First time hearing Supertramp "Goodbye Stranger" Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@s.mcpherson6354]

Because they produced hit after hit after hit, they were seen by the casual fan as more as a pop group, when in reality they were doing some really impressive prog rock. Love the guitar solo extro on this track. More Supertramp please!

[@giuliogrifi7739]

Yeah...that has always been my attitude towards them !...In my time I didn't have money enough to check all the bands...and internet was far to come !!!

[@chopperdeath]

Yes. Yes. Yes!

[@garybolan9170]

No one like them then or since the musicianship is second to none full stop ❤️

[@MarekHron]

True. I know a few progrock lovers who think that Supertramp's music is simple and they can't hear the complexity in it, let alone their musicianship.

[@chopperdeath]

This band is low key greatness. So strong. My early childhood is filled with the background of this band.

[@ice-iu3vv]

greatness 100%. not even low-key.

[@rickmolmen178]

@@ice-iu3vv it's low key when you are young

[@surlechapeau]

Asia & BJ, you'll love their "Take The Long Way Home", "Give A Little Bit" and "Dreamer" !!!

[@kitcatsaunders]

I agree 💯

[@Classicjack228]

Yelp!

[@francesthompson593]

I totally agree!

[@SebLatour81]

And bloody well right with that crazy piano 🎹 intro 😍

[@rayzerbone4197]

Those are great songs 👍

[@jamespasifull3424]

This album was played to death, in our common-room lounge, in my final year at school!! Jeez! That's 44 years ago, & I can still remember every word!! 😲

[@raulsanchez-ih4gq]

🍺

[@timothyjones3410]

Somebody might have ais this but the mik cartons are NYC and the waitress is the Statue of Liberty.

[@Spazzmatazzz]

That instrument you're thinking of is a didgeridoo! Hey, you can react to any song on that album and it will be a win! Loved the reaction!

[@maxbrazil3712]

"School" is Supertramp at their shredding best. It's from their concept album masterpiece "Crime of the Century"

[@keithjones7390]

School is one of my favourites ever!

[@marciasilva3928]

❤❤❤

[@daniellysohirka5079]

Hide in your shell is another good one

[@keithjones7390]

A lot of people mention Rudy, The Logical Song and Give a Little Bit, for me a couple of their best are A Soap Box Opera and Cannonball.

[@dougstevenson1503]

Huge fan of Asylum.

[@willfromyadkinville]

one of the greatest albums ever made! still have a sealed copy! a deep cut for me is Oh Darling! i mean the whole album is so good!

[@mattplus09]

Although it's my second favorite "Oh Darling!" song...it's a very close second :) Good journey...Peace!

[@lissawillis6829]

Yes!!! Oh Darling...love that song

[@tigerbait134]

@@mattplus09 sir paul is tough to beat

[@chopperdeath]

This outro is the best! The ending to every great movie.

[@ianbower827]

Let's not forget Casual Conversations

[@davidfoucher9098]

I saw a Supertramp in concert and when they did this song it took the roof off very talented band

[@enriquefn]

It is New York City. She is lady Liberty and the background is Manhattan.

[@heidie2081]

Supertramp had a number of hits spanning a number of albums. Great music! "School", "Take the Long Way Home", " Bloody Well Right" and "Dreamer" are some of my favs.

[@keithjones7390]

Rudy and A Soap Box Opera are a couple of my favourites.

[@Sixwheelin]

I hope y'all sit down and listen to this entire album all together I KNOW you will enjoy it! Thanks for the great reaction!

[@MichaelWilliams-xt3fv]

One of the greatest songs ever, someone actually wrote these lyrics down and came up with the melody and instrumental.. So ridiculously talented.. It pleases me and pisses me off at the same time.. So damn jealous of this talent...

[@alexdrummer2175]

Such a creative band with a signature sound! Sure miss the days when bands wrote music that made you happy.

[@rebelbabeconner9064]

Seeing them perform live they sound EXACTLY like this... so clean and tight

[@jesrush]

I listened to their song called It’s Raining Again almost every day when I was was pregnant and named my daughter Reighn.✌️😊💜

[@jacklowe9017]

It's funny they mentioned the waitress, plates, and silverware. But did you notice the Statue of Liberty?

[@commenceenavoirmarre]

They are real artists of sounds !

[@williamjones6031]

I played this to death on my car cassette and I still have my vinyl record of "Breakfast in America". Loved that album

[@soniasurija8880]

Me too, I’m glad I kept all my original vinyl albums from decades ago

[@keithjones7390]

@@soniasurija8880 Me too, l wish I'd bought some of the cassettes I've got on vinyl.

