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.
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.
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!!!
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.
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!
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.
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.... 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.
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.
@@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!
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
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.
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).
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! ;-]
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 😊).
@@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. ;-]
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 🙂
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
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.... 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.... 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.
"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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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 🎼😉
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.
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.... 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.... 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.
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
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Brilliant blend of musical worlds topped off by Roger's vulnerable yet powerful vocals!! Thanks for watching! 🥰
Indeed. This one is,absolutely awesome
Thanks bud
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.
Yes, would love to see a teens reaction to this ha!
A masterpiece, one of Supertramp's best compositions.
Agreed!! Thanks Josledes..
This Supertramp at the very top of their game.
Completely! Thanks for watching Kevin
Amazing piece of music
Yes! Thanks for watching Gilbert
I was lucky to see Supertramp twice.
Lucky for sure...wish they'd reunite but looks like it's never happening..
Got to watch the live version.
Paris I'm guessing, that's the one many are talking about.. thanks
All the cool people listen to Supertramp. That's been my experience. LOL : )
We def cool! 😎
🤣🤣listening to those def jams!!!
RIP....😥😥😥Tina Turner
Found out a couple hours ago... what a legend! I should react to her again...🥺
Yes, A Legend. We talk about her all the time. So sad. 😥
One of my favorites by Supertramp, only surpassed,imo, by the title track to Crime of the century.Both songs are ominous and foreboding.👍👍
I loved both so much!! School is now one of my all time ST faves too!
Crisis What Crisis? Even In The Quietest Moments and Crime Of The Century are all worth a deep dive.
About halfway through with Crime and loving it...will definitely hear everything!!
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.
Wow...can't wait, still have to finish up Crime album...I will add your vote for FNO....thanks for watching!!
I agree! FNO
On my top 5 of Supertramp'songs. Masterpiece.
YES!!
Great review to a great song. Please do the whole album. Babajii is an overlooked track
Thanks! Oh I will be hearing all ST songs I'm pretty certain! Love them!
@@retroreactions.... I believe you! Lol
SUPERTRAMP is still one of my GOTO’s!
Can't blame ya! Thanks so much for watching!
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
Great score! OK I will, thanks so much for watching!!
Was a young teenager when this came out. Absolutely sublime. God were we blessed. Enjoy. We did
Amazing time to grow up! Thanks for watching!
One of my favorite Supertramp songs. They are masters at anthem rock
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!!!
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.
So awesome....I know why you're a mega fan just based on the small amount I know from them now!
Excellent song I love this 😊😊😊
Amazing music indeed!!!!!!!!!!
Our daily dose of excellence!!!
You have got that right , For Sure!!☮💟🎶🎶
This song is epic live.
I bet!
@@retroreactions.... was lucky enough to see them 5 x live. EPIC
Sweeeet!
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!
Thanks for watching ☺️
Definitely a masterpiece! Haven’t listened to this one in a while….was glad to get reacquainted! Keep ‘em coming my friend. 😊
Nice! Oh I shall.. really excited for your take on tomorrow's songs!!
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.
Oh yes, love Something About You and Lessons in Love! Are those 2 very different?
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!
Well that didn't take much to sell me! 😁
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 😊
Thanks! Really curious about Brother....Is it basically an amazing song off a not so loved album?
@@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.
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.
I can only imagine...
Wow…..never heard this before. Never bought that particular album. This was great!
Sweet! Love when I introduce you to songs you like!
you just hit my favorite supertramp song !! and i'm so happy that you played the studio version!!!! great reaction!
Sweeeet!! Yes I hear the live is amazing, but this was a special experience for sure!! Thanks for watching..
@@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!
Thanks again!
Such a Masterpiece from the Great Supertramp 💫❤️☝️ thanks for the reaction bro ☝️
Yes! You're welcome and thanks for watching!!
Supertramp’s at their best with theatrical songs such as this one, ‘School’ and ‘Crime of the Century’.
Been loving this since it was new😍 (and I was merely a kid) Glad it really hit you too.
Hi there! I've been loving it since last night, so you're a bit ahead ha.... thanks so much for watching!!
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
Thanks so much friend...🥇 Have a great day/eve!
Takes me back to my high school days. Melancholy and melodic.
Thanks for watching and sharing Ken!
If you haven't already. Check out Crisis? What Crisis? Very underrated album.
