Reviews (page 8 of 13)
ここでいま初めて知ったバンド。このアルバムはプログレをポップに格調高くしたような感じかな。 悪くはないけど、涸れたようなボーカルがあまり好みではなかった。また、音色や展開に対して、悪く言うと古臭い時代性を感じた。 今のところ好みではないけど、聞きやすくはあったので、再訪して好きになる余地はあるかもしれない。
The songs are overlong and it's a bit schlocky, but boy did I enjoy myself. Love the instrumentation in particular. Considered going up to 4 stars with this, but couldn't get all the way there.
Almost great but not quite
Enjoyed but one or two of the songs a bit long.
Have heard of this band, but hadn't heard any of these songs before.
I had this record and didn't really listen to it, felt like something you needed in your collection but didn't really need to listen to. I think their other one is bigger and better but this is fine, a couple of bangers and some filler, nothing special
Narrative elements felt a little clunky, but the songs within them grow to a nice climax. More familiar with prog bands like ELO and Genesis from this era. El Dorado from the same year is one of my favorite albums and has a much smoother flow. That said, some of the driving rock and funk from the second half of this album is undeniable. Had me moving without thinking.
Put this off because I enjoyed Breakfast in America. Enjoyed Bloody Well Right, Rudy and some others but a 3.5 on the lower half seems fair.
I have to admit that I have a soft spot for Pink Floyd-inspired dollar-bin prog rock. The first half of the album delivered for me, with some powerful riffing and the frenetic medleys you’d expect from a band with too much studio time. “Bloody Well Right” has everything I could want from this record. However, things started to fall apart in the second half, which offers much less charm or inspiration. Maybe it felt like they were reaching too much for FM glory, or maybe that’s just how long it takes for me to get tired of hearing a Wurlitzer.
Couldnt finish as some songs were unavailable on soundcloud, youtube, tbh i couldnt be bothered to search more 5/10, dead in the middle
++: Bloody Well Right, Asylum, Rudy, If Everyone Was Listening +: Hide in Your Shell, Dreamer +-: School, Crime of the Century 7,0/10
Honestly this was very good BUT nothing more really. Just a good standard 70s pop album sooo 3/5
I like Supertramp. Songs like "The Logical Song", "Give A Little Bit" and "Breakfast In America" are exemplary tracks that inspired a new generation. This album however, is just not for me. Listenable, but a bit dull. Sorry folks.
Just learned that Super Tramp had a dutch millionaire support them and that's cool.
Przykro mi, ale wolę inne płyty tego zespołu. Ta jest wyjątkowo nudna. Długie utwory, bez polotu i porządnego hooka. Nie wiem, chyba tak brzmi przeciętność. 5/10
Not what I remember Supertramp to sound like. I liked the sound of a few of the songs: Rudy was an interesting and kind of funk-y song, and Crime of the Century was pretty good too, I really liked the piano. School and If Everyone was Listening also weren't bad. Listening to Bloody Well Right was just weird, because their music sounds incredibly American and now I know that they're not. sooo weird. 3/5 stars.
7.5/10 pretty good
Never heard of album or band. Had started a review but didn’t save so quick recap: like school but the sound engineering is very off. Way to quiet at random points. I like bloody well a lot end to end. Hide in your shell is fine but not great. Asylum is awesome, good lyrics set to great orchestration. 100% have heard dreamer. Absolute classic. No notes. Rudy is very well written, guitar solo at 2 mins is great. Middle is kind of uneccesary, seems like a time filler. But then 430 on is great, love the build up but sounds like a completely different song. Not necvasarily a bad thing. I like the piano and flute a lot on “listening” beyond that just an average song. Title track is a great ender, feels like a culmination of the whole album. Some elements similar to the rest of the songs but Also feels like the last song. Pleasantly surprised as a whole, I think I need to give this another listen in the future. 3.2 stars.
Yes, cool! Will have to revisit sometime.
Heard Breakfast in America before. This album is way better, not really "wow" but better than their more famous one 3/5
Enjoyable but not all that memorable.
did not like it too much, did not finish listening.
It was alright, not as good as some other stuff of theirs I've heard though.
Album #988 Sort of theatrical, piano driven rock. No super big hits on this one. I've heard Bloody Well Right before. It sounds Pink Floyd-ish, and maybe Dreamer. Interesting, but still not really that engaging to me. Favorite track: Bloody Well Right
Not amazing but also interesting enough. I’m not sure it truly warrants its place as an essential listen but I did enjoy the last track.
This veered from some of the worst excesses of prog (eg. ‘Yes’) to what were actually some decent moments. I liked the start (is that a Morricone sample?) and ends of the album but it descended into prog wankery about halfway through which soured it a little for me.
Sort of dreadful irritants, but equally hard to truly dislike. They're like if Roxy Music had a tiny ounce of charm. The highlight, for me, is Dreamer, which was on a mixtape we used to have in the car when I was a kid, called Goodies To Order, made by my uncle. It is a lifelong goal of mine to recreate that tape as a playlist, but I reckon I can only remember around 45% of the songs. Anyway, Dreamer was one I couldn't quite place until today, so thank you Project for that.
Listened before 03/05/2020 & 09/09/2023 Solid enough record
first track nice rest is not
Some great bops, but a bit inconsistent
Not a bad album, but Breakfast in America is much more consistent and has a wider range of styles. It should have made this list instead.
I've always found Supertramp to be a bit goofy. They straddle a line somewhere between art pop and prog with mostly successful results. But are not shy about introducing weird instruments, carnival sounds, and otherwise goofy elements. The contents of this album are no different, though I will say I'm surprised to see this one instead of Breakfast in America, from which most of their regular radio hits were generated. All in all this album was just fine to my ear. I enjoyed Bloody Well Right and Dreamer as individual tracks. Asylum felt a little bit like something that could have made it onto Pink Floyd's The Wall (albeit "brighter" in tone). Not an album I plan to go back to... Soft 3 for me.
