I can fully concur: I really love the atmosphere it creates

You're very welcome! What a treat. ST ballads are the best! Cheers 😊

Me too! You're welcome and thanks for dropping by Larry!

That word tends to be used a lot for this band, I highly suspect! Thanks Dave...

The telepathy is real here. I've seen it many times! Glad you love....

Hello! I LOVE your analysis of both. So truthfully and elegantly put 😊 Thank you as always, have a beautiful day!

Hello Victoria! I just have Asylum left to discover, then I get to listen to the whole album straight through, for the full experience!! 🥰

Hello! Glad I could help you time travel today back to that wonderful memory... Surely one of Rick's best!

Loved both, especially "If..." Still a long glorious road ahead with them here. LOL, just realized you're getting 6 songs again from me tomorrow between both platforms!

Full agreement here. Can't wait to discover more brilliant ballads from ST. Enjoy your weekend Franck!

Glad you like If Everyone...They have many big hits, but also many stunning beautiful deep cuts! Imagine how my brain feels with all this daily music haha...well it certainly is a good workout on the creative/critical thinking section of my brain! à très bientôt!!

Fully agreed. It's SO easy to love their music!

Hi there! I can't wait to hear Crime all in 1 sitting. Asylum is the last one I have to discover....good night!

@@retroreactions...., "Asylum" is my least favorite song in "Crime of the Century". I find the second section definitely unpleasant to listen. That has a reason, and it totally makes sense in the context of the song, but I always skipped that part, though I love the dramatic bridge before that (and Rick certainly knows how to put in some drama!). But then I turned the vinyl record ("Asylum" is the last track of side 1) and there came the delightful "Dreamer" to raise my spirits. Half a century later (and still having committed no crime!), I'm still amazed at how such a simple song can be so catchy, so effective, and so satisfying! I think you'll enjoy listening to the whole "Crime of the Century" in one sitting. It's not as interconnected as the Pink Floyd albums, for example; you certainly can enjoy each track separately as you're doing, but the whole experience at once is an emotional rollercoaster that's quite a ride. I think Supertramp did that on purpose, for the listener not to get too comfortable with just one mood, though they later reversed that strategy in "Crisis? What Crisis?", where they grouped all three sad and introspective songs ("Just a Normal Day", "The Meaning", and "Two of Us") in sequence at the end of the album. This may be one of the reasons why "Crisis?" is so underrated, didn't sell very well, and was panned by the critics (all of that very unfairly IMO; I love it all the way through!). After six vibrant and flamboyant songs (even "A Soapbox Opera", which is somewhat sad, has a luxurious and vibrant arrangement and is full of sonic surprises; it's a bit sad, but not introspective), that winding down at the end probably left many people with a feeling of disappointment. As for "Downstream", I think it's going to grow on you. You can see that so far it has got more comments here than "If Everyone Was Listening", and that has a reason. Just piano and voice, but Rick made a POWERFUL emotional song out of that. A definite masterpiece that touches everyone (especially Supertramp fans) really deep.

Uh oh...I wonder if I'll like Asylum more or less than Dreamer. I remember it being as sunny and light as Mr. Blue Sky! I need more Crisis soon, but I can say that with several of their albums, especially the very late ones. Yes, some songs I find here are growers, but I can say with 100% certainty that there will never be a ST song that I hate!

Haha! Well, there's our proof! Now that is a show I would have LOVED to have seen in person! Thanks for stopping by and for the info 😊

I saw them on EITQM tour with Procal Harem, what a show! Love your reactions btw. Suggestion- Gino Vannelli’s Brother to Brother 70’s prog/jazz/pop/ rock fusion.

Thank you so much! Ah yes, Gino has been on my list for a long time. I've added your suggestion to my list, thanks!

First again! 🥇 SUCH a great point... I will have to listen to Rudy, this and Crime all in 1 sitting! Really curious about more from Even, Crisis and Breakfast. I'm sure it's all great. Oh cool, I will search out that video. Thanks bud!

WOW, just listened...Rick still singing great 2 years ago.... 🥰

Glorious music...the norm for Supertramp! Thanks for watching 😊

Yes, and many too many great Supertramp songs that I still have to get to 😉

I went to Europe in 1981, and my flight was on Air France. As we exited the jetway and entered the terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport (which back then only had what is now Terminal 1, with its iconic "spaceship" architecture that was used in many record covers and music videos), I and some other members of my group shouted in unison: "Bonsoir Paris!" as Rick does in the album. That's how popular that album was. Our flight arrived in the morning, so "bonsoir" was wrong, but who cared? 😂

Haha nice....I love Paris, and on my third visit in 2009, I made sure to play "The Metro" by Berlin as I was riding the Metro, which she references in the song! Your stunt was more epic though 😁

Wow, just read the full lyrics. I see exactly what you mean. I wonder, if I'm around in say 30 years, what the heck will the world be like? Anyways, thanks for watching Steve. Hope you have a nice weekend...

Oooh, great question. I wonder if the answer is out there in one of their interviews?

That means we are both Supercool! 🎶😎🎶

Yes, I may do a little research.

I already knew that.🤣💙🎵🎶🎶

@@reneelyons6836 Roger once said in an interview the Beatles were an inspiration. Suprrtramp sax player John Helliwell said in an interview that he and Rick roomed together while touring because both liked listening to jazz( most of Rick Davies's songs sneaks in a bit of jazz)