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Accurate album title.
I tried to like this one, but I couldn't really get into it. It's a proper example of Brit prog rock from the early '70s... and I can see how it might have influenced others... but I simply didn't find it enjoyable. I think they hit a better stride 5 years later with the "Logical Song" era, frankly. They're finding their footing here, but they're also waffling about. The riffs are experimental and there's some soaring bits in there, but at no point was I wowed by it. I'm rather particular about vocalists, and I didn't look forward to the singing at any point during the album. I give it credit for effort, for the time it was produced in, but I think I've been spoiled by bands from later eras that try to do the same thing, but better.
This is prog rock with the edges sanded off for mass media consumption and radio plays. That said, they are talented musicians and some of the songs are honestly classics. Favorite songs: School, Bloody Well Right and Crime of the Century 3.5⭐️
Fun album. Enjoyed it a lot. Never heard any of their stuff before.
Solid. Not breakfast in America.
This is the suburbs of prog rock. Does nothing wrong and makes sense and you get why it's popular, but it misses some of the highs and lows of more depth. That being said, it is still good.
Why is the recording of this so good? So dynamic. Bloody Well Right! Yeah, this is a good album with amazing production value. The title track was melting my face. Great final track for the album
I've never listened to a whole Supertramp record outside of their best of compilation, so it was a real treat to finally sit down and listen to hits like “Bloody Well Right” in the context of the album. “School” and “Dreamer” are other songs that stand out. I especially appreciate the band's use of dynamics on this record.
4.5/5
Supertramp is an interesting case. They are close to the often overlooked Gentle Giant by making prog poppier and accessible. But where the latter almost always deliver, Supertramp is an on and off affair. This album has so many great tracks, but Dreamer is fuckin annoying. And so all in all it's a balanced out affair I'd say.
Etter første gjennomhøring har jeg ikke egentlig lyst til å høre gjennom en gang til. Overfladisk og kjedelig. Noen fengende riff og soloer, men samlet sett forglemmelig og på en måte litt flaut. Ville ikke høre flere ganger.
This is a solid 7/10 for me, but I’ll give it a 4 on here just for that Wurlitzer. Definitely a lot of great moments throughout the album, but like Rush’s albums, they lose me at times. Still a solid listen and lots to enjoy from it. Rick Davies passed away just under 3 weeks ago, so it’s only appropriate that I got to listen to my first Supertramp album now. I’m excited to listen to Breakfast in America. Also, I love the album cover of this one.
This has a few moments. But overall it feels pretty dated and like they are trying too hard. I don’t know … maybe it could grow on me but it’s meh upon first listen.
Not bad. Some of the songs are somewhat catchy. But why is this album included and not Breakfast in America (you know, the one with all their hits)??
Un équilibre précaire entre intéressant, quétaine, prog, pop et mononc’. Les bons moments sont bons, les bouts mononc’ sont tolérables. J’aurais donné 3.5, mais je peux pas.
It's what people who don't like mid-70s British prog rock think mid-70s British prog rock sounds like. It's ok. It's got it's moments. I'm a big fan of the era. But I find myself not getting the scratch my prog itch needs.
I grew up listening to Supertramp through my mother so this feels nostalgic. Its good music with an interesting use of instruments and the album includes one of my favorite songs Dreamer. As a whole it kind of lacks more great songs to me and most of them are fine to good but not much more.
I feel like you have to be in the right mood for Supertramp. I'm a much bigger fan of "Breakfast in America", their next album which has some of their best known hits. But this album still has its moments - "School", is probably my favourite, with a great soundscape and a really ominous tone. "Hide in Your Shell" works too, but "Dreamer" is hopelessly dated and twee. It ranks as a high 3 for me.
Plodding and kind of boring. Maybe I'd feel differently if I was sitting on my porch smoking a fat one.
I’ve always found Supertramp to be a bit obnoxious. After listening to a full album of them I’ve come to revise that position. Their singles are irritating as hell, but there’s some excellent stuff going on with the standard fare. The instrumentals are lush, and the tunes have a lot of the diversity I look for in these kinds of albums. There’s no over reliance on gimmicky synths. The songs are varied and full of drama. I’ve been too quick to judge them and I look forward to exploring this one some more. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not bad
Quite impressive for a debut album ngl. The title track might be one of the most beautiful closers I've listened to in this list so far. Definitely don't sleep on this one
Crafted and accessible, I’ve enjoyed it and would return to it
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I have this on vinyl and it might be my favorite by them.
listen, i don't know what i was getting myself into here... but i think i really liked this listening experience
Not bad, I would not call it prog. More like when dad wants somerhing more challenging on the weekend. I liked it. Fav: Dreamer
3/5. Beetje saai
This is #day408 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… until today, I'd only known Supertramp through two songs: "The Logical Song" and "Don't Leave Me Now." So, Crime of the Century is the first full album of theirs I've listened to. What can I say? Indeed, it's very '70s-sounding music, and feels just right being heard on a Technics SU-7300. Maybe I should give prog rock another chance? But then, Supertramp isn't just prog. There's art rock and pop woven in... The second half of the title track is sublime. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day409.
I've never listened to this album, but I knew one or two songs (4). When it's good and groovy it's really nice but it can get tedious fast (too much piano).
very enjoyable pop music
The biggest hit, School, was somewhat annoying and not that great. I'm familiar with Breakfast In America, which I prefer to this album. Not really my style
School: fire opener. 9/10 Bloody Well Right: good until the fringe parts. 7/10 Hide in Your Shell: super fringe start, then becomes cool trippy fringe. Kinda snoozefest. 7/10 Not good, cant get through all the fringe
This album is a lot of fun, and each track works together very well. As a unit, I may like "Crime of the Century" more than "Breakfast in America," although I probably prefer more tracks on the latter album. As for a favorite track, it's a tight race between "School," "Bloody Well Right," and "Crime of the Century"
Surprisingly delightful
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Beat on Asylum was very cool. Reminded me of she's so heavy by the Beatles. Cool album that I had no issues listening to. Just wont be in my rotation.
Crime of Supertramp: far too cheesy, unserious music discordant with the subject matter. And the songwriting is not good enough to pass it off as "urggg Bri'ish humour".
