22 Record Mirror, June 18, 1977 ******************************************** Dougle is a pretty funky basspuayer, perhaps due to the Glasgow school of rock he graduated from, and made semi. routs. s lying contributions to the Infectious 'Bloody Well Right' and moving 5111M11SH111V. Introduction to 'Fools Overture'. Ile wandered around the stage eellly, rarely looking up from his -des, Jr bass. s s : When not providing sax re some of his stunning >! brea ka. John was content to stroll across the stage waving an Imaginary baton or with one hand in his pocket like a squire out for a Sunday walk. The fuilbodled, rich texture of his sax plying I. one of the highlights of judging by the several. who saw them the hail al sound checks to their albums - to hear Supertramp in Toronto or . recent Toronto disappearing off to put through the systems him recreate, and orca appearances. become tax exiles, living various frequencies to atonally better, it on stage a life of warm luxury, teat nut the gear and is Incredible. Each tasty Their albums are resting on the laurels of enable them to prejudge Interjection is perfectly selling faster than hot 'Crime'. the capacity of the clear and soars through flapjacks, the city's FM In some parts of the US equipment. And when even the smoky atmos radio elation» are playing and Canada They could fill you hear the resulting phere of the Maple leaf BLOWING the album track» to death, sound at one of their crowd. out the biggest hall Garden ~uteri ticket» are touted available - in others they concerts. you'll agree the for many Canadian are virtually unknown. extra tr.,ble Is worth It. dollars - and there are Their lengthy tours has It certainly worked h Eager weird »cene. inside the led to living out of their treat at Toronto's Maple ice hockey stadium. In two name. They are now Leaf Garden for their Despite the bast their DRY! short, they're the latest indeed the luxury nomads srl i.out concerts there. CANADA one phenomenon. singles have not bent of the road. The venue is normally of their hest selling polnls But why Canada? And Moat of the band and an lee (hockey stadium why tramp? In Canada, 'Give A little "LIVE IT UP, rip it Super the technicians go by holding 10,100 spectators both Canada has never been plane for the long watching the players BID' and 'Dreamer' up, why so lazy? regarded as much of a meet with more than journeys between gig», speed around the rink. normal approval. Give it out, dish it rock culture centre. but basaist Oougie Thom. But for the concert 14,000 out, let's go crazy, Indeed. the vast country son and guitarist Boger rock hungry fans pack In Someone in a gorilla heah!" Is Ignored by many major Ilotlgsnn, travel in a for the show. suit strolls on with two hands. It The words belong Inuring True, motor caravan. It's a 4» the lights are flags, a nice touch, sits has given us plenty of spacloua mobile home on dimmed, the crowd are down at a thane on the side to Supertramp, the performer» such an Nell loan from Chirago, with going absolutely stark of the stage and quickly final lines of 'Fool's Young.. font Mitchell. The all mod tons and a decent raving oval. It took just vanishes again. The . fine Overture' from their (land. Heart selection of eight track the opening harmonica music continues. Much of latest album, and aril»t» all, hat their fame tapes. Mows of 'School' from their material, with the has tumidly come with a 'Crime' for the punters to possible exception of seem to have been over the move »matt Hippies erupt into a holocaust of 'Another Man's Woman' taken to heart by larder totheStates. shouts and whistles. the only untypical track their Canadian fans, A glance al the Top N1 Dongle and Roger are That pace was naln in the repertoire, has a singles chart of Toronto'» deflnitely Into the ecolo twined throughout, an similar and successful 1050 radio shows a CHUM Oral / self sufficiency incredible scene to wit. formula, n gradual build. fairly familiar Belt. scene and talking about domino. news us thousands of up from often simple, lob/American setting emu farm. music fan» v irotally burst quiet beginnings to n 1i n. Dl's got the '1 sometimes think that their lung» In apprecia- powerful ell Mal. occasional unknown If people don't anon get a te of their favourite The set Is paced that name, as does the album piece of land for sort of chart. with Supertramp band. It Is the way tnn, and they end Themselves and start treatment you'd expect with 'Fool's Overture', a 'sitting firmly at Number