Indelibly Stamped - SUPERTRAMP***

Your Poppa Don't Mind/Travelled/Rosie Had Everything Planned/Remember/Forever/Potter/Coming Home To See You/Times Have Changed/Friend In Need/Aries

The second Supertramp album Indelibly Stamped came at a difficult time for the progressive band following a significant turnover of members resulting in a loss of musical direction.

“Supertramp abandon their early progressive rock sound switching to a jazz/hard rock sound. The guitars are heavier, the songs are shorter and complete with a saxophone. A sneak preview of their later sound perhaps. The band goes Jethro Tull on you at the end with the closer Aries, an all jazz flute glory.”

“Well Supertramp were still trying to figure things out, and this album is pretty much the definition of filler. Everything about it is bland from the songs, to the melodies, to the album art. Its really just a mess scrambled between Supertramp's transitional period from more of a pop group to full on progressive.”

“The main problem with the album is that the band simply don't know who they are, or what musical direction they want to take. As a consequence they try a little bit of everything and don't achieve very much in any of the formats they try out.”

“Indelibly Stamped is one of Supertramp's less well-known releases coming, as it did, before they received any major commercial attention. It reveals a band in the midst of developing their own style and still unsure of their own abilities. There is no hint here of either the success they would later enjoy, nor the more commercial side of rock they would favour. What does shine through, however, is the promise of a band who exhibit a breadth of musical accomplishment way above the average, and a dual vocal approach which provides an added dimension.”

“Supertramp's second album, Indelibly Stamped, was critically-acclaimed but didn't exactly set the cash registers ablaze. Still, the band continued to evolve, as they stepped away from the psychedelic rock of the first album and honed their trademark jazz/pop/rock hybrid sound that would eventually sell millions.”

“This LP represents the early efforts of the notable British art-rock band, still developing their sound. Even on this early record you can see the pattern beginning to emerge; guitarist and lead vocalist Roger Hodgson's gentle, deeply introspective musings are counterbalanced by the solid blues influences of Rick Davies. As the principle songwriters they created moments of true beauty.”