That Heartbreaking Moment When Supertramp Had to Quit

[@Beamshipcaptain]

I fell in love with SUPERTRAMP back in 1977 with the "Even in the Quietest Moment" LP.

[@LoyalOpposition]

Supertramp is the most underrated band. I urge people to listen to "Crisis? What Crisis?" and the non-hits. Thanks for the interview, John!

[@WilliamJones-sf5pt]

No one ever gets the humor of the title perhaps because of the question marks. It hit me like a slap in the face: "Cry Sister what Christ is!" Did everyone get this bit of subtlety and I'm just dense?

[@nataliemccrory3874]

This band is one of my favourites. Was there in /83 Toronto ❤❤

[@marceror]

Breakfast in America is a perfect album. Every track has a powerful impact on me.

[@markcampbell7554]

I definitely think Supertramp were one of the coolest and most underrated band's of all time. They didn't sound like every other band out there and that for me was part of their charm. That and consistently strong material. I don't think anyone wants to see a great band end, but look at the incredible legacy they have left for us to enjoy.

[@stevejeffrey11]

Best concert I ever saw was just Roger Hodgson and one other guy accompanying on various instruments

[@robertpuffer9721]

Very hard for me to explain to people just how good the "Breakfast in America" tour was in 1978. I still think for that periof of time Supertramp was the best concert experience going.

[@marklevy8443]

I saw that tour in Toronto back in the day. Supertramp till this day is one of the best concerts I’ve seen to date!!!

[@1970sRacing]

they only quit when Rick was very ill, He is doing better now and performing with his band

[@jimtaylor8009]

Seen them in 1984. It was the best concert I ever seen to this day!!!

[@corradopuglisi6204]

what a great band. I love their music

[@bruinz0413]

Crime of the Century and Even in the Quietest Moments, easily my two faves!

[@williamlangan5902]

I'd include Even In The Quietest Moments. It's a great album from beginning to end, especially the last song Fools Overture.

[@TPaine1776]

It's the first of theirs I bought and is still my favorite.

[@chrisclermont456]

Thanks for this, John. Love your channel. Supertramp was a phenomenal band and "Breakfast In America" is one of the best recorded LPs I've ever heard. Carl Verheyen went to the same music school I went to, and I remember how excited we all were when he got that gig. Keep up the good work!!

[@rhaddon66]

Supertramp music is pure, from the heart.

[@bobdudy7177]

The Best of Musicianship and Content of Catalog of Song's, one of the Best Band's ever.

[@Beamshipcaptain]

I LOVED Supertramp back in high school in the late 1970s!! Super band!

[@paolovincent6800]

8th Grade we would yell "Right !!!! "and the you would hear :Quite Right !!!" and all together "Bloody Well Right ! "

[@peggyt1243]

Without Roger Hodgson, it is not Supertramp.

[@luisalonsoecheverria]

I had tickets to see Supertramp w/Rick, John, and Bob at the O2 in London. I was moving to London for my Masters, but bought my ticket nearly a year in advanced. I was supremely disappointed that the tour was cancelled because although I’d previously seen Roger perform a great show, I was curious about the more recent incarnation of the band. And nowadays, I tend to gravitate more to Rick’s songs. I’m glad Rick is better now and I hope them tour again at some point, but we shall see.

[@yvonnelowe1707]

I saw Roger in Birmingham, he was good, but the Supertramp concert was out of this world

[@KEP3365]

Saw the band in ‘83 in Hampton, VA…incredible show and performances. Outstanding!!!!

[@frodofraggins]

I recently saw some interview snippets from Roger and Rick regarding Roger leaving. They were both pretty diplomatic about it. But it sure seems like Roger's ego got in the way to the point that he didn't want his songs mixed with Ricks. And some harsh words must have been said for them to have never repaired the damage.

[@richarddavis5542]

It is always difficult for a quality band like Supertramp to put together a final tour or performance. So many of the members have struggled with health issues. Either way, they would have to include Roger and I'm not sure that could ever happen.

[@canmusiclover]

Excellent interview as always.

[@georgewebber6159]

John & Christine are the most delightful and charming people I've ever met (in the musical artists world) My good luck for having crossed paths with you both.

[@thomasrichmond601]

I appreciate this thank you

[@mapexmac]

Even in the Quietest Moments- totally underrated album, perhaps my second fave after Breakfast… Phenomenally great band, so much great music and profound lyrics. Sad they had to call it quits. The 1978 USA tour - what a show that was!!!

[@unclefido6484]

It was over devastatingly for me when Roger departed.

[@kennycalton5723]

I would put Even In The Quietest Moments at number one myself! 👍 😎

[@stephenbrown310]

Last time I went to see Supertramp, they played in a huge tent in Liverpool uk 2002 on the docks.

[@gtplumbing2004]

I love Supertramp, I mean I really love them.

[@kevinhicks9418]

I don't quite understand why you don't have more subs. I very much enjoy your channel and you do an excellent job with your content!! Best of luck in your future!!

[@AliasMark69]

I have been fortunate enough to have seen Supertramp “The Tramp” Live 4 times. Their live shows are a spectacle and brilliant. Each member is a musical genius. Rick Davies is my favorite keyboards player and John Helliwell is favorite Sax player. He is a blast to watch live. The bass and drummer are awesome and Roger’s guitars are superb. The only live show I put above Supertramp is Pink Floyd, who I have seen 4 times.

