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Only two good songs (Hide in Your Shell & If Everyone Was Listening) and a decent closer makes three stars. The rest is just average.
Pleasant listen, but it went by so easily I cannot even name a favourite track
goooood vibes. I'd never heard any of these before
Really not for me. Probably never will be. I really messed up giving Kanye West three stars that one time. Now it makes me like inflating other people's ratings. But if I had never seen the Kanye Album, I would probably give this one three stars. So I will.
I have tripped across this album many-a-time in the stores, and never listened to it. I was surprised by how much I appreciated it. I was expecting mid-70s Yatch-rock (no logical reason why) and got more psychedelic and prog-rock. Key tracks Rudy and Asylum. I am going to come back to this one.
Weirdly we were deep diving into Supertramp last week as we heard an amazing rendition of Goodbye Stranger by a School or Rock band from Arlington Heights, Illinois. We actually heard their version twice. I glanced at the albums and songs before putting g this one on. I saw that the hits were all on “Breakfast in America”. However, I really liked this album as a whole. “School” is a great opener and I really liked “Bloody Well Right”. Supertramp is such a weird group that I know so little about. They definitely made some great pop rock music and feel like they are underrated. I will be listening to this one again!
Suprema
Pretty good songs. Not the catchiest album
2.5 Bumped to a 3 for sentimental reasons, but I'm fine never hearing this again.
furðupopp. til í meira. 3,5.
I remember how big Supertramp used to be. I also remember why I don't listen to them. I like how the singers compliment each other with totally different styles. That rhythm section is not strong. Don't get me started on bands that have a sax player who plays a useless bit every 3 songs. After School, Bloody Well Right, Hide In Your Shell and Dreamer are decent. The rest is filler to me.
In late 70s prog rock, their music has a distinctive good-times happiness air about it.
I can dig it.
This is a good album. Supertramp has better stuff though. My dad is a big supertramp guy.
I enjoy "Breakfast In America" and "Even In The Quietest Moments" but there is nothing interesting in "Crime Of The Century", sorry. If anything, Supertramp sounds like a (poor) Pink Floyd cover band in the album.
I didn't listen but I'm afraid to admit it
I love this album - a real classic! Not their best album though.
the craftsmanship and production are absolutely great but I can't stand that voice. 3 stars
Still a good album to listen to after decades. However, I'm not satisfied with the vocal performances, the voice is a bit thin and can't always fulfill the musical requirements. But what the hell, good sound and pleasing tracks.
When I was a kid, my parents had this on CD, and they also had Smash Mouth’s Fush Yu Mang. I guess because both covers are in space and have the band title in the top left, I got them mixed up. This doesn’t really sound like Smash Mouth, it turns out. Album’s pretty good though and the cover/title kinda rule
Obviously i know these blokes from the Magnolia soundtrack. I was shocked to learn that they are from the uk tho. They have a real American sensibility … anyways. I enjoy their vibes and am gonna check out more trax
This is a hard one for me. On one hand, most of the record was decent but not amazing, but then there are some moments where I thought it was really really good. But that quality just never seems to seep into a whole song. Oh well, maybe on other listens I'll be able to enjoy the rest of the songs. Fav songs: - Asylum - Dreamer
This one was a fun listen and had a couple of solid tracks (Asylum, Dreamer). Other than that, there were a few songs that were a bit forgettable, but overall it was a decent album.
A couple nice tunes, but nothing memorable - there was a hit or two, but not a sound to return to regularly.
Too soft and musical-like style for my taste. Great musicians!
It’s more sophisticated than yacht rock, but not proggy enough to be prog rock. It was an interesting listen that didn’t quite scratch the prog rock itch. I had Aja by Steely Dan yesterday and there’s definitely more here than there.
My initial thought on first listen, before even looking at the album storks, was “This sounds like one of those albums from the 70’s that would have a spaceship on the cover.”
'School' is a super fun album introduction. It sounds like a video game placement. I've heard 'Dreamer' before but I can't place it. This album sounds really fun and experimental.
Fun. But not Breakfast in America. Hope that lands on this list.
Really very good with a couple absolute classics.
