Crime Of The Century

The songs are overlong and it's a bit schlocky, but boy did I enjoy myself. Love the instrumentation in particular. Considered going up to 4 stars with this, but couldn't get all the way there.

No, I'm sorry, but you can't make prog rock that actually sounds pleasant and considers the audience's entertainment. And if you are a boomer rock band and the first lyric on your album is "I can see you in the morning when you go to school", it needs to either be some creepy perv thing, or Pink Floyd's po-faced Wall. Jokes aside, I'm really enjoying this mix of prog and pop-rock. This album has the ambitious scope of 7-minute developmental tracks. But it also has absolute ear worms and grooves. It has little fragments of jazz rock. The singing and songwriting are solid. The whole record is as clear and crisp and rich and detailed. All 8 songs are solid, and the sequencing of the album is solid, with the A-side and B-side equally strong in different ways. Big surprise album for me, having only listened to one of their later albums a couple of times. 5*

Almost great but not quite

Enjoyed but one or two of the songs a bit long.

Have heard of this band, but hadn't heard any of these songs before.

A fun 70s prog rock album that’s a fairly easy listen. Similar to the album I had yesterday from “Yes”.

I had this record and didn't really listen to it, felt like something you needed in your collection but didn't really need to listen to. I think their other one is bigger and better but this is fine, a couple of bangers and some filler, nothing special

Narrative elements felt a little clunky, but the songs within them grow to a nice climax. More familiar with prog bands like ELO and Genesis from this era. El Dorado from the same year is one of my favorite albums and has a much smoother flow. That said, some of the driving rock and funk from the second half of this album is undeniable. Had me moving without thinking.

Put this off because I enjoyed Breakfast in America. Enjoyed Bloody Well Right, Rudy and some others but a 3.5 on the lower half seems fair.

This was better than I expected, but I’ve never liked Supertramp. Good for what it is, but not really for me.

I have to admit that I have a soft spot for Pink Floyd-inspired dollar-bin prog rock. The first half of the album delivered for me, with some powerful riffing and the frenetic medleys you’d expect from a band with too much studio time. “Bloody Well Right” has everything I could want from this record. However, things started to fall apart in the second half, which offers much less charm or inspiration. Maybe it felt like they were reaching too much for FM glory, or maybe that’s just how long it takes for me to get tired of hearing a Wurlitzer.

Sometimes Brit Pop sounds like a parade of silliness. This is one of those times. I tried to find merit...there are some good parts that felt "out of this world" but mainly it sounded like a trite cacophony of arrangements that have been done before 74 and were over-done after 74.

dictionary definition of MOR

Couldnt finish as some songs were unavailable on soundcloud, youtube, tbh i couldnt be bothered to search more 5/10, dead in the middle

++: Bloody Well Right, Asylum, Rudy, If Everyone Was Listening +: Hide in Your Shell, Dreamer +-: School, Crime of the Century 7,0/10

SUPERTRAMP JA JA JA. es git glaub lüt wo nöd gern mundharmonika (cringe). ich lieb sooo fest d chords und wies langsam afangt und denn iiiirgendwenn chömed d drums ine. es tönt soooo fucking guet. die chline 16tel uf de gitarre? ischs e hihat? het de song en refrain (school)? wies uufbaut mit de gitarre ohyes. es isch vo afang ah afoch en build. mit xylophooon. ooooh de huagadugu uf de gitarre ooohyesss. ich lieb bloody well right sooooo fest. vlt min lieblings supertramp song. d hits am aafang ohgoooott. QUITE RIGHT. lieb s saloon piano und de gitarre bend und denn de pinch harmonic fuuuck yes. und denn ischs so groovy mit de claps und smooth sax?? hide in your shell isch soooo guet, dynamik masterclass. d drums töned soo fucking geil. d response vocals au soo cool. asylum sehr en albumtrack aber seehr geili melodie. gitarrestab bi 1:30 seeehr cool. ah syke ich kennen au seeehr guet, wies ufegoht wenn die ganz band inechunt ohshityes. ooooh de ivm turnaround. shityes. es isch es HERTS füfi. dreamer hani immer gfunde isch mer chli zu chindlich well de refrain so simpel und meeega aggressiv dur isch. aber denn OOOOOOH. sie sind z guet. ah stimmt und denn mega breakdown. mit soo coole bgvs. trotzdem de schwächst ufem album. obviously e single well dumm catchy aber de schwächst. ihren bossa quasi. rudy. super chords. isch rudy mega gsamplet worde de mega klavier teil? s album wird darker mit de ziit. if everyone was listening isch sehr dunkel irgendwie. crime of the century findi etz au nöd de best ufem album. d pianohook isch seeehr cool, aber naja. nöd so guet wie die andere sehr dramatisch. halt so fest en andere mood. immerno super. FÖFI

omg sit ewigkeite nümme glost bin READY in school passiert SO VILL JAAA hmm ah bloody well right hanimi nümme möge erinnere und hans au so naja gfunde hide in your shell isch denn wieder ener mi gusto DREAAAAAMER vergesse wie goofy das lied isch hahaha omg crime of the century BANGER UND S KLAVIER würkli riese song zum schluss muss sege s album isch teilwiis chli seicht worde für mich? aber ellei su nostalgie via

Supertramp is criminally underrated. Musicianship is top notch and unique style with the different keyboard parts

Honestly this was very good BUT nothing more really. Just a good standard 70s pop album sooo 3/5

Okayyyy I like it

Bangers

I already know I love this yo

Super surprised at how much I enjoyed this!

I can hear what they’re trying to achieve, but I’m sure there were better examples of this genre of music in the 70’s. “If everyone was listening” and “crime of the century” hold their own though

Nisam nikad cula nijednu pjesmu s ovog albuma, bio mi je dobar, al generalno nije nesto sto mi se bas istice i sto bi slusala mimo ovog svog “projektica”. Mozda treban dat drugu priliku nekim pismama, dobre su al nisu me na prvu osvojile.

As much as I wish Prog Rock hit harder for me, it seems that none of it is really able to quench my thirst I have for the genre, even with a staple like Supertramp's Crime of the Century. This album is very grand and bold as are many Prog Rock albums, but Crime of the Century feels different as it also have some very theatrical elements I feel aren't as prominent in the genre around this time as many would have you believe. Crime of the Century feels a bit cheesy if you ask me but has some really cool elements all over this project that definitely jived with my likings but as a general album I struggled to full connect to the music at hand. I believe Hide in Your Shell was by far my favorite track here and then again I felt like I could barely get by with liking it. I enjoy some of Supertramp's other work but I really don't get what didn't work here. Oh well life goes on a guess....

Some interesting soundscapes to be had here, with hints of Prog. Very British overall, but very distinctively Supertramp. Dreamer is probably the most famous song here, also the most memorable. Definitely somewhat interesting.

