FIRST TIME HEARING Supertramp- "Fool's Overture" (Reaction)

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  • @retroreactions....
    @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Brilliant blend of musical worlds topped off by Roger's vulnerable yet powerful vocals!! Thanks for watching! 🥰

  • @willem-janageling3907
    @willem-janageling3907 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Indeed. This one is,absolutely awesome

  • @doplinger1
    @doplinger1 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    So good. This is the fantastic kind of tracks that todays youth misses because they just want to stream all the hits instead of listening to a whole album.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, would love to see a teens reaction to this ha!

  • @Josledes
    @Josledes ปีที่แล้ว +25

    A masterpiece, one of Supertramp's best compositions.

  • @kevinrombouts3027
    @kevinrombouts3027 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This Supertramp at the very top of their game.

  • @gilbertc.569
    @gilbertc.569 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Amazing piece of music

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Thanks for watching Gilbert

    • @gilbertc.569
      @gilbertc.569 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was lucky to see Supertramp twice.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky for sure...wish they'd reunite but looks like it's never happening..

  • @lesblatnyak5947
    @lesblatnyak5947 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Got to watch the live version.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Paris I'm guessing, that's the one many are talking about.. thanks

  • @reneelyons6836
    @reneelyons6836 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    All the cool people listen to Supertramp. That's been my experience. LOL : )

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We def cool! 😎

    • @reneelyons6836
      @reneelyons6836 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣listening to those def jams!!!

    • @reneelyons6836
      @reneelyons6836 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      RIP....😥😥😥Tina Turner

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Found out a couple hours ago... what a legend! I should react to her again...🥺

    • @reneelyons6836
      @reneelyons6836 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, A Legend. We talk about her all the time. So sad. 😥

  • @marcelliott1111
    @marcelliott1111 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my favorites by Supertramp, only surpassed,imo, by the title track to Crime of the century.Both songs are ominous and foreboding.👍👍

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I loved both so much!! School is now one of my all time ST faves too!

  • @anahatatutu
    @anahatatutu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crisis What Crisis? Even In The Quietest Moments and Crime Of The Century are all worth a deep dive.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      About halfway through with Crime and loving it...will definitely hear everything!!

  • @randylauer410
    @randylauer410 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is a great album. You mentioned the title song "Even in the quietest moments", but also try "From Now On". Another great adventure in Supertramp music. This album is full of excellent songs.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow...can't wait, still have to finish up Crime album...I will add your vote for FNO....thanks for watching!!

    • @robjones7515
      @robjones7515 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree! FNO

  • @franckbizouard3357
    @franckbizouard3357 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On my top 5 of Supertramp'songs. Masterpiece.

  • @dsomerville5293
    @dsomerville5293 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great review to a great song. Please do the whole album. Babajii is an overlooked track

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Oh I will be hearing all ST songs I'm pretty certain! Love them!

    • @dsomerville5293
      @dsomerville5293 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... I believe you! Lol

  • @kentnottingham9635
    @kentnottingham9635 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SUPERTRAMP is still one of my GOTO’s!

  • @jkkansasband7056
    @jkkansasband7056 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Another 11 out of 10 for Supertramp. Check out on your own, Roger's solos of this masterpiece with full orchestra and choir. Superb. Peace. 2.49

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great score! OK I will, thanks so much for watching!!

  • @serenitynow818
    @serenitynow818 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Was a young teenager when this came out. Absolutely sublime. God were we blessed. Enjoy. We did

  • @greenbluemonkey
    @greenbluemonkey ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorite Supertramp songs. They are masters at anthem rock

  • @marie-christinescutt7888
    @marie-christinescutt7888 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    THANK YOU I am 65 this came out when I was 17/18 and my life changed forever!!!! Same with my friends It's a diamond of da song a diamond!!!! Great reactions!!!

  • @marcushull12
    @marcushull12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Back in the 70s when I was14 my older brothers ma gave me a cassette recorder and he had left a tape in it, I pressed play and Winston Churchill was speaking, I thought what the hell is this ! I`ve been a massive fan ever since, have all their L.P.s, CDs, DVD, VHS, books, Patches and badges(buttons) ... I went to their last tour together in in 1983 at Earl Court and the tour poster has taken pride of place in all the properties I have lived in and of course the tour program and T-shirt...The concert was fantastic.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So awesome....I know why you're a mega fan just based on the small amount I know from them now!