Interesting! Pretty entertaining storytelling, and interesting music to go along with it. Listened while running.
taip sau
Forgettable
just some dudes trying to make prog rock i guess? Would I listen again: eh Deserves to be on this list: no 3.1
Like a more animated Pink Floyd. I can picture the band in my mind's eye as I listen and I don't like what I see but I like what I hear (mostly). Proggy, psychy, poppy but not tedious.
This is fine.
Okay, not great. Supertramp has one song I love: Goodbye Stranger. It's not on this album. I like a lot of individual passages and parts of songs, but most of the songs have flaws (e.g. the chorus of bloody well right) that undermine them.
3/5 - I guess I'd describe this as prog-lite, which I'm OK with. I like the keyboard sounds and general pop sensibilities of the songs. I'm not going to have a Supertramp ephiphany, but I'll take some "Bloody Well Right" now and again. This choice for the 1,001 betrays the heavy British bias of the list.
Remember in The Office when Andy writes that song from the perspective of the little girl? That’s what “School” reminded me of. This was a cool album. I’m not sure I’ve ever listened to Supertramp before. More rock bands should have full bands; the keyboard and horns add a lot I think.
Loved the instrument variety in this in. The sax section on bloody well right was great. Title song seemed like quite the grand composition
Surprisingly proggy, but not to a degree that would scare off most casual listeners. Tightly packaged and very well performed. Very very 70s.
Decent musicians but boring British rock rock to me
Good album, 1 or 2 very good songs
I hadn't heard anything from this album before, but I was familiar with Supertramp's other work. There are a couple of songs that have that "waka-chicka" sound that we all associate with disco and the 70's. Good album all the way through, but not really notable. There's a reason this one didn't get a lot of radio play. My Rating: 3/5 jail cells
Legalzinha a vibe do início já, um Pink Floydzinho mais animado. Divertidinho mesmo, gostei da Dreamer. Bom álbum, gostosinho, é bem essa vibe mesmo, um Pink Floyd mais feliz, nada surpreendente, mas gostei. 3*
Cara, pareceu um primo do Pink Floyd. E teve uma música no meio, acho que Dreamer, que me passou um pouco de The Who também. Músicas com vibes bem diferenciadas, são boas mas não é tanto meu estilo. Eu acabei me distraindo diversas vezes enquanto tava ouvindo o álbum, não conseguiu prender muito minha atenção, mas é bom pra ouvir de fundo kkkkkk
While generally appreciated, could've done with more BLOODY WELL RIGHT and DREAMER styled songs to break apart from the Atlantic City background music. Style of music a Divorced Boomer listens to while drinking Chivas and soda.
The songs I knew about really stood out. But the rest of the album is still solid and fun. 3.5/5
Again, heard the band but not familiar with the album… …nice alt sound after a few predictable albums. Nice atmosphere and phases. Can sound a touch empty. Missing a bit of depth and bass, but nice progressions. A kind of watered down Jethro Tull? And nothing quite as English as “you’re bloody well right” Alternative enough but still lacking something that wows or is particularly inspiring. Had high hopes, but kinda didn’t deliver or go anywhere, really. Feels like “nice idea, shame about the finish.” But still prefer it to predictable structure and lack of originality.
Lindo!
Corny and fun, my favorite moments made me want to listen to Pink Floyd instead
Proggy and poppy
Some solid tunes. Including moments that were silly and bombastic and full of 70s flair that elicited some eye rolls, but I’d still revisit it.
Nothing really stands out as amazing on this album, but all in all it's a pleasant listening experience, good music, good vocals, great production. I enjoyed it.
I was 16 when this album came out and the annoying Bloody Well Right played incessantly on the radio. I’m not a big fan of most progressive rock, but this album did make it more accessible. I mostly appreciate this album for the hooky song Hide in Your Shell if I ignore the incredibly pessimistic and negative lyrics which were not representative of anybody I knew at that time.
very long songs but the drama level (usually) keeps it interesting "i'm just as sane as anyone" highlights: school dreamer hide in your shell if everyone was listening (clarinet bit)
I kinda admire Supertramp for being really hard to pin down. Like, what genre are they? Power pop? Soft boy glam? Post-Beatles? This album did not have many standout tracks, but it's so uniquely characterful I'm giving it a three. Something tells me that three stars might be Supertramp's glass ceiling - perhaps we'll find out in the next two and half years.
that was a fun musical journey - these guys were the sh. when we were kids, it was nice to be reminded
Decent album, not my favorite Supertramp.
Was excited but ultimately a tad let down. I love breakfast in America but this just felt very dated to me. I love the dude w the high voice and he like barely sang where was he
Album No. 0057 on my list. I’ve never listened to any of the tracks on this album before, possibly because it doesn’t contain any of Supertramp’s big hits. I was surprised how much of a prog-rock album this is. The tracks are mostly quite long, the sounds very much like the decade this was released in, and the lyrics are more complex than I expected. That being said, none of the tracks got in my head too much. “Bloody Well Right” and “Dreamer” were my favorites. 3/5 stars.
Very much a 70s album, proggy and poppy in equal measures. I would have though Breakfast in America would have been a better Supertramp album for the 1001. I'd give this two stars, but the keyboards on this are next level (esp Bloody Well Right) so raising it.
Reminds me of queen - had it on in the background. Morning bops
A well-crafted and thoughtful album that blends art rock with pop sensibility, 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 showcases Supertramp’s knack for melody and studio precision. The production is spotless, the arrangements clever, and songs like 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, and 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 still stand out. Yet, despite its polish, the record sometimes feels emotionally distant and overly calculated. Technically impressive, but not always moving — a fine album, just not the masterpiece many claim it to be.
Pretty fun, solid, and enjoyable. Was already familiar with "bloody well right" and "dreamer", but the rest was new to me. Not otherworldly but decent.
