lundi 8 octobre 2007

Supertramp - The Logical Song (1979)

Enorme succès des Supertramp au printemps 1979, "The Logical Song" se placera à la 6ème place dans les charts. C'est la meilleure progression parmis les quatres 45 tours issus de ce disque, "Breakfast In America". L'histoire des Supertramp (du moins le début), c'est un petit conte de fées. Savez-vous que à leurs débuts, les musiciens étaient sponsorisés par un millionnaire hollandais ? Fou de leur musique, Stanley Miesegaes injecte des fonds et pousse le groupe à sortir un disque. (qui sera un échec commercial, soit dit en passant) Après avoir fait du progressif pendant presque 6 ans, perdu la confiance de son label et de son mécène batave, Supertamp se tourne définitivement vers la pop (et -enfin- le succès) avec cette galette. La pochette est assez particulière, on y voit la ville de New-York composée uniquement d'ustensiles de cuisine. (tasses de cafés, fourchettes, couteaux, salière, assièttes et j'en passe) Vous aurez évidemment remarqué la présence des tours du World Trade Center. (Cliquez ici pour voir la pochette en grand format.) La femme ronde représentée avec son plateau et son jus de fruit symbolise la statue de la liberté. (d'après l'analyse du groupe) D'après Rick Davies, le claviériste-chanteur, "The Logical Song" dépeint l'état d'un jeune homme passant à l'âge adulte et perdant l'innocence de son enfance. C'est une chanson a double sens car elle évoque aussi les troubles mentaux. Fort de ses 18 millions de copies vendues dans le monde, "Breakfast In America" (qui est un petit best-of à lui seul) sera le plus grand succès de la formation londienne. Je reviendrai probablement un jour sur les autres chansons majeures de ce disque comme "Goodbye Stranger", "Breakfast In America" ou encore "Take The Long Way Home". Plus proche de nous, ce boquet fût repris dans le film "Magnolia" en 1999 avec Tom Cruise. Petite anecdote pour finir : Rick Davies n'était pas convaincu que sur la qualité artistique de son album. Bob Siebenberg, le batteur, lui paria 100 dollars du contraire. L'histoire donnera raison à Bob et le soir du 31 mai 1980 sur la scène du Madison Square Garden à New-York, Davies remet symboliquement un billet de 100 dollars sous verre à son collègue avec un petit mot : "You'd better not spend it ! You rat !" ("Tu ferais bien de ne pas le dépenser ! Salopard !")

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