Absolutely, it's so good I got the MFSL 24k gold CD. According to the Dynamic Range database it has a average of 2-3 dB of dynamic range which sounds fricking awesome on a good pair of headphones or speakers.
@@krypto_9872 their dynamics are world class!!! With all the compression going on these days, this level of dynamics hasn't been heard since 1995 :-D just kidding, but you know what I mean ;-)
When you walked into a store to buy a high end stereo equipment in the 70's, 80's the sales people would put this album on the turntable to check out just how good the amp and speakers were.
Absolutely dude l can recall auditioning audio equipment many years ago and I always took Crime of the Century and Steely Dan Aja with me to listen to!
Those days it wasn't just about listening to the music, it was the whole process. Imagine: 18 years old, cruising the main drag in your whip, looking for the ladies, radio pumping. Then you hear this for the first time. Next day, you're at the record shop, looking at thousands of vinyl LPs, looking for this. The cover art of the albums alone made it look like an art gallery. Then you find this album & see this album cover for the first time. Pure joy. You buy the album & take it home to listen to the whole thing. For a moment, you hold it in your hands with a spiritual anticipation. Then you peel off the plastic cover with reverence & pull the 12" vinyl disc out gently place it on your turntable for the very first time. Then after another moment of delicious anticipation, you drop the needle & joy and wisdom begin to pour directly into your young Soul. And it wasn't just about the one song. There would 8 to 10 songs you might have never heard before, carefully arranged in the order to maximize their effect. You didn't pick & choose which tracks your played. To lift the needle & skip tracks was sacrilege in my book. You listened to it one side at a time, & hear the songs in the order the artist intended. Often, many of them are even better than the song you heard on the radio. Some of them you might not like at all at first, but you listened. In that listening, you might begin to understand what the artist was saying & begin to love the song. It was like the real world. Not every track was just what you wanted right now. You learned patience, & to open your mind to new things. You learned to change your mind, a critical life skill that would serve you well. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for playing this music that puts my mind squarely back in that place. In another comment, I noted that Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top was referred to as the Reverend Billy Gibbons. Well, in my book, you are the Right Reverend Jamal. God speaks through you & the music you are playing for us. You are living now rather than then because your shining Soul is more needed today. One of the most beautiful things in the world is a black person's smile, & your smile is among the most beautiful of those. If there were no music I would come here just to see you smile. :)
There's a video for this song called for disk description. God of video, you need to watch it on the wide screen. That's nonsense, are yeah? A competitor railroad may take in at home by time. Better railroad Enter a railroad, the railroad get on. The railroad the Confederate railroad group. I got a song called trash if they got a video. Get the wide screen pay all right😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I hate to say it, but I was a teacher in the American school system for 40 years. And it's sad that nothing much changed over the years. The system was started in the mid-1800s to prepare children to go to work in the factory system. There was no room for individuality or kids finding their God-given gifts. Now today it's even worse. Great insights Jamel. Supertramp is as good as it gets.
Jamel brother you gotta listen to this whole album start to finish with headphones because as soon as school is over and they sing and “ your coming along booooinggggg!! “ it goes right into the piano solo at the start of “bloody well right” And Man it just takes you in a whole journey love your reactions brother everything you say comes from the heart you honest and you have music knowledge keep on keeping on
these are what we call segues. some of the best songs are Segue songs don't break them up listen to fall in place. don't break they just flow seamlessly into the next one. I just don't sound right when broken up a perfect example is Journey Infinity 1977 feeling that way into anytime
Gary Glaser is correct...the whole album is magnificent...Trucker Kev must've worked in radio, 'cause I've never heard anyone but another jock use the term "segue" they way he did! And Beth is on top of her game, too!
@@victorhawkins3461 no never worked in radio I've driven an 18-wheeler my whole life 🤠☕🚛🌅🛣️🌉🗽🌉🏙️🌉🚛🛤️🛤️🏔️🌄🌅from coast to coast up into Canada 30 yrs now. that term has gone on forever especially during the dawning of classic rock term throughout the later 90s when stations would take a song that segues properly and chop it up.. I've used that term for yrs. all one has to do is look up the term segue NOT Segway and realize how it fits. but take one look at me; I definitely have a face for radio no doubt about that brother😂😂
Jamal you nailed it. And this song, speaks about the English school system experiences in England - which in the past, used to be pretty tough! Thx again Jamal just for being you!
One of my favorite songs from the CRIME OF THE CENTURY album. These guys are so creative and not afraid to display it. So many talented groups from the United Kingdom. Thanks for featuring SUPERTRAMP on your channel. Let's thank our teachers.
Absolute classic. This song hit different back when I first heard it 20 years ago or so when I was at school and used to listen to the breakfast radio show from like 6am. That eerie feeling I got lying in bed listening to them singing about school before I had to head out for another long day of school
This song was written and composed by Roger Hodgson, co-founder of the Supertramp. it's the first track of the extraordinary álbum Crime of the Century. This song continues to play at every live show Roger presents on his tour. A masterpiece.
I saw them in concert in Montreal, in 1977 (Chris de Burgh backup) and I see the show cost me $7.50! I kept all my concert stubs. What can you see today for that money?..lol Listen to "Rudy" by Supertramp - a masterpiece and some Yes - "I Seen all Good People"
I can't help but cry to fools overture. I'm 52 and English, and every time I hear it now I feel it is the swansong of England as I grew up loving. The death knell of my country. So sad.
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@@richcurtis813 Fear not...the Alliance will save the day...starting with Trump and the Patriots going to win the election...and execute thousands for Treason in America. It is going to spread all over the world. TRUST THE PLAN.
