I made a magical demo of it on a 2 track tape recorder, using lampshades and cardboard boxes for percussion and years later when we were trying to record it in the studio, we werenРІР‚в„ўt getting close to the magic I captured on the demo, so we put it on 2 tracks of the multi-track and played along to it eventually duplicating what was on the demo but in much higher quality.РІР‚Сњ It was the first time IРІР‚в„ўd been alone with one and when I started playing it, the song just exploded out of me. I managed to get my hands on a Wurlitzer Piano and I took it down to my MotherРІР‚в„ўs house. РІР‚СљThe inspiration for РІР‚ВDreamerРІР‚в„ў was born out of excitement and just erupted out of me. It was the first hit song that Roger Hodgson wrote. HodgsonРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљDreamerРІР‚Сњ became SupertrampРІР‚в„ўs first hit single, when it charted in the UK in February 1975, making the top 20. РІР‚СљIt was the first of a few songs I would write over the years commenting on our education system and thinking for yourself.РІР‚Сњ It kind of has a spellbinding effect on people in my concerts today,РІР‚Сњ Roger says. РІР‚СљРІР‚ВSchoolРІР‚в„ў is one of those songs that really does take people back to their high school or wherever they were when they first heard it. And with new producer, Ken Scott working alongside the band, the РІР‚СљsoundРІР‚Сњ that they create is beguiling and a Hi-Fi demonstratorРІР‚в„ўs dream. РІР‚СљSchool,РІР‚Сњ the opening track, is so catchy that it is impossible not to get hooked on it. Crime of The Century is one of those albums that everyone of a certain age remembers with real affection, one that helps to time stamp their life. It would be nearly three years before SupertrampРІР‚в„ўs third album was released, and when it was it changed everything. Released as a single, РІР‚СљForeverРІР‚Сњ didnРІР‚в„ўt make any real impact on record buyers, but the album helped in getting the band well and truly noticed. There are the clever instrumental flourishes and a saxophone had been added to the bandРІР‚в„ўs line-up.

РІР‚СљForeverРІР‚Сњ is the first track on which the bandРІР‚в„ўs trademark sound begins to evolve. Interestingly the lyrics to this album were written by guitarist Richard Palmer, as none of the other members of Supertramp felt up to the task.Р”В«y the time of the bandРІР‚в„ўs second album, 1971РІР‚в„ўs Indelibly Stamped, Roger and Rick Davies, began writing the words as well as writing the music. РІР‚СљItРІР‚в„ўs A Long RoadРІР‚Сњ is the opening track, and its lyrics are so prescientРІР‚В¦ РІР‚СљWell the road I see before me threatens painРІР‚В¦РІР‚Сњ As the story of both the band and Roger unfolds all will become clear. What better place to start than the first song on the bandРІР‚в„ўs self-titled debut album, recorded in late spring and early summer 1970 and released in July of the same year. Listen to the best of Supertramp on Apple Music and Spotify.

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