Supertramp

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Customer reviews

review by: Patrick Neylan date: 2009-01-08 rating:
Tramp softly
If you don't like Supertramp, what you probably dislike most is that faint whiff of smugness. That and providing Coldplay with a large slice of their sound and look. Me, I like Supertramp well enough to forgive them both of these sins, at least for their better work. br / br /But if it bugs you, I can reassure you that in this earliest incarnation, their emotive, sensitive approach is untarnished by arrogance, although their penchant for truly awful album covers was already well established. br / br /The sound is a less-sophisticated blues rock driven by a strong organ sound that places it squarely in its early 70s era. Their lyrical approach is one of wounded sensitivity, sometimes scarcely breathed over a plaintive organ dirge. Sounds bad? Believe it or not it actually works most of the time, especially on the minimalist 'Maybe I'm A Beggar'. Of their more famous work, Even In The Quietest Moments probably harks back most to this heritage. br / br /There is some effective blues-rock too, which works particularly well on the groovy shuffle of 'It's A Long Road' and will be enjoyed by fans of rocking 70s organ as played by Jon Lord, Vince Crane or Camel. But Supertramp were never really a progressive rock band, and don't expect any of that here either.

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review by: date: 2008-10-03 rating:
Brilliant but don't expect dreamer etc
This album is one of my favourite albums ever although quite unlike the Supertramp most people know. The band is different for a start but if you like early King Crimson, yes, etc then this is for you. There's a review here stating the songs aren't that good which is nonsense-they are just different from the later stuff. Songs like Try Again, Nothing To Show and Maybe I'm A Beggar are fanatastic with great lead guitar playing. This rockier stuff is interspersed by soft melancholic songs like Aubade and Surely wihich are great. Can't really compare this to other Supertramp albums which i like also, as it is so different but its a shame we didn't hear more of this stuff-if you want more Breakfast In America etc it may not be for you but if you like proper playing in a hippyish rock way then buy it buy it buy it.

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review by: Doreyqueen date: 2008-04-30 rating:
Why didn't they do more stuff like this?
HI there, I 'm not much of a fan for mid-late 70's/ 80's stuff which supertramp did, but a friend of mine showed this album to me about a month ago, and I love it! There are some tracks which I do not like, as its moving towards that later supertramp style, but in their early days they focused more on improvisation. br /I'd suggest this for anyone who likes the long jam sections in alot of 60's/ early 70's stuff, this has several tracks that are mindblowing! 'It's a long road' is probably the best track, rapid bass playing, and I think its Roger Hodgson playing Hammond B3 in one hand and Fender Rhodes in the other, nice :-) br /'Maybe I'm a beggar' is pretty good, nice verging on prog rock stuff.... br /'Nothing to show' is also excellent, and also 'Try again', an epic 12 minute beast, very cool. br /I rated this only four stars because I don't like all the tracks on the album, some are not that great. I wish Supertramp did more stuff like this, definately their best stuff in a person who prefers 60's music opinion!

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review by: RogerHodgsonfan date: 2007-09-22 rating:
Different but still good
Anyone thinking that this album is like any other Supertramp album would be disappointed. However, I really like this album. Mainly because Roger Hodgson handles most of the lyrics and for me, has always been the better singer/song writer of the two (Rick Davies). For that time (1970), its got some really good songs and musically there are some good signs that this band were going somewhere. Unfortunately, the following album took a nosedive and is their poorest album to date. However, as we all know some changes in the line up of the band led to "Crime of the Century" and the rest is history.


review by: spike123 date: 2007-02-24 rating:
Great, but not really Supertramp
I only recently bought this cd. I had Crime of the Century and the other big albums. I never even listened to any of this one. Well now I have and I am glad that I did. If you wanted to know what it was like, then early Genesis is what it reminds me of, especially tracks like " more fool me " off selling England by the pound ( One of Phils early vocals ). Hodgson hasnt perfected his crying type vocals, but still sings well enough. The difference is in the instrumentation.This is much heavier and raw than on the later albums with some nice Hammond sounds and clunky piano. I couldnt say that the songs are classics though and none really stand out. The abiding memory is of a good 70s prog albumwith some tasty guitar and keyboard playing. Buy it for that and not if you want a Crime of the Century type Supertramp

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