Can't wait to discover more brilliant ballads from ST. Enjoy your weekend Franck!
it’s scary good to Even come up with this remember these had nothing but there fingerprints to make this back then
Pure and extreme talent from birth!!
that beautiful clarinet
Rick ocassionally plays Stevens TalkHouse in Amagansett New York. You can find video here on Yoiutube. He's usually joined by G.E. Smith who played a ton with Hall and Oates among others and was once the musical director for SNL. Carl Verheyen and Mark Hart also show up sometimes.
I just wonder who inspired Supertramp. Or like, who they listened to growing up. To me, they are unique. I've always said that the cool people listen to Supertramp. : )
Oooh, great question. I wonder if the answer is out there in one of their interviews?
That means we are both Supercool! 🎶😎🎶
Yes, I may do a little research.
I already knew that.🤣💙🎵🎶🎶
@@reneelyons6836 Roger once said in an interview the Beatles were an inspiration. Suprrtramp sax player John Helliwell said in an interview that he and Rick roomed together while touring because both liked listening to jazz( most of Rick Davies's songs sneaks in a bit of jazz)
In short... there is no Supertramp music in the period 1974 to 1982 that disappoints me and there are "many too many" that amazed me.
The double album live in Paris is from another world in every sense, musical quality, mixing, production... almost at the level of Seconds Out (the best live album ever) which is something that means a lot.
Yes, and many too many great Supertramp songs that I still have to get to 😉
I went to Europe in 1981, and my flight was on Air France. As we exited the jetway and entered the terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport (which back then only had what is now Terminal 1, with its iconic "spaceship" architecture that was used in many record covers and music videos), I and some other members of my group shouted in unison: "Bonsoir Paris!" as Rick does in the album. That's how popular that album was. Our flight arrived in the morning, so "bonsoir" was wrong, but who cared? 😂
Haha nice....I love Paris, and on my third visit in 2009, I made sure to play "The Metro" by Berlin as I was riding the Metro, which she references in the song! Your stunt was more epic though 😁
Ascult și reascult mereu,cu tot mai multă încântare, încât oricât de mizerabilă mi-ar fi viața, am găsit, iată,micul meu refugiu...
Like you said, and I was thinking it before you said it, “perfection”.
That word tends to be used a lot for this band, I highly suspect! Thanks Dave...
Hey Brandon, thank you I really like the first song, I never heard anything from Supertramp except from what's-their-biggest-hit, which was inescapable at the time.
For some.reason it reminded me of Kate Bush.
Less fan of the second, but it's short and not about unrequited love!
You're so prolific that I can't keep up the pace!
Cheers from Paris
Glad you like If Everyone...They have many big hits, but also many stunning beautiful deep cuts! Imagine how my brain feels with all this daily music haha...well it certainly is a good workout on the creative/critical thinking section of my brain! à très bientôt!!
thanks Brandon, for your excellent comments, and the depth, with which you dive into those master pieces... both are either at the end (of first side of 'Even..') or just before the grande finale of 'Crime..', and let the 2 lead singers of the band shine in a more quiet, focused way; Roger's piece being a bit more ambitious in instrumentation and mood changes, with quite a sentimental touch, while Rick's is just an oasis or hymn, filled with peace and gratitude... 💖
Hello! I LOVE your analysis of both. So truthfully and elegantly put 😊 Thank you as always, have a beautiful day!
You must be psychic B. Was thinking yesterday that it might be their turn. Magic as always.
The telepathy is real here. I've seen it many times! Glad you love....
If Everyone Was Listening: a well crafted song, the sparse arrangement highlights the stark lyrics, sang beautifully by Roger Hodgson. John Helliwell nailing his solo per usual.
In the context of the album it comes from, Crime Of The Century, a much needed respite after " Rudy ", and a great warm up for the title track. A nuance that helps the COTC album be the masterpiece it is.
Downstream: Just Rick Davies playing the piano as only he can. Nice that he had a song with positive lyrics, a departure from his usual melancholy.
The album it comes from, Even In The Quietest Moments, this song fits well, the album has a somewhat positive vibe to it. Of course Rick did it in one take, he's that good
As for Rick singing live lately: there were a few videos of him singing with " Ricky and the Rockets ", a joking name for Rick and a few musician friends performing at a club in Long Island, NY(Rick lives there now) from a few years ago. Not sure if they're still on TH-cam or not.
Roger Hodgson was still touring, primarily in Europe
First again! 🥇 SUCH a great point... I will have to listen to Rudy, this and Crime all in 1 sitting! Really curious about more from Even, Crisis and Breakfast. I'm sure it's all great. Oh cool, I will search out that video. Thanks bud!
WOW, just listened...Rick still singing great 2 years ago.... 🥰
Love it! Thanks Brandon!
Me too! You're welcome and thanks for dropping by Larry!
Hi Brandon! Such great music from one of my top 5 bands. Fantastic! The versions you have in your video though sounds very over-compressed and does take away from the listening experience compared to the original I have on CD and vinyl. Cheers!
Christopher Cross was opening act for ST on one of there later tours
Haha! Well, there's our proof! Now that is a show I would have LOVED to have seen in person! Thanks for stopping by and for the info 😊
I saw them on EITQM tour with Procal Harem, what a show!
Love your reactions btw. Suggestion- Gino Vannelli’s Brother to Brother
70’s prog/jazz/pop/ rock fusion.
Thank you so much! Ah yes, Gino has been on my list for a long time. I've added your suggestion to my list, thanks!
Given current world events IEWL fills me with dread. 'Who'll be the last clown....'
Wow, just read the full lyrics. I see exactly what you mean. I wonder, if I'm around in say 30 years, what the heck will the world be like? Anyways, thanks for watching Steve. Hope you have a nice weekend...
Hey, if you haven't already, would you please react to the LIVE version of "Another Man's Woman" from Supertramp?
One of my favorite songs from Supertamp. Although I always misinterpreted the lyrics. I thought the song was about the audience's ignorance destroying art over time. For me, "Crime" is the band's best album. "Crisis" also had very good songs ("The Meaning" for example). After that, the band's music became more and more irrelevant.