Crime Of The Century

3.5

I do like the keyboard parts in this. Pretty cool album overall even though I am not a huge prog rock fan.

Takes me back... to a time... before I was born

Not as self indulgent as I was expecting and a few decent tunes. 3

Coming up as I did in the 70s and 80s, I used to get REALLY into a few specific bands, to the point where I bought most of the band's albums, even the less popular ones, and knew every track, even the obscure ones. The Beatles were the first, and then as I got older it was The Doors, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, and Jethro Tull. During my freshman year at college, I started appreciating Supertramp and for a while I thought they may be my next big obsession. They seemed interesting and somewhat popular but not through-the-roof popular. Then one day I was talking to my girlfriend's roommate, whose name was Marilyn, and I mentioned something about getting into Supertramp. Turns out she was a huge Supertramp fan. Well, I didn't really like Marilyn very much and, if I'm being honest, I kind of looked down on her taste a bit, and I soon moved on from Supertramp without diving any deeper. Although my reason wasn't very good, in hindsight I think it was the right decision for me. I like Supertramp, and I appreciate the musicianship and all, but I don't think they fit my style as much as some of those other bands. All that to say, 3 stars.

6th February 2023 Listened in the morning while working from home. Out for Thai at giggling squid for Jess bday and test drive BMW X1. I like the spacey themes, but prefer the more down to earth songs. 3.5 if I could.

Album was good - i liked a few tracks on it. Overall, it's not really my thing though but very well produced.

what i know of supertramp is their catchy hits! i knew a few songs here beforehand (i wasn't even aware i knew "bloody well right"!), but crime of the century is missing that catchy earworm aspect that makes supertramp so fun to listen to. so while it's far from bad, crime of the century shows supertramp was definitely working up to their usual sound. they were more progressive here than their big later hits, so much so that i felt that this was an off brand pink floyd. and the horns popping up or the harmonica opening a song? not bad at all.

This was a funny one. This is not the Supertramp sound I am used to, but I still found myself knowing a few of these songs, just without knowing that it was Supertramp. This was a decent album, but not a favorite. There were times when this felt a little Led Zeppelin, a little Pink Floyd, and even a little Electric Light Orchestra. But the album didn’t outdo or compare to any of the aforementioned bands. And that’s really probably why this album didn’t full take off for me: I kept comparing it to other bands and never found myself particularly impressed.

Theatrical. While the album kept a linear tone the entire album, I love how they decided to take every song in this album and put a theatrical mood to them, like a concept album.

Usually prog and pop don’t mix, but Supertramp have found a way to combine them to generally favorable results. Some of the songs on the B-side are a bit too long, though.

Está ok, pero no muchas canciones destacan. De hecho, la mayoría suenan un poco a relleno.

Progre pero con feeling,. Favoritos: School, Bloody Well Right, Dreamer

"Dreamer" is the only song I recognized but I have to say this album was just alright; not a huge fan of some of the bad singing. 7/10.

Steely Dan >

Eh, it was ok. Not great.

Some of these songs had a spunk to them a little bit of spook to them but it honestly was just a filler for me. I know this album is pretty well known but it wasn’t spectacular for me: It felt and sounded like any normal album. There’s nothing wrong with it, I just wouldn’t go out of my way to listen again.

I'm a kid of the 70s so I enjoyed seeing this album cover today - but I can't always connect with Supertramp. I don't dislike them at all, and in fact the recipe seems to all be there for me: multiple instruments, multiple vocalists, excellent sounding records, dynamics, non cookie-cutter songwriting. And their best is truly great (looking forward to the inevitable "Breakfast In America" which is an alltime great record) even on this album: "School" is a really different kind of opener - creepy and dark; think Pink Floyd before The Wall. "Dreamer" is just a lovely song - I love the vocal interplay, the unique piano arrangement. And I almost forgot to mention the very British cut "Bloody Well Right" - love the ridiculously long and fantastic intro with solos on Rhodes keyboard and guitar before any vocals. No songs are bad here. But I just can't fully connect to the album as a whole. I think I'm being more harsh on this than most because I want to love it but "only" like it :P For the most part I find it harder to connect on most of their longer/more progressive songs (e.g. "Hide In Your Shell" "Crime of the Century" "Asylum" "Rudy") - maybe in the end for me they were a really good melodic rock band that excelled at interesting/catchy singles and were for the most part best staying in that lane. It's a 3.5 for me that despite skilled musicianship and great singles I'm rounding down knowing that I really only end up connecting with half the album. 7/10 3 stars.

I liked and I enjoyed. In my head, Supertramp are a bit of a jokey band and I have absolutely no grounds for that except possibly their name. It’s a little too close to Super Trooper.

eh i guess so

I thought it was pretty cool for them to name their band after your mom.

