Supertramp “Hide in Your Shell” Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@daveheesen9174]

every song on this album is genius

[@wleon4068]

One of the greatest albulms every produced from one of the greatest bands from my country {the UK}.

[@steveshampine9047]

And LA....

[@craigmarkowski7156]

All of Supertramp songs have meaning behind them , That's what makes their music so unique and so special ! They've been my favorite for the last 45 years hands down ! Thanks for sharing ✌️

[@s7a7i0d]

The entire album is a master piece !

[@leefertwayne8163]

Mary thank you for choosing this masterpiece! Finally someone chose my all time favorite Supertramp tune!

[@Mary-cz8pf]

Mine too

[@jamesstewart8846]

This is my favourite album by anyone who isn't Mozart. However, my fav Supertramp songs are to be found elsewhere. 1. Child Of Vision 2. Even In The Quietest Moments 3. Lord Is It Mine.

[@pauline7425]

@@jamesstewart8846 All those and Babaji

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

Ditto. Or one of my top songs. I never have a single best song with these types of artist.

[@aknightthatsaysnee5259]

Wow, it's mine, too. I even was able to sing along after all these years.

[@dvaderwasframed]

I grew up listening to Supertramp, My older brother, 10 years older, loved them so sharing a room with him exposed me to them.

[@nobodysbusiness566]

I am still in love with this bands, even after all these years, I was a teen when it was new on the music scene, any music from Supertramp is a classic song and shouldn't be forgotten.

[@GpaL-ix7vl]

True that , Supertramp and Styx in high school....bonus, weed. 🤪

[@rayeckert242]

Supertramp was ALL about whimsical sounds! THIS is my favorite Supertramp song. I’m pleased that you got to experience its majesty.

[@danielnordeen8410]

Supertramp is one of the most amazing bands of the era! Had a dorm mate that blessed me with playing this band. So awesome. Grab on to what you can scramble for.

[@markstanton2362]

crime of the century is by far Supertramps best LP!!!

[@ptrlxc]

They were so fantastic in concert. They had the perfect sound system that blew other band who came to town out of the water.

[@joedirt688]

A wonderful deep catalog by this incredible band!

[@craigmarkowski7156]

When you see them live in concert there are so many instruments on the stage you can't even count them !? It's crazy how many instruments they incorporated into their band ! And it's that that made them so unique then and now !

[@zosozildjianmagick1790]

One of my all time favorite bands! This album in particular! If you watch their live concert footage you can see all the different instruments and switching.

[@waynepruner2994]

This whole album, Crime of the Century from 1974 is brilliant, 8 songs following a similar theme, very deep but all different and produced to perfection...worth listening from start to finish, it will be 40 minutes of your life you will not regret

[@WilliamJones-sf5pt]

Rudy was two songs actually. The first conclusion builds to a dramatic ending of Rudy being played up on the screen. The second conclusion is slow and sad and is called an epilogue. The narrator revisits the song immediately following. It portrays Rudy coming out of the movie after watching himself fail yet again. The solution to Rudy's problem is for him to develop the confidence to see someone else suffering up on the screen.

[@michaelakkerman407]

Always been my favorite Tramp song, got me through some low times as a child...

[@stevedotwood]

Every song on that album is a gem. And the songs are all related, about growing up.

[@tylerhackner9731]

One of my favorites. Underrated

[@stevebryant6483]

This is a great Supertramp song written by Roger Hodgson. I never got to see him with Supertramp, but I have seen Roger 3 times with his own band. He did this song every time, and I must say it sounded even better that this does.

[@bubsmeister]

They were electric

[@ikshields]

Always loved the contrasting flavors of their two greatest albums, “Crime of the Century” and “Breakfast in America”, this one being the looser, darker, more epic-feeling and cinematic; and “Breakfast” being the joyous, supremely tight, sparkling toe-tapping Rock/Pop masterwork. For me, Supertramp was for its best stretch the only newer band I’d ever heard that put out an honest Beatles-like vibe of eclectic musical genius.