Jamel, 5:40 you resumed my life, when returning school, I listened Pink Floyd, Deep puple, Led Zep and jethro tull and,later on, returning from work, supertramp and rush!!!!
The instrumental break in this song is classic. The message is very similar to that of Pink Floyd's The Wall. Must be something in the English school system that brings it out in them ;)
Hi Jamel, GREAT review!! Supertramp had 2 great songwriters, Rick Davis and Roger Hodgson,. Roger is my favorite of the 2 and this song, School is a reason why. Roger searches and often finds spirituality within himself and brings out beautiful, loving, inspirational songs with incredible lyrics. This song has gotten me and many people through some dark days in their journey through life, especially while attending school. Watching Roger perform this, other Supertramp hits and solo work is truly a magical evening.
Fyi, the live version on the Paris live album is Better, Man. The background sounds on this, are supposed to be kids in the schoolyard. The live version is the crowd making the back sounds. It's better, trust me. I'm a big fan from way back, on this band.
The guy who played the harmonica in this also plays the sax and other woodwind in various tracks John Helliwell. Loved his stuff. I could see by your face you enjoyed this throughout. This whole album Crime of the century should be listened to in its entirety.
@@bpdinmylifeapersonaldailyc6533 awesome! I have been a rush fan since the first time I heard the cassette of Permanent Waves! I'm a big fan of a lot of prog music, Cream, ELP, Floyd, Yes. Music today just doesn't have that type of musicianship or talent. I'm the youngest of 5 boys (born in '65), so my taste range from the Beatles on. I enjoy some blues too, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Robert Cray.
School is probably one of my top 10 songs ever. Known it pretty much my whole life. Supertramp is such a great band. Thank you parents for playing music all the time and introducing me to great music early on. Still reaping the benefits from that. In fact, I'm gonna call them and tell them just that.
When I went to the “Breakfast in America” show, Roger Hodgson had lost his voice so Rick Davies had to sing all of the songs. They announced that because of it they would return at a later date and give a free concert for all the ticket holders of that evening, and that is just what they did. What an awesome band they were!
Cindy - Hey Jamel! Thank you so much for sharing your reactions behind some of my favorite songs. It’s amazing - I’m now in my 60’s and when Roger Hodgson played School at his concert in London, I was dancing in my seat and singing along and at some points just closed my eyes and soaked the music in. It was wonderful, magical and an amazing show. Rogers music moves me and gives me intense joy and pleasure and takes me back to the wonderful days. His music is so pure , so inspiring , and it always touches my soul. There were tears as he sang the songs that were there in the good times and helped me through the bad times. The melodies and harmonies cannot be replicated except by the master himself. I invite you to dig deeper into his catalogue. Lord is it Mine? Hide in Your Shell? Both stunning and still relevant today.
Love this song, it is so cool Despite the happy melody, the intro gives an eerieness, a darkness that lingers, making you think AND feel, a Supertramp trademark.. And Rick Davies kicking butt on piano. Greatness achieved
The album is a masterpiece. Beautiful music with lyrics soaked in angst, frustration but also hope. The musicians in Supertramp, Pink Floyd , Black Sabbath etc were born to parents who grew up in post war Britain which was not a pleasant place for most. So the anxiety and suffering of that time bled through a lot of the music, and especially in a band like Sabbath, as they grew up in Birmingham in virtual poverty so the anger was real.
I was a concert promoter right out of college. Had the privilege if bringing them to my hometown in concert in 1976. Unbelievable experience. Great band. Great guys.
@@Scorhos Their first two albums were more or less a collaborative effort with an outside lyricist for the first album. They broke up for a short time then got back together with a new line-up for CotC where Dave and Roger each came in with their own songs.
I was a young man, working on a swank holiday island called Hayman Isd back in the day. My mum heard this track on radio on her way to work, pulled over and waited for the back announced the song. She placed an order for the album from an import record store. She taped it for me and sent me the tape in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. That tape certainly did the rounds with staff on the island. The old girl loved great music. Every time I hear Supertramp it takes me back to 74
You have an AWESOME channel and I love your reactions to some of the best music ever produced. THIS song is a classic. Suoertramp doesn’t get the credit they deserve.
Crime of the Century took everyone by surprise in the late 70s. Absolutely impeccable production quality & top notch song writing. It was pop, but also very progressive, totally unique.
Give a Little Bit, and Even in the Quietest Moments... thank you sir for what you do.. Andy and Alex gave you a big shout out and told everyone to check you out. Thought you should know...
One of their best songs, for certain. - One of my problems, when I was young, was that I was brutally honest with other people. I sucked at playing personal politics. I ended up working for a company that demanded that attribute (for a while) and it was a highly successful company for about ten years. Then the internal politics took over and I was regarded as a dinosaur. But the story has a happy ending. After I left, I began to pursue my dream, being a writer.
Possibly favorite song of all time. Those drums and the fretless bass are criminally underrated. The piano solo is just magic of course. It's like it reaches this stratospheric level, but it's not fancy. It's just pure melody, soaring over the top of all the other music, and after this epic build up. This song touches some of the deepest parts of my soul.
I really love it when he ask if there is a video. 1974 had very few music videos. Now after 1981 we had M TV, we had videos. It was amazing, yes Jamal we loved our MTV videos. You remind me alot of when MTV First hit the air ways. Nothing but good music. Thank you
As a teacher’ s son this song has deep feelings for me and has always been my favourite on COTC. Schools have influenced other song writers, including Sting and Roger Waters to name but two. Growing up through school and launched into the unknown...great subject to inspire songwriting!
