Supersister - To the Highest Bidder

**progman1975** · 06-20-2015

Huge fan of the Presents From Nancy. How does this compare??

**Trane** · 06-20-2015

Originally Posted by progman1975

Huge fan of the Presents From Nancy. How does this compare??

about equal, if not a tad superior... Both are a little better than Pudding en Gisteren, in case you wonder....

**Blah_Blah_Woof_Woof** · 06-20-2015

Superior Sister. They're both classics. They look so young on the cover of Nancy!

**Pr33t** · 06-20-2015

Agreed, this one is right up there with Present. I'm a big fan of everything they did, but the first two are the undisputed stone-cold classics.

**Levgan** · 06-20-2015

I'd say it's on par with their debut. A bit more proggy in a traditional sense, a bit less whimsical, but the songwriting is very strong throughout, and "A Girl Named You" must rank as one of their best tunes period. While I love the subsequent albums too, they never captured the brilliance of the first two IMO.

**rcarlberg** · 06-20-2015

Originally Posted by Trane

Both are a little better than Pudding en Gisteren, in case you wonder....

PeG is one of my favorites, just for the record. Hell, they're all well worth owning. There aren't that many Supersister albums.

**zombywoof** · 06-21-2015

Just get it, man.

**Udi Koomran** · 06-21-2015

I like this better

**polmico** · 06-21-2015

Originally Posted by zombywoof

Just get it, man.

Yeah, I'll agree with that. It's a good album.

And now I'll say something no one else will: Sweet Okay Supersister's Spiral Staircase is my favorite Supersister album. I know. It doesn't make sense.

**rcarlberg** · 06-21-2015

Originally Posted by polmico

And now I'll say something no one else will: Sweet Okay Supersister's Spiral Staircase is my favorite Supersister album. I know. It doesn't make sense.

Global gobble google.

**Hobo Chang Ba** · 06-21-2015

Originally Posted by Udi Koomran

I like this better

agreed. There most consistent album IMO.

**Prehensile Pencil** · 06-22-2015

Originally Posted by polmico

And now I'll say something no one else will: Sweet Okay Supersister's Spiral Staircase is my favorite Supersister album. I know. It doesn't make sense.

Makes perfect sense. My fave, also. What doesn't make sense is ISKANDER.

**Kcrimso** · 06-22-2015

Iskander is my favourite!

**Prehensile Pencil** · 06-22-2015

^^ That's cool. I could never get over the sax on that one.

Does anyone remember Stipps' very hard to find "NEVERGREENS" ? If memory serves, it was the first project he did after "SPIRAL STAIRCASE". EDIT: I can't remember where Golden Earring came into this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSlxWt2m6OQ

**yoyiceu** · 06-22-2015

Yes, I have Nevergreens, credited to Stars & Stips. It's not very good: short funky songs, with lots of singing. The one exception is the title track, which last for some 8-9 minutes and is wholly instrumental but with lots of synths that remind me of Dreamweaver era Gary Wright, and is similar in style to the long ballet he did for Pudding in Gisteren, which is my favorite Supersister piece.
Stips also played shortly after Supersister as a member of Sweet d'Buster with sax player Bertus Borgers (formerly of Mr. Albert Show), and they recorded four albums of so-so funky rock (a la Doobie Brothers and the like) from 1975 to 1979.

**Scrotum Scissor** · 06-22-2015

Bidder is my fave SSister, but I dig all of them. I think what makes it tick even better than the others is the very apparent contrast in motions and atmosphere; while they certainly weren't slouches at this to begin with, I can hardly think of a more sincere way of rounding up a silliness-tour-de-force ("Energy/Out of Future") than with "Higher".

I really like those recordings they did with that German radio orchestra as well, where their Bacharach-influence shines through more clearly.

**saulgoodman** · 06-22-2015

One of my favorite bands. I love everything they did, and consider "Pudding..." to be in line with the first two.

**helicase** · 06-22-2015

And I think a Supersister collection is not complete without Supersisterious, the live album from 2000. One of the better reunion concerts.

**arturs** · 06-22-2015

I have Supersisterious; nice performance but very odd, tinny sound. Sounds like an early 90s midi product to my ears.

What do you all think of Long Live Supersister? Do those live performances live up to the hype?

**Steve F.** · 06-22-2015

Originally Posted by Prehensile Pencil

Makes perfect sense. My fave, also. What doesn't make sense is ISKANDER.

Also a

for Iskander here!

Isn't it Charlie Mariano? hence the shenai?...

**Steve F.** · 06-22-2015

Originally Posted by arturs

What do you all think of Long Live Supersister? Do those live performances live up to the hype?

I dunno about hype, but it's great sounding live recordings from the original era...!

**Udi Koomran** · 06-22-2015

Originally Posted by Scrotum Scissor

Bidder
I really like those recordings they did with that German radio orchestra as well, where their Bacharach-influence shines through more clearly.

you mean the tracks recorded at NDR ?

**spacefreak** · 06-23-2015

The best Supersister for me.

**Scrotum Scissor** · 06-23-2015

Originally Posted by Udi Koomran

you mean the tracks recorded at NDR ?

Yes, with (among others) "House in the Country" - which was the catalyst for "Energy/Out of Future". It sounds like a tune by The Sea & Cake - from 1971!