How is School the most played song on this album? I’ve never heard it before, and I thought I knew Supertramp pretty decently. Bloody Well Right and Dreamer are absolute bangers which bring me back to my teenage years listening to them on breakfast radio, but the rest is filler.
Trying too hard to be epic.
Bloody well right and Dreamers are bangers. The rest is very forgettable innit it
My dad was a big fan back in the day but I don't see the appeal.
I was tapping my foot - some good songs for my having music on playlist
really enjoyed instrumentals all the way through school, hide in your shell, dreamer, rudy and crime of the century were my favourites
A couple bangers rest too instrumental
3.7/5 first time lsiten alright stuff not as good as there next album
There's some okay stuff on side one here... maybe "Bloody Well Right," and I like when the piano hits midway through "School."
The highs of this album are amazing. I mean the intro to Bloody Well Right? Come on, that's brilliant. But the lows leave something wanting.
I didn't know that Supertramp has two main songwriters/lead singers. The guy who sings on all of their big hits has a VERY strange voice to me, just below Geddy Lee in terms of ridiculousness. Which is why I've tended to avoid Supertramp. The other lead singer, Davies, has a totally normal rock voice and is fine. Hodgson's distinctive voice is what sets this band apart from most; I just don't like it. It's interesting - this is part yacht rock, part prog.... so is Supertramp just a poor man's Steely Dan? "Hide in your Shell" is an ambitious track that survives not being terribly interesting, as do "Asylum" and "Dreamer." You have to appreciate the fact that the band takes a musical idea and tries to get as much mileage out of it as they can, throwing as many ideas at it as make sense. I like that. THREE STARS
Very 70s which is not at all a bad thing
these english lads know how to strike a cord making me feel like i was one of the guys at the clubs It also gave me those fun moments were i able to air drum and imagine myself rocking out with them
More prog-rock than I was expecting. Pretty enjoyable listen, solid album.
Not as bad as I thought this was going to be...I expected something more like Kid Rock, and I got something more like Queen.
I liked it more than the average Brit rock album on here. The epic sax bumps it a step up from meh
Supertramp’s Crime of the Century. The prog-pop sweet spot. Every song sounds like someone trying to make sense of growing up.
This was a good listen. Solid 70s proggy yachty rock. 3.5
This album felt familiar but not in a i have listened to way but in a this sounds like someone else
Ah good old Supertramp. Everyone's favourite prog rock/Brit pop crossover. Their first studio/commercial album! Didn't like the start so much but final few songs were top stuff. Not as good as what was to follow ultimately but high 3* for me.
Liked this way more than i anticipated. **-coded. Cool cover. Shoutout pops! Better than Yes. THREE! That old yes rating is cap
“Bloody Well Right” and “Dreamer” are the reasons to listen to Crime of the Century. Maybe the only reasons? Ok, that was harsh—but not far off.
Jeg skal være ærlig. Det første jeg gjorde etter jeg satt på skiva, var at jeg ila. de første 30 sekundene valgte å høre på Sabbaths The Wizard i stedet. Ok, andre forsøk. Legger den i stedet på platespilleren the way god intended. Første sporet går rimelig hardt etter hvert, til tross for at det begynner som fattigmanns Sabbath. Synes det vakler mellom alright og veldig bra, med et par detours til mindre bra (Bloody Well Right er litt sånn eh radiolåt og Dreamer er ganske slitsom hver gang de synger). Det er mange gode partier gjennom skiva. Pianoet i School, outroen til tittelsporet, det instrumentale partiet mot slutten av Dreamer, og den klimatiske slutten av Asylum som var The Wall lenge før The Wall. Tror likevel Hide in Your Shell best representerer hva som er bra med skiva. Det er en sekvens av flere gode partier; en låt som fortsetter å gi gjennom hele spilletiden; digg progressive soft rock med masse hooks.
Syns første side av plata er knallsterkt. Åpningssporet er som en slags blanding av Eagles og Pink Floyd. «Bloody Well Right» må være den mest catchy proglåta? Andre halvdel blir litt boogie woogie med strykerpartier. Men fremdeles mange gode deler. Selv om jeg hele tiden får lyst til å hoppe tilbake til start eller høre på David Bowie, Beatles eller Queen.
Cheesy but fun
This is very stupid, but I was not familiar with Supertramp. I thought they were funk or something, so I must have conflated the band name with Super Freak as a kid and it never got corrected. Anyway, this is actually kind of right up my alley, especially the title track.
fun enough, boppy and pink-floydish
Hit and miss for me much as I wanted to love it.
It’s like a prog/yacht rock combo that feels super duper 70’s. An enjoyable listen.
Another solid outing by Supertramp. School, Bloody Well Right, and Dreamer are the standout tracks for me.
I kind of like Supertramp and their thoughtful keyboard driven soft rock! An album was a bit much though, and nothing here comes close to 'Logical Song' which is superb.
This album felt like that feeling when you know you're about to take a giant, satisfying shit and get all excited on your way to the toilet, only to have the final product be, although substantial, underwhelming. This was like a substantial (yet underwhelming) shit. I still got some enjoyment out of it, and was able to enjoy my time with it, but ultimately it left me less than completely satisfied.
decent at the time
Didn't really resonate with me
Good prog rock album
I'm imagining some shoulder-length haired corduroy cap-wearing optimistic singer swaying from side to side with a glint in his eye. It's sad that he died, but please spare me.
When I was either 10 or 12, I really liked Supertramp. I bought this from the library on vinyl for about a dime and then pretty quickly realized, not all classic rock albums are Led Zeppelin IV. I then lugged this album around for about twenty years until selling it for probably about a dime. It has a few good songs. Honestly, Breakfast in America is a better album as far as hits go. I still have some shame about owning this as I've grown up. I did date a very lovely girl that really liked Supertramp and I find it very funny that she put them on her top bands list.
