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"Paris" is the debut live album of Supertramp and was released in 1980. It was recorded on Supertramp's "Breakfast In America" tour in 1979 in Paris, France at the Pavillon de Paris. It was originally going to be called "Roadworks" and was to be recorded in the Quebec City in Canada, but their record label A&M wanted it was recorded in a mainstream city."Paris" was originally released as double vinyl record and was a big success that reached 8 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart in 1980 and immediately went Gold. The live version of "Dreamer" was a big success hitting U.S. Top 20."Paris" has sixteen tracks. Of the six studio albums of Supertramp released until that moment, only tracks from four of those albums are represented here, I mean, "Crime Of The Century" from 1974, "Crisis? What Crisis?" from 1975, "Even In The Quietest Moments..." from 1977 and "Breakfast In America" from 1979. From the first two studio albums of the band, "Supertramp" from 1970 and "Indelibly Stamped" from 1971, none of their tracks are represented on "Paris".So, from "Crime Of The Century" we have "School", "Bloody Well Right", "Hide In Your Shell", "Dreamer", "Rudy", "Asylum" and "Crime Of The Century". From "Crisis? What Crisis?" we have "Ain't Nobody But Me", "A Soapbox Opera" and "Two Of Us". From "Even In The Quietest Moments?" we have "From Now On" and "Fool's Overture". From "Breakfast In America" we have "The Logical Song", "Breakfast In America" and "Take The Long Way Home". We have also "You Started Laughing", which was originally the B side of their single "Lady" of "Crisis? What Crisis?".About the tracks, "School" is a fantastic song, one of the best composed by the band. "Bloody Well Right" is almost a hard rock song, for their type of music, with a little funky rhythm. "Hide In Your Shell" is a masterpiece of the melodic progressive rock with a supreme musical melodic structure. "Asylum" is an interesting and nice melodic song, well composed and good orchestration. "Dreamer" is an irresistible melodic song, one of the most popular singles made by them. "Rudy" is one of the most progressive, sophisticated and elaborated songs ever composed by them. "Crime Of The Century" is a wonderful magnum opus with a great orchestration. "Ain't Nobody But Me" is great song, a mix of rock and jazz influences. "A Soapbox Opera" is a melodic song, with orchestra and choir, and has great arrangements. "Two Of Us" is a song with a nice melody where the acoustic guitar and vocals prevail. "From Now On" is a nice mellow ballad full of great keyboard and saxophone works. "Fool's Overture" is a great magnum opus and is probably their most progressive song in their entire career. "The Logical Song" is a typical classic Supertramp's song with wonderful harmony, great vocals, good keyboards and a nice touch of sax. "Breakfast In America" is a classic Spertramp's song, one the most commercial and a big hit on the radio stations. "Take The Long Way Home" represents another great moment with the saxophone and the piano in evidence. "You Started Laughing" isn't bad but it's less interesting to me.About the performance of the live show, the first disc of the double live album shows the two different sides of Supertramp, the catchy commercial tunes of Hodgson and the bombastic compositions of Davies. The concert starts with the harmonica of "School". From then, it's a constant switch between Davies' and Hodgson's compositions with the powerful "Ain't Nobody But Me", the mega hit "The Logical Song", an extended version of "Bloody Well Right", "Breakfast In America", the previously unreleased "You Started Laughing", "Hide In Your Shell" and finally "From Now On". The second disc contains another two hits, "Dreamer" and "Take The Long Way Home". The rest are filled with several less familiar tunes, again nicely split between the typical Hodgson tunes like "A Soapbox Opera" and Davies' compositions like "Asylum" and "Rudy", which is an incredible track. The 11-minute "Fool's Overture" is a perfect example of diversity and "tension building" and features the famous speech of Churchill. In a strong contrast with this epic was the very short "Two Of Us". The final song, the encore for the show, was the title track of the "Crime Of The Century" album, which had almost been played in its entirety. We may say that it was a perfect closing to the concert.Conclusion: "Paris" was released when the band was at the peak of their fame and when they attracting enormously large audiences. The sound of the album is excellent, the instruments are very well balanced and about the choice of the songs for the concert and also about their alignment, I have no objection. The songs are performed live practically equal of their studio versions. In reality, it never was much room in Supertramp's live for improvisations. Usually, I prefer that a live album be performed a bit different from the original studio works. However, I really think that "Paris" is a very good live album which represents the best period of the band. And, above all, it's a very important album for almost all their fans because it's the only live album released by the band, in those days, with the presence of Roger Hodgson. So, "Paris" is, in my humble opinion, a necessary and excellent addition on the group's discography, really.Prog is my Ferrari. Jem Godfrey (Frost*) social review comments Review Permalink
Posted Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Review this album Report (Review #2874381)