  • @maryavila5601
    @maryavila5601 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent song I love this 😊😊😊

  • @reneelyons6836
    @reneelyons6836 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Amazing music indeed!!!!!!!!!!

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Our daily dose of excellence!!!

    • @reneelyons6836
      @reneelyons6836 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You have got that right , For Sure!!☮💟🎶🎶

  • @dsomerville5293
    @dsomerville5293 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song is epic live.

  • @rk41gator
    @rk41gator ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can not go wrong with any SuperTramp! Love the gorgeous intro. So much room and expanse; then the atmospherics and that great slow transition to the upbeat syncopated section. Perfection!

  • @drmagic60
    @drmagic60 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Definitely a masterpiece! Haven’t listened to this one in a while….was glad to get reacquainted! Keep ‘em coming my friend. 😊

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice! Oh I shall.. really excited for your take on tomorrow's songs!!

    • @drmagic60
      @drmagic60 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ll be looking forward to tomorrow. Hey bud, I’ve got a strange request. My birthday is next Tuesday and I’d love to see you react to the band Level 42. Their big hit in the 80’s was “Something About You” that maybe you’ve heard? I would like to see you experience a couple different sides of them. Their instrumental song “Mr. Pink” shows off Mark King’s awesome slap bass and they have a beautiful ballad titled “It’s Over”. You do like 80’s synthy bands… this is one band I guarantee you’ll like.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yes, love Something About You and Lessons in Love! Are those 2 very different?

    • @drmagic60
      @drmagic60 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely are different. “Something About You” and “Lessons in Love” as you know have a similar drive. “Mr. Pink” is an instrumental that has synths and LOTS of slap bass. “It’s Over” is a gentle ballad with many beautiful passages!

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well that didn't take much to sell me! 😁

  • @richb9232
    @richb9232 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another brilliant reaction Brandon, this is like 3 songs in 1. This is also a good reason to do Brother Where you Bound at your convenience 😊

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Really curious about Brother....Is it basically an amazing song off a not so loved album?

    • @richb9232
      @richb9232 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... I'm not sure if the album is well received tbh. I enjoyed it but it was tense. Would I be able to get past Roger's absence? Etc. The title track is an epic, so good.

  • @angusrobertson2515
    @angusrobertson2515 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have seen this performed live twice by RH, once with an orhestra and once with just the band. Always incredibly executed and it always leaves me stunned.

  • @w.geoffreyspaulding6588
    @w.geoffreyspaulding6588 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow…..never heard this before. Never bought that particular album. This was great!

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sweet! Love when I introduce you to songs you like!

  • @ChataCovers
    @ChataCovers ปีที่แล้ว +5

    you just hit my favorite supertramp song !! and i'm so happy that you played the studio version!!!! great reaction!

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sweeeet!! Yes I hear the live is amazing, but this was a special experience for sure!! Thanks for watching..

    • @ChataCovers
      @ChataCovers ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... Trust me i'd rather hear studio versions than live versions, You always get the fuller richer sound and overall feeling of songs when played in studio version! and when u get into Supertramp i'm there!

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks again!

  • @MrHisperia2001
    @MrHisperia2001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a Masterpiece from the Great Supertramp 💫❤️☝️ thanks for the reaction bro ☝️

  • @andrelevesque2405
    @andrelevesque2405 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Supertramp’s at their best with theatrical songs such as this one, ‘School’ and ‘Crime of the Century’.

  • @progperljungman8218
    @progperljungman8218 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been loving this since it was new😍 (and I was merely a kid) Glad it really hit you too.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi there! I've been loving it since last night, so you're a bit ahead ha.... thanks so much for watching!!

  • @Divedown_25
    @Divedown_25 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is quite a song. Amazing tune. Nice that you checked in on it. Need to catch up on your latest reactions later on. Cheers

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much friend...🥇 Have a great day/eve!

  • @kenhagen4844
    @kenhagen4844 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Takes me back to my high school days. Melancholy and melodic.

  • @DariaBilowus
    @DariaBilowus 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you haven't already. Check out Crisis? What Crisis? Very underrated album.

  • @hognaut
    @hognaut ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great reaction for a great track from there best album. I went to see them in 74 and again in 76 and ime so glad I did, they really where the bees knees at that time

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for that Steve. So lucky you got to see them twice!

