BROTHER WHERE YOU BOUND

"Brother Where You Bound" was the first Supertramp album without Roger Hodgson. You can clearly hear a difference between this one and earlier Supertramp albums because of that. But even without Hodgson, Supartramp knew how to write great songs, though they are a bit more hit-n-miss sometimes. The sound is clear; production is perfect. The mood is always changing, from serious and dark to light and cheerful. A very varied and balanced album overall.

"Cannonball" opens the album with a bang! This track is extremely catchy, though serious and straight musically. It's among my favorite Supertramp tracks, actually. "Still In Love" is a catchy love song, with a very uplifting mood. Though im not very found of love songs, I think this one's a very good song, actually. "No Inbetween" is an atmospheric and beautiful ballad and "Better Days" is like "Cannonball" serious and musically great. The outro is really good too.

The title track is one of Supertramp's very best songs. A 16-minute progressive masterpiece epic, with a very creepy intro and an experimental middle section. Excellent song otherwise too! Better than most 80's songs I've heard, I say.

"Ever Open Door" is a weaker ballad that closes the album. The first 90 seconds are OK, but then it turns rather poor.

Overall: a Supertramp album not to be missed, In my opinion. The only realy weak spot is "Ever Open Door" The rest is top-notch stuff that should please fans of Supertramp's 70's era too, even without Hodgson, this one proves that Supertramp still can write good stuff.

4.5/5

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