Crime of the Century

These guys were one of the bands playing the first time I went to the Gorge so there may be a bit of nostalgia factoring in, but I thought is a pretty solid rock album. Will always love Bloody Well Right.

Not a fan

Nothing great.

Really sneaky newcomer to my pantheon of favorites! I thought it was pretty good on first listen, but then I've kept coming back to it

HL: “Bloody Well Right”, “Dreamer”, “Hide in Your Shell”, “Asylum”

I’ll swing towards a 4 for this one, I admit to having my parents’ Supertramp Greatest Hits CD playing in the car on at least one occasion. There’s a shared sense of theatrics + pomp with Queen, ELO, Styx, etc, with a little less glam and a little more jazz. Nothing to get overly excited about, but I like it well enough.

December 8 2022

This is an interesting situation for me, as my streaming service of choice does not have this album in full, so I had to go out of my way to watch a YouTube video with the full thing. Sadly, this is a little disappointing. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's good, but I had pretty high expectations, as I quite enjoy what I've heard from Supertramp (and that's more than just The Logical Song, I swear), but this was just an alright album. Perhaps it was my inability to listen at a higher streaming quality, but it felt often like something that was almost there, but often went in the wrong direction for my tastes. Again, still above average, but I was hoping to walk away with an eye opening prog experience, especially after the suprise that was Selling England By the Pound, but it just felt like decent music, and nothing more.

A little on the poppier side than I generally like my prog but still really fantastic stuff. Great melodies and production.

Enjoyable prog.

It was alright, it was bloody well alright! 2.5

School y Dreamer son suficientes para hacer de este un disco una gran obra. El resto no desmerece, me alegro de haber vuelto a escuchar a Supertramp.

Ihan ok proge-rockia mut ei toisaalta mikään biisi saa salamia kulkemaan suonissa. 3/5

I prefer the poppier sound of "Breakfast in America", but this isn’t bad. This is one of those albums that squeaks by into my collection.

Sounds like a bunch of clever clogs trying (and nearly managing) to sound like Pink Floyd. Bloody well right and dreamer are the catchiest tunes, but it probably works best as a whole album.

SUPER TRAMPO!

This album makes a case for two of my pet theories: 1) bands thrive when they have at least two songwriters with widely different sensibilities in the group, and 2) bands tend to produce their best work when they spend alot of time together in a remote location in the country/woods.

This album is a wonderful balance of melodic pop sheen and just the right amount of rock umph. All packaged in sophisticated prog structures with some really nice atmospheric touches throughout. Sure sounds like a concept album even though it may not be one.

Opening thought: this is the perfect boat rock album

School är toppen. Resten också bra. Som Queen, kanske t.om bättre?!