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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Well now how you doin'
Do I know you
Are you living round here
Or just passing through
Seems like I met you before
how do you do
Take care while you're in there
The lights are low
Though the gals look good
They're not the kind you wanna know
Just sit back, drink a stiff one, enjoy the show
They got nothing on me
Nothing I can see
Nothing that could do me wrong
Cos I'm in my disguise
They'll never get wise
There's nothing that could cause alarm
One hit that'll do you
You won't look back
You'll be feeling no pain
Put you right on track
Why don't you do it again
Ah now you're getting the knack
Let's go to a new place
The lights look good
Reflecting the rain across the neighbourhood
Who's that over there
Looks like he's up to no good
Hey what cha' doin' to me
Is that a knife that I see
Well are you trying to bring me down
I'm a tryin' to run
But my legs are all numb
I'm messin' with the wrong side of town
You're on the wrong station
You're on the wrong track
You've lost your reservation
Now you can't get back
You're getting a shake down
Unlucky for you
10th Avenue breakdown
It's getting rough, yes too tough, I'm all abused, and so confused
I gotta go, feel so low, just can't wait, it's gettin' late
Don't know who came
He just set upon me
It's kind vague
And I'm kinda groggy
But you must believe me
He just stopped breathing
I didn't do it, It wasn't me
I know it wasn't me
Gettin' late
We can't afford to wait
It's gettin' late
We can't afford to wait
You're on the wrong station
You're on the wrong track
You lost your reservation
And you can't get back
You're getting to shake down
Unlucky for you
10th Avenue breakdown
It's getting rough, yes too tough, I'm all abused, and so confused
I gotta go, feel so low, just can't wait, it's gettin' late