Crisis? What Crisis?
by Supertramp

Crisis? What Crisis? by Supertramp
Year: 1975
Release date: 1975-11-00
Overall rank: 2,171st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 239 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (33rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (385th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,171st)

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Crisis? What Crisis? is ranked 4th best out of 20 albums by Supertramp on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Supertramp is Crime Of The Century which is ranked number 260 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,112.

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Overall rank: 2,171st | 1970s rank: 385th | 1975 rank: 33rd  Overall chart history
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77/100 (from 239 votes)
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Rating:  
85/100
Why are people disappointed with this album? For me it is almost at par with Crime of the Century and above Breakfast in America. In songs like "A sopabox opera", "Another man's woman" or "Just a normal day" Hodgson and Davies keep a dialogue in which their voices shine between the piano, the violins and the saxophone, with different crescendoes and releaxing moments with keep the album entertaining and at the same time musically interesting. (Edited)
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First listen I was really surprised ! Nobody told me this album was this good !! I like all the songs from Easy Does It to Lady. However, I find the last tracks not as good and this is why I think it’s less consistent than BIA, COTC and EITQM. It misses a great closer like Crime of the Century, Child if Vision or Fool’s Overture.

Standouts: Ain’t Nobody but Me, A Soapbox Opera, Another Man’s Woman (Edited)
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Rating:  
60/100
Disappointing. Nowhere near the quality of, crime of the century, or the yet to be released, breakfast in America. It's all very boring, safe and middle of the road. Easy listening, but who wants that? Average. (Edited)
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Rating:  
95/100
A great collection of songs that really highlights the different writing styles of Davies and Hodgson. The instrumentation and arrangements are more varied on 'Crisis?' than any of their other albums which gives it a less cohesive feel and the production is not as crisp as it is on 'Crime of the Century' or the albums that followed it. The original LP version I have has an abrupt end to 'The Meaning' which is so much better than the fade out of the CD version I've got. (Edited)
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75/100
It’s arguably my favourite Supertramp album, with many great songs that shouldn’t be overlooked. (Edited)
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