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Supersister vs Supertramp
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Poll Question: Which band do you prefer?
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Dig the Sister but they're so derivative - close your eyes and it could be Nat'l Health, Hatfield, the Softs, even Caravan.  Supertramp's initial album is the reason I'd rate them over SS, but I only find Crime and Crisis interesting after that.  

SS is a gas - they were only teenagers when they recorded their first album.....and the first three are all excellent.  But that first Supertramp album, man.  
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Supersister. Their three albums of ”Present from Nancy”, ”To the Highest Bidder” and ”Pudding En Gisteren” are completely unique and forward-thinking, incorporating mainly Canterbury influences but also a lot of other tasty stuff. Highly enjoyable for me. That’s not to say that Supertramp are bad by any means, in fact I own multiple Supertramp albums. But for me they are simply a bit too poppy. Seems I am living up to my nickname lol. Stereotype of myself, I am
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Supertramp was always one of those bands that never quite made me take notice. Pleasant but nothing special.
Decent songs but a bit twee at times. Prog lite...more arty pop rock than prog and they are listed here as 'crossover' a category for what...bands that aren't really prog? (Off topic but then several bands in that category don't belong there imho) 


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The 'sister! So much better, interesting music as well as musicianship.
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^ Yes,..and 9 people voted 'I only know Supertramp'...that kind of says it all.
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Originally posted by Intruder Intruder wrote:

Dig the Sister but they're so derivative - close your eyes and it could be Nat'l Health, Hatfield, the Softs, even Caravan.  Supertramp's initial album is the reason I'd rate them over SS, but I only find Crime and Crisis interesting after that.  

SS is a gas - they were only teenagers when they recorded their first album.....and the first three are all excellent.  But that first Supertramp album, man.  

I make your words mine. But I would change Crisis? for Brother, as that album is one of the best (few) works the prog rock world had to offer in the 80's. I don't think Supertramp as a whole is underrated but, in my opinion, Brother Where You Bound and the debut album are some of the most underappreciated prog rock albums ever. They are easily 3 1/2 star albums for me while Moments is a 3 and Breakfast 2.
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I listened to all four of Supersister's albums again recently which confirmed that I much prefer Supertramp. Smile
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Supertramp.
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Until I discovered Supersister I found much of the Canterbury Scene to be less than enjoyable. They are the pinnacle of the sub-genre in my book.

Crime of the Century is one of my favorite all-time mainstream albums. The first album is a decent prog album, but kind of seems like a less attractive Genesis sibbling. Other than that the remainder of their discography doesn't resonate with me at all.

So definitely Supersister wins this battle for me.

 

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Nice to see one of my old polls pop back up! Tongue 

I actually don't know Supersister very well but did this one because of the word "Super" in both of their names. I really only know the Supersister song "radio" from an old prog boxed set and that's about it.


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