An absolutely fantastic album. One of the best albums ever released in my view

It’s funny to me that your family has this album in their collection but you’ve never listened. Have you ever taken us all on a tour of your family’s album collection? That would be so interesting. We could see what you’ve got and suggest ones to you that you haven’t heard yet. I bet there are many more gems in there. It’s funny: Back in the day, when you went to someone’s home for the first time, one of the first things you did (after asking if it was ok first, of course), was look at their album collection. It told you allot about them….and whether you at least shared musical tastes. If you did, it was a good beginning. 😁

I saw "Crime of the Century" tour live in 1975. They played the entire album from beginning to end nonstop.

To me "Hide In Your Shell" is Supertramp's best song of all time. So full of HEART!

I bought this album almost 50 years ago when I was 14 and then saw them live on the tour in Vancouver. It still remains one of my all time favorite albums. It is such a joy to see a young person listening and reacting to it all these years later, thank you. It is a masterpiece!

One of the Greatest albums ever recorded!!!!👌👌👍👍✌✌😁😁

imagine being in the 70s and hearing this on your record player at home with your friends, this changed our lives

Most pleasing to watch a young person feeling like I felt when I bought this back in the early 70s.

This came out when I was 16. I'm now 64 and the intro still puts chills up my spine. Interesting that you highlight sudden switches in tone. I noticed too your physical reaction to the tension generated in the second half of 'School' as the instruments add very gradually, then slowly build in presence and volume. It is as perfect a representation in sound of adolescent emotion and turmoil as I have heard, with the lyrics reflecting only the external pressures from adults and peers (or possibly the older self looking back), while the child's feelings and thoughts are unspoken. This was a take on UK state schools. This contrasts with 'The Logical Song, which is about being sent away to private boarding school. The two songwriters had very different backgrounds.

On this album Rick Davies is on vocals, keyboards and harmonica, on keyboard and vocals as well is Roger Hodgson who also plays the guitar and then for this album the new members in the band, the drummer Bob C. Benberg (or Bob Siebenberg), the woodwinds (clarinet and saxophone) player and backing vocalist John Helliwell, and bassist Dougie Thomson. Specially what is not so noted but dominant is Bob Siebenberg’s sort of delayed drumming where he comes in on the second or maybe third note in the bar. Creates a magic and mysterious buildup of the music

My favorite album of all time. Thank you for the providing an opportunity for a new generation to be able too appreciate Supertramp!

Finally an in-depth reaction to this album, one of the greatest Art Progessive Rock albums ever produced, creatively right up there with the Floyd, Genesis and Yes among the greats, with unique orchestrations, musicianship and sound that was ground breaking, what an impeccable choice, don't know where it came from but you're really in for a treat Miss Verdy, can't wait to witness the joy you'll be experiencing reacting to this album, you'll never forget it! And good news the greatness does'nt end there, their 2 following albums are just great with their pinnacle Even In the Quietest Moments, good times ahead!

IMHO, the best album ever made. An absolute sonic masterpiece of complex arrangements, superior musicianship and incredible melodies.

Oh, the memories were so awesome in those days so much excellent relentless music that came out from so many amazing bands. Supertramp was one of those amazing bands but didn't get enough exposure or recognition they so very much deserve.

I'm a huge fan of Pink Floyd. I hold "Crime of the Century" as the closest thing to "Dark Side of the Moon." It's a perfect album.

From this year 1974 my two favorite bands came out with my two favorite albums. Genesis and 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' AND Supertramp with 'Crime of the Century.' Living in a house with friends we played these endlessly. We all had a pretty nice music backgrounds; me in Florida and the others from Buffalo. We could really appreciate the creative musicianship. Great times.

What I love about Verdy's reviews is that she gets me digging out all these classic albums and listening to them again, but from a new perspective. Thank you Verdfy!😂😂😂

This is one of my favorite top 2 albums of all time, and the opener "School" is probably my favorite tune on the album - the piano solo is absolutely GLORIOUS!

I love how excited you are…School is just incredible & sets the scene for possible Supertramps finest hour. I listen to this album regularly & am amazed and delighted by it time after time.

When you said you didn't know any of the songs I was at once - sad, jealous, and excited for you. This album is amazing. Their Even In The Quietest Moments album is another standout.

