Supertramp - Retrospectacle: The Supertramp Anthology
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Free Music Review: Best way for anyone to discover Supertramp's legacy of music
Hit: 5 Stars
Supertramp's 2-disc retrospective humorously titled Retrospectacle, released in October of 2005, is a must for all Supertramp fans.
Unlike the previous best ofs out there, Retrospectacle focuses on material from the band's entire career including songs from their poorly received (and sadly overlooked) first two albums to 2002's underappreciated Slow Motion and everything in between (including their classic 1974-83 period).
The 1970 self-titled debut album is represented by "Surely" in edited form (I would have loved to have seen "Try Again" here as well but they wanted 2-CDs not 3). 1971's follow-up Indeliably Stamped is represented by "Your Poppa Don't Mind" which marked keyboard player/co-songwriter Rick Davies' vocal debut as guitarist/keyboard player/co-songwriter Roger Hodgson was the main singer on the first album and switched from bass guitar to guitar after original guitarist Richard Palmer quit. What I also like about this collection is that it finally includes the single they released prior to Crime of the Century which was Roger's "Land Ho" coupled with Rick's "Summer Romance" and was the first two tracks Davies and Hodgson recorded with saxophonist/woodwind player/occasional keyboard player John Helliwell, drummer Bob C. Benberg (later spelled Siebenberg) and bass player Dougie Thomson. The Land Ho and Summer Romance mixes here are not the 1974 UK single mix but the mix intended for Crisis What Crisis in 1975 but was left off due to time constraints. Nice to have those two tracks on CD FINALLY! The 1974 classic debut of Supertramp's classic lineup Crime of the Century rightfully gets represented by five tracks ("School", "Bloody Well Right", "Dreamer", "Rudy" and Crime's title cut. Hide in Your Shell is not here but gives one a reason to own Crime of the Century). 1975's Crisis? What Crisis? has four tracks (technically five if you count "Another Man's Woman" (although its live version) represented from that underrated album ("Sister Moonshine", "Ain't Nobody But Me", "Lady" and "Two of Us"). 1977's Top 20 charting Gold selling Even in the Quietest Moments also features four tracks including the hit single "Give a Little Bit" plus "Downstream", Even's title cut and "From Now On" although a shame "Babaji" and/or "Fool's Overture" is missing but c'est la vie!
The second disc features six tracks from the 1979 chart-topping Breakfast in America ("Gone Hollywood", The Top 10 hit "The Logical Song", the Top 20 hit "Goodbye Stranger", Breakfast's title cut, "Oh Darling" and the Top 10 hit "Take the Long Way Home". "Just Another Nervous Wreck" and/or "Child of Vision" should also have been included but nevermind). From the 1980 double live album Paris we get "You Started Laughing" (a studio version was only released as a B-side in 1975 and still remains unreleased)). We then have three tracks from the most popular line up's swan song 1982's Famous Last Words (the Top 20 hit "It's Raining Again", the Top 40 hit "My Kind of Lady" and "Don't Leave Me Now". "Waiting So Long" should have appeared but c'est la vie). The second disc goes on to document the post-Hodgson line up including the marvelous Top 30 hit "Cannonball" from 1985's Brother Where You Bound (that album's title cut which featured Pink Floyd's David Gilmour on guitar should have been included but then would have been a 3 or 4 CD set which is nothing wrong with that), then 1987's flop Free as a Bird is represented by the album's best song which is its title cut. "You Win I Lose" is from 1997's Some Things Never Change which was originally supposed to be a reunion album featuring Thomson and Hodgson but the old tensions proved otherwise (Thomson is now a publisher and Hodgson is still a solo artist). 1999's It Was the Best of Times Live has Another Man's Woman which was a great, spirited version although some prefer the studio version or the Hammersmith 1975 version. 2002's Slow Motion is represented by "Over You".
If you don't know where to start with Supertramp, scoop this 2-disc set up and then work your way through the catalog (especially the live album Paris from 1980).
RECOMMENDED!
Free Music Review: Great two CD set featuring a couple of rarities
Hit: 5 Stars
Supertramp is one of the best progressive bands in history. Led by the vocalists/keyboards of Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson and the saxophones of Dougie Thompson, they produced some of the best records of all-time on the A&M label in the 1970s-1980s.
What makes 'Retrospectacle' (or 'Gold') unique is not only the best-of standards like 'Breakfast In America,' 'The Logical Song' and 'Bloody Well Right' but the inclusions of rarities and deep album cuts. 'Land Ho' has been 'lost' for nearly 35 years, and I've never seen 'Sister Moonshine' on a compilation before.
Overall, if you want a good Supertramp set featuring some of their classics on two discs, you've come to the right place.
Highly recommended for any Supertramp fan. A great set. ENJOY!!!
Free Music Review: Crime of the century indeed...
Hit: 3 Stars
This had the potential to be one of the best collections of any band to come out of the 1970s. I purchased it on-line without even a look at the track listing, knowing it would have all of the best tunes of their other "best of" compilations and more. While I waited for it to arrive, I even took my old ST compilations to the used CD shop for turn in.
When this CD arrived I took a look at the track listing and almost had an annurism. WHERE IS HIDE IN YOUR SHELL!!!!!!!!!! Now I know what the real crime of the century is...
The rest of the CD is outstanding, however, the omission of Hide in your shell knocks my review down to only 3 stars. Yes, HIYS is THAT good of a song...
Free Music Review: THE Best Anthology of Supertramp's Music
Hit: 5 Stars
Don't believe the review that says that Retrospectacle should hide in their shell. If you do, you will miss out on THE best Supertramp collection. This is a two disc set with all of the greatest AND memorable songs from this rock supergroup. I have the song Hide In Your Shell and I don't consider its exclusion as a bad thing. The songs that ARE included are simply worthy of being included. I think it was worth excluding one long song for two excellent shorter songs. Granted Hide In Your Shell is a great song it is by no means Supertramp's greatest song. Just listen to Land Ho which is not in other greatest hits compilation and you'll know what I mean.Free Music Review: Supertramp are great!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Great album to have, however you look at Supertramp, this collection will surely bring you great memories and fantastic vibes. Great music that will always live!!