Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Supertramp - Breakfast In America! Gym Class Heroes JACKED this...

[@nanalol4fun]

Goodbye Stranger is my favorite song off this album. The Logical Song is another favorite. Supertramp is just a band with great songs!!

[@michelleberns8879]

Goodbye Stranger...agreed!!

[@pegasus5287]

Take the long way home is great too

[@Rasputin-p4e]

I don't agree. Check lovers in the wind. Yer might change yer mind.

[@KC-gy5xw]

Brilliant song, as all of them are.

[@bkm2797]

The Logical Song is my personal favorite.

[@deborahharper3126]

The Logical Song is more relevant today than when it came out!! A must listen to!! Be Safe & Blessings ❣️

[@beatles9244]

Logical song

[@beatles9244]

Logical song

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

💯!!

[@CSharp-hk9oc]

My favorite Supertramp hit was Take the Long Way Home.

[@UnderPaah72]

100% agree!! Such a great song!!!!

[@kylesummers1565]

Yes... It may be painful for some, but it is a great song.

[@Skeeter123]

Same here

[@L1623VP]

Mine is It's Raining Again. No one ever talks about that one, and it was a hit, too.

[@billkeithchannel]

I think BP reacted to that. I know Elizabeth Charismatic Voice did for sure.

[@thielmangary]

My buddy Peter Henderson produced, recorded and mixed this album. Grammy winner for Best Engineered Non Classical Album. The production is unmatched.

[@Divedown_25]

Cool, Supertramp and ELO had the best production together with honorable mentions of Mike Oldfield, Yes and Vangelis in those days.

[@thewarrior5486]

PLEASE TELL PETER THAT THIS 51 YEAR OLD MAN FROM ANADARKO OKLAHOMA KNEW EVERY LYRIC TO EVERY SONG AS A 7 YEAR OLD IN 1980!!!!!!! THIS ALBUM AND BAT OUT OF HELL WERE PLAYED REPEATEDLY THAT SUMMER!!!!!!! THANKS!

[@threekidzmom04]

So cool!!

[@kbrewski1]

Breakfast in America is a tongue in cheek humorous take by the BRITISH band Supertramp at touring in America and discovering the "American Dream" etc. They reference the girls in California (a reference to the famous Beach Boys "California Girls" song) and that "everybody in Texas is a millionaire". The cover is a painting of a waitress holding up a breakfast ala The Statue of Liberty. Supertramp was always a humorous satirical type of band that was very clever with 2 great writers and singers.

[@bkm2797]

So true, they are some clever guys😉with some catchy tunes.

[@danicampbell402]

Yes, they make me chuckle…😂

[@murraytown4]

If you watch the It’s Raining Again video, you will see Kate Murtagh reaching down with the umbrella. She’s the same person who portrays the Statue of Liberty on the BiA cover.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Yup. The whole album cover is a parody of the Manhattan skyline made out of dirty plates.

[@mitchchartrand]

I saw Roger Hodgson play to a nearly empty outdoor festival in Grand Beach Manitoba on July 30th, 2004. The other band mates and equipment didn't show up due to travel issues. He had to borrow the keyboard from The Doors of the 21st century. He wasn't even announced as he was a last-minute replacement for the Beach Boys if my memory serves me right. So unannounced, without his accompaniment, playing on a borrowed keyboard to a nearly empty venue, he gave one of the best performances I've ever heard, and I became a supertramp fan from that moment on. True musician.

[@EasyZee69]

My uncle was the Supertramp's tour manager on the Breakfast In America tour.

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 wow wow that is the coolest thing

[@Fusildechasse]

Back in the late 70's going to a Supertramp concert with a bunch of friends was a total vibe...it was an immersion experience..

[@pattygrace6429]

You really need to go down the whole rabbit hole of Supertramp. Whole albums are absolute masterpieces. Even in the quietest moments and crime of the century are my two favorites. Stunning production, instrumentation, and lyricism. The title songs to both of those albums are extraordinary. Enjoy!

[@jareds2273]

The album cover never gets enough love.

