Supertramp-Supertramp (1970)

Despite their immense commercial success in the late 1970s, Supertramp were always rejected by a segment of the progressive rock community for being considered too pop, and by more conventional sectors for being too progressive. Even so, in their early days, this multi-million-selling band offered an interesting brand of progressive rock with psychedelic undertones, which nevertheless resulted in a tremendous commercial failure. Today, their first two albums, "Supertramp" (1970) and "Indelibly Stamped" (1971), are considered contemporary classics, primarily due to the stark contrast with the sound that would make them world-famous years later. However, their debut album contains more than enough evidence to consider them a true progressive rock band. Originally a quartet, the band consisted of Rick Davis on keyboards and vocals, Roger Hodgson on bass, acoustic guitars, cello, flageolet, and vocals, Robert Miller on drums and percussion, and Richard Palmer on electric guitar and vocals. On this debut album, they showcased their eclectic progressive sound with standout tracks such as the epic "Maybe I'm a Beggar" and "Try Again", the progressive blues "It's a Long Road", the mellow and ethereal "Aubade and I Am Not Like the Other Birds of Prey" and "Words Unspoken", and the powerful progressive rock anthem "Nothing to Show". Despite its commercial setback, this debut is an excellent example of progressive rock that holds its own against many other albums released around the same time that achieved far greater media and commercial success.