meelleeny manny

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Band of the week- Supertramp

I have been listening to this band since, I don’t know probably 1988. Love them. I know all the words to the "Breakfast in American" album.
Hee hee, I said album.

Not sure what it is that I love so much about them. It just makes me feel so many things when I listen to them.

So I thought that I should share some music now and then that is older and a little out of the norm.
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Supertramp

A British band whose music has spanned the genres of rock, progressive rock, and art rock. The band's work is marked by the use of spiritual and philosophical lyrics and the distinctive voice of co-founder Roger Hodgson.

They were also well known for their prominent use of the Wurlitzer electric piano. While the band garnered little respect from music critics, they enjoyed considerable commercial success, releasing a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and early 1980s; 1979's Breakfast in America, their most popular album, had sold more than 18 million copies by 1990.

The band attained superstardom in the United States, Canada, most of Europe, South Africa, Australia and Brazil, while enjoying moderate commercial success in their native UK.

They were one of the first groups to be signed to the UK branch of A&M Records and their first album, Supertramp, was released on 14 July 1970 in the UK and Canada only (it was first issued in the US in 1977.

Current members

Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, harmonica, composition (1970–1988, 1996–2002, since 2010)
John Helliwell – vocals, woodwinds, keyboards, synthesisers (1973–1988, 1996–2002, since 2010)
Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion (1973–1988, 1996–2002, since 2010)
Carl Verheyen – guitars, percussion, backing vocals (1985–1986, 1996–2002, since 2010)
Cliff Hugo – bass (1996–2002, since 2010)
Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals (1996–2002, since 2010)
Jesse Siebenberg – percussion, vocals, guitar, keyboards (1997–2002, since 2010)
Gabe Dixon – keyboards, tambourine, vocals (since 2010)
Cassie Miller – background vocals (since 2010)

Past members

Roger Hodgson – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, cello, flute, composition (1970–1983)
Dougie Thomson – bass, backing vocals (1972–1988)
Mark Hart – vocals, keyboards, guitar (1985–1988, 1996–2002)
Tom Walsh – percussion (1996–1997)
Kevin Currie – percussion (1971–1973)
Richard Palmer-James – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, balalaika (1969–1971)
Robert Millar – percussion, harmonica (1970–1971)
Dave Winthrop – woodwinds, vocals (1970–1973)
Frank Farrell – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1971–1972)