Reviews (page 8 of 13)
Very 70s, but nothing stands out here. Just a mid 70s album.
I'd probably rate this a 4 if i were in a better mood
fun album, more than likely ideal for a summer day with your friends.
buen disco
Very '70s flavored. First song was quite good. Asylum (all 11 minutes or whatever) of it struck me as very Pink Floyd-esque, along with some other bits of songs here and there. That's probably the best song on here but I wished it was shorter.
not bad
Reminded me of The Who at their most proggy. Decent but nothing that seemed that new or different.
perfectly listenable ... but that's about it.
A little more hard edged than other stuff from them that I've heard. It still works. Favorite track: Bloody Well Right
Frankly, the songs are kind of boring. It's not a bad album, but neither is it something I'd listen to again. Just too mid.
feels like I don't get it
School is a strong start that the album doesn't live up to.
It's been forever since I listened to Supertramp. I remember enjoying Breakfast in America when I was in my 20's. This album is completely new to me and I think I only recognize one song on the album. So far it's pretty meh, a bit too soft rock for my taste.
Very 70s and felt like I should be worshipping every second of this but it was kind of just cheesy and not really what I expected? Not sure I’d be desperate to listen to it again but can appreciate some of its qualities. Rating: 3.
6 / 10 - 70s Rock - Einige Pink Floyd Einflüsse? - Die rockigen Parts sind ziemlich cool, der Rest (ruhiger, poppiger, experimenteller) sind meist nur okay ... Favs: - Bloody Well Right - Crime Of The Century
good
Supertramp suenan a 70´s y sus dos obras más conocidas son este Crime of the century y Breakfast in America, ambos con portadas icónicas (junto a la de Even in the quietest moments o Crisis? what crisis?). De este ¿debut comercial? son Dreamer y Bloody Well Right las mejores canciones aunque la incial School con Davies y Hodgson en las voces es otro tema excelente, más cercano al progresivo que al pop pero con buenas melodías y desarrollo como Hide in your Shell menos gastada que Bloody....
I'm always torn between whether I should like Supertramp more or less than I do. Some weird ass songs on here but also some smooth 70s AM Gold which is my stock in trade. It's no Breakfast of Champions but it is 3.5 rounded down.
Classic I'm very aware off, but somehow isn't logged in my last.fm. probably listened at a friend's in vinyl
Pretty good album. Listed as Prog Rock - does feel that way. I wasn’t familiar with Supertramp outside of there couple of hits. I was pleasantly surprised by this album. Notable tracks include Bloody Well Right, Asylum, Rudy, If Everyone Was Listening, Crime of the Century.
This was all fine and good (excellent keyboard playing was my highlight despite some weird mixing that made it often sound far away and significantly lower than everything else) HOWEVER WHY WAS THIS ON THE LIST AND NOT BREAKFAST IN AMERICA?????
This is some excellent prog that I simply don't see myself revisiting! Instrumentally, there are numerous *moments* that are phenomenal, but there are just as many passages that feel forgettable. Then there's the singer's boomer-rock accent -- I might be petty, but it grates me just enough that the album falls short of the 4-star! Standouts: School • Dreamer • If Everyone Was Listening
I am not sure what sauce this album is missing, but I cannot abide by Breakfast in America being excluded from this list when it is obviously their best work. This is just missing something. There is a dead zone in the middle of this album and it is strong at both ends. Also, why is the volume level so low?
Some big hits but a lot of meh too
Didn’t give this album a super close listen but reads as a classically solid early 70s Beatlesque record, nothing too crazy or standout but far from disappointing, too. Favorite track: School
Smashing.
Hatte für mich etwas Musical-haftes, wie oft die Motive in den Songs wechseln. Mir ist es jedoch häufig einfach zu drüber und dir Songs mit zu vielen Ideen vollgestopft, die mir dann noch in Summe häufig zu seicht sind. Die ersten beiden Songs sowie der abschließende Titeltrack (bekannt aus Samples in Songs von Fabolous und Moonbootica) haben mir am besten gefallen. Die wirklichen Hits sind hier aber noch nicht zu finden.