School heel mooi nummer. Jammer dat ze daar meebeginnen heb hem daarna beetje uitgezeten voor mijn gevoel. Supertramp niet voor herhaling vatbaar maar ze krijgen er wel drie voor school

Nog een auto-vakantie-album!! Na Mike Oldfield kwam Supertramp (of Boston, maar die zal ook vast nog voorbij komen). Ik kan alles van voor tot eind meezingen en zie mezelf weer maar 2 keer mogen plassen tijdens 13 uur in de auto onderweg naar zuid-Frankrijk: magisch!!! 3,5 sterren want luister het zelf niet meer maar vind het heerlijke muziek nu ik het zo weer terugluister

Leuk album, luisterde wel oké weg. De stem en zang werd soms wat vervelend, maar alsnog prima. Nummers waren goed opgebouwd en veel originaliteit

I only knew a couple of songs on this album and the stuff I didn't know was okay, I guess.

I had never heard this band before. Had fun listening to this one. Great sounding 70’s record. I especially like the drum sound. I love this kind of 70’s power pop/ rock it it reminded me of Wings, Queen, Harry Nilsson, Elton John. The songs and instrumental are great but I don’t love the sound of the lead vocal like I do with those other bands. 3.5

Really weird and creative album. Not something I’d listen to but interesting. Some of the more dramatic moments almost remind me of queen. Asylum is like queen meets Pink Floyd.

pwetty kwel

Better than mediocre but not 4 stars

Didn’t think I would enjoy it as much as I did. Had peaks and troughs though. Peaks were at beginning and end for me

Catchy, knew some of the songs, others were similar so it was enjoyable

This is an interesting situation for me, as my streaming service of choice does not have this album in full, so I had to go out of my way to watch a YouTube video with the full thing. Sadly, this is a little disappointing. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's good, but I had pretty high expectations, as I quite enjoy what I've heard from Supertramp (and that's more than just The Logical Song, I swear), but this was just an alright album. Perhaps it was my inability to listen at a higher streaming quality, but it felt often like something that was almost there, but often went in the wrong direction for my tastes. Again, still above average, but I was hoping to walk away with an eye opening prog experience, especially after the suprise that was Selling England By the Pound, but it just felt like decent music, and nothing more.

Nice album to listen to... Great pop and songs mix well together. I don't take away anything special except for son synth use that wew nice... Would gladly listen to it again, but fogetable 3.5/5

I enjoyed this quite thoroughly, however I do have to compare this directly to Breakfast In America, and this isn't that. Not a jab, most albums can't be that, but this still does stand as a solid effort from the band. I'll have to listen to it again in the future, it seems like a record that would benefit from repeat listens. 3.5/5

Dig that crazy organ.

Quality popular music

Best Song: Bloody Well Right. Iconic vocal track that still has the weird, jazzy qualities of the rest of the album. Worst Song: Asylum. Although the theatricality is part of Supertramp's appeal, songs like this swing too hard into actually sounding like theater, which feels one step too far. Overall: Supertramp has a very idiosyncratic sound, and that can become tiresome after an entire album. I like the diverse use of instrumentals, and the nearly-whiny vocals, but sometimes the tracks here come off as grandiose without being all that grand.

Enjoyed the arrangements on this one, lots of movement and instruments. Impressive but forgettable

The hits were awesome, the rest of the songs were not that memorable to me

This was fine, got a tad bored halfway

I enjoyed this one, but not enough to want to listen to it again. I added Bloody Well Right and Dreamer to my playlist, because they’re fantastic and I remember my parents playing them a lot growing up. But otherwise the album isn’t anything special.

Didn't blow me away, but it was pretty good

The songs are good, but the sound is a bit tinny. Maybe it's my speakers. Maybe I don't know what music should sound like.

3 An enjoyable rock opera-sounding album that wasn’t actually a rock opera (though I think that might just be called “prog rock”). School was a really fun opener that set the stage for the sound of the rest of the album well. From there, I enjoyed the twists and turns taken, with there being a few really cool moments along the way (I loved when Asylum got all explosive near the end). Not a ton of specific standout moments as a whole though, and I kind of wish all the songs were connected through a more clear sense of narrative or theme like a rock opera. As is, it feels a bit disjointed and lacking in a sense of specific identity. Still, a fun listen, and I look forward to listening to Breakfast in America from here (assuming that made the list if this did?)

Enjoyable. Dreamer is a banger!

Solidly enjoyable.

Kinda fun, but nothing special.

Not gonna rank individual songs anymore starting here because that is draining. While I think this album is great I don't think I will find myself going back to it. Still worth a listen while chilling.