"The Very Best Of Supertramp" is the third compilation album of Supertramp and was released in 1990. This is a compilation that has some of the most popular songs made by the band from their six best and most representative albums, "Crime Of The Century" from 1974, "Crisis? What Crisis?" from 1975, "Even In The Quietest Moments?" from 1977, "Breakfast In America" from 1979, "Famous Last Words" from 1982 and "Brother Where You Bound" from 1985."The Very Best Of Supertramp" appears after the debut compilation of the band, "The Autobiography Of Supertramp", which was the first greatest hits album released by the group and that contains some of the most popular songs made by Supertramp, and after their second compilation "Classics, Vol. 9", which is nothing more than the version for the US market, and that it was part of A&M's 25th Anniversary series. In reality, "The Very Best Of Supertramp" is really nothing more than a new version of the two previous compilations plus an additional track. It has the same fourteen tracks presented in the same order. The difference is that "The Very Best Of Supertramp" opens with the new track, "School".The front cover art of "The Very Best Of Supertramp" depicts the band's name in colours with the gate from the front cover of "Crime Of The Century", with the hand carrying the glass from the front cover of "Breakfast In America" and the orange umbrella from the front cover of "Crisis? What Crisis?", all put in a white background. It's beautiful, really."The Very Best Of Supertramp" has fifteen tracks from the following albums: "School", "Bloody Well Right", "Rudy", "Crime Of The Century", "Dreamer" and "Hide In Your Shell" are from "Crime Of The Century". "Ain't Nobody But Me" is from "Crisis? What Crisis?". "From Now On" and "Give A Little Bit" are from "Even In The Quietest Moments?". "Goodbye Stranger", "The Logical Song", "Breakfast In America" and "Take The Long Way Home" are from "Breakfast In America". "It's Raining Again" is from "Famous Last Words". "Cannonball" is from "Brother Where You Bound"."School" is an amazing and fantastic song with good lyrics and a very good piano solo. It's one of the best songs composed by this fantastic duo of composers. This is one of my Supertramp's favourite songs, of all time, undoubtedly. "Goodbye Stranger" is a song with great melody and with a good rhythm section and where the interplay between Rick Davies' and Roger Hodgson's vocals is perfect. "The Logical Song" is a typical classic Supertramp's song with wonderful harmony, great vocals and good keyboards, and with a nice final touch of the saxophone of John Helliwell. "Bloody Well Right" is a good song that, for the type of music of Supertramp, we may say this track is almost a hard rock song with a little funky rhythm. "Breakfast In America" is a classic melodic short song and was a big hit on the radio stations. Personally, I've no problems with it. I really like this song. "Rudy" is one of their best, most progressive, sophisticated and elaborated songs, with many rhythm changes and some instrumental breaks. "Take The Long Way Home" was also a big hit, another top ten single. This is a great musical moment with the saxophone and the piano in evidence. "Crime Of The Century" is a magnum opus, a wonderful song with an orchestration completely divine. This is another highlight and one of my favourite songs by them. "Dreamer" is an irresistible melodic song, a big hit, reaching the top of the charts. Its impact was so huge that we can say that "Dreamer" was one of the most popular singles made by any prog band. "Ain't Nobody But Me" is a very good composition combined with piano and vocals. It's a prog song with rock and jazz influences. "Hide In Your Shell" is a masterpiece of the melodic prog rock with a supreme melodic structure. It's one of the best prog melodic songs ever made. "From Now On" is a nice and mellow ballad with some complexity and it's full of great keyboard and saxophone works. This is a great Rick Davies' song. "Give A Little Bit" is a simple and catchy song. It's a song commanded by acoustic guitar with a good and impressive saxophone work by John Helliwell. "It's Raining Again" is a typical pop song made to be released as a single. It's a perfect example how to make a good pop commercial song with good quality. "Cannonball" is a nice and enjoyable song to hear. It's a kind of a jazz song with a disco-funk style. It has a nice atmospheric ambient but it's a bit too lengthy and repetitive for my taste.Conclusion: As I wrote above, "The Very Best Of Supertramp" is really nothing more than a new version of the two previous compilations of the band with the same fourteen tracks presented in the same order plus an additional track. So, mostly what I wrote before when I reviewed those compilations applies to "The Very Best Of Supertramp". Thus, we are in presence of a good compilation of Supertramp that includes some of their best tracks taken from some of their best studio albums. About the selection of tracks, I miss the songs "Try Again" from "Supertramp" and "Even In The Quietest Moment" and "Fool's Overture" from "Even In The Quietest Moments?", some of their most progressive songs. Despite the addition of "School", which was great, I'm still thinking that it isn't enough representative of their music. To be more representative, you must have also their compilation "The Very Best Of Supertramp ? Volume 2".Prog is my Ferrari. Jem Godfrey (Frost*) social review comments Review Permalink
Posted Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Review this album Report (Review #2757676)

Supertramp Breakfast In America Full Album Studio Version
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