Fly back to the main SUPERTRAMP page! The Mammary Gland Album Overall Album Score: 8.1 out of 10 You know, after a long day at work at the coal mines (drinking lemonade, spitting on the workers) one thing I always enjoy doing when coming home is whipping out that timeless album by Supertramp (Indelibly Stamped) and stare at the boobies. (I bet you're doing that right now. It's a difficult temptation. I bet you're not even reading this.) It makes me think: This album was released before people (mostly women) used to show off their mammary glands to an international audience, and it wasn't inhibited by any nibble jewelry. *Janet Jackson takes note* ANYWAY! It's a crazy thing that The Booby Album and Supertramp's eponymous debut scored the exact same thing (that's not drooling men): an 8.1. That means both of these album are exactly the same in quality! This, however, doesn't mean that both these albums are similar in style! Indelibly Stamped has Supertramp eeking away from progressive rock and going more toward pop-rock, boogie-rock, folk-rock ... basically whatever they could think of. However, like their debut, some of these songs are almost breathtakingly gorgeous, and others are entirely insipid. Oddly enough (and in spite of the fact that the album cover is simply marvelous and ought to have implied that the album would have sold like hotcakes), this is Supertramp album is overlooked! You can purchase this over the Internet, but this isn't a widely distributed album. Although, that might only apply for album stores in Kansas ... where everyone, like me, is a total prude. Overall Album Score: 8.1 out of 10 (For an obscure album, this is a pretty good one. A few moments of sheer beauty and fun make up for the slow bits.) Average Song Score: 8.3 (This is a collection of pleasant ditties by a bunch of talented guys!) Album Tilt: 8.0 (There are a few uninteresting songs in here that can make Indelibly Stamped a bit of a hard pill to swallow, but all in all, this is a satisfying album.) Artist Rating: 8.0 (It's not really an artistic album ... but at least it isn't shallow or anything.) Track Reviews Your Pappa Don't Mind 8.5/10 Let's boooogie, dude! Heheheee! Al Gore likes to boogie ... he does! (I like to boogie, too!) Perhaps one reason why this album is obscure (other than the boobies ... which make me drool so much that I forget to listen to it) is because this definitely isn't Progressive art-rock! I'm supposing that anybody who would buy a Supertramp album would get it because they like their Progressive stuff. And, this ain't Progressive! This is booooogie! And it's pretty good boogie, too! It's not perfect boogie ... but it does prove that Supertramp could have gone in almost any musical direction if they put their minds to it. Travelled 8/10 The first minute and a half of this song is folky (and I guess that it could pass as Progressive), but the rest of this song suddenly turns more on the poppy side ... and this poppy side is pretty entertaining. Most importantly, however, is that it KICKS! I don't like certain aspects of it, though. The "Lah-lah-lah-lah" bits repeat too much, methinks. Rosie Had Everything Planned 9.5/10 Now! This is a solid, slow and very thoughtful little ballad. There's no way that I'd call this one "perfect," but it's pretty darn listenable and entertaining! That's what matters in the end --- huah! Heheheeee! The songwriting is very strong, but I suppose that I could see where a few more good hooks could have been added in. Where was ABBA at this time? ... Oh yeah ... they sucked in the early 70s ... I don't even think they were married yet. I don't even think I was born yet. (According to my birth certificate, which I just looked at for the first time in my life, I was born in 1982 ... CRAP! THAT WAS A FREAKING MILLENIUM AGO! ... time does fly). Hmm.... well, what do you think about that? I think "klurges!" Remember 7/10 REMEMBER THE ALAMOOOOOO!!! haHAAAAAAAA!!! (...don't do drugs...) Fake audience noise starts off this track, and then Supertramp delivers a pretty loud and boldly-stated song that'll entertain yooooooou! ... Either that or you'll be wishin' for a bit of a catchier melody line. This song is a little bit confused, I think. Supertramp needs to FOCUS, baby, FOCUS! Forever 7/10 Foooooooooooooooorever. Hmmm. If I listen to this too much, I might fall asleep forever! Hahahaaah! This slow, poppy song isn't wonderful, but I suppose that it's not bad. Again, they need the hooksies. We likes the hooksies ... presssiousss... Potter 9/10 And Supertramp comes back WITH A BAAAANG with this absolutely cool groove! And how they spout off these lyrics ... oh! That was worth the admission price all by itself, methinks! This is very good. I'm sure the ABBA guys would have agreed. And Bob Dole. Bob Dole would have agreed, too. And so would Mr. Rogers. He might have shared it with his Neighborhood. And Oscar the Grouch might have shared it with all the worms in his trash can. (Grurrrghh!) Nice track! Coming Home to See You 8.5/10 Someone needs piano lessons! Heheeeheee! (Did that guy just say that I looked like my mother? Where does this guy get such insane notions? He must have been reading the human reproduction section of the encyclopedia again.) Okay, in spite of this guy spouting off the craziest lyrics (Oh man!) and the piddly beginning (which takes a minute and a half to get over with). The sort of skiffly form the tune takes is actually rather entertaining. Not bad, Supertramp, not bad. I ain't wild about it, though. And, I'll have you know that the reason I don't look much like my sister is because I don't have a sister. Jerkweed. Times in Need 8.5/10 Supertramp is too above average all the time! Why can't they come out with a song that's just REALLY rank sometimes and then counter it with a complete gem! This song is almost a gem, but it's too above average to really be able to qualify for that position. This slow-paced ballad is sometimes quite beautiful, however. Friend in Need 8/10 This ditty is more upbeat ... and so is my souuuuuuul! Really ... this is pretty upbeat. And so is my ... soul. It's also above average. Yawn. It's solid ... what else is new? I mean, besides my underpants, what else is new? Aries 8.5/10 They come up with a lighthearted riff for this one. Oddly enough, one of the stronger elements of this track is the tune! However, it falters, in my opinion, on the arranging front! I really don't like that flute! (Or recorder ... or whatever the heck that is.) It makes me think: "Couldn't you find anything better to play than the flute or recorder or whatever the heck that instrument is? Like the kazoo? The kazoo would have been cool. Or a glockenspiel. Or two halves of coconuts ... And maybe a few African swallooooows." Hmm... if I don't quit, the psychiatrist with scraggly, black hair might come after me again. So I had better call it a good night! (Gnawwwwrffff!) Look at your indelibly stamped boobies and then e-mail me a comment about this album here!

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