The Very Best Of Supertramp

Description

First comprehensive collection 15 tracks remastere d from
their original albums and singles. Includes 9 big U.S. hits, also includes FM
staples such as ” School,” ” Crime of the Century,” ” from Now On” and
“Cannonball.” In the midst of the late 1970s punk/new wave
revolution, England’s Supertramp tore a page from the Genesis playbook,
suffusing their previously overwrought prog-rock influences and bittersweet
hippie optimism gone sour with muscular pop hooks. They eventually became one
of the world’s foremost rock acts–and later a rich source for contemporary TV
commercial music. But while Supertramp peaked quickly, they nonetheless
spawned at least two bona fide classic albums–Crime of the Century and
Breakfast in America–and a slate of FM radio staples, all of which are
included on this near 80-minute anthology. Fully three-quarters of Crime is
represented, and rightly so. That 1974 album both stripped down and reinvented
the band’s sound, centering it around the songs of Rick Davies and Roger
Hodgson, pulsing electric piano chords, and distinctively reedy vocals on
tense, spare songs like “Bloody Well Right” and “Dreamer.” But by the time of
the multiplatinum Breakfast, they had refined their edgy prog sensibility to
virtual extinction with well-crafted pop hits like “The Logical Song” and
“Take the Long Way Home.” This well-chosen collection spans a decade, but
focuses intently on the five great years that cemented Supertramp’s
reputation. –Jerry McCulley

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 5.63 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ A&M
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2022192
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2001
• SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 12, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ A&M