Álbum Paris (Supertramp)

Paris de Supertramp

Álbum de Supertramp

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 26 de Septiembre de 1980
  • Sello Discográfico: A&M Records
  • Compositores: Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson
  • Productores: Peter Henderson, Russel Pope

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Paris es un álbum de Supertramp, publicado en 1980 por A&M Records. El disco incluye 16 canciones, entre ellas «School», «Ain't Nobody But Me», «Logical Song» y «Bloody Well Right».

Paris, el primer álbum en directo de Supertramp, lanzado en 1980, es un monumental doble LP que captura a la banda en la cima absoluta de su poder escénico y popularidad. Grabado en noviembre de 1979 en el Pavillon de Paris durante la gira de su álbum más exitoso, Breakfast in America, el álbum es una celebración de su catálogo y un testimonio de su reputación como una de las bandas en directo más impecables del mundo. Con una calidad de sonido extraordinaria y un repertorio lleno de clásicos, "Paris" es considerado por muchos como uno de los mejores álbumes en directo de la historia del rock, y para algunos fans, contiene las versiones definitivas de muchas de sus canciones.

Gestación del álbum

La gira "Breakfast in America Tour" fue la más grande y exitosa de la carrera de Supertramp. La banda decidió grabar varios de sus conciertos en París, una ciudad donde siempre habían tenido una base de fans especialmente devota. La grabación fue supervisada por el productor e ingeniero Peter Henderson, quien había sido clave en el sonido de "Breakfast in America". El objetivo era capturar la energía del directo sin sacrificar la perfección sonora que se había convertido en la marca de la casa. A diferencia de muchos álbumes en vivo de la época, se utilizaron muy pocos retoques de estudio, lo que da al álbum una sensación de autenticidad y poder.

Estilo musical y presentación en vivo

El álbum demuestra que, pese al giro hacia el pop de su último disco, Supertramp seguía siendo una formidable banda de rock progresivo en el escenario. Muchas de las canciones se interpretan en versiones más largas y enérgicas que las de estudio, con extensos solos instrumentales y una interacción increíble entre los músicos. La calidad del sonido es tan prístina que a menudo se siente como una grabación de estudio, pero con la energía añadida del público. El repertorio es un equilibrio perfecto entre los grandes éxitos de "Breakfast in America" y las épicas progresivas de Crime of the Century.

Desglose de temas

El álbum es un recorrido por lo mejor de su discografía. Clásicos como "The Logical Song", "Dreamer" y "Goodbye Stranger" suenan potentes y vibrantes. Las piezas de "Crime of the Century", como "School", "Rudy" y la canción que da título al álbum, se expanden en largas suites que muestran el virtuosismo de la banda. La versión en directo de "Dreamer" fue lanzada como sencillo y se convirtió en un éxito en varios países. El álbum también incluye canciones de sus otros discos, como "Ain't Nobody But Me" y "Another Man's Woman".

Lanzamiento y rendimiento en listas

"Paris" fue un éxito comercial masivo, alcanzando el Top 10 en numerosos países y consolidando aún más la popularidad de la banda.

Acogida de la crítica

El álbum fue aclamado por la crítica en su lanzamiento. Fue elogiado por su impecable calidad de sonido, la energía de las interpretaciones y la fuerza del repertorio. Se convirtió en un pilar de la radio de rock y es considerado por muchos como el punto final de la era dorada de Supertramp. Trágicamente, la gira que siguió a este álbum sería la última con la formación clásica. Las crecientes tensiones entre Davies y Hodgson llevarían a la salida de este último tras el siguiente álbum de estudio.

Listado de Canciones

Disco 1

  1. School5:20

    Letra

    I can see you in the morning when you go to school Don't forget your books, you know you've got to learn the golden rule, Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work And be like Johnnie-too-good, well don't you know he never shirks He's coming along.. After school is over you're playing in the park Don't be out too late, don't let it get too dark They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about And grow up just like them, won't you let it work it out And you're full of doubt Don't do this and don't do that What are they trying to do? Make a good boy of you Do they know where it's at? Don't criticize, they're old and wise Do as they tell you to Don't want the devil to Come out and put your eyes Maybe I'm mistaken expecting you to fight Or maybe I'm just crazy, I don't know wrong from right But while I am still living, I've just got this to say It's always up to you if you want to be that Want to see that Want to see that way You're coming along
  2. Ain't Nobody But Me4:53
  3. Logical Song3:41
  4. Bloody Well Right6:11

