INDELIBLY STAMPED

Its hard to imagine Supertramp sounding so non-octave swinging in this album. Surely the band was still in search of a style and the chemistry was not yet matured. Still I expected more from this album. This is a Supertramp album that does not bite and it sounds more "hippy" than it should. The catchiest song in this album is "Potter", Travelled being the second best. Rosie had everything planned has Roger's voice sounding quite different than usual. Aries could have been much better. It sometimes sounds like a picnic song. The opening track belongs to Rick. Though I don't like his vocals, this song has the energy and right combination as a standard rock opener. This is the lone Rick song in this album which I liked. Overall this album deserves 2.5 stars, but I am giving it three considering the time line of the band.