Crime of the Century This doesn’t have The Logical Song on it. That’s the only Supertramp song I know. It’s a good song. Wasn’t sure what to expect with this. I was slightly concerned as it was tagged as prog - I thought we might have some more Yes type music on our hands. I suppose it’s Yes adjacent, but to me it is more listenable with a more obvious pop edge. School has some nice textures to it, including the piano in the 2nd half but it doesn’t grab me much overall. I liked Bloody Well Right though, the keyboards in particular and the overall rocky poppiness of it. Hide in Your Shell is also not a bad track, but I’m not keen on the sax. Once Asylum kicks in and gets going it’s much better than its start suggests it might be, there’s a slight bluesy edge to the vocal which I like and a little bit of a grower of a melody. Dreamer I have actually heard before - I didn’t know that was Supertramp. A very nice catchy bit of early 70s pop. Rudy is similar to Asylum in how it starts off unpromisingly, but develops into a decent song. I like the squelchy synths and then the wah wah and strings at the back end. Really sounds a lot like Sting singing in that bit. If Everyone Was Listening starts off a lot like a Queen song, which for me is not a good thing, and then the oboe/clarinet I’m not keen on. Not my fav song. A bit poor in fact. Crime of the Century feels quite Pink Floyd, without quit reaching the required levels of studied grandiosity, but I liked its shifting musicality, around the repeating piano. Overall there is a fair bit of progyness, and sometimes it just edges too far that way, but in the main it’s paired with relatively straight ahead, enjoyable enough 70s rock/pop, with some additional blues and soul elements. It’s not blown me away, but there are some interesting little corners to it. In the right mood I’d listen again, and I think I will check out the Breakfast in America album. Middle of the road 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
So light and airy. Excellent prog rock. Bloody Well Right and Dreamer are both fantastic Favourite songs: Bloody Well Right, Dreamer, Asylum Least favourite songs: School 3/5
Premise: School + Hide in your Shell + If Everyone Was Listening, weren't available on YT music for some reason, so my review is only partial. I found it alright, but nothing spectacular, especially considering the prog rock gems that came out in those years. "Dreamers" in particular I found it very annoying
Typical 70’s British rock sound. Guitar was good but songs a little long and didn’t make a lot of sense.
I was confused by the silence in the first song but the instrumentals were great
it's another "meh" album. some nice tracks with piano & harmonica, but others are overly synth & too long
The production on this is really cool. Very jam-bandy and I don’t mind.
Quirky and enjoyably nuts. Favourite track: Dreamer is standout – I've always loved it.
Good
A couple of songs I remembered. Most I had never heard before. Meh.
Pop prog.
🤷🏻♀️
A good listen
Dreamer ist der einzige Hit auf dem Album. Der Rest ist Durchschnitt.
This was a good listen but the mixing at times was either too quiet or very loud out of nowhere. I enjoyed the spacy elements and it felt a little like Roger Waters at times
Pretty good album. 3/5
A cool album. Never heard it all the way through before- pretty good. Does not natch "Breakfast in America" but has hits that you will enjoy ("Bloody Well Right" and "Dreamer")
The singer sounded like an old man but I liked the horn and piano
I can only take these guys in small doses. The record is fine.
Supertramp is an artist I actually have zero experience with. I have never heard a song from them. Not even the big hits. I’ve been intrigued by them before. But I’ve never thought to seek out their music and give it a chance. And now after having heard it, I think with this album they pushed pop forward to the next level in many ways. Similar to how Steely Dan evolved jazz-infused soft rock with their records. And in many ways, this feels like it has a lot of the sophistication that Steely Dan also displays, just without the jazziness. Super layered and detailed songs that are paced really well, even if sometimes certain elements don’t hit as well as others. I will admit that each song does at least one interesting thing, but many of these songs overall aren’t great complete packages. I know the influence this band has had on many artists I love. That influence extends out even to bands like Tame Impala. And I really wanted to enjoy this more than I did. I really do enjoy certain parts of this. And I love how weird and unique it gets in many places. But I was left feeling a little disappointed at what could’ve been. It’s sort of a bummer that this is the only record of theirs on the list, because I would love to see if they fixed the issues I have on future albums. Not like I can’t listen to it on my own though. Rating: 6/10
It’s okay.
Enjoyed it. Pink Floyd ish at times. Last track esp but I was falling asleep. Ambient noises couldn’t tell if real.
Enjoyed listening to this :))
Overall this felt competent and had its own thing going on but none of it really landed with me. The dynamics were all over the place which makes for a tough first listen.
another new one! how exciting! i've never listened to supertramp before because in my mind its not a real band, but apparently they are! and i had a good time!
A classic three. Nothing that offended me, but nothing that engaged me. Serviceable 70's prog/pop nonsense.
Pretty good! Solid end to end listen.
hygge :D :D 3/5 tænker jeg
I love Supertramp. While this isn’t my favorite of their albums, it’s still good.
Not their best
Pretty good, up there with Breakfast in America at times School Wayne Chooney album intro slappers here and there but hey ho I can't be generous with every album
Muy buenos arreglos y producción, el progresivo no me emociona
listened 3x. not bad. 2.6/5
This flows along innocently and fits nicely in its genre. There is little to get excited about. The song structures can be somewhat complicated.
Yeah i like this is, supertramp has its own sound and its good stff
Solid rock opera. I think the only thing supertramp sometimes suffers from is star power. everything about the music is there, there just isnt a sense of personality in here all the time maybe? hard to grasp. Either way, super impressive arrangements
School Hide In Your Shell Dreamer Rudy Great instrumental sections. Fun to listen to but definitely not an every day listen or anything I would call a banger.