3.5
I'm not sure how an album could have so much going on and still be boring. I did however like the sax bit at the very end
rock para papais que acham que gostam de rock progressivo!! minha mãe gostava muito de supertramp por algum motivo. e até que me surpreendeu, achei que seria bem ruim, mas eh divertidim até.
Classic
This is prog rock with the edges sanded off for mass media consumption and radio plays. That said, they are talented musicians and some of the songs are honestly classics. Favorite songs: School, Bloody Well Right and Crime of the Century 3.5⭐️
Solid. Not breakfast in America.
Supertramp is an interesting case. They are close to the often overlooked Gentle Giant by making prog poppier and accessible. But where the latter almost always deliver, Supertramp is an on and off affair. This album has so many great tracks, but Dreamer is fuckin annoying. And so all in all it's a balanced out affair I'd say.
This has a few moments. But overall it feels pretty dated and like they are trying too hard. I don’t know … maybe it could grow on me but it’s meh upon first listen.
Not bad. Some of the songs are somewhat catchy. But why is this album included and not Breakfast in America (you know, the one with all their hits)??
It's what people who don't like mid-70s British prog rock think mid-70s British prog rock sounds like. It's ok. It's got it's moments. I'm a big fan of the era. But I find myself not getting the scratch my prog itch needs.
I feel like you have to be in the right mood for Supertramp. I'm a much bigger fan of "Breakfast in America", their next album which has some of their best known hits. But this album still has its moments - "School", is probably my favourite, with a great soundscape and a really ominous tone. "Hide in Your Shell" works too, but "Dreamer" is hopelessly dated and twee. It ranks as a high 3 for me.
Not bad
Not bad, I would not call it prog. More like when dad wants somerhing more challenging on the weekend. I liked it. Fav: Dreamer
3/5. Beetje saai
This is #day408 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… until today, I'd only known Supertramp through two songs: "The Logical Song" and "Don't Leave Me Now." So, Crime of the Century is the first full album of theirs I've listened to. What can I say? Indeed, it's very '70s-sounding music, and feels just right being heard on a Technics SU-7300. Maybe I should give prog rock another chance? But then, Supertramp isn't just prog. There's art rock and pop woven in... The second half of the title track is sublime. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day409.
I've never listened to this album, but I knew one or two songs (4). When it's good and groovy it's really nice but it can get tedious fast (too much piano).
very enjoyable pop music
School: fire opener. 9/10 Bloody Well Right: good until the fringe parts. 7/10 Hide in Your Shell: super fringe start, then becomes cool trippy fringe. Kinda snoozefest. 7/10 Not good, cant get through all the fringe
This was okay lol. Kind of sounds like budget Queen honestly. I get the direction and can vibe with it, but overall it’s like yacht rock, Queen, and some antics of new wave 80s. At least to me.
Excellent album, a few famous songs that I’ve heard before but didn’t really know who played them.
Crime of the Century is more rough around the edges than Breakfast in America. It also doesn’t really have any standout hits or anything. But it was pleasant enough for one listen. I’ll probably forget it entirely in a week though
Interesting that Rick Davies' death was announced today (9/8). Of course everyone my age has heard Bloody Well Right and it takes me back to '74. And of course there's Dreamer, probably my favorite Supertramp song. Two classics, but nothing else really grabs me. I need a minimum of four good/great songs to call the whole album a classic. Good, but not a classic.
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I thought I’d enjoy this more than I did, but holding out for the album with The Logical Song. 3.5
It was fine. It was Supertramp. It sounded like Supertramp all the way through and did not deviate at any point. Completely mid.
I was always put off Supertramp as my only memory of them as a kid was an advert for their greatest hits voiced by Jeremy Clarkson, who proclaimed it was “proper music”. Understandably I thought it would be wank of the highest degree as a result so never listened to them. This was really up and down - some great pop ballads that reminded me of Elton John, mixed with some really annoying parts. Real middle of the road stuff.
One of the best of all time? I don’t think so. A solid album, but certainly not even up to Breakfast in America standards.
Just OK. Great sound production but I wasn't feeling it.
6,8/10. Está guay. Creo que conocía alguna canción, pero no es lo que más he escuchado de Supertramp. No es mi rollo del todo, pero reconozco que hay partes muy curradas
Good
Weird. Kinda operatic. The “sparkly” production kinda lost its appeal on me after the first 20 minutes or so. The record has some cool moments and it’s very ambitious. But it didn’t connect fully with me. Maybe it would another time. It’s by no means bad, in fact, it’s quite good. It just didn’t really click. Typically, I’m a pretty big prog rock fan. Sometimes, it takes time to grow on me. So I am open to a revisit in the future. For now 6/10
More proggy than I expected! I think it'd grow with more listens but on first impressions it's solid with some good tunes, if a bit unremarkable overall.
I haven't listened to much Supertramp. Enjoyed a lot of this, I'm a fan of the piano heavy pop rock style of music. Album starts off super strong with School and Bloody Well Right. The album lags a little as it goes on, but overall solid album.
Solid but it’s no Breakfast in America
Nice to listen robot once but inhale to confess that they have strong singles but it doesn’t work out throughout the length of an LP.
A good, but not amazing album from a classic rock group.
A cosmic experience
Decent a bit like steely dan
This was good, nothing too outstanding though. I only knew Dreamer coming into this from this album and it was definitely the best song on this but the rest was still pleasant enough to listen to.
Fine. Good classic stuff.
i’m not totally sure how i feel about this. there are some cool moments but overall i didn’t find myself enjoying it that much. seems like one that will be forgotten very quickly after listening
1974 I know 'Dreamer' and seemingly this feels like a standout track on an album I've never heard before. I don't know too much about Supertramp, but this feels like it should and could be a lot more experimental and progression, but instead we get a relatively safe album, full of easy accessible tracks. A shame. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ no need to really Safe and average ★★★☆☆ (5/10)
Somehow have never been on my radar. More interesting than I thought
Not at all terrible and certainly they would get worse. The playing is crisp, generally, and there's a pristine sound overall, which almost make the considerable ambition pay off. But it feels like an overreach on a net basis. Hard to see ST as much more than a poor man’s Genesis. Or a late-'70s version of Coldplay. A smattering of Pink Floyd? Barely a smidgen, a quarter-smidgen at most.
