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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1979 - March: Supertramp “Breakfast In America”
Description: While Supertramp had been on the rock scene for many years at this point (we already featured "Crime of the Century" on an earlier podcast), this sixth studio album would be the one that would make them superstars.
Breakfast in America was originally going to be entitled "Hello Stranger" and explore the conflicts between founders Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, but decided to take a lighter tone instead. In addition to Davies and Hodgson, Supertramp included John Helliwell on saxophone and other woodwinds, Dougie Thomson on bass, and Bob Siebenberg on percussion. The album cover is iconic, wit...