Zeitreise zu meinen Eltern. Die waren zu ihrer Jugend große Fans. Ich sollte irgendwann mal die CDs raussuchen bzw. kaputte neukaufen. Das war ganz spannend, habe aber nicht wirklich reingehört. Umso spannender jetzt. Es fühlte sich an wie ein auf Harmonie und Glätte gemachtes Album. Manche Stellen fand ich künstlich in die Länge gezogen wie bspw. direkt der Start bei school. Nichtsdestotrotz kann ich mir den Einfluss ganz gut vorstellen - auch berechtigterweise.
Ich fand es okay, mehr aber auch nicht - einige wenige Songs ausgenommen.
Mid
"Bloody Well Right", "Dreamer" are the two stand out tracks for me. I like Supertramp but not at album length. Single by single I like them.
I know a few Supertramp songs, but none of the ones on this album. It was good. Nothing blew me away, but it wasn't a chore to listen through.
La armónica y el piano de School compensa cualquier falencia que tenga el álbum. En la primera y segunda escucha lo disfruté mucho y pensé que iba a ser un album que iba a seguir escuhando, sin embargo casi no escucho las canciones en el día a día. Aunque me parece un álbum sólido de principio a fin, y para ser mi primer acercamiento a la banda, me dejó con ganas de escuchar más
I definitely had a preconceived notion that Supertramp was an 80s synth pop band. Relieved to be wrong, but this didn’t leave a very lasting impression either. I’ll probably forget I listened to this and go on thinking they’re an 80s pop group.
Quite like the sound of this one. Enjoyed the production. Thought it may not be an actual rock opera, I'd park this with records like Pink Floyd and The Who...there's an exploratory (self-indulgent?) attitude in the music that somehow comes across. For either that or some other mysterious reason I'm not getting swept up on the ride. The song that I was vaguely familiar with ("Bloody Well Right") surprised me with it's non-conventional pop form. I applaud the risk-taking and wish more artist would. Not really my thing, but clearly is for plenty of others. Popular music really has gotten more and more same-y!
It was ok, nothing really stuck.
7 / 10
Prog-pop, fairly interesting. Some nice piano and saxophone interludes.
Pretty solid. Might need to relisten tbh
Man, the days of rock operas. Bring them back.
This album is quite uneven, I don't think that Supertramp are great album makers but some songs just hit hard (school, crime of the century, dreamer). The song's schemes are quite similars. But School, come on... 2.5
There are moments where the album really wows me and gains my attention, only for it to go right back to mediocrity. Not a bad background album and some wow moments.
Good boring prog rock. Breakfast in America clears this so hard we better have that too id much rather listen to that than this. I can see a world where this is someone’s favorite album but it sure isn’t mine.
Though I’m not suddenly a Supertramp superfan, this was undoubtedly better than I was expecting. I didn’t realise this was so early in the 70s and it’s more progrock than the progpop I thought I was in for. I will listen to this again, and that’s about the best I could’ve hoped for. I went from 2 Yes albums to 10 last year, so who knows, maybe I’ll end up with some Supertramp on my shelves.
Mycket underligt men najs typ ändå haha. Får ta o lyssna på deras album "Breakfast in America" nån gång som verkar ha massa kända låtar från dem. Supertramps låtar på detta album är lite regellösa och experimentella i min syn. Jag försökte verkligen att försöka fokusera på att lyssna igenom alla låtar, men nästan varje låt var 5-6 minuter, 3 stycken som var typ 7 minuter långa. Jag trodde efter att de två första låtarna att jag skulle uppskatta detta album mer men sen gick det åt ett annat håll som jag inte föreställde. Hade uppskattat om det var mer korta låtar som uppgjorde albumet, men men man kan inte få allt. Inget superduper i min smak men kan uppskatta det till viss del ändå med deras arrangemang och komposition av låtarna. 5/10
the second best Supertramp album
Kinda lost me after the first two tracks.
Good 70s band, brought back memories
I liked this
all in all some songs are just too long and slow for my taste. Solid album though
Not as pedestrian as expected but unlikely to be a go to album
It’s like if Randy Newman was the lead singer of Pink Floyd.
Not too shabby. I've never listened to an album of theirs and I enjoyed driving around running errands with this on in the background. I probably won't seek it out but if it happens to come on, I won't turn it off. How's that for a review? Standout (that's not Bloody Well Right): Dreamer 02-04-2026
The album tracks are good but forgettable. I was not expecting elements of prog rock. Worth another listen.
