In light of Rick Davies’s passing, we want to share a look back at a video we made celebrating one of his many great achievements, Breakfast in America. His brilliance shines through every note and revisiting this masterpiece feels more meaningful than ever. Watch the breakdown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK-SgCQAtsg&t=659s
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Nobody ever talks about Crisis, What Crisis? or Even In the Quietest Moments, 2 of the greatest albums to come out of the 70s. Every song on those sounds like a hit....
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Sad day, I got to see them play live in Berkley Ca...unbelievable show...bought all of the music on every format including master tape copies......incredible music and a legend lost....what amazing music they made ....will live on forever as the GOAT
2 months ago | 1
Supertramp is in my top 5 bands ever, thank you Rick Davies for your amazing contribution to music ❤
2 months ago | 2
One of my top 10 favorite bands when I was growing up. Crisis What Crisis is my favorite album by Supertamp.
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There might be some albums that sound as good as Crime of the Century, but none that sound better. What an album! Rick’s vocals, especially when contrasted with Roger’s are so moving
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Supertramp were astonishing.... all the greats are dying, almost all come from the 70s bands that created the greatest music in history. All we are left with is the talent vacuum of today's "music". I honestly believe society's decline has coincided with and been driven by the decline in mainstream music.
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Wtf, man checkout the fittest flat earther channel, today's vid on Chuckie 😳 where the shirt says freedom to reedom. But, I heard he was shot on his right side. Id
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Rick Davies, Supertramp Founder and Songwriting Force, Dies at 81
Rick Davies, the English musician, singer and songwriter who founded the progressive rock band Supertramp and served as its guiding creative force for more than four decades, has died at the age of 81.
Davies was the group’s only constant member and one of rock’s most distinctive voices. As Supertramp’s vocalist and keyboardist, he penned some of their most enduring works, including Rudy, Bloody Well Right, Crime of the Century, Ain’t Nobody But Me, From Now On, Gone Hollywood, Goodbye Stranger, Just Another Nervous Wreck, My Kind of Lady, Cannonball and I’m Beggin’ You. His work combined rhythmic blues piano with jazz inflected progressions, memorable hooks and lyrics laced with wit and bite.
Formed in 1969, Supertramp began as a collaboration between Davies and Roger Hodgson. The pair’s contrasting vocal styles, with Davies’s smoky raspy baritone set against Hodgson’s crystalline tenor, became one of the band’s signatures, with the two trading leads and harmonies on their early albums. Their creative partnership propelled the group from their self titled debut to the breakthrough Crime of the Century in 1974, which established Supertramp as one of the era’s most adventurous rock bands.
The band’s global success reached its height with Breakfast in America in 1979, a chart topping album that yielded multiple hit singles and cemented Supertramp’s place in rock history. The first time I heard that record as a kid I was completely blown away. Its brilliance was undeniable, from the sophistication of the arrangements to the clarity of the production and the emotional weight of the songs. It remains one of the great achievements in popular music.
After Hodgson’s departure in 1983, Davies assumed full command of Supertramp, steering the group through albums such as Brother Where You Bound in 1985 and Free as a Bird in 1987, and later reviving the band in the 1990s for new recordings and extensive touring. Even as the lineup shifted over time, Davies’s songwriting and keyboard work remained the constant thread tying Supertramp’s music together.
Though Supertramp eventually ceased touring, Davies’s catalogue continues to resonate with audiences worldwide. His songs, filled with emotional weight, sharp character studies and inventive musicality, remain staples of classic rock radio and enduring influences on generations of musicians.
Rick Davies’s passing marks the end of an era for progressive and classic rock. His body of work with Supertramp stands as a testament to his singular voice, his masterful musicianship and his extraordinary gift for songwriting.
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