Roger Hodgson Celebrates His
Musical Legacy with
"Classics Live"
Roger's first self-released CD ever!
For most of my life, I've loudly and proudly identified myself as a Supertramp fan. All these years later, I listen with awe to the altogether stunning new Classics Live album only to discover that I am, in fact, first and foremost, a major Roger Hodgson fan. His is the voice that spoke to me as a young man, and speaks to me even more powerfully all these years later. An utterly inspired collection of live performances of the best-loved songs that Roger Hodgson has written and sung to date, Classics Live reminds us in the most vivid way who brought the world such beloved rock standards as "Give A Little Bit," "Take The Long Way Home," "The Logical Song" and "Dreamer," and why these shining songs endure as deeply personal yet somehow universal expression of longing, love and our endless search for human connection. Hodgson's performances on Classics Live were recorded in various venues around the world -- from France to Brazil to Germany to Venezuela. Some of the performances here are acoustic, some with a small rock band; others find Hodgson backed by an orchestra too, and yet the entire album holds together as the deeply felt song cycle of a lifetime from an artist who for too long has been too humble to lay claim to his own remarkable musical legacy. Roger Hodgson may have taken the long way home, but with Classics Live he's back and he has never sounded better. DAVID WILD
For all who have been eagerly anticipating the release of "Classics Live," Roger's first CD release in ten years, you can get your digital downloads now from Roger's website. Go to www.RogerHodgson.com to sample and purchase the entire track list:
Take the Long Way Home
Give a Little Bit
Hide in Your Shell
Breakfast in America
Only Because of You / Lord is it Mine?
The Logical Song
School
Dreamer
Two of Us
It's Raining Again
"Roger - for many of us - your voice, your songs, your messages, and your spirit is the "classic" Supertramp sound. Hopefully all Supertramp fans will find out and realize that they are also Roger Hodgson fans. We've known you singing to us all these years and we are just now discovering your name."
"The highest compliment that Roger can be paid is that he sounds
better live today than in the recording studio
more than a generation ago."
Evening Standard - London, Review from the Royal Albert Hall Concert.
Classics Live is now available from iTunes