This is the last new studio album that I have bought from Supertramp. Members of the band involved in the arrangements and with two songs co-composed and I bought this album in July 1997, some months after it was released.It is a good album, withĪ very good recording and mixing, with very good arrangements, and it was done with all Posted Saturday, Septem| Review this album | Report (Review #6871) Sure this isĭefinitely not progressive but it still has that stamp of uniqueness and for those musicĮnthusiasts who enjoy the jazzier side of Supertramp will love this excellent album. What?' A large proportion of the songs are lengthy and build to great climaxes. Together',' Sooner or Later', this piece the ultimate Supertramp jazz jam session and ' Cest Shows it.Songs to highlight are many but check out ' It's a hard world'. Stuff but it is really interesting seeing Rick Davies live now.
John Helliwell still does the master of cerimonies Which shows a maturity way beyond say Breakfast in America. Or two weak songs but overall you are getting about one hour of classy, slick, tight music Would probably be the icing on the cake for me. Know is if I had to see these guys jamming in some NYC nightclub at 3AM in the morning it Rick Davies unashamedly enters jazz/blues in a big way. Posted Monday, J| Review this album | Report (Review #6869) For those who pine for the return of Hodgson, there will still be some appeal, but don't expect too much. His vocals make for a pleasant change, being lighter and more melodic.įor those who enjoyed Davies contributions to the early work of Supertramp, this album is well worth seeking out. On "Sooner or later" I'm guessing that Mark Hart takes on vocals, it certainly is not Davies. There's almost gospel ("Help me down that road"), and lounge ("Live to love you"). Most are funky jazz rock pieces, but there are softer tracks such as the passable John Lennon impersonation on "Live to love you" which has similarities to "From now on". The music here is well crafted and performed. Personally, I find Davies voice to be one of those I can listen to in small doses, but his gruff drawl is hard going for a whole album. When Davies took over completely though, the balance was lost, and Supertramp's work came to be much more dominated by those jazz influences. Rick Davies jazz/blues influence on the band worked well when kept in check by Hodgson's more rock orientated work.
I keep buying albums bearing the Supertramp name though, in the vain hope that they will come up with another "Crime of the century", or even "Breakfast in America". It is, I suppose, unfair to keep harping on about Roger Hodgson when this is Supertramp's third album without him, but when he left he took the essence of the band with him. Kim Nail / backing vocals Releases informationĪrtwork: Dimo Safari & Hugh Syme with Dennis Keeley (photo) Thornburg / trumpet, trombone, backing vocals Mark Hart / guitars, keyboards, lead vocals (6,7,10)
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