Seen as their transition from prog / synth rock to their more familiar sound with the addition of the Hammond piano Crime of the Century lays down the tracks for the amazing Breakfast in America album that will launch them beyond the stratosphere. Good album, not my favorite, by it has that distinctive Supertramp sound that is still such a guilty pleasure. 3.5/5.

I love Dreamer especially but I enjoyed the whole album. Apart from that one track it doesn’t deserve 4* so high 3*

This feels like peak 70s rock. It started really well, but the last half of the album is weird opera style. Everyone wants to be Pink Floyd, but it doesn't work for them.

pretty good! wasn’t really my style, but it wasn’t bad.

Pretty good, but parts were very busy and muddled

2.5 stars. Piano heavy, decent.

Fun listen, nothing spectacular in my honest opinion

Yeah, not bad. I wish I had a Dutch millionaire supporting me for a few years. Stand out tracks: School, Bloody Well Right.

Cool sound, nothing really too exciting for me, though.

Good, but nothing really stands out.

It wasn’t bad. It wasn’t great. Right in the middle, or a little above average. It starts out with a great vibe, just as the album progressed I zoned out a bit.

A lot going on here. Like the last track a lot

Fine album with some classic songs. Not really my thing though.

I’ve never listened to an album this old! This felt experimental, old school, rock and soul all at once. The genre often changed during the course of a single song. The band (?) definitely played around with sounds and effects. Loved the sax. Some songs left me a little confused and unsure about their meaning. But three I definitely liked: Hide In Your Shell, Rudy (!!), Crime Of The Century. The first two with really good lyrics. The second one especially I related to a lot sadly but it’s a perfect song to dedicate to someone in a way — deep but not in an obvious way, still original. The third one with few lyrics but the sound, the beat is quite good and interesting and powerful.

This sounds like Elton John meets Queen, with harmonies and spatial audio play...

every time the same: great musicians, good sounds, but boring in the end

Pretty good. Not great, not terrible. Few good songs on there but no standouts

Interesting band - feels like they'd have been insufferable art wankers at the time, but there's a few fun songs on here

My knowledge of Supertramp began and ended with Breakfast in America, which my sister owned on LP when it came out, and I listened to a lot. It was interesting to listen to this and discern the more-art-than-pop roots.

I've heard some of Supertramp's music before but this was my first time listening to Crime Of The Century. From this album, I've heard "Bloody Well Right" and "Dreamer". I was surprised that the other tracks sounded somewhat different than what I am used to from Supertramp. I know that lots of folks like Supertramp, but I'm not sure I found the draw towards their music. The album was okay, but I don't need more of what was offered. Once was enough for now. 3 stars = okay.

Classic prog/ pop rock cross over. Super dry production. 4/5 for the genre 3/5 for personal taste. Essentially watered down prog.

I had never heard this and actually enjoyed it quite a bit more than I thought I would. I'm not sure I'm ever going to seek it out, but it was far more enjoyable than some of the other albums I've discovered this week.

A little on the poppier side than I generally like my prog but still really fantastic stuff. Great melodies and production.

as an infant I was a huge fan of supertramp or so I'm told. I like this album altough I think it should've brougth more familiar sounds, maybe it was just breakfast in america...

Fun in places, but not something I'd be sad to never hear again.

Piano heavy 70s spacey rock. Pretty good+ and I like “Bloody Well Right”, but still only average.

Grandioso demais

'Dreamer' is een plezierig nummer dat wat blijft hangen. De rest is wat in en uit. Oké album

One of my father's favourite bands when i was growing up. Though he didn't ever really play much music in the house, if he did, Supertramp would be played at some point.

Good album, one of my mom’s favourites.

I'm a fan of this genre which is fortunate because it does have it's moments. This album has some highs but also some bland wallpaper moments (similar to 10cc). Accomplished musicianship, lots of sounds, experimental bits and random lyrics which occasionally click but often don't. Still, the good bits outweigh the bland so I like this.

Not much of a fan. Breakfast in America provided some nice nostalgic pop horror though.

Really beautiful high energy piano in School, reminds me of America a bit, worth re-listening

3.5

Privet pituhi

While not a great record per se - and I’m not of the rock opera leanings - somehow Supertramp know how to spin a tune and make it memorable.

Альбом запомнился плохо, хотя композиции хорошие. Пару вещей добавил в понравившиеся.

Overall enjoyable album. Only a couple songs stood out but the rest all kind of blended together. Reminded me too much of Queen and other artists/songs that did it better and felt more raw imo.

The first couple of tracks are really dated and could be mistaken for a 70s film boogie style soundtrack. From asylum onwards, there are some great songs that I'd listen to again.

