EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS ...

After the rushed "Crisis? What Crisis?", Supertramp returned to the studio to work on their 5th studio album. And boy did they work out something great here. It starts with the joyful, "Give a Little Bit," a song you've probably already heard before. "Lover Boy" is a Rick Davies classic. The lyrics here are truly fantastic, as they are still relevant over 40 years later. "Even in the Quietest Moments" is the best song on the album, it is still very pleasing and doesn't feel like a big step of quality. "Downstream" is a simple song. Just Rick and his piano. But that is what makes it so great. The lyrics, the chorus, the production, everything on this track is perfect. This song is very underrated. "Babaji" is a fun song. The ending is particularly infectious. Then we come to "From Now On." This song is the peak of the album. Rick's lyrics, John Helliwell's saxophone, and everything in between give this song a gentle, lifting touch. The outro has me singing throughout the rest of my day. What a brilliant, gentle song. "Fool's Overture" is a long trip of a song its one of their proggiest tracks. The audio clip going into the change of sound in the music is wonderful. We also get some of Roger Hodgson's best lyrics here. It's a great outro to such a great album. Overall, this album has many different styles of songs blended together into one tight, non-innocuous package. 4.5

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