Popular group... Commercially successful
Decent listening, but I'd not say significant. Doesn't have the logical song, which is Supertramp's best.
Echoes of Electric Light Orchestra and Elton John. Supertramp sounds cinematic and larger than life, much like those others. It's an odd choice of albums though, as 'Breakfast in America' is the more polished and more celebrated album. 'Crime of the Century' is fine but it pales in comparison to their masterpiece.
It was pretty OK.
British Prog rock bands excel in writing songs about childhood, mental illness, and isolation. 3.5/5
Supertramp kind of exist on the classic rock spectrum somewhere between Queen, Pink Floyd and Yes. Not as poppy as Queen and not as proggy as Pink Floyd or Yes. I had always known them primarily from the slew of hits from Breakfast in America. This album is a bit more raw and in that way a bit more exciting. The first half is a showcase of some surprising pop gems. They have a knack for striking a balance between artsy prog and hook laden pop. The last 3 songs are more prog than pop, but they avoid being excessively drawn out and spacey. It may not be as classic or essential as some other albums from the era, but it’s a strong effort and worthy of a listen.
Great album! Never listened to it all the way through but I was familiar with most of the songs on here.
I don't care.
Fun 70's hits. No songs particularly called to me. Not sure I need to listen to this album again, but definitely another of their albums could be cool.
Weird songs about school
Rock viejuno de peña con el pelo largo y rizado "ecleptic" que dirían algunos. Relajeo, la portada promete algo que le disco no termina de entregar. No ta mal tho. 3,9/5
Emblazoned by that piano sound that enriched my 70s youth I suppose SuperTramp were more prog in scope.Quite hard to listen to aside from there main hits.Listening to this album was a frustration into pinning down a flow but no one ever stated music had to be a easy listen.Talent is abundant & I get it if you get it but just not for me.
School: has a nice musical vibe too it, long and surprising journey. definitely tickled my brain on some of the parts. Bloody Well Right: kinda boring, feels like I've heard the melody over a 1000 times before. Hide In Your Shell: such an upbeat and fun song! this is a song i could listen to when i walk down the street and be happy. Asylum: again a very boring one. i actually really tried to like this one but it was just so unoriginal and plain. i liked the end a bit tho. Dreamer: the way dreamer is being said oh my lord jesus christ! its such a fantastic and silly song!!! Rudy: i dont really know what this song makes me feel. kinda good and has a good beat to it i guess? probably to long for me. the end was so random lmao. If Everyone Was Listening: ok but forgettable. didn't have anything interesting for it to become something more than a track on an album. Crime Of The Century: melody and instruments goes hard! other than that there wasn't anything else that got my attention. it was good-ish
Because of how nice this sounds, I hesitate to give it less than 3 stars. I want to because I detest songs that last longer than 5 minutes...but I guess that's more an issue of my short attention span than an issue with the album itself. 3/5
The hits are bangers. The rest is fine. Nothing special.
Not to my personal taste, but there is some great sax solos!
I hereby rate this 3/5
Not bad, have not heard most of these songs before
Ok
Musically appealing, kind of weird, but not bad
Medium!
If the Beatles made a rock album
only kind of interesting
70’s ultimate pop rock band. Lots of hits. Fun to listen to, to remember the sounds of the 70’s.
Wasn’t a huge fan at the time—still not.
3.5 good songs but sometimes the production went a bit over board and came off as cheesy
Solid. Classic Rock Radio fare
First Supertramp album to make waves. A good prog rock album.
I like Supertramp. The blending of pop and prog that they pull off when they are firing on all cylinders is really fun. I had heard "Bloody Well Right" before, but while I have spun Breakfast in America a bunch of times and really like it, I do not believe that I had heard anything else from this album before. Honestly, other than "Bloody Well Right", I don't hear anything on this album that I would necessarily want to hear again. Crime of the Century seems to take itself a little more seriously than the band does on Breakfast in America. I am giving the album three stars because it is Supertramp, but not peak Supertramp.
This form of prog rock has the ability to hook me in at times, with their attention to groove and accessibility. I grew up on some of these tracks on classic rock radio and Supertramp has earned their place in classic rotations by making some tracks that have depth but are eternally relatable while being genuinely funny. Their sense of humor is not undercut by their songs ability to genuinely hook you in with heart and sonic diversity. At times they groove, rock, and then pull you in with earnest heart. This album isn't my jam, but I can't ignore its charms.
Первый и последний трек понравился, остальное недоQween какое-то.
Actually really liked this. It has a freshness to it that lots of other '70s rock really lacks these days.
3.5/5
3.5.
Good album- 2 songs I loved the rest were fine.
