Supertramp es una de las bandas más icónicas del rock progresivo y pop, conocida por su sonido característico que combina el rock con toques de jazz y elementos progresivos. Fundada en 1969 en Londres, la banda fue el resultado de la visión y el sueño del músico Rick Davies. Davies, después de la ruptura de su anterior grupo, The Joint, decidió formar una nueva banda que llevaría a cabo sus ambiciones musicales.
Así, en 1969, Rick Davies, junto con Roger Hodgson, Richard Palmer y Robert Millar, formaron lo que inicialmente se llamó "Daddy". Poco después, cambiaron el nombre a Supertramp, inspirado por el libro The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp de W.H. Davies. La banda se encontraba en una búsqueda continua de su identidad musical, y sus primeros años estuvieron marcados por experimentación y cambios en la formación.
En 1974, Supertramp lanzó su tercer álbum de estudio, Crime of the Century, que se convirtió en su primer gran éxito. El álbum incluyó éxitos como "Dreamer" y "School", que catapultaron a la banda a la fama. La producción pulida, combinada con las letras introspectivas y las complejas estructuras musicales, hicieron de Crime of the Century un referente del rock progresivo.
Rick Davies y Roger Hodgson, los compositores principales de la banda, desarrollaron una dinámica creativa única. Davies aportaba un estilo maduro y bluesero, mientras que Hodgson ofrecía un tono más melódico y espiritual.
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Had a dream
Had a dream I was born
To be naked in the eye of the storm
And now it's standing right in front of me
What's it going to do to me, who knows,
Had a dream it was time
To be taken to the front of the line
Well that is not a place you wanna be
Sleeping with the enemy, you know
I don't care what the future brings
Give a damn about anything
I'd be fine if they'd only leave me alone.
But it's time - gotta take a stance
'Cause I won't get a second chance
And I know now I have to make it alone
Had a dream it was war
And they couldn't tell me what it was for
But it was something they could lie about
Something we could die about, you know
Anytime, anyplace
When you look that man in the face
Well it is not a face you wanna see
Sleeping with the enemy, you know
Mary, can you hear me
Can you tell me what it's all supposed to mean
Holding out a photograph of all that I have seen
I wish I could hold you
I wish I could hold you
Had a dream it was time
To be a witness at the scene of the crime
Well, That is something you can analyse
Something you can criticise, who knows
So we wait, hesitate
And we're making such a mistake
Oh whatever can the matter be
Sleeping with the enemy, you know
I don't care what the future brings
Give a damn about anything
I'd be fine if they'd only leave me alone
But it's time, gotta take a stance
'Cause I won't get a second chance
And I know now I have to make it alone