"Rudy" from this same album will take you for a ride and it's well worth the listen. Keep on exploring the musical horizons Jamel, we're all enjoying the trip with you.
I was fortunate to see Supertramp in concert twice 77 & 79. The 2nd time was in a 3000 seat concert hall and I was in the front 10 rows, best concert I was ever at.
One day you'll have to listen to the Even in the Quietest Moments album. Fool's Ouverture to name just one song. I received this album as a gift from my aunt for my 14th birthday, it was a pivotal moment in my life as to what type of music I would fall in love with. Up to that point I was listening to stuff like Kiss, Toto, Cheap Trick and a couple more bands teenagers were listening to in the 70's. My aunt didn't know at that time(or did she? hmmm) that her apparently ordinary gift would have a profound impact on me. From Supertramp I slided to Styx, Rush, Pink Floyd and Genesis, what a journey it was. A few years later I found an interesting vinyl album in her collection, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon special quadraphonic edition. I understood right there and then why she introduced me to Supertramp. Thanks Paulette.
40 years after listening to this album on my headphones riding to school over & over again, that scream-transition at the start snapped me straight back there.
LOVE this song and album... Supertramp had four AMAZING albums in row: Crime of the Century, Crisis What Crisis, Even In The Quietest Moments (I think their best album), and Breakfast In America (their best-seller). If you get a chance, I'd love to see a reaction to any of the following, Jamel: GENESIS: Firth Of Fifth THE CHAMELEONS: Here Today (story of the death of John Lennon) DE LA SOUL: The Magic Number PERNICE BROTHERS: BS Johnson (story of an amazing author) XTC: Mayor Of Simpleton, Senses Working Overtime, Playground, or Wrapped In Grey RUN DMC: Tougher Than Leather THE JAM: That's Entertainment, Down In The Tube Station At Midnight ROBIN HITCHCOCK: Glass Hotel Carry on and great work on the channel... (and love that you're repping the Bay!... Go Giants)
@Marco von Catfish Breakfast got overplayed... but there's some great tunes on there... but I agree it's the weakest of the four. My fave is "Even In The Quietest Moments," but "Crisis What Crisis" is right there. The Meaning and Soapbox Opera are BRILLIANT.
Saw them in early '76 Sydney Australia. Brilliant music but the hands in the bars and stars coming at you on the big screen behind the band for the encore was sooo memorable!
This album is epic! The song School is one of my favourites. Written and composed by Roger Hodgson, it tells of his experience and thoughts of going off to a boarding school. Childhood innocence is lost as society expects everyone to conform into a certain mold. Thank you for a great review once again! I liked your words telling your viewers that we all have to just find our own way through not just school smarts but by so many other experiences in life.❤️
Thanks for School! Such an amazing piece! Btw, love that you and A&A have a friendship!!! It’s super cool that my three favorite reactors (you, A&A and Lost in Vegas) know of each other!
the one time i got to see them in concert, they opened with this song. if you've not reacted to "Crime of the Century" yet, you really need to. it was their final encore song and they had a film running on a rear projection screen (much like Pink Floyd used) and it was like you were traveling through space, just as is on the cover, and this tiny bright light in the center got bigger and bigger until you could finally see it was those hands holding that set of bars spinning around and around and as they hit the final note of the song, the bars locked in place on the screen and the whole arena went dark. it was awesome.
SUPERTRAMP, mis ídolos, considero que es la banda más infravalorada de la historia, sonidos de instrumentos, voces , creatividad, combinacion espectacular, BRAVO por ellos.
My uncle use to play the harmonica. When I was eight , he and I were walking to the store, a mile or so. While walking through a townhouse complex he breaks out his harmonica and starts rocking this song. I hit the moon that night with pride. He was like the pie eyed piper, that day . WAy to cool. R. I. P Uncle Pete
It's amazing on these older albums you can hear all of the instruments very clearly, but on new releases, the bass guitar is buried deep in the mix. This is a masterpiece. I have this album too and it's great.
Everybody who listens to Supertramp I always recommend my kind of lady. The saxophone working this song is unbelievable and yet to see anybody do that song.
Thank you! My favorite song from my favorite group, I'm glad you liked it! This whole album is a masterpiece, truly meant to be listened to in it's entirety, but if you have to pick and choose, "Bloody Well Right" and "Rudy" would be next.
Maravilloso tema de Roger Hodgson , en realidad todas sus canciones son maravillosas. Es un gran compositor y sus conciertos son increíbles . Recomiendo asistan a alguno de los muchos que realiza en todo el mundo.
Roger hodgson is icon of music ....with rick davies make crime of century so magic time....voice of roger so deep on each album of supertramp .....wow fantastic all tracks on crime of the century !
Love how they came up with that goose bumpy gong on the title track "crime of the century. It was achieved by striking a large gong and lowering it into a big fish tank thus changing the tone as it became more immersed. The result was a perfect effect for the song. Jamel, if you haven't already done so.. Have a listen, you'll see (hear) what I mean.. Great album, fantastic band. 👍
The diversity of music that was made in years before rap came around is phenomenal. Now everything sounds the same mostly because people can't write a lyric OR play an instrument. They are stars!
Word , u finally did School. Nope , no video, this was when music was about only the music. Now u gotta do, Fools Overture . Thats the shit Or Blinded By the Light
Blinded By the Light may very well be best Rock and Roll song of all-time. It is that f'n good. 100%,5 star, thumbs up. The lyrics, the guitar .. everything.
