Apologies for the thread necromancy, but this was the most recent Supertramp thread. I've been diving into their catalog for the last few days. I've had their albums on CD for a long time now (got Even In The Quietest Moments, Breakfast In America, Crisis? What Crisis?, and Crime Of The Century back in December 2007, then then a few more over the following few years). I knew some of their songs from the radio, the typical hits like "Goodbye Stranger", "Breakfast In America" and "The Logical Song", but the band as a whole just never really settled with me.
However, every now and then, I get the urge to listen to them for a short while, so I recently put their albums on my phone to listen to, and I've been really enjoying it! Everytime I get back into listening to them, I pick up a few more things about their songs, their sound and style, and all the things I like about them. I don't think they'll ever be like a Top 5 or Top 10 band for me, but they're definitely one of the greats from the 70s! What I don't own, however, is any of their live stuff. How do their live albums compare to their studio albums? Are the songs just as good live? Is there a definitive Supertramp live album out there, like Genesis' Seconds Out, Kansas' Two For The Show, or Rush's Exit... Stage Left?
-Marc.