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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 let you 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 and put out 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 it that way
you're coming along!
I love Supertramp and this is absolutely one of their best.
A definite 10.
Hell, yeah -- still rocks! And yes, the vinyl for this was recorded very well indeed, with impeccable sound and playback. My high school buddy Karl used to jam this on his mind-blowing Yamaha-Nakamichi set-up while we hit the weed after school! We were young, wild, and free; we had jobs, and nice, bad-ass cars. I was somehow always able to score booze and weed, and virtually ALL the music that was being played on the radio or analog recordings was excellent. HEAVEN. At the time, we didn't realize just how lucky and blessed we were! Amen
Amen, indeed. We could have been friends about that time.
This was my favourite track and it still blows me away today whenever I hear it.
They and others killed rock and the heroes. But girls liked them, so you have to go with them. Urrgh!
I don't understand how they killed anything. Rock is still alive and well today, though the delivery systems may be a bit different. Do you mean their popularity resulted in less airplay on some stations? What about the rock-only stations (we had one in my hometown)? There's room enough for all music.
They and others killed rock and the heroes. But girls liked them, so you have to go with them. Urrgh!
You think Supertramp and others "killed rock"? How? And which others? And who are "the heroes"? I'm genuinely puzzled by your comment.
I cannot help but hear the next track on the album, 'Dreamer', when I hear the final chord of 'School'. I feel like Pavlov's dog....
Except that the next song on the album is Bloody Well Right. But whatever; a fantastic album, start to finish.
They and others killed rock and the heroes. But girls liked them, so you have to go with them. Urrgh!
Yeah...like this band, the same thing happened, to REO Speedwagon, Journey, and Kansas. All of these bands had very good early albums and each one sold out to make gobs of money selling schlock and wussiness.
Don't believe me? Just listen to the REO II album. It smokes.
Just upped it to a 9, must be getting sentimental in my old age
Heard that. I remember the first time I heard this album. Introduced by a Russian/Ukrainian/ Canadian migrant. That was the power of Supertramp's reach.
Indeed! OR, perhaps one's poor hearing justifies spending even MORE on good gear to mitigate the loss. I will try out that idea on my wife.
Dig the timely Segue ,Ghost Town into Crime of the Century/ School... Good Stuff!
I don't think they were ever totally Prog Rock. I think that is why they still sound pretty fresh where, for example Yes just leave me cold now.
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And I also am sad about the decline in enthusiasm for HI-FI these days...heck, digital files themselves leave a lot to be desired....then add Bluetooth and well....this on Vinyl with good power and speakers will blow your mind! PEACE and Long Live RP!!
Just a pity that by the time one can effort a super duper audio system (way beyond Hifi) ones hearing has gone so fat that one probably would not hear the difference anymore... Just a thought
It's the crime of the century that Supertramp is not in the ROCK HALL !!
Bloody Well Right!
It's the crime of the century that Supertramp is not in the ROCK HALL !!
Not sure what Rock Hall is but their music was overplayed by Dave McNamee. I'm almost over it after 40 plus years but not quite
Hearing the opening wail on the harmonica, I just know to crank the system, pour a healthy shot of single cask anything, relax and let it happen, piano, drums, voice and all.
I'm doing exactly that - two fat fingers of Aberfeldy in the glass now and soon in my stomach. LLRP and 12+ year-old Scotch!
This ENTIRE album is freaking awesome, and get's an 11 rating! And what a great opening track....followed by Bloody Well Right. You really should listen to the entire thing, if not on a GREAT system, then at least decent headphones. It's one of the best concept albums made by a group not called Pink Floyd. T
And I also am sad about the decline in enthusiasm for HI-FI these days...heck, digital files themselves leave a lot to be desired....then add Bluetooth and well....this on Vinyl with good power and speakers will blow your mind! PEACE and Long Live RP!!
totally agree. I have a vinyl copy from back in 70's and wow my system sings with this LP & have to watch the neighbours complaining
the drums sound awesome
Also, I saw this band during their tour to promote this album -- Kitchener, ON in '77. Wicked. So good.