Surprisingly familiar
Prog. Good album to listen to during Sunday morning breakfast while reading depressing news.
No se jajaja es como que siento que por momentos va re lento pero de la nada saca un re ritmo y energía, me gustó pero me deja esa sensación de: no entiendo que me estás generando loco
Not my style but some good catchy stuff that I could definitely explore further if I was in the mood
So it is the most 70's classic rock album I think you're gonna find... It sounds like they tried going a bit prog but either missed or just wiffed it. I'm not sure. I enjoyed it, I was familiar enough with them and I enjoy this era of rock enough. I don't see many people getting their hair blown back by it but it is worth a listen one hundred percent. It's enjoyable to listen to while driving or doing yard work and you want some rock.
Maybe need more time with this but it's not sticking like a lot of the 70's rock I'm getting.
You know, I don't think I really like Supertramp. I mean it's kind of weird because I love prog, but Supertramp has never really been prog to me. I don't know. They're fine. But they're too, like, squeaky clean or something. I don't really know how to describe it. And I can't really point out what I don't like about it specifically. Maybe the keys/synths are too much for me. It sounds sort of plastic and artificial. I mean I like some songs here and there, Bloody Well Right from this record obviously. But this album came out the same year as the first Rush album and for this type of music there is a clear winner and it isn't Supertramp. 2.5/5
As a child of the 80s, I knew Supertramp for radio hits, but this was my first full album listen. Interesting stuff- I'd like to listen a few more times to really gel with it, but my favorites were "Bloody Well Right," which I knew, and "Rudy," which I didn't. This album sounds like the love child of ELO, the Moody Blues, and Steely Dan.
my first job in food service, i spent all day side by side with my boss who only listened to supertramp live tracks and that one indie song where the man was afraid of dentists. if i had known this album existed, perhaps we could have found middle ground. 2.5
Up and down album for me. I think the last few songs are much better than the beginning. 3.5/5
Rudy is a highlight. School is creepy. Clarinets don’t really belong in rock music. Proto yacht rock. Not my favorite prog ever but you can see the band that makes Breakfast in America.
Elton john if he was straight and there were 4 of him. That’s a very general summary of this album but I think it’s accurate. VERY 70s. Lots going on, reminds me of Pink Floyd. Bit of a trip ngl.
Very Mid. Nothing amazing, but I don't hate it. It's very middle of the road.
La salud mental es un teclado manoseado, pero nadie tiene la culpa de no dar en la tecla. Rick Davies da inicio a esta super trampa con una armónica afilada, para luego concentrarse en los teclados y en su voz cínica, urbana, con peso y sustancia. El riff hipnótico, el grito que te tensa la nuca... y empieza la escuela de Ken Scott en la producción. Los pianos se funden con el tempo marcado por Bob Benberg en batería. El tercer álbum de Supertramp les da a los fans de la primera hora la razón por la cual seguir creyendo que, a pesar de todo, lo mejor siempre está por venir. Con John Helliwell haciéndose cargo de los saxos, clarinetes, teclados y coros, y Dougie Thomson enchufado al bajo, la formación renacía completamente nueva. El productor que había presenciado el ascenso y la caída de Ziggy Stardust se encargó ahora de orquestar —y ser testigo— del crimen del siglo, dotándolo de un sonido pulido, expansivo, teatral, con atmósferas cargadas de tensión emocional y una elegancia dramática. Todo al servicio de temas como la alienación, la locura, la corrupción social y la pérdida del yo. Los muchachos se estaban organizando para lo que después sería Breakfast in America, y Crime of the Century funciona como una gran entrada orquestada: una operación exitosa. En esta trampa se cae sin miedo: total, todos somos culpables de nunca dar en la tecla. En esta ópera sobre la salud mental, mis acordes de apego están en Hide In Your Shell, Dreamer y el tema que le da nombre e identidad conceptual al álbum. Nombrar el problema es el primer paso para empezar a trabajarlo. Teclados manoseados, Rick Davies y Roger Hodgson jugando a hacerse paredcitas vocales, coros que no te ves venir, y nada de solemnidad ni exhibicionismo arruinandoles la fórmula a las otras bandas progresivas de la época. Los tramposos tendieron un cable entre el rock progresivo británico y el pop inteligente, para que cualquiera que caiga en la trampa termine culpándose por haber tropezado con la escuela de Supertramp. Sus mejores alumnos: Coldplay, Florence + the Machine, Bat for Lashes, Tears for Fears y Keane. Crime of the Century dejó los teclados manchados de sensibilidad pop, crítica social y producción sofisticada. Sin embargo, todos juran que se lavaron las manos antes de aprenderse los acordes. Las manos donde pueda verlas: en el equilibrio entre lo conceptual, lo emocional y lo accesible, el culpable siempre se termina quebrando. La salud mental es un teclado todo manchado, pero no nos quejamos porque todos fuimos el culpable que va a la escuela a pasarla mal y que por el trauma no nos acordamos de los acordes para empezar a soñar.
I think the only way I can take this is via the singles, a staple of FM radio in the '80s. They dominate the album, supported by the rest of the album tracks. It's ok.
I liked it, but not enough to get into more of their stuff.
Nur der Song 'Dreamer' ist gut, der Rest ist langweilig (2-3)
Pretty decent but it's not Chicago.
A nice snapshot of the '70s sound. The title track is a standout, showcasing the band’s signature style. While I enjoyed the album overall, it doesn’t quite reach the level of some of their best work.
