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| 965.1 | | 2B::ZAHAREE | Member: Over the Hill Gang | Sun Nov 15 1987 22:48 | 3 |
| Good stuff.
- M
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| 965.2 | info on other Supertramp CD's | ARMORY::INCOMING | | Tue Nov 17 1987 10:14 | 6 |
| How would you compare this new CD to "Brother Where You Bound" or
"Breakfast in America"?
B.T.Y. have you ever heard the "Paris/Live" CD? What did you think?
Bill
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| 965.3 | Free as a Bird? YES! Paris? Maybe. | FROST::EDSOND | | Wed Nov 18 1987 09:57 | 20 |
| >re:Note 965.2
>ARMORY::INCOMING
>
> How would you compare this new CD to "Brother Where You Bound" or
> "Breakfast in America"?
I like all three! Free as a Bird is similar to BWYB in the respect that
they incorporate other musicians. When Roger Hodgson was with Supertramp,
they didn't explore with other musicians. Free as a Bird has a lot of
energy. I feel, if you like Supertramp, you'll love this one!
> B.T.Y. have you ever heard the "Paris/Live" CD? What did you think?
I have Paris in my CD collection. This one is a hard one to call. There
are some cuts on it that sound great Live. Also, it has a song I think
is called "You started laughing" that I like that is not on any other album.
The bad thing about this CD is that it's a 2 CD package, and you know the
price of 2 CDs is double that of 1.
Don
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| 965.4 | From the Boston Herald 11/20/87 | FRSBEE::HIGGINS | | Fri Nov 20 1987 12:54 | 26 |
| Reprinted without permission 11/20/87
Roger Hodgson - Hai Hai - A+M
Supertramp - Free as a Bird - A+M
"on the evidence of these two albums, Roger Hodgson's former mates
in Supertramp better beg him to come back. FREE AS A BIRD is a lifeless
album featuring syrupy ballads and lackluster vocals by Rick Davies.
There isn't a strong cut to be found. You'd never know this was
the same group that gave us the brilliant BREAKFAST IN AMERICA.
That's because the man behind BREAKFAST is Hodgson who apparantly
took Supertramp's heart and musical soul with him when he left.
Propelled by his distinctive high vocals, his own album, HAI HAI,
is full of songs that snap and pop. Supertramp lives on with Hodgson.
Grade: A minus for Hodgson C plus for Supertramp"
-Steve White
Snap and pop?? Did this guy put the album in his toaster or what?
I haven't heard either yet but I have a feeling he doesn't like
Supertramp without Roger. I guess everyone has different tastes.
Mark
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| 965.5 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | Andy, WG5 Leader, CSSE OSI Program | Sat Nov 21 1987 13:28 | 2 |
| For me, Hodgson was the voice of Supertramp. Given the choice, I
buy his recordings, not theirs.
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| 965.6 | The Only sins are words unspoken... | AUNTB::REED | John Reed @CBO = NPC for the Carolinas !! | Mon Nov 23 1987 14:55 | 9 |
| I think both schools have their merit. Davis is much more Orchestrally
skilled. His compositions are more than just Piano licks with
background sound. And Hodgson has the Lyrics that Davis lacks.
Both put out some nice sounds, but unfortuneately, together they
put out GREAT Sounds. There's nice listening, but nothing has
been as good as "Crisis..."
JR
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| 965.7 | | PARITY::SZABO | | Fri Dec 11 1987 08:58 | 6 |
| Well, it's been 3 weeks since the last reply and I'm curious to
hear more of what people think of the new Supertramp cd. Being
a Supertramp fan from the beginning, I'm still a little hesitant
to run out and buy this one. C'mon, let's hear it!
JSS
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| 965.8 | as I walk right out that door, you have my word... | CYBORG::MORRELL | | Fri Dec 11 1987 09:03 | 6 |
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Don't hesitate! buy it it's great! you should buy it just for
the title track "Free As A Bird" great stuff...
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| 965.9 | Original Master Crime | USRCV1::THOMPSONP | Paul Thompson | Fri Dec 11 1987 09:45 | 6 |
| In a related vein, I noticed an advertisement for Mobile Fidelity's
Original Master recording of "Crime of the Century" on CD in the latest
Digital Audio. Has anyone had the opportunity to compare the Original
Master CD to the standard release? Is it worth searching for the
Original Master version?
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| 965.10 | Get it! | VAXWRK::SWARD | Stranger In A Strange Land | Fri Dec 11 1987 11:57 | 6 |
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Re .8
I picked it up a two weeks ago and as an old Supertramp fan
I can only say 'It's Great'.
Peter
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| 965.11 | Free as a bird | SHIVER::RIVERSD | Home of fluorescent cows | Mon Dec 14 1987 06:29 | 4 |
|
To quote Chevy Chase in the movie Modern Problems:
I-I-I-I LIKE IT!
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| 965.12 | add another to the collection... | PARITY::SZABO | | Tue Dec 15 1987 07:55 | 4 |
| Ok, you guys convinced me! Lechmere's here I come!
Thanks,
JSS
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| 965.13 | Supertramp no Supertramp after even in the quietest moments | TRFSV2::BATTISTELLA | Troubleshooting - what a concept! | Mon Dec 21 1987 12:43 | 4 |
| I was an avid Supertramp fan until BREAKFAST IN AMERICA and on.
I thought that they had lost there musical presence after that album.
As far as I'm concerned the best Supertramp discs were: CRIME
OF THE CENTURY, CRISIS! WHAT CRISIS? and EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS.
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| 965.14 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | Andy, CSSE DECnet/OSI Program, WG5. | Mon Dec 21 1987 13:24 | 1 |
| Bloody well right.
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