01) School - 8,0 02) Bloody Well Right - 8,0 03) Hide In Your Shell - 7,0 04) Asylum - 7,0 05) Dreamer - 9,0 06) Rudy - 7,0 07) If Everyone Was Listening - 7,0 08) Crime of the Century - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,50 (75/100) I knew only one song ("Dreamer"). The rest was ok. Some of these songs are really too long. I think I'm gonna love "Breakfast In America" better.
i listened to like half
Was solid, some solid keys and sax, pretty weird and spacier than I anticipated but I dug parts of it a lot. Not sure how much I'll actually listen to this going forward though.
Unique sound of early alt rock. Gets a little tedious
Nice tunes, last song as cool surprise as it was used as sample before
This sounds very Billy Joel to me. But Joel’s breakthrough didn’t happen until 1977 (although “Piano Man” was in 1973). This album was 1974, which makes me think they were aware of what each other were doing. Some songs alternate between blues riffs and jazz. Or even Tin Pan Alley piano. Basically the prog-rock-lite version of Billy Joel 5/10
Good energy. Too long
Meh
I don't know its ok maybe I didn't "get" it and needs another listen
Eh
I had a lot of issues getting through this one, but it wasn’t too too bad
very good 80s vibes, lots of classics i didn’t recognize until they played
OK, but not a big fan
Dig it
Definitely has a Pink Floyd feel. A few great songs, but the rest seem a bit noodley.
I saw Supertramp and expected Breakfast in America, which I love. But I hadn't listened to Crime of the Century before. I am familiar with "Bloody Well Right" but not much else. Another exciting record for me! It’s not bad! Bloody Well Right, while a good song, isn’t enough to carry the whole album.
Sound is all over the place. Possibly my earphones to blame? An interesting album, I quite like it but I feel that it would need a few listens to really get “into” it.
This didn't do anything for me. It didn't hold my attention, I generally forgot it was playing, and I certainly wasn't doing anything terribly distracting.
Not bad but wasn’t feeling it. I have heard of Supertramp but not sure I could name any specific songs. Favorite from the album is probably ‘Dreamer’
Overall alright, very well put together but not really my thing. The last few songs went hard as fuck though.
Man, I feel like I'm learning from this project that like dramatic sweeping slightly proggy rock is just not really for me. I respect what this is going for, and it times it grabs me, but at the end of the day I don't really connect with it all that much. Sounds like an album I would have loved at 13, and I don't mean that in a bad way! But not really hitting for me now. "Dreamer" is fun. Definitely can hear a bit of Roger Waters Pink Floyd in here at parts. Idk maybe it's winning me over a bit.
Sonically this is a smoooooth rock album, the saxaphone, piano, syth strings, trumpets, the bass tone and bass performances all help bring that sonic smoothness. Had Dark Side of the Moon, not dropped the year before this, it would maybe get a higher rating from me as this fits in hand and hand with Queen, Pink Floyd and The Beatles sonically. Leans more symphonic and poppy than experimental. I don't tent to lean towards symphonic rock so I don't know what type of mood I would have to be in to put this on again, but if it were on the radio I don't think I would feel inclinded change the station. "Bloody Well Right" is the song that catches my attention the most on the album. The vocal performance and instrumentation during the verses is my favorite section of music on the album, as it's the doomiest part of the album. They mix that doomy verse with a poppy Beatles/Queen feeling chorus, and then a soloing saxaphone outro accompanied by hand claps, makes for a head bopper of a song. "Dreamer" is another stand out, probably the catchiest, poppiest, and certainly dreamiest, and most "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys feeling song on the album. Awesome vocal sounds and performance, this group can harmonize and do gang vocals with the best of them. Other stand out moments are the outro of "Asylum" starting with the soloing guitar at 5:30 and improvisational feeling vocal sounds leading to the yelp of "not quite right." The funky "Rudy" with the mix of funk and synth strings was a recipe for a bopper. Beautiful sounding album all around. Equal mix of poppy to epic, grooving to emotinally moving rock songs. The final song "Crime Of The Centruy pulled this album into a solid 3 star rating for me. Doomiest Track: "Bloody Well Right" Playlist Worthy: "Bloody Well Right", "Dreamer", "Asylum", "Crime Of The Century"
Pink Floyd find ich besser
Meh
Listenable.
Strong start but I fell off towards the second half
weird but OK
This started off great but didn’t really fulfill
I’m proud to say I listened to the entire Supertramp album with no skipping and actually paying attention. I’m surprised to report that I definitely do not dislike them nearly as much as I thought. In fact, I enjoyed about 70% of the album. I prefer one vocalist, Davies, over the other. I think Hodson’s voice is a bit too twee at times. I’ll wind up rating it a three on the site, but it’s really more like 3 1/2. My biggest problem with them is that they are too prog lite for me to listen to them extensively. I like my prog a bit more complex. Supertramp is yacht prog. 😁
ok
I can hear how it may have influenced other musicians and how existed between rock and pop of the era. Sounds a decade or so ahead of it's time. Really has a more prog pop rock feel to it.