  • @deanmacreavy2135
    @deanmacreavy2135 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice one Brandon 👍 The 'Supper's Ready' of Supertramp! 🤓 We went with our dad (when we were still at school 😉) to see the Breakfast in America tour at Wembley. Remember them playing this at the end 👌 Looking forward to you checking out the title track soon too. Another gem is Easy Does it/Sister Moonshine (to be played back to back) from the Crisis What Crisis album.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Dean!! Great dad for taking you!! I will add your vote for Even and the other 2 😊

    • @deanmacreavy2135
      @deanmacreavy2135 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers Brandon 🤓

  • @randyharbaugh7819
    @randyharbaugh7819 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For such a complex piece they were able to take it from the studio and recreate very well on tour

  • @EchoesDaBear
    @EchoesDaBear ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great reaction Brandon! I first got to know the initial synth part from a news program here in Canada called W5 - then when I got more into music, had a great friend that LOVED Supertramp - he played this track and I went 'Oh my god - that's the piece!'
    Absolutely amazing masterpiece! One of the Tramp's best (second to Crime of the Century).

  • @Tony.aussiecoltsfan
    @Tony.aussiecoltsfan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliantly crafted music 🎶

  • @haleyschreiter9746
    @haleyschreiter9746 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great reaction, Brandon! I think you'd really enjoy the title track from this album, too. It's another dreamy one 😍

  • @larrygranat4456
    @larrygranat4456 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorites. Great album

  • @bennettmusiccollective3218
    @bennettmusiccollective3218 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed your cerebral analysis…….you get a sub!

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Aw, thank you so much for your sub, for watching and for the comment! Glad enjoyed 🙂

  • @slainteron4027
    @slainteron4027 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this album from start to finish

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      I hear it's all amazing! Thanks so much for watching!

  • @robertcartier5088
    @robertcartier5088 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't remember which, but one of our local news programs in Montreal started using part of this song as its opening theme. It wasn't an original idea, however, since another station had been using part of Pink Floyd's, "One of These Days" as its theme. Montreal loved its Prog in the '70s! ;-]

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome! Thanks for watching Robert!

    • @lilybee2955
      @lilybee2955 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ha ha, you can say that again! I am from Montreal and I must say that prog-wise, we were spoiled throughout the 70's. Part of this song was indeed the opening theme to a current events programme called "W-5". That theme has been imprinted in my brain ever since (no complaints here 😊).

    • @robertcartier5088
      @robertcartier5088 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilybee2955 Ah yes, W5! Thanks! Oh, that's national, thought it was used by a local 6PM newscast... Oh, well, it was a long time ago, I forgive myself. ;-]

  • @adriankent603
    @adriankent603 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I totally agree, this is an absolute masterpiece which seamlessly flows from section to section. Fantastic vocals and musicianship, the theme is very thought provoking which is another aspect of this sublime band.

  • @davidmckenzie420
    @davidmckenzie420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought the album for this song. I love it on many levels. (Starting with that opening piano...which I taught myself to play...)

  • @j.woodbury412
    @j.woodbury412 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's neat how the vocals come in at exactly the half way point. The song is 10 minutes, 52 seconds long, and the vocals start at the 5 minute, 26 second mark.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow, that's pretty cool, must have been intentional!

    • @j.woodbury412
      @j.woodbury412 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... Yes, I agree. It must have been.

  • @EvilSean62
    @EvilSean62 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you so much for getting with this song ... the piano is a foundation for the strong yet vulnerable vocals ... ah ya beat me to it
    logical song is always a winner but this has more corners