One of my all time favorite albums

Supertramp has been a favorite since my dad played them when I was younger, though it was always their greatest hits. Now, at this stage in life, diving into their actual albums gives me a whole new perspective. Supertramp has a great balanced blend of instrumentation, particularly making the saxophone, harmonica, and piano stand out. The dual vocals of Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies are another highlight that really elevates their sound. Technically, one thing I really give Supertramp credit for is their seamless way of switching the direction of their songs. They manage smooth transitions between different sections while keeping a cohesive core theme and unified whole, avoiding abrupt musical shifts or disjointed pieces. I love how they incorporate complex prog rock characteristics, yet keep it all within a pop rock sensibility, making it easy for just about anyone to enjoy.

I like Supertramp. Songs like "The Logical Song", "Give A Little Bit" and "Breakfast In America" are exemplary tracks that inspired a new generation. This album however, is just not for me. Listenable, but a bit dull. Sorry folks.

not my vibe, the album itself was pretty good

Just learned that Super Tramp had a dutch millionaire support them and that's cool.

I was happy to see this today. Been meaning to give it a full listen. I used to kind of scoff at Supertramp when I was a kid. Sometimes when me and my friends would drop acid I'd randomly ask "What's up with Supertramp?" to make them all laugh. But these days I think Breakfast In America is a masterpiece and this one is up there. Their songs are cinematic but not in an overblown way, the music just evokes images that illustrate the themes of the lyrics. I think "School" is good example of this. I've heard "Bloody Well Right" so many times that it's actually wrapped around from being "that song again" to a fresh listen.

Long songs(8 songs, 45 minutes), I didn’t really enjoy the execution of the lyrics. I think this album would have been just as good if it were solely instrumental. Bloody Well Right made me feel like Tom Cruise in Risky Business dancing in his underwear, so +1 for that. Overall, definitely not Supertramp’s best work, but I would listen again while walking down the street alone at 2:30 in the morning (asylum would eat). Sidenote: Background vocals genuinely scared me multiple times. 2.4 stars.

Good, but pretty uninspiring, that title track rocks. Will return but not soon.

Przykro mi, ale wolę inne płyty tego zespołu. Ta jest wyjątkowo nudna. Długie utwory, bez polotu i porządnego hooka. Nie wiem, chyba tak brzmi przeciętność. 5/10

Not what I remember Supertramp to sound like. I liked the sound of a few of the songs: Rudy was an interesting and kind of funk-y song, and Crime of the Century was pretty good too, I really liked the piano. School and If Everyone was Listening also weren't bad. Listening to Bloody Well Right was just weird, because their music sounds incredibly American and now I know that they're not. sooo weird. 3/5 stars.

Not for me

Classic progressive rock album, wonderful from start to finish.

i’m not super impressed by this album. not incredibly interesting, no songs that i feel compelled to listen to again really. maybe just not my thing. i want to find it interesting because of the prog vibes, but it’s just kind of a bland album to me.

Dreamer is my favorite Supertramp song. There’s a bunch of other good ones on here. Not every one was amazing but a solid album.

7.5/10 pretty good

Supertramp generally made so much diverse and different music. Awesome band.

I don’t quite understand why this album is so revered. It did nothing for me, sadly.

Never heard of album or band. Had started a review but didn’t save so quick recap: like school but the sound engineering is very off. Way to quiet at random points. I like bloody well a lot end to end. Hide in your shell is fine but not great. Asylum is awesome, good lyrics set to great orchestration. 100% have heard dreamer. Absolute classic. No notes. Rudy is very well written, guitar solo at 2 mins is great. Middle is kind of uneccesary, seems like a time filler. But then 430 on is great, love the build up but sounds like a completely different song. Not necvasarily a bad thing. I like the piano and flute a lot on “listening” beyond that just an average song. Title track is a great ender, feels like a culmination of the whole album. Some elements similar to the rest of the songs but Also feels like the last song. Pleasantly surprised as a whole, I think I need to give this another listen in the future. 3.2 stars.

Great album!

Yes, cool! Will have to revisit sometime.

Heard Breakfast in America before. This album is way better, not really "wow" but better than their more famous one 3/5

Enjoyable but not all that memorable.

This is the first album I got on here that i own on vinyl, I absolutely adore this album. A prog rock masterpiece, so so beautiful. There is not a track I would skip. Long epic instrumentals, incredible vocals, everything blends together so perfectly. I could listen to this album a hundred more times. Standout Songs: All of them

did not like it too much, did not finish listening.

How have I got this far in my life and not listened to much Supertramp. Absolutely blew me away. Great album with absolutely no skips.

This was my first listen to an album by this group, although I had heard the one song, not on this album, which was played constantly on the radio. I liked this album, but I would not have called this album. rock and roll, maybe alternative rock, but not really rock and roll. Still, it was an enjoyable listen, and I would listen to it again. Best song: "Hide In Your Shell" and I didn't really have a song that I didn't like, but my least favorite was, "Crime Of The Century".

Really liked the keys on this one. Definitely got groggy and rock opera-y but that's alright because kept it in the groove allot

This album is epic. I had no idea Supertramp could rock so hard. I love the the way the piano drives the tracks forward. I love the cinematic, orchestral moments and the brassy interludes. Vocals are all spot on. Chord changes are always interesting and intelligent. The tunes are almost a more accessible version of prog rock. The Kinks meet Yes. You know an album is good when the tracks are all on the long side and yet you dont ever feel like they are dragging on. 100% an album that is getting a second spin. Favourite track - hard to say, i loved them all for different reasons. Maybe School or Crime of the Century. 9/10

I get why people like this and the album is made really well but it’s just not for me

It was alright, not as good as some other stuff of theirs I've heard though.

I always think of Supertramp as the band I described to my mom when I couldn’t think of the name as, “you know that band that’s like ELO, but it’s not?” and she knew immediately what I meant. This is a fantastic prog album and deserves to be on the list, but if we’re operating under the assumption, as this list is, that Supertramp deserves only one album here, then how in the hell did this make it over Breakfast In America??? That is far and away the superior album, and the fact it isn’t on this list is a travesty! With all that being said, this is still a 5 star album. Great songs and some of the best prog rock you’ll hear. Not a weak moment.

The greatest!

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would

Album #988 Sort of theatrical, piano driven rock. No super big hits on this one. I've heard Bloody Well Right before. It sounds Pink Floyd-ish, and maybe Dreamer. Interesting, but still not really that engaging to me. Favorite track: Bloody Well Right

On the one hand, they're good at making music. On the other, the music they make kind of sucks. On a third, mysterious hand that came out of nowhere, a lot of later bands CLEARLY stole riffs and sounds from here (and made songs I like more). Unfortunately, the first band that came to mind was The Eagles, who are also talented musicians who make music that sucks. The second was Madness. And then... the Rocky Horror Picture Show. So you lose some, you win some, and on this album I think I'm losing a lot more than I'm winning. Talk about wearing out its welcome, I actually skipped Asylum once it hit minute 5. The long and short of it is that you should probably have heard this album but also probably not more than once if you were born in the '80s or later.