[@Diesel0807]

Very interesting imagery around the towers

[@hipsville]

It's my favorite album cover. The design details and graphics are as top notch as the music. I bought it when it came out and the attention to detail, like how they continued the orange theme inside of the outer sleeve, I mean, nobody did that, you'd only see a small part of it when you removed your record and yet there it is. Superb record all around.

[@MrMacHobb]

They pull it off perfectfully in concert as well...Supertramp is Supertalented.

[@EastCoastFringe]

Back in the day , if I found a really good sounding stereo , the first two bands I wanted to hear was Supertramp or Electric Light Orchestra . They had the cleanest sound.

[@yvetteadshead4212]

Fab choice

[@surcitta]

This is the soundtrack of my youth! Supertramp are an English band and many of the references in the song are to English things. The jumbo is a jumbo jet and kippers are smoked fish that are a traditional English breakfast. The song is so full of excitement about coming to America - it is joyous. The Logical Song is also worth a listen - it is genius.

[@edmundclark2088]

Im in my late 50s, it is so wonderful to see younger people like yourself enjoying these old songs, our songs, awesome!!!!

[@davemiii]

"Kippers for breakfast" always cracked me up. Dried/smoked fish. We used to live in the UK and my dad used to fry them up in a pan for breakfast and they stunk so much they'd drive me from the house.

[@stevenmix3723]

Until this moment, I always thought it was cookies.

[@hipsville]

In the US but knew what kippers were from my Dad who would eat them on occasion... with peanut butter. 😮

[@edwardwilcox6606]

Yeah it`s a herring, an oily fish which is butterflied out flat & then cold-smoked over smouldering woodchips to cure, they really are lovely for a change at breakfast. My dad used to cook a tray of them after rolling-up & soaking them in vinegar, again great & good for you too!

[@candicelitrenta8890]

Every single song on that album is a banger hit

[@sarahpercival8460]

This Album was put on my ears via headphones by my Uncle back in 79 when I was a 4 Yr old, instant love ❤️ for this group that is still as strong today, in my top 5 bands ever. Thank you uncle Stephen.😊

[@megnotmegan1966]

lol and I’ll thank Uncle John, the youngest of my grandparents six kids who was still at home when I was a teenager. I remember going to visit for summers and this being the only “normal” album in the house (they were extremely religious lol)…lost count of how many times I played it!😊

[@sarahpercival8460]

@megnotmegan1966 lol we are in the cool uncle club 😎

[@kimzwolinski9919]

Goodbye Stranger is a really great song 😊

[@doplinger1]

Huge album, won multiple Grammys. The hidden gem is “Child of Vision”, it will blow you away.

[@Jane-d4w]

Now I have to hear it...❤

[@jackolson8775]

Massively underrated band. So much fantastic musicianship.

[@syx3s]

supertramp is one of my favorite bands ever.

[@jackiea8394]

As soon as I saw the album cover over your shoulder I knew I’d love your reaction. I received it as a gift from a good friend late 70’s when I was about to leave Toronto after a long stay and return to the Uk. It remains in my album collection and still gets played today. Treat yourself and check out the rest of the songs…. All brilliant!

[@andreacombs8986]

Logical Song epic! But Black P already reacted to Logical Song..

[@personalcheeses8073]

Dreamers

[@thewarrior5486]

The reason I love this channel, like a few otherS (jamal aka jamel), is because I love seeing people hear the classics that I grew up with. I can't hear the song for the first time again, but I can live vicariously through them.

[@murpht2012]

Watching someone’s first reaction to songs that became classic hits, is the best feeling.

[@richardsims3847]

I took a Jumbo to LA in 1981 and stayed seven years.72 now and have listened to this album that takes me right back for years and even though I get old it never does.The devastation there is tragic.

[@beckiramsey9561]

I was 10 when this came out, so I learned 70’s songs later, more as an adult or heard them on the radio as a teenager. But a great music!!❤❤

[@mimzyriepensell1423]

❤❤❤Supertramp, saw them in concert a few times

[@Alison-du2jf]

Enjoyed your reaction to this track. Other tracks from Supertramp that I love Fools Overture, Casual Conversations and Even in the quietest Moments. Always sound great to my ears!

