mrbluesky

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Steve Howe: Beginnings
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Steve Howe: Beginnings
7 nov 16
Solo debut with flying colors, beautiful tracks and artwork, unique voice, remarkable mastery.
Supertramp: Paris
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Supertramp: Paris
9 jun 17
A top-class live performance, the best of Supertramp plus an excellent recording. Magnificent.
  • dsalva
    9 jun 17
    this also deserves a place in the top ten of live albums
  • nix
    9 jun 17
    beautiful record
  • pier_paolo_farina
    12 jun 17
    I adore Supertramp. I find their pop perfect (almost) because behind the lightness of Davies's lyrics and Hodgson's falsettos lies a richness and true genius in terms of harmonic and melodic progressions. Playing the piano parts of "Goodbye Stranger," "Crazy," and "Hide in your Shell" brings me absolute joy. The "almost" associated with their perfect pop pertains to the second half of their career, after "Brother Where You Bound," which is indeed much, too inferior, as well as Hodgson's progressive outbursts ("Fools Overture," "Child of Vision"... which does have a great piano solo by Davies) that are lamentable and dull. I will always be grateful to a brilliant musician like Hodgson; a handful of his songs reside in the noblest and most important corner of my heart, true little examples of things for which it is worth being in this world despite many other terrible aspects. If I were lucky enough to meet him, I would say a simple and colossal THANK YOU.
  • nix
    12 jun 17
    This time I completely share the intervention of pier_paolo_farina (where I distanced myself from his opinions on the Velvet Underground): "a handful of his songs are in the noblest and most important corner of my heart," strong words but totally shared. However, I believe that Hodgson, undoubtedly a great artist, must be held accountable for the dissolution of this fantastic and unforgettable group. I may be mistaken, but wasn't it he who ignited the feud among the members that led Supertramp to separate? Correct me, pier_paolo_farina, if I'm wrong and if you know the history.
  • pier_paolo_farina
    13 jun 17
    Hodgson doesn’t strike me as the type to engage in fierce disputes; however, it’s a fact that he left after successfully completing the last tour, leaving the brand and career to others. What a pity: the balance was perfect, the earthy Davies and the freak Hodgson, so different yet complementary, alternating in the composition and arrangement of the pieces, with the other three executing them as skilled musicians (it is said that the two leaders presented their respective pieces, arranged and refined down to the last note from Tom and the sax blow).

    Like a significant portion of the greatest bands in rock history (Beatles, Zeppelin, Floyd, Genesis, etc.), the special chemistry between a couple or more of talented and unique personalities made a difference in Supertramp, enhancing the quality and density of good songs with few fillers.

    It's a fact that Hodgson alone and Davies with the surviving Supertramp members have achieved little, a mere trifle compared to what they could have produced together. Like Lennon and McCartney, like Waters and Gilmour, like Page and Plant and Jones.
  • Flame
    13 jun 17
    Thank you so much for the tip, Mr. I had no idea about this live. If you say it's good and includes the best of the superbarboni, I'll rush to grab it.
  • mrbluesky
    13 jun 17
    it's a "petaloso" live
  • nix
    13 jun 17
    I’m sure the group split after a fight between Hodgson and Davies. Their last concert with the traditional lineup, held in Germany, is on YouTube; I don’t remember which city. At that concert, Davies officially announces the breakup to the world, while Hodgson, with a grim face, comments on the announcement with someone backstage, all in front of the cameras.
    Flame, take it easy. The album is a gem.
Supertramp: Breakfast In America
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Supertramp: Breakfast in America
9 feb 17
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