Supertramp was considered "art-rock" which means at their worst - namely the first 5 tracks culled from their unsuccessful first 2 albums - they sound like bad 10cc or a poor man's Steely Dan. It also means that the instrumental intros such as the one on the live version of "You Started Laughing" can last as long as the vocal part of the song. But once you get past the band's most annoying hit, the screechingly shrill "Dreamer," there's some really good stuff here. Supertramp's one of those rare performers whose album tracks were better than their hits, and the songs selected from the albums Crime of the Century, Crisis? What Crisis? and Even in the Quietest Moments are the highlights of the whole set. "Rudy" is a multi-movement masterwork, and "Two of Us" and "Even in the Quietest Moments" are delighfully depressing, with "Even" being one of the most accurate aural depictions of dysphoric thoughts that I've ever heard.
Also, unlike other groups, the material recorded after their hit-making heyday stands up to the successes of their past. The 9-minute live version of "Another Man's Woman" from 1999 maintains interest throughout, "Free as a Bird" actually sports a gospel influence, and 2003's Sam Cooke-esque "Over You" probably would've made the Top 40 if it had been released 20 years earlier.
The only reason this isn't getting a higher grade is that many of the band's hits still annoy me no matter what. "Bloody Well Right" and "Goodbye Stranger" force me to switch the station when they come on the radio, and the success of "Cannonball" and the Andrew Gold-copying (and why copy Andrew Gold?) "My Kind of Lady" puzzles me. However, this compilation is a great place to get an idea of the full range of the band's talents outside of their hits.
Grade: B
Here's some of the album's best songs (that aren't "The Logical Song," because I assume you know that one already):
"It's Raining Again," the band's lost #11 hit from 1982:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZUE4_PtOk0
"Free as a Bird":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eXxanfQdD0
"Over You":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aedZBw1QcwU