I was not feeling in the best of moods the day I listened to this album. However the minute the very unique and distinctive sound of Supertramp started playing it lifted my spirits and bought a smile to my face. I do like this group very much.
This was okay lol. Kind of sounds like budget Queen honestly. I get the direction and can vibe with it, but overall it’s like yacht rock, Queen, and some antics of new wave 80s. At least to me.
Happy to see a Supertramp album as I’m familiar with several of their hits, mostly on the Breakfast In America album. Overall this is a sound/band I enjoy.
SuperChouette
Supertramp goes Moody Blues, I dig it
Excellent album, a few famous songs that I’ve heard before but didn’t really know who played them.
Crime of the Century is more rough around the edges than Breakfast in America. It also doesn’t really have any standout hits or anything. But it was pleasant enough for one listen. I’ll probably forget it entirely in a week though
Oh, this is terrific. I was only familiar with Supertramp's "The Logical Song" and "Dreamer" before, but this is full of juicy little surprises, unexpected moments, and yet doesn't drift away from being coherent songs.
Didn't have any of the Supertramp songs that I knew, but I enjoyed it none the less. Great song writing and I found myself really thinking it was recorded well.
I absolutely loved the album Breakfast in America. The only songs that I was familiar with from this album were Bloody Well Right and Dreamer. After listening to this album, I really did like it a lot, and think it could become a five star album for me after a while. Love the song, Asylum! For now, I’m going to call this four stars, and save it for future listening.
First time really listening to Supertramp, and I wasn't disappointed. Lovely 70s production and really dig the super tight drum sound. Favourite tracks: School, Bloody Well Right, Hide In Your Shell, Rudy, Crime Of The Century.
Love it
Sad to have this one on the day of Rick Davies' passing. I like these a lot. No stand out hits like on other Supertramp records, but this is just a genre I really enjoy. Cheesy but goes to fun places and puts me in a good mood. 4
Enjoyed this, experimental but hooks are there too. Production is lush and rewards repeat listens. Signature harmonica and wurlitzer are iconic and still pop today. Will listen to this again!
Really enjoyable album!
Super talented group, I’m surprised they didn’t have more of an impact. Great instrumentation, melodies, harmonies, and catchy songs.
Interesting that Rick Davies' death was announced today (9/8). Of course everyone my age has heard Bloody Well Right and it takes me back to '74. And of course there's Dreamer, probably my favorite Supertramp song. Two classics, but nothing else really grabs me. I need a minimum of four good/great songs to call the whole album a classic. Good, but not a classic.
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Excellent keyboards, all male vocal harmonies plus some saxophone and clarinet. Overall reminds me of Pink Floyd. Theramin on Hide in Your Shell?
Yes yes yes! Un de mes classiques, qui reste encore frais après toutes ses années! On sens vraiment la transition du band entre le prog vers le pop-rock de Breakfast in America (qui n’est pas dans la liste, c’est ça le vrai crime of the century). Il y en a qui trouveront ça cheesy ou vieillot, mais pour moi c’est en plein dans ma zone de confort, j’suis vraiment un suceur de «Yacht Rock», même si je déteste cette appellation
7.5/10 Really solid album! Great from start to finish. Every song was way more interesting and complex than I was expecting.
I thought I’d enjoy this more than I did, but holding out for the album with The Logical Song. 3.5
I've heard enough supertramp hits to know what an album would sound like. It didn't disappoint. Or rather it did a little.
It was fine. It was Supertramp. It sounded like Supertramp all the way through and did not deviate at any point. Completely mid.
I was always put off Supertramp as my only memory of them as a kid was an advert for their greatest hits voiced by Jeremy Clarkson, who proclaimed it was “proper music”. Understandably I thought it would be wank of the highest degree as a result so never listened to them. This was really up and down - some great pop ballads that reminded me of Elton John, mixed with some really annoying parts. Real middle of the road stuff.
Standouts School
One of the best of all time? I don’t think so. A solid album, but certainly not even up to Breakfast in America standards.
Just OK. Great sound production but I wasn't feeling it.
Great but not what i need now
Gives me Queen vibes
(38/100)
Sounds like Sherbet doing pink Floyd covers. I appreciate this is "good music" but it's not music I like. Not offensive but I won't be listening to it again
This is pretty strong, though a bit scattered. The instrumentation is great, but it lacks the cohesion that Breakfast in America has.
6,8/10. Está guay. Creo que conocía alguna canción, pero no es lo que más he escuchado de Supertramp. No es mi rollo del todo, pero reconozco que hay partes muy curradas
My surprise of the week is rating this formerly unbeknownst album (to me) a 5, for each song featured a lot of talent and re-listenability.
I feel that prog rock is so much effort (musically) for such little payoff (in terms of spark and feeling). This is album is no exception.
🤌🤌🤌🤌
A Milestone of Rock
It was pretty decent. Not something I’d search back out though
I love Supertramp. This is the epitome of the 70s sound imo.
What a great album. The songs are so good. I don’t know why School is my favorite song. Wish these guys produced more albums, they were so good
A wonderful album, full of strength and epic. If you make a 8 track album they better all be solid and worthy of a listen, and that is more than archived here, there's nothing that feels out of place, like it shouldn't be there. Sonically it's quite rich, a lot of killer base line (school) and cool sax (Rudy) sweeping violin (If everyone was listening) and gorgeous piano that builds (Asylum). The most impressive part is that this album is a debut, and the fact that they continued to make music, (that I'm hoping is as good, but at least more popular) is truly a feat. Who drops a masterpiece on their first try and keeps going ? I knew some songs of Supertramp, everybody does, but never listened to a full album and I'm glad I gave it a shot. It's really really good, and will stay on my rotation.
Good
⭐️Asylum
Aside from the iconic songs from Breakfast in America (notably "Goodbye Stranger," which I LOVE), I know next to nothing about Supertramp. There's a throwaway line in High Fidelity where John Cusack dismisses his ex's new boyfriend as a "Supertramp fan." I didn't even know they were British. This isn't grabby like Breakfast in America, but definitely offers a peek into their proggier early days. Not my thing, but a worthwhile listen.