Chill
Just what I needed. Not my fave of theirs but still Supertramp… 3.5
It's a cool album! Some really interesting themes but it also doesn't take itself too seriously. Would absolutely revisit this. Favourites: School Dreamer If Everyone Was Listening Crime Of The Century
Awesome vocals and piano rock but all the songs on this album sound the same
sounded super 1970s
2/8 bekannt 6,5/10 Beste Songs: dreamer, school, crime of the century
quality rock but not to my liking
Some really interesting ideas and parts but just on the whole found it struggling to find anything like outstanding from it. I'm sure it might just be a personal thing but the album kind of just felt like a lackluster can't buy a thrill and whilst there were interesting parts of songs but nothing that made me stop and really appreciate it. Not a bad album by any means but for me just also nothing amazing personal standouts were "asylum", "school" and "bloody well right"
Western start - perfect who dun it music Slow grind with a wurli organ If a crime series was a musical x vampire
didn't like the first couple songs but then got into it. only listened to about the first half
its ok, nothing special for me
Didn’t hate it. Didn’t love it.
tisane chez alma
I thought it was alright. some of the songs were great
Falder lidt mellem classic rock og prog rock stolene men det lyder udmærket. Synes det er endnu et skørt albumvalg, men jeg går ud fra at Breakfast in America kommer senere?
Classic rock.
A high 3 but not a 4
bloody well right!! It's a record that I haven't been exposed to, but I've listened to their Breakfast in America record. I don't think it's as good, but there's a lot to love here. Considering when this came out, 1974, I imagine this was quite the change in direction. It somehow has rock/prog influences while simultaneously being pop? Maybe that's what they were going for? It's a 3.5
3/5 - Somewhere between a 3 and 4. I really liked parts of it that felt really unique and interesting and fun to listen to, but there were multiple songs that I didn't get on with at all
there were one or two brilliant songs but overall not my fave ever album
I liked it a lot. My favorite song was “Hide in Your Shell”.
A good, but I would not consider a great album. My favorite track was the hooks, particularly when the orchestral bits come in on "Crimes of the Century" (even with its politically simpleton lyrics) CRIME OF THE CENTURY is definitely more focused than their first 2 albums. Improved songwriting kept the songs from sprawling quite so often. The subject matter is a bit cynical for my taste. I tend to prefer my prog rock albums to explore the personal, the mythological, the philosophical, but not the overtly political, which is why when I feel like I could go for some prog rock, I typically throw on a Rush record instead, as they tended to have more of the former than the latter. Having said all that, CRIME OF THE CENTURY is a long way off from the perfection of BREAKFAST IN AMERICA, so BIA's absence on this list is baffling. On the positive side, most of Supertramp's 70s records are, in my opinion, more enjoyable than the Genesis records from the same period. Genesis, for me, doesn't in itself become interesting until the 80s, along with all of its members (Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Mike and the Mechanics) solo efforts, which were delightful during the 80s and also suspiciously missing from this list, which I have come to realize after reviewing well over 700 albums, basically sucks with only an occasional bright spot.
Classic alright album! Like, obviously these guys are good and know what they’re doing and I know for some people this shit works for them. And I never hated this album, I just wasn’t super invested in it. It’s fine!
Heard Before? - Yes, too many times, unfortunately. Notes: This list has WAY too many guitar albums for my taste, so it's nice to hear some decent keyboard work, even if it is on yet another overplayed classic rock thing. Production is lovely: drums have that wonderful 70s sound, vocals aren't too loud. The arrangements make the best of the individual talents of the members, even when the songwriting fails to deliver. Verdict: Prog-pop for normies. Still more interesting than most of classic rock radio, with deep cuts that are worth your time. Listen Again? Probably, but not for a long time.
Grand, theatrical.
These guys sure know how to build to the big sing-along chorus. Surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
Had never heard Hide In Your Shell before. Loved it!
started off strong but lost me in the end.
3.5/5. Enjoyed this
Nothing special but an enjoyable watch.
Supertramp is one of those "whatever happened to" bands. This album is ok. I recognized a couple of hits. Didn't love it.
Not bad at all
Only got partial tracks.
A Proggasm. Progtacular. Progtrocity. Operatic Prog, Rock Prog, Jazzy Prog. Prog. Decent mind.
