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| 3.5 great | Deadwing2112 | April 19th 20 |
The self titled debut of Supertramp is a hidden gem unfairly ignored due to the larger commercial success that would follow the band afterward. Similarly to Jethro Tull's "This Was", the first Supertramp offering is completely different from its more famous later releases. The beauty of this record is its smooth subtlety of unharried melodic blues rock tinged with psychedelia, reminiscent to early offerings of Traffic and Ten Years After. The tracks effortlessly flow one after the other, leaving the listener with a perfect companion for completing a taxing assignment deadline or a lonely long night driving down the interstate. The exchange in vocals between Richard Davies and Roger Hodgson on Maybe I'm a Beggar wonderfully complement its escalating tempo. Melodic progressive pop enthusiasts will also enjoy Richard Palmer's terrific guitar work on Nothing to Show and the epic twelve minute Try Again. The album concludes with a wonderful Beatlesque outro reprise of Surely. Had Supertramp end up being a one and done outfit, this record would be coveted by enthusiasts.
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| 4.5 superb | Sowilei | June 21st 12 |
Indeed, much more psychedelic. it's really great, a subtle mix of jazz and psychedelic sound. I knew Supertramp by hearing of Breafast in America, Crisis?..., Crime of the century, so I already had my opinion about them, a jazz/pop band. I may be disappointed if, 35-40 older, after discovering this fantastic first record, I heard to the others, quite toned down (save for the Breakfast In America, and the Quietest Moment, definitely my favorite)
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| 3.5 great | josh54 | February 9th 11 |
Supertramp's debut is a lot different than their later albums, it's a lot more psychedelic and soft, but that's not a bad thing.
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| 2.5 average | Bazza95 | September 7th 23 |
| 3.0 good | ZIG | June 24th 23 |
| 3.0 good | igi78 | August 8th 22 |
| 1.5 very poor | Dossier | June 10th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Metran | February 14th 19 |
| 3.5 great | bSmith | September 23rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | July 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | DarthGL | December 22nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | Javier | September 29th 15 |
| 3.5 great | e210013 | September 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Diachy | February 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | DRZ | June 6th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Kalhur | July 31st 13 |
| 2.5 average | facupm | June 19th 13 |
| 3.0 good | ramon | May 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Gard3n | January 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | jsem | April 15th 11 |
| 3.5 great | TVhead | March 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ast | March 9th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | pablo321 | December 23rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | endtyme | November 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | igg20 | March 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | mirok | January 2nd 10 |
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