steve@amdimage.UUCP (Steve eidson) (06/20/85)
In response to someone's request a few days ago for a review
of the new Supertramp album, I thought I'd post a few thoughts,
even though I've only listened to it a couple of times.
My initial reaction is: if you thought Crime_of_the_Century was
their best album, buy Brother_Where_You_Bound; if you liked
Breakfast_in_America or Famous_Last_Words, think twice and be sure
to listen to the album when you get a chance. I'm not
knocking any Supertramp album, I like them all enough to go
out and replace my albums with CDs, but Brother_Where_You_Bound
is far more like the first few Supertramp albums than the last
few. As a matter of fact, Rick Davies stated in a radio show
I recently heard, that his intention was to make an album like
Crime_of_the_Century.
There are a few disturbing things about Supertramp sans
Roger Hodgson, the most prominent being the lack of vocal
interplay between Davies and Hodgson. On the other hand,
the album has a more instrumental feel by using more woodwinds,
brass, and piano.
Sorry, I really can't comment on many of the individual songs
as I haven't heard them enough, but the general feel of the
album is like the single "Cannonball". The only real standout
in my mind was the title track, because it is an almost 17
minute long opus along the lines of "Fool's Overture".
Hope this points any prospective buyers in the right direction.
Oh, by the way, I bought the CD at only $12.99 (not on sale).
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