The Meaning - Roger Hodgson (co-founder of Supertramp), Writer and Composer

[@abyios]

Every song on this album is a classic in my opinion. Takes me back to my partying days and the good times I had with great friends and good times. Always loved this particular song. It's true that music is the soundtrack of our lives.

[@claudiagl8423]

Trilha sonora da minha adolescência. Curto até hoje!!

[@MrTexxan8]

I agree

[@julialucas1482]

Supertramp helped me get through so many heartbreaks. They are the medicine the soul craves.

[@jpr593]

The first 40 seconds are like a medieval dream coming from nowhere; what incredible inspiration, sounds, atmosphere.

[@emailtonyob]

At 53 years old I still love Supertramp, I am a huge Pink Floyd fan but Supertramp always appeals to another side of me, I love their virtuosity and commitment to detail both musically and lyrically. Every note and word is carefully thought out, just listen, probe through the surface and you will find out more. My personal fave is Even in the quietest moments....or Took a boat Sunday, depending on my mood. Either way, Supertramp serves many emotional needs for me, most nostalgic at this stage, but nobody can take away the genius of their craft, it lives on.

[@bjdplumbing]

Im 41 and my first concert ever was Floyd.. My last concert was Roger Hodgeson!!! I like the way you think Tony :-)

[@dlancaster1234]

Tony O'Brien One of my favourite Supertramp albums! I always dreamed of owning a bar and calling it "Even in the Quietest Moments..." with the album cover as the bar's sign. Took a boat in sunday is called "Down Stream" and is one of my fave Rick Davies tunes of all time! The Fool's Overture is a magnificent end to that record, with Sir Winston Churchill telling it like it is/was. Treasured memories for sure....

[@aymarpescador7217]

tenho 55 anos e tb sou fã do pink floyd mas supertramp não canso de ouvir em qualquer momento. sensacional.

[@veritygail]

As another 53 year old I couldn't agree more - takes me back to happy carefree times and now can still relate - UNREAL :)

[@harrisbergshell]

I couldn't agree with you more. I am also a Pink Floyd fan, but Supertramp were, are and will always be the band of all bands for me. Pure musicianship and poetry.

[@LuisVidrioTipsyConsejos]

All this album is excellent.!! It is my favourite album of Supertramp.

[@kgk4L96]

The fact that they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is proof enough that that place is garbage.

[@everettmercer9737]

Fantastic albums collection…

[@francishughes2016]

& Mine.

[@KevinJohnson-jc9ju]

Crisis? What Crisis? Supertramp helped me escape the bad things in my life, it seemed like a lot of their songs were written for me... Like this album I was 15 years old and lost my best friend (mom) to cancer that year.

[@steelyman08]

This song (both lyrically &musically) just reminded me of how truly excellent music used to be. I love a great many tracks on this album, but this one is really special.

[@PRdeSO]

Same here man, I bet your second favorite of the album is a Soapbox Opera

[@steelyman08]

@@PRdeSO Sister Moonshine surprisingly enough, but Soapbox Opera is phenomenal. It's truly hard to choose faves. It's really more about certain moods at different times (-:

[@everettmercer9737]

One of the greatest pieces of music ever written thank you 😊

[@everettmercer9737]

Hi Roger ! It’s your friend from Edmonton, Canada We met in the fabulous 90’s

[@MrsClippit]

When I was a child, I worshiped Supertramp. But I was too young to understand the lyrics.Try as I might,I did not see clearly. Ah foolish youth! I was fascinated by the etheric melodys, and the cute guys in the group! LOL!! Now, I listen to the lyrics with a full life that has been lived and I totally am taken to another level of enlightenment and love for Supertramp and especially Roger Hodgsons writing. Simply timeless and amazing.

[@BassickS77]

That’s awesome

[@madcows2009]

Supertramp was always there. Right from first love to first heartbreak..... and onward.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Grand epic, and, as always with Supertramp, the song takes you to an unexpected ending. John Helliwell nails the sax, per usual, everyone else on the mark. Five stars out of five, as is the album it comes from.

[@BorlandRIP7]

The band of my life : child in the 70's, teenage in the 80's, adult in the 90's and today father ...Supertramp is my life soundtrack.

[@teemo47]

I hear you brother. After all these years the music is still true.

[@MsMthomson]

Totally! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

[@Jellybeantiger]

Same mate,when the 80’s came,I knew the greatest era of rock music had ended ,the 70’s,I still haven’t recovered.

