70s Supergroups: Supertramp
June 6th 2011 02:08
Supertramps definitive album - Breakfast In America
After placing an ad in Melody Maker, Davies assembled Supertramp.
Though initially categorized as progressive rock, this iconic 70s band featuring Roger Hodgson (vocals, piano, guitar, cello), Richard Palmer (vocals, guitar, balalaika), and former stage actor Robert Millar (percussion, harmonica) incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music.
However, the experiment (by and large failed dismally) with some spectacular creative disasters which saw little or no following for the group meaning Miesegaes withdraw his financial support completely.
With Davies and Hodgson the only founding members to remain from the carnage, so began an extensive search for replacements and soon the lineup that would be responsible for Supertramp's definitive sound crystalised, comprising new members Doug Thomson (bass), Bob Siebenberg (percussion), and John Helliwell (woodwinds, saxophone, keyboards).
Already known for their use of the Wurlitzer electric piano and saxophone the expanded Supertramp was forced to redesign their sound.
Establishing a more pop-oriented form of progressive rock, the band had a hit with their third album, Crime of the Century before hitting real pay dirt with their 1979 masterpiece Breakfast in America.
While the band garnered little respect from some music critics the album sold more than 18 million copies by 1990 a string of international hits including "Dreamer", "Give a Little Bit", "The Logical Song", "Breakfast in America", "Goodbye Stranger", "Take the Long Way Home".
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