Rachel Lacow Yeah...IRA got a lot of criticism for being too pop-py and a betrayal to the band’s roots. When you understand that Roger wrote this as a “going away gift”, you can see his struggles through the song with how he had to deal with the issues in the band.
Another group I grew up with. This was my favorite album by Supertramp. Back in the day I was buying "Original Master Recording" vinyl of my favorite albums. This vinyl had a limited number of pressings and it was much quieter than the conventional vinyl. They cost a lot more, but was worth it to me. I still have those albums, play them from time to time and, yes, you can hear a difference. Roger Hodgson was the lead singer on all of those hits from the 70's. He left Supertramp in 1983 to spend time with the kids, returning in 2001. They are still actively touring as of this date.
This is really one of their most unique and classic songs, arrangement and all. Maybe also listen to the last song after which the album is named, "Crime of the Century". :)
I bought this album when it came out. I was 13, and to this day, it's one of my favorites. My very first concert I want to was a Supertramp concert! They were amazing! Glad you could experience what music I grew up with. Most songs had a message, and those messages are still relevant nearly 50 years later!
Crime of the century whole albums a masterpiece
You're bloody well right!
oui je pense le meilleur ....
Right on Bro
In fact, I consider this album their "Greatest Hits."
It is without doubt melodic utopia
I can't get enough Supertramp since you started reacting to them. I had forgotten how great their music was, so I thank you! 💕
Saw them live in 1975. They were even better live...fantastic.
This entire album is a masterpiece.
Absolutely, it's so good I got the MFSL 24k gold CD. According to the Dynamic Range database it has a average of 2-3 dB of dynamic range which sounds fricking awesome on a good pair of headphones or speakers.
@@krypto_9872 their dynamics are world class!!! With all the compression going on these days, this level of dynamics hasn't been heard since 1995 :-D
just kidding, but you know what I mean ;-)
Absolutely! Not a clunker on it. Every song is awesome.
Carn't argue with that!!
Absolutely!
When you walked into a store to buy a high end stereo equipment in the 70's, 80's the sales people would put this album on the turntable to check out just how good the amp and speakers were.
Absolutely dude l can recall auditioning audio equipment many years ago and I always took Crime of the Century and Steely Dan Aja with me to listen to!
They also played Money by Pink Floyd to test for separation. My favourite groups are Pink Floyd and Supertramp and the Moody Blues
@@stephenhooper8287 Was just going to mention Aja.
Yep, i worked at burstein applebee.. man they had everything you needed too take home! They had a sound room you could crank it up in too
yes I did
Those days it wasn't just about listening to the music, it was the whole process.
Imagine: 18 years old, cruising the main drag in your whip, looking for the ladies, radio pumping. Then you hear this for the first time. Next day, you're at the record shop, looking at thousands of vinyl LPs, looking for this. The cover art of the albums alone made it look like an art gallery. Then you find this album & see this album cover for the first time. Pure joy.
You buy the album & take it home to listen to the whole thing. For a moment, you hold it in your hands with a spiritual anticipation. Then you peel off the plastic cover with reverence & pull the 12" vinyl disc out gently place it on your turntable for the very first time. Then after another moment of delicious anticipation, you drop the needle & joy and wisdom begin to pour directly into your young Soul. And it wasn't just about the one song. There would 8 to 10 songs you might have never heard before, carefully arranged in the order to maximize their effect. You didn't pick & choose which tracks your played. To lift the needle & skip tracks was sacrilege in my book. You listened to it one side at a time, & hear the songs in the order the artist intended. Often, many of them are even better than the song you heard on the radio. Some of them you might not like at all at first, but you listened. In that listening, you might begin to understand what the artist was saying & begin to love the song. It was like the real world. Not every track was just what you wanted right now. You learned patience, & to open your mind to new things. You learned to change your mind, a critical life skill that would serve you well.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for playing this music that puts my mind squarely back in that place. In another comment, I noted that Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top was referred to as the Reverend Billy Gibbons. Well, in my book, you are the Right Reverend Jamal. God speaks through you & the music you are playing for us. You are living now rather than then because your shining Soul is more needed today. One of the most beautiful things in the world is a black person's smile, & your smile is among the most beautiful of those. If there were no music I would come here just to see you smile. :)
I agree totally, you nailed that feeling. And then after the first listen, reading the lyrics sheet and trying to decipher it all.
Supertramp cassette tape was my lunch time break music from work in my little red Subaru. Great memories! Almost 50 years ago.
There's a video for this song called for disk description. God of video, you need to watch it on the wide screen. That's nonsense, are yeah? A competitor railroad may take in at home by time. Better railroad Enter a railroad, the railroad get on. The railroad the Confederate railroad group. I got a song called trash if they got a video. Get the wide screen pay all right😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Take a listen to Supertramp's Even in the Quietest Moments
Please try live in Paris
Oh yes indeed. That’s one oof my top five albums of that time period. 💕
Top five song for me - If I could only listen to 5 for the rest of my life.
Bingo!
Yes, when Roger gets to the “Lord, won’t you come and get into my life” section, I get chills every time.
I hate to say it, but I was a teacher in the American school system for 40 years. And it's sad that nothing much changed over the years. The system was started in the mid-1800s to prepare children to go to work in the factory system. There was no room for individuality or kids finding their God-given gifts. Now today it's even worse. Great insights Jamel. Supertramp is as good as it gets.