Weird. Kinda operatic. The “sparkly” production kinda lost its appeal on me after the first 20 minutes or so. The record has some cool moments and it’s very ambitious. But it didn’t connect fully with me. Maybe it would another time. It’s by no means bad, in fact, it’s quite good. It just didn’t really click. Typically, I’m a pretty big prog rock fan. Sometimes, it takes time to grow on me. So I am open to a revisit in the future. For now 6/10
I'd never heard this whole thing, other than the singles. I was entertained all the way through. It couldn't be more 70s if it tried, but it is fun and creative throughout.
Enjoyable, slow music, life
More proggy than I expected! I think it'd grow with more listens but on first impressions it's solid with some good tunes, if a bit unremarkable overall.
BLOODY WELL RIGHT
I haven't listened to much Supertramp. Enjoyed a lot of this, I'm a fan of the piano heavy pop rock style of music. Album starts off super strong with School and Bloody Well Right. The album lags a little as it goes on, but overall solid album.
Apparently a lot of people dont like this and prefer pink floyd. For me the opposite, I dont really get the fuss about Pink Floyd and this is just good music with a unique sound.
great album from the start to finish
Found this a bit boring after a while. Some of the songs were too long and Roger Hodgson’s voice started to annoy me after a few tracks.
Solid but it’s no Breakfast in America
School,Dreamer,Rudy and my personal favourite Crime of the century to name a few from this amazing album,They still have the prog elements that i love in this 3rd gem.
Bom álbum. Algumas músicas demoram para ficar boas.
This was a a surprising miss for me. I love classic rock and have enjoyed the supertramp and have enjoyed the few songs of theirs I have heard but this left me kinda blah. I can't even really put my finger on why. I may have to go back at another time and give it a second chance.
Nice to listen robot once but inhale to confess that they have strong singles but it doesn’t work out throughout the length of an LP.
I think the instrumental bits were the best part of this album, but besides that (and I don’t typically use this word when describing albums) I thought the album as a whole was a bit weird. Like—I kept picturing the Muppets Show for some reason during these songs. Like, that kind of weird. If that makes any sense.
****** Supertramp are heroes of mine - this album is fantastic
A good, but not amazing album from a classic rock group.
This album is so great. I don't really understand the "prog" or "Pink Floyd" comparisons, but this is so much fun. Sometimes the songs go on a little long, but they are entertaining. This album REALLY understands song structure and building / giving a payoff. Loved it! This album is very 70s. Liked Songs: The entire album although "Bloody Well Right" and "Crime Of The Century" were my least favorites.
No soul. Orchestral arrangements not earned. I don’t ever want to hear these songs again.
Solid 4, lot of fun/cool stuff but a ton of similar slow burny vibes hurt it
Not Breakfast In America, but the album that captures Supertramp in the midst of their evolution from a prog band to a pop band. It’s something of a transitional album, making it perhaps their most interesting even if it’s not their best. Hodgson’s tunes, like “Dreamer”, lean more pop, while Davies’ songs like “Asylum” retain the prog explorations. But this is really the album where Supertramp came into their own, and as a mix of progressive, art pop, and arena rock - it’s a fun listen.
Pretty enjoyable album that doesn’t stand out too much when compared to other artists of the time. The best song/most notable song was the shortest. 7/10
None of the album really caught on for me.
Great tunes thx
A cosmic experience
Decent a bit like steely dan
Prog rock / pop album. I like how orchestral and epic it is at times. I enjoyed listening to this and it is pretty accessible as far as prog albums go, but I think it'll take a few more listens before it really clicks. Favorites: Dreamer (which I'd heard before), and Bloody Well Right.
2 hits I'd heard before. I really liked the transition into Rudy. Not sure why I like this so much more than Steely Dan. It's warmer I guess? 3.5 rounded to a 4.
sexy sexy psychedelic groovy ass 70s rock and i knew i'd love this one because who doesn't love supertramp
This was good, nothing too outstanding though. I only knew Dreamer coming into this from this album and it was definitely the best song on this but the rest was still pleasant enough to listen to.
Such a distinctly Seventies albums, and one of the best Pop-Prog albums. Alas, Supertramp have been largely forgotten nowadays, but this is a fine introduction to them. (And a great album cover.)
it was okay, very 70’s sounding
Fine. Good classic stuff.
Pretty good, got those "end of the night after everyone's left the pub" vibes. Dreamer is the big hit but hide in your shell and the closer crime of the century are good too.
Near perfect production value on this album - I use this album (LP) to test out new speakers and amps.
4.5/5
i’m not totally sure how i feel about this. there are some cool moments but overall i didn’t find myself enjoying it that much. seems like one that will be forgotten very quickly after listening
1974 I know 'Dreamer' and seemingly this feels like a standout track on an album I've never heard before. I don't know too much about Supertramp, but this feels like it should and could be a lot more experimental and progression, but instead we get a relatively safe album, full of easy accessible tracks. A shame. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ no need to really Safe and average ★★★☆☆ (5/10)
Somehow have never been on my radar. More interesting than I thought
Not at all terrible and certainly they would get worse. The playing is crisp, generally, and there's a pristine sound overall, which almost make the considerable ambition pay off. But it feels like an overreach on a net basis. Hard to see ST as much more than a poor man’s Genesis. Or a late-'70s version of Coldplay. A smattering of Pink Floyd? Barely a smidgen, a quarter-smidgen at most.
Nice chill rock
Great
Nog good
love it I heard the whole album four times today it's awesome :)
I fucking love this album man
solid all the way through
Surprisingly familiar
Prog. Good album to listen to during Sunday morning breakfast while reading depressing news.
One of my favorite albums
Better than coldplay
No se jajaja es como que siento que por momentos va re lento pero de la nada saca un re ritmo y energía, me gustó pero me deja esa sensación de: no entiendo que me estás generando loco
Otro disco que musicalmente esta ok pero que no me llama la atención ni un poco, me faltaban 2 o 3 temas y lo deje porque me aburrió
Novedoso
School 3.6 Bloody Well Right 3.8 Hide in Your Shell 3.6 Asylum 3.5 Dreamer 3.7 Rudy 3.8 If Everyone Was Listening 3.8 Crime of the Century 3.9 Score: 3.7125
Good album! Very symphonic at times. 4/5
Mama
Good. Love the piano
Boring
Man, I've always hated Supertramp, so I was pleased to see that this album was at least only 8 tracks long. Thought jesus, do these 8 songs ever go on. Partly it's that I can't stand the dude's voice. And then there's the music, which I mostly can't stand. Plus the lyrics, which are already bad but sound even dumber with that nasal voice... "You're bloody well right." I don't hate progressive rock all the time--some of it is good. This is an example of how things went wrong. Essentially if you had to synthesize everything I hated about mainstream mid-to late-70s rock in one band, it would be Supertramp. In fact, this is probably the exact moment when the 70s went from good to bad. The real Crime of the Century is having to listen to this misplaced Pink Floyd influence.