My favorite Supertramp album...

"Hide in Your Shell" is a masterpiece - so well arranged and constantly surprising.

I have listened to this album a thousand times in the last 40 years. Listening to it with your reactions was fantastic and made me feel like it was a my first time all over again. I love your reactions so much, the enthusiasm you have for the musicality of a song. I love also knowing the build up ahead of time before you hear it and it excites me so much to see you living in the moment! I love you Ms. Verdy! Thanks for sharing your world with us!

Although I owned this album 45 years ago, this is the first time I’ve listened to this album with headphones. First time I’ve noticed that there is a theremin in there……and the bass line is marvelous.

Yes they had three members who could play keyboards. One, however, was more a specialist in wind instruments such as saxophone or oboe and such.

I got to see Supertramp twice in the 80's. They are just as tight live as on the album. Rudy was phenomenal live. The Wurlitzer intro to Bloody Well Right just sings.

This album is so good. Asylum is one of the best songs Supertramp ever released. Starts out calm and as you said, the emotion at the end...you feel like he's just on the verge of being sent to the asylum. Just great writing and performance. The guys are so tight as a band, it's just a great listen. By the way, the wind instrument you're hearing at the beginning of the first track, School, is a clarinet. You hear a good bit of clarinet in their music. Keep up the great content, Verdy!

that harmonica intro from school gives me the chills everytime I hear it .... amazing opener and what a fantastic album this is

Verdy, you’re quickly becoming my favorite reactor. There’s a genuineness about you. Thanks for making great content!

Verdy watching your reactions over the past months I can honestly say you're developing quite a good musical ear. This is a sneaky good and layered album.

SUPERTRAMP is the MOST UNDERESTIMATED Band of it's time! And it was brought close to me by a Frank-Zappa-Crazy!

Masterpiece ! there is no other word for it!

I saw Supertramp preform this entire album in concert at the Moncton Coliseum in New Brunswick, back in the 1970’s. It was one of the stops on their first North American tour. I have seen many concerts since, but this is still my most favourite ever. The band brought the sound engineer who mixed the album in the studio, which made the live sound “exactly” like listening to the album. They also brought a whole troop of actors to play many of the characters, live on stage, mentioned in their songs. They also had a huge round screen behind them on stage (like Pink Floyd) that played movie scenes (like an old train racing down the winding tracks) during the music. I saw them again in Saint John, N. B. about 15 years ago. It was equally as amazing. Supertramp and Pink Floyd are my top two bands of all time.

Regarding some comments I've seen.. Don't change a thing about you or your reactions.. You are a true and honest soul.. With excellent awareness of beautiful music.. You àre a gem Verdy (:

"You say it all depends on money...and who is in you family tree," got a rise out of you reading it for the first time. Love it.

Great reaction. The next time you listen to "Asylum", wait to the very end, to hear the "cuckoo". --Perfect way to finish the song..

Is this the greatest album of all time? Yup. Very enjoyable reaction, love the accent, the "oohs" and "phews" as they dazzle you with each transition.. it's simply amazing musicianship.

Great album! Great reaction! Hide in your shell is a beautie too but what people get out of it is even more beautiful. She hears sad and i get it but i hear sweet and impactful! Like School has that same kind of impact, especially the jams together with the lyrics! Thank you dear one! First time listening and gladly subscribed! ❤

Progressive Rock is known for it's frequent time changes, intricate melodies in unusual keys, and exquisite production values. You can expect instruments and unusual sound effects dropping in an out to reinforce the themes and narratives in all the best Progressive bands from the seventies like Supertramp, Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, early Genesis, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, and Rush.

I think you would love Alan Parsons Project "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" They made Musik out of Edgar Allan Poe`s Storys.

Saw them do this whole album in Massey Hall in Toronto when it first came out. An unknown named Chris de Burgh was the warmup act.