This was a fine album. I'm growing a bit weary of the British albums here lately. Not to say that it is bad, but the lines begin to blur when you have heard so many British rock albums in succession. Taking that into consideration, I came into the album with a bit of bias. That bias makes me want to put this album at a 2. However, I don't think that would be appropriate as this album wasn't truly bad. I don't necessarily know if I agree with its inclusion on this list, but it was still a decent rock album. A bit middle of the road.
I was sad to get another 70s rock album but this was prog rock, which I’ve only listened to from Pink Floyd before. Some really cool instrumentals and vibes!!! It was mostly a fun listen. 6.5/10
good
I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't seek it out again.
I feel like I *almost* really like this. A lot to love but then something just doesn’t quite gel. Asylum and Crime of the Century were my favorite tracks. Knocked from four to three because it was also annoying to listen to - the quiet parts were too quiet and the loud sections were so loud. I was constantly fiddling with the volume the whole way through.
Decent rock
This is the first of Supertramp’s albums that moves away from its art school wankery and into a poppier vibe. Songs like “Bloody Well Right” and the classic “Dreamer” are clearly the standouts, but really this album starts to move the direction of traffic into something that will culminate in the masterpiece that is “Breakfast in America” a few years later.
The only song I knew on this album was Dreamer. And the only other Supertramp song I can think of is Breakfast in America. I don’t think of this group much but I actually liked this listen. Dramatic 70s rock but fun and showcased some musical variety. Much better than yesterdays ambient stuff
Al eens geluisterd, snap de hype echt niet. Niet slecht, niet goed.
Hmmm. Dreamer is good. Bloody well right is good—some interesting stuff, and some really dull stuff. I don't love it, I wouldn't buy it. I wouldn't turn it off or change the station. So a 3 it is.
School isch en maximale Start für sones Album vode Supertrampers wo scho hoffnig uf es Album Maximum Punctico gmacht het! Die restliche Lieder sind denn au ganz losbar gsi aber ned nöch ah dere Messlatte wos doch sich selber gsetzt hend mit School. Da hends im Dramaturgie-1-Mal-1 leider s Spannigsboge-Seminar verpasst. Trotzdem gnosse und git defür en solide Vierehalber (aka es solids 3 bide 1-5 bewertig)
Biz 1970er masseware. Eich easy aber würki null speziell. Aber ja, 3 crimes for the 20th century Befor super trump
Good, just didn’t vibe with it as much
Okayish ig. Instruments are good, vocals are meh. It's just not for me. A forgettable expirence, except for the last song 6.5/10
School is a trip, second track is fairly solid too. A lot of their songs end really well. Those two minutes of Rudy starting around the halfway point hit. Way too much piano, that’s just a me thing tho. The slower, less intense parts aren’t interesting, but the highs on the album are great and unique. Like they crescendo really well. Works well as an album.
Soft-core Prog-Rock, but like, not in a bad way? By today's standards, this is classic Yacht Rock(TM), for sure. I know "Dreamer" was the single, but wikipedia claims that "School" and "Bloody Well Right" are the more enduring hits. It's hard to argue with that as I find Dreamer pretty cloying after about 30seconds. I can’t see School as a hit but as an album opener, you could do far worse. Portions of Bloody Well Right feel like they had direct influence on Pink Floyd's Animals (1977), which surprised me at first. I am much more familiar with the latter, so hearing similar sounds caught me off guard here. At ~45min, this is a very manageable prog-rock album that never feels like it goes off on a big space voyage for too long despite the slightly ominous album cover or the threatening “will he take a sailboat ride?" in the chorus of “Asylum”. We get harmonicas, saxophones, talkbox guitars, Wurlitzers, all the things I wish we still heard more often. I don't know if I need to revisit this whole album, but I'll spend some more time with Supertramp.
Some good tracks there, but wouldn't put in my playlist, but won't mind listening if starts playing
Reminds me of Dark Side of the Moon. Asylum was my favorite.
Vanille
OK, not a huge fan but not a hater either. More musicality than I would have guessed for what I otherwise recall as a pop band.
Started out so good....then faded into just fine.
Love the weighty synth sounds. Blends with the guitars. Drums sound nice and tight. Stereo field is super tasteful. Everything sounds pretty up front but not super loud which is crazy. Love it.
Supertramp has never been one of my favorites. Their songs are full of amazing moments but never come together for me. I felt the same for this project. Rudy was my favorite song. Asylum was almost good but it just didnt do it.
Lightweight and dated, but still good smooth jams.
Looking through the track list on Wikipedia, I think I preferred the songs with 'Davies' on vocals over the 'Hodgson' songs. I liked the piano bit on the first track, some of the heavier riffs, and the long drawn-out ominous jam at the end of the album. The lyrics were weak and the whole thing had a West End musical kinda vibe.
Classic 70s! Fun and good cohesive energy as an album, but not many standouts.
Nice 1970's pop/rock, good musicianship. Not overly exciting but I'll happily listen to this. Almost a 4.
I thought I liked this album a lot more than I did, the second half was great, Rudy onwards. But a few of the earlier songs started to irritate me.
Fine, but it can be dangerous to write classics when most of your songs are only fine
Prog rock lite. It's okay I suppose but it lacks the inventiveness and theatricality of better prog rock bands. Hard to believe this and Pink Floyd's Animals are considered to be in the same genre.
idk super tramp just doesn't do it for me. I appreciate them but don't find myself going back.
Fine
It took an age for me to find Breakfast In America on CD. One reason why I was, once upon a time, a big endorser of streaming. Halcyon days… Oh, yeah, this. So so.
Interesting - never listened to them before
I find it so hard not to enjoy Supertramp. I didn't start this project a fan, but I may very well become one by the time I'm through. While this isn't Supertramp's best record, it still has great vocal harmonies and fun songs. "Dreamer" is the clear high point here.