Good, but very boring.
Not my style but some good catchy stuff that I could definitely explore further if I was in the mood
Bom album, mistura bacana de instrumentos e o piano deixa tudo melhor. Não esta no meu top albuns, mas com certeza escutarei novamente.
So it is the most 70's classic rock album I think you're gonna find... It sounds like they tried going a bit prog but either missed or just wiffed it. I'm not sure. I enjoyed it, I was familiar enough with them and I enjoy this era of rock enough. I don't see many people getting their hair blown back by it but it is worth a listen one hundred percent. It's enjoyable to listen to while driving or doing yard work and you want some rock.
What a rocker. Love Asylum.
Maybe need more time with this but it's not sticking like a lot of the 70's rock I'm getting.
Kind of weak Some interesting sounds at times but like others said, it’s prog lite, or yacht prog, or like if Chicago tried to be cool and failed spectacularly
The first song surprised me, and I thought I was in store for an unexpected listen. But as it dragged on, I was disappointed. The Supertramp keyboard sound gets old.
You know, I don't think I really like Supertramp. I mean it's kind of weird because I love prog, but Supertramp has never really been prog to me. I don't know. They're fine. But they're too, like, squeaky clean or something. I don't really know how to describe it. And I can't really point out what I don't like about it specifically. Maybe the keys/synths are too much for me. It sounds sort of plastic and artificial. I mean I like some songs here and there, Bloody Well Right from this record obviously. But this album came out the same year as the first Rush album and for this type of music there is a clear winner and it isn't Supertramp. 2.5/5
To quote Lard: 70s Rock Must Die. I have always found prog rock/aor/this stuff boring. Unsurprisingly, I find this boring too. The band are great composers and musicians (so they get one additional star) but they should have learnt how to finish songs succinctly, rather than endless fadeouts after the next additional jazz odyssey. Please don't let there be more Supertramp in this list. 45 minutes of my life I won't get back, which felt like 4.5 hours.
Nearly interesting Progressive Rock but stays a boring meandering mess.
This veers dangerously close to cheesy in a peculiar 70s way at times but overall I really like it. Lots of interesting touches and some top musicianship on display. I particularly noticed the bass - yay to Scotland’s own Dougie Thomson. A quirky 4 from me
Not sure if I like this or Pink Floyd more, my boy benny would rock with this sound
Catchy Floyd-lite.
3.8, в целом Хороший классический рокешник, достаточно "сентиментальный" что ли В дорогу послушать, подумать, покурить, что-то в голове покрутить
The real "Crime of the Century" is that this album filled with generic lite-prog 70s rock is on this list over a different Supertramp album, Breakfast in America (which is at least a 4). Much like with Foo Fighters, the guide got this artist wrong and could've given them much better representation.
I grew up in the 80s, when the 1970s were commonly held to be the absolute nadir of popular taste. As time wore on, drawn by the allure of the forbidden, I came to love some stigmatized genres characteristic of the 70s and shed my prejudices against the decade. But as I was listening to Supertramp's shitty attempts at bluesy melisma while reading on wikipedia that this was the sound of them SUCCESSFULLY aiming for a commercial breakthrough, I came to realize that the adults of my early childhood were right. The 70s really did suck.
it's okay. i'm not gonna go out of my way to save this and listen to it more often.
As a child of the 80s, I knew Supertramp for radio hits, but this was my first full album listen. Interesting stuff- I'd like to listen a few more times to really gel with it, but my favorites were "Bloody Well Right," which I knew, and "Rudy," which I didn't. This album sounds like the love child of ELO, the Moody Blues, and Steely Dan.
I have rediscovered this band recently and it is a nice surprise.
For some reason I can't get it out my head that Supertramp are a 90s band, I think I've saved them in the same bit of my brain as Supergrass. With this incorrect assumption I was impressed that they'd pulled off this homage to Pink Floyd, it's not my thing but they'd really nailed the sound of the time. In actual fact it's just a band ripping off dark side of the moon which was released a year before. Consequently it had a lot of the issues I have with Floyd (dad rock with the bass turned up too high), though it was fairly listenable for one spin.
I have a great LP of Breakfast in America framed in my hallway. I came to Supertramp a bit late - I'm only really familiar with this album and the aforementioned Breakfast in America. Orchestral, prog, radio-friendly rock is a bit of a soft spot. Slightly more upbeat than Pink Floyd, but not a million miles off. School, Bloody Well Right, Hide In Your Shell, and Dreamer are the standout tracks. Absolutely love the quiet and loud moments, and each track is wonderfully distinct.
This was ok in parts, I just find it all a bit bland. Not interesting, unique, or good enough for this list. I knew dreamer, but I couldn't have told you it was supertramp. Think there were better tracks. 2.5ish for me. Think other bands have done it much better
Repeat. 4 stars
Not the Best Supertramp Album, but a great album.
Ok so here's the thing. Breakfast in America by Supertramp is my number one favorite album of all time so naturally I'm a little bummed that it's not on this list... HOWEVER, I still absolutely ADORE this album and am thrilled that it was included. It's easily they're second best album and is just loaded with fantastic songs. There's not a single skip here. Only bangers. Here's how I would rank the songs: 1. Dreamer 2. School 3. Asylum 4. Rudy 5. Hide In Your Shell 6. Bloody Well Right 7. If Everyone Was Listening 8. Crime Of The Century
I always knew I liked Supertramp but hadn’t ever listened to an album of theirs. I liked this and would consider listening to it again.
Godly absaloute classic
37/1001 Supertramp - Crime of the Century Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ✅ This one hit the spot for me this morning and will be listening to it more. Proggy, poppy and basically just one rock opera. Yeah there are moments that don't quite hit, but very impressed with this nonetheless. I love the piano and sax solo at the end of the title track.