A case where the principle of the sound I seem too quite like. They just seem deft at ruining it from time to time. "Bloody Well Right" is not good and its up and down from there. Their USP is generating some engaging melody that gives it some real depth, and I really really like that. Maybe it's the complex layers, but I can imagine this would be good building a scene up in a film. "Hide in Your Shell" was a glimpse at getting the vocals to match the drama and even went Elton John like in the middle with some interesting piano moodiness. Ultimately not bad at all and I listened to this loads as background (it was short). Ironically the songs I knew are the sole reason why I only gave this a 3 and I also liked it way more than expected and included some excellent songs.
I've decided to rate everything subjectively rather than objectively as these all have plenty of critic ratings out there. This is of course a super solid classic rock album, excellent mastering and dynamics, big impact. Down a star simply because for me it's a bit of a slog style wise outside Bloody Well Right, Asylum and the title track. Was a good listen though and it had been a long time since I'd heard it.
6.5/10
Gostei.
This was ok, but I didn't love it. (3)
Good but not something I'd add to my rotation and I'm not super keen to listen to more from this artist.
Feels like if I ran a Merry-Go-Round and wanted to use 70’s themed music, I’d pick this. Can’t imagine coming back to this much but it isn’t the worst.
All of the songs blended and felt like one unit to me, which enjoyed. The one that jumped out was Dreamer. It sounded louder and a tad different- it was also the one song I knew before listening to the album. I enjoyed the sound, and I like Supertramp.
I liked the album. It sounded amazing but it felt like it was missing something. Like it was really close and then it just didn’t find it.
This was very very good. It sucks youtube music only has part of the album available, but someone else just uploaded the entire album as a video and I just listened to that. Very cool album. Really into it.
If the ratings were more granular this is probably between a 3 and 4 I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but it was stilly a really fun art rock/rock and/or roll record. I preferred the straight up rock moments more than the more artsy moments, which I wouldn't have expected. I found some of the longer songs dragged as the arrangements weren't interesting enough to justify the length. Still a bunch of really good stuff on here.
Eh, boring mostly.
Supertramp is so engrained in me from my years of working a terrible retail job where Supertramp played so much. Bloody Well Right and Dreamer take me right back to the days of restocking adult diapers in a drug store. Glory days. Liked Tracks: Dreamer
I never confuse supertramp with supergrass. Bloody well right. Dreamer is under appreciated
Good, but prog rock isn't my thing
Fine, but kind of boring (adequate but slow)
070126 11:06 3.5
Somewhat contemplative, classic pop-rock
superrrr underrated again another album i havent heard any songs from before! i love this genre/ type of music its so unique in my opinion
four in the morning and im zoning
Lwk I’d listen to a few songs again
Nothing grabbing me but fun
Trippy
Cool funky album, recognised dreamer but didn't realise how many tunes this band had (logical sign etc)
Great album
I feel like I should like this album, but I just didn't.
A uniquely 70s prog rock sound with a couple big hits. Not bad.
good
me han gustado mucho las melodías aunque no haya entendido ninguna letra
I hear the prog rock. It’s okay. There are so many different things I hear as I listen to I hear some Bowie as I listen some Elton John and it all kind of works. I knew the name Supertramp more than I knew the music. Is it my favorite? No. Is it good? yes. I’m not going to add it to my playlist though. I’m glad I heard it.
quietLOUDquietLOUD for the love of god just set your volume in a certain range and let me actually listen to a song without being unable to hear or having my ears blown out by the sudden volume shift. Dreamer is obviously an absolutely killer song but also not that especially different to anything else on the album. This left me somehow both bored while craving more?
188/1001 :: Supertramp - Crime of the Century Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ❌ Rating: 6 Listen before you die: No I’m pretty sure that if you looked up “70’s Rock” in the dictionary there’d be a picture of this album cover starring back at you. I didn’t love it but didn’t hate it. Some of it was pretty cool but also felt like it ran long. My guess is if I was in a rock band this would be good reference material…
Like if Elton John wrote musical about the Beatles
A very nice easy listening progressive rock album. The keyboard is a main stand out in a lot of the songs, setting the tone for most the album as uplifting, but with heavy guitar riffs from time to time keeping it engaging & interesting. I also love the way the bass builds slowly in ‘Dreamer’, it’s a perfect display of prog rock. I think the production value of this album is what makes it stand out so much to me. Whether this album is for you or not, you could not argue that it doesn’t sound absolutely spot on. It’s laughable how British they sound in ‘Bloody Well Right’. Favourite tracks are: ‘School’, ‘Bloody Well Right’, & ‘Dreamer’.
