While the band's early work was mainstream progressive rock, they would enjoy greater critical and commercial success when they incorporated more conventional and radio-friendly elements into their work in the mid-1970s, going on to sell more than 60 million albums.
The band's work is marked by the songwriting of Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, the voice of Hodgson, and the use of Wurlitzer electric piano and saxophone in their songs. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock, pop and art rock into their music. Supertramp are an English rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming themselves in early 1970. as well) and was certified platinum four times by the RIAA. Their 1979 album ' Breakfast in America' also reached number one on the Billboard album charts (number three in the U.K. Their 'golden era' albums ' Crime of the Century' (1974) and ' Even in the Quietest Moments' (1977) were both notably produced by former Beatles producer Ken Scott. Davies' 1908 novel The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. Going for an arena-friendly sound in the 70s and 80s, they achieved the same sort of vibe as contemporaries Asia, Boston, Styx, and so on. Music in their early period consisted of ambitious concept albums, but they are best known for their pop-influenced tracks such as " Dreamer", " Give a Little Bit"," Goodbye Stranger", and " The Logical Song", among others.
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In 1988, Supertramp re-formed with some former members plus several new ones, and they continue to tour. Co-founder, composer and lead singer, Roger Hodgson left the band in 1983 to bring up his children. All the group's members were musicians capable of playing multiple types of instruments, including brass and woodwinds. The band was formed in the United Kingdom in 1969.
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I also still think it's worth serious weight as a classic, but if we're comparing breakfast as a classic solely within the supertramp catalog, i now understand, that's a whole different meal.Supertramp are a British group playing a mix of progressive rock and pop rock that notably had a series of top-selling albums in the 70s, producing several hit singles. i do standby breakfast as being very pleasing sonically to at least, my ears. I now see the sound quality argument (crime vs breakfast) and it is a valid one. i could however see fans of earlier supertramp not liking breakfast as much- in the same way that fans of say, Rush or Styx, might as the acts slightly abandon their earlier progressive soundscapes for a more concise pop-rock approach. again! Some US kid may have had the same reaction hearing The Beatles before or Blur after.īack to crime: i'm NOT an avid supertramp listener and don't know much outside the hits, but from listening, i must say that it is a magnificient piece of work. Breakfast In America brought Britain into the American suburbs. it reminded me, as an american tot, that there's this country called the UK and these bearded dudes are representing that culture. it seemed to be a clever and well-executed reaction (with tongue-and-cheek sensability) to the pop-rock and pop-culture landscape of america circa 1979. I base breakfast in america as a classic POP/ROCK album of it's time. when i started this post originally, my intention was never to compare the albums, but there's something very valid here. Mike a: xpost- you inspired me to listen to Crime Of The Century much deeper.