[@scottNNJ]

You didn’t look too closely at the album artwork, but it’s genius. It’s a view from a plane (taking a jumbo [jet] across the water) heading to New York. with the waitress as the Statue of Liberty holding an orange juice torch and the city skyscrapers comprised of stacked dishes.

[@lauraansara5066]

No sh!t??? I owned this album, am a album cover reader and never noticed the stacked dishes!!!😮😮😮unbelievable!!

[@cotdd]

she's also holding a copy of the record. inception.

[@scottNNJ]

@@cotdd By the shape, I figure it’s just a menu with the song title. But look at her nametag, “Libby”.

[@cotdd]

@@scottNNJ that's what the back of the vinyl looks like, with the tracklisting below the title.

[@cotdd]

@@scottNNJ my bad, its the book inside, not the back of the sleeve

[@kellystevens5681]

Huge Supertramp fan since the early 70's. This album is more commercial and easy for radio..but their masterpiece is 'Crime of the Century'. It's an experience. 'Even in the Quietest Moments' is also superb. I've seen them 5 times as a band and solo tours as well. They are on my top 3 bands of all time.

[@AP-gb3eh]

The album is a single story , their musicianship is spectacular. Just as perfect live aback in the 70s . It’s one of those perfect albums

[@deadwood75]

1979 was a great year to be a young, single dude - fun times. Supertramp is part of the soundtrack of that era.

[@jans724]

Extremely talented musicians and a super-band. One of the pillars of progressive rock. Crime of the Century (from 1974) is a monster-album.

[@mtarlo215]

Pure fire. First Steely Dan then Supertramp… just playing my playlist

[@robertcass7723]

The whole album is great. One of my favorites.

[@GracieValenti1]

Love Supertramp! I still have the album that I bought when I was young and now I'm ready for Medicare! Keep up the great reactions!

[@Godofthunderbay]

Supertramp is a hugely underrated band, they should have been in the Rock Hall years ago.I strongly recommend watching Supertramp live in Paris. A simply outstanding concert from 1979 and I think the video stands up today . Sadly the are no longer together , and I don't think anyone is touring solo anymore either. Keep up the great reactions !!

[@walterfleury3840]

One of my favorite all time albums. You can hear any song off this album on the radio. Love every song on it. My favorite is Child of Vision is great piano.

[@mariaeisenhardt2296]

Love supertramp , no matter the subject line of the their songs, the music is upbeat and catchy. Too many great songs to list. Good luck on this rabbit hole.

[@kmach1000]

My favorite band!

[@williamjones6031]

This was the first album I played on my new car cassette.🎸😎 Hundreds of miles on this tape.

[@bkm2797]

I still have two drawers of cassette tapes,lol.

[@AVGuyhall]

They were a freakin' awesome band. So much talent t and layers of sound in their music.

[@scottclark3761]

Kippers are herring. Just by the by. Long Way Home, Goodbye Stranger, The Logical Song...they got a lot of bangers.

[@robertschwarz603]

This album won a Grammy award for best engineered album 😊

[@scotthovland7380]

One of the greatest albums of all time😎✌

[@librarylady13]

Supertramp formed in 1969 in London. Try "The Logical Song" (1979), "Take The Long Way Home" (1979) , "Dreamer" (1974), "It's Raining Again" (1982) and "Give A Little Bit" (1977). And KIPPERS are smoked herring (fish) and it is an iconic British breakfast dish.

[@unjaded2]

one of my all time fav Album to play without SKIPPING a tune. SET IT AND FORGET IT

[@arcum42]

With Supertramp, aside from their obscurer first two albums, most of their albums were written and sung by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies. After the album Famous Last Words, Roger left and moved to America, and had a solo career. Supertramp had a few albums after that, but have mostly disbanded. Roger wrote a fair number of their hits (including "Breakfast in America"). "The Logical Song" and "Give a Little Bit" are two other big songs of Roger's that I know were covered by other bands. "Crime of the Century" was probably their best album, but they had a several good ones...

[@StatsJedi]

Got to hear this whole album!

[@RandyGabbert]

You won't find many, if any other rock band featuring a clarinet, great song!