  • @goytabr
    @goytabr ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So many memories... Definitely 1977, a year that remained etched in fire in my memories. It was the year when I finished high school (one or two years younger than the usual age) and prepared for the university examinations (here admissions to university are by examination). I was already a Supertramp fan by then, as were virtually all my friends and colleagues, but we were all gradually exposed to "Crime of the Century" and "Crisis? What Crisis?" by exchanged cassettes and there was no sudden shock. But then came "Even in the Quietest Moments", and it hit us like a missile! We were shocked! I can't recall any of my friends who didn't buy the record. I even remember a worker who came to install a new TV antenna, saw my LP there and commented how his son listened to it all day. It was really the soundtrack of our lives in those days, and I strongly associate it with that period of my life. I can't believe it has been 45 years, but it still sounds as fresh as back in the day.
    There isn't a single "okay" track in this album. Even the more radio-friendly "Give a Little Bit" and "Babaji" reveal unexpected nuances when you listen to them closely and with good audio quality. Be prepared for the title track, it's another moment of total Roger Hodgson brilliance, a delicate song that appears to be sad but somehow leaves you uplifted after listening to it. But it was not only Roger that was at his peak there. Rick Davies was at his best, too, as you hopefully will be able to see when you listen to "Lover Boy", "Downstream" (I suspect that Christopher Cross may have got some inspiration from it for "Sailing"), and especially "From Now On" (which I still remember each and every Monday of my life, you'll see why...), which has a special place in my heart as one of the most elegant songs I've ever listened to. Rick managed to concoct such a CHIC arrangement, "cool" in the jazzy sense!
    And yes, now you start to really understand my previous comment that I didn't get it why people only thought of "Breakfast in America" when mentioning Supertramp. It's not a bad album, I love it, too, but Supertramp definitely had better works. I find even most of "Crisis? What Crisis?", which was panned by the critics at the time and didn't sell very well either, is superior to "Breakfast in America". (Actually, I absolutely LOVE Supertramp's "bad" album, starting with the genius cover picture!)
    Two more things:
    - I thought you would recognize the "Jerusalem" part, it's very clear and a rather long sound bit (you can even discern the lyrics if you're familiar with them, and it must be some 30 seconds or so long). You've already reacted to the Emerson, Lake & Palmer version of it, after all. It comes during the final "windy" part, after the big crash and before the final synth crescendo and vocals. I don't know where they sampled it from, but it's a traditional rendition with a choir (it's an Anglican church hymn, after all).
    - You mentioned how John Helliwell can play anything ("hellishly well", I might add! 😁), and I remembered a Supertramp concert I saw on video (it wasn't the "Paris" one, it was some time during the 1980s). John sits by the piano and starts playing the intro to "Dreamer". The other band members forcibly remove him from there lifting him by the armpits. Then Roger goes to the microphone and asks (with his surprisingly deep regular speaking voice): "Now, do you want to hear the proper version?" After the predictable "yes" from the audience, Roger sits down and they start playing "Dreamer" for real.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Great info....your love for this band is deep.....!

  • @RobertBreedon-c3b
    @RobertBreedon-c3b ปีที่แล้ว

    Those of us over 55 really grew up with some great music. School is an awesome song by this group as well. Nothing like Supertramp cranked full blast on a good home audio system. These guys were huge from the mid to late 70s until they broke-up in the early 80s. I still have most of their orginal albums on vinyl. I got see them in 79 I think. Saw them in Toronto, Canada I was 12 years old and went with an older cousin.

  • @195511SM
    @195511SM ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are a couple of TH-cam videos of Roger Hodgson ( the composer & lead singer on this track ) years later plays this onstage with a full orchestra & choir.

  • @Knotlegaladvice280
    @Knotlegaladvice280 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw them a couple of times in late 70s in LA. Loved it. On one occasion Elton John came out for the encore.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, so cool, wish they could reunite and tour again..

  • @randyschwader1202
    @randyschwader1202 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You really really need to listen to the live album 'Paris' all are big hits from supertramp.. Sooo good

  • @sourisvoleur4854
    @sourisvoleur4854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know if you heard it, but if you crank it at the end, when it sounds like an orchestra tuning, you can hear the conductor's baton tapping the podium.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, love that part! You know about me and orchestras!!

  • @patrickwouters6568
    @patrickwouters6568 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello Brandon, I'm so glad to see that you continue to explore Supertramp's older albums which, in my opinion, contain the most interesting tracks of their career. Most people highlight the album "Breakfast in America" ​​which received much more promotion than the previous ones and at the time of its release, many people thought they were discovering a new group, and of course, He's very beautiful. In my opinion, their best period was earlier, much richer in my opinion. I hope you will continue to discover the music from these wonderful older albums. "Even in the Quietest Moments", title track of the album deserves special attention. I hope that you will also give a chance in your discoveries to the album "Crisis? What Crisis?" less mentioned in the comments, but which is worth lingering over, in my opinion. Supertramp was a band that counted a lot in my musical culture in the 70s and that I would like people to know better

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, good news....I love ST so much now that I plan to hear ALL their albums!!!