Jamel brother you gotta listen to this whole album start to finish with headphones because as soon as school is over and they sing and “ your coming along booooinggggg!! “ it goes right into the piano solo at the start of “bloody well right” And Man it just takes you in a whole journey love your reactions brother everything you say comes from the heart you honest and you have music knowledge keep on keeping on
these are what we call segues. some of the best songs are Segue songs don't break them up listen to fall in place. don't break they just flow seamlessly into the next one. I just don't sound right when broken up a perfect example is Journey Infinity 1977 feeling that way into anytime
Yes the whole album brother. It's a musical masterpiece
Gary Glaser is correct...the whole album is magnificent...Trucker Kev must've worked in radio, 'cause I've never heard anyone but another jock use the term "segue" they way he did! And Beth is on top of her game, too!
@@victorhawkins3461 no never worked in radio I've driven an 18-wheeler my whole life 🤠☕🚛🌅🛣️🌉🗽🌉🏙️🌉🚛🛤️🛤️🏔️🌄🌅from coast to coast up into Canada 30 yrs now.
that term has gone on forever especially during the dawning of classic rock term throughout the later 90s when stations would take a song that segues properly and chop it up..
I've used that term for yrs.
all one has to do is look up the term segue NOT Segway and realize how it fits.
but take one look at me; I definitely have a face for radio no doubt about that brother😂😂
Trucker Kev The Paid Tourist .. and worth noting it’s pronounced segway like those 2 wheeled mobility scooters for the socially inept.
Jamal you nailed it. And this song, speaks about the English school system experiences in England - which in the past, used to be pretty tough! Thx again Jamal just for being you!
This song cane out back when artists wanted to take you on a journey with an album! You won’t regret listening to this album from start to finish!
Yes, generous and crammed albums so highclass it's journey ♥
Next up from Supertramp - “Hide In Your Shell”!!
Jon Antis, Shell is my favorite ST song💝💝💝
Oh yeah! That's a really great song!
That's my favorite, and that's saying a lot considering how many masterpieces they created.
Hide in Your Shell yes, and rarely reacted to. Copyright? Child of Vision is also excellent.
Hide in your Shell and From now on, can't decide which is the best
One of my favorite songs from the CRIME OF THE CENTURY album. These guys are so creative and not afraid to display it. So many talented groups from the United Kingdom. Thanks for featuring SUPERTRAMP on your channel. Let's thank our teachers.
Great song from a Great band thanks for the reaction and please continue doing Supertramp reactions ☝️
Absolute classic. This song hit different back when I first heard it 20 years ago or so when I was at school and used to listen to the breakfast radio show from like 6am. That eerie feeling I got lying in bed listening to them singing about school before I had to head out for another long day of school
This song was written and composed by Roger Hodgson, co-founder of the Supertramp.
it's the first track of the extraordinary álbum Crime of the Century.
This song continues to play at every live show Roger presents on his tour.
A masterpiece.
I love how your face lights up at the sound of a harmonica. So does mine. I've loved Supertramp since I was in high school. 1970s!!!
I saw them in concert in Montreal, in 1977 (Chris de Burgh backup) and I see the show cost me $7.50! I kept all my concert stubs. What can you see today for that money?..lol Listen to "Rudy" by Supertramp - a masterpiece and some Yes - "I Seen all Good People"
Two more well known Supertramp songs you could do is "Give A Little Bit" and "It's Raining Again."
I think "It's Raining Again" is the only song they actually made a music video to go with it. Everything else is just live footage.
...and "Don'"t leave me now"
The bass line in this tune sends Me. It drives the song. Brilliant.
You must react to Fool’s Overture. You won’t regret it!
Agreed
100%...it has EVERYTHING!
Babaji very underrated
I can't help but cry to fools overture. I'm 52 and English, and every time I hear it now I feel it is the swansong of England as I grew up loving. The death knell of my country. So sad.
@@richcurtis813 Fear not...the Alliance will save the day...starting with Trump and the Patriots going to win the election...and execute thousands for Treason in America. It is going to spread all over the world. TRUST THE PLAN.
Jamel, 5:40 you resumed my life, when returning school, I listened Pink Floyd, Deep puple, Led Zep and jethro tull and,later on, returning from work, supertramp and rush!!!!
The instrumental break in this song is classic. The message is very similar to that of Pink Floyd's The Wall. Must be something in the English school system that brings it out in them ;)
Might as well be the US but we think we got it so good here.
You are right about the instrumental. The BEST part of this song!!!
We don't need no education.....
Jethro Tull: My God
Hi Jamel, GREAT review!! Supertramp had 2 great songwriters, Rick Davis and Roger Hodgson,. Roger is my favorite of the 2 and this song, School is a reason why. Roger searches and often finds spirituality within himself and brings out beautiful, loving, inspirational songs with incredible lyrics. This song has gotten me and many people through some dark days in their journey through life, especially while attending school. Watching Roger perform this, other Supertramp hits and solo work is truly a magical evening.
You up late brother spreading the love. Thanks
I'd forgotten what a great song this is. Haven't heard it in decades!
Fyi, the live version on the Paris live album is Better, Man. The background sounds on this, are supposed to be kids in the schoolyard. The live version is the crowd making the back sounds. It's better, trust me. I'm a big fan from way back, on this band.
True
💯. The whole Paris live album is amazing, the performances more swinging but still sharp and the sound is fantastic!
Here’s a link to it, he’s gotta watch this th-cam.com/video/2DqUOtZZraA/w-d-xo.html
I have been listening to the Paris album for about 40 years, Brilliant song and album 😀👍
The Paris concert is also available on dvd. Well worth getting.
The guy who played the harmonica in this also plays the sax and other woodwind in various tracks John Helliwell. Loved his stuff.