[@SM-se3hz]

And don’t forget the French horn😊 or maybe it’s tuba

[@stevenmix3723]

Not to mention the penny whistle.

[@Jane-d4w]

Supertramp. ❤ Only one of the GOATs. One of The Important Bands. Such a wonderful rabbit 🕳️ hole!!!!

[@rayvanhorn1534]

A classic rock guy, hard rock…but I freakin love this entire album, every track is a banger. The musicianship, arrangement & lyrics are so dang good. Next song, listen to “Lord is it Mine”….it’s fantastic, one of my favorites.) Glad you enjoyed it BP, these guys are so talented.

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

Great band. One of my top five. Amazing albums, great songs and brilliant musicians!

[@jans724]

Yep one of my top five as well.

[@markstanton2362]

This is the LP that the world caught on to Supertramp. Their best LP was "Crime of the Century" 3 albums earlier.

[@Peter-hg2oc]

I love listening to Gold 104.3 on iHeart radio. They play all this good shit. (Melbourne Australia)

[@rodweinmeyer1435]

FIVE of the best shows I saw was Supertramp at the old Northlands Colliseum in Edmonton 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@katherinebosse5706]

Go Northlands!!

[@GuyWalters-j4w]

Such a talented band.

[@North-Woods]

Samples are the ultimate compliment

[@KC-gy5xw]

I will always be in love with Roger Hodgson. Still have their first two albums on vinyl.. I mean the FIRST ones. Thank you to my older brothers, OGWT, John Peel, etc etc...

[@RobertMichaelStewart]

Got arrested sneaking into the last Supertramp concert over 40 year ago now.... Memories! Got to hear the whole show from the holding area right under the stage. Sounded great!

[@gregmaynor9895]

The whole album is full of bangers. Definitely more than worth a listen

[@cotdd]

whole album is full of bangers

[@EricaLancaster]

Supertramp is a rabbit hole you must go down.

[@vs-ww7cb]

I'll take the side roads anyday

[@dougskriver6216]

Roger Hodgson has some excellent solo work as well. Saw this concert outside in Aug 79, amazing. Saw his solo a few yrs back and still has the pipes.

[@theodoreritola7641]

Another GREAT 70s BAND BREAKFAST IN AMERICA WAS RELEASED IN MARCH OF 1979 . SUPER TRAMP

[@personalcheeses8073]

Supertramp

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

The whole album is great ❤🎉

[@LynnThompsonAuthor]

College music for me! This album was HUGE when it came out, with several radio hits on it. Back in the day, we used to get the song lyrics from the liner notes on the albums.

[@tomferrante8002]

Crime Of The Century, is fabulous!

[@sherrylynn270]

I still have this album.

[@rhondafoy8009]

So do I 😊

[@spdensley1]

Loved this song when it first came out

[@loisr3970]

They are all masters! Just mind blowing in concert.you are seeing it live. The musicians on stage Tryin to keep track of who's playin what. John Helliwell Sax, back up vocals. The man runs around the stage a whistle here a couple claps here . The knock out Sax solo's backup piano. You can have a grand piano and two keyboards on stage. Roger Hodgson lead vocals. An Amazing pianist! The catalog is mind blowing. You were born in 80's the shirt was everywhere! Omg Even in the Quietest moments great next one. Cheers

[@sallymarkey3759]

The Logical Song is Supertramp at its best! And everything they did is amazing.

[@davesunhammer4218]

Supertramp is top tier. You should react to thier live performance. They have so much fun and outright prove they don't need a studio to impress.

[@ericwagner1824]

I think every song on this album had radio play.

[@MarkusWitthaut]

"Cupid's Chokehold" by Gym Class Heroesrelies heavily on the music and chorus from Supertramp's hit song "Breakfast in America" and the producer gave credit for this. The songwriters of Cupid's Chokehold are Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies of Supertramp and Travis McCoy. So it is a fair cover/interpolation of Supertramp's song from the 1979. What I find remarkable is that even then a pop song with clarinet, trombone and tuba was a rarity. BTW kipper is a smoked fish (hering).