Great piano, great horns, great voices, great vibes.

Bloody well right!! 4

What a day, a year, a life this is

trampalicious

Not amazing but also interesting enough. I’m not sure it truly warrants its place as an essential listen but I did enjoy the last track.

This veered from some of the worst excesses of prog (eg. ‘Yes’) to what were actually some decent moments. I liked the start (is that a Morricone sample?) and ends of the album but it descended into prog wankery about halfway through which soured it a little for me.

This album represents the perfect combination of the most annoying aspects of prog rock and 70s pop

Sort of dreadful irritants, but equally hard to truly dislike. They're like if Roxy Music had a tiny ounce of charm. The highlight, for me, is Dreamer, which was on a mixtape we used to have in the car when I was a kid, called Goodies To Order, made by my uncle. It is a lifelong goal of mine to recreate that tape as a playlist, but I reckon I can only remember around 45% of the songs. Anyway, Dreamer was one I couldn't quite place until today, so thank you Project for that.

Listened before 03/05/2020 & 09/09/2023 Solid enough record

first track nice rest is not. 3.25

One of my all-time favorite albums! I bought other Supertramp albums after this one, but none of them rocked my world like this one did. Like it as much at 66 as I did at 17!

Now here is a band I’m not familiar with. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Really nice musicianship and melodies.

Supertramp has always puzzled me. While they make some really good songs, I’ve always had them pegged as a not-as-serious band. Their big hits, while thoroughly enjoyable, are a bit gimmicky. Sort of tongue-in-cheek. That being said, this is a decent album but I prefer their album Breakfast in America.

Enjoyable album. Nice listen. Nothing crazy or revolutionary for me but still a decent album nonetheless. Standouts for me were School and Dreamer. Overall decent album.

I actually liked this more than most 70s AOR. It’s melodic, clever, and mostly avoids the indulgent prog nonsense I usually dread. It does get a little dramatic here and there but it is a solid, art-rocky listen that feels like the older, moodier cousin of Breakfast in America.

Forgot about this band!

Of course it would come from early '70s. Pulled out Bloody Well Right from the start at the top song. Goes through three very interesting sound changes, and groove in the whole time. Dreamer reminded me of Styx.

Some great bops, but a bit inconsistent

Not a bad album, but Breakfast in America is much more consistent and has a wider range of styles. It should have made this list instead.

Wow. Better than I remembered!

Fantastic. One of my all time favorites.

i kinda want to give this album a 0 for making me mildly like soft rock. but it was decent! i didn't hate it or turn it off and for that it gets 3 stars.

I've always found Supertramp to be a bit goofy. They straddle a line somewhere between art pop and prog with mostly successful results. But are not shy about introducing weird instruments, carnival sounds, and otherwise goofy elements. The contents of this album are no different, though I will say I'm surprised to see this one instead of Breakfast in America, from which most of their regular radio hits were generated. All in all this album was just fine to my ear. I enjoyed Bloody Well Right and Dreamer as individual tracks. Asylum felt a little bit like something that could have made it onto Pink Floyd's The Wall (albeit "brighter" in tone). Not an album I plan to go back to... Soft 3 for me.

I thought Breakfast in America would have been the album to be on this list. Forgot that this album is the one with all of the bangers though. Dreamer and Bloody Well Right are great tunes. Thumbs up Supertramp

Always love a good prog rock album, especially a band that i have never really listened to other than a handful of songs. This scratched all of the itches that I was looking for in this album. Wasn't overly fantastic but still very good. Dreamers is the only song I knew going into this and it was probably the 4th or 5th best song after listening which is a good sign.

Surprised we got this over Breakfast in America but it still has jams. Might be able to hit a golf ball to where I saw Roger Hodgson play School, Hide in Your Shell, and Dreamer. Got pretty into Supertramp around then and for good reason. This band is just a pleasure. Not gonna blow anyone away but a sonically fun trip.

ugh... just awful twaddle

idk pretty average, some progy stuff and also some more glam rock stuff. Not too much else to say, some interesting and funny lyrics. I feel like it’s definitely of a time, but seven. Favourite songs: idk Overall around 5/10

Too cheesy for my tastes. The sort of thing that gave prog-rock a bad name.

Smooth record all throughout. It was a pleasure to listen to this one. Favourite Track(s): Bloody Well Right, Rudy Least Favourite Track(s): Asylum

Cheery thoughtful synthy

Not my thing, although I'll avoid the temptation to say it's a musical crime

Pleasant

Musical ketamine. And not in a good way.

Interesting! Pretty entertaining storytelling, and interesting music to go along with it. Listened while running.

Genre: Progressive Rock One of rock and roll's most underrated gem makers, Supertramp, absolutely kicks ass all over this thing. The opener, "School", the prog pop classic "Bloody Well Right", the prog rock title track and closer, ending the album on one of the highest notes that mid-70s prog had to order. Wonderful vocals, as well as some really tremendous piano playing, paired with an impressively tight backing band, Supertramp's sound is clean, polished, and undeniably awesome. This isn't my all time fav of theirs, but it's pretty damn good. Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum... 4/5

Amazing sound of the seventies

taip sau

This was fantastic. Beautiful guitar sounds, drummer was superb. Really reminded of king crimson, a bit of yes, even some Zappa esq moments. Long musical interludes and some great lyrics

I just didn’t vibe with a lot of the sounds on here. Like there’s some good moments but for me it just didn’t connect. The dreamer part triggered some memory however can’t say I loved it.

Forgettable

One of Princess Diana’s favorite bands 💔

just some dudes trying to make prog rock i guess? Would I listen again: eh Deserves to be on this list: no 3.1

I think that I used to believe that 'Supertramp' weren't a real band but were a pisstake? I just thought with a name like that, they didn't seem real. This album was great, although my streaming provider made it difficult to listen to the album in full and in order. I did get all of the tracks and I enjoyed it all, just good fun 70s-style rock music.

I like some of Supertramp hit songs but I'd never listened to this album before. While listeting, I got Pink Floyd vibes, yacht or soft rock vibes and so on. I feel like I'm listeting to a bad blend of my favorite musics by Steely Dan or Pink Floyed or Led Zeppelin or some other 70s bands. They took all of this great music and put it in a blender and you get this very strange, inconsistent mix with unpredictable quality. I can't find it interesting and exciting because of this strange mix. If I want to listen yacht rock, I'll play yacht rock. If I want Pink Floyd, I'll play Pink Floyd. But not this. It has little of everything, but nothing special and outstanding. And songs are fucking too long. 2/5 —————————————— Liked: — Hide In Your Shell

Like a more animated Pink Floyd. I can picture the band in my mind's eye as I listen and I don't like what I see but I like what I hear (mostly). Proggy, psychy, poppy but not tedious.

This is fine.

