CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?

The followup to Crime of the Century amply demonstrates why Supertramp weren't a band who should be rushed into making studio albums - it's packed with simplistic songs which sound more like sketches for a sequel to their classic concept album than a fully-developed album. There's a few catchy bits here and there, but nothing to creep into the imagination and make a home there like on the previous album; between the insincere pop and the artless art rock, the album is a collection of slickly performed but ultimately soulless duds. Subsequent albums would come out somewhat less frequently and show a degree more care in their composition.