[@JDogg1971]

So many great songs from Supertramp! Great reaction!!

[@AsiaandBJ]

Thanks J D!

[@smn1085]

im a spanish 30 yo dude and i remember hearing this in the car when i was a kid... today i rediscovered this song. never listened more than logical song from this band. this made me tear but from happiness for having all this beauty in the world

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here..My Husband absolutely loves this album and the waitress on the front!!!.Yes being on the go vibes.!!Amazing insight Asia!!...Vocals and harmony..Blends so well!! Yyyyeesss!!..You two are so Adorable!!!..Didgeridoo...Also one of my favorite instruments...Like Breakfast.." a little bit of everything"..and transitioning..Absolutely Amazing insight from you two as always!!

[@melodymcdonald2140]

Supertramp has a unique sound. My favorite from them is "Give A Little Bit", although I really, really like the Goo Goo Dolls cover, too.

[@sandrar6063]

SUPERTRAMP!!! One of the Best! ❤❤❤❤

[@tonyhernandez669]

“Like a king without a castle, like a queen without a thrown, I’m an early morning lover and I must be moving on. Yeah…yeah”. 16 going on 17 when this came out and for me? That was real talk in those lyrics 🤣 Breakfast In America was most definitely a vibe. The lyrics to this song, the musical production, the little nuances were, as the French would say, magnifique!

[@kenwelch198]

Still remember me and my friends cruising around in my 70 Chevelle singing in falsetto to to this song! Yes we sounded awful but still the best days of my life

[@brentbeardsley655]

@@kenwelch198 I think we all tried that falsetto chorus. A great group that often gets overlooked.

[@PaulJoeTX]

Love them! Ahhhhh those 70’s! Breakfast In America! ❤️❤️. Keep goin y’all! Hidden treasures all over that album! Reminds me of riding my 🚴🏾‍♂️ from one side of town to the other! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@MrUndersolo]

This one brings back a lot of memories of my childhood. So much atmosphere on one track and I really think that we will never hear a band like this again. Thank you, A and B!

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

These guys in Supertramp were musical geniuses with such a unique sound and many great songs.

[@EricKherson2100]

Supertramp is one of my favourite band...SO CREATIVE !!! (keyboards, several voices at the same time singing in perfect harmony, drums...whistle...well, they are legends!)

[@wrldchamps04]

They're so good and unique. They show you that there's more to music than just guitars and drums...

[@mickdenis6630]

1979 was such a great year in Music. Breakfast In America was the top selling album in the US, followed by Bad Girls - Donna Summer, and Minute By Minute - The Dobie Brothers. Then we had the debut album In The Heat of the Night - Pat Benatar, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes.

[@wadsworthaaron]

Don't forget "Get the Knack," ELO "Discovery," the Cars "Candy-O," and the Eagles "The Long Run." 1979 gave us some great albums.

[@88wildcat]

@@wadsworthaaron Also Regatta De Blanc by The Police and Highway to Hell by AC/DC.

[@derekhauffe7197]

LOL! The “down-under” instrument I think you’re talking about is a didgeridoo. But you’re right, that was guitar.

[@terryspak5763]

One of the funnest things about watching reaction vids is hearing stuff like that off songs you've known for decades; I'd never had made that association (since I was a guitarist as a kid), but I can see why they did, lol.

[@basinstreetdesign5206]

Just when you think they have exhausted the variety of vibes you could get from a tune they come back with two more and they all work! This is one of several bands I really wish I had seen them in concert.

[@AsiaandBJ]

Totally!

[@j.h.3777]

Saw them twice! : ) (Montreal Forum)

[@uncledonnie7556]

Every person I knew had this album haven't heard this song in years when it began I sung along knowing every word. Thank you.

[@ErikJan4242]

Always was gutted by how short Roger Hodgson's guitar solo was at the end! That should have last at least a few minutes more! 😏 Epic part...

[@goodbyepolarbears172]

Agreed. I was so excited to see the live Paris DVD come out and the song was included...but then disappointed that the solo went on no longer. In fact it never even got as far as the bit in the fade!

[@goodbyepolarbears172]

@@Farlayy Probably not. I know folks who don't notice bass lines or don't listen to lyrics. We're all looking for different things.

[@davidhuggan6315]

Agreed!

[@doplinger1]

You'd really enjoy a deeper dive into Supertramp - lot's of great music there.