High production value and catchy songs that are fun
I always forget how much I like Supertramp. This was a good listen and a good reminder to play more of their music.
This is standard 1970s Supertramp, Including the hits “Bloody Well Right” and “Dreamer”. Those are good tracks which we all heard on the radio, while the remainder of the album was decent but not memorable. Let’s give it a solid three stars.
Space rock? :D? I know this is a famous band, but I've only ever heard 'Goodbye Stranger' before (not on this album). They're OK. Kind of a Pink Floyd/Queen/Don McLean hybrid. A little bit guitar-heavy for my preference. Highlight: 'Hide in Your Shell' (nice horns)
ここでいま初めて知ったバンド。このアルバムはプログレをポップに格調高くしたような感じかな。 悪くはないけど、涸れたようなボーカルがあまり好みではなかった。また、音色や展開に対して、悪く言うと古臭い時代性を感じた。 今のところ好みではないけど、聞きやすくはあったので、再訪して好きになる余地はあるかもしれない。
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Honestly this was very good BUT nothing more really. Just a good standard 70s pop album sooo 3/5
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.
Just learned that Super Tramp had a dutch millionaire support them and that's cool.
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.
7.5/10 pretty good
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.
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.
did not like it too much, did not finish listening.
It was alright, not as good as some other stuff of theirs I've heard though.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Interesting! Pretty entertaining storytelling, and interesting music to go along with it. Listened while running.
taip sau
Forgettable
just some dudes trying to make prog rock i guess? Would I listen again: eh Deserves to be on this list: no 3.1
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.
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.
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
Surprisingly proggy, but not to a degree that would scare off most casual listeners. Tightly packaged and very well performed. Very very 70s.
Decent musicians but boring British rock rock to me
Good album, 1 or 2 very good songs
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
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.
The songs I knew about really stood out. But the rest of the album is still solid and fun. 3.5/5
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.
Lindo!
Corny and fun, my favorite moments made me want to listen to Pink Floyd instead
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.
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.
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.
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.
that was a fun musical journey - these guys were the sh. when we were kids, it was nice to be reminded
Decent album, not my favorite Supertramp.
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
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.
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.
Trying too hard to be epic.
Bloody well right and Dreamers are bangers. The rest is very forgettable innit it
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
really enjoyed instrumentals all the way through school, hide in your shell, dreamer, rudy and crime of the century were my favourites
A couple bangers rest too instrumental
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.
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
Very 70s which is not at all a bad thing
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.
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
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.
Liked this way more than i anticipated. **-coded. Cool cover. Shoutout pops! Better than Yes. THREE! That old yes rating is cap
“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.
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
Hit and miss for me much as I wanted to love it.
It’s like a prog/yacht rock combo that feels super duper 70’s. An enjoyable listen.
Another solid outing by Supertramp. School, Bloody Well Right, and Dreamer are the standout tracks for me.
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.
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
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.
3.5
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
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.
Classic
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⭐️
Solid. Not breakfast in America.
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.
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)??
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 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.
Not bad
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
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 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.
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
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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I thought I’d enjoy this more than I did, but holding out for the album with The Logical Song. 3.5
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.
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.
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
Good
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
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.
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.
Solid but it’s no Breakfast in America
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.
A good, but not amazing album from a classic rock group.
A cosmic experience
Decent a bit like steely dan
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.
Fine. Good classic stuff.
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.
Surprisingly familiar
Prog. Good album to listen to during Sunday morning breakfast while reading depressing news.
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
Not my style but some good catchy stuff that I could definitely explore further if I was in the mood
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.
Maybe need more time with this but it's not sticking like a lot of the 70's rock I'm getting.
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
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.
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
Up and down album for me. I think the last few songs are much better than the beginning. 3.5/5
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.
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.
Very Mid. Nothing amazing, but I don't hate it. It's very middle of the road.
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.
I liked it, but not enough to get into more of their stuff.
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.
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
good
I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't seek it out again.
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.
Decent rock