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Product 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." desertcart.com 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 Review: Part one of Supertramp's best classics - The Very Best of Supertramp was first released in the United States in December of 2001. The album was originally released in 1986 in Europe as Supertramp - The Story So Far and in 1987 in the US as Supertramp Classics as part of A&M's 25th Anniversary series here in the States. The two aforementioned collections each had 14 songs (those being the US Top 20 hit from 1979's Breakfast In America called "Goodbye Stranger", the band's first US Top 10 hit (also from Breakfast in America) called "The Logical Song", the band's first US Top 40 hit from 1974's Crime of the Century entitled "Bloody Well Right", the title cut to Breakfast In America (another US single), the epic "Rudy" (from the brilliant 1974 album Crime Of the Century), the band's last US Top 10 hit "Take The Long Way Home" (also from 1979's mammoth selling Breakfast in America), the haunting title cut to Crime Of The Century, the UK Top 20 hit from 1974 "Dreamer" (also from Crime), the great album track "Ain't Nobody But Me" (from 1975's Crisis...What Crisis), another classic album cut from Crime entitled "Hide In Your Shell", the excellent "From Now On" (from 1977's Even in the Quietest Moments...), the band's first US Top 20 hit from 1977 "Give A Little Bit", plus the US Top 20 smash from 1982's Famous Last Words called "It's Raining Again" and the band's final US Top 30 single from 1985's Brother Where You Bound entitled "Cannonball") but somewhat shoddy mastering and Goodbye Stranger, The Logical Song, Take the Long Way Home and Cannonball were all the edited single versions. On the re-released version of Supertramp Classics with a new title, The Very Best of Supertramp (to match the rest of the world when The Story So Far was re-released in 1992 in most of the world), you get the full album versions of those tracks (at least on the US pressings of The Very Best of Supertramp) plus the song "School" (from 1974's Crime Of the Century) is added and is the new opening track of this brilliant compilation plus the remastering (done by Greg Calbi and Jay Messina) is SUPERB! Some griped that more songs from Even in the Quietest Moments, Crisis What Crisis and Famous Last Words were left off for 3/4 of Crime and a good chunk of Breakfast in America but the second volume of this Very Best Of (which I'll get to in next review) has songs left off due to time comstraints. Some will say buying the two best ofs are inferior in the light of the 2005 released 2-CD Retrospectacle set covers everything up to 2002 (everything from Free as a Bird forward was weak). If you don't know where to start on Supertramp, this 15 song best of (and Volume 2) are the best bet but if you either already have the albums or Retrospectacle then don't bother. RECOMMENDED! Review: CD - Great CD.
| ASIN | B000007492 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,881 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #17 in Progressive Rock #32 in Arena Rock (CDs & Vinyl) #49 in Soft Rock (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (3,954) |
| Date First Available | December 12, 2006 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | 2022192 |
| Label | A&M |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | A&M |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Original Release Date | 2001 |
| Product Dimensions | 4.96 x 5.63 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 ounces |
| SPARS Code | DDD |
T**N
Part one of Supertramp's best classics
The Very Best of Supertramp was first released in the United States in December of 2001. The album was originally released in 1986 in Europe as Supertramp - The Story So Far and in 1987 in the US as Supertramp Classics as part of A&M's 25th Anniversary series here in the States. The two aforementioned collections each had 14 songs (those being the US Top 20 hit from 1979's Breakfast In America called "Goodbye Stranger", the band's first US Top 10 hit (also from Breakfast in America) called "The Logical Song", the band's first US Top 40 hit from 1974's Crime of the Century entitled "Bloody Well Right", the title cut to Breakfast In America (another US single), the epic "Rudy" (from the brilliant 1974 album Crime Of the Century), the band's last US Top 10 hit "Take The Long Way Home" (also