Slow Motion (Album)

chronology
Slow motion
Studio album by Supertramp
Publication ; (s)	March 25, 2002 (Europe), ; April 23, 2002 (North America)
admission	2001-2002
Label (s)	EMI Records , ; Silver Cab Records (US / Canada)
Format (s)	MC and CD
Genre (s)	Progressive rock
Title (number)	9
running time	50:10 (CD)
occupation	see below
production	Rick Davies , ; Jay Messina (co-producer), ; Mark Hart (co-producer)
Studio (s)	Sonora Records ( Los Angeles ); The Backyard ( Hampton Bays ); Manhattan Center ( New York City ); Sterling Sound (New York City);

Slow Motion is the 11th and, for the time being, last studio album by the British pop / rock band Supertramp . In Europe it was released almost three years after the live album " It Was the Best of Times " on March 25, 2002 and in North America from April 23, 2002 it was only available by mail order from the group's website. It was particularly successful in Switzerland and France .

description

For the recordings for the album “Slow Motion” the group performed like this: From their classic lineup , Rick Davies (harmonica, keyboards, vocals), John Helliwell (woodwind instruments, saxophones) and Bob Siebenberg (drums) were still there. In addition, joined again Mark Hart (keyboards, guitars and backing vocals; since 1993 member of the band Crowded House ), who sang in contrast to the previous albums no songs by vocals, Cliff Hugo (bass guitar), Lee Thornburg (trombone, trumpet, backing vocals) and Carl Verheyen (guitars). As on the 1999 live album, the band was also supplemented by Jesse Siebenberg (percussion, background vocals).

The songs that Rick Davies sang were all written by Davies, with the exception of "Goldrush", which was written in the early days of the band during the making of their debut album, " Supertramp " (1970), and was written by Davies (composition and lyrics) and Richard Palmer-James (text) comes from. The latter was (like e.g. Davies) one of the four founding members of Supertramp and most recently appeared for the group as a lyricist and musician during the creation of their first album.

As with the previous studio album “ Some Things Never Change ” (1997), Supertramp again delivered a slightly jazzy and more bluesy style of music with “Slow Motion”, some jazzy and funky accents, with Davies' staccato- like e-piano playing - as in the title song "Slow Motion" and in "Broken Hearted" - was retained as the band's trademark. Some songs, like "Tenth Avenue Breakdown" with its expressive voice, with almost 9 minutes the longest track on the album, and the slightly shorter "Dead Man's Blues", contain extended instrumental passages with brass and e-piano sounds and , like “Bee in Your Bonnet”, interesting changes in rhythm and tempo. Blues works are "Over You" and "A Sting in the Tail". Hit character did not get a song.

With a few songs from the technically good album “Slow Motion” and many Supertramp classics in their luggage, the band went on “One More For The Road Tour” in 2002, which did not result in a live album. A follow-up studio album is not yet in sight.

Song list

The album "Slow Motion" contains 9 songs. The specified lengths refer to the original CD version ("EMI 7243 5 38624 2 8") of the album, which is 50:10 minutes long.

Slow Motion - 3:50 - (Davies)
Little By Little - 4:30 - (Davies)
Broken Hearted - 4:29 - (Davies)
Over You - 5:06 - (Davies)
Tenth Avenue Breakdown - 8:58 - (Davies)
A Sting in the Tail - 5:17 - (Davies)
Bee in Your Bonnet - 6:28 - (Davies)
Goldrush - 3:06 - (Davies / Palmer-James)
Dead Man's Blues - 8:26 - (Davies)