Not terrible but didn't love it.

Better than I thought it was going to be.

It was alright, it was bloody well alright! 2.5

Very average 70s prog rock with 2 standout tracks ("School" and "Asylum"). The finale of the last track ("Crime of the Century") was also nice. I'm kind of done with prog rock at the moment. Would have loved this two years ago.

Pretty damn good

Hi- Bloody Well Right, Dreamer The crime of the century is that this isn't even Supertramp's best album (That award goes to Famous Last Words, sorry not sorry), but don't get me wrong, it's still great. Bloody Well Right and Dreamer are the rightful radio hits, and the rest is sort of a mixed bag of efforts, that's neither the best nor the worst Supertramp has to offer. Likeable, but not my first choice.

This is another one of those late night backyard bbq party vibe albums. It's nice to listen to the whole album in context, Bloody Well Right is still the standout track though.

School y Dreamer son suficientes para hacer de este un disco una gran obra. El resto no desmerece, me alegro de haber vuelto a escuchar a Supertramp.

fine

Underrated band.

It was ok.

I can understand that these are talented musicians but man...i just can't get through it. Made it about 60% through

Grew on me. Has some nice tunes without being amazing from the first couple of listens, but should come back to 6/10

I enjoyed this one, but I found my interest waned as it went on. Best tracks: School, Bloody Well Right, If Everyone Was Listening

Not my favorite supertramp album, it was just ok

Rock

Disappointing (apart from Bloody Well and Dreamer). I know the hit singles, so was expecting a kind of 10cc/Steely Dan hybrid, but this was more proggy. Not bad, but I'll probably prefer Breakfast in America with all the pop hits.

I liked the string arrangements.

More variety than I thought there would be.

Pretty cool album with a few very good songs. Only a few songs on here were a little lackluster but most were quite awesome. I love the mix of influences and the instrumental variation. Super creative composition on here! 6/10

Bit more my speed. Decent album, nothing really stands out though, kinda jammy. My favorites were Dreamer and Asylum, and tge sax man going HAM on Crime of the Century. Probably won’t be in my regular rotation though.

Ihan jepa, vähän niinku superhelppoa progea. Voisin kuunnella uudestaan.

Ihan ok proge-rockia mut ei toisaalta mikään biisi saa salamia kulkemaan suonissa. 3/5

They're a really talented group of musician's - and I actually enjoy their music to an extent. Still, they seem like the poor-man's Queen. It's decent "orchestral rock" (if that's a thing), but in the context of all the other bands at the time, I'm not sure what makes them special.

The singles still sound pretty good, but I did not really vibe with the album overall.

Some classic tunes.

If you're right you'll agree. This was a disappointing listen. I'm right, I'm bloody well right. Dreamer was nice but I was hoping this was going to sound more like Breakfast in America. BTW, have you checked out that album cover? That lady looks like Swarzenegger in drag right before her head explodes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_in_America#/media/File:Supertramp_-_Breakfast_in_America.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AdheJWE930

Neither Rick Davies nor Roger Hodgson were tramps, let alone some kind of super-tramps escaped from a dying world or bitten by radioactive spiders, only to wander the English countryside aimlessly homeless. Despite this distinct lack of actual trampiness, these young lads from comfortable families named their fledgling band after the autobiography of Welsh writer W.H. Davies (no relation?). Of course, to a modern audience the tramp reference is even odder, as for some reason a term around for centuries to refer to homeless vagrants is now, at least in the states, more often used to refer to a woman who has "many casual sexual encounters." A word that saw its peak usage in the late 1800s is now coming back again with a different meaning in the 21st century. And Supertramp a blip in between that made no discernible impact on language usage. Regardless of linguistic history, if you put Elton John, Pink Floyd, and Queen in a blender and spit out something that has elements of all three but none of the star power or hit-making ability of any of them, you'd get Supertramp. "Crime of the Century" was fine, enjoyable even, but it seemed to pale in comparison to its contemporaries. A little too much jazziness sometimes. Apparently their earlier stuff had more of a prog-rock feel, with a shift to a poppier sound with this album. I'd be interested to hear the earlier stuff.

I’m struggling to put my thoughts into words. It’s a 3. Some parts are worth coming back to…you’re bloody well right! Other parts feel like they were trying too hard be be theatric.

Premier album de Supertramp écouté en entier. Plusieurs pièces de cet album m'étaient familières. Plutôt prog avec un côté pop. Pièce préférée: Bloody Well Right Chance que je réécoute: 3/5

Mediocre

Hmmm. It's intriguing. It has all the bombast and signposts of a metal album, but is instead arch and witty with lots of synth (or Hammond organ) on it. It has a couple of great songs in Dreamer and Bloody Well Right. I much prefer them later on, when they embrace the camper side of what they do, but nonetheless, this is a tight, but not spectacular album.