Bloody Well Right. 3/5
I had high hopes given everyone else's ratings. It started off strong but I got kind of bored after the first 3 songs. Some of the songs were a bit too long for me.
6/10 - I liked school and crime of the century the rest were ok. The only supertramp song I knew before this was breakfast in america which I really did not like so this was a nice surprise.
Didn't do anything for me I listened to the whole album and I do not recall a single feature of it sorry
For a long time I was familiar with Supertramp only for their silly pop songs like “Breakfast in America”, “Goodbye Stranger”, and “The Logical Song”. I still remember the first time I heard “Bloody Well Right” on the radio ~2008, and was sort of amazed that the pop-rock station I was listening to was playing it, having no idea who the band was. After learning it was Supertramp, I gained a new appreciation for later pop-oriented Supertramp. Crime of the Century came at a time when Supertramp was transitioning from prog-rock to pop-rock, and it’s a perfect mix, akin to Yes at their best. I think I prefer Breakfast in America, but I don’t think I’d enjoy that as much without having known Crime of the Century.
Solid. Some great songs. Not one you NEED to hear. Just listen to the popular songs
i always assumed Supertramp was on of those big hair glam 80s bands. I was completely wrong and what a nice surprise! At first it kind of sounded like it was going to be more along the lines of Billy Joel but 2 or 3 songs in and I was completely surprised. It turned into a Pink Floyd-like journey. I put my phone down and listened in the dark on headphones and was blown away about half way through. I think i will revisit this album in the future. I usually write off old music but this is what this project is about.
Bloody Well Right is my favorite Supertramp tune. But it would seem it starts and ends there. I was aware of Dreamer growing up, but it wasn't for me. Much like the rest of this album. Most of the prog style just isn't my thing. 3
Als Jugendlicher viel gehört, heute nicht mehr so meins. Klar das man immer noch mitsingt!
Overall a pretty meh album. Very dad rock and middle of the road for my tastes but not bad overall
Very well done overall, nothing wrong with it. Sounded kinda like a bunch of different other bands that I've vaguely remembered and then stuck together. while an enjoyable listen, don't think I'll revisit it.
it's not the worst prog rock I've ever listened to.
I mean it was...interesting. Felt like the tracks didn't flew super well togheter like i expected, but overall the atmosphere is solid. Probably the most 70s prog rock sounding album i've ever heard. Plus, I love the cover, it's very suggestive. Favourite songs: Asylum, Rudy, Crime of the Century
School Bloody Well Right Crime Of The Century
Chill, loved the outerspace vibes. A bit Bowie sounding but nothing making me rock out.
I really liked the first few songs and I appreciate the variety of instruments. 3.5 almost a 4 star.
The related tracks were pretty great but the actual album was a bit eh...
Decent album by ST. It's not Breakfast in America but it has some cool tunes like Dreamer and Bloody Well Right 3
Didn’t get me. Sounded familiar but I don’t think I’d let it run if it came on shuffle
I personally like Breakfast In America better. This album does have Bloody Well Right though and has some all around good vibes.
crime of the century is my favorite one so far. haha that’s the name of the album. first half of the album felt like I belonged in a dive bar at 6pm in mid-southwest. awesome feeling really eased the stress of the airport.
One song I liked. One.
Good album with a few good songs
It's alright. Some good parts, but also some parts that drag. My favourite song was probably Dreamer, but nothing really stood out to me.
Svårast hitills. Men om Thriller är en fyra kan detta inte vara mer än en trea. Även om det finns nåt där som lockar. Kommer nog återvända.
Fastnar redan på första låten. Hör att detta kommer bli bra. Pianot som jamar. Rätt tajt, rör sig genom melodier och jam. Reklamfilmsmusikbandet. Dreamer och Logical song (inte detta album) har använts i reklamfilm. Som jag vet iaf.. Piano-jammandet i första å sista låten är mycket najs!
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Hide in your shell
An okay pop rock album. I prefer breakfast in America as the hits are better in that one. This one has some catchy songs but some others are pretty boring or not too exciting. A very average album to me. 6.2/10
Well this is uber-70s rock. Not bad.
A good listen, some classics on here
Un álbum de rock progresivo con un tinte de pop suave que lo transforma en un gran acercamiento al género. La energía de Supertramp y sus composiciones son fáciles de escuchar, transformándolos en uno de los primeros actos en "suavizar" la composición musical compleja, o "sofisticar" la música de radio.
Supertramp har två bättre album
I like it, definitely kind of funky and unusual.
This is fine. Pros: It's Pink Floyd lite. Nice playing. Interesting change-ups. Recognisable style and vocals. Cons: Very 70s art-rock. It hasn't really aged well like most 70s music. I didn't find myself bopping along, but neither was it terrible.