[@steelyman08]

@@Jellybeantiger Too right. And I was only 15 at that time. But I remember the seventies better than any other era. I think "The Wall" may have been the final great offering ~ the lowering of the curtain on an epic decade.

[@anamariabastosoreiro8512]

My father died 1979, supertramp"s music help me a lot, my soul would gratefull forever this songs. I WAS 13 AT TIME

[@tspwill1]

+ana maria bastosoreiro It must have been very painful for you.. god bless you. It is soulful music and glad it helped you through your difficult time. Peace and Love to you.

[@ralphdoremy-fasola2796]

Same for me, one year older when l lost my mom in 1980.

[@ricotubbs432]

So was to me

[@fadiber2529]

Mon frère est mort en 1991 et Supertramp me rappelle tellement de souvenirs. Que votre père repose en paix 🙏

[@j2ailes972]

Music is something against heart, soul desease. When I have bad feelings in my heart, I play with my 12 strings guitar and play or try play Roger Hodgson's songs and I can say that I feel his gratitude.

[@brentonl]

Song has more 'Meaning' now than ever before. Pure magic

[@ricardoroy1226]

Rick Davies - melodica, synthesizers Roger Hodgson - lead vocals, 12-string guitar John Helliwell - saxophones, clarinet Dougie Thomson - bass guitar Bob Siebenberg - drums

[@jpr593]

The dream line-up.

[@DanielMorin-lx3xb]

Don't forget Bob C. Benbetg on drums.

[@stevehilgers5844]

Love the short synth melody in the middle of the Song

[@alicegelli]

Foi o som da minha adolescência. Cresci com supertramp.

[@tspwill1]

I remember seeing Supertramp at the CNE stadium in Toronto in the 70s a few times. The amazing thing with them is you could close your eyes and they sounded precisely like the record. No dubbing, no auto correct, clean, simple, pure, excellence. Musicians:) Very rare, precious indeed. Thank you boys:)

[@mawsjumbler]

I saw them there too, Mark. I'll never forget "Rudy" being played with that giant screen and the 'runaway' train. Great Entertainment!!

[@maxdamiann]

Same here. Still have the ticket. Fantastic concert.

[@tspwill1]

@@mawsjumbler yes it was so 😎 cool! Faster and faster the train went.. did we honestly realize how awesome life was ... just right then ???? We got on that train....,.. little did we know

[@tspwill1]

@@maxdamiann Thanks for reminding me tonight .., have been listening to Crisis? What Crisis...talk about foreshadowing fast forward 40 years .., my goodness this band was just exceptional!!

[@dianemackintosh6773]

Akways loved this album since it's release in 1975 after been blown away by Crime of the Century. Supertramp what super musical geniuses.

[@dimitriosvarsos9402]

SUPERTAMP Album - one of the greatest and above all other albums of the Group

[@peteryyz43]

The change in pitch and intonation at the end of the 'mea-NING' phrase that Roger does at 3:56 , drives me absolutely bloody crazy...genius vocal!!

[@MyTzipi]

supertramp forever !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ReneeKnightYogaRani]

supertramp is still relevant today!

[@okguy1282]

For some reason this is my favorite Supertramp album. Just the way it was done with the songs flowing one after the other. Just magic!

[@hervepannier4145]

Simply the Best of the best. Link to a special part of my life. 45 years ago at the college. So far , so good

[@MC-jv6fs]

I know EXACTLY what u mean . Cool!

[@riccardoivani8]

This song, one of the most stunning and obscure, Is credited to the whole band and Is included n the Supertramp's LP CRISIS WHAT CRISIS realeased in 1975.

[@maikedudde]

meine erste LP, die ich mir gekauft habe. Eine tolle Erinnerung

[@jimic111154]

This may be the best song on the Album. Hard to decide!

[@Ned67]

This man is a genius !

[@raulmoya3186]

The guitar arpegios of this song are....magic

[@isajaffrez8380]

Merci supertramp pour cette musique, ces paroles : irremplaçable... comme un précédent fan : even in the quiestest moments est ma préférée ,, mais toutes les chansons reflètent un véritable talent : Bravo

[@dagsbollox]

Just love everything they have done ......never gets old ....superb stuff ....

[@richardkenney5047]

this is my most favorite album from the band

[@lunyae]

J'ai toujours trouvé cette chanson assez intriguante, notamment l'intro qui est assez particulière... Mais la voix de Roger est tellement puissante, et presque un peu plaintive sur celle ci, qu'elle me touche vraiment.. Et toujours ces magnifiques paroles, toutes en poésie.. Oui, c'est ça, cet homme est un poête...

