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    Posted: December 09 2004 at 15:51
its very good, although some songs are reall y POPPY! I like the concept and there are a few outstanding tracks, namely "bloody well right" and "Crime of the century". i can see why Supertramp doesnt get much mention on this site, but they are a talented g
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Bloody well right is in my top 10 of most irritating songs of all time. But the rest of the album is very much a classic, I'm a huge fan of this band. Great music skills and a great recognisable sound.
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HUUUUUUUGE fan of Supertramp, almost all they did between Crime and Famous Last Words is great. Great signature Wurlitzer electric piano sound, great vocals, great playing and great melodies. Supertramp are brilliant be they pop or not.
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HUUUUUUUGE fan of Supertramp, almost all they did between Crime and Famous Last Words is great. Great signature Wurlitzer electric piano sound, great vocals, great playing and great melodies. Supertramp are brilliant be they pop

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Points: 31661 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 19 2005 at 18:48
Supertramp is my favorite band, and COTC is one of my favorite albums of all time!! Their mix of pop and prog is totally outstanding and the musicianship is extremely solid on that album! It should be included in every "real" prog collection, IMO!
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Yea but my fave is "Even in the Quietest Moments" .. When I first heard Downstream that song gave me shivvers.
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Originally posted by stebo32 stebo32 wrote:

Yea but my fave is "Even in the Quietest Moments" .. When I first heard Downstream that song gave me shivvers.

Even In The Quietest Moments is my 2nd fav. album by them. Amazing stuff!!
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It's the outro of the title track of the Crime Of The Century album that gets me every time ... wish it could go on and on and on
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Crime is a very good album. There's no bad song on it. Supertramp were a unique band. You couldn't really classify them.
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^ Right, Supertramp does fit neither in Pop nor in Prog.

Great band, great music. Crime is one of my favorites, but there are many more.

I must say I played it a lot when I was between 16 - 20 (mostly Paris Live) and to tell you the truth I cannot hear it all the time anymore, but still once in a while....

 
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Supertramp was a fantastic band. No doubt!

I saw the "Breakfast in America" Tour in 1979 in Phoenix, AZ. Excellent, Excellent Concert!!

Of course; "Crime of the Century", "Crisis? What Crisis", and "Even in the Quietest Moments", perhaps, are their best work. Although; there were 2 earlier albums. "Indelibly Stamped", and another. They were pretty good, as well.

After, "Famous Last Words" (around 1981), Roger Hodgson left the band.
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YEAH! Somebody mentioned Supertramp!!!
hey you guys is Supertramp underrated?
who cares they rocks!
i listened Paris and School and its intro blow my mind
then Crime of The Century and its outro blow my mind too
so i get the whole discography of Supertramp and Crime is the Best album along with Paris


and Roger Hodgson left in 1983
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I have just recently started getting into this band and I do agree that Crime of the Century is a great album.

Quick question...has anybody ever heard their first two albums and are they any good?I have seen those albums described as very proggy.


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Supertramp is no prog at all.

Crime of the century and Breakfest in America are comercial rock albums.

The same for Styx and Saga
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To progtologist
I have Supertramp (their 1st) and have heard most of Indelibly
Stamped. They do have proto-prog elements, although they could fit
more easily in the art-rock subgenre. They had a different line-up
back then (only Hodgson and Davies survived from those days) but
there were some hints to what they would do later. Personally I'd
recommend the first, if you like it get Indelibly
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2005 at 05:14

Originally posted by paulindigo paulindigo wrote:

To progtologist
I have Supertramp (their 1st) and have heard most of Indelibly
Stamped. They do have proto-prog elements, although they could fit
more easily in the art-rock subgenre. They had a different line-up
back then (only Hodgson and Davies survived from those days) but
there were some hints to what they would do later. Personally I'd
recommend the first, if you like it get Indelibly

Thanks Paul,I'll check them out.


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Points: 31661 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2005 at 08:11
Jody: Their first album is excellent and is their most proggy album in their entire dicography. Indelibly Stamped is weaker, but still nice. Not as proggy though.. I recommend Crisis? What Crisis? and Even In The Quietest Moments first before you get the two first.
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Breakfast in America rocks!

 
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Crime of the Century is an undaubted masterpiece in Supertramp's ouevre, only matched by Breakfast in America - depends on one's taste !
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Breakfast in America is a good album. It is a bit poppy, but that doesn't matter. Wonderful music. I guess I should buy Crime of the Century too, as it seems to be even better.
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