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
Thanks so much for that Steve. So lucky you got to see them twice!
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.
Thank you Dean!! Great dad for taking you!! I will add your vote for Even and the other 2 😊
Cheers Brandon 🤓
For such a complex piece they were able to take it from the studio and recreate very well on tour
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).
Thanks! Thanks for sharing and watching!
Brilliantly crafted music 🎶
Great reaction, Brandon! I think you'd really enjoy the title track from this album, too. It's another dreamy one 😍
Thank you Haley! I will add your vote for EITQM..
One of my favorites. Great album
Thanks for watching Larry!
I enjoyed your cerebral analysis…….you get a sub!
Aw, thank you so much for your sub, for watching and for the comment! Glad enjoyed 🙂
Love this album from start to finish
I hear it's all amazing! Thanks so much for watching!
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! ;-]
Awesome! Thanks for watching Robert!
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 😊).
@@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. ;-]
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.
Nice little review! Thanks for watching Adrian!
I bought the album for this song. I love it on many levels. (Starting with that opening piano...which I taught myself to play...)
Great decision!
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.
Wow, that's pretty cool, must have been intentional!
@@retroreactions.... Yes, I agree. It must have been.
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
Thanks for stopping by!
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.
Great info....your love for this band is deep.....!
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.
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.
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I saw them a couple of times in late 70s in LA. Loved it. On one occasion Elton John came out for the encore.
Wow, so cool, wish they could reunite and tour again..
You really really need to listen to the live album 'Paris' all are big hits from supertramp.. Sooo good
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.
Yes, love that part! You know about me and orchestras!!
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
Well, good news....I love ST so much now that I plan to hear ALL their albums!!!
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 🙂
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
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 !
Cool.. any favorite track off of it?
@@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.
OK thanks!
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.
Yes and they need to be in R & R Hall of Fame like forever ago!! Thanks so much for watching and for the compliment!
Post Beatles, Supertramp up with PF, Genesis and Led Zep for me. You choose some excellent masterpieces to broadcast. Thanks.
You're very welcome!
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.
Thanks for the info and for watching!
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.
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).
Thanks... guess it's ok I can't catch it all on first listen...😀
@@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.
Ha, thanks for calling me young, haven't heard that in a while! Yes, I must watch Roger's solo performance of this!
"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.
Thanks for sharing.. yea this sounds like a great driving song!
Especially at night.
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.
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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
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.
You got it fella 👌
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!
Thanks for all the information!
I will react to all ST eventually I'm sure...🙂
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.
Welcome, and I am so glad that you enjoy my content! Trying hard here every day and having a blast on this musical journey!!
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
Ha! Glad I can enhance your lunches sometimes..I will add your votes for those 2, thanks
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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.
Yes I read that.. another comment on America by ST?
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 🎼😉
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.
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.
Hi there! Love Rudy, I have already reacted to it: th-cam.com/video/O6lRVj7UyMQ/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, I have added your vote for BWYB..
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!
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!
@@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!
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?
@@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.
Oh Enigma! Sadeness is one of the greatest songs ever imo!!
In my opinion that 'wall of sound' represents the end of WW2 with the drop of the bombs in Japan...just saying:)
A true masterpiece. From 74 to 82, not a dud of a song on any of those albums
Nice, what do you think of their later 80s albums...
@@retroreactions.... once Roger left, for me they were at the end of their run.
I see, knowing me I'll like their 80s stuff...Brother Where You Bound has many votes on my list..
Next: "CANNONBALL"
(Brandon, i believe, is much more intelligent than alot of reactors i watch, surely he'll know who Churchill was.)
Yes, we studied him a bit in school, wayyyyy back in the days lol..
and thanks 😉
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
OK, thanks for the guidance!
And . . . they're still not in the Rock Hall of Fame. Maybe their music is just too sophisticated for the masses.
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...
You cant beat a long track when its this good. The title track of the album is not bad either.
Thanks Kevin
@@retroreactions.... Your welcome. You cant go wrong with Supertramp. Many great tracks
I'm gonna hear em all!!
All of their albums prior to Breakfast in America were masterpieces. BIA was too commercial.
Thanks for watching Jerry!
Germany was attacking england in 1940
Maybe do some moody blues reactions besides nites in white satin, they have alot of songs better than that one