    Letra

    So you think your schooling's phony I guess it's hard not to agree You say it all depends on money And who is in your family tree Right, you're bloody well right You know you got a right to say Right, you're bloody well right You know you got a right to say Ha-ha you're bloody well right You know you're right to say Yeah-yeah you're bloody well right You know you're right to say Me, I don't care anyway! Write your problems down in detail Take them to a higher place You've had your cry, no, I should say wail In the meantime hush your face Right, quite right, you're bloody well right Right, you're bloody well right You know you got a right to say Right, you're bloody well right You know you got a right to say
  5. Breakfast in America2:36

    Letra

    Take a look at my girlfriend She's the only one I got Not much of a girlfriend Never seem to get a lot Take a jumbo across the water Like to see America See the girls in California I'm hoping it's going to come true But there's not a lot I can do Could we have kippers for breakfast Mummy dear, Mummy dear They got to have 'em in Texas Cos everyone's a millionaire I'm a winner, I'm a sinner Do you want my autograph I'm a loser, what a joker I'm playing my jokes upon you While there's nothing better to do Don't you look at my girlfriend She's the only one I got Not much of a girlfriend Never seem to get a lot Take a jumbo cross the water Like to see America See the girls in California I'm hoping it's going to come true But there's not a lot I can do
  6. You Started Laughing3:50

    Letra

    When you're in heaven What you gonna do? You're gonna sit around a cloud and say "Hey, what a lovely view" Is there a reason, why you're like you are? Is there a reason you'll be leaving? Is my love out of season? I wouldn't mind but to me that is Treason You started laughing When I held you in my arms You started leaving When I told you of my charms I was in love with you and then you said, we're through And then I said, "Boo hoo" Was my tie not on straight? Was it something I ate?
  7. Hide in Your Shell6:36

    Letra

    Hide in your shell 'cause the world is out to bleed you for a ride What will you gain making your life a little longer? Heaven or hell, was the journey cold that gave your eyes of steel? Shelter behind painting your mind and playing joker Too frightening to listen to a stranger Too beautiful to put your pride in danger You're waiting for someone to understand you But you've got demons in your closet And you're screaming out to stop it Saying life's begun to cheat you Friends are out to beat you Grab on to what you scramble for Don't let the tears linger on inside now 'Cause it's sure time you gained control If I can help you, if I can help you If I can help you, just let me know Well, let me show you the nearest signpost To get your heart back and on the road If I can help you, if I can help you If I can help you, just let me know. All through the night as you like awake and hold yourself so tight What do you need, a second-hand-movie-star to tend you? I as a boy, I believed the saying the cure for pain was love How would it be if you could see the world through my eyes? Too frightening- the fire's getting colder Too beautiful- to think you're getting older You're looking for someone to give an answer. But what you see is just an illusion You're surrounded by confusion Saying life's begun to cheat you Friends are out to beat you Grab on to what you can scramble for Don't let the tears Just let me know I want to know I want to know you Well let me know you I want to feel you I want to touch you Please let me near you Can you hear what I'm saying? Well I'm hoping, I'm dreamin', I'm prayin' I know what you're thinkin' See what you're seein' Never ever let yourself go Hold yourself down, hold yourself down Why d'ya hold yourself down? Why don't you listen, you can Trust me, There's a place I know the way to A place there is need to feel you Feel that you're alone Hear me I know exactly what you're feelin' 'Cause all your troubles are within you Please begin to see that I'm just bleeding to Love me, love you Loving is the way to Help me, help you Why must we be so cool, oh so cool,? Oh, we're such damn fools
  8. From Now On6:44

    Letra

    Monday has come around again I'm in the same old place With the same old faces always watching me Who knows how long I'll have to stay Could be a hundred years Of sweat and tears At the rate that I get paid Sometimes I slowly drift away From all the dull routine That's with me every day A fantasy will come to me Diamonds are what I really need Think I'll rob a store, escape the law And live in Italy Lately my luck has been so bad You know the roulette wheel's A crooked deal I'm losing all I had Soon be like a man that's on the run And live from day to day Never needing anyone Play hide and seek Throughout the week My life is full of romance Guess I'll always have to be Living in a fantasy That's the way it's got to be From now on You think I'm crazy I can see It's you for you, and me for me Living in a fantasy From now on

Disco 2

  1. Dreamer3:15

    Letra

    Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no! I said dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no! I said "Far out, what a day, a year, a life it is!" You know, well you know you had it comin' to you, Now there's not a lot I can do Dreamer, you stupid little dreamer; So now you put your head in your hands, oh no! I said "Far out, - What a day, a year, a laugh it is!" You know, well you know you had it comin' to you, Now there's not a lot I can do. Well work it out someday If I could see something You can see anything you want boy If I could be someone You can be anyone, celebrate boy. If I could do something Well you can do something, If I could do anything Well can you do something out of this world? Take a dream on a Sunday Take a life, take a holiday Take a lie, take a dreamer dream, dream, dream, dream, dream along Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no! I said dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no! Oh no!
  2. Rudy6:51