[@parva1731]

SIR ROGER HODGSON YOU RE THE BEST

[@norwegianzound]

Nope...not a Sir.

[@richardkenney5047]

crisis? what crisis?... probably my most favorite album of the whole bunch. crime of the century would come in as second for me.

[@tonymcquarters6593]

my fav supertramp album..a masterpiece from start to finish..

[@stormcutter59]

This song will forever have an emotional resonance with me. It just reminds me of me, my friends and family. Life in it's journey. A masterpiece of a song with an incredible band behind it. Supertramp forever!

[@bryanl.morrison552]

its that kind of song for sure

[@kingtantalus2633]

Almost forgot what it's like to listen to an album all the way through with no bad songs.

[@79SteelyMatt]

Supertramp is one of the top 10 bands of all time-superior musicianship,lyrically outstanding and one of the best live bands ever

[@GuilhermeSilva-rp2it]

beatles / stones / zeppelin / who / genesis / pink floyd / jethro tull / smiths / police / cream / fleetwood mac / u2 - I guess I miss 10 or 12, Dire Straits ? Tears for Fears ? Alan Parsons ? Alman Brothers?

[@pol1315]

Guilherme Silva only beatles are better, the other bands are either on par or worse

[@kevinkline7242]

You are correct. And this is their best album according to me. (And Roger Hodgson)

[@FrancescoBellringer]

@@GuilhermeSilva-rp2it Queen! Although I do like you included Jethro Tull

[@FrancescoBellringer]

@@kevinkline7242 according to roger it’s his favourite album, he didn’t say it was the best

[@redsquirrel1086]

I absolutely loved this band. I still do to this day.

[@seenoevo3497]

John Helliwell's horns on Supertramp tunes are perhaps my favorite in all of rock.

[@GuilhermeSilva-rp2it]

I always thought the same. The sax in Supertramp tunes plays a role as the french horns in Alan Parsons ones.

[@tarasyonka6462]

BLOODY WELL RIGHT!!!

[@MrTrueseventh]

Yes ! ... very in-tune, great blending with the rest of the band and a complete absence of 'smooth jazz' Kenny G isms.

[@wavecannon3688]

One of my favourite albums of all.

[@hoofhearted3035]

I was stationed at Nellis AFB in 1976, and one day I heard some awesome tunes blasting down the hallway from a friend's room. I was hooked. I asked him who the heck that band was. He said Supertramp. WOW!!! I promptly bought all of their LP albums as soon as they came out. Definitely one of the best bands ever!!!

[@kychororo]

god i love Roger si dsmn much, he's such a great composer

[@danielllamas1715]

énorme ,fabuleux album , à 50 ans c'est ma deloréan !!!

[@bernardelias976]

One Of my favorites! From one of the best Supertramp albums ever.

[@TheWolf1340]

From the best album of that marvelous band ... when Hogdson was the amazing part with his voice and writing. It could be just a point a view but I'm quiet sure that if you listen this piece of art more than twice, you will never stop to restart. A jewel? No! A patrimonium of mankind!

[@manuelpastoraragon4312]

What It was, it's and Will be for ever......??....??...Great Band!!

[@MC-jv6fs]

Roger likes this album ! He seems to have a good taste.This song alone powered me 2 years going through the worlds disturbing ways- it must be very strong ---thank you for expressing this gem,so we can remember.

[@DanielMorin-lx3xb]

A timeless classic and masterpiece of Supertramp. Excellent intro. Excellent Roger Hodgson as lead singer. An excellent song to be rediscovered. One of their top 20 best songs in history. Supertramp is one of my all-time favorite bands.

[@kevinlarson1522]

Classic by today's time but a music and song that can never be duplicated. Ever. Roger, I am 53 and I have been listening to you and Supertramp since I can remember,,,,,,,,,Thank You!!!

[@elieli5976]

Amo a Supertramp 😍👌

[@legueuxgueule3431]

it was the first LP i've ever baught....i was 13 years old and beginning to learn english ( i'm french ) SUPERTRAMP will never die!!

[@scrowley911]

To me this was the best of their albums.

[@ericfellner3524]

Happy Birthday Roger!!

[@martytruelove5026]

This group was Very popular in the Ottawa area starting in the mid-seventies...and it never gets old.