I could see by your face you enjoyed this throughout. This whole album Crime of the century should be listened to in its entirety.
No Rick Davies plays the harmonica
Correct. Rick Davies plays harmonica on this one. J.A. Helliwell is incredible, but it's Rick here. th-cam.com/video/2DqUOtZZraA/w-d-xo.html
@@bobbailey8282 I stand corrected
John Helliwell is also the super high backing vocalist on many Supertramp songs plus he plays a mean organ!
It should be in everybody's collection.
"It's like Rush and Pink Floyd rolled up into a ball." Whoa, did you just solve why Supertramp might be all-time favourite band?
YES - thats is correctly heard - LOVE EM
Great play Jamel!! Supertramp brings back some good memories of my childhood in the '70's! Stay safe & peace out!
we are close to the same age. LOVE Jamel and his reactions are perfect.
@@bpdinmylifeapersonaldailyc6533 then you probably have great taste in music too, Katherine! Lol
@@mduncan65 you too i see....iwas born in 1969 but treasured bands like rush,pink floyd ,james brown,james taylor...ohhh ya
@@bpdinmylifeapersonaldailyc6533 awesome! I have been a rush fan since the first time I heard the cassette of Permanent Waves! I'm a big fan of a lot of prog music, Cream, ELP, Floyd, Yes. Music today just doesn't have that type of musicianship or talent. I'm the youngest of 5 boys (born in '65), so my taste range from the Beatles on. I enjoy some blues too, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Robert Cray.
School is probably one of my top 10 songs ever. Known it pretty much my whole life. Supertramp is such a great band. Thank you parents for playing music all the time and introducing me to great music early on. Still reaping the benefits from that. In fact, I'm gonna call them and tell them just that.
First concert I ever went to.. during their Breakfast in America tour. They are amazing live
That "Breakfast in America" tour was simply flawless. After attending 800+ concerts, still 1 of my all-time favorite shows.
When I went to the “Breakfast in America” show, Roger Hodgson had lost his voice so Rick Davies had to sing all of the songs. They announced that because of it they would return at a later date and give a free concert for all the ticket holders of that evening, and that is just what they did. What an awesome band they were!
A PF influence with a pop inclination expertly balanced. The transition, distilled and compressed to 10 superb seconds at 6:13.
Cindy - Hey Jamel! Thank you so much for sharing your reactions behind some of my favorite songs. It’s amazing - I’m now in my 60’s and when Roger Hodgson played School at his concert in London, I was dancing in my seat and singing along and at some points just closed my eyes and soaked the music in. It was wonderful, magical and an amazing show. Rogers music moves me and gives me intense joy and pleasure and takes me back to the wonderful days. His music is so pure , so inspiring , and it always touches my soul. There were tears as he sang the songs that were there in the good times and helped me through the bad times. The melodies and harmonies cannot be replicated except by the master himself. I invite you to dig deeper into his catalogue. Lord is it Mine? Hide in Your Shell? Both stunning and still relevant today.
SUPERTRAMP É FANTÁSTICO!
FANTÁSTICO,FANTÁSTICO, VIAJANTE D+...
MINHA ÉPOCA!!!
NÃO HÁ O QUE COMENTAR!!!
SÓ ESCUTAR E VIAJAR.
MINAS GERAIS.
"When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all." - Paul Simon, Kodachrome
How about, 'We don't need no education...' Dah, da, da. Dah, da.
Geez. Geez! What a dick I am. I should've looked at all the comments. I thought mine was clever, but it's not.
Love this song, it is so cool
Despite the happy melody, the intro gives an eerieness, a darkness that lingers, making you think AND feel, a Supertramp trademark.. And Rick Davies kicking butt on piano. Greatness achieved
The album is a masterpiece. Beautiful music with lyrics soaked in angst, frustration but also hope. The musicians in Supertramp, Pink Floyd , Black Sabbath etc were born to parents who grew up in post war Britain which was not a pleasant place for most. So the anxiety and suffering of that time bled through a lot of the music, and especially in a band like Sabbath, as they grew up in Birmingham in virtual poverty so the anger was real.
I was a concert promoter right out of college. Had the privilege if bringing them to my hometown in concert in 1976. Unbelievable experience. Great band. Great guys.
This is one of the rare Davies-Hodgson compositions. They both share lead vocals on it.
I think is the only music that they composed together..and is the most incredible of their carreer as a group
@@Scorhos Their first two albums were more or less a collaborative effort with an outside lyricist for the first album. They broke up for a short time then got back together with a new line-up for CotC where Dave and Roger each came in with their own songs.
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You are right it is incredible.
Crime of the century and even in the quietest moments the best albums
Thank you for listening to this Underrated Supertramp song.
I was a young man, working on a swank holiday island called Hayman Isd back in the day. My mum heard this track on radio on her way to work, pulled over and waited for the back announced the song. She placed an order for the album from an import record store. She taped it for me and sent me the tape in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. That tape certainly did the rounds with staff on the island. The old girl loved great music. Every time I hear Supertramp it takes me back to 74
Concept album that resonates almost 50 years later..Compels you to re-assess your upbringing , parents, authority figures and the like
I saw them perform live in Hull, U.K. 1974, when I was 14 years old! One of the first L.P.'s I bought. Wow.
You have an AWESOME channel and I love your reactions to some of the best music ever produced. THIS song is a classic. Suoertramp doesn’t get the credit they deserve.
Crime of the Century took everyone by surprise in the late 70s. Absolutely impeccable production quality & top notch song writing. It was pop, but also very progressive, totally unique.