growing their own food, Three. for the big boys like Led cheeky look at Britain then they won't have u lap. Rut Supertramp? apparently set to the chance." Aren't they the aophis variation of the 'Stars.and WEEK Im ports But life or, the road NEXT Grated end of rock? Don't Stripes'. And what a Record% on »ale are, doesn't allow them a lot of some people nod them Moues Front the nomi- again, mainly Driller and time for putting down slightly boring and far nal montage an stage to American Imparts with root», and moat of them removed from hale rock the film montage behind just the occasional differ- have wive» and families. and roil? them, they become Dressed In white cotton ent sleeve un view and Rack and roll it isn't - entwined with is sea tui Another in our series of. repackaged oldies. jeans, white cheese cloth but the crowd loves it. organ music and vocals Many shops have a cab kurta, waistcoat and Each number, taken from booming nut over it. sandals, and sporting price war going and (root the three heat sellers, As it draws to a prices are knocked down. shoulder length hair and meets with approval at crashing end, the crowd Bargain hunters can find heard the looks like the the beginning chords and Its and last of the rises to bet yells colour pi'r=up'.punk postérs! 1.Ps by people from Bob hippies. final fade out, they know for more. The walls shake Dylan down for about a "In dies I Ike Ilia there every song, /savour every the Is so much trash food, that with excitement until quid. note. Monte of 'Tramps' five return, then the Supertrarnp'a albums there Is a natural revolt numbers are Involved - against it. You can find Crowd sit. In eager are natur ul ly like 'Asylum' - but meet anteipaton of what's to prominantly displayed. some really good health with as lunch response as food restaurants," he like Britain, they seem In the average tennybopper Roger poin to out. strums 'Two Of the dark about the earlier would lay on her latest Us' before they MEALTIICKET. - launch A. individuals Super two, ('Superiranp' and arream idol. into tramp are a pretty 'Crime Of The 'Indelibly Stamped'), diverse lot, and indeed Century', another care- recorded with just the personal differences seem fully constructed epic nucleus of the set- Highlights leaving current a definite threat to the the crowd ex- up. bands' future. hausted. 01 The To the audience's 'Crime Century' On stage the person- credit Behind the band a film to biggest. already they keep their alities merge and become their noise showing the cover ar &UBOAT having notched up more mainly down to the one unit, and hopefully twork from 'trims' Is 400,000 sales. Gold - opening than for their nude's sake and ending of projected, with the hands disc» are for 50,000 - each number, and most given that Is how it will remain. eta spine the Iron bars sales there, and platinum remain seated. On stage reaching out in space and for 100.000. so 'Crime' is A myth they are eager the vlaual effect is the slowly moving towards still to kill b that they're Two bands swimming quadruple gold and now lighting, strong effective them, arriving just as the selling. superstars with Iota of use of coloured lights song roars to a close. It's followup 'Crisis? bread. They may be able mixed with the occasional band to the leave the What Crisis?' - tops the fill out certain big use of bark projection and stage, the fans file out 200,000 mark, and the seoues, sell albums by just the right amount of satisfkd. against the new latest has already got one the thousand and get film Thursday night was platinum award and Is on Toronto kids screaming They are not exactly even better, a good sound its way for another. at them. but they're not leading lights In stage yet In the big balance, a tight set, with Canadian press reviews earning -aritca and concentrate on John blow hot bracket. cutting down on his tidal wave. on 'Moments' their music. Roger MC role and cold. Many regard It Most of the money they Hodgson having fun In and has improved 'Fool's Overture' wearing as great, while just as earn Is put straight back immeasurably as a say (as happened Into the act. Much of It guitarist, a pair of tall* and many proven by the conducting the in the (1K), that they goes on the superior tingling in band. break 'From Rick and Roger do smile. could never better the sound equipment they've Now Do', but he and Plus The music be all the top charts regular 'Crime Of The Century: built op, carefully keyboards player Rick superb, watched men by their spot on.