I'm not sure why the list felt the need to include this. How is this any different or better than the other prog rock albums around this time that were way more successful? There's definitely a dad rock bias in the list
Ganz gut, vor allem Dreamer und das letzte Lied. Richtig umgehauen hat es mich allerdings nicht und die Stimme des Sängers fand ich teilweise anstrengend.
Love this production, Bloody Well Right sorta cuts through but the rest of it never got to me. An easy listen, though.
Nice soft art rock.
The real crime of the century is Youtube Music making half the songs on this album unavailable >:( WEODEND! liked the vibe tho, good rockin beats and some good energy for my mid-Monday slump
immediately got hit with Pink Floyd flashbacks haven't finished this completely but definitely a vibe
okay
Prog rock - not bad. 3.6
Another old school classic!
OK, I already knew the hits from this album and that was all that really stood out.
Lite kul, men mest jobbigt.
It didn't quite catch me, but I think I might would enjoy this more if I listened to it again.
Good listen
It’s like of Pink Floyd had a confusing step brother…prog rock with a saxophone… The 70’s were wild man… Highlights for me: Bloody Well Right
Album is great when you're fucken baked
Classic, nothing special I knew one song: (Dreamer)
Progressive pop/rock in a nice way.
Something is missing here for me. There were several songs that I *almost* loved, but then didn't. I think it's too of its time and can't quite commit to a solid vibe that I can get behind. It's good, but it's not great. That's my review.
This album is nice, but I'm not sure there's anything about it that would make me return to it.
ok not bad, cool keys. dreamer is pretty dope.
A weird combination of pop and rock that I enjoyed and vibed to.
Solid 70s album. Cohesive sound. Interesting enough to make me stay focus on the album. Beautiful Sax on Crime Of The Century.
Good!
Just ok
On Crime of the Century, Supertramp felt like they were borrowing from ELO, Pink Floyd, and Queen. Unfortunately, these bands are just better. While the album is decent, it pales in comparison to the other bands mentioned. Best Songs: Hide in Your Shell, Crime of the Century Worst Songs: Asylum
It’s fine, just not fully my thing.
For 1970s prog rock this is a pretty accessible listen. However, it's just not a genre (or at least an era of a genre) that I 'get' or enjoy. I did enjoy the poppy and orchestral moments, though Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: School Date listened: 29/10/23
Liked the first few songs but didn’t finish the album
Some nice rock. Wasn't taken away
Great to hear Bloody Well Right in context. Reminds me of a modern take on Pink Floyd, big spacious album
OK
First minor surprise: I always thought Supertramp were American... Second minor surprise: I thought this would include more quirky pop goodness (a bit like Dreamer, I guess), but a lot of it's fairly standard prog / yacht rock. There are a few growers on here so it's probably just about worth 3 stars, but I expect there'll be another Supertramp album on this list, and I expect I'll enjoy that one more.
Interesting
Pretty good
I'd like this genre mash up of jazz, rock n roll, and fun. Nothing wild n crazy in terms of originality. But good.
I didn't know what to expect, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Surprised to hear they were British - assumed US. Rating - feels like rating a piece of furniture or something. They are just there, always have been.
I had listened to Breakfast in America, but this is the first time I listened to Crime of the Century in its entirety. Sounds great! It's got that sweet prog rock production!
I had never heard a Supertramp album before. I had heard the Bloody Well Right song on the radio but didn't know it was them. This album is enjoyable enough but it's not something I would buy.
Although very different bands, Supertramp has the clean, tight focus I like about fellow 70s prog rock band Yes. I'm familiar with 2 of their other albums and like maybe half the tracks on each of them.
Opens on a high note with school and goes right into the banger bloody well right. Continues to jam on throughout. Dreamer is a jam and ends with the awesome crime of the century
Will go back and listen again. More of a Breakfast in America kind of guy but I should give it a shot still.
Most of it is not for me. Some good hits, my favorites being "School" and "Crime of the Century" with "Hide in Your Shell" lagging behind. I really tried to like it, heard it more than 4 times through but couldn't get what the hype was all about. Still, it's nice to get away from my usual tastes in music and discover something different.
- "Dreamer" is the only song I knew prior to this listen and I like it. - "School" is pretty good. - Overall it's a good album, no amazing songs jumped out at me other than "School" and "Dreamer."
Started off really good, inspired mix of rock and jazz elements, but throughout the album petered off into more basic soft rock elements.
Uneven but some cool songs. 3/5
Not as good as Breakfast In America, but pretty good. "Asylum" reminds me of "The Wall"
Not a dig but just sounds like a queen riff
I dig Supertramp.
This was very easy to listen to. I enjoyed it but nothing stood out as life changing.
Never heard this. Love the harmonica. Amazing composition. Good album.