[@luismiguelgarronrevaliente51]

The beauty of this song is within the lyrics and what it's about ❤

[@dalebrennan7615]

Class song great band seen them live in Dublin ireland many years ago one of the best concerts i was ever at

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Four masterpiece albums: Crime Of The Century Crisis? What Crisis? Even In The Quietest Moments Breakfast In America Two very good albums: Famous Last Words Brother Where You Bound The live album " Paris " is excellent Prog rock/art rock/prog pop, with bits of jazz thrown in. The songs good/very good/masterpiece( as Hide In Your Shell obviously is)

[@Bjowolf2]

The "unknown" self titled Supertramp debut album is also a gem - full of great tunes, interesting lyrics and exciting ideas. I can hear it over and over without ever getting tired of it - and the very beautiful "Words Unspoken" is just pure genious.

[@robertcartier5088]

​@@Bjowolf2 Haven't heard that one in ages... Barely remember it! Thanks for the reminder, I'll check it out again soon! ;-]

[@UK-Boxerfan]

@@Bjowolf2I completely agree with you and yes ‘Words Unspoken’ truly beautiful

[@Bjowolf2]

@@UK-Boxerfan Maybe there is still hope for the World? 😂

[@emilymartinez6961]

When my kids were young, years ago, they used to call this Sunday morning music 🎶 another great song from them is "Rudy", please try to give it a listen 🤟

[@davidhuggan6315]

Agreed, great song

[@francesthompson593]

Supertramp are unique band they bring all sorts of instruments but what’s more when they did a live concert they introduce these instruments to great effect and accuracy. A brilliant band!

[@ememnicholas565]

One of my favorite bands. I'm here whenever you say Supertramp.

[@Neilsmu]

What a musical climax that is. Magnificently composed and arranged

[@jeslookn5470]

Hide in your shell and you might end up in the next song. Asylum. Asylum is full of emotion and desperation.

[@WilliamJones-sf5pt]

Asylum was the true conclusive song back in the day because of the flip over from the A-side to B-side. Dreamer was starting over. With Supertramp, there wasn't anything anticlimactic. For example, in this song here, the second verse and chorus wasn't just a play over of the first verse and chorus. There is progression throughout. The conclusion of this song builds on the second verse and chorus and that is acheived by the use of percussion. Rick's following song "Asylum" had to be absurd as to avoid being an anticlimactic let down to this song. In that song, believe it or not, they first introduce the added backup of strings. The orchestration in this third song is acheived by playing a hand saw with a violin bow.

[@LeKev-zb8lt]

I remember hearing this song when I was 13. Watching you guys discover this song, 43 years later, was sheer bliss. I watched you grow to like it with every verse and chorus. It really is a gem of a song.

[@stellarichard4060]

Love this band! Lucky to have seen them a few times back in the 70's. Roger Hodgson has performed in my hometown several times but haven't seen his solo act yet! You guys are the best, love watching your reaction videos 👍😁🎵

[@AsiaandBJ]

Rock on!

[@dagmar.6954]

Supertramp were an English rock band formed in mid 1969. They had so many great songs in the 70's-80's such as "Breakfast In America", "Take The Long Way Home", "Dreamer" "Give A Little Bit", "It's Raining Again", "Bloody Well Right", "My Kind Of Lady", "Cannonball", "I'm Beggin' You", "You Win, I Lose" etc.

[@junglejim5785]

Thanks kids for this reaction. This one and Child Of Vision are my 2 favorites by them. May God Bless you and your family richly.

[@AsiaandBJ]

Same to you!

[@williamgyles4015]

Love watching y'all's reactions from South of the Red River got to see Supertramp twice in Norman Oklahoma 40 years ago great shows

[@KevinOsborn-e2r]

Loved Supertamp from first listen to this album it’s a true classic! Think the whimsical noise you couldn’t describe was the Theramin

[@Jimo368]

My favourite line in this amazing song is “let show you the nearest signpost to get your heart back on the road”.

[@barbarabickley2796]

Favorite all time group. So many great songs

[@kevincaulder96]

If you want dive into Supertramp at it's full blown best as far as musicianship and sound listen to these two great underrated songs. You won't believe the dynamic range of the band. CANNONBALL and CHILD OF VISION. Different tempos. Different dynamics. All Supertramp. Enjoy

[@DariusSarrafi]

That "funny sound" which plays the countermelody during the chorus is a synth with a lot of white noise and vibrato! This song is among their songs which I call "whirling dervishes" which put you in a state of trance if you let them!

[@martingilbey1618]

The album (Crime of The Century) is the losely told story of 'Rudy' a young man struggling to cope with life. - Each song leads onto the next and is best listened through in sequence.