Jamal,if your doing Supertramp you gotta play "Dreamer"
I forgot how much I love this album, thank you for reminding me what a masterpiece this is
Give a Little Bit, and Even in the Quietest Moments... thank you sir for what you do..
Andy and Alex gave you a big shout out and told everyone to check you out. Thought you should know...
Fool's Overture!!
5:40 It's like I get Rush and Pink Floyd all balled-up together....wow, well said Jamel, well said.
One of their best songs, for certain. - One of my problems, when I was young, was that I was brutally honest with other people. I sucked at playing personal politics. I ended up working for a company that demanded that attribute (for a while) and it was a highly successful company for about ten years. Then the internal politics took over and I was regarded as a dinosaur. But the story has a happy ending. After I left, I began to pursue my dream, being a writer.
Possibly favorite song of all time. Those drums and the fretless bass are criminally underrated. The piano solo is just magic of course. It's like it reaches this stratospheric level, but it's not fancy. It's just pure melody, soaring over the top of all the other music, and after this epic build up. This song touches some of the deepest parts of my soul.
One of the greatest start-to-finish rock concept albums of all time. The theme is about the crime of a wasted life.
Would love someone out there to react to Fool’s Overture. My favorite Supertramp song.
I really love it when he ask if there is a video. 1974 had very few music videos. Now after 1981 we had M TV, we had videos. It was amazing, yes Jamal we loved our MTV videos. You remind me alot of when MTV First hit the air ways. Nothing but good music. Thank you
That entire album tells a story. "Rudy" should not be missed.
Rush and Pink Floyd ,, good analogy, I never thought of that but I agree!
As a teacher’ s son this song has deep feelings for me and has always been my favourite on COTC. Schools have influenced other song writers, including Sting and Roger Waters to name but two. Growing up through school and launched into the unknown...great subject to inspire songwriting!
The 70s, were the best decade of my life. Thanks Jamel, heavy song.
Ah! Poor Rudy... what an amazing concept album. Not a bad song. NEXT: "Dreamer" and "Rudy"
Don't forget Asylum. One of my favs.
How did Dreamer never chart?!
It did chart in the UK!
@@iamdjsluggo Nothing but a Dream(er) I guess....
Supertramp Hide in your Shell and Child of Vision are 2 very underrated songs that should've gotten more recognition.
"Rudy" from this same album will take you for a ride and it's well worth the listen. Keep on exploring the musical horizons Jamel, we're all enjoying the trip with you.
I was fortunate to see Supertramp in concert twice 77 & 79. The 2nd time was in a 3000 seat concert hall and I was in the front 10 rows, best concert I was ever at.
Please checkout "Even In The Quietest Moments". Another great song from Supertramp.
Damn straight! Possibly my fave Supertramp song. Beautiful.
The whole album is good.
I keep requesting Fools Overture, one of their hidden ge?s
An Babaji
One day you'll have to listen to the Even in the Quietest Moments album. Fool's Ouverture to name just one song. I received this album as a gift from my aunt for my 14th birthday, it was a pivotal moment in my life as to what type of music I would fall in love with. Up to that point I was listening to stuff like Kiss, Toto, Cheap Trick and a couple more bands teenagers were listening to in the 70's. My aunt didn't know at that time(or did she? hmmm) that her apparently ordinary gift would have a profound impact on me. From Supertramp I slided to Styx, Rush, Pink Floyd and Genesis, what a journey it was. A few years later I found an interesting vinyl album in her collection, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon special quadraphonic edition. I understood right there and then why she introduced me to Supertramp. Thanks Paulette.
Masterpiece of an album 💙
40 years after listening to this album on my headphones riding to school over & over again, that scream-transition at the start snapped me straight back there.
LOVE this song and album... Supertramp had four AMAZING albums in row: Crime of the Century, Crisis What Crisis, Even In The Quietest Moments (I think their best album), and Breakfast In America (their best-seller).
If you get a chance, I'd love to see a reaction to any of the following, Jamel:
GENESIS: Firth Of Fifth
THE CHAMELEONS: Here Today (story of the death of John Lennon)
DE LA SOUL: The Magic Number
PERNICE BROTHERS: BS Johnson (story of an amazing author)
XTC: Mayor Of Simpleton, Senses Working Overtime, Playground, or Wrapped In Grey
RUN DMC: Tougher Than Leather
THE JAM: That's Entertainment, Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
ROBIN HITCHCOCK: Glass Hotel
Carry on and great work on the channel... (and love that you're repping the Bay!... Go Giants)
@Marco von Catfish Breakfast got overplayed... but there's some great tunes on there... but I agree it's the weakest of the four. My fave is "Even In The Quietest Moments," but "Crisis What Crisis" is right there. The Meaning and Soapbox Opera are BRILLIANT.
When I was a younger lad. This was how you tested how good your stereo was. The whole album.
Santa Monica civic Center front row they played whole crime of the century album plus two new songs in middle best concern
EVER !!!!
Saw them in early '76 Sydney Australia. Brilliant music but the hands in the bars and stars coming at you on the big screen behind the band for the encore was sooo memorable!
I saw them while under the influence of LSD.
Essene Gnostic Never got to see them live but their albums were part of every trip!
@@brak7865 Double Bill ... Supertramp / Jean Luc Ponty , really good. Ponty was amazing.
@LJW55 I AM JLW BORN 1955
This album is epic! The song School is one of my favourites. Written and composed by Roger Hodgson, it tells of his experience and thoughts of going off to a boarding school. Childhood innocence is lost as society expects everyone to conform into a certain mold. Thank you for a great review once again! I liked your words telling your viewers that we all have to just find our own way through not just school smarts but by so many other experiences in life.❤️
I've said it before"Prog is a journey"an it always pays off in the end.