Supertramp is one of my all time favorites, one of a few groups I own every album, just an FYI with the some of the guitar parts the sound is actually being fed into a tube then up to his mouth then through the mic, one of a few guitarist who do that, it creates a unique sound (Peter Frampton is another who does it as well in his song "Do You Feel Like I Do") with this they can also make the guitar sound like it's speaking which again Frampton does

Hello Verdy, Este es uno de los mejores álbumes de Supertramp (entre mucho grandes álbumes) , al contrario de ti, considero a Hide in your Shell una de las mejores canciones jamás interpretadas y es una de mis favoritas de esta gran banda. La primera vez que la escuche quede impresionado por tantos elementos juntos, una especie de "caos en perfecta armonía"...teclados pareados en diferente tono, sutiles toques de piano y cencerro, además de el bajo haciendo un maravilloso trabajo en los cambios de ritmo, dando solidez, dramatismo y acentuando los pases de oscuridad en la canción. Como siempre una hermosa reacción, autentica y acertada. Gracias por compartirla.

Easily (in my opinion) the best Supertramp album. Heard it a ton of times. I got a new turntable, after going without for a looooong time, a couple of months ago. My youngest child came by for a visit (he's a full grown adult now), and this was one of the albums he chose to listen to. Also, GREAT REACTION!!!!!

Greatness after Greatness...... Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

J'aime beaucoup Supertramp! Crime Of The Century est un excelent album. Bon choix ♥️

Quelle oreille tu as! Ton écoute est pure, sensible et honnête. Tu as déjà tout compris de Supertramp! Bravo. J'écoute Supertramp depuis l'âge de 10 ans, j'en ai maintenant 53, et je ne m'en suis jamais lassé. En voici une des raisons (parmi tellement d'autres): au bout de 43 années d'écoute de cette musique, il m'arrive encore de découvrir un infime détail auquel je n'avais pas fait attention. C'est aussi ça, la force de ce groupe. Après la première écoute vient la deuxième, puis la troisième, puis....et puis... Je te souhaite une chose: Puisse cette musique (comme elle le fait à tous les fans de Supertramp) t'accompagner tout au long de ta vie avec le maximum de bonheur et de plénitude possible. Ronan.

I am honoured to say that I saw them on this tour... Just amazing.

My all time favorite album, especially the last 2 songs on each side😊

My ABSOLUTELY number ONE ☆ ALL-TIME

I remember finding this album at age 14 when I was supposed to be doing evening study. I listened on headphones with the volume cranked up. OMG, it was 45 of the most memorable minutes of my teenage years. As you say yourself, eargasmic. I was hooked on this band and bought every album, solo stuff, 2 concerts, and 3 Roger Hodgson concerts. Great band. My favorite.

This album absolutely changed my life

Love your reaction ... very natural. This album is one of these ... one of this album it is always the time worth to listen to it. But is is so good to see that creativity and emotion could exite your generation too. I'm a old guy ... greew up with albums like these and miss this depth in composing in todays music. Hope your parents give your more of this stuff to explore.

Along with Genesis, Supertramp are my favourite band. Crime of the Century and Crisis what Crisis are probably my two favourite albums of the band.

I'm so, so envious Rachel. I want to hear an album of this caliber again for the first time.

When I was around 10 my best friend at that time had this album and breakfast in America we would sit around singing these songs back then. I didn't care for hide in your shell until I listened to it a few times. It became one of my favorite songs it just took a little bit to appreciate it

Holaaa... que bueno ver a una chica tan joven escuchando y reaccionando a este gran estilo de música!!! Te agradezco desde Argentina!!!👋👋👋🇦🇷♥️

This album is, to me, like a story of a life told through different snapshots of different people's lives. It is an amazing piece of musical poetry. Yes - I'm in my second watch through with you :)

Love the joy you show. Simply lovely

Yep! "Greatness after greatness." You nailed it...

The stank face. It's so good seeing you enjoy the music. It captures the same thing we all had when we heard this first hand.

I'm so pleased you enjoyed one of the greatest albums of all time I think your the first woman I've ever seen who got in to it and really embraced it

Most underrated undermentioned masterpiece from start to finish

I was so happy to see this reaction pop up! A brilliant album.

The band on this album consists of Roger Hodgson- lead vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer and Fender Rhodes electric pianos. Rick Davies- lead vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, and harmonica John Helliwell- saxophone, clarinet and vocals Dougie Thompson- bass guitar Bob Siebenberg (credited as Bob C. Benberg)- drums. Roger sings lead on "School", "Hide in Your Shell", "Dreamer" and "If Everyone Was Listening". Rick sings lead on "Bloody Well Right", "Asylum", "Rudy" and "Crime of the Century".

