Great Rock Albums of 1979: Supertramp- Breakfast in America

Supertramp's "Crime of the Century" album was another of those classic albums that I missed way back when I was featuring the Great Rock Albums of the 70s, pre-1978. Therefore, I thought I would include it here because it is a very good progressive rock album. It features two of their most noted songs, "Bloody Well Right" and "Dreamer" although I also really like the theatrics behind the track, "If the Audience Were Listening." It is a very good album indeed.

So without further ramblings, on with the first album of 2013, Supertramp's brilliant 1979 album "Breakfast in America." This album came out in the very tail end of that pivotal year in my life and I can say that it ushered out the 70s for me. The biggest song from the album, "Take the Long Way Home" spoke to me directly. I'm sounding a bit hippy here aren't I? Even if it hadn't I still would have thought it was an excellent song and still would have bought the 45, some of you might remember those. In fact, I think I still have it somewhere up in the attic.

The rest of the album is also very good and told me at the time that there was still room in 1979 for some good hands on progressive rock. Hits like "The Logical Song" and others make this album the classic that it is. Supertramp use their trademark musicianship and show that keyboard centred rock can work. Unfortunately and I'll be ranting more about this when I eventually get to the mid 80s, many bands would completely take the use of synthesisers out of proportion. Still, that is why I enjoy the album so much because it doesn't, it's just a good listening album.

Track Listing:

1. Gone Hollywood

2. The Logical Song

3. Goodbye Stranger

4. Breakfast in America

5. Oh Darling

6. Take the Long Way Home

7. Lord Is It Mine

8. Just Another Wreck

9. Casual Conversations

10. Child of Visions

Supertramp

Rick Davies- keyboards, vocals, harmonica

John Helliwell- saxophone, vocals, woodwinds

Roger Hogeson- guitars, keyboards, vocals

Bob Siebenberg- drums

Dougie Thompson- bass

So for the new year, why not enjoy an album that for many like me, closed out a decade. Listening to "Breakfast in America" will make you feel good and perhaps get over the over doings of New Year's Eve. Now that I have been looking at the famous album cover, I kind of fancy some pancakes.

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