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* ''Live '88'' ([[CaptainObvious 1988]])

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* ''Live '88'' ([[CaptainObvious 1988]])(1988)



* MadDreamer: "Dreamer", [[CaptainObvious obviously]]

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* MadDreamer: "Dreamer", [[CaptainObvious obviously]]obviously
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* ContemptibleCover: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indelibly_Stamped Indelibly Stamped]]''. For those who don't want to look ([[{{NSFW}} or are at work]]), it's the arms and chest of a heavily tattooed naked woman.

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* ContemptibleCover: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indelibly_Stamped Indelibly Stamped]]''. For those who don't want to look ([[{{NSFW}} or are at work]]), it's the arms and chest heavily-tattooed upper body of a heavily tattooed naked woman.

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* EpicRocking: They have some roots in progressive rock, so it's not surprising. The most well-known is the 11-minute long "Fool's Overture".
** ''Brother Where You Bound'''s title track takes up most of side two.

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* EpicRocking: They have some roots in progressive rock, so it's not surprising. The most well-known is the 11-minute long "Fool's Overture".
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Overture". ''Brother Where You Bound'''s title track takes up most of side two.

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Concept Album is not a YMMV trope. The correct solution for a trope whose use is disputed is NOT to move it to the YMMV page. If anything, it should be brought up on the Discussion page.


* ContemptibleCover: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indelibly_Stamped Indelibly Stamped]]''
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* ConceptAlbum: ''Crime of the Century''. Its uniting theme being insanity, or the dark side of society. However, Roger Hodgson says that other than a deliberate connection between "School" and the first line of "Bloody Well Right", there was never any intention to link any of the songs, and any reading of it as a concept album is strictly the listener's.
* ContemptibleCover: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indelibly_Stamped Indelibly Stamped]]''
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* GenreShift: They started out as a Prog Rock band, but as time went on, they became more [[{{Pop}} poppy]], culminating in their extremely poppy ''Breakfast in America''.
** And still later, "I'm Beggin' You" reached #1 on the US ''dance charts''.

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* GenreShift: They started out as a Prog Rock band, but as time went on, they became more [[{{Pop}} poppy]], culminating in their extremely poppy ''Breakfast in America''.
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America''. And still later, "I'm Beggin' You" reached #1 on the US ''dance charts''.
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* EpicInstrumentalOpener: Their album closers usually contain one of these. In many cases, the ending or the opener lasts ''half the song''.
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* SignatureStyle: The band's use of Wurlitzer electric pianos is responsible for their distinctive sound.
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* AssimilationAcademy: "School", which is the page quote.

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* AssimilationAcademy: "School", which is the trope's page quote.
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* LeadBassist: Roger Hodgson started as the band's bassist.

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->''When I was young it seemed that life was so wonderful,\\
A miracle,\\
Oh it was beautiful, magical,\\
And all the birds in the trees well they'd be singing so happily,\\
Oh joyfully,\\
Oh playfully watching me.''
-->"The Logical Song"
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* TrainSong: "Rudy". ''Rudy's on a train to nowhere, ...''

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* JadeColoredGlasses: The page quote is from "The Logical Song".


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* InsecureLoveInterest: "Even In The Quietest Moments" is sung from the perspective of one who is self-conscious about his relationship with the one he's singing to. It ends with him asking to come in, in spite of the fact that he knows her door is always open.
* JadeColoredGlasses: The page quote is from "The Logical Song".
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* SignatureSong: "Give A Little Bit", whose PopCultureOsmosis has been so widespread that it has been used extensively for advertisements.
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* SignatureSong: "Give A Little Bit", whose PopCultureOsmosis has been so widespread that it has been used extensively for advertisements.
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move this to YMMV, as Hodgson says it was never written as a concept album


* ConceptAlbum: ''Crime of the Century''. Its uniting theme being insanity, or the dark side of society.
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Many of their songs head straight for the cynical side and never look back.

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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Many While there are some songs on the idealistic end like "Give a Little Bit" or "Hide in Your Shell", many of their songs head straight for the cynical side and never look back.



* TheBandMinusTheFace: Supertramp minus Roger Hodgson.

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* TheBandMinusTheFace: Supertramp minus Roger Hodgson.Hodgson after the latter's departure.
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* ConceptAlbum: ''Crime of The Century''. Its uniting theme being insanity, or the dark side of society.