Always good to have piano in there

Prog goes pop. Beach Boys style vocals with new wave synths. Not as bad as it sounds honest! Best Tracks: School; Bloody Well Right; Dreamer

Sounds like a bunch of clever clogs trying (and nearly managing) to sound like Pink Floyd. Bloody well right and dreamer are the catchiest tunes, but it probably works best as a whole album.

Ok

Good musicians. Good album. But as far as Supertramp albums, Breakfast in America is better IMO.

super cool !! a little slow for my taste tho :)

Not as good as Breakfast in America... but not bad.

I think the only Supertramp song I've ever heard is Give a Little Bit. And I like that song, just never listened to them beyond that. This album was playful and engaging - I like the prog-pop-rock thing it's got going. I'm too high to come up with anything better than that. But I dig it, would listen again.

a decent album with some fun songs, but in the end, it just becomes background noise without any real highs or lows.

Twee goede nummers. De rest raakt niet echt.

7/10

7/10

Good album

It was fine

6/10

some bits super, some bits trampy

Been an avid classic rock radio listener my whole life, so I'm very familiar with all of Supertramp's big hits. They're alright. I've never cared enough to seek out more of their music. Would rather listen to Rush. Neutral on this.

Bloody Well Right and Dreamer👌

I'm a big fan of the Supertramp hits, but haven't heard this album before. Was relatively disappointed. I think it might grow on me after a few more listens, but my first impression is about 3.5 stars. A couple of great songs (Bloody Well Right, Dreamer) but the others didn't really blow me away.

First listen. Very easy to listen to. I know a few of the songs very well. The others are mostly great. 3/5

I appreciated it without particularly enjoying it

Nice keyboards. Last couple songs are very good. A little poppy, but some nice prog elements.

I mean it's Supertramp, you've got to love Supertramp. I prefer Breakfast in America but this is still good. I am being harsh with a 3* review, but for me it isn't quite a 4.

More ballady and polished than I expected. Didn't really speak to me.

Not bad. Easy listening funk

Been a while since I've listened to Supertramp, and it's really nice to hear them again. I was familiar with a couple tracks on this album -- "Bloody Well Right" has such great keys (and it all comes together great) and "Dreamer" is fun -- and it's nice to hear the whole thing. Somtimes feels like Moody Blues and other bands to me that get a little too into the synth/organ extended groovy 70s play, and it has a lot of moments of feeling every bit the 70s prog rock/pop effort it is, can be dreamy/drippy at times, but it's overall really well done and this band has a lot of talent.

Leuk album, goede lengte Dreamer en crime of the century zijn mijn favoriete

It played in the background of me working, thanks

Quizás el hecho de haber salido en viernes no le ayuda.

It's fine. I think that if I listened to it more, it might go up to four stars maybe. But eh. It was fine.

3 1/2

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! Interesting music, good lyrics and a nice overall vibe

It is an alright album just not memorable.

Supertramp! Hard to describe. Good rock.

Too much piano

This was cool. Nice songs, interesting structures, well produced, great musicians. Accessible prog. They certainly have their own sound. Only really knew the hits before, but would happily listen to more of this band. (3.4)

dreamer and school are definitely outstanding songs and the rest isn't bad , but i can't say it left a memorable impression

Okay, not amazing :shrug:

This is a good album. It was a very lonely album though. It felt as though it was written in space or by someone that had just returned from space. Hug your friends. Top tracks School Dreamer If everyone was listening

good album - prefer Breakfast in America

5/10 I actually quite liked some songs, and it is a style I would usually listen too. Can revisit for sure. Added some songs to oldJam.

Interesting. One hell of a closer.

I really like the use of the saxamaphone on this album, at least I think it was a saxamaphone. Great electronic sounding tunes Top tracks: bloody well right, hide in your shell and dreamer

aight. heard most of the singles before but kinda forgettable overall

Really solid- definitely a fan of this genre in general so I will be re-listening to a few tracks more often. That being said towards the middle the songs felt a bit bloated/lengthy. Overall really great stuff!

Enjoyed, and with some songs I didn't realise I knew already. Good album

Quintessential lame music but it's not bad

Pleasantly surprised by this one.

I’ve never been left so confused by an album. So many different sounds and styles. The album starts well enough and finishing strongly too. Somewhere in the middle it gets incredibly irritating and I feel I’m at a Broadway show that I’ve been dragged along to again my will. But the album is just interesting enough to make me want to go back and give it another listen.