  • @carlogns932
    @carlogns932 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you can listen to the live version from Live in Paris (whole album is awesome in Supertramp history). After that I suggest You the listen of Sebastian Hardie's Four Moments. Listen to me 🙂

  • @JohnBrooking4
    @JohnBrooking4 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The poem by William Blake is in the form of a hymn that you can hear being sung in the second “chaos” section before the heavy part comes back at the end. The words were set to music in 1916, and that hymn is now one of the most well known in the UK. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time

  • @AlexAlex-dr9zc
    @AlexAlex-dr9zc ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm a sucker for this kind of "cinemascope" rock music. This song is one of my all time faves. Hodgson released the solo album "In The Eye Of The Storm" in 84 which is IMO one of the best Supertramp album. You need to explore it !

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cool.. any favorite track off of it?

    • @AlexAlex-dr9zc
      @AlexAlex-dr9zc ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@retroreactions.... Well, very difficult to say really ! The whole album is very very good and I love all the songs, so the better to say is beggin with the first track and follow the album order. All the tracks are so good that you really feel like listening to a very good Supertramp album. Even if i love Rick's voice and his musicianship, I don't miss him at all in this album.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      OK thanks!

  • @Roddy1965
    @Roddy1965 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know if they ever got any awards for sound mixing on this, or like, Rudy, etc., and if not, why the f not? Cuz the Supertramp production is other worldly. I really appreciate your very good listening skills.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes and they need to be in R & R Hall of Fame like forever ago!! Thanks so much for watching and for the compliment!

  • @grahamharley4895
    @grahamharley4895 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Post Beatles, Supertramp up with PF, Genesis and Led Zep for me. You choose some excellent masterpieces to broadcast. Thanks.

  • @gphill3954
    @gphill3954 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    William Blake’s “Jerusalem” was sung by the choir towards the end. Despite its title the hymn is considered a very patriotic song in England. Cross reference this with “.. the New Jerusalem.” from the finale in Genesis’ Supper’s Ready.

  • @ignatzmuskrat3000
    @ignatzmuskrat3000 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw them at The Omni for Breakfast In America. Fool's Overture was the most atmospheric and momentous of the set. The teeny boppers were pretty respectful and quiet for the quiet bits. The noob 16 year olds throwing up in the aisles passed out 10 minutes before. A great concert not remembered by All.

  • @sourisvoleur4854
    @sourisvoleur4854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God, I remember when this album first came out. Every song is burned into my memory, and I mean that in a good way. This is such a great song to close the album, it's so cinematic (and so prog). Their core albums -- the classic line-up of Roger, Rick, John, Bob, and Dougie -- are worth a lifetime of listening. "Jerusalem" is actually sung by a choir (Starts at about 12:10 in your video).

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks... guess it's ok I can't catch it all on first listen...😀

    • @sourisvoleur4854
      @sourisvoleur4854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... Of course! By my age I've heard it hundreds of times so I don't expect you young 'uns to catch it all on a first listen! 😅 There's a wonderful video of Roger doing with a big choir and an orchestra. Well worth seeking out.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha, thanks for calling me young, haven't heard that in a while! Yes, I must watch Roger's solo performance of this!

  • @flubblert
    @flubblert ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Called the man a fool, striped him of his pride
    Everyone was laughing
    up until the day he died
    And though the wound went deep
    Still he's calling us out of our sleep..."
    I never was a religious man but that section and the way he sings it kinda gets me every time. This is a masterpiece for sure. A true journey from beginning to end. I would listen to this song occasionally on my way to the night shift and not even remember how I got from point A to point B. Catchy but meaningful pop tunes notwithstanding, Supertramp's place among the prog rock elite is well earned.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for sharing.. yea this sounds like a great driving song!

    • @flubblert
      @flubblert ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Especially at night.

  • @gdavho8778
    @gdavho8778 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you hear the wind sounds that's supposed to be a nuke going off. They used a nuke explosion video at that part when they played it live.

