Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments - 1977
Fool's Overture is the 11 minutes, epic last track of the album. This track is a collage of progressive instrumentation and sound samples. First there are excerpts of Winston Churchill's famous 4 June 1940 House of Commons speech regarding Britain's involvement in World War II ('We shall go on to the end... we shall fight on the seas and oceans... we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be... we shall never surrender.'). After this speech there are sounds of police cars and bells from the London's Big Ben clock tower. All these parts might be ingredients for an overture.
But why is it a Fools Overture? And ... who is the fool!? And why play the notes under this title "The Star Spangled Banner?" Is there a relation to the United States & the back cover?
Fool's Overture is the 11 minutes, epic last track of the album. This track is a collage of progressive instrumentation and sound samples. First there are excerpts of Winston Churchill's famous 4 June 1940 House of Commons speech regarding Britain's involvement in World War II ('We shall go on to the end... we shall fight on the seas and oceans... we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be... we shall never surrender.'). After this speech there are sounds of police cars and bells from the London's Big Ben clock tower. All these parts might be ingredients for an overture.
But why is it a Fools Overture? And ... who is the fool!? And why play the notes under this title "The Star Spangled Banner?" Is there a relation to the United States & the back cover?