CRIME OF THE CENTURY

This is an album that I really did not think I would like when I first heard it. The name Supertramp always conjured up "The Logical Song'. Yuck! But 'Crime of the Century' is a true musical adventure. Even songs that I did not enjoy on the radio, 'dreamer' and 'Bloody Well Right' became enjoyable when taken in context with the album. The album spans many emotional highs and lows with its mostly ballad driven themes. The closer, the title track, 'Crime of the Century' is one of those closing stanzas that is a perfect end to an album.

This is probably the simplest album in the prog portion of my collection that I can give a full five.