Supertramp - Crime of the Century
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Free Music Review: not to have this album is a crime
Hit: 5 Stars
i love supertramp.I know a lot of people who like this great band.crime of the century is one of the best albums of this great band along with breakfast in America.hugely recommended.five stars.Free Music Review: The Quintessential 'Tramp Album
Hit: 5 Stars
The first album were Rick Davies recruited a functioning, workable, contributing band, is also (in my opinion) their greatest. With the now complete lineup of Davies, Hodgson, Siebenberg, Helliwell and Thopson, Supertramp riffed off into stardom with their first big hit album and possibly their most celebrated.
Crime Of The Century consists of two stories, which both took place respectively on their original LP sides, side one consisted of School, Bloody Well Right, Hide In your Shell, and Asylum. Side Two was Dreamer, Rudy, If Everyone Was Listening, and Crime of the Century.
Side one was the story of the charachter Jimmy Cream, his youth, coming of age, and eventually, insanity. His story bears very creepy similarities to that of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett.....
Side Two is about Rudy, a quiet, brilliant and corrupted person who eventually commits the 'Crime Of The Century.'
This is the closest Supertramp got to Pink Floyd, and to me, they did much better. They found a defined style and stuck with it for latter albums, however those latter albums (save 'Brother Where You Bound') didn't seem to stick to that sound.
Definitely a must have for Pink Floyd lovers, Supertramp lovers, prog and art rock lovers, and in my opinion, the greatest album of all time.
Free Music Review: simply awesome
Hit: 5 Stars
SUPERTRAMP ARE ONE OF THE BEST ROCK GROUPS AROUND.I HIGHLY RECOMEND CRIME OF THE CENTURY AND BREAKFAST IN AMERICA WHICH I OWN.NOT A SUPERTRAMP FAN,IF YOUR NOT YOUR MISSING OUT ON GREAT MUSIC.Free Music Review: Lamentably ignored
Hit: 5 Stars
I was born a good solid decade after this was released. I first heard of Supertramp from a free compilation from Virgin Megastores, and it remains one of my best discoveries yet. The deceptively soothing piano that lulls the unsuspecting listener into an orgy of intelligent, crashing rock at its best took me by complete surprise, as did the sheer brilliance of the writing. This is not your average off-the-shelf rock album, but a journey into an insane world of art, put together - nay, composed, by the sadly underrated and ignored geniuses that call themselves Supertramp. Judge this not by the samples. You must hear the entire album in all its glory to fully appreciate this legendary masterpiece.Free Music Review: quality release
Hit: 3 Stars
Most folks only know Supertramp from the multi-platinum release "breakfast in america" and this is usually all the credit they receive from critics as well. Much of this has to do with their enormous promise they could never live up to. "Crime of the Century", however, is one of their finest efforts. The 1974 albums contains the classic-rock radio friendly hits "School", "Bloody well Right", and "Dreamer". The rest of the album, while containing much weaker efforts still has moments such as the title track and "Hide in your shell". The band mixes blues influence well with touches of jazz in a production seemingly newer than 1974. (thats 30 years past!) A good album to start with if interested in the work of songwriters Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies. Although I'm sure the kids won't even know who these guys are.