RIP Rick Davies

[moon]

Hello people... Hard to write because of this, but I'm truly sad about Rick Davies' passing at 81. As the founding member of Supertramp, maybe one of the most underrated rock bands ever, I think he deserves a little space to say goodbye.

He appeared in a band that marked my teenage days, and before Lindsey, he became my first musical mentor, my first musical master. I'm not a piano or keyboard player, but I always remember how amazed I was listening to his notes, and more if I watched him playing. He was incredible! And probably with Rick Wright, Richard Tandy (the three Ricks) and Tony Banks, he was one of the best piano and keyboard players in the history of rock and 20th Century's music.

Songs like Crime Of The Century, Asylum, Lover Boy, My Kind Of Lady and Bonnie were my favs, even when they were not the most commercial ones. But he put colour and tunes to my life, to my days, months and years, going home, walking down the street, just staying at home or going to sleep...It feels very empty when you lose your first musical icon!!

R.I.P Rick Davies. An Eternal Thank You!!


Thank you for everything, Rick Davies. Rest in peace!!

[Villavic]

I was in shock when I saw the new last night. I didn't know he was sick. I'm a Supertramp fan too, I loved all live videos I found in YT, and got some of their albums.

Though my favorite member was Roger. He came to Lima years ago, awesome concert, first row, he kind of thanked me for asking him to play Fool's Overture. But I love Rick songs too, their partnership was so great. This is one of the bands that makes me regret being born too late , I was too young to be able to travel to one of the Supertramp concerts.

[Stew_Matthews]

He was a wonderful musician. I much preferred those wonderful jazz tunes he produced rather than the pop stuff Supertramp did. The track ‘Downstream’ which Rick did in one take is amazing. Amazing man.