Y'a yink du Styx pis du Supertramp. Jesse tu es HORS du band!
🎩 What It Sounds Like: • Piano-led existential crises • Saxophones that appear just in time to underscore your deepest regrets • Lyrical spirals about school, madness, and alienation—but arranged so pristinely you don’t notice you’re emotionally unraveling It’s polished. It’s dramatic. It’s… slightly unhinged in a symphonic way. ⸻ 🧪 Rating: 4.3 / 5 📀 Short Review: Crime of the Century is like being scolded by a genius in a dream sequence. It floats, it punches, and it occasionally leans too hard into its own melancholy—but always with flawless chord progressions.
it's good but probably won't think about it again, dunno that this warrants being on this list
I love the instrumentals.
Kind of boring, it was fine.
q: what if a 70s easy listening band did prog rock a: i would not enjoy it for a single second
my first job in food service, i spent all day side by side with my boss who only listened to supertramp live tracks and that one indie song where the man was afraid of dentists. if i had known this album existed, perhaps we could have found middle ground. 2.5
No Logical Song :( Not a lot of fun and funky anything here, really.
Up and down album for me. I think the last few songs are much better than the beginning. 3.5/5
Over hated album. Definitely has its flops but the sound is defined and well made. 8/10
Loved this album, exactly what I needed. Not quite a 5.
"Crime of the Century" is the third studio album by English rock band Supertramp. Art rock, progressive rock and pop are the Wiki-listed genres. Yeah, that works. It was their first album to feature Bob Siebenberg (drums, percussion), John Helliwell (saxophone, clarinet, vocals), Dougie Thomson (bass) and Ken Scott as producer. The remaining core members were Rick Davies (vocals, keyboards, harmonica) and Roger Hodgson (vocals, guitar, piano). The album was their commercial breakthrough reaching #4 in the UK and #38 in the US. A faint harmonica opens the album and "School." Hodgson's vocals come in as well as a girl's scream which starts the beat. A guitar and organ. Dreamy, prog and even jazzy. A song about Hodgson's experiences at school. A good start. This rolls right into "Bloody Well Right." A drum roll, jazzy piano and Davies on vocals this time who answers the previous song by yelling "schooling is phony." A song questioning the education system. Handclaps and a sax end. A real good deeper cut is "Asylum." Davies on lead vocals with piano and builds with the drums. Dramatic, strings are added. This song reminded me of King Crimson. Roger Hodgson wrote the lone single "Dreamer" when he was 19 on a Wurlitzer piano. The one song you could put in the pop category. Davies answers and echoes Hodgson as the song climaxes. The self-titled "Crime of the Century" closes the album. Davies with demonstrative vocals. Layered guitars, piano, sax and more strings. Another good song. The music on this album fits into several categories: prog, jazzy, pop and even baroque. The songs builds with the drums, additional instruments and volume. Most songs are piano led. Hodgson and Davies have heartfelt vocals and when together, echo or/and answer each other. The song order does that too with the combination of songs being the opposite of the other (at least on the first side). That is quite clever. This is a solid album with really no fillers and one I do recommend going back to for a listen.
Has good elements to it. But it lacks the humor and melody of early 10cc, the popcrsft of Roxy Music, and the muscle of King Crimson. More Yes than those bands, not a positive for me
Rudy is a highlight. School is creepy. Clarinets don’t really belong in rock music. Proto yacht rock. Not my favorite prog ever but you can see the band that makes Breakfast in America.
Musically, the best Supertramp album (not my favorite one). Amazing to listen to, quite different from the other prog rock. Wonderful. 4.5/5
Really good album
Elton john if he was straight and there were 4 of him. That’s a very general summary of this album but I think it’s accurate. VERY 70s. Lots going on, reminds me of Pink Floyd. Bit of a trip ngl.
Grest
Very Mid. Nothing amazing, but I don't hate it. It's very middle of the road.
C’était vraiment très très cool. À réécouter
I can see why this is one of Dad's favourites. Each song builds through so many musical stages. Really enjoyed it.
Irresistible grooves in a cohesive package; a masterpiece. Love it.
Coming in knowing nothing about this band other than the name it's mindblowing, a stadium band in the same hemisphere as Queen? Love it, will listen again when I need the feels good man!
La salud mental es un teclado manoseado, pero nadie tiene la culpa de no dar en la tecla. Rick Davies da inicio a esta super trampa con una armónica afilada, para luego concentrarse en los teclados y en su voz cínica, urbana, con peso y sustancia. El riff hipnótico, el grito que te tensa la nuca... y empieza la escuela de Ken Scott en la producción. Los pianos se funden con el tempo marcado por Bob Benberg en batería. El tercer álbum de Supertramp les da a los fans de la primera hora la razón por la cual seguir creyendo que, a pesar de todo, lo mejor siempre está por venir. Con John Helliwell haciéndose cargo de los saxos, clarinetes, teclados y coros, y Dougie Thomson enchufado al bajo, la formación renacía completamente nueva. El productor que había presenciado el ascenso y la caída de Ziggy Stardust se encargó ahora de orquestar —y ser testigo— del crimen del siglo, dotándolo de un sonido pulido, expansivo, teatral, con atmósferas cargadas de tensión emocional y una elegancia dramática. Todo al servicio de temas como la alienación, la locura, la corrupción social y la pérdida del yo. Los muchachos se estaban organizando para lo que después sería Breakfast in America, y Crime of the Century funciona como una gran entrada orquestada: una operación exitosa. En esta trampa se cae sin miedo: total, todos somos culpables de nunca dar en la tecla. En esta ópera sobre la salud mental, mis acordes de apego están en Hide In Your Shell, Dreamer y el tema que le da nombre e identidad conceptual al álbum. Nombrar el problema es el primer paso para empezar a trabajarlo. Teclados manoseados, Rick Davies y Roger Hodgson jugando a hacerse paredcitas vocales, coros que no te ves venir, y nada de solemnidad ni exhibicionismo arruinandoles la fórmula a las otras bandas progresivas de la época. Los tramposos tendieron un cable entre el rock progresivo británico y el pop inteligente, para que cualquiera que caiga en la trampa termine culpándose por haber tropezado con la escuela de Supertramp. Sus mejores alumnos: Coldplay, Florence + the Machine, Bat for Lashes, Tears for Fears y Keane. Crime of the Century dejó los teclados manchados de sensibilidad pop, crítica social y producción sofisticada. Sin embargo, todos juran que se lavaron las manos antes de aprenderse los acordes. Las manos donde pueda verlas: en el equilibrio entre lo conceptual, lo emocional y lo accesible, el culpable siempre se termina quebrando. La salud mental es un teclado todo manchado, pero no nos quejamos porque todos fuimos el culpable que va a la escuela a pasarla mal y que por el trauma no nos acordamos de los acordes para empezar a soñar.