Blech. How the hell did this end up on here? I mean, it's aptly named, so perhaps it was a lark by the 1001 author?

I don’t totally hate Supertramp and their prog pop sensibility. They have some singles that I like, but I’m not revisiting this album. Meh.

Okay, not great. Supertramp has one song I love: Goodbye Stranger. It's not on this album. I like a lot of individual passages and parts of songs, but most of the songs have flaws (e.g. the chorus of bloody well right) that undermine them.

3/5 - I guess I'd describe this as prog-lite, which I'm OK with. I like the keyboard sounds and general pop sensibilities of the songs. I'm not going to have a Supertramp ephiphany, but I'll take some "Bloody Well Right" now and again. This choice for the 1,001 betrays the heavy British bias of the list.

A struggle to get through. Like a mix of pink floyd, king crimson, and ass-suckage.

Remember in The Office when Andy writes that song from the perspective of the little girl? That’s what “School” reminded me of. This was a cool album. I’m not sure I’ve ever listened to Supertramp before. More rock bands should have full bands; the keyboard and horns add a lot I think.

Loved the instrument variety in this in. The sax section on bloody well right was great. Title song seemed like quite the grand composition

Closed with its best three minutes, title track was top. Not sure why this didn’t really work for me overall though. Liked it when it toned back but felt a little derivative of Queen when they ramped up intensity

Surprisingly proggy, but not to a degree that would scare off most casual listeners. Tightly packaged and very well performed. Very very 70s.

Supertramp har man ju hört talas om men när jag går in på spotify och kollar in låtarna så inser jag att jag nog inte har så stor koll som jag först trodde. Albumet överraskar mig dock och jag glider mig igenom det. Njöt så mycket av introt till Bloody well right att jag fick starta om låten ett par gånger för att bara sjunka in i groovet, älskar älskar älskar sån här orgel.

Jag gillade denna. Gott om variation. Gött sound och härligt old school sound. Inget jag kände igen på plattan men helt klart något jag kan sätta på igen. Supertramp ska in i min vinylsamling. En solid 4 från mig.

7/10… symphonic rock / *1974

Decent musicians but boring British rock rock to me

Fun weird prog rock. Breakfast in America is the better album from Supertramp but I appreciate the excuse to listen to one I haven't heard as much. Dreamer isn't their best work.

I want to rate this five for Hide In Your Shell alone, Supertramp’s best song and one of my favorite songs in general. already in collection

#6 British slang, identifiable intonation of the 60s and 70s, folksy, jaunty piano, sounded all over the place. Does this album know what it wants to be?

Good album, 1 or 2 very good songs

I like their hits the most, but I can leave the rest of the album.

I dont like that every track is made up of 17 tiny songlets. I have no idea what track Im listening to or how far in it I am. Also exceptionally 70s

In the mid 70’s these guys and their girlfriends moved into a house directly above my cousins’ vacation cabin. They would cut through the property to swim on the Yuba river. My cousins said they were super chill. Five for being nice to my family. One for the music.

PROOOOOG

I hadn't heard anything from this album before, but I was familiar with Supertramp's other work. There are a couple of songs that have that "waka-chicka" sound that we all associate with disco and the 70's. Good album all the way through, but not really notable. There's a reason this one didn't get a lot of radio play. My Rating: 3/5 jail cells

I already know that I adore this album.

Yesss

Legalzinha a vibe do início já, um Pink Floydzinho mais animado. Divertidinho mesmo, gostei da Dreamer. Bom álbum, gostosinho, é bem essa vibe mesmo, um Pink Floyd mais feliz, nada surpreendente, mas gostei. 3*

Cara, pareceu um primo do Pink Floyd. E teve uma música no meio, acho que Dreamer, que me passou um pouco de The Who também. Músicas com vibes bem diferenciadas, são boas mas não é tanto meu estilo. Eu acabei me distraindo diversas vezes enquanto tava ouvindo o álbum, não conseguiu prender muito minha atenção, mas é bom pra ouvir de fundo kkkkkk

While generally appreciated, could've done with more BLOODY WELL RIGHT and DREAMER styled songs to break apart from the Atlantic City background music. Style of music a Divorced Boomer listens to while drinking Chivas and soda.

Didn’t do much to grasp my attention

Fine but boring, wouldn’t revisit

Unremarkable but listenable

Very 70s but a good listen

The songs I knew about really stood out. But the rest of the album is still solid and fun. 3.5/5

My parents had this CD when I was growing up, so I've heard it before. It's been about 20 years since the last time I checked it out, so I thought I might appreciate it more. Nah, still the same weird avant-garde yacht rock I remembered. Not terrible, but I don't like it.

A light four, the start of the 5 year run that would culminate in Breakfast in America. I can't help but have a soft spot for Supertramp. A fun pop band that knew how to write hits.

I hadn’t ever listened to supertramp. But this was fun!

Again, heard the band but not familiar with the album… …nice alt sound after a few predictable albums. Nice atmosphere and phases. Can sound a touch empty. Missing a bit of depth and bass, but nice progressions. A kind of watered down Jethro Tull? And nothing quite as English as “you’re bloody well right” Alternative enough but still lacking something that wows or is particularly inspiring. Had high hopes, but kinda didn’t deliver or go anywhere, really. Feels like “nice idea, shame about the finish.” But still prefer it to predictable structure and lack of originality.

Maybe the first ever prog rock album that I've actually enjoyed. Breaking news, making it catchy and memorable rather than noodly nonsense makes it much better.

Haters in shambles, they stay pickin' the corn outta my shit Will I listen to again: 100%

Had a blast listening to this album, great prog rock. Favorite songs: Hide in Your Shell, Rudy and Crime of the Century 4/5 stars

Lindo!

Corny and fun, my favorite moments made me want to listen to Pink Floyd instead

This might be more impressive, but Breakfast in America has all the bops. I should get into prog maybe.

Proggy and poppy

Some solid tunes. Including moments that were silly and bombastic and full of 70s flair that elicited some eye rolls, but I’d still revisit it.

Was not what I expected from Supertramp. Very much enjoyed their more bombastic rock side compared to their more well known late seventies superstar side. 4/ 5

Pop-Prog-Rock? Egal. Ich weiß noch genau wie ich bei meinem besten Schulfreund zu Hause abhing und er sagte: DEN Song muss ich dir vorspielen. Er meinte School. Und dann dieser Schrei, das werde ich nie vergessen. Und das grandiose letzte Stück. Erinnert mich irgendwie an Der Exorzist bzw. den Anfang von Tubolar Bells. Daher (zuviele) Nostalgiepunkte.

c;assic. Excelent. Still relevant today!

The actual crime of the century is not having more Supertramp on this list.