  • @bigjapi1
    @bigjapi1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In my personal opinion, very few mega and super bands in history deserve full album reactions, song by song from start to finish without the slightest waste.
    Genesis 1971-1979, Yes 1972-1980 and Led Zeppelin, without a doubt, they were the unique 3 extraterrestrial mega-bands that cannot be compared to anything... and the earthlings, Pink Floyd and Supertramp

  • @sagitt1856
    @sagitt1856 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A masterpiece. An anthology piece. German aggression against England: "The island's sinking, let's take to the sky". Take advantage of the sky with the Royal Air Force. The call to courage until victory in pain and death: "I have nothing to offer but blood, sweat and tears," said Winston Churchill in a speech to the House of Commons on 13 May 1940. An affirmation as cruel as it is honest and realistic but which could not really surprise since he had already announced the color: "We shall never surrender"... a formula that has become historic to which Roger Hodgson adds his word of comfort: "My friends, we're not alone". It will be the Allies against Nazi Germany. Thanks.

    • @hognaut
      @hognaut ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You got it fella 👌

  • @xlerb_again_to_music7908
    @xlerb_again_to_music7908 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ahem. ...and my money is on: Neville Chamberlain; an unsung hero.
    In the late 1930s Neville Chamberlain was the UK Prime Minister, who wanted to stem the tide of Nazi expansion in Europe.
    He failed, he lost his job and died with war raging around him in late 1940.
    What was he trying to do? To stop another Great War. In the period 1937 to 1939, he visited Hitler in Germany on several occasions, trying to broker a peace - all to avoid repeating the bloody 1914 - 1918 war. He brought back home a signed paper, promising _Peace in our Time_ - on which the world set its heart, which alas got torn up.
    He was a peacemaker, he tried his best, and of course Hitler reneged on the deal by kicking off a war in September 1939.
    So Neville Chamberlain is remembered as a failure, as a fool, as an appeaser... yet quietly he struggled with cancer, which claimed him after he had lost the prime ministership. He died at a time when the Nazis were in the ascendant. This was absolutely not what he had wanted.
    An interesting footnote. During his meetings with Hitler, Neville Chamberlain told him to his face that he was no better than a common gangster and unfit to lead a Great Nation. Hitler was somewhat upset by this (but that's another story).
    Such a fool, laughed at in his last days, waving his piece of paper about peace in our time - now in flames.
    But... was he such a fool?
    Away from public view, during the late 1930s Neville Chamberlain had set the ground work for the re-militarisation of the UK Armed Forces, resources which later prime ministers (Churchill) could use to confront the Nazis. This permitted stalling for time and to keep the flag of liberty alive. Key was funding of UK rearmament, especially building new factories particularly for the mass production of aircraft. These were to be built outside of bomber range of German aircraft. He also supported the development of a new technology hitherto un-deployed at scale (and unknown to most nations): multiple cross coupled Radar stations with an integrated command and control system, operating at a national level. Exceptional for the era, this system allowed Britain to remain in the fight and to win the air war against the Luftwaffe. Without this system, Britain would likely have gone the way of France, defeated then surrendering to the fascists, becoming yet another Nazi vassal state.
    Our world would likely be different without Neville Chamberlain, a failed peacemaker. What a sad fool.
    Someone should write an epic song about that.
    BTW great reaction, Brandon! Strongly suggest a whole album review of _Crisis? What Crisis?_ and _Even in the Quietest Moments_ - both are excellent!

  • @rsviews2167
    @rsviews2167 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hard to make VALUABLE friends. One thing I would have liked would be top have music friends. You know, buddies to share good vibes with. Well, these reaction videos do just fine lately. Just stumbled upon your channel. I love your general meticulous and gentle approach. Interesting insights with a nice peaceful colour background. You've made a new friend.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Welcome, and I am so glad that you enjoy my content! Trying hard here every day and having a blast on this musical journey!!

  • @michaelbaucom4019
    @michaelbaucom4019 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Supertramp with lunch? You bet your sweet bippy...
    Best song from this album( Quietest is a masterpiece album, BTW). The live version from " Paris " has a bit more urgency. Roger Hodgson as a solo artist has live versions with an orchestra, worth a listen go to his TH-cam channel.
    2nd best song from this album(IMHO) is " From Now On ", a Rick Davies song, and the live version from Paris of that song is excellent too

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha! Glad I can enhance your lunches sometimes..I will add your votes for those 2, thanks

  • @sps6151
    @sps6151 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😝😝🤘🤘

  • @davidbarker77
    @davidbarker77 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Interesting fact. If you play the score on music sheet on the album cover, it's either The Star Spangled Banner or America The Beautiful. I can't remember which but someone will correct me if I'm wrong; I think it's The Star Spangled Banner. Great review, Brandon.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I read that.. another comment on America by ST?