    Letra

    Rudy's on a train to nowhere, halfway down the line He don't want to get there, but he needs time He ain't sophisticated, nor well-educated After all the hours he wasted, still he needs time. He needs time - he needs time for livin', He needs time - for someone just to see him. He ain't haid no lovin' For no reason or rhyme And the whole world's above him. Well it's not as though he's fat- No there's more to this than that- See he tries to play it cool- Wouldn't be nobody fool. Rudy thought that all good things comes to those that wait But recently he could see that it may come too late. All through your life, all through the years Nobody loved, nobody cared. So dim the light, dark are your fears Try as I might, I can't hold back the tears How can you live without love, it's not fair? Someone said give but I just didn't dare. What good advice are you waiting to hear? Hearing's alright for them that's all there You'd better gain control now You'd better show 'em all now You'd better make or break now You'd better give and take now You'll have to push and shove now You'll have to find some love now You'd better gain control now. Now he's just come out the movie. Numb of all the pain, Sad but in a while he'll soon be Back on his train
  3. Soapbox Opera4:33
  4. Asylum6:41

    Letra

    Jimmy Cream was keen, his brain wal always winnin', I can't keep tabs on mine, it's really quite a joke I see him down the road, I ask if he'd be willing To lend me 15p - I'm dying for a smoke Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum I'm just as sane as anyone It's a just a game I play for fun - for fun. I told em - look! - I said I'm not the way you're thinkin, Just when I'm down, I'll be a clown, I'll play the fool. Please don't arrange to have me set to no asylum It's just a game I play for fun - for fun. Will he take a sailboat ride? He is very likely to, Will he feel good inside? He ain't very likely to, Will he tell you he's alive? He is always trying to But nothin', no nothin', does he say In the morning when the day's begun - 'Hello Good morning, how are you?' And in the evening or the noonday sun - 'What a lovely afternoon!' Well I've been living next to you Bluesy Monday is the one day that they come here, When they haunt me and taunt me in my cage. I mock them all, they're feelin' small, they got no answer They're playin' dumb but I'm just lauging as they rage Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum It's only a game I play for fun I've been foolin' everyone - everyone. Will he take a sailboat ride? He is very likely to Will he fool good insidie? He ain't ever likely to Will he tell you he's alive? He is always tryin' to But nothin', no nothin' does he vere say In the morning when the day's begun - 'Do you think it looks like rain'? And in the evening or the noonday sun - 'You know I nearly missed my train' Well I've been living next to you my friend But what kind of friend are you? Is it the beginning or the sorry end? Will I ever see it through? I've never been insane Oh what's the game? I believe I'm dying He's mad, mad, mad Not quite right
  5. Take the Long Way Home4:35

    Letra

    So you think you're a Romeo playing a part in a picture-show Take the long way home Take the long way home 'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood Why should you care if you're feeling good Take the long way home Take the long way home But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery All the greenery is comin' down, boy And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice. When lonely days turn to lonely nights You take a trip to the city lights And take the long way home Take the long way home You never see what you want to see Forever playing to the gallery You take the long way home Take the long way home And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable, Oh unforgettable, how they adore you, But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity, Oh, calamity, is there no way out? Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe? Oh, it has to be for you to grow , boy. When you look through the years and see what you could have been oh, what you might have been, If you'd had more time. So, when the day comes to settle down, Who's to blame if you're not around? You took the long way home You took the long way home...
  6. Fool's Overture10:14
  7. Two of Us1:23

    Letra

    Look at me I'm a speck of sand, And I'm building ,dreams in a strangers land Tell me why do I care Tell me why do I care. Every time that I'm feeling down, oh they, Pick me up and they spin me round. Tell me where do we go, Tell me where do we go from here. What are we gonna find out (find out) What are we gonna find out (find out) Leave the wilderness, and as long as there's dreams, Just as long as there's two of us, Just as long as there's two of us, I'll carry on Won't you hold me When is man gonna find out (find out) When are we gonna find out (find out) What the universe is just waiting to here, Just as long as there's two of us Just as long as there's two of us Just as long as there's two of us, We'll carry on.
  8. Crime of the Century6:14

    Letra

    Now they're planning the crime of the century Well what will it be? Read all about their schemes and adventuring It's well worth a fee So roll up and see And they rape the universe How they've gone from bad to worse Who are these men of lust, greed, and glory? Rip off the masks and let see. But that's not right - oh no, what's the story? There's you and there's me Thank you for that