I would call the first half of it definitely better than the second, but still super solid. Had fun with the album, would go back and listen to the first 4 tracks again and probably Rudy and the last half of the final track. Lots of fun vocal layering, big fan of the horns, and those keys are KILLER. Really fun. Favorite tracks: School, Bloody Well Right, Hide in Your Shell, Rudy
Not to the expected heights as Breakfast in America, still ok though.
Possibly the front runner for space rock. More because of the ethereal vocals, great guitar work and piano tracks.
Ay, climb aboard ye merry fops and let’s go prancing about!
Solid. Most tracks have a nice groove, but fuck it up with some complex shit.
It felt nice to go back and listen to Supertramp. Granted, it's a bit dated, a bit like a pop version of Pink Floyd, and a bit self-serious. But the piano on this album is fantastic, and I still like it, if only for nostalgia.
Love Bloody Right.
Something about the vocal style and instrumentation annoys me a little - it feels a bit overdone and cheesy. Some of the songs are really beautifully arranged, though. I appreciate the variety of instruments present, and there's a nice balance between weird and traditional vibes.
*Bloody Well Right* and *School* were hits for a reason. The rest probably weren't hits also for a reason. 16 September 2023
A couple of good songs, the rest is meh
‘Dreamer’, ‘Rudy’, ‘If Everyone Was Listening’ and ‘Crime Of The Century’. A solid Side B lifts this album from ‘not that memorable’ to ‘mmm….good’.
First listen Saved 4/8 Top track: School
Supertrammp - ‘Crime of the Century’ - rich confection / Asylum has an Elton feel
It was alright,nice piano bits.All the songs were too long and not very catchy.It was fine.
Ok, lidt for musikalsk til mig hvor den ikke rammer min musikalske smag
3/8, 38%
(3,2 si on veut être précis) Un bon album rock 70’s, ça a dépassé mes attentes mais pas de loin. Néanmoins, certains titres sont très bons.
This was fun, but nothing particularly memorable overall. I enjoyed the opening song, School, and then everything else went downhill for me after that.
I just don’t really care for this. I’m pretty different to everything on this record aside from dreamer really dislike that one. Overall mediocre record don’t care for it, strong 4-5
Some fun old school piano rock. A little campy, but not super memorable.
3.5/5
Reminded me of a lot of great music, which means this too is amazing. Rudy is my favorite.
Need to be high or tripping to really enjoy this. But, it was fine.
Luistert prima weg in de ochtend op kantoor, maar ik vind het toch ook wel erg zeurderig.
Two big hits then songs with a lot in common with Pink Floyd.
Слушать было скучно. Музыка сильно постарела. Некоторые мотивы прикольные, но не более того. Не понимаю, почему этот альбом в списке 1001 лучших.
Heavy pink Floyd vibes, some of the final songs really felt like they dragged out, would listen to more of their stuff though
Kinda forgettable: I mean it wasn't all that bad. A few songs in here just immediately felt recognisable and I have to admit I was vibing with them. Others felt a little boring and samey but for a bad I haven't listened to that much at all of it was great. Will revisit a few songs many many many times to come.
Very meh
Couple okay songs. Some of the riffs were a little much for me
Not at all what I knew supertramp for and pretty good.
Pretty average
A weak addition since they have so many other better albums. Bloody well right will be stuck in my head a few days.
Expected to hate it didn’t it was ok
1970s rock vibe - enjoyable but not my favourite!
I barely remember this album from 2 days ago, so probably wasn’t life changing but twas good
Good album
No hay chance de que Charly no haya escuchado este disco mil veces. Era un 2 para mí, pero le pongo 3 porque a la segunda escuchada me guardé Hide In Your Shell y Asylum.
Apart from a few tracks, I didn't really love this one. A bit too much of its time.
Starry eyed with intent and beautifully produced. There’s a certain feeling this record evokes. Whatever that is I loved it. It’s hard to describe but feels real good.
Interesting album, I don't know if any other band has a sound similar to Supertramp. Bloody well right and Dreamer were two big hits off this album. Overall I thought it was pretty good, a mix of prog, jazz, and a heavy dose of the 70s
Like the music, its hit or miss when he starts singing
Loved the intro and them few progressive songs! But i don’t really catched me that hard
Not my kind of music, can admit it's very technically competent.
Dit was behoorlijk tof!
Alleraardigst.
day 25. this was just ok for me, interesting enough that I might come back to it (or at least revisit Supertramp another time), but not standing out enough to me that it'll be top of mind. I went back and tried to listen to some of the tracks again to remember what my favorites were, and I'm still struggling to remember what they sounded like, oops. faves - School, Crime of the Century, Asylum 3/5
Likes about 1/2 of it
I liked it quite a bit. The great side of Prog and Art Rock. Good listen.
