Supertramp - The Longs

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   Hi,

here you are some of Supertramp's epic work. All of them are interesting (I think some of them can surely be considered great). Pick your favorite and why?
Note that no Crime Of The Century is included - to keep this poll a bit equivalent.
For me it's a battle between Fool's Overture (great composition) and Child Of Vision (fantastic piano), but Try Again is surprisingly good track on the slightly underrated debut album.

Poll Question: Wchich is your favorite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Try Again	3	[5.88%]
Fool's Overture	34	[66.67%]
Child Of Vision	5	[9.80%]
Brother Where You Bound	8	[15.69%]
Other	1	[1.96%]
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zbida Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 16 2006 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 748	Topic: Supertramp - The Longs Posted: July 28 2009 at 01:43
	Hi, here you are some of Supertramp's epic work. All of them are interesting (I think some of them can surely be considered great). Pick your favorite and why? Note that no Crime Of The Century is included - to keep this poll a bit equivalent. For me it's a battle between Fool's Overture (great composition) and Child Of Vision (fantastic piano), but Try Again is surprisingly good track on the slightly underrated debut album.

Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20436	Posted: July 28 2009 at 02:22
	They're all excellent and Fool's Overture shouldn't have much problems winning this (Rudy from COTC is longer than Child Of Vision and might have given a run to Overture) I'll pick Try Again, because it's on the first and most unjustly over-looked album. Brother is also excellent, but there are moments when they're not 100% on the money. I find Child Of Vision is easily the best track from BiA, but the outro is a bit repetitive.
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Chris S Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 09 2004 Location: Front Range Status: Offline Points: 7028	Posted: July 28 2009 at 05:02
	Good poll IMO *Child of Vision* is the best song Supertramp ever put together. Lyrically and musically a masterpiece. Notwithstanding all the other songs mentioned in the poll. *Rudy* and *Aries* also worth mentioning.
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Prog-jester Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5909	Posted: July 28 2009 at 12:43
	Try Again and Brother are fantastic. I go with Brother after few days of hesitation

Alberto Muñoz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: July 28 2009 at 12:50
	Try Again is a masterful track


lazland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13801	Posted: July 28 2009 at 14:02
	Good poll. I would have voted for Fool's Overture even if you HAD put Crime on it.
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Progosopher Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 12 2009 Location: Coolwood Status: Offline Points: 6472	Posted: July 28 2009 at 19:26
	It seems that even without anything from Crime, Fool's Overture would have at least made a very strong contender, if not dominated, and probably would have gotten my vote. Rudy would be the only other one that would challenge it for me.
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crimhead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 10 2006 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 19236	Posted: July 29 2009 at 12:44
	Fools... Brother... Then Child in that order for me.

mistertorture Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: September 01 2005 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 98	Posted: July 29 2009 at 15:20
	Child Of Vision, amazing track


Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34086	Posted: August 12 2009 at 11:38
	on the list Fools Overture but i like as well Even in the Quitest Moments and Waiting so Long is such strong composisions the later have Roger Hodgsons gratest guitarsolo

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Online Points: 37500	Posted: August 12 2009 at 12:19
	I think I'm going with the majority here. "Fool's Overture". I like to pair that one with Elton John's "Funeral for a Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)" -- two of my favourite rock tracks for many years. It has added value because W5, a Canadian news magazine show, used part of that track as its theme music. I haven't listened to Breakfast in America in many years. It was the first Supertramp album I remember hearing, my brother had just bought it -- I guess that would've been 1979. I think that, I Robot, and Replicas were my favourite rock albums at that age. Just checked youtube to listen to "Child of Vision"; what a trip back to my childhood. Good song.

The Quiet One Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745	Posted: August 12 2009 at 15:17
	Brother Where You Bound, no doubt. The 2 classics are really good, but I still prefer Try Again over them, sadly overlooked..

dschwartz7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: September 27 2009 Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: September 28 2009 at 09:48
	Fools's Overture is such a tremendous song. Hodgson paints a wonderful background that is both historical and spiritual with his words and music. One song I think that should be included on the list, if you can call it an epic, is Hide In Your Shell. Crime of the Century was the first Supertramp album I bought and this was the song that made me fall in love with this band. I know it maynot have the production value of Fool's Overture, Child of Vision or Try Again never the less it is still one of their best.

crimhead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 10 2006 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 19236	Posted: September 28 2009 at 11:15
	I went with Fool's. I do love Brother though. I miss those guys.

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	All four are incredible, although Fool's Overture still have a special place in my heart.
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Luke. J Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 07 2008 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 380	Posted: September 28 2009 at 13:33
	I would vote Fool's Overture whatever other Supertramp songs might be included. Edited by Luke. J - September 28 2009 at 13:34

Chris S Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 09 2004 Location: Front Range Status: Offline Points: 7028	Posted: September 29 2009 at 10:45
	In fact I am just giving Child Of Vision max volume throughout the house
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	Try Again. It has a 'Canterbury' feeling to it.Reminiscent of Caravan and early Soft Machine.
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someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24660	Posted: September 30 2009 at 06:31
	Fool's Overture just above Brother Where You Bound.