[@rogerhodgson]

Hi Marty Truelove, you will be glad to hear Roger and his band will be returning to Ottawa on Dec. 8 - We hope to see you!

[@HvidJohn]

Roger Hodgson When are you and the band visit denmark ??

[@9rugbyroy]

Marty Truelove Yeah I'm from St. Louis and I have seen them there as well... K-she 95 real rock radio were big supporters !!!

[@martytruelove5026]

Roger Hodgson You will see AND hear me there for sure,Love your music.

[@awakeinformed2881]

+Roger Hodgson You are AMAZING! From the depths of my soul, THANK YOU for all the years of profound and beautiful music!

[@bradgilker3429]

Rogers favourite Supertramp album

[@cdleon1]

A prophet of songwriting, years ahead of his time...

[@nandsall9492]

roger's songs are so intense...he hits the mark on so many levels...I need a rest now...where's oh darling?

[@brentsarazin4346]

I was at two of Supertramps concerts in the mid 70's and will never forget their pure talent and attention to detail of lyrics, sound and lighting!

[@hcbnett]

At 65 years , Beautiful, brings back memories and feels as if the 70's was yesterday

[@Dommus50]

It's Supertramp with Roger Hodgson. Great group. Great music!

[@lastrada52]

Great songs on this album. Quite a classic. Hodgson's voice is one of the best light-hearted rock voices to ever be recorded. Relaxes me to listen to this guy.

[@carolinen1356]

The music combined to his spectacular voice make me travel my emotions. I first saw Supertramp in 1978 (I was 13). In a few days I will be fifty and finally appreciate the deepness of the lyrics. I will be there on the third of december in Montreal at Mr Hodgson's show. Will probably cry the whole way through.....

[@fabricioassismg5622]

I really love this song, since the 80's, when was a kid!

[@bjdplumbing]

I saw Roger Roger live in RADelaide a couple of years ago.. I was surrounded by people my mums age, my age and even quite a few younger.. Best concert ever.. I could have closed my eyes and thought i was listening to the album, His voice is still the same......

[@Candyflyfish]

I was fortunate enough to enjoy listening to this beautiful song for the first time live during the last show of Roger in Birmingham (UK) May 26-2013, spectacular the scene setting, and the Roger entry on stage with this great song.

[@larrypapac9805]

2 hits LSD,1978 Amazing is all I can say...opened My eyes!

[@PunishedFelix]

dude im fuckin jealous

[@SusanJamieson-4]

hahahahaha!

[@supergormas]

Outstanding track from a great album. Must have played this track a thousand times in my youth much to the annoyance of my parents!

[@brian_dunne]

Roger's a musical genius.

[@chrisstratford1333]

Absolutely exquisite music and lyrics. Supertramp are responsible for some of the best 'out-ros' ever.

[@meloland5649]

Great song

[@hassandoukkali3611]

heart in tears ....if trying to play hero we just can take a losing bullet...

[@stevelee2467]

My older brother had this album on 8 track. I played it over and over and over and over. I love Crime of the Century and Only in the quietest moments too but if I could only listen to one Supertramp album for the rest of my life I really think it would be Crisis What Crisis.

[@julesxavier2705]

I had no idea this album existed in '75 as I did not discover Supertramp until I was 17, in the summer of '76 at White Lake Provincial Park in Northern Ontario, where I was a Junior Ranger.

[@fernandomf9901]

En aquellos momentos no nos dábamos cuenta de las maravillas q estas Bandas nos entregaban en disco o en vivo. Irrepetibles.

[@carollechubey2095]

What a voice can't get enough of Supertramp.Love them!..

[@davidstopford3165]

Great song from a great album. Especially the title song. So much brilliant music done in this decade.

[@AnaCristina-dy1xt]

Essa é magnifica! Do album Crisis? What Crisis? de 1974, The meaning. Eterno, grandioso, competente.......................Roger Hodgson/ Supertramp!

[@marcosfrancisco7046]

Esse disco é de 1975 , o de 1974 é o crime of the century.

[@dlancaster1234]

I have learned a lot from Supertramp in my life... They got me through my parent's divorce & my teenage years, very dodgy & fraught with problems & doubt. They are a solid band with incredible music and this is what sustained me more than anything, their staying power.... Their Big hits "Breakfast In America" & "Crime Of The Century" were always played for the public, but if you wanted to hear little gems like "Indelibly Stamped" & "Crisis What Crisis" you basically were shit out of luck... You had to by their albums & listen... I wish for a simpler time when Music was always this great and so much to choose from... Love..... :-)

[@ceeceety2320]

You took the words right out of my mouth! Oh man, if only. At least we still have the music to get us through. Tammie Parrish Miller

[@aaronrojas5399]

Spoken so very well dlancaster...