It’s alright. I couldn’t get into it as much as I’d like.

ja tinha ouvido esse, lembro que foi ok

daora

I’ve never been left so confused by an album. So many different sounds and styles. The album starts well enough and finishing strongly too. Somewhere in the middle it gets incredibly irritating and I feel I’m at a Broadway show that I’ve been dragged along to again my will. But the album is just interesting enough to make me want to go back and give it another listen.

Relaxing background music

Sounds more recent that it actually is. Chill prog rock I can get behind.

I liked this a good bit. Didn't pay attention nearly enough to latch onto specific songs other than the two I saved, but did really enjoy those two - the sax on "hide in your shell" is fucking awesome. Could definitely come back to this one and like it even more Saved: Hide In Your Shell, Crime Of The Century

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Enjoyed this, musicianship is really good they're obviously a talented bunch, it did lose me a little in parts so it's just shy of a 4* for me but a strong 3* for sure

Glad to have discovered these guys. Will listen to more. Knew the name and now realise I know some of their hits. No recognisable hits on this album but enjoyable nonetheless

Enjoyed the majority of this although it crossed over to prog rock a bit too much. I’d never really thought of Supertramp as a prog rock band, but I suppose they are in a way. Some really good tunes on here and it’s a close call between 3 and 4 stars.

Enjoyed the first half of this but felt the second went a bit weird and was almost waiting for it to finish by the end.

Only managed to listen passively. Liked what I heard, but it didn’t jump out. Will go back and hopefully not have to regret my score later!

This is quite cool! I like the Rhodes playing.

For some reason I’d always thought Supertramp were a sub-Bee-Gees, disco outfit, so now I feel a bit musically embarrassed. Still not sure it’s my bag though. Mark Twain said that “if you don’t like the weather in New England now, just wait five minutes”. I often feel the same way about prog, but in reverse. A song will start and you think it’s going to be amazing but then it goes on for too long and goes through so many changes that by the end it bares no resemblance to the song that you really liked at the beginning. This album had a bit of that going on. Didn’t hate it but just felt like it added up to less than the sum of its parts for me.

A very interesting album to end the week on. I really like the album cover and there were times I felt trapped in space listening to this but something about it I liked. I really liked Bloody Well Right, too.

Not my thing so much but good to run too

ok

There were many points throughout the album where it was so close to being excellent, but it never quite hit the mark.

I got bored with a couple of tracks and it's not their best but really enjoyable overall.

Kinda goofy. It's alright. 6/10

Prog rock Bloody well right Keys/synth 70s

oh, right (bloody well right!)...THAT album. nice to hear the rest of it beyond just that one single.

It was good but not mind blowing.

Vocals are a bit precious. It's just blah. Not for me. A lot of white 70s rock in this book.

Average... 3 Stars

I generally liked the tone of the album, but found myself only replaying the first track, ,'School', over any of the others.

Daorinha, achei q seria tipo synthpop ou sla new wave kkkkk eh prog se pá, de primeira nao muito se sobressaiu... Tirando os saxofones, a última música eh a melhor

Ok

good

Again, good listen but nothing amazing

V good

Couldn't ever tell if I liked it or thought it was hokey.

Mellow, middle of the road listen. Not something I'd listen to regularly, but I liked the transition in \"School.\"

A little surprised by how much I liked this one.

Mystical whimsy. Rudy was the best song on here.

Cool, but not wow.

What a weird little album. Very 1970s. I'm struggling to find much to say about it, despite the fact that I'm enjoying it. The pianos are excellent and always mixed in well. It's very cinematic, but for that reason this album also sort of fades into the background. At times it sounds like a more poppy Pink Floyd. 3/5

ja nice niet baanbrekend gewoon wel prima! 3/5

Meh

A not bad record.

Weird but cool. May revisit as it’s got a lot going on.

good

i liked "rudy" (its a little bit long i think i would appreciate an amended version more but its still pretty good). otherwise a very decent proggy yacht rock album. i think both genres have been done better by other artists.

4/30 An excellently produced musical. Standout Tracks: School, Rudy, Crime of the Century

I've never liked the Supertramp songs I've heard on the radio, too squeaky clean or something. ESPECIALLY that dreamer song. The rest of the album isn't too bad though, just the poppier end of 70s prog I guess. 3/5.

It's good!

I like Breakfast in America, but this album didn't click with me as well.

it's alright. i really enjoyed the first song and felt kind of ambivalent about the rest.

I didn’t hate this as much as I thought I would but it was still ass.

School Bloody Well Right Hide in Your Shell Dreamer Crime of the Century

Ganske dølle greier. Superflinkt, men sjelløst i mine ører.

Alright. Contains the classic "Dreamer".