I think the only way I can take this is via the singles, a staple of FM radio in the '80s. They dominate the album, supported by the rest of the album tracks. It's ok.
Not much to say about this one. It's art pop/rock that works exceptionally well. Supertramp has a strange back catalog that varies from competent but dull to brilliant Crime of the Century is brilliant. Lend an ear it would be criminal not to!
I liked it, but not enough to get into more of their stuff.
Classic
So what is this? Prog pop? I'm surprised. I was expecting a below average to average album. This is somewhere around a 4. It's interesting how a lot of the reviews mention who Supertramp sound like, and there's quite a variety. For me it started at Pink Floyd, then Elton John, maybe a little Rush, and finally Genesis. Only not quite as good as any of those.
Great album despite only one hit
Nur der Song 'Dreamer' ist gut, der Rest ist langweilig (2-3)
Pretty decent but it's not Chicago.
A nice snapshot of the '70s sound. The title track is a standout, showcasing the band’s signature style. While I enjoyed the album overall, it doesn’t quite reach the level of some of their best work.
This was a fine album. I'm growing a bit weary of the British albums here lately. Not to say that it is bad, but the lines begin to blur when you have heard so many British rock albums in succession. Taking that into consideration, I came into the album with a bit of bias. That bias makes me want to put this album at a 2. However, I don't think that would be appropriate as this album wasn't truly bad. I don't necessarily know if I agree with its inclusion on this list, but it was still a decent rock album. A bit middle of the road.
Had some catchy tunes, occasionally over the top as a prog rock album will be. I enjoyed it probably more than I should have. Could be because I was on a 3 hour drive to Chicago and had just listened to Bjork and Timberlake. Definitely listening to a dead concert on the 3 hour drive home.
Seemed farcical at best
I dont love prog rock. But apparently I don't love prog light either.
I really do need to listen to this one again
2 listens, prog bro!!!
What can we say about this band, it’s simply one of the best that there’s ever been
Super tramp was the nickname Len Houmous gave his 21st wife, Barbara. 2.4 2/8 Bloody Well Right
Supertramp is always fun!
I was sad to get another 70s rock album but this was prog rock, which I’ve only listened to from Pink Floyd before. Some really cool instrumentals and vibes!!! It was mostly a fun listen. 6.5/10
Though I'm included to say the 70s is the best decade for music based on my experience with this project so far, it also offers stuff like this. The soft, edgeless rock sound of this record that was prevalent in this period is just fundamentally intolerable to me.
good
I’m not sure that this is a good album but it’s a perfect trap album for me. Hints of prog rock but not an onslaught to the ears and kind of silly. Not every album needs to be Pulitzer worthy. This was good fun and a perfect album to mow the lawn to, which I was doing.
The Crime of the Century is including this album on the 1001 list. Presumably Breakfast in America is coming later so I guess we're doing two Supertramp albums. I came to this primed to enjoy this album because the song Goodbye Stranger is a banger so I was rather disappointed for what was mostly an unforgivingly boring album full of songs that are escalators to nowhere. I'll start with a two because it's not gratingly terrible like Tommy but I reserve the right to revise this down to a one at a later date.
Sorry, I just find this super cheesy.
Really liked this, sound a lot like Elton John to my ears
I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't seek it out again.
This album has so much nostalgia for me. I grew up in a prog household. My first gig was Barclay James Harvest, I've seen ELO Part 2 multiple times, Floyd and Roger Hodgson amongst many others. I remember listening to this album on vinyl through my dad's over ear headphones and in the car on long drives. I think that School is a fantastic opener to an album, the launch into Bloody Well Right is just brilliant. This is the first album where Supertramp feel like they have their own sound. You sometimes hear people refer to them as a poor mans Floyd and I think that's unfair. Yes, it has a lot of the winding elements that we hear on Dark Side of the Moon that came out a year before but it's still its own album and sound, but it has shades of The Wall years before its release. The way Davies voice has us spiralling down in Asylum and then you flip the record over to side B. That second side opener with Dreamer just hits hard and then we come back down with Rudy which is a musical whirlwind. Things I particularly love, the alternating between Hodgson and Davies on each track, every instrument is perfectly balanced, Siebenberg's drums are perfect and his skill as a percussionist really does bring this album together IMO. Every track feels like a conversation between the two vocalists and I think that the differences between Hodgson and Davies and the way they lean into this are really are what make Supertramp special. Some people hate this album and I think they probably mostly hate prog and concept albums and that's fine. For me, this album tells a story, it flows together beautifully and thematically and takes you on a musical tour. I can lose myself in this album. That long winding end to Crime of the Century that finished with the harmonica echoing from the opening to School is a master stroke and so easily missed. This is a 5/5 for me. If I was alive in 1974 and listened to this for the first time, I would flip the album and play it straight back from the beginning.
good
I feel like I *almost* really like this. A lot to love but then something just doesn’t quite gel. Asylum and Crime of the Century were my favorite tracks. Knocked from four to three because it was also annoying to listen to - the quiet parts were too quiet and the loud sections were so loud. I was constantly fiddling with the volume the whole way through.
Oh sweet mamma jamma that was delicious! This is the exact reason you participate in a project like this, to expose yourself to incredible music that so clearly should have been taught to you from a young age but society failed you haha. So good!!
I enjoyed this album. Good soundscapes and catchy chorus.
Decent rock
this was ok I suppose. Nothing at all stuck out but I didn’t hate it. It’s music.