[@stevenmix3723]

A superb album. Covers are fair game, because they openly credit and pay for the content. Rock stole little things here and there, which would otherwise have disappeared into total obscurity, and then blew them up into gigantic hits, which gave new life sometimes to the original forgotten artists. While rap just rampantly steals killer hooks from past gigantic hits, for an audience which never ventures out of the rap zone, and so is clueless to the rap scam they keep paying for.

[@bobelliott9426]

"Breakfast in America" refers to the title of an album by the English rock band Supertramp, which is interpreted as a commentary on the American lifestyle and the dream of achieving success in the United States, particularly through the eyes of someone from outside the country, often seen as a somewhat idealized and superficial view of American life; the phrase itself suggests a desire to experience the quintessential American lifestyle, even down to a typical breakfast meal.

[@anthonyglass7419]

I’ve got this CD in my work car and rotate it with other greats from that era when I’m road tripping to remote mine sites in outback Australia. Great review BP… 🎉 Supertramp are British and Kippers are a fish (Herring) and a common breakfast meal in UK.. hence the reference to Breakfast In America..

[@sedatedape315]

I totally LOVE this entire album! I got hooked on Supertramp when I heard the first song they released here in the States. And since you've put Supertramp in my head this fine Sunday morning I'm going to go listen to this album right now!

[@JillHughes-n1h]

Loved this song for the harmonies

[@soccerpunch1851]

It has a traditional Jewish/Klezmer sound to it! It reminds me just a little bit of the music from “Fiddler on the roof”. Love it!

[@floridabelle]

Supertramp...a most excellent classic band. By the way, I really love it when you look things up on your phone.

[@rebeccacurtis6680]

SuperTramp and Cheap Trick don't get played nearly enough imo. Both were awesome groups. Music from my childhood. 😊 You've now heard 2 of Supertramp's great tracks, BP. They're quite unique in their style. Try Take the Long Way Home or Dreamer for more to add to your playlist.😉

[@Montyliciuos69]

More Cheap Trick 🤘🤘🤘👌⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️

[@hipsville]

There are no bad songs on this record, all hits, no misses. ❤️

[@velcroboy]

Love Supertramp. Roger Hodgeson still tours. Seen him several times performing all the old hits. Great show. Gotta say i also love your t-shirt. Red sun of Japan as the death star & Vader as a samurai. Awesome.

[@SuperBumps]

One of the strongest albums ever made.

[@davidjennings1771]

This was a favorite when eight tracks ruled in my car! I think it was before Dire Straits became another favorite.

[@raulcardenas8115]

John Anthony Helliwell on wind instruments is fantastic. So understed. Legendary band

[@barbarabickley2796]

Supertramp is Awesome, my favorite group. Child of vision is great

[@davemason6501]

There are a lot of great songs in the Super Tramp library. My favorite song is "Crime of the Century". I like how it sounds. Glad you are hanging out listening to the music I love. There are 30 to 40 years of truly great music here, and it seems that the music in the 2020's can only duplicate it, not create their own.

[@lj9970]

One of my favorite bands too 3 and I’m young lol. But there sound and story’s is crazy

[@sandrasmith7091]

Oh I'm so excited you're doing Supertramp. This my favorite album n song🎉❤

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Hot album! Love it! Hugs Pegasus! Love!❤😊❤

[@joelmclean2898]

The Breakfast In America album was one that didn't have a bad song on it. I could listen to it over and over and still hear new stuff on it.

[@lauraansara5066]

One of my favorites in my collection

[@jamesmcmillan7845]

In the 70's they had the analog technology to produce well mixed music. In the modern era, musical talent has been lost to technology, and anyone now can make a catchy tune that is over produced.

[@WalkawayRene12]

One of the greatest bands! They have so many great hits.

[@JohnLoverde]

These rappers hip-hop, whatever they sample tons, and tons of rock ‘n’ roll bands, I think

[@sylvialopez5928]

This is my favorite from this album

[@marigoldenergy8512]

My older brothers had this on an 8 track tape! Listened to this all the time!

[@floydd80]

Thanks for the reaction...my best Supertramp song....Great High school memories...late 70's .