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* ConceptAlbum: ''Crime of The the Century''. Its uniting theme being insanity, or the dark side of society.



* GreasySpoon: The diner in the back cover of ''Breakfast In America'', based on a real life diner the band ate at across the street from the studio they recorded the album at.

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* GreasySpoon: The diner in the back cover of ''Breakfast In in America'', based on a real life diner the band ate at across the street from the studio they recorded the album at.



* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Many of their songs head straight for the cynical end of the scale, and never look back.

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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Many of their songs head straight for the cynical end of the scale, side and never look back.
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* GreatestHitsAlbum: They've released four of them over the years. "The Autobiography of Supertramp", "The Very Best of Supertramp", "The Very Best of Supertramp 2", and more recently, "Retrospectacle: A Supertramp Anthology."
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* PerpetualPoverty: "Poor Boy"
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* PluckyComicRelief: John Helliwell often serve as this during their concerts. For example in the Paris album, he was talking about enjoying from French cuisine, before listing off some Italian dishes instead.

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* PluckyComicRelief: John Helliwell often serve as this during their concerts. For example in the Paris album, he was talking about enjoying from some French cuisine, before listing off some Italian dishes instead.instead and realizing the mix-up.
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* PluckyComicRelief: John Helliwell often serve as this during their concerts.

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* PluckyComicRelief: John Helliwell often serve as this during their concerts. For example in the Paris album, he was talking about enjoying from French cuisine, before listing off some Italian dishes instead.

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->''I can see you in the morning when you go to school''
->''Don't forget your books, you know you've got to learn the golden rule,''
->''Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work''
->''And be like Johnny-Too-Good, well don't you know he never shirks,''
->''he's coming along!''

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->''I can see you in the morning when you go to school''
->''Don't forget your books, you know you've got to learn the golden rule,''
->''Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work''
->''And be like Johnny-Too-Good, well don't you know he never shirks,''
->''he's coming along!''



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-->''You're comin' along!''
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->''And be like Johnny well don't you know he never shirks,''

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->''And be like Johnny Johnny-Too-Good, well don't you know he never shirks,''
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* ''The Autobiography'' (1986)

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* ''The Autobiography'' (1986)(1986)[[note]]Released in the U.S. in 1987 as ''Classics Volume 9'' as part of a series of compilations [[MilestoneCelebration celebrating A&M's 25th anniversary that year]].[[/note]]

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* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Originally Davies, as Hodgson and Palmer-James were the stronger vocalists and handled almost all the lead parts on their debut. When Palmer-James left, Davies took over the position of second vocalist, but ''Indelibly Stamped'' still features one song sung by neither (Dave Winthrop on "Potter", the last song with neither Hodgson nor Davies on lead until after Hodgson's departure).



* VocalTagTeam: Originally Hodgson/Palmer-James, then Hodgson/Davies, and then Davies/Hart, and with the first two, there exist many songs where they tag in several times per song.



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* IHaveManyNames: The American drummer Bob Siebenberg spelled his name "Bob C. Benberg" on the band's 1970s albums to avoid tipping off the U.K. immigration authorities that he'd overstayed his visa working with the band.

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->''I can see you in the morning when you go to school''
->''Don't forget your books, you know you've got to learn the golden rule,''
->''Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work''
->''And be like Johnny well don't you know he never shirks,''
->''he's coming along!''
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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: Nevermind three chords, Rick Davies wrote "Cannonball" on ''one'' chord, just because [[SelfImposedChallenge he wanted to see if he could.]]
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* PopStarComposer: Bob Siebenberg composed the soundtrack to ''VideoGame/SpaceQuestIIIThePiratesOfPestulon''.
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[[caption-width-right:320:The classic lineup, circa 1979. Left to right: Bob Siebenberg, Rick Davies, John Helliwell, Dougie Thompson, Roger Hodgson.]]

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** For those who don't want to look ([[{{NSFW}} or are at work]]), it's basically the arms and chest of a naked and heavily tattooed woman.

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** For those who don't want to look ([[{{NSFW}} or are at work]]), it's basically the arms and chest of a naked and heavily tattooed naked woman.



* FakeOutFadeOut: "Lover Boy".
** and "Fool's Overture," which fades out right before the singing starts.

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* FakeOutFadeOut: "Lover Boy".
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Boy" and "Fool's Overture," which fades out right before the singing starts.

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