Crime Of The Century 40th Anniversary

Listening to many songs by Supertramp was like looking in the mirror at ourselves and our world and seeing the aspects either hidden from view or not considered before. Musically Supertramp was able to deliver these melodic beauty moments which flow straight into our hearts and souls. Their lyrics suited their powerful music perfectly and played a major role in the development of many personalities of us growing up in the 1970s. The thoughts of especially Roger Hodgson but Richard Davies as well are some of the most inspiring to me personally. When I got my first audio editing and disc burning software back in 1996 the first thing I did was compiling the songs of Supertramp I loved. Although my favorite two songs by Supertramp might be located on their 1977 Even In The Quietest Moments and another one on 1975 Crises? What Crisis? I consider this album from 1974, Crime Of The Century as their most even album overall. This was as close to a progressive rock concept album as Supertramp was ever going to get. The action of this play might appear to be insanity. However, beneath the surface the real concept was to lead the listeners into believing the above and to open their eyes within the last songs to the fact that most of us are the actors, our world is the stage and the lack of love is the reason (for this show). My favorite songs of this album are: Crime Of The Century, If Everyone Was Listening, Hide In Your Shell and School. If Everyone Was Listening is starting to explain the concept of this album to us. I find this song musically powerful in the typical Supertramp way, with plenty of quiet and loud parts intermixed. Lyrically it tells us that perhaps being proper citizens does not make us human beings in its full meaning. Crime Of The Century is excellent musically, with a middle instrumental symphonic section on par with the one we can find in Fool's Overture or A Soapbox Opera. This is my favorite song of this album and its words (especially by now in 2009) sound to me like a prophecy so clear to see. We do have ourselves to blame for the direction our world has taken. We are running to get there faster and faster but we are loosing clear vision of where we are heading, more and more. We have become perfect consumers of gadgets and reality shows, to the point where we - the ones in the driver seat of this global tour bus... on a national level (and hello England) have paid with our freedom for what we think we need. We are maxed out on our credit cards, are mortgages are under water and...what have we got to show for it? What tremendous experiences have we gone through in the last decades that make that debt worthwhile? Are our children smarter and happier that they were 25 years ago? Have we invested the money into their future? Greed (hello New York and London) and stupidity (hello Hollywood) has taken us for a ride on a global and personal level. The lyrics of Hide In Your Shell are spectacular. On the surface this song might appear to be addressing some poor thing we feel sorry for, but let's get a bit deeper into it and all of a sudden Hide In Your Shell could be addressed to all of us walking across these fields of life with our guard on, expecting the worst from the ones we pass by. Well, but that is what we are supposed to do, right? Local media is full of horror stories about psychopaths and perverts and criminals, and we do have the duty to protect ourselves and our loved ones, and teach our kids to stay away from harm. Well, yes...and no...because such attitude develops the space we are in. Perhaps focusing on cause more than effect could start changing the latter. Some of the simplest but strongest lessens in my life I have learned in my Sunday school when I was a little boy... You can't expect people to trust you if you don't trust them; open your heart to others and they may open theirs to you; give someone something for nothing if you can, so perhaps they will do the same and we can start improving our status quo. Looking at this song from such prospective all of a sudden is so much more meaningful. School starts this album and I have always loved the music of this song and find it very powerful. This song is addressed straight to the young, and rightfully so. They are our only chance...we are way to far gone and our credibility is gone. My favorite songs of Supertramp are the following: Babaji, Lord Is It Mine, Fool's Overture, The Meaning, If Everyone Was Listening, A Soapbox Opera, Even In The Quietest Moments, Breakfast In America, School, Give A Little Bit, Child Of Vision, Hide In Your Shell, Two Of Us, Gone Hollywood, Crime Of The Century.

Great album

Outstanding pressing and superb recording quality. Highly recommended if your audio system is revealing, as it brings out incredible detail. On Side B, the percussion comes through beautifully. Easily among one of the best albums I’ve purchased on Amazon

Mobile Fidelity produces the finest LP pressings. The vinyl is exceptionally clean and pure. I learned of these records while selling high-end audio in the late 1970s thru the 1980s. I've owned dozens of Mobile Fidelity albums over the past 50 years. These albums sound so clean. Supertramp's, "Crime of the Century" is one of the best albums of that time and today.

This seminal album from classic rock's heyday needs little introduction. If you're looking for prog-rock staples School, Bloody Well Right and Dreamer, you've come to the right place. This 2014 Universal blu-ray audio release features 3 different encodings: 2.0 DTS HD MA, 2.0 Dolby TrueHD and 2.0 LPCM Stereo, all 24bit. I've owned a few versions of this album over the years, including vinyl and CD, and this one trumps them all. The highs are clean and airy, and the vocals are rich and deep. This remaster is band-approved, and for good reason. I prefer the DTS HD MA slightly over the other versions, but I suspect this will come down to personal taste. Two quirks to mention: the on-screen menu lists these encodings as 192kHz, which is technically format-supported (96kHz is the cap for 6.1/7.1 surround). All the press on this release says it was remastered from the original master tapes at 24bit/96kHz. My blu-ray player doesn't display the sample rate so I'm not 100% sure what we're getting. The disc also came in a clear blu-ray case with a blue logo instead of the 'High Fidelity - Pure Audio' embossed label. Those Pure Audio cases are unique so this is/was a disappointment (hence the four stars).

A great older album forgot how awesome it was a great listen

Very pleased and the seller provided an immediate response...Very pleased!! Seller AA+++ I would recommend!

Sound is a very subjective thing. I just had to add an opposite perspective here to what another reviewer wrote recently. In my opinion, and to my ears, this is the best of the many Mobile Fidelity Gold discs that I have. While 'Crime of the Century' is not my favorite Supertramp album ('Even In The Quietest Moments' is, then 'Breakfast In America'), the outstanding quality of sound in this release actually elevates it to better anything else I have on MoFi gold. In fact it is so good, I don't think SACD could improve on it. For me, the ultimate proof of sound quality is when I hear things I have never heard before in a recording that I am familiar with. The instruments are clearer, the sound stage has incredible depth and the music just has more drama. In fact, it is this latter observation that is most important. This is Supertramp's most dramatic album, their tightest concept and now I can see why it is the favorite of so many. As I have just acquired this 'used', it is new to me. With time, it may take the top spot. It may also be that recent equipment upgrades to my stereo have made it possible for me to enjoy the nuances added by a superior Mobile Fidelity gold pressing. If you have the kind of system to hear the subtleties, this is recommended without hesitation.

Versione rimasterizzata di ottimo livello. Dinamica e compressione a livello spettacolare; una qualità audio entusiasmante fin dalle prime note e per tutto il CD. Confrontato con l' edizione incisa in West Germany: seconda o terza stampa anni metà 80, di superba maestria, suoni spettacolari e pulizia dell' inciso veramente incantevoli. Fatto il confronto, devo dire che preferisco questa rimasterizzata, in quanto a me piace la spinta dinamica e la pressione sonora che questo CD rimasterizzato riesce a tirare fuori, rispetto all'altra copia, che risulta impeccabile, ma con molta meno dinamica e compressione sonora. Per la prova ho utilizzato il mio impianto HiFi vintage, così composto: Preamplificatore Yamaha CX 1000 Finale di potenza Yamaha MX 1000 Casse acustiche B&W 801 Matrix seconda serie Lettore CD Marantz HD-CD1.

間違いなくこのアルバムは最高作だが、個人的には「蒼い序曲」の方が好き。

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Cet album est sublime...

Superb product 👍✌️