Disco de Supertramp: “Is Everybody Listening?”

First of all the date and location of this disc is all wrong. Recorded in London on Sunday, March 9th in 1975, this disc sees Roger, Rick, Bob, Dougie, and John perform a well put together set that manages to put the whole "Crime Of The Century" LP and 4 songs from the highly under-rated "Crisis? What Crisis?" LP into one great show. The sound might not be the best, and that's due to the original of this show being a bootleg called "Dreamers." It shoud be noted that John Helliwell's rendition of "A" (You're Adorable")is uncredited on this disc.

This may be the first CD I've ever even had of Supertramp.I mean I tend to hear them SO often on FM radio.Specially with those block-party weekends,where they play three,sometimes four songs in a row from each band.'Is Everybody Listening' is a great archive live soundbaord(almost would have to be)recording of the band early in their career,while on a U.S.tour in support of their 'Crisis,What Crisis' lp.Show apparently took place in early 1975,or 1976.Heard there was a dispute about the actual date.Either way,the long time Supertramp fans are sure to be pleased with this CD.Tracks I was most impressed with were "School","Bloody Well Right","Hide In Your Shell"(sure I've heard this tune on the radio before),"Dreamer" and "Crime Of The Century".Simply good '70's album rock.Comes with an 8-page full color CD booklet,almost like a mini-program.Line-up:Roger Hodgson-keybaords,guitar&vocals,Rick Davies-keyboards&vocals,John Helliwell-flute&sax,Dougie Thompson-bass and Bob Sienbengerg-drums.A should-have.

In 2001 and then again in 2006, English prog rockers Supertramp released Is Everybody Listening?

This live album is a great piece of history and in fact, much to the claim on the cover it was from Cleveland, Ohio from 1976, this performance is the legendary gig the band played at London's Hammersmith Odeon in March of 1975 during its Crime of the Century tour which was recorded by the BBC and aired on the radio countless times in the last 30 or so years.

Eight of the twelve tracks consist of the entire Crime of the Century album (starting with School, Bloody Well Right, Hide In Your Shell, Asylum, Dreamer(complete with sax man/keyboard player/show emcee John Helliwell's Alphabet Song intro), Rudy, If Everyone Was Listening and of course ending with Crime Of The Century's title cut).

In a bold move in between the two halves of the Crime album, the band even previewed songs from the then-to-be recorded Crime follow-up Crisis? What Crisis?. Here the band plays Sister Moonshine (with bass player Dougie Thomson's intro), Just a Normal Day, a seven minute plus Another Man's Woman and an extended Lady which of course was shortened when recorded for Crisis. Shame artists don't try out new songs before recording as the fans would record the show and release the show on bootleg.

The line-up for Supertramp on this album is its classic lineup of Roger Hodgson on guitar, keyboards and vocals. Plus Rick Davies on keyboards and vocals. John Helliwell on saxophones, woodwinds, keyboards and vocals. Dougie Thompson on bass guitar and occasional backing vocals and Bob Siebenberg (or C. Benburg as he was known as then) on drums.

This show is a must for all Supertramp fans who want a classic recording of the band's classic lineup although the 1980 double live album Paris (recorded on the Breakfast in America tour) gives this album a run for the money.

Recommended!

I actually like this collection. The best word to describe is 'Raw'. This is early, unfiltered Supertramp. A few songs drag on long, but this was 1976 and they werent affraid to jam a bit.

I guess this was available to others in other forms over the years, but never in its entirety. I had never heard any of it, so it was fresh to me. There is no real endorsement by Members that i can see, packaging wise it is a bit shady. The linear notes are decent though, and the important part is the music anyway.

Call it a superior bootleg, but the sound is 'board' quality. I actually prefer the version of 'Dreamer' thats here over others i have heard. Same goes for 'Hide in Your Shell'. The Crisis songs are OK, but were in pre-recorded form. All of the COTC tracks shine. The biggest difference is in the background vocals. They sound 'Live' (not perfect), but the performance itself is great. I just like that it was left alone. No tweaks. So i can deal with the minor things.

I appreciate this CD. Just like i did some of the 'King Buscuit Flower Hour' CDs they put out years back in the states. A worthy purchase for Fans of this underappreciated band,imperfections and all..

The previous three one star reviewers are frustrated little girls who just want to counter all five star reviewers for NO REASON.Everybody's listening is a great cd from the crime tour.I would plead with you to ignore all previous and subsequent one star reviewers and their recommendations.this cd is great,so buy it because I said so.