"School" was my heart-warming friend when I wore a younger man's clothes. Btw.: I love how your voice breaks because of overwhelming.

i've seen these guys 3 times live back in these days, they put their records to SHAME !! iF THAT'S POSSIBLE!!

It makes me happy to see your joy when listening to this Album. Same feelings we had end of 70th, when we explore this Album at the age of 16. Even Today I listen to this Album sometimes a year. It is timeless and very good sounding too.

This album was released when I was 18 and it fundamentally changed my perspective on life. Here we are 48 years later and I believe it still hold its power, both lyrically and musically. Still play it in the car every now and then and remains one of my favourite of all time. Asylum and Rudy are the two stand outs... But Hide In Your Shell is next level. It it so gratifying to witness somebody young enough to be my grandchild enjoying the music my generation had. peace from Australia ✌

This album is a masterpiece. School is top notch. 👌

Your enthusiasm is absolutely infectious! 💜 Your new mic sounds great 👍 Keep it up Verdy, channel is getting better & better!

Easily my favorite Verdy reaction to date. You articulate very well the subtle things that move you or simply draw your attention.

Crime of The Century is one of my all time favorite Supertramp songs, and it’s really hard to choose favorites with such a great catalog of songs to pick from. This whole album was great tho, not just the title track. Growing up, I had both this and Breakfast in America.

Roger Hodgson writing the song school In 1972 and stay demo before reworked in 1974 put in album crime of the century … I have 4 songs demo this album crime of the century !

A Master piece of an album!! greetings from Lisbon Portugal

So Happy to see you reacting to one of the best albums of the 70's. I bought it the day after it came out. I was already a fan after their earlier albums. One of the most memorable things is the engineering and the sound quality. The movement of the instruments & vocals from one side of your head to the other. So cool. The skills of the band & the sound quality are not lost on you. You get it. Bless you. Can't wait for side two.

Such a great album. It was nice to hear it again, especially with someone who is hearing it for the first time.

Wow !! Loved it !! Great reaction and comments, especially from a young women, you obviously, have had some kind of training, or just a good ear. I remember when this album came out. (6 years after High School). I saw them in concert and they were genius !! You must listen to the live in "Paris", double album. They were one of the best groups to listen to live, and I've seen over 100 concerts, in my 74 years. Keep up the good work !!

Highly underrated album. One of my favs from back in the day.

Supertramp lies perfectly between Pink Floyd and steely Dan, perfect tone on every instrument and most importantly the vocal inflection, also perfect sound production.

I love your reactions to this. This album is a masterpiece in my opinion. It is on par with Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon". I often play both albums back to back.

It's great to see this reaction, knowing newer generations are listening to these classics.

The harmonica sets the tone at the beginning; an echo from the past, evoking melancholy, nostalgia and maybe a bit of regret. Kind of a familiar theme with these guys (Long Way Home etc.).