One of my favorite English groups from the 70s. My younger brother got me into this album. Had never heard of Supertramp before. At least five of the eight songs are bangers. My favorites are Bloody Well Right and Dreamer

Supertramp's third album finds the band hitting their stride, delivering a confidently-executed rock record that contains exceptional songs which incorporate progressive elements while keeping the pop hooks ever-present. Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson's songs are sophisticated and smartly-constructed - even when there are long instrumental passages, they serve the songs well. Their lyrics are vivid, relatable and pack an emotional punch. In addition, the crisp production on this record is a perfect match for the songs and sounds fresh even today.

Nothing really stands out as amazing on this album, but all in all it's a pleasant listening experience, good music, good vocals, great production. I enjoyed it.

Awesome prog rock. Loved it when it came out, still enjoy it in this day.

I was 16 when this album came out and the annoying Bloody Well Right played incessantly on the radio. I’m not a big fan of most progressive rock, but this album did make it more accessible. I mostly appreciate this album for the hooky song Hide in Your Shell if I ignore the incredibly pessimistic and negative lyrics which were not representative of anybody I knew at that time.

En esto vas y a punto de tirar la toalla dices, venga, un último intento, y lo das todo. Es esas estaban Supertramp cuando acabaron editando este álbum. Lo siguiente ya esas historia del rock. Este es uno de esos discos perfectos de principio a fin. Una apertura mítica con armónica (cosa nunca vista antes) con “School” y un cierre épico con “Crime Of The Century”. Y por el medio, enormes joyas. Es que este disco es una puta barbaridad.

School, Bloody well right, Dreamer und Crime of the century extrem gut. Schlechte Lieder nicht vorhanden. Prog Elemente, aber dennoch eingängig. Album ist ja ein Klassiker.

very long songs but the drama level (usually) keeps it interesting "i'm just as sane as anyone" highlights: school dreamer hide in your shell if everyone was listening (clarinet bit)

I kinda admire Supertramp for being really hard to pin down. Like, what genre are they? Power pop? Soft boy glam? Post-Beatles? This album did not have many standout tracks, but it's so uniquely characterful I'm giving it a three. Something tells me that three stars might be Supertramp's glass ceiling - perhaps we'll find out in the next two and half years.

Mid 2

Starts off fun, peaks at track 2 and then just becomes quite annoying.

that was a fun musical journey - these guys were the sh. when we were kids, it was nice to be reminded

Love their sound. The vocals, the arrangements, electric piano, guitar. It’s all working for me.

It's fine. Very theatrical. This genre doesn't resonate with me.

I was originally going to compare this to a 70s musical meatloaf (lower case "m"). It's got elements of Pink Floyd, Genesis, Zeppelin, Bowie, even Bread - not so much as influence but straight up sections in a song before switching modes. It's certainly sound nice. But in the end it'snot very satisfying. So less meatloaf - which consists of throwing a bunch of stuff in a bowl of grond beef and baking it. In the end it make be overcooked but you know you've eaten something. This i was just left feeling like I wasn't sure what I was supposed to feel. Songs start to go somewhere and then don't. Some songs even sound nice - in the moment. So it's more KFC Famous Bowl then meatloaf.

Decent album, not my favorite Supertramp.

It was fine, pretty standard 70s rock. Nothing that really stood out to me, nothing I’ve ever really revisit.

Love Supertramp

I’d only heard about half of these songs before. I’ve missed out! This is great all the way through and may become one of my favorite prog rock albums.

Bland. Uninteresting music. Not for me.

A really good album. It’s not breakfast in America which is my favorite by them. It has some great songs on it and feels very supertramp. This album came out when I was 7 years old. I’d never heard the whole album, just some highlights. They were a great piano driven rock group.

Was excited but ultimately a tad let down. I love breakfast in America but this just felt very dated to me. I love the dude w the high voice and he like barely sang where was he

This was absolutely tootly lit. But the mix was kinda awful… not sure how to feel about that. But the songs are awesome I think this is the first supertramp album I’ve listened through all the way and it rocked big time.

Album No. 0057 on my list. I’ve never listened to any of the tracks on this album before, possibly because it doesn’t contain any of Supertramp’s big hits. I was surprised how much of a prog-rock album this is. The tracks are mostly quite long, the sounds very much like the decade this was released in, and the lyrics are more complex than I expected. That being said, none of the tracks got in my head too much. “Bloody Well Right” and “Dreamer” were my favorites. 3/5 stars.

At times this record has been derided as lightweight Floyd, or in some other way derivative. I would only say, just listen to it.

Very much a 70s album, proggy and poppy in equal measures. I would have though Breakfast in America would have been a better Supertramp album for the 1001. I'd give this two stars, but the keyboards on this are next level (esp Bloody Well Right) so raising it.

Reminds me of queen - had it on in the background. Morning bops

A well-crafted and thoughtful album that blends art rock with pop sensibility, 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 showcases Supertramp’s knack for melody and studio precision. The production is spotless, the arrangements clever, and songs like 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, and 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 still stand out. Yet, despite its polish, the record sometimes feels emotionally distant and overly calculated. Technically impressive, but not always moving — a fine album, just not the masterpiece many claim it to be.

Pretty fun, solid, and enjoyable. Was already familiar with "bloody well right" and "dreamer", but the rest was new to me. Not otherworldly but decent.

How is School the most played song on this album? I’ve never heard it before, and I thought I knew Supertramp pretty decently. Bloody Well Right and Dreamer are absolute bangers which bring me back to my teenage years listening to them on breakfast radio, but the rest is filler.

Bloody alright I like to imagine an adult Gene Belcher rocking out on the keyboard for most of these songs.

Great album

Trying too hard to be epic.

Bloody well right and Dreamers are bangers. The rest is very forgettable innit it

Always thought the were a pop band. An intelligent pop band, but pop. I now understand they are actually progressive. Well I never.

Really enjoyed the energy, grooves and instrumentals on this album - the build & crescendos to some of the songs are very impactful, creating some mega high points. Dreamer & Rudy are absolutely faves from the album, both of which epitomise elements of why I love 70s rock / pop. There are some sections that don't leave as much of an impression though.

Really took me by surprise. I’ve heard of Supertramp but never listened to an album, and this was a great one to start with. In some ways, it’s about as quintessential 70’s psych / prog rock as it gets — almost to the point of satire at times. Alongside that, the vocals left me wanting a touch more when it’s just the male lead… HOWEVER, it was a fun listen and enjoyable through the end. I loved how it started off and ended with the harmonica as well to give a sense of cohesion.

Great grooves, intricate and studied songcraft, good and varied instrumentation. Overall really good cohesive album!

Great seventies rock.there are a few classics on this album (Bloody Well Right and Dreamer), but the rest is pretty solid with little filler.

My dad was a big fan back in the day but I don't see the appeal.