[@jennytalks5882]

1987. Just passed my driving test in the rain. Drove straight from the DMV by myself to the mall with my official license, windshield wipers going thud...thud...thud....I was listening to this very tape. The taste of freedom and Super Tramp in my ears.

[@savsmiles3042]

I don’t think they know what a tape is lol

[@rubbersole79]

This album, along with Pink Floyds "The Wall", Van Halen II, The Cars "Candy O", and Tom Petty's "Damn the Torpedo's, made my Senior Year of high school tolerable.

[@stellastarr4410]

But no Styx? 😁

[@chopperdeath]

1977-1983 was a really strong period for sounds.

[@chipkelly5121]

The guitar player at the end is none other than Roger Hodgson, one of the of original founders of Supertramp along with Rick Davies who wrote and sang this song. Hodgson' did the background vocals but his guitar solo at the end of the song was rated as one of the 100 all-time greatest rock guitar solos.

[@luismiguelgarronrevaliente51]

Greatest guitar outro of all time imo.

[@derekhudson3523]

I always loved this guitar solo at the end. Technically it's not the most difficult, but the effects and feel is incredible.

[@maverick2242]

Rated in the top 100 guitar solos of all times! They didn’t get the best version, the live dubbed version has the best version of the solo..

[@AdamKane-dw8hh]

Agreed and Rick Davies's woo hoo sends the solo into overdrive.

[@Wasted_Talent007]

"Bloody Well Right" is far and away, their very best tune. You know those tunes that are so impactful that you know exactly where you were the first time you heard it? I was in a JC Penny fitting room and heard "Bloody Well Right" for the first time over the store speaker. I was gobsmacked by how good that song was. I'll never forget how much my jaw dropped to the floor.

[@brianfisher6165]

Such a fantastic band!!!👍👌✌️😁

[@AsiaandBJ]

We agree!

[@gerardocls]

It seems that it’s time for Asia & BJ for Supertramp’s masterpiece: Fools Overture. Everything this band can be in just one song.

[@yvonnewakefield7748]

'The Logical Song' by Super Tramp is incredible- their 'breakfast' versatility and superb, meaningful lyrics of that song is an insightful perspective of life from a young age. Would love your reaction to it, please 🙂

[@heidie2081]

Just did a search in their videos and looks like they did react to The Logical Song 3 months ago. Gonna go check it out myself, thought 'd pass it on. 😊

[@yvonnewakefield7748]

@@heidie2081 I will check it out, too. I should have searched their video list, so thanks very much for letting me know ;-)

[@silversliver1592]

I cannot think of to many albums that every song makes it a hit machine

[@eddieschiaffo1385]

I've been a fan of you guy's for more than a year now and I say your reactions seem very real...you guy's make a great team....Rock on Asia and BJ...Big Fan...

[@rachaddle6581]

Absolutely love ALL of Supertramp!!!!!! Born in '72..totally grew up since a toddler with this group. My parents were dedicated music lovers & had every music group album literally. Music was always playing on my fathers record player through his phenomenal stereo system & huge speakers.

[@ikshields]

This album, man. GOOSEBUMPS from beginning to end. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@dannycasson1551]

Do yourselves a favor and watch this whole LP live. Incredibly talented musicians playing an array of instruments and styles..quite a show.

[@adenauerlemos7926]

Supertramp had two great songwriters (Roger Hodson and Rick Davies), who with the band's success, sort of began to compete within the band, with each singing their own compositions. This led to Hodson's departure announced at a performance in Germany in 1985. In this song Davies sings and Hodson does the falsetto.

[@MrCRayAnderson]

So glad for you to listen to this!! My favorite Supertramp song, bought this album in 1979, what an awesome band! Thanks for the reaction! This song is about "one night stands". I never realized that for many years! Rock groups touring from city to city, meeting a girl in each town. The guitar effect is using "tremolo".

[@traduseuse5895]

Less frequently requested, but little gems still : Hide In Your Shell, Don't Leave Me Now, Crime of The Century, and Fool's Overture.

[@xebio6]

Roger Hodgson is better known for his falsetto and keys/acoustic guitar mastery, but he was/is such an underrated electric guitarist imho.

[@unclefido6484]

I always thought of Supertramp as a bunch of art teachers starting a Rock n Roll band. Mary Jane isn't the only one that noticed that aromatic smell coming from art class. HAHAHA.

[@Mamat5kdz]

And yet another fav band from my teen years in the 70s! Luuuv Supertramp!!!