Chère Miss Verdy, ce commentaire est peut-être un peu hors sujet, mais je tente le coup au cas ou vous auriez l'opportunité de lire ce commentaire, j'ai une suggestion d'écoute pour vous, je suis Canadien-Français de naissance habitant près de Montréal, comme vous je suis bilingue, et apprécie votre travail et votre canal énormément depuis longtemps, j'aime beaucoup vos choix musicaux, heavy Rock, Rock Progessif et populaire de tout les périodes, suivant vos réactions j'ai dénoté vos apréciations particulières pour les guitares acoustiques, les subtilités et variantes dans les orchestrations, les riches mélodies et harmonies vocales, comme vous j'apprécie l'ensemble et la valeure de la sonorité globale à l'oreille, et sans être musicien, je suis un audiophile depuis plus de 40 ans, j'ai toujours placé la qualité de reproduction audio en avant-plan et suis talentueux pour identifier les types d'instruments et effets utilisés pour composer la plage sonore globale assemlés pour concevoir une pièce musicale, pour ce qui est de la musique elle-même, j'en écoute de tout les genres depuis 1976 (exception faite du Country) mais aime le soft folk pop comme Gordon Lightfoot et tout les autres genres omission faite du Hip-hop et techno... Ceci dit, amicalement, j'ai une suggestion musicale pour vous, c'est vieux mais génial, il s'agit du groupe Canadien-Français HARMONIUM, ils n'ont produit que 3 albums dont leur premier album éponyme en 1974 mais croyez moi ce sont des bijoux... Peu connus des Anglophones à cause de la barrière linguistique, croyez moi ils méritent d'être découvert et écoutés, j'ai toujours trouvé triste que l'écoute est très mitigé pour la musique d'expression Française pour les plate-formes géantes comme KZfaq et les réactions sont presque inexistantes sur le réseau Américain, c'est certain que les réactionneurs et influenceurs recheche toujours un nombre maximum de visites et vues, difficile d'y arriver dans une langue très belle et artistique mais TRÈS minoritaire... Je réalise que vous êtes sûrement très occupée par votre travail, mais si par chance l'occasion se présentait, considérez l'écoute du premier album, sinon la première sélection, la chanson thème, ayant observé vos goûts et réactions vous risquez d'adorer, this music as they say is right up your alley... Aussi je suggère la pièce du groupe Beau Dommage, intitulée - Un Incident À Bois-Des Fillions (1975) - elle couvre une plage et est la pièce Rock Française la plus ambitieuse que j'ai entendue, à l'époque elle fut considéré comme un chef-d'oeuvre, le sujet traite d'un jeune homme ayant perdu sa Dulcinée par noyade dans une rivière durant les vacances estivales, il raconte son histoire et divulgue ses émotions à travers la chanson, musicalement et émotivement absolument poignant... En espérant être lue par vous Miss Verdy et d'autres personnes comprenant la langue Française, ouverte à de nouvelles expériences musicales de qualité, ci-joint des liens appropriés et j'encourage d'acheter la musique si vous appréciez en vue de rénumérer les créateurs pour leur précieux travaux, merci pour vos efforts! HARMONIUM - SELFTITLED FULL ALBUM - CANADIAN UNDERGROUND - 1974 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/heCnrJed0a-unYU.html Beau Dommage - Un Incident à Bois-Des-Filion kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZeUqNCEnK3ZiHU.html

I don't listen to my vinyls anymore because nowadays it's more easy to listen to digital files, but the nice thing about listening to a vinyl for the first time is that you can often read the instruments used in each song, horns, strings, etc., holding in hand the inner sleeve.

Supertramp was well known for their ingenious and abrupt change-ups. Never boring for sure! They were amazingly seamless musicians, who constantly blended everything perfectly. They are still a favorite among we who heard them when they were new. It's uplifting to see young people appreciate the same musical genius we loved back in the day. Wonderful video!

I saw them live in Edmonton in the 80’s and they were astounding. We were mesmerized by it all. Will never forget it.

a gem of an album.

You really have a knack for "hearing and understanding" music. It makes me so happy that it's on supertramp. You own the feeling.

My very 1st 8-track for my first car in 1974. I will never not own a copy ( cassette, album, CD ) !!! It still sounds as good to me as the very first time. Several “live” shows just engrained it even deeper !!! ❤❤❤

Supertramp from England & Steely Dan from the US two great groups who have albums in my top 5 all time this album is definitely in there.

I realy envy you right now. You can experience all this great musik for the first time. I was about 16 or 17 yrs old hearing this album with my friend drinking tee and talking about the world and girls... Nostalgia. (Now im 53) Enjoy!

Great album. I listened to it a lot in the early 80's. though my favourite Supertramp album is the live in Paris, one.

The instrument at the very beginning that you asked about was, I believe, a clarinet. Not often heard in rock music…..which I don’t understand since sax is used rather frequently.

I love Roger Hodgson's guitar playing on Bloody Well Right.

Listening along to these whole albums I am sometimes hearing tracks for the first time in....a long time. Thanks.

I grew up listening to this. I love how you point out the nuances. Stuff I never noticed before. Stuff I took for granted. Thank you.

Such a great album. I've been using it lately as a reference LP for comparing hifi components. Your reaction is soooo fun.

BLOODY WELL RIGHT, is just the coolest, funkiest piece on this album.

One of my all time favorites! Thanks for the memories.