Now i’m all for a bit of harmonica but the introduction to this album is taking it too far. Aside from from that the tune (eventually) is jolly enough but the singer’s vocal grate on me. Bloody well right continues the pointless intro issue. Already being to get tedious. When the tune (again eventually) arrives i dont think there’s any doubt, if there ever was, what decade this album is from. This is just slow boring drivel.
This is the first of Supertramp’s albums that moves away from its art school wankery and into a poppier vibe. Songs like “Bloody Well Right” and the classic “Dreamer” are clearly the standouts, but really this album starts to move the direction of traffic into something that will culminate in the masterpiece that is “Breakfast in America” a few years later.
I feared the worst, given my track record with 70s prog rock (and prog rock adjacent stuff) has been patchy at best. But I was already really liking this at least partially due to it being pretty keyboard/piano heavy. Then Dreamer started. I have rambled on a lot about my Dad during many of the 70s albums on this list, and this is another opportunity. He loved this song. The absolute wave of nostalgia hearing this for the first time in probably 25 years made me a bit misty-eyed on my walk to work. When I started this thing, I wasn't expecting to have days where the album just really, really made me miss my Dad. He would have enjoyed the idea of this project, because he genuinely loved music, though I'm sure would have despaired at some of my ratings (Pink Floyd always worth 5 stars to him). It made me feel feelings (and listen to Breakfast In America later in the day). 4/5
The only song I knew on this album was Dreamer. And the only other Supertramp song I can think of is Breakfast in America. I don’t think of this group much but I actually liked this listen. Dramatic 70s rock but fun and showcased some musical variety. Much better than yesterdays ambient stuff
Supertramp never really was a group that did much for me. The standouts if you want to call it that were "Bloody Well Right" and "Dreamer".
Al eens geluisterd, snap de hype echt niet. Niet slecht, niet goed.
Hmmm. Dreamer is good. Bloody well right is good—some interesting stuff, and some really dull stuff. I don't love it, I wouldn't buy it. I wouldn't turn it off or change the station. So a 3 it is.
Prog is best when infused with other genres, and Supertramp is a great example
Going into this album knowing only "The Logical Song", I had my reserves. However... Never did I expect to listen to an actually really good prog rock album with a lot of symphonic elements. Great songs, great listen. I have to learn more about early Supertramp. 4/5
It's non-offensive and non-interesting
One of my favorite records, and one of the first "adult" records I owned. In 1974 I was 9. I don't think I heard this until I was 12 or so, but "Dreamer" was a constant in our house.
School isch en maximale Start für sones Album vode Supertrampers wo scho hoffnig uf es Album Maximum Punctico gmacht het! Die restliche Lieder sind denn au ganz losbar gsi aber ned nöch ah dere Messlatte wos doch sich selber gsetzt hend mit School. Da hends im Dramaturgie-1-Mal-1 leider s Spannigsboge-Seminar verpasst. Trotzdem gnosse und git defür en solide Vierehalber (aka es solids 3 bide 1-5 bewertig)
Biz 1970er masseware. Eich easy aber würki null speziell. Aber ja, 3 crimes for the 20th century Befor super trump
supertramp isch wiedermal herzensahglegeheit <3 «school», «dreamer» & «crime of the century» (s'lied) sind fantastisch, de rest isch guet – wobi «school» speziell hervorghobe werde muess (was 1 song!!) de richter hertzog bewertet das kriminaldelikt mit 4 hammerschläg und haut es «ruhe im gerichtssaal» use
I don't like supertramp
Hated the first song, far too Pink Floyd like, felt a bit more charitable towards song 3 Hide in your Shell. Asylum is very Elton John. Given up by Rudy, really not enjoying this album, just not for me.
Very fun album, sounds like something that would play in a 70s discotheque
167/1089 - Bloody Well Right was cool. Some parts kinda feel almost like Boston or Chicago which I'm not a huge fan of, the bands not the cities. I enjoyed my visits in Boston and Chicago. Overall, this was above average. I'll listen to "Breakfast in America" sometime in the future. I listened to "Breakfast in America" too. Damn, 1979 was a great year for music. The Police, The Clash, Toto, Michael Jackson, Music for Airports, etc. I wish this one was on the list too, I'd give it 5 stars.
Great album by a great band! Loved it then, love it now!
Far more sweeping and theatrical than I expected. I’ve always thought Supertramp’s radio hits to sound kinda lazy… not the case on this album! I’ll have to give it another listen when I can pay closer attention. For now, they get the benefit of one more star than I was thinking to give.
I've never had the pleasure of listening to a complete Supertramp album before, but as someone that grew up through the 70's and 80's I've obviously heard many of their more well known tracks. This album was excellent. I enjoyed every single track and had to listen again straight afterwards, as it was that good.
Good, just didn’t vibe with it as much
This was great. Fantastic use of stereo too.
A obra prima do Supertramp. Faixas com melodias ricas e diversificadas entre si e que ao mesmo tempo soam como uma unidade, funcionando tão bem no conjunto, como um álbum conceitual. Arranjos elaboradíssimos que valorizam a participação de cada músico, com destaque para as abordagens de Rick Davies, ao piano. Diálogos vocais impressionantes (Davies e Hodgson), uso preciso de cordas, efeitos de percussão e partes de instrumentos de sopro. Maravilhoso!
very epic sounding, but I was too hungover to fully grasp it
Okayish ig. Instruments are good, vocals are meh. It's just not for me. A forgettable expirence, except for the last song 6.5/10
School is a trip, second track is fairly solid too. A lot of their songs end really well. Those two minutes of Rudy starting around the halfway point hit. Way too much piano, that’s just a me thing tho. The slower, less intense parts aren’t interesting, but the highs on the album are great and unique. Like they crescendo really well. Works well as an album.
Soft-core Prog-Rock, but like, not in a bad way? By today's standards, this is classic Yacht Rock(TM), for sure. I know "Dreamer" was the single, but wikipedia claims that "School" and "Bloody Well Right" are the more enduring hits. It's hard to argue with that as I find Dreamer pretty cloying after about 30seconds. I can’t see School as a hit but as an album opener, you could do far worse. Portions of Bloody Well Right feel like they had direct influence on Pink Floyd's Animals (1977), which surprised me at first. I am much more familiar with the latter, so hearing similar sounds caught me off guard here. At ~45min, this is a very manageable prog-rock album that never feels like it goes off on a big space voyage for too long despite the slightly ominous album cover or the threatening “will he take a sailboat ride?" in the chorus of “Asylum”. We get harmonicas, saxophones, talkbox guitars, Wurlitzers, all the things I wish we still heard more often. I don't know if I need to revisit this whole album, but I'll spend some more time with Supertramp.