[@lynda3860]

my husband used to sing this at the top of his voice lovely track great album

[@micknordstrom2591]

This album is a masterpiece!!!

[@badplay156]

The sort of airy almost spooky sound is a synthesizer however it sounds exactly like a musical saw. Yes there is such a thing. I saw one on TV many years ago and it sounded just like that.

[@ChataCovers]

Crime of the Century is Supertramps first Successful Album u should check out more songs on it

[@wungoodguy]

That whimsical, scince-fictiony sound comes from a really interesting instrument called the theremin. It's an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer. It's basically two antennas in the shape of an L. You play it by moving your hand in the air, bringing it closer and farther from the antennas, to make different notes and different volume. The most famous use of it might be the whistling spacy sound in the Star Trek theme. Led Zeppelin uses it in Whole Lotta Love. And the Beach Boys used it on Good Vibrations. It's really cool!

[@steveshampine9047]

1975 (June) Midnight Special. Perfectly played...with umbrella and tablecloth. Magic

[@cousinjack2841]

Brilliant and the lady totally gets it. There are so many levels in Roger's / Supertramps compositions with lots going on in the background. They use such a wide array of instruments, conflicting and complementing melodies running behind the main and counter backing vocals that the nearest band I can compare them to is the one and only Pink Floyd. Great stuff guys.

[@surlechapeau]

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

[@Mary-cz8pf]

Thanks for reacting to this. I love the lyrics. I always took it as someone having problems and he just wants to be there for them. I saw a video of just him in concert. He had an orchestra playing. This guy had cancer and wroter Roger and he sent him tickets and dedicated this song to him. After seeing that, it really made me love the song more. That one was sounded better without Supertramp. Love you guys back ❤️

[@mickeyd6444]

Glad they got to this one Mary!

[@Mary-cz8pf]

@@mickeyd6444 I am too. Thanks

[@AsiaandBJ]

Thank you for the request, Mary! We enjoyed this song!!

[@brxee]

Whole album is superb!

[@Montang2007]

Fantastic Roger!!

[@Jeannie585]

50th anniversary of this album, still got mine from the 70's

[@nicholasgordon2232]

Absolutely love this song

[@marksummers1700]

i love the look on your faces... it's like you're so intent on hearing the lyrics... and, in this case, he has something he wants you to hear...

[@moniquekoningstein1877]

Rich layered heart wrenching song ...this is music.

[@paulcalder2792]

Classic song that builds to an incredible finish. The odd sound heard in this song, is created by an instrument called a thermin

[@randybass8842]

Anything by Supertramp is good. Their whole collection is excellent. I recommend you listen to the song "Dreamer." It's on this same "Crime of the Century" album.

[@barba7521]

This kind of music is intended for listening to as an activity on its own. It should never be background music. The complexity of the arrangement needs proper attention. I love this one and the lyrics are great

[@RexAlfieLee]

Hide In Your Shell is an absolute masterpiece for its time. In those days it was common thought that breaking out & pressuring people into loosening up. Of course in reality it never works but that doesn't minimise the genius that Roger brought into this song. The build-up to crack the shell & the final breakthrough or climax to the sax at the end is just superb. You should do Ain't Nobody But Me which is a Jekyll & Hyde masterpiece.

[@stevedotwood]

The sound you're talking about, Asia, is a theremin (Look it up: you move your hand across a thin metal thread and the pitch changes). Anyway, you have perfect ears to detect something subtle like that

[@WilliamJones-sf5pt]

The whimsical sound? They had a lady sit in who could play a saw with a bow - playing it like a violin - during both of the two choruses.

[@JOHNRIZOPOULOS-p6i]

the entire albun is under rated. Listen from beginning to end. So many great songs.

[@JohnJackson-si5bz]

The theremin is so interesting and creepy. They used that instrument in old horror films.

[@kdkitchen3175]

Favorite song on my favorite album, Crime of the Century... Thank you❤️

[@ricksiracusa1374]

Watch last concert where they end there run as a band, unbelievable.