אלבום די משעמם השירים לא מיוחדים במיוחד והם די חוזרים שיר מועדף - Crime of the century
missing a bit of punch at the end. is a solid listen. 3/5
Kinda weird, kinda silly, kinda liked it.
never heard of them before but enjoyed the music. quiet eclectic with dramatic arrangements. will revisit. close to giving it a 4.
The first track was promising but the rest was boring
Never listened to Supertramp (knowingly, at least) in my life until now. This was actually pretty cool. Like yeah, it's corny, but I don't know. It's perfectly enjoyable. I'm not sure when I'll come back to it but I enjoyed the ride. I felt like I was at a white dad's barbecue, but in a good way. He can grill.
2.5 stars
bom album. mas não é meu gosto
Decent listen. Couple great tunes.
I couldn't get too excited about this album, but I can't really put my finger on why that is. It was just OK.
It’s no “breakfast in America” but it’s still solid
Enjoyable throughout. Cool soundscapes. None of the songs particularly jumped out, mind.
Godt album lyttede sammen med Frede. Det er åbenbart et band som tog inspiration fra en masse af de store i 70’erne og lavede det meget cleanly produced og derfor er det heller ikke så populært blandt kritikere fordi det ikke rigtig som sådan gør noget unikt, men det gør det stadig godt non the less. Til gengæld banede det vej for at normalisere konceptuel albums.
Not bad
I didnt know they did all those hits, only one on here imo
pretty cool
Surprisingly like this.
It's a nice detour into prog-rock. However, "Crime of the Century" is nowhere near as good as the likes of Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree. I suppose some people really love it. The outro of the title track makes a classic conclusion to the album. Other than that, there's nothing to say about it. 3 stars for "Crime of the Century".
Pretty solid prog-pop. A classic in Bloody Well Right, but the rest didn't really hit me. Couple songs that I didn't like (Hide In Your Shell and Dreamer). They got a kinda silly, childish sound that I feel like a lot of 70's prog bands would dip into and I'm not a fan. Overall though, baffles me this album was picked over Breakfast in America, which has way more hits on it. Not that this record doesn't deserve it, but BiA should have been put in before Crime of the Century was even considered.
Some parts were pretty enjoyable, more parts felt a little derivative / forgettable. Nothing was actively unpleasant
Trumpet goes hard same with piano. Limited vocals
Hugely popular in my first year at uni, played it loads and tried hard to love it. A fine album clearly but maybe a little too close to prog rock for me...
Tricky. I kinda enjoyed it but I have already forgotten it.
I enjoy supertramp, breakfast in america has bee in my playlist for some time. Crime of the century is not quite as catchy but it has very similar strength, beautiful piano, philosophical lyrics and nice progressions . It lacks enough catchy and top tier songs for me to rate it in top albums but very enjoyable
Yea i mean, I can see the complexity and difficulty and originality of what's here. But I think its also very forgettable for the most part
A vibe but not much variation
This album is very Pink Floyd, not even just the music, they went for a space cover a year after DSOTM 🤨 if you're gonna have an influence might as well make it a good one I guess I did enjoy this, some of these tracks have a nice build and the brass is cool when they appear. The typical prog lack of structure puts me off slightly. Also as I go to do the rating the next day, I realise I didn't find a lot of it memorable. So 3 seems fair
I didn't think it was too bad. Listened all the way through with no complaints really. The only song I knew was "Dreamer" because of some commercial that it's on. Although I've heard of Supertramp, I've never been exposed to their music.
Pretty good. Very 70s in a dramatic movie soundtrack sort of way that reminded me of, like, Xanadu or the Beegees Sgt Pepper movie. So maybe not good? But I liked it. Crime of the Century was good.
It's good old-head stuff, but I've been overexposed to this type of music due to many years of riding around in a crew van with the radio tuned to the classic rock station.
Solid album with some hits. Going to be a little tough and put it on the three side of a 3.5.
The hits were a nostalgic and enjoyable listen, and the rest of the album held up? Not too shabby, Supertramp!
Supertramp have a sound —springy organ synth, choral harmonies, loopy 58-pound weakling lead singer— that I don’t hate. But even though each song is internally creative, they all sound similar — that Supertramp sound is pervasive. This whole album, while somewhat entertaining, sounds derivative of itself. It’s like every song could be in a sonic sequel to Tommy.
Crime of the Century sounds like your standard issue 70s rock album — well-produced, decent musicianship, but nothing that really jumps out or sticks with you. It’s not bad by any means, just kind of... there. If you’re a big Supertramp fan, I’m sure it hits differently, but for me, it just blended in with a lot of other albums from the era.
Solide Top: Scool
"well it's not as though he's fat, no there's more to it than that" lol what
muzycznie świetnie, vibe mi nie do końca odpowiada. trudno określić czemu
Started off excellently, wore me down the more the album went on. Dreamer was a song that was completely lost on me.
25/04/2025 This isn't their best work, I'm just hoping more of their albums pop up.
2 excellent songs amid a lot of forgettable material.
i was impressed at the beginning - first track fucks, second track fucks... then crash. has some other highlights throughout though.
It's nice, will listen to it more, but it's not like insanely good to get 5 stars
Bloody Well Right -- ok it's a classic Asylum -- sounds like it wants to be in a musical. Bleh Dreamer - don't hate it but I wouldn't add it to a playlist Rudy - technically good but boring Crime of the Century - another one out of a musical Didn't finish. I never loved the group that much. Now it seems over-produced and looking to be a rock opera but without the passion and story of something like Tommy
Ymmärrän, miksi levy on päässyt listalle. Monipuolista soitinten käyttöä, ja kyllä tätä mielellään kuunteli koko levyn läpi. Sellaista positiivista perus settiä, en vaihtaisi radiokanavaa. Ei ehkä tule kuitenkaan omaan levyhyllyyn ostettua.