[@christopherhann6725]

dlancaster1234 ditto my friend they some how got me through some tuff times and I still think they are one of the best bands ever

[@rokyericksonroks]

Somehow, the world is easier to face when you’ve got a Supertramp tune buzzing around in your head.

[@jchayden1391]

Another amazing and incredible song from the great Roger Hodgson

[@brianboothby1376]

I couldn't have said it better, most people only heard what is on the radio, they have so many amazing songs....

[@mikemorton9231]

What a great song! I have not been fortunate to be in the audience when he performed this song but maybe 2014 will be the year. Roger sings this with such emotion that you can't help but be moved.

[@ali40love]

I saw Supertramp 3 times in the 70's. When will Roger be coming back on tour in SoCal.? I'd for sure go to to see him again! 💙✌

[@analuisabarros98]

Some of their best work.

[@srgbuffalobuffalony7112]

I wish I could tell you how much we worshipped them in Buffalo in the late 70s. Truly!! We lived for these guys and listened to every single song/album and travelled to see them in concert. They were the absolute best - the best! We had some chemical help on the weekends but we did not need it, in retrospect - but liked it! We were so mellow with 'Tramp songs on the turn table. We loved them and everyone just mellowed out with them all night. I miss them - 70s style - sooooo bad. Thank you for this.

[@talisbriedis]

+Green Infrastructure Buffalo NY Buffalo NY In Toronto, we were crazy about Supertramp also. Worshiped them for years. Very close friends also has a cover band.

[@portkembla1955]

+Green Infrastructure Buffalo NY Buffalo NY I was driving through San Diego in '78 as part of my travels. I saw that Supertramp were playing that night. I bought a ticket for $5. The support act didn't turn up. When Supertramp started playing people 'lit up'. All my friends back here in Oz were envious.

[@antbarath]

One of the best albums i as know in my entire life!...

[@infamousjosh9304]

Even now, some 30 years after first hearing this, it still touches my heart, the lyrics are so deep....faith is important.....believe it......god bless

[@MsJoyLarkspur]

If I only knew then ...what I know now. Love is all that matters.

[@XPMize]

omg, Roger Hodgson putting himself this jewel on KZbin. One again, thanks Mr Hodgson : your music still has its small yet significant place in my life. There are so many stars shining in the sky no-one will ever count them, but I know that what you gave us is amongst them.

[@TheDeadeye42]

I was given a copy of 'Crisis, What Crisis?' by someone sitting next to the DJ at 96 Rock (Atlanta), in 1975, when I was 7 years old. I remember getting home and being absolutely blown away, while listening to it on our gigantic,old,steam powered Magnavox console stereo, I still have it, I still spin it, and it still holds its own as much as it did the first time I heard it. Thanks, guys. :)

[@traceybanik9942]

TheDeadeye42 they are the most talented musicians ever!!!

[@peabojan9639]

Tremendous.

[@jeroen2443]

O my god i'm so much into technical music, for years and years now.....Now i hear this again...It rocks my basis, what is the meaning, what is the answer......Crime and Crisis.

[@philtunstall304]

Loved supertramp great songs different from most groups at the time. !am 63 and still listen to them on KZbin .happy day ssssss

[@JeffBishop_KB3QMT]

This was my favorite album back in '76. An AOR station had played a couple of songs on the radio and I was hooked. It's still good.

[@manuj4507]

Oh my God! this is a masterpiece...

[@bobhipjazzhopdantas4624]

Eu amo este tema me transporta p/uma época mágica e inesquecível anos 70,80e 90 Thanks Supertramp ❤

[@francishughes2016]

JEEZ, Supertramp are FANTASTIC, when all my buddies were listening to motown, i went past that & got into Supertramp, their songs are really deep, & meaningful, its Hodgson, & his gr8 lyrics, his songs are timeless, & brilliant. Hodgson's solo stuff is equally brilliant, but i have not hear much of Rick Davies,s stuff, (his songwriting partner), Hodgson is a fantastic songwriter, he really is.

[@bigcwdbjd78]

classic underplayed supertramp song. can,t get enough of it....

[@MsMthomson]

Roger is still totally on point! Magical, would not miss him, ah the memories. :)