[@julieholbrook5302]

Immediately transporter to the summer after Freshman year. This whole album WAS hanging with my best friend, my last summer without a formal job or a driver's license. It was going to the beach, being driven around by by BFF's older brother in an old Suburban, my first real date. Great time for music. Classic album. Thanks for the memories.

[@richardlaub889]

Supertramp was just...Cool. I have everything they ever did and I listen to some songs over and over again. This is one of those songs.

[@kf9346]

It's NYC and the waitress is the Stature of Liberty... took me years and years to figure that out.

[@Novaximus]

You hear this on the radio and you can't help yourself but to sing along to that chorus..."good bye Marie....." I'd love to be a fly in the back seat of Asia's car to hear her belt it out when she thinks nobody is around.

[@jeffclendenin6770]

This album and Michael Jackson's Off The Wall reminds me of after High School Beach trip...great times.

[@stevecrisell108]

Quality, Can't Go Wrong With Supertramp.

[@CuttinEJ]

It’s a guitar with a little bit of a phaser effect. Isn’t it amazing to think that they played this by hand?

[@joeday4293]

Regardless of genre, I prefer handmade music over machine-made music. Humans grooving in real time. That could be this, it could be the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, it could be Metallica, it could be John Denver, it could be Miles Davis, it could be Hank Williams. Did humans play it while tape rolled? Then I prefer it over the alternative.

[@ikshields]

As a musician, I’m more amazed that people have forgotten that musicians exist and do these things regularly. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@AliasMark69]

I have had the extreme pleasure of seeing Supertramp “The Tramp” LIVE 4 times. Their music is pure brilliance from each member of the group. Rick Davies - My Favorite Piano/Keyboard Player. John Helliwell - Favorite Sax player. Roger, Bob and Dougie are all awesome. Their Live shows are spectacular. I only put Pink Floyd (4 times) one place higher for their shows.

[@harlanmonk569]

Phenomenal band and album.I was a pee wee listening to this and many more greats thanks to older brother.

[@danielgolus4600]

The instrument was a Fender Stratocaster. Plain and simple.

[@VersinKettorix]

This song is so richly layered it takes a few times hearing to fully appreciate. The call and response part of the chorus is fantastic.

[@bambamnj]

Asia you are so perceptive. Yes "Breakfast in America" if you look closely at the "city" behind the waitress you will see salt & pepper shakers, coffee cups, cream & sugar containers, bottles that represent various things you would see on a Diner table, there is also an egg cartoon in there standing on it's edge. It really it a cool graphic. Also, I watched a few of your other videos and Asia you have a really nice singing voice. You got yourself a great catch there BJ.

[@barbarafrazier3242]

Best song ever about a one night stand, no strings attached! “Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane. Will we ever meet again?”Supertramp is an awesome group with a ton of awesome songs.

[@derekschulze9337]

Goodbye stranger It’s been nice Hope you find your paradise Tried to see your point of view Hope your dreams will all come true Goodbye Mary Goodbye Jane Will we ever meet again? Feel no sorrow; feel no shame Till tomorrow, feel no pain

[@derekhudson3523]

I'm probably wrong, but I always sing it "come tomorrow, feel no pain." I guess that's the beauty of lyrics even if you tweak them to make more sense to you.

[@9NVRJC51]

@@derekhudson3523 I think it is come, that's how I hear it too

[@heentlasaa9974]

I agree with Surlechapeau, you have to hear "Take the long way home, The Logical Song, Give a little bit & Dreamer, :)

[@keithjones7390]

Supertramp where definitely one of the best bands of the 70's, producing some great albums, just listen to Crime of the Century for example to see!

[@Songbird-59]

This is one of the albums that everyone owned when I was in high school. Such a great one.

[@SebLatour81]

You guys gotta do more SUPERTRAMP, "bloody well right" with that crazy piano 🎹 intro 😍, they got alot of super cool songs, they are so talented! Hey love yall, peace✌

[@jet07son]

ok you guys hit the jackpot with this group , that album (breakfast in america ) is a true masterpiece , if memory serves me , every song on that album is really good and worth a listen , love your reactions as always , you picked 2 of my favorite songs this one here and im going to go check out your reaction on prince while my guitar gently weeps

[@AsiaandBJ]

Thanks for listening

[@jessegreen6138]

The instrument your thinking of is called a Digeridoo (I may have misspelled it). This song peaked at 15 on the Billboard Top 100. Roger Hodgson Guitar Solo from Goodbye Stranger is one of the Top 100 Solos of All Time by U Discover Music. Thank you for another Supertramp song reaction Asia and BJ.