I was tapping my foot - some good songs for my having music on playlist

Very dynamic remaster. I love the production quality as it sounds and feels like microphones in a room capturing real humans on real instruments.

really enjoyed instrumentals all the way through school, hide in your shell, dreamer, rudy and crime of the century were my favourites

Suoertramp are the forgotten huge band of the 1970s. Banger after banger in singles. Roger Hodgson has a stupendous voice and Rick Davies was a stupendous musician. Davies death this year reminded me just how much I enjoyed supertramp. I prefer breakfast in America but this is a worthy addition. The title track and closing number is great. And the singles were spectacular. 3.5

I just had a strange thought: that's the first time I've listened to this album and not been stoned. Maybe I needed to go back to old 70's habits and light up a Camberwell Carrot to properly appreciate this again. I have a nod of acknowledgement to Rick Davies, but I loathe Roger Hodgson's stuff, and to be honest back in the day 13 year old me did too. I cut my hair in 1978 and went looking for straight legged pants. I then frisbeed my Supertramp records into the Hills Hoist and never looked back.

Supertramp is a shiny amalgam of Floyd, Steely Dan, ELO and bunch of other slightly pretentious middle-of-the-road 70s bands blended into a bland slurry and garnished with saxophone. 1.5 stars, rounding down because I am so fucking bored.

A couple bangers rest too instrumental

Fabulous album.

Cool prog rock album, much different than the Breakfast album that I knew. They have a handful of great tunes and a couple meh ones.

I am surprised by how much I am enjoying this. For now I am giving it a solid 4 stars, but will reconsider whether to award 5 after listening to the whole album start to finish with no interruptions or distractions. Thought it would be another Pink Floyd wannabe but I actually think they are less precocious and more listenable than PF - the album is a succinct and crisp delight. No skips whatsoever.

3.7/5 first time lsiten alright stuff not as good as there next album

There's some okay stuff on side one here... maybe "Bloody Well Right," and I like when the piano hits midway through "School."

The highs of this album are amazing. I mean the intro to Bloody Well Right? Come on, that's brilliant. But the lows leave something wanting.

What a delightful album! All the layers on this record add a very impressive atmosphere, so interesting and deep. It is mostly like a cinematographic experience. This album is so immersive, perfectly developed, with so much care and subtlety. I've loved listening to it, it is such an extraordinary, immersive, fragile, deep and pleasurable experience. I have no words for how great this album is. I mean, it is fantastic, a ten out of ten, there is nothing bad here, everything feels so cohesive and magnificent. I love this album. It is one of the best albums I have ever listened to. And it is such a pleasure to have discovered it today.

Wasn’t terrible but don’t think I’d listen to it again

Musically and lyrically powerful. Has the melancholy and energy of Pink Floyd, but in a more orchestral arrangement.

I didn't know that Supertramp has two main songwriters/lead singers. The guy who sings on all of their big hits has a VERY strange voice to me, just below Geddy Lee in terms of ridiculousness. Which is why I've tended to avoid Supertramp. The other lead singer, Davies, has a totally normal rock voice and is fine. Hodgson's distinctive voice is what sets this band apart from most; I just don't like it. It's interesting - this is part yacht rock, part prog.... so is Supertramp just a poor man's Steely Dan? "Hide in your Shell" is an ambitious track that survives not being terribly interesting, as do "Asylum" and "Dreamer." You have to appreciate the fact that the band takes a musical idea and tries to get as much mileage out of it as they can, throwing as many ideas at it as make sense. I like that. THREE STARS

Masterpiece

Very 70s which is not at all a bad thing

This is, I'm slightly ashamed to admit, my second ever Supertramp album I've listened to despite buying and enjoying Breakfast in America decades ago. I have a hype aversion problem. Anyway, it turns out Supertramp's breakthrough album really is that good. Better than Breakfast in America? Not sure. It's more varied, but none of the big hits hit as hard. Which is fine, because the other songs make up for it, and you still get that distinct melage of e-piano, synths, guitars, sax and orchestra. It's also really nice to hear Roger and Rick working together on songs, unlike later down the road. I feel like it's on the cusp of 4 and 5, so if you zig where I zag, full power to you. Tangent: if you'd played me an instrumental version of School, I would be tempted to think it was Genesis... until the sax solo. Favourite Song: Crime of the Century (or School, on a different day) Least Favourite: Hide in Your Shell Strong Bad Demerit Count: 0? I think?

Thought I would like this more! Very meh.

Big Fan, kinda spooky/psychedelic in the best way. I like the use of the marimba on a couple of the tracks, I like a couple of other songs by Supertramp but I've never listened to one of their albums so I'm glad I got this chance

Banger album. Liked the funny sax on breakfast in america. Not really sure what that song's about though.

Very fun bluesy start to the album with the harmonica in "School" and the beat of "Bloody Well Right". This thread ended up continuing through the whole album, I really enjoyed the piano heavy instrumentation. Forgot how hard Dreamer bangs. I was very surprised overall, I was expecting some pretty generic classic rock which can be hard to be actively listening to for a whole album. I had no problems staying engaged.

I like! I want to listen to more supertramp. My favorite of the day listening to like 10 albums.

Excelente álbum por parte de Supertramp. He tenido la oportunidad de escuchar varios de los temas desde chico gracias a mis padres. Pero ha sido en los últimos 10 años tal vez en que empecé a apreciar más el trabajo de Supertramp. Es una combinación perfecta entre un estilo progresivo y una música pop. Son canciones pegadizas y en cierto grado simples y minimalistas, pero que se construyen en base a temas largos con muchísimas secciones en su estructura exquisitamente ensamblada. La calidad de grabación, producción e interpretaciones es increíble. La duración del álbum es corta para un álbum progresivo, lo cual evita el cansancio y fomenta múltiples escuchas. Por momentos tienen un estilo más aletargado, parecido a Pink Floyd, lo cual no es muy de mi gusto. Pero en general el álbum genera muchísimas atmósferas.

Great album. Way better than I thought it would be. Album tracks are as good as the singles.

Liked it quite a bit, reminded me a bit of Pink Floyd, especially bloody well right

these english lads know how to strike a cord making me feel like i was one of the guys at the clubs It also gave me those fun moments were i able to air drum and imagine myself rocking out with them

More prog-rock than I was expecting. Pretty enjoyable listen, solid album.

better than expected, very cute (weird lyrics)

Just not my thing

Not as bad as I thought this was going to be...I expected something more like Kid Rock, and I got something more like Queen.

I liked it more than the average Brit rock album on here. The epic sax bumps it a step up from meh

Supertramp’s Crime of the Century. The prog-pop sweet spot. Every song sounds like someone trying to make sense of growing up.

This was a good listen. Solid 70s proggy yachty rock. 3.5

This album felt familiar but not in a i have listened to way but in a this sounds like someone else

This is some good prog. Great start to the album with School and Bloody Well Right - Dreamer and Crime of the Century are also brill. Can be a bit twee lyrically.