I wonder if Dan Bejar digs Supertramp. Probably.
Not my usual type of music, but a pleasant surprise.
Good
Some good tracks there, but wouldn't put in my playlist, but won't mind listening if starts playing
Reminds me of Dark Side of the Moon. Asylum was my favorite.
Vanille
OK, not a huge fan but not a hater either. More musicality than I would have guessed for what I otherwise recall as a pop band.
Never been very drawn to Supertramp, and nothing in this album led me to regret that sentiment.
The older I get the more I lean in to how much I appreciate Supertramp. There is a lot of levity, super proficient musicianship, theatrical energy and delightful melodies. I wont praise this album too too much because I'm sure there is other albums that better represent the band as a whole. I'll keep at it.
Some brilliant songs and an original sound that no other band has ever really recreated. Some songs are forgettable though.
had some Strange British moments but i liked it sure
Started out so good....then faded into just fine.
Whatever they call this - prog rock, or art rock, or anything else - it's good and it takes me to a happy place. Oh, to be 18 again...
Love the weighty synth sounds. Blends with the guitars. Drums sound nice and tight. Stereo field is super tasteful. Everything sounds pretty up front but not super loud which is crazy. Love it.
Super tight, satisfying and very clear mastering. Prog elements, but also very structured and melodic. Very depressing lyrics and tone. Keyboard solos are my favourite part, sax parts. Drums are so clear and tie it all together. Only downside is that it could've been a little more experimental; a little more risky.
great
Definitely feels like a classic
I've never gone out of my way to listen to Supertramp before, and I regret it! This album is fantastic. I would give it 4.5 stars if I could. Lots of great tracks on this album, especially the closing track with an epic instrumental lush with saxophone, piano, and drums. I'll listen to this many more times to come.
adri: 10, los compositores clásicos serían fanses de supertramp. Claro candidato al mejor CD de la historia. Cada canción es un viaje y el conjunto una experiencia increíble. Wow mar: 10, esta debe ser la vez 289 que escucho este album al completo. Es mi album favorito de la historia. He llorado.
Supertramp! Heck yeah! I haven't given many "this was already in my music library" five star ratings yet, so this is a special occasion! 🥳 (Supertramp are in my top 50 all time artists on last.fm, at #39, so this was a foregone conclusion. Just wait until the one album from my number one most listened artist turns up!)
Great opening, album felt like a proper musical journey from epic to more relaxed songs like Crime of The Century. Not every song was for me but appreciated the whole album nonetheless
I love Supertramp, their happy/theatrical sound & some of their most important songs are on this record.
Beste album van Supertramp. 4.2
Mate... this is what I needed, a banging album
Absolutely fantastic in so many ways. So many classics it's insane. Maybe even better than Breakfast in America. About 15 years ago I had the idea of using the second half of the "Crime of the Century" song as a movie score (from about 2:07) - it's unlikely I'll ever get to do it, but hopefully someone does!
Bridging the gap between prog and pop. School, Bloody Well Right and Dreamer are the hits but If Everyone Was Listening and Crime of the Century close off the album beautifully and make you turn the volume right up. Easy five stars
For those of my generation, Supertramp is like Electric Light Orchestra and The Alan Parsons Project. You think each group had just a few hits but when presented with a greatest hits album you’re pleasantly surprised to realize they each had quite a few. This group wasn’t on my high school group’s radar, since they didn’t have hits until 1974 (post high school) on this, their third album — in fact their first two albums are not streaming. Breakfast in America is a better album of theirs (sadly, today’s is the only one of theirs in the 1,001), but this is pretty good. Two FM radio staples and a number of other tasty tracks. Makes me want to listen to more of them.
As luck would have it, just two or three weeks ago I decided I needed to listen to the whole of Supertramp’s classic album “Breakfast in America,” because I never had. If that’s on the list, that’ll be a 4/5 debate when it comes up. But bad luck for this album, I think, because I was expecting another collection of non-stop bangers and this ain’t it. Just okay.
Un disco que mi yo de 18 años le habría gustado mucho.
Downcast. Theatrical. Sincere. Prog is the lowest genre, it smothers music in musicianship. This is near the top of prog, for what it's worth. "The nicest of the damned", in the words of a band not on this list. The songs with the good melodies are also from the ridiculous singer.
Unremarkable
Listened in the truck via Amazon music. Soundscape was awesome but songs were not. Highlights were the guitar and key sounds.
Supertramp has never been one of my favorites. Their songs are full of amazing moments but never come together for me. I felt the same for this project. Rudy was my favorite song. Asylum was almost good but it just didnt do it.
Wrong (wrong), you're bloody well wrong, you got a bloody right to say this was a PASS
Not a big fan of yacht prog.
Lightweight and dated, but still good smooth jams.
There’s nothing that tries so hard and yet does so little as 70s prog
Looking through the track list on Wikipedia, I think I preferred the songs with 'Davies' on vocals over the 'Hodgson' songs. I liked the piano bit on the first track, some of the heavier riffs, and the long drawn-out ominous jam at the end of the album. The lyrics were weak and the whole thing had a West End musical kinda vibe.
There are too many albums of this genre and decade on this list. But I'm glad this album is one of em. What a neat discovery for me! Each of the tracks stood out, and I liked them all. By the second listen I was singing along.
85% Best: School; Bloody Well Right; Rudy; Crime of the Century Must-Hear? Sure
The album that saved Supertramp...a couple of strong singles but the album is a bit boring. It may have been seen as great in the early 1970s, but by 2025 it's just nostalgia. An annoying example of prog-light pop.
Classic 70s! Fun and good cohesive energy as an album, but not many standouts.
Nice 1970's pop/rock, good musicianship. Not overly exciting but I'll happily listen to this. Almost a 4.
I thought I liked this album a lot more than I did, the second half was great, Rudy onwards. But a few of the earlier songs started to irritate me.