Retrospectacle (The Supertramp Anthology) - Supertramp

Advantages: Jam packed, top-hits, a retrospective take on the developing sounds of an institutional band.
Disadvantages: Too many previous substandard compilations until now!

..., Retrospectable, is set to be yet another milestone in their catalogue of successes! Retrospectacle is probably the best example of a collection of Supertramps complete works, that achieved top chart positions. "Surely" features on Retrospectacle, as an example of Supertramps very early work, featured on their originally self-titled album of 1972, before Supertramp's more defining accomplishments were created. It wasn't until Supertramps 1974 Album "Crime of The Century" that they began to really establish some chart success, with "Dreamer" scoring in the Top Ten in the UK and Top 13 in America's billboard chart. "Dreamer" is almost anthemic since it's debut in the 1970's, having been covered by various artists since, including Scooter, who catapulted the hit back to the number one spot with a technoey-trance backbeat and sampling. Supertramp... Read review

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Advantages: good song
Disadvantages: rubbish high pitched singing

...is this typical of supertramp one of those hage 1970s rock acts when all the band members are crusty types with beards who park their fags in the strings on machine head whilst picking out a dreamy solo. Yep these are crustys. Dreamer is an organ driven song. a very catchy tune. with high pitched vocals. You'll find it on 70's various compillations and Im sure it has paid for a nice little nestegg for the crusty supertramp people. The lyrics dont make you want to punch the air not really very inspiring at all really.... Read review

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Advantages: contains a halfway of hit singles
Disadvantages: too commercial?

...Being a major fan of SUPERTRAMP myself- I don't understand why many other Supertramp-fans consider it silly or even redundantly preposterous to say that this is the best Supertramp LP, and IS the album that makes it proper for one to start and be introduced with for the music of Supertramp! I got introduced to this album myself, and have become a big fan of SUPERTRAMP and Roger Hodgson ever since. Among the ten tracks in the album- 4 have become top ten hits: "Goodbye Stranger", "The Logical Song", the title track, and "Take The Long Way Home". However, contrary to what's being popularly claimed about the album that it is a commercial one, the album is not as that commercial at all, but perhaps the reason for it being reputed as to be so is maybe only because of its commercial success. The lyrics in the songs dabble mainly about getting... Read review

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