Rock music isn't supposed to be this creepy. Why is buddy boy's voice so haunting and piercing. I like a few songs on this but the eeriness of the majority of the album made it quite an unenjoyable experience!

mega instrumentals aber kann den gesang nicht ab

Not for me.

this wasn't as dull as i was expecting, i really liked the piano work, still another classic sounding rock, just a bit more pink floyd adjacent which is a bit more cool. due to comparison to other 3 stars this can't be higher than two

I’ve been paused on this review because I can’t quite put my finger on what this album reminds me of - maybe I’ll come back and edit this review when I’ve figured it out. Not really my cup of tea, but ok. For some reason (having never listened to Supertramp before) I thought they’d go harder than this given their name? Oh well.

I like Dreamer, but that’s it, so 2

Bakgrunnsstøy. Ga meg absolutt ingenting.

This one did nothing for me. I didn't find it particularly interesting and it's clear the group had not yet reached the heights of breakfast in america yet. Bloody well right was the clear stand out, but not enough to keep me reeled in

A&M Records sent Supertramp to a 17th century farm in Dorset to simply breathe and live the music after their first two albums failed completely. They wrote over twenty songs, selected eight, recorded sounds using items that were not musical instruments, ran significantly over budget, and delivered what their label called a sonic masterpiece. It stayed on the German chart for 93 weeks. Canada certified it Diamond. Rolling Stone included it in their 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of all time. I used it as background noise and forgot it was playing. Roger Hodgson wrote Dreamer at 19 years old in his mother's house, using a Wurlitzer piano and cardboard boxes for percussion. The demo was so magical that the band played along to the original tape during professional recording to capture the same energy. This is either the most charming recording story in the series or a sign that cardboard boxes deserved a production credit. Probably the only song on the album that caught my attention, the rest, you guessed it, background noise. 2 out of 5. One star for the cardboard boxes, which worked harder than most instruments in this series. One for the Dutch millionaire who funded the whole thing and asked only to be called Sam, which is the most understated act of patronage in rock history.

I read another review that described this as prog yacht rock, and that resonated.

Not impressed

Prog without the pretension but also without any real depth.

Not as good as breakfast in america

A little too proggy for me...

I had never heard this album before. It is very musically competent but nothing about it reaches out and grabs me. I read that this band was assembled and funded by a dutch millionaire investor, it's no wonder it feels a bit manufactured to me. I will say, this is a remarkably good recording even by today's standards let alone 1974. One of the best mixes I've ever heard.

Found this to be quite boring. Only liked a few of the tracks. Otherwise a very forgettable listen.

Not for me.

Duncan likes Supertramp, I remain unconvinced

Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❌️

Just okay.

Kinda forgettable

Like a couple of the songs I know but doubt I’ll ever listen to the album again.

My Dad would be so disappointed in my score on this album. Sorry Pops.

Normal

bloody well right is good and the rest is pretty bloody bad

Inoffensive but ELO does all this stuff better for me

just so 70s and not really what i enjoy

Art rock, progressive rock, pop.

8 songs and 44 minutes??? I began each song kind of liking them but by the end of the 5-6 minutes I was so done.

Macht mich müde.

Nah

I like a couple of the songs, not in love with the album tho

My expectations may have been too high for this one... It was just kind of background noise to me with nothing really standing out.

4/10

This is of my era and they were heavily played on the radio, but for some reason I've never liked Supertramp.

A prog-pop album. It meanders a bit. 2 Star

Not for me I fear

Immediately forgettable

i kinda zoned out listening to it but towards the end i think something was cool.

Not great. Boring

Mukavan omanlaista settiä ja parissa biisissä on ihan ideaakin, mutta joku kuitenkin tökkii eikä sitten kuitenkaan ihan lähde lentoon.

Supertramp is a top squeaker band, beating out Styx and Bee Gees, tied with Yes but not as good as Rush. Crime of the Century does have their top song with "Bloody Well Right." "Dreamer" and "Ruby" are some good supporters but the album doesn't quite nail it. Some too long tracks got boring. Cool album cover gets this 2.49 stars.

Crime Of The Century started out promising but doesn't have the juice to back it up for 45 minutes. I found School and Bloody Well Right to be the best songs so it opened with a bang but had diminishing returns as you get through the rest of it. It's not a bad album, just merely mediocre after the first couple songs. Not much to take away from this one when it was said and done. 2.44 stars

Not bad and creatively interesting but also not really for me

Supertramp was one of the first bands I discovered through friends and loved in my early teens. I remember really liking this album but I'm really not sure why when I hear it now. I like both of their voices but the rest of it not so much.

