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Supertramp
Supertramp (1970)
Supertramp (West German Pressing)\n1986 A&M Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released 1970\nCD Edition Released 1986\nRemastered CD Edition Released September 1, 1997\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Progressivein texture for the most part, Supertramp's debut album became increasingly disregarded as they blossomed commercially through the'70s. The album was the only one on which drummer Bob Miller andguitarist Richard Palmer appeared, replaced by Kevin Currie andFrank Farrell for the Indelibly Stamped release which surfaced ayear later. Quite a bit different than their radio and AOR material, Supertramp is inundated with pretentious instrumental meandering, with greater emphasis and attention granted to the keyboardsand guitars than to the writing and to the overall effluence ofthe music. There are some attractive moments, such as the mixtureof ardor and subtlety that arises in "Words Unspoken," "Surely,"and "Nothing to Show," and some of the fusion that erupts throughout the 12 minutes of "Try Again" is impressive even though thewhole of the track results in one of the most extravagant and overblown pieces the band has ever produced. Hodgson's use of cello,flageolet, and acoustic guitar is endearing in spots, and whileboth he and Davies had just recently formed their alliance, it was evident that their songwriting was going to be one of the band's strengths. Ultimately dissatisfied with the results of the album, they retorted with Indelibly Stamped, which disappointingly followed suit. It wasn't until 1974's Crime of the Century that things began to improve for Supertramp, replacing Farrell and Curriewith saxman John Helliwell, bass player Dougie Thompson, and drummer Bob Benberg. -- Mike DeGagne\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAn long forgotten gem!, March 22, 2007 \nBy Benjamin Foti "gropius admierer"\nI first started to like Supertramp when i used to listen to my father's copy of their compilation "Classics Vol. 9",and started building my collection starting from "Crime of the Century". I discovered this album for the first time from a Supertramp website and bought an original British copy of the LP from ebay. I never even realized there were albums before "Crime", andthat there were guys named Richard Palmer and Bob Millar! \n\nThesongs on the album have an overall sad feeling to them and I wasalso surprised to find all lead vocals by Roger Hodgson and noneby Rick Davies. The songs I tended to enjoy the most were the two versions of "Surely", "It's a Long Road", "Aubade and I am NotLike Other Birds of Prey", Nothing to Show" and "Shadow Song" allstood out to me. I think this album shows a young band trying tofind a good sound that would capture an audience. \n\nHowever this would not be. Unfortunately, the album failed to impress the public when released, and resulted in the departure of Palmer andMillar. \n\nIf you're expecting to hear the classic, poppy "Breakfast in America", you're not gonna find it here! Its something dratically different. \n\nOverall, I highly reccommend this album to all the Supertramp fans out there. Its too bad this album is overlooked so often, and really deserves positive recognition! \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA wonderful surprise!, December 29,2006 \nBy Jeffrey J.Park (Massachusetts, USA)\nHaving heard Supertramp saturate the airwaves in the early 1980's with songs like"Give a Little Bit", I was very uncertain as to whether I wouldactually like this album or not. To be perfectly honest, as a teenage prog fan in the early 1980's who was obsessed with bands like Yes, King Crimson, and Pink Floyd, I was a bit provincial in mylistening habits. Fortunately, I have revisited several BritishSymphonic pop bands (apart from Supertramp) that I dismissed in my youth and found them to be generally quite good. Supertramp's debut album has three things going for it that made this purchasevirtually frictionless: (1) it was released in 1970; (2) it reportedly sounded nothing like their later material; and (3) a lot ofmy fellow proggers have heaped praise upon it. After listening to the album several times I
This rock cd contains 10 tracks and runs 47min 52sec.
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- Supertramp - Surely (00:31)
- Supertramp - It's a Long Road (05:34)
- Supertramp - Aubade and I Am Not Like Other Birds of Prey (05:17)
- Supertramp - Words Unspoken (03:59)
- Supertramp - Maybe I'm a Beggar (06:43)
- Supertramp - Home Again (01:14)
- Supertramp - Nothing to Show (04:53)
- Supertramp - Shadow Song (04:24)
- Supertramp - Try Again (12:02)
- Supertramp - Surely (2) (03:08)