[@jmfloyd23]

Supertramp’s earlier albums were some of the best recorded records back then.

[@yvonnelowe1707]

I saw them in London at the o2 and then booked again for that cancelled concert..I can honestly say it was the best ever concert I have ever seen. Gutted that it was cancelled and gutted for Rick. ❤

[@danpage79]

I thought the third would be "Even in the Quietest Moments". Great songs on this Give a Little Bit, Fool's Overture, From Now On, Babaji, and the title track, every song is good. But so, was Crisis? What Crisis? To me their first 4 albums are fantastic. Get better Rick Davies!

[@jefftaylor844]

Just imagine the albums that Supertramp would have released had Roger never left the band and they had kept recording.

[@PaulGarcia-p1q]

Viva Super tramp !!! Mr. Roger H. is a genius. GOD bless him & his family.

[@classicrockriffsandotherbi7737]

Always hoped for a reunion tour with Roger; no new music necessarily, unless they felt they needed to do that in order to introduce something fresh. Oh well. Indeed Breakfast is on my top 10 desert island list.

[@216trixie]

I was such a fan of the band in the '70s in high school, that I have never really accepted them as a band without Roger hodgson. Not fair I know.

[@charmerci]

Completely agree!

[@baronvonlichtenstein]

Breakfast was a masterpiece. Brilliant album. Up there with Turnstiles musically and lyrically.

[@cobeeble]

First! And still working on the Rik Emmett interview I just found here.

[@denniseveland7005]

It would be nice to get Roger back for a final tour.

[@David-xl9cp]

One of the great groups, but very underrated, even their early albums Supertramp and Indelibly Stamped are well worth a listen, different but still Supertramp and great.

[@annasumicz9702]

I can't believe he didn't pick "Even in The Quietest Moments"!!(it has to be one of my favourites!) I'd take that any day over Breakfast in America! (which I've never liked....even when it first came out ....still don't like it!!)

[@duncanarsenault]

viva la Supertramp!

[@Nodrodsky]

I F@%$NG love Supertramp.

[@patrickwilder6492]

I saw Supertramp three different tours before Roger left and once after he was gone. All of the shows were exceptional, but the latter had too many horns for my taste. John’s saxes and woodwinds didn’t need any help as far as I was concerned. It was also quite evident how much Roger brought to the band. They will always be in my top 5 all time on any list !!

[@WilliamJones-sf5pt]

Rick had been working forever in bands fourteen years before he met Roger. I could be off a bit. Shoot, Rick had to quit playing for awhile so he could help support the family.

[@donneumann6546]

As far as i am concerned, Crime Of The Century was #1 followed by Crisis and then Even in the Quietest Moments. Breakfast comes in at#4. The later albums without Roger are very good as well. Never understood why people thought they were no good without Roger! I preferred Rick's voice any day.

[@kenvelickoff4275]

The group Lake sounds

[@dyer2cycle]

I like Supertramp..I always did...but I have always been puzzled why they seem to be classified as "Rock", "AOR Rock", or nowadays, as "Classic Rock"..when I hear them, I hear(and always did) pure pop, or pop rock...

[@kurtbogle2973]

I was driving down Highway 6 in Washington state. I picked up a hitchhiker. He said he had just got out of college and was off on a adventure. I asked him his name. He said Alix Super Bum . I told him that sounds a little fruity doesn't it? Super Tramp has broken up and Alix Supertramp would sound better don't you think. He did change it but I didn't find that out until later. I let him out in Hoquium, and never saw him again in person. I later watched a documentary about rights of passage. Alix Supertramp was the star of the show . It seems he made it to alaska. Then starved to death. It's a little but shocking to be a part of that journey. I did help a little bit. That's all any of us can do for each other is help a little bit.

[@RockHistoryMusic]

That is wild. I never saw the movie "Into the Wild" but i certainly know the story. How did Alex (Chris McCandless) seem? What was your take on him?...John

[@Andrewgtv05]

On the bright side, at least Rick Davis is still alive

[@robertlee4172]

Can we have kippers for breakfast, mummy dear, mummy dear. They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about. Ear worms that resonate within the cavity of my skull.

[@audiononsense1611]

I'll just say for me they lost their way after Crime of the Century (like most, coming into the '80 was the worst thing that ever happened to Rock)!!

[@edwardhassick5768]

Im planning the crime of the century

[@Chuck44442]

I'm surprised they can't replace the member. I know tons of musicians 'cover' their songs. Would promoters take issue with that ??

[@tomhirschel8524]

Far too short.

[@dg1234ify]

Rock, Progressive rock, Pop music, Pop rock, Art rock, Soft rock, New wave, Progressive pop. I hated Rock stations placing "FOLK MUSIC" on air in the U.S. This is not Def Lepard, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest nor Rolling Stone for Pedro's sake. These are the beta male version of Abba. This is Taylor Twerp Shiite...

[@willpeony5534]

Great band but why oh why not hire a talented singer? The voice is an instrument too and these guys would never have tolerated as poor a musician as their singers' voices.