Best sounding Supertramp I've heard
5 Stars
Posted
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
by
Brian VanPelt
I'm used to a thin sound with this group, but this album restores a great deal of the fullness that I think was on the original vinyl (I don't know for sure because I never heard it). The sound of Supertramp on CD sounds thin, but sharp. If that bothers you, then this album will be a revelation. All of the detail is there, but with the smoothness of vinyl. The soundstage is fairly wide and deep, although neither the widest nor deepest I've heard. The lead singer's voice is still a little thin, but that just my be the way the guy sings. Also, the imaging is quite sharp and the voices are right in the middle, at the level of the listener, with the vocals a little farther back than the rest of the music. I've only listened to it once when I wrote this, so I might revisit as I think the sound will get even more robust upon future listenings. Overall, a very nice remastering job. If I could give a more detailed rating, I'd give it a 4.8. I will definitely put this on a permanent rotat