MIRANDA
what about "Cassandra Gemini" ?
The whole album is a masterpiece ! Such as Deloused in the Comatorium !
@@kgur oh I don't know if he's ready for that 😏
@@kgur but yeah Cassandra Gemini is probably the ultimate prog song of this century.second to in the court of the crimson king
Thanks for School! Such an amazing piece!
Btw, love that you and A&A have a friendship!!! It’s super cool that my three favorite reactors (you, A&A and Lost in Vegas) know of each other!
the one time i got to see them in concert, they opened with this song. if you've not reacted to "Crime of the Century" yet, you really need to. it was their final encore song and they had a film running on a rear projection screen (much like Pink Floyd used) and it was like you were traveling through space, just as is on the cover, and this tiny bright light in the center got bigger and bigger until you could finally see it was those hands holding that set of bars spinning around and around and as they hit the final note of the song, the bars locked in place on the screen and the whole arena went dark. it was awesome.
I saw that concert in Vancouver. So good.
SUPERTRAMP, mis ídolos, considero que es la banda más infravalorada de la historia, sonidos de instrumentos, voces , creatividad, combinacion espectacular, BRAVO por ellos.
My uncle use to play the harmonica. When I was eight , he and I were walking to the store, a mile or so. While walking through a townhouse complex he breaks out his harmonica and starts rocking this song. I hit the moon that night with pride. He was like the pie eyed piper, that day . WAy to cool. R. I. P Uncle Pete
Ah here we go. As I said, such a great album!! I recommend most of the songs on this album. Dreamer is a headphone orgasm.
Kickin ass after 46 years . On of rocks finest masterpieces.
It's amazing on these older albums you can hear all of the instruments very clearly, but on new releases, the bass guitar is buried deep in the mix. This is a masterpiece. I have this album too and it's great.
Everybody who listens to Supertramp I always recommend my kind of lady. The saxophone working this song is unbelievable and yet to see anybody do that song.
Thank you! My favorite song from my favorite group, I'm glad you liked it! This whole album is a masterpiece, truly meant to be listened to in it's entirety, but if you have to pick and choose, "Bloody Well Right" and "Rudy" would be next.
"RUSH and Pink Floyd all balled up into one!", perfect description.
Maravilloso tema de Roger Hodgson , en realidad todas sus canciones son maravillosas. Es un gran compositor y sus conciertos son increíbles . Recomiendo asistan a alguno de los muchos que realiza en todo el mundo.
Roger hodgson is icon of music ....with rick davies make crime of century so magic time....voice of roger so deep on each album of supertramp .....wow fantastic all tracks on crime of the century !
Love how they came up with that goose bumpy gong on the title track "crime of the century. It was achieved by striking a large gong and lowering it into a big fish tank thus changing the tone as it became more immersed. The result was a perfect effect for the song. Jamel, if you haven't already done so.. Have a listen, you'll see (hear) what I mean.. Great album, fantastic band. 👍
I was only 9 in the summer of 79, so if there ever was a time machine I would go back then to see Supertramp in concert.
School is my second favorite track from Crime of the Century
#1 - Rudy.
#3 - Crime of the Century
Sure hope you check them out as well
The diversity of music that was made in years before rap came around is phenomenal. Now everything sounds the same mostly because people can't write a lyric OR play an instrument. They are stars!
Word , u finally did School. Nope , no video, this was when music was about only the music. Now u gotta do, Fools Overture . Thats the shit Or Blinded By the Light
@@rachel-in-the-208 yeah but that was like 8 yrs later
Blinded By the Light may very well be best Rock and Roll song of all-time. It is that f'n good. 100%,5 star, thumbs up. The lyrics, the guitar .. everything.
Rachel Lacow Yeah...IRA got a lot of criticism for being too pop-py and a betrayal to the band’s roots. When you understand that Roger wrote this as a “going away gift”, you can see his struggles through the song with how he had to deal with the issues in the band.
Hear in Canada a program called W5 used fools overture for their opening music for their show
Blinded by the Light is one of those few songs where the remake is better than the original. With apologies to Bruce Springsteen.
One of my favorites. Wonderful musicians.
If you liked school you'd most definitely love Rudy from the same album 🤘❤️
Another group I grew up with. This was my favorite album by Supertramp. Back in the day I was buying "Original Master Recording" vinyl of my favorite albums. This vinyl had a limited number of pressings and it was much quieter than the conventional vinyl. They cost a lot more, but was worth it to me. I still have those albums, play them from time to time and, yes, you can hear a difference. Roger Hodgson was the lead singer on all of those hits from the 70's. He left Supertramp in 1983 to spend time with the kids, returning in 2001. They are still actively touring as of this date.
Crime of the Century is one of my all time favorite albums! A masterpiece!!!👌✌😎
Another day,another day watching your reactions giving me a break from this crazy world ...thanks for all you do
Now “Dreamer and “Rudy” Supertramp!! More Please and thank you!!
My all time favourite Supertramp song... Love it!
This is really one of their most unique and classic songs, arrangement and all. Maybe also listen to the last song after which the album is named, "Crime of the Century". :)
I bought this album when it came out. I was 13, and to this day, it's one of my favorites. My very first concert I want to was a Supertramp concert! They were amazing! Glad you could experience what music I grew up with. Most songs had a message, and those messages are still relevant nearly 50 years later!
At 13 I traded my skateboard for this album. I veiw it as leaving childhood behind to learn how to be an adult.