Re: Supertramp - Crime of the Century (1974)

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:47 pm

It is over.

That was a very good album, aided and abetted by excellent production and playing, and benefiting from the fact that both Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies were on form in the songwriting department at the same time. Something that wasn't often true of Supertramp albums.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everyone else made of it. Excited

by Guest Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:48 pm

It was maybe a bit too ~~white~~ polite for me. I'd have preferred something more Prog less Pop.

by Guest Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:50 pm

At least the website stayed up. happy

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:59 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Was this the last song Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies ever co-wrote together?

I don't know who any of these people are.

Supertramp had two frontmen; Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies. They both wrote, sang and played keyboards. Hodgson also played guitar.

Roger Hodgson was the one who looked like Jesus, sounded like Roddy McDowall and sang virtually all their hits.

Rick Davies was the other one, who sounded like Boz Scaggs.

They had a somewhat fractious relationship and, by the time they went in to record Breakfast in America, they were barely on speaking terms, even when they were recording together.

The last I heard, their feud is still ongoing.