Meh

Had a strong closer track but overall was not too intrigued by this. 5/10

These are interesting songs but they take so long to start. Every time a minute and although this was a progressive rock nuance im not sure these songs are worth it. Not a fan of the voice either.

Ever wondered "Hey what if Queen sounded like shit?", wonder no further.

Glad it’s over

i really don't know what to expect the only supertramp songs i know are breakfast in america (thanks patrick stump) and the logical song nothing really stood out to me other than the outro of the last track, all the songs blended into each other, was mostly bored while listening, might just be bc its not what i usually listen to but would probably not listen again

Asylum great. Definitely heard a couple of these before, not much hit.

Not enjoyable!

Not something I would have picked to listen to but I did enjoy it

The homies love this so I will not document my negativity towards this fully, however I truly did not enjoy this

Twas ok. Fun instrumental but I wouldn’t listen again. Would give 2.5 stars if that was an option

5/10 - Felt very 70s and like a less fun Pink Floyd.

I tried, but I just found it painfully average :/

I don't mind the proggy song structures if the musical textures are interesting, but here the textures are too pop/yacht rock for me. There is more grit in the lyrics than the music. I think I had previously mistaken Dreamer for ELO and I hadn't realised I already knew School. That was my favourite song here, or at the least the first four minutes of it were.

Final song is maybe the best thing on here, but otherwise I thought this was pretty uninteresting. I probably prefer Breakfast In America (which I appreciate is a more commercial pick)

I’m not immune to a few Supertramp songs but this is pretty dull.

I super did not connect with this album. 5/10, a solid meh.

I'm not a prog hater, but it needs to be something that really stands out for one reason of another. This just doesn't. It's pleasant enough to listen to, and obviously they are talented musicians, but it just does nothing for me. Inoffensive background music is the best description I could give this.

First 4 songs sound the same, then it hits you with the pure dogshit that is "Dreamer". Supertramp found the brown note in 1974 and used it to create "Dreamer".

This was fine or whatever, not something you MUST listen, especially when Supertramp has a better album out there. It's fine for one listen thorugh but wouldn't dive in again any time soon.

For me it was very ordinary record sounds like typical mild rock album of 70s. Quite a lot of major chord progressions. I don’t really like this kind of music.

Moody, soft listening

Not bad - certainly better than Donald Trump - but nothing amazing either.

Embarrassingly, I was yesterday years old when I realised that Supertramp are not an American soul/funk band, as I had always believed before for some reason. I rather wish they had been though. I already knew that I don't like prog when it's pretentious and complex. Now I know that I also don't like it when it has a cheesy pop sensibility. Nothing on here grabbed me at all, although I did realise that I'd actually heard 'Dreamer' before without knowing it was by them.

2.25 - A few good songs. Mostly just okay. My biggest takeaway is that Supertramp and Superchunk are different bands.

alla låtar låter likadant och jag är uttråkad

Esto fue un completo descubrimiento para mi porque no sabía absolutamente nada sobre este álbum. No destaco ninguna canción en especial, porque siento que individualmente ninguna funciona mucho, como compilado si lo hacen, pero igual lo encuentro un poco pretencioso. A Camilo le gustaría

I have nothing to contribute to the world of music hobbyists and journalism. My perspective is severely limited. I'm picky, stubborn, and there's likely thousands of "classic" albums that I have never heard before. I did this project to broaden my tastes. An attempt to understand myself and my tastes better, and to be able to articulate why I like or don't like something. Today, on album #4, I encounter my first obstacle: why do I really dislike Crime of the Century? It feels unfair to say something as dismissive as "I don't like prog rock." Even if I added a stipulation and said "I don't like 70's prog rock" that still doesn't get to the heart of it. I still enjoy some Pink Floyd, and I love Roundabout by Yes, which is quintessential 70's prog rock. So what's going on here? Am I unable to get into its musical theater stylings? Do I not like the thin sound of the keyboards? It's hard to say exactly what turned me off from the album, but from the beginning, nothing even turned me on. I wasn't sold. I found Dreamer more obnoxious than anything. In fact, I found a good chunk of the album obnoxious. The album as a whole is not bland, boring, or offensive, and I'm not inclined to call it anything particularly mean. But in the course of any music hobbyist's life, there comes a time. A time when you have to admit to yourself...you don't like (most) 70's prog rock.

I am a bigger fan of their later album, Breakfast in America, so this wasn’t a pleasant listening experience in the slightest. But I will not give it a one because it is still more listenable than most albums.

Too many repetitive rock albums in a row

Some good bits but mostly a lot of progging about for not much payoff

Failed to really capture my attention. The sounds faded into the background and felt rather repetitive. Inoffensive but a tad dull.

Dullness of the century.

I don’t know anything on this. It was fine I guess.