[@PetroniloPocaspulgas]

JUST BEAUTIFUL THOSE WERE REAL ARTISTS. YOU CAN HEAR IN THE BACKGROUND THE WEIRDEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CREATED BY A RUSSIAN SCIENTIST CALLED THE THEMERIN A VERY HIGH SOUND

[@jailnurse]

That instrument you hear in the background is called a Theremin

[@simonvanthoff]

It's actually a 'singing saw' (in Dutch: zingende zaag). It's literally an old fashioned saw which you make trembling/sing with the bow of a violin. Kind regards from The Netherlands, Simon 🎹

[@davidbentley145]

Hmmm nise react guys to this classic piece...I believe the instrument your missus heard playing in the background playing is possibly a theremin...one of the first electronic musical instruments created in 1920...

[@bobdelp2023]

WHAT YOU SEE IS JUST ILLUSION, YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY CONFUSION! 😊THIS WAS THE REALLLLL GOOD SUPERTRAMP YOU GUYS, ( 74-77 )💯 NOT BREAKFAST 😮THIS COMES OFF OF ( CRIME OF THE CENTURY, DEFINITELYYYY ONE OF THE TOP 50 ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME!

[@martinhenry7362]

Now you've done this one you've got to do "From now on", it's magical

[@davidhuggan6315]

Agreed

[@diaryofanaxeman539]

Supertramp was probably one of the most successful Progressive bands from the 1970's, right beside Emerson, Lake and Palmer . Crime of the Century was America's first introduction to Supertramp, but their album Breakfast in America was their biggest hit, but in the 1970's, like Stevie Wonder, Supertramp couldn't make a mistake, even if they tried . Deepest love song that they ever wrote was "Even In The Quietest Moments" .... basically, the essence of the exploration of falling in love with another Soul .

[@lluissm3789]

I love this song!

[@Nandello]

Thanks for sharing, it´s a very good song

[@vincenthewlett4329]

This is my go to song when i really need to get a grip of myself , you know the odd times you feel down pissed off , it just picks me up

[@delolover6216]

A masterpiece of music

[@thatfelladownunder9396]

My favourite song on a flawless auburn.

[@danielnordeen8410]

Back in the day at college when an album and good friends and doobie is all you needed

[@salmuscles]

“Rudy” is the best song on this great album...

[@doplinger1]

Close - School first, THEN Rudy! 😄

[@salmuscles]

@@doplinger1 yes that’s true

[@daveheesen9174]

title track

[@pingbong34]

I love this song.

[@calecollins8110]

A time we all have experienced in our lives…i was kicked outta school 16, all my friends left behind sent away…

[@hackapump]

I interpret this as someone reaching out to a person who is in a deep clinical depression, referring to that person's beauty, which is something a depressed person could never see themselves. (Depressives certainly do hide in a shell, out of of apathy, but sometimes for protection too).

[@franckmedina3346]

the special sound of the supertramp

[@tugg59]

saw them 79 Breakfast in America tour Detroit great stage show👍👍

[@notanotherenigma7759]

That instrument is called a theremin..

[@randybass8842]

Asia, we are all in a shell sometimes.

[@gregjames9875]

Listen to Take the Long Way Home, Give a Little Bit, or Oh Lord, is it Mine. They would give you a good idea as to why Tramp was so popular.

[@lancelange9377]

The absolute emotional desperation in Roger's voice really hits me.

[@MBighk]

Check out the lyrics. One of the saddest songs I've ever heard. Hits me every time.

[@WilliamBrown-mn2zl]

Awesome "feel" good music....thanx

[@cousmaster]

THE KINGS OF MIND MUSIC

[@stevehand4253]

Nice work guys

[@AsiaandBJ]

Thank you so much 😀

[@melvinwomack3717]

YESSS!

[@guystewart9554]

best band there has ever been

[@gregjames9875]

Breakfast in America is an amazing album.

[@joerenaud8292]

That high pitch wailing sound in the background that Asia kept hearing, sounds an awful lot like a Theremin, I'm not saying it was a Theremin instrument but it sounds very much like one. A Theremin was a strange musical instrument that was used in older science fiction movies where you'd hear that wailing sound which was made by a metal electrified rod that stands vertical and you place you hand near it to change the pitch which creates these out of this world strange wailing sounds.

[@drive5050]

We had some pretty cool music back in the day, didn't we?

[@donalddonney1595]

❤

[@sll3057]

Masterpiece

[@kenwell3498]

just a great band

[@jamesklotz7824]

Don’t forget to react to slim harpo baby scratch my back great harmonica and very bluesy

[@richardcranium5048]

Asylum from this same album, I've got in my top 10 all time... Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum, I'm just as sane as anyone, it's just a game, I play for fun