  • @Musiquesaecouter
    @Musiquesaecouter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of the longest composition from Supertramp, a masterpiece from the ending 70's. Apart the acoustic piano in the intro probably by Rick Davies who isn't singing on this one, I guess Roger Hodgson plays the center Grand piano along with his grandiose vocals. In the groovy part 1 and 2 the keyboard was an Elka Rhapsody I believe, it had a split point for the bass line coming in with the Rythm section, right is the string ensemble section that you can hear very good in both parts (who have this 80' heavy style). Then after the reprise with the added vocals and saxophone licks you got the final orchestra chord that morphs into a fool orchestra when they all try to tune themselves in the beginning without direction. Nice for a fool's Overture finale 🎼😉

  • @Veggamattic
    @Veggamattic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are 2 albums that I like much more than any others on Sunday afternoons This one and Dire Straits 1st. From Now On is so nice.

  • @MrDeadstu
    @MrDeadstu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Supertramp are amazing, I would suggest "Rudy", basically a short epic, if such a thing exists.
    "Brother Where You Bound" is Rick's epic song, from the album of the same name, the first album without Roger.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi there! Love Rudy, I have already reacted to it: th-cam.com/video/O6lRVj7UyMQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, I have added your vote for BWYB..

  • @novygravel658
    @novygravel658 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The song was about Winston Churchill, how he was tossed away and ridiculed after WWII. This is the very first song l heard when l discovered this amazing band! Maybe you should listen to Jeff Wayne's War of the worlds, a prog rock album that spent 335 weeks on UK's album chart!

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh I have a few viewers really suggesting that one in full.. the length is a bit daunting, but I will do it I promise!

    • @novygravel658
      @novygravel658 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... I'll be 65 next week and working on my bucket list, taking the train 1st class from Montreal to Vancouver. What would really make my day is if you did a first time hearing "March to the eternal city" by Triumvirat, 1975 I believe. It will more than likely blow away any prog songs you ever heard. In my top 2 all time songs!

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, looks like they aren't even on Spotify, but I think I found the song on TH-cam...What countries were they popular in?

    • @novygravel658
      @novygravel658 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... They're from Germany, very popular album at the time. BTW, I too can't find all l would like on Spotify!! Enigma is another great German band.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh Enigma! Sadeness is one of the greatest songs ever imo!!

  • @mrysedeers
    @mrysedeers 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In my opinion that 'wall of sound' represents the end of WW2 with the drop of the bombs in Japan...just saying:)

  • @gamuir
    @gamuir ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A true masterpiece. From 74 to 82, not a dud of a song on any of those albums

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice, what do you think of their later 80s albums...

    • @gamuir
      @gamuir ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... once Roger left, for me they were at the end of their run.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว

      I see, knowing me I'll like their 80s stuff...Brother Where You Bound has many votes on my list..

  • @gbsailing9436
    @gbsailing9436 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Next: "CANNONBALL"

  • @g.e.5723
    @g.e.5723 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    (Brandon, i believe, is much more intelligent than alot of reactors i watch, surely he'll know who Churchill was.)

  • @AjaxCaper
    @AjaxCaper ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should hear this on the Live in Paris album. A more exciting tempo when the music picks up. Better production on the vocal climax. And it's Paris; it feels important at the start. The album. Definitely NOT the video of the show. That was different engineering choices and a clown show ending that does not fit the songs gravity

  • @violetflame23
    @violetflame23 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And . . . they're still not in the Rock Hall of Fame. Maybe their music is just too sophisticated for the masses.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They better get inducted before I go! Not that getting inducted is any measure of how incredibly superb they were, are and always will be...

  • @KevinM2732
    @KevinM2732 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You cant beat a long track when its this good. The title track of the album is not bad either.

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Kevin

    • @KevinM2732
      @KevinM2732 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@retroreactions.... Your welcome. You cant go wrong with Supertramp. Many great tracks

    • @retroreactions....
      @retroreactions....  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm gonna hear em all!!

  • @jerrysarno2853
    @jerrysarno2853 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All of their albums prior to Breakfast in America were masterpieces. BIA was too commercial.

  • @billhiggins1882
    @billhiggins1882 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Germany was attacking england in 1940

  • @billhiggins1882
    @billhiggins1882 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe do some moody blues reactions besides nites in white satin, they have alot of songs better than that one