1982

Album

Programmed & Performed by

Anthony Marinelli

ARTIST  Supertramp

PRODUCER  David Kershenbaum, Supertramp

LABEL A&M

About the Album

With vocalist-keyboardist Rick Davies firmly in control the album examined tensions at the tail end of the Cold War. In a thematic sense, Brother Where You Bound is dated and hasn't aged very well - Davies' politically oriented lyrics are heavy-handed - but the music is a pleasure. The crystalline sound of the album, particularly Davies' piano, is breathtaking; kudos to co-producers David Kershenbaum and Supertramp and engineer Norman Hall. The hit single "Cannonball" is a jazz-rock delight, especially in full-length album form. Lyrically, it can be interpreted as Davies' feelings of betrayal at Hodgson's departure, but the piano, percussion and horns are superb.

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