ikestr

Oops, I stand corrected on one of my previous posts: Dougie was with Supertramp unti the '87 recording of 'Free As A Bird', I don't know if he was with them during the recording of 'Live '88' but I would think so. Their next new recording didnt happen until '97, Im omitting the 'Best Of's' from the timeline for ovbious reasons. ikestr

dcr, I've never really looked around for Supertramp transcriptions I've always transcribed them myself. I dont know exactaly what kind of bass Dougie used although Ive heard that he used Stingrays. I haven't seen any video of him with Supertramp or with Hodgson. I will sat that as for his sound on the albums I believe it partly had to do with the recording/mixing on the albums. Supertamp was very ahead of their time when it came to that aspect of their songs, kinda like Pink Floyd, Yes and Genesis at that time. Rick and Roger were superb musicians and really had an ear for the big picture when it came to recording. Theres a great interview with Rick on the Supertramp website where he talks quite a bit about the recording process of their latest CD. I would also suggest listening to the last Supertramp CD 'Some Things Never Change' there are some outstanding bass lines/licks/grooves on that CD. The first track 'Its A Hard World' starts with a fretless bass intro that is soooo tastey...YUM YUM YUM!! Sorry I couldnt be more of a help with the transcriptions or Dougie's basses. ikestr

Dougie was with Supertramp from '75 - '85, he did not play on the first two albums 'Indelebly Stamped' and the self titled album. My personal all-time favorite Supertramp album is 'Crime of the Century', with my fav tracks being School and Rudy. There is some good damned intricate bass playing on those songs. If you want to really get a feeling of Dougie's cool stuff, transpose The Logical Song sometime, more specifically the first 5 bars of the 1st verse. Or transpose the bass line of the piano solo in School....Yikes! I could talk Supertramp forever.... ikestr

Craigstr, Yes they will be in Halifax August 22nd. Go to www.supertramp.com and look at tour dates. It looks like they will be in L.A. on Sept 20th...YESSSS! Im one happy camper. ikestr

Yep, They're back. Its nice to see other Supertramp fans on this forum. The new CD is great, well worth the import fee. DCR - Dougie hasnt been with them since I believe their last CD 'Some Things Never Change', the new bass player is Cliff Hugo formerly with Ray Chales. Of course there is no replacement for Dougie but Cliff is doing a great job of keeping it low and solid with Bob. Cliff had some great grooves and spotlights on 'Some Things...', not as many on the new CD. I got a chance to see the last tour when they stopped in L.A. in '97. That was the first time I had ever seen them live and Ive been a fan since '78, great concert and production. By production I mean video running behind them on a screen behind the stage with appropriate video shots for the song. The current Supertramp line-up does not include Roger Hodgson, he hasnt been with 'em since 'Famous Last Words'. Supertramp is still doing Roger songs with a singer named Mark Hart, he's pretty damned good with the Roger stuff, same range. Also Bob's son is doing percussion stuff in the studio and onstage. Roger is going strong, saw him last year with Ringo's All Star Band and he sounded great, did all the Supertramp hits. Well, Ive seen all the original members of Supertramp except for Dougie, damm! Maybe Rick, Roger and Dougie can talk it out and get a reunion tour going...(I can dream, can't I) I hope this current tour is coming to So Cal. "Acting upon information received..." ikestr