Track Listing

1. School
2. Bloody Well Right
3. Hide In Your Shell
4. Asylum - Supertramp, Ken Scott, Paul Wakefield, Fabio Nicoli, Mike Diehl, John Jansen, Richard Anthony Hewson, Bob C Benberg, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Richard Davies
5. Dreamer - Ken Scott, Supertramp, John Jansen, Richard Anthony Hewson, Bob C Benberg, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Richard Davies
6. Rudy
7. If Everyone Was Listening
8. Crime Of The Century

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1293 in Music
• Released on: 2003-09-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 44 minutes

CD Description
The punishment befits the crime, and a quarter of a centurylater, Supertramp have been forgiven by critics. Quite why they induced such negative press seems unjustified, as 'Bloody Well Right' and 'Dreamer' sound as fresh as ever. The electric piano cuts through the speakers like a knife through butter, the treble at times hurting the ear like a heavy rockguitar solo. Both Hodgson's and Davies' voices sound rich and confident, although both are quite different. Maybe the pace slackens with the slightly indulgent 'If Everyone Was Listening' and the title track, but there are enough musical highlights to recommend this for any would-be progster's wants list.

Customer Reviews

Crime what Crime?
Beautiful album. I loved the LP and I love the CD just as much. Forget what my fellow oldies say about youth of today not appreciating this stuff. Of course they do. It's fresh it's vibrant and it tells you what school is all about! Rebel again and treat yourself to some beautifully crafted keyboard centred rock that stirs you up, chills you out and inspires you. Best track - Hide in your shell - one of my favourite songs by anyone ever! Probably the most cohesive Supertramp album, certainly the moodiest/darkest and its always been my favourite. Breakfast in America is too superficial and the others have some excellent tracks but some weak fillers this one is end to end brilliance with Hodgson and Davies both at the top of their game.

An unheralded classic
This has to be one of my top ten albums of all time. I think a good sign is the fact that the better known tracks ie Dreamer and Bloody Well Right are probably the weaker songs on the album.
Hide in your shell, Asylum, If everyone was listening and Crime of the century are absolutely ace tracks which rate amongst the very best of prog rock. However you don't need to be a prog rock freak to enjoy the wonderful record.

An all-time classic 'prog' album that doesn't date
This deserves to be in any progressive rock lover's all time top 5 albums. Despite having a copy of it since the mid 70's, it never tires. Difficult to pick any "outstanding" track as such, because the whole album is outstanding - well crafted & produced, with high quality songs. (If I had to select 3 tracks, I'd probably go with 'School', 'Hide in your shell' & 'Rudy', but then again the other 5 tracks are probably equally good). It works well with alternate tracks being sung by the 2 different vocalists (an approach taken on the next 4 studio albums, until Roger Hodgson's departure). Once I'd heard this (& the subsequent "Crisis? What Crisis" - an excellent album in itself by any other standards), I was tempted to say this would be Supertramp's zenith achievement, but then came "Even in the Quietest Moments", an album every bit as good as "COTC"!!!! - conclusion : an amazing band (or at least until Roger Hodgson's departure).