from 1979's mammoth selling Breakfast in America), the haunting title cut to Crime Of The Century, the UK Top 20 hit from 1974 "Dreamer" (also from Crime), the great album track "Ain't Nobody But Me" (from 1975's Crisis...What Crisis), another classic album cut from Crime entitled "Hide In Your Shell", the excellent "From Now On" (from 1977's Even in the Quietest Moments...), the band's first US Top 20 hit from 1977 "Give A Little Bit", plus the US Top 20 smash from 1982's Famous Last Words called "It's Raining Again" and the band's final US Top 30 single from 1985's Brother Where You Bound entitled "Cannonball") but somewhat shoddy mastering and Goodbye Stranger, The Logical Song, Take the Long Way Home and Cannonball were all the edited single versions. On the re-released version of Supertramp Classics with a new title, The Very Best of Supertramp (to match the rest of the world when The Story So Far was re-released in 1992 in most of the world), you get the full album versions of those tracks (at least on the US pressings of The Very Best of Supertramp) plus the song "School" (from 1974's Crime Of the Century) is added and is the new opening track of this brilliant compilation plus the remastering (done by Greg Calbi and Jay Messina) is SUPERB! Some griped that more songs from Even in the Quietest Moments, Crisis What Crisis and Famous Last Words were left off for 3/4 of Crime and a good chunk of Breakfast in America but the second volume of this Very Best Of (which I'll get to in next review) has songs left off due to time comstraints. Some will say buying the two best ofs are inferior in the light of the 2005 released 2-CD Retrospectacle set covers everything up to 2002 (everything from Free as a Bird forward was weak). If you don't know where to start on Supertramp, this 15 song best of (and Volume 2) are the best bet but if you either already have the albums or Retrospectacle then don't bother. RECOMMENDED!
K**I
CD
Great CD.
L**.
Better with age
These guys were artists at the top of their crafts. Together they built symphonies of rock songs that hold up time after time. It's better than I remembered.
G**Z
Its Great
Great album (CD) was hard to find at a decent price also it came in a jewel case not cardboard case
A**K
Half of the tracks were Billboard top-100 hits - NICE!
Supertramp made its appearance on Billboard's top 100 charts in 1975 with "Bloody Well Right" that topped at #35. The clipped combination of harmonica, electronica and keyboards and distinctive lead vocalist set them apart with a distinctive sound in the transition era at the end of the age of disco when the popular music scene was undergoing a major transition to what came next (post-disco). It was in this musical vacuum that this band found it's popularity, mainly in the small window of 1979-1980 when they charted 7 more times: The Logical Song #6, 1979 Take the Long Way Home #10, 1979 Goodbye Stranger #15, 1979 It's Raining Again #11, 1980 Dreamer #15, 1980 Breakfast in America #62, 1980 Give a Little Bit #15, 1977 and My Kind of Lady #35, 1983 This "The Very Best of..." album is well named in that it contains all of their top 100 hits except "My Kind of Lady". This means that 8 of the 15 tracks on this album are charting tracks. That's a great list. If you lived through those turbulent post-disco days when the musical world was looking for its new direction you will undoubtedly remember Supertramp's contributions. Plus many of their tracks have enough staying power that even now the show up on oldies radio play lists. I'm quite pleased to add this set of tunes to my collection and many of these songs come up regularly on my play lists. 5 stars
S**E
Brought back the memories and more!
With Rick Davies passing I realized I never bought a Supertramp CD. So I hit the button and was not disappointed. Breakfast in America was one of my first vinyl records ever bought and this brought back the memories and more. Remastered, so maybe a little different than original but I have no complaints because I knew what I was getting and it delivered the magic that was Supertramp.
D**A
New cd
Love this cd
C**I
Recibido el cd y en excelente condicion al escucharlo.
M**I
ottimo cd
J**.
Sonido impecable, del resto de la banda / musica ya no hay mucho que agregar......IMPECABLES.....
R**T
Excellent Album
P**E
Gran recopilación de sus mejores éxitos
C**N
Chegou em perfeito estado e no tempo previsto.
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