Pleasant but pretty dull, Dreamer is the only track that sticks in my head, the rest is just background
BIG BAG BOOM, NICE TO LISTEN. SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE TE COVER. BIG SURPRISE. THE LAST PART OF THE FISRT TRACK MAKE ME TEAR A LITTLE. *3.8 / 5
Helt aight
It's an okay album but a lot of the ideas they hit were done better by Yes and Billy Joel in my opinion. I did really enjoy Asylum and Hide In Your Shell, though.
Enjoyed it, over the top but not ridiculous
Liked but didn't fall in love, maybe needed to sit with it longer
They got the pizzazzz. A lust for life. Solid work.
Alright
Proggy and wholesome I'd say. Slightly put off as its Jeremy Clarksons fave album but it throws a lot of tunes on this album. Solid 3
I think I would like this more on a relisten.
Got my foot tapping and head nodding from the off, but lyrically it didn't do anything particularly for me, as while it was relatable it felt to obvious and on the nose. The softer moments were forgettable and it was only really when everything kicked in that i was really enjoying.
It was pretty good but I was expecting better
7/10 or 7.5/10, very good but probably not top 3 in the Supertramp collection. Most songs on this album are very good in themselves, and they work together nicely to create a pretty good sound for the album. Even the weaker songs are not bad, and still remain consistent with the album's sound
Really interesting start to an album. I kind of hate the girl's scream at 1:44 in the first track right before the break. It really pulls me out of the listening experience but at the same time I kind of love it because I think the inverse could be true too. For me, I don't really often have kids hanging outside of my windows at 9:50am on a Monday so the yell was surprising. But for someone else this could be an interesting element that really pulled them into the music. Very interesting dichotomy. The song itself is really cool, and the production is amazingly crisp for 1974. I had to check that I was listening to the actual original recording and not a modern day remaster. I have been listening to a remaster. Whoops. I felt this was pretty alright. The rest of the album kind of goes by pretty quickly and without too much that I enjoyed or disliked. I'm going to give this a 3 but it could easily lean more towards a 2.
classic rock. i cant distinguish it from its counter parts of the era. it had groove and splash. it was dynamic at times. i can dig it. a bit.
It was alright. Feels like an album that might grow on me. On the other hand I don’t feel I need this in my life. I’ll take along some songs I liked for further listening, school, ruby and the title track.
Heard before. Has some really good songs, especially If Everyone Was Listening. Keep thinking of someone who showed us Bloody Well Right as part of his fave songs of the year. Mom likes this band. + Bloody Well Right + Asylum + Dreamer + Rudy + If Everyone Was Listening
Overall I didnt love this album on first listen. I didn’t hate it either, it just wasn’t really the vibe I wanted tonight. I had been meaning to check them out so I’m glad I did, and I might revisit this album. I didn’t expect as much piano, although the little beeps and boops were expected. Alot of the songs felt too long, and didnt really captivate me, and it sounded like a muppets musical at times. I got up to Asylum and stopped there. I didn’t hate this experience, but didn’t love it
Good, but nothing spectacular.
The kind of prog that I don’t really like. It’s okay, but I don’t see why this would be included over some more unique prog (prog metal maybe?).
Smooth yet expansive sound with lots of great instrumentation. All songs are listenable yet have some of depth. Still, I don't think I would put this on much again. It's distinctive and well-made, yet not totally for me. Best song: Bloody Well Right
I'm willing to give this another listen, but I wasn't terribly impressed with this one. There were sections where it was very quiet and then very loud. Also it felt like something was missing during certain parts. Overall, eh it's okay.
Piano prog rock! This wasn't too bad, actually. Too poppy for my sensibilities, but some very interesting sounds
This is a lot weirder than I had expected.
Non male...
Decent 70s rock
Vähän Yesmäistä progia, mutta vähemmän teknistä ja vähemmän progia. Aivan kelpoa mutta mikään kappale ei oikein iskenyt
Trudde eg skulle lika da bedre
I knew their hits but had never listened to a whole album. I was prepared to rate this a two because of the two songs I recognized and liked. I had dinner with a friend, who was extolling supertramp’s virtues and we listened to the album together. She is a little older than me and remembers loving them (and smoking lots of weed) so, while listening with her I leaned in and could see this being something I might have rated a 4 if given time. However, as we all discuss with this project, time is something we don’t have so I will split it down the middle and call it a 3.
I never heard any Supertramp beyond the hits. This was cool. I dug the interplay between the two singers. Can't say much of it stuck with me, but it intrigued me enough that i'll give this a second listen at some point. Still not a fan of Dreamer, though. Wait... is Breakfast in America not on this list? How does that make sense?
A couple great bangers but otherwise I was a bit bored
A good album for sure, if not a great one. But it is certainly strange they picked this, rather than certified pop bangarang Breakfast in America. Maybe they find the waitress as creepy as I do.
A good album, maybe a touch forgettable in some places and a little bit lacking in others. Not bad by any means.