I had the vinyl when it first came out and I am sure I wore it out - I love hearing it so much now, brings me back to much different era.
Yup, know that feeling.
Sayonara Cynaera.
This ENTIRE album is freaking awesome, and get's an 11 rating! And what a great opening track....followed by Bloody Well Right. You really should listen to the entire thing, if not on a GREAT system, then at least decent headphones. It's one of the best concept albums made by a group not called Pink Floyd. T
And I also am sad about the decline in enthusiasm for HI-FI these days...heck, digital files themselves leave a lot to be desired....then add Bluetooth and well....this on Vinyl with good power and speakers will blow your mind! PEACE and Long Live RP!!
You're Bloody Well Right!
The golden age of album cover art.
Almost 50 years since I first owned this album, and I still pause, like a kid waiting for the "boom!" that follows the fireworks. I know it's coming, but it still sends a tingle up my spine every time I hear it in the interlude. And. . . of course, the whole song and the rest of the album are still great to listen to, especially when my wife is out of the house, and I can check out the higher volume numbers on my stereo.
In fact, she's away right now, and I do believe it's time to I rocked that album one more time. Listen to you later, Bill and Rebecca.
As for this song, that last line. ...."you're coming along!"
Produced by the great Ken Scott!
atlanta omni, sometime in 1978, fabulous show. when the train on Rudy pulled into the station, think the whole audience tilted forward on the stop.
need to re-add the LP to my collection.....
Just play the whole album.
I dare you.
RP is my wingman all day, every day. Thanks Bill & Rebecca
I worked in an electronics shop in the very early 1980s for a year after graduating from high school, and this is one of the songs I used to demo stereo systems. I remember we had a pair of Klipschorn speakers that this song really came alive on. No one ever bought them, but everyone was impressed.
Audiophile pragmatist here... There's a lot of overprized gear out there (hello Linn or audio cable fetishists) but there's certainly quality equipment in the affordable sweat spot. Always wanted a great setup I could still afford and grabbed a Marantz 6008 with large 3-way+bass reflex Triangle speakers and I'm constantly in sound heaven now 😌
same goes for my project 1 debut Carbon.
also worked in audio shops in my student years and tried to sell the excellent but sadly vanished 1-bit audio gear by Sharp in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Great but too expensive. Also LCD TV sets were crazy expensive back then...
Apparently fewer young American listeners care about this now ... A guy being interviewed on the radio said he travels the world (I can't remember why now, but it was unrelated to music) and pops in to high-end audio stores whenever he gets the chance. He observes that in north American stores, only old-ish guys are shopping for high-fidelity (when was the last time you heard that term?) gear. He only sees young shoppers when he's abroad, especially the far east, Korea, Japan, etc.
I worked in an electronics shop in the very early 1980s for a year after graduating from high school, and this is one of the songs I used to demo stereo systems. I remember we had a pair of Klipschorn speakers that this song really came alive on. No one ever bought them, but everyone was impressed.
I am one of those 70's guys! Still dreaming of a system with a Thorens record deck, Naim pre/power amplifier and Linn Sondek speakers...
Just brilliant.
think I was in 8th, my dad also had a good pair of headphones that really brought the background music to life
once you start grooving w/ the band on this number, let us hear it! LLRP!!
To me a SOLID 7 - Quite Likeable almost 8
What difference a Century will make! Huge album back in the day.
All my Supertramp is vinyl. Except for what RP plays.
Being a "minority" does not make one wrong, particularly about trite, schmaltzy treacle like this song.
I knew there would be something we couldn't agree on, Proc.....and here it is....although maybe your comment is specific to this "track" vs. the ENTIRE album, which is what I miss most about the "classic" rock is the idea of a concept (a la Pink Floyd, etc.) - and to make a finer point about that is the NEXT track SHOULD BE "Bloody Well Right" - gotta be one of the best 1 to 2 opening on any album ever.
Of course, all this is my opinion, which could be wrong. Heck...I like your posts! (LOL and shit eating grin on me as I post this ;-)
Long Live RP!!
Louder!