Ok
Tämähän oli mukavan positiivinen yllätys. Biiseissä käytettiin monipuolisesti eri instrumentteja esille.
Ihan tämmöstä perus rockia, menevämmät biisit oikein jees. Voi soida taustalla tai olla soimatta mutten kuuntelisi aktiivisesti. Vähän Beatles-viboja. Joitakin outoja kohtia siellä täällä ja kehnonpuoleinen laulaja.
Used to listen a lot to Supertramp and I still like some of the tracks on this album (e.g. School and Dreamer) but I wasn‘t in the mood to listen to it all the way through.
This really grew on me. I wouldn't consider myself a fan of easy listening or however else this could be defined as, but this album has a nice groove and the horn playing holds it all together. 3.25/5.
VERY of its time. Feels like it’s trying too hard to be epic. At least it dials back (some of) prog’s worst indulgences.
i found this kind of charming (if deeply unserious) and mostly tolerable in the same vein as ELO and certain songs by queen, but it pushed the limits of my good graces for going on for far too long. it’s like a 2.75 really.
Good progressive album. Not wow but ok
I didn't think I'd save any tracks from this album but I saved "Dreamer". Classic rock isn't really my jam.
=The Beatles
I REALLY enjoyed the start of this album. Periodically really cool. Easy listen but nothing that breaks into my playlists. Instrumentally this album is AWESOME
If EVERY song was like School (the first one) this would get a 4, but they progressively got a little stranger. That's 70s rock for you, I guess.
Kind of forgettable again, but Bloody Well Right and Dreamer are real good.
Another 'okay' album. I'm not a huge fan but it doesn't hurt me when it's in the background. I recognized 'Dreamer'. 'School' was a pleasant discovery. Unfortunately, it was the first track. After that, I found it a bit plain.
This is such nerd music - almost as bad as Steely Dan.
Not something I normally listen to but I enjoyed it.
3.3.
This felt like the 70s. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
school- 5 bloody well right- 5 hide in your shell- 5 asylum- 5 dreamer- 5 rudy- 5. im not listening to all that if everyone was listening- 5 crime of the century- 5 most boring shit ever
Like it. Has some banging surprises!
Great sound but the songs didn't really do anything to me. They could have used more work.
Feel like this had potential to be awesome all the way through. Let down.
Had high expectations, was let down. A couple great songs but the rest was very meh
Music was good. I like some of their songs off other records. Nothing really stuck out to me here.
Mér hefur alltaf fundist eitthvað sjarmerandi við Supertramp. Gaman að hlusta á lögin þeirra en ég sækist samt ekkert í það. Það sama á við núna. Þetta er hin fínasta plata en ég býst ekki við að ég hlusti á hana aftur.
Feels like the instrumentals often overpower the vocals, it appears "hide in your shell" was the (finger quotes) emotional song on the album but the lyrics still take a backseat. Dreamer sounds like the Supertramp I am familiar with, with the keyboard and vocals, which makes sense as this was 3 full albums before breakfast in america. Everything i read about this album talks about how great it is at talking about "young adult confusion" and while the production is good and the use of sax/piano/keyboard is really cool, the "message" is kind of lost in translation for me. Idk, maybe it's something that was more "emotional" back then when people didn't talk about their feelings as much, the lyrics i've read aren't bad just not as like "deep" as i expected. Overall, would I listen again? I do not think so, if i had to replay a song i'd pick school or dreamer, overall, i'd rate it 6.5/10.
***An ok album
I love how loud the bass is on this album. The true winners of this record are the bass and keyboards. This felt a lot like ELO, not in a bad way. Very fun record and would definitely listen again. I also didn’t realize “blood well right”—a killer song—was Supertramp.
You know, I actually liked this more than I thought I might... I know and like Supertramp just fine, but I mostly just know the hits and the later stuff. I never heard this early album beyond School on the radio. They are definitely easy listening and definitely not something I would put on, but this was a great album to put on while I worked my way through today's to-do list.
Copy-paste what was written in Levine part 2.
Nice
i just know these guys have long hair
Pretty fun prog album, reminded me of classic albums from Rush and Yes
Schon die Sounds von "Even in the quietest Moments", welches ich dann doch besser und gereifter finde.
удивительно как память за ночь очищается. без сильных впечатлений
Думаю, если бы я послушал этот альбом раза три, тогда это был бы оллтаймер, но пока звучит как приличный прогроцк британского происхождения без чего-то такого уж яркого и выделяющегося. Лучшая песня - Crime of the Century.
Nice MOR feel. A bit dated but still some nice tracks
As 3/5 of an album a 3/5 album can be. Musically great with a lot of talent, but just not my thing. Asylum and Crime of the Century stand above the rest, though, but not enough to carry, sadly. The cover is majestic, tho. ⭐⭐⭐
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this.
Not bad overall. Even if some of it sounds like elevator music.
"Bloody Well Right" ... eh, OK. Want more yacht, less prog.
not my cup of tea
I quite liked this, which was nice.
Some interesting melodies going gon
A few good tracks in a nostalgic "I remember this from when I was a kid" way, but not a "Oh yeah - this is my jam" way.
A Supertramp album full of Supertramp songs I had never heard. And it was good! Rudy was a surprise fave with its funk driven guitar riffs and horns in the middle of the track.
I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. It's fine and all -- but it didn't break a lot of new ground for me. I know the hits here -- and there are a couple of other decent tracks (Asylum, Rudy), but for the most part, it left me cold.
It was 70's music. Nothing stood out to me as amazing and nothing was bad. Good vibes and a decent album.
couples tunes
Some decent pop music that holds up OK, but was only OK 3-star music 50 years ago. This is what you get with too much emphasis on synthesizers.
Better than yesterday’s live album but still, prog rock is just not for me.
This didn't do much for me. Would only listen for the singles, but even then I probably won't come back to it.
Pretty nice tunes.
70s pop prog joy, yay yay