Supertramp - BBC Sessions, Volume 5: In Concert, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Britain, 9-26-1997

I posted four Supertramp BBC albums a while back, all from the 1970s. I thought that's all there was, but I recently discovered material for a fifth one. This is a concert from 1997.

I was a bit reluctant to post this, because it doesn't include Roger Hodgson. Hodgson left Supertramp for good in 1983. The band was led by Rick Davies from that point on. Both Hodgson and Davies wrote and sang songs for the band. For instance, Davies wrote the hits "Bloody Well Right," "Rudy," and "Goodbye Stranger." But Hodgson wrote more hits, including "Dreamer," "Give a Little Bit," "Take the Long Way Home," "Breakfast in America," and "The Logical Song." So while both were very talented, I'd say Hodgson was the bigger reason for the band's success. Thus, it's pretty rough not having him in the band.

Still, Supertramp carried on without him (while he had a solo career). They released albums in 1985 and 1987, then took a long break before releasing "Some Things Never Change" in 1997. That's what they were promoting for this concert and tour. I think it sounds pretty good overall, and very Supertramp-y, since everyone but Hodgson remained. Still, it's a bit weird hearing band member Mark Hart sing "Take the Long Way Home" and "The Logical Song" instead of Hodgson. I'm rather surprised the concert didn't feature "Cannonball," which was the one big hit the band hand (in 1985) after Hodgson left. But no doubt this was edited down from a longer concert, and the BBC must have cut that one out.

The last two songs have "[Edit]" in their titles. That's because BBC DJs returned to the old habit of talking over the song. There was some talking right at the end of one song and into the start of the next one. I got rid of all that the usual way, with the UVR5 editing program.

This concert is unreleased. However, note that an official album from this concert tour was released, called "It Was the Best of Times."

This album is 59 minutes long.

01 It's a Hard World (Supertramp)
02 You Win, I Lose (Supertramp)
03 talk (Supertramp)
04 Listen to Me Please (Supertramp)
05 Sooner or Later (Supertramp)
06 Rudy (Supertramp)
07 Another Man's Woman (Supertramp)
08 Take the Long Way Home (Supertramp)
09 The Logical Song [Edit] (Supertramp)
10 Crime of the Century [Edit] (Supertramp)

https://pixeldrain.com/u/9vKFGein

alternate:

https://bestfile.io/en/Wim1nYGrsttuzCM/file

The cover photo was taken in Paris, France, in 1997. That's Rick Davies on keywords and John Helliwell on the saxophone in the background.