"Now they're planning the crime of the century Well what will it be?" "Bloody Well Right", "Hide In Your Shell" and "Dreamer" are three of the best songs of the 70's. Breakfast In America will always be Supertramp's most popular album, and there are incredible songs there, but none of it ever hits the same highs as the three previously mentioned songs from Crime of the Century. Honestly, every song on this album rules. When you're worst song is "Rudy", it's hard not to argue "perfect" album. Ken Scott's production on the album is stellar. The musical textures on "Bloody Well Right" are incredible. The arrangements are complex, but never oversaturated, always clear and never overbearing. Most of the lyrics and themes are about existential dissatisfaction, systematic oppression, being shackled to the workforce, social anxieties, but there's an optimistic light shining through, a longing for human connection delivered with Roger Hodgson's bright vocals trying to pull you through the darkness. Not to discount Rick Davies grittier vocals, which I also love. This album is really a 4.5 for me, but I'm rounding up! Unrelated: if you look at pics of Rick Davies and Rodger Hodgson from the 70's, they both look like variations of White Jesus.

Pink floyd_ish vibes lead to a wonderful finale. Very strong.

Cheese

Candidly, I already love Supertramp and some of the songs on this album. I've been aware of Crime of the Century but didn't give it a proper listen. This is a phenomenal album. I was really teetering between a 4 or a 5 but the highs of this album along with the hits just bring it up to that 5 level. I just love Rick Davies' vocals and piano and the the orchestral bits are real fun too. Excited for Breakfast in America

Fun listen. Love the book of sounds they used, especially the harmonica in the beginning. A little cheesy but in an endearing way.

Ah good old Supertramp. Everyone's favourite prog rock/Brit pop crossover. Their first studio/commercial album! Didn't like the start so much but final few songs were top stuff. Not as good as what was to follow ultimately but high 3* for me.

Sort of epic/psychadelic rock, reminds me of Pink Floyd a bit. Kinda mid, banging sax solo in "Crime of the Century". 3/10

People are haters! This is is fun!

Liked this way more than i anticipated. **-coded. Cool cover. Shoutout pops! Better than Yes. THREE! That old yes rating is cap

Incredibly talented musicianship. Bloody Well Right is a fun track, and the second half of Rudy slaps.

Okay but nothing special

A mixture of prog and pop that would work better if it wasn't so stuck to certain definitions of both of those genres. Its idea of prog is long songs that jump between ideas, and its idea of pop is big choruses. These make for strange bedfellows; most of these songs start out as quiet and piano-driven before bursting abruptly into the choruses. The slow parts are uninspired and forgettable. The choruses are the best thing about the album: the horns on "Hide In Your Shell," the groove on "Rudy," the climax on the title track. Given the overwrought lyrics and unnecessary prog passages it feels like this was trying to be more than it needed to be - it could have just been a good pop album. As it is, the pop parts are the only thing saving it from getting a 1. (Granted, "Dreamer" is the one song that sticks to just being pop, and it's the most obnoxious, so maybe that's not true.)

“Bloody Well Right” and “Dreamer” are the reasons to listen to Crime of the Century. Maybe the only reasons? Ok, that was harsh—but not far off.

Jeg skal være ærlig. Det første jeg gjorde etter jeg satt på skiva, var at jeg ila. de første 30 sekundene valgte å høre på Sabbaths The Wizard i stedet. Ok, andre forsøk. Legger den i stedet på platespilleren the way god intended. Første sporet går rimelig hardt etter hvert, til tross for at det begynner som fattigmanns Sabbath. Synes det vakler mellom alright og veldig bra, med et par detours til mindre bra (Bloody Well Right er litt sånn eh radiolåt og Dreamer er ganske slitsom hver gang de synger). Det er mange gode partier gjennom skiva. Pianoet i School, outroen til tittelsporet, det instrumentale partiet mot slutten av Dreamer, og den klimatiske slutten av Asylum som var The Wall lenge før The Wall. Tror likevel Hide in Your Shell best representerer hva som er bra med skiva. Det er en sekvens av flere gode partier; en låt som fortsetter å gi gjennom hele spilletiden; digg progressive soft rock med masse hooks.

Syns første side av plata er knallsterkt. Åpningssporet er som en slags blanding av Eagles og Pink Floyd. «Bloody Well Right» må være den mest catchy proglåta? Andre halvdel blir litt boogie woogie med strykerpartier. Men fremdeles mange gode deler. Selv om jeg hele tiden får lyst til å hoppe tilbake til start eller høre på David Bowie, Beatles eller Queen.

Dette må være et av tidenes aller beste rockealbum. Det fins ikke et eneste kjedelig øyeblikk. Produksjonen er perfekt. Overgår selv steely dan og abbey road. De klarer å være tøffe og rocka, samtidig som at de er rare og myke. Aldri før eller siden har noen spilt så kult på et elpiano. Det er banger etter banger. Det er kompromissløst. For meg er dette topp 5 album gjennom tidende.

Cheesy but fun

This is very stupid, but I was not familiar with Supertramp. I thought they were funk or something, so I must have conflated the band name with Super Freak as a kid and it never got corrected. Anyway, this is actually kind of right up my alley, especially the title track.

fun enough, boppy and pink-floydish

This is a record of my youth. I was 14 when this came out and in 9th grade. I am unabashedly a fan of this record. Not because it’s special in the context of a number of records I can think of, but rather because I associate it with so many good times and formative experiences- school dances, being a school DJ in the Yukon, making out with L.R. (and later D.J.B) in the back seat of my buddy’s Chevy Camero and my Chevy Nova. Drinking Beers with my friends at the Yukon Inn where the drinking age was 12. School, Bloody Well Right, Dreamer, Rudy and Crime if the Century were played endlessly on the local radio station. I would not be surprised if they are all still are in the Top 10 in Whitehorse. This was a massive record in Canada. Hide In Your Shell with it’s Queen like harmonies should also have been a hit. I had an 8-Track of this which played on repeat in my car. At home I played both sides about equally because the first two tracks on each side are indisputably hits. Side 1 with School and Bloody Well Right. Side 2 with Dreamer and Rudy. Asylum is in my mind an Elton John song with Rick Davies giving a strong vocal performance. Davies and Roger Hodgsen were a formidable vocal duo on this record with Hodgsen the lead on the hits, but Davies a powerful vocalist in his own right. In my opinion, this record is near perfect for what it is - a record that soundtracked my high school experience. It is with that fondness that makes this a perfect record. It is everything that a great record has - its impact on the listener is such that you can hear a song and are instantly transported. In my case to the back seat of a Chevy Camero parked at the edge of the Yukon River making out with …

Hit and miss for me much as I wanted to love it.

This is a great album for me. Hide in Your Shell is a banger. It just barely misses 5 stars.

It’s like a prog/yacht rock combo that feels super duper 70’s. An enjoyable listen.

I really didn't know Supertramp had THIS much progressive rock in 'em. Pleasant surprise. 4.5 stars.

Another solid outing by Supertramp. School, Bloody Well Right, and Dreamer are the standout tracks for me.