[@trevorholden7423]

Yes, it was the guitar u two were discussing, and it was the clever use of the Wah-wah pedal that created the effect you were talking about. The Wah-wah pedal is a floor device effect through which the guitar is connected to the amplifier, and when the pedal is in upright position it is the bassiest of tones, and when the pedal is totally depressed it is the trebliest of tones. Stepping up and down frequently creates the Wah-wah type sound.

[@hamblinta]

Supertramp along with Gerry Rafferty, Little River Band, Stevie Winwood, and so many others were my favorite groups from the late 70’s and early 80’s.

[@sassycatz4470]

The song is about a guy in this rock band who's on the road, sleeping with different ladies, and saying it's been nice getting to know you, but I must be moving on! He's an early morning lover! Goodbye Mary! Goodbye Jane! Don't get too attached!

[@mikek5958]

Compressor and phaser guitar pedals used for the ending solo effects; cool sound.

[@savsmiles3042]

These songs remind of my childhood. I never knew who sang these songs that were on AM radio. Yes I’m that old 😢

[@JRPackerfan803]

This whole album, Breakfast in America, is a masterpiece

[@MrAlcazar]

It's very comforting to see young people today appreciate older music.

[@aron9368]

Roger Hodgson mr.Supertramp himself is a fucking genius both as a songwriter and producer.

[@kevingrady8736]

This is Rick Davies song.

[@MrJohnTeacher]

On all of their albums a special credit was listed for: 'Concert Sound'. Their albums were identical to the way the band sounded in concert. I saw them 'live' four times between 1976 and 1980, and not only were the performances of the songs indistinguishable from their recordings, but Supertramp's members were also highly entertaining, as well. Sadly, when Roger Hodgson left in the early 80's the band's fortunes fell too.

[@carissamarple]

My absolute favorite song of theirs! Omg. So happy you did this finally

[@richtensail]

'breaky in us' was a huge album, bout 5 single hits of it. creative band n signature sound. 2 songwriters n lead singers

[@joerenaud8292]

This is the kind of song that will stick in your head for years to come.

[@mrguymandude1096]

Beautiful song Beautiful reaction! Thanks, love you guys!

[@PedroRodriguez-gm4lm]

Que recuerdos de infancia me trae esta música es maravillosa!! Saludos chicos desde Chile.

[@crabbjuice]

It’s so much better when you react to the live version where you can see the instruments being played

[@brucerodgershimself]

One of my all-time favorite songs of that era- whenever it pops up on an SXM, channel, I immediately stop and tune in. As for the guitar solo/sound at the end, the amazing Roger Hodgson plays his guitar thru a wah-wah effects pedal to get that signature sound that I can never get enough of. Great reaction video! 👊🏻😎

[@melod7670]

This channel needs some Grateful Dead on it.. Here's a few songs to check out.. Shakedown Street, Fire On The Mountain and Althea would be a good place to start..

[@nickihoyt9911]

I always thought this song was about saying goodbye to one-night stands

[@dragonfire1842]

Supertramp is my all time favorite. Still listen to them all the time.

[@hannyland2939]

Asia said the vibe is "like being on the go". That's the point! He is a carefree man who enjoys lovin' 'em and leavin' 'em and doesn't care what anyone thinks of him. The King of One Night Stands with no guilt at all. Thus, the carefree whistling in the middle of the song. Brilliant instrumental!!

[@oldmanghost219]

You can watch how they got the sound with the official video. One of my best friends was a confirmed Bachelor. At the bar where we were on a dart team, he was the life of the party. He was always saying that three words will never come out of his mouth. "I Love You". Women gravitated toward him. He would be with one for a week before moving on. That is what this song is about. Just like Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@glpf5]

Your expressions said it all; this is a "feel good" song for me. Thanks for the video.

[@r.plante2916]

An iconic pop album. It was all over the radio for years.

[@davidzimmerli489]

Great song, but I always look forward to the outro, when the guitarist takes off for the stratosphere and beyond. I get goosebumps every time I listen to it ...

[@garysunshine9643]

Always enjoyed Supertramp's music and thought they were good, but I was wrong. Watching you guys (and others) hear their music with fresh ears, they made GREAT music. Glad you enjoyed

[@richardanderson3322]

Title track off "Breakfast in America" is also good. They just have a groove.