So Supertramp are the absolute epitomy of uncool, right? Never listened to a Supertramp album in my life. But I really like this. I'm reading in other reviews that `Breakfast in America' is better. But seeing as I hate The Logical Song then I formally endose this being on the list and not that.

I kind of like Supertramp and their thoughtful keyboard driven soft rock! An album was a bit much though, and nothing here comes close to 'Logical Song' which is superb.

It’s not often I have nothing positive to say about an album, yet here we are. A weird disjointed theatrical 70s mess. Not a fan!

Glad I tapped back in during this album. I really like it. Reminds me a bit of the more melancholy Bowie, thinking Five Years type beat. I really like the piano in Crime of the Century. Bloody Well Right is sick as fuck.

Solid album. Many outstanding songs. Some forgettable.

underrated, poly kalo School Dreamer Rudy

Nope

4/10 I didn't want to be bored today, but here we are. 10-13-2025

Unfortunately, this album and artist aren't my type. I didn't understand why this album is essential.

DETTE E MITT STOPP!! EG GÅR AV HER!!🙏🙏🙏 Elske supertramp! Funky rock med litt sær stemme og eksperimentelle beatswitches og innspel. School e jo bare dritkul med munnspill soloen, chrime of the century e så deilig dramatisk. Beste sang: School

Veelal lekkere nummers, paar uitschieters

This was probably pretty interesting stuff to the meat and potatoes crowd back in the day, but it's pretty boring now. I'm also not much of a Supertramp fan, so I'm biased. I've always found their vocalists' voices to be really grating. Plus the tunes are just boring soft rock that was let to get out of hand.

This album felt like that feeling when you know you're about to take a giant, satisfying shit and get all excited on your way to the toilet, only to have the final product be, although substantial, underwhelming. This was like a substantial (yet underwhelming) shit. I still got some enjoyment out of it, and was able to enjoy my time with it, but ultimately it left me less than completely satisfied.

decent at the time

Curto Supertramp. Não sou um super-fã, mas cresci ouvindo alguns de seus discos, e este é um deles. Mas fazia anos e anos que eu não ouvia, e de fato, eu nunca o ouvi adulto. Então, de certo modo, foi minha primeira vez o escutando com ouvidos maduros. É um ótimo disco. Achei estranho que este é o único álbum deles na lista, Breakfast In America seria uma boa inclusão também. É Rock Progressivo britânico dos anos 70, então naturalmente será uma escuta bem divisiva. Ou você ama Prog, ou abomina, é difícil achar alguém no meio termo. Compreendo essa polaridade, é um gênero que às vezes acaba sendo extravagante demais, excessivo demais em seus adornos e ornamentos, e isso pode causar repulsa em quem prefere um som mais… menos. Mas não amo este disco 100%. Seus bons momentos são incríveis, espetaculares, inacreditáveis, como o final da canção titular, a parte principal de School, o breakdown de Hide In Your Shell, e grande parte de Rudy. Infelizmente, há nesse disco algumas seções que eu acabo me aliando com os haters de prog, por achar os arranjos dessas partes um pouco exagerados. Não é muita coisa, são seções curtas, mas quando olho de volta pra obra que acabei de ouvir, essa sensação fica acentuada. Uma coincidência engraçada foi que gerei este disco no dia do aniversário do meu pai, completando 64 anos. É engraçado porque foi a partir dele que eu ouvi bastante Supertramp na infância, ele é um ávido fã e possui alguns LPs dele em sua coleção, e alguns que eu furtei! 4/5

Didn't really resonate with me

Good prog rock album

I'm imagining some shoulder-length haired corduroy cap-wearing optimistic singer swaying from side to side with a glint in his eye. It's sad that he died, but please spare me.

When I was either 10 or 12, I really liked Supertramp. I bought this from the library on vinyl for about a dime and then pretty quickly realized, not all classic rock albums are Led Zeppelin IV. I then lugged this album around for about twenty years until selling it for probably about a dime. It has a few good songs. Honestly, Breakfast in America is a better album as far as hits go. I still have some shame about owning this as I've grown up. I did date a very lovely girl that really liked Supertramp and I find it very funny that she put them on her top bands list.

The first side of this album will always be a 5 for me. I don't even care about the other side. It is better than I remember, but I've been obsessed with the first side since I was in my teens. I think it was the album art that drew me in and the lyrics about existential dread is what keeps me going back.

At its best it sounds like bad The Who.

Not as good as Breakfast in America for me but still a great one.

Really solid, good mix of prog and pop. First three tracks are strongest to me. Great production

3.5

3.5

Half the album was unavailable in yt music. It sounded nice

I rather enjoyed this! :)

It ain't no Breakfast in America, but it's getting close. Really solid album. "School" and "Bloody Well Right" are amazing to start off, then it kinda peters down a bit. "Asylum" kinda just drags for 6minutes, which interrupts a really nice listening flow. Anyone will recognize "Dreamer", and "Rudy" is a great deep cut. And it finishes strongly with the title track. It's a great album, but it doesn't keep it up throughout. Still, Supertramp remains underrated and deserves more acclaim in the sea of '70s classic rock artists.

I'm not sure how an album could have so much going on and still be boring. I did however like the sax bit at the very end

meus sogros foram num cover de supertramp em cachoeira do campo eu fiquei curioso e fui escutar n achei bom de primeira de segunda eu tive certeza

rock para papais que acham que gostam de rock progressivo!! minha mãe gostava muito de supertramp por algum motivo. e até que me surpreendeu, achei que seria bem ruim, mas eh divertidim até.

Very good!

I mean, it was good. But I'm surprised that this album ended up on this the list rather than Breakfast in America. I just don't get it. But it was a good album nonetheless and enjoyed it. But I should also say it can sound a bit dated. It really is the 1970s in one album. But also has a little bit of influence from Pink Floyd and other rock artists/bands from the time, you could definitely tell. But other than that, it was good on its own and wasn't as weird as I thought it was gonna be. Favorite Tracks: School, Bloody Well Right, Hide In Your Shell, Dreamer, Rudy Rating: 4/5

Classic

Yeah, I love this. It's great. Hide in your Shell, Rudy and Asylum are the standouts.

This was much better than I expected. It legit had me rocking out at times. I like finding classic rock albums I actually end up enjoying, because usually I find them just annoying AF

I enjoyed the first few songs and then my interest tapered off as the album went on. But I liked it more than I expected to.

My dad owned this album but I don’t remember hearing it as a kid. I really enjoyed the end of Ruby and the last track of the title track!

Once again, I'm surprised by how little I liked the album. I am, of course, familiar with all the big singles from Supertramp. I know I've heard parts of Breakfast In America and liked it. This one, though, didn't like it. Opening with a song about not liking school was kind of an eye roll right away. Things didn't seem to get much better from there. "Dreamer" is still a classic, but wasn't enough to save the album.

Supertramp never really did anything